The Darkness That Is Light to Consciousness

After a peaceful heart experience, I have curiosity about your description of the sanctuary of the heart as ‘dark’ in your book The Heart of Prayer. Is there a non-devotional path with the heart? Rupert says: ‘What I mean by ‘the sanctuary of the heart is dark’ is what Meister Eckhart means by unknowing. For the mind, it is darkness. For consciousness, it’s luminosity. What is dark for the mind is luminous for pure consciousness. And what is dark for consciousness is luminous to the mind. That’s what we do here. The approach we take here is where the two paths of knowledge and devotion really come together. Simply being is the highest devotion. It’s also the culmination of the way of knowledge. When I use the word ‘heart’, I really mean being. The heart is the very core of yourself.’

From event 30 August - 06 September, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mandali, 30 August–6 September 2025

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