The way of the mystic is to empty yourself and become a nobody. You may not like this but it works for me. As an empty vessel the love and beauty of God are revealed as you come into union with the Beloved. This is done through reading, writing, contemplation, meditation and acts of service and charity. According to the Catholic monk Thomas A. Kempis in his book “The Imitation of Christ”
Next to the Bible “The Imitation of Christ” is the most read book by humanity. Moreover, as St. John Of The Cross has said “Humility is hiding in your own nothingness”. It is here that true happiness is found as one comes into union. According to the mystic (OSHO) from India:
I’ve been doing OSHO meditation for the past few months and find it quite interesting. It’s not a silent meditation like the Sufi mystic LLEWELLYN VAUGHAN - LEE practices but they arrive at the same destination - union. Here he is describing it in his book “The Paradoxes of Love”:
Bill Wilson of A.A. says the same in “The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions”:
Each of the 12 steps are designed to deflate ego. Indeed, “Humility” by Andrew Murrary agrees. According the Murray:
This isn’t done by reasoning with logic. Logic is a game. Union with God is an experience of our own nothingness. The stronger the faith the closer the union. Love and longing violate reason. Love is an addiction. The heart cries for Him who is absent. We are stripped as we give away everything driven by the addicts desire for the taste of annihilation. Humility is union with Christ where the ego is crucified and deflated. We are happy with being nothing and God being everything.
When God’s Beauty Shines
She told me she emptied herself
An empty vessel she has become
She hides in her own nothingness
I told her she was correct
She is a reflection of His face
When she smiles, His beauty shines
