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Gospel of Mary
Chapter 8 (21)
The soul answered and said, What binds me has been slain, and what turns me about has been overcome,
Allogenes the Stranger
Allogenes' response:
And [I] turned to myself and saw the light that [surrounded] me and the Good that was in me, and I became Divine. And the all-glorious one, Youel, con...
Chapter 25: Of the whole Body of the Stars and of their Birth or Geniture; that is, the whole Astrology, or the whole Body of this World. (7)
Then my soul was so afflicted in anxiety, as if it were captivated by the devil, whereby reason gat so many checks and assaults, as if the body were...
The Three Principles of the Divine Essence
Chapter 21: Of the Cainish, and of the Abellish Kingdom; how they are both in one another. Also of their Beginning, Rise, Essence, and Purpose; and then of their last Exit. Also of the Cainish Antichristian Church, and then of the Abellish true Christian Church; how they are both in one another, and are very difficult to be known [asunder.] Also of the Variety of Arts, States, and Orders of this World. Also of the Office of Rulers [or Magistrates,] and their Subjects; how there is a good and divine Ordinance in them all, as also a false, evil, and devilish one. Where the Providence of God is seen in all Things; and the Devil 's Deceit, Subtilty, and Malice, [is seen also] in all Things. (65)
Have not I [says Christ] broken thy wild Beast? Am I not entered into the Death? I have cut off from thy Soul the four Elements, and the Wickedness [o...
Pistis Sophia
Chapter 131 (Of the light-power and the counterfeiting spirit)
"Hearken, therefore, that I may discourse with you concerning the soul according as I have said: The five great rulers of the great Fate of the æons...
The Masnavi
The Darvesh who Broke his Vow (34-44)
What is the prison from which ho seeks an exit? 'Tis the bond of God's purpose and hidden decrees; Ah! none but the pure in sight can see that bond;
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapter LXXXIX (3)
Let my Soul be caught, and the Chu which is with it, wheresoever it abideth
Divine Comedy
Inferno: Canto XIII (4)
I, by the roots unwonted of this wood, Do swear to you that never broke I faith Unto my lord, who was so worthy of honour; And to the world if one of...
Paraphrase of Shem
Shem Ascends, in Mind, and Recites the Litany (1)
I, Shem, have completed these things. And my mind began to separate from the body of darkness. My time was completed. And my mind put on the immortal...
The Masnavi
Mahmud and Ayaz (continued) (54-63)
Tell me truly, O passion, is this your trickery? Or else is it stubbornness shunning obedience to God? If you say not truly I will attack you, And...
The Masnavi
The Gluttonous Sufi (31-40)
All creatures are enslaved to thought; I send myself on an embassy to thought, And, at will, spring back again from thought. I am as the bird of...
The Masnavi
The Vakil of the Prince of Bokhara (32-41)
At the words, ' Strike the corpse with part of her.' O pious ones, slay the cow (of lust), If ye desire true life of soul and spirit! I died as...
The Masnavi
'Ali's Forbearance (11-20)
God's hand is the agent. How can I chide or fret at God's instrument?" He said, "If this be so, why is there retaliation?" I answered, "'Tis from God,...
The Masnavi
The Three Fishes (20-28)
His blind soul wanders in every direction, And at last makes a spring, but springs not upwards. A man captured a bird by wiles and snares; The bird sa...
Dhammapada
Chapter XXIV: Thirst (353)
'I have conquered all, I know all, in all conditions of life I am free from taint; I have left all, and through the destruction of thirst I am free;...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 29 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (9)
Upon this the Soul of the Kine lamented (: Woe is unto me) since (I have obtained for myself) in my wounding a lord who is powerless to effect (his)...
Apocryphon of James
The Last Word (7)
"I have spoken my last word to you; I shall depart from you, for a chariot of spirit has carried me up, and from now on I shall strip that I may be...
Pistis Sophia
Chapter 112 (The apology of the rulers of the Fate)
"And when the soul shall have said this, the receivers of the Light fly with it on high and lead it into the æons of the Fate, it giving every region...
The Conference of the Birds
The Fifth Valley or The Valley of Unity (4)
Lokman of Sarkhasi said: 'O God, I am old, and my mind is troubled; I have strayed from the Way. To an old slave they give a certificate of freedom....
Corpus Hermeticum
1. Poemandres, the Shepherd of Men (24)
Well hast thou taught me all, as I desired, O Mind. And now, pray, tell me further of the nature of the Way Above as now it is [for me]. To this...
Divine Comedy
Purgatorio: Canto XXXI (1)
"O thou who art beyond the sacred river," Turning to me the point of her discourse, That edgewise even had seemed to me so keen, She recommenced,...
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