Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Some Quaker Thoughts
Distinguish between the words without concerning the thing, and the thing itself within; and wait and labour then to know, understand, and be guided by, the motives, leadings, drawings, teachings, quickenings, etc. of the thing itself within.
-- Isaac Penington 1673
We all experience something within, maybe it is the same thing, maybe not. Certainly any attempt at presenting it with words and concepts will be flawed.
How silly to fight over the flawed thing when the real thing is right there inside of us.
-- Isaac Penington 1673
We all experience something within, maybe it is the same thing, maybe not. Certainly any attempt at presenting it with words and concepts will be flawed.
How silly to fight over the flawed thing when the real thing is right there inside of us.