Divine Light

Sunset on the Lip of the Gorge (Fentress County, TN, October 29, 2012, 5:42 pm)

The other morning I was contemplating the existence of divine light. I was thinking about the way we go to sleep and wake up. The cycle continues as long as the body is alive. However, the divine light never sleeps; it is never extinguished. It is perpetually awake in its most brilliant form. It vibrates in both its visible and invisible form. When the sun rises, we say it is daytime. The light makes everything glisten. The world becomes apparent because of its radiance. Then, when the sun sets, we say it is night time. However, the divine light doesn’t come and go: the light that exists in the sun is also present in the the moon and in the stars. It also exists in trees and plants and the wind. The divine light is unceasingly alive in every particle of Consciousness. It is in tune with the universal soul. The deathless, immortal light that pulsates with knowledge exists in everything.

— Gurumayi Chivilasananda, Courage and Contentment

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