The Word......

[Sacredstar]

Dear ISFP

it arrived,

wonderful

Frankl's philosophy so resonates with my own.

Love beyond measure

Sacredstar

[earl]

Originally Posted by Sacredstar

Dear All

I would really appreciate your feedback on this.

It is written that 'logo's actually means 'word' and 'reason'.

The word 'Nous' is mentioned by Jesus in the Gospel of Mary Magdalene also by Anaxagoras, it is said that this means 'mind' or 'reason'

So the link between the 'reason' again with the word!

Do you know if anyone has done any comparisons on these words, logo's and nous their definitions and deeper truths? How do they differ in intent if in fact they do?

Many thanks

Sacredstar

The interpretation of the "Word" that makes sense to me is more on the esoteric/mystical side and comes from Christopher Bamford's book, "The Voice of the Eagle-"his musings on John Scotus Eriugena's homily on the prologue of the gospel of St. John:
"The Word then is Divine consciousness, the seed of consciousness, a supernatural being who thinks without otherness or object...From this all knowing derives and receives its form...the Word as knowing is a vessel wherein the true meaning of all things are stored. More accurately put, it is the infinite origin of the truth containing, as a seed contains the plant, all meanings constitutive of it...More peculiarly still it contains us and we contain it."

The " Word" was equated with "Christ" in the Bible. When I see passages there such as Romans 10:8, ("The Word is near you, on your lips and in your heart"), it brings to mind the same interpretation for me as the Buddhists speaking of "Buddha being in the palm of your hand."

Have a good one, Earl

[Ciel]

Greetings earl and welcome to CR.
Your interpretation comes through perfectly.
'' .......the word as knowing is a vessel wherein the true meaning of all things are stored."
Can this be seen as the essential Holy Grail. And connection to Divine consciousness and creator as the original source of seed through mind is the transcendence of mind. For it is possible to rise above mind in this life, to carry empty space, but one does not live in emptiness, one lives in the connective quality and love of the Divine.

[9Harmony]

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

"I testify unto that whereunto have testified all created things, and the Concourse on high, and the inmates of the all-highest Paradise, and beyond them the Tongue of Grandeur itself from the all-glorious Horizon, that Thou art God, that there is no God but Thee...through Whom the letters B and E (Be) have been joined and knit together." The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p 96

Shoghi Effendi, in letters written on his behalf, has explained the significance of the “letters B and E”. They constitute the word “Be”, which, he states, “means the creative Power of God Who through His command causes all things to come into being” and “the power of the Manifestation of God, His great spiritual creative force”. The imperative “Be” in the original Arabic is the word “kun”, consisting of the two letters “káf” and “nún”. They have been translated by Shoghi Effendi in the above manner. This word has been used in the Qur’án as God’s bidding calling creation into being. -The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p 247

The Baha'i Writings refer to the Word of God as the Creative Word. The Art of God. Inherent in each letter lies the potential to create what exists in the contingent world. This topic has always fascinated me. I do not have time at the moment to go in depth, but thought I would just post this much for now.

Have a wonderful day!

Loving Greetings, Amy

[earl]

Thought I'd add a few quotes from the 14th cent. Christian mystic, Meister Eckhart, related to the Word.

"In the soul God gives birth to his child, his Word. Conceiving it, the soul passes it on to her powers in various guises, now as desire, now as good intentions, now as love, now as gratitude, or however it may take you."

"St. Paul said to Timothy, 'Preach the Word.' Did he mean the outward word that beats the air? Surely not! He meant the in-born, hidden Word that lies secretly in the soul. It was this he exhorted them to preach, so that it might be made known to and nourish the powers of those who spend themselves wholly in the exterior life."

Take care, Earl