{"id":869,"date":"2011-09-28T03:00:45","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lettinggo\/?p=869"},"modified":"2011-09-27T04:53:51","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T08:53:51","slug":"the-search-journey-to-the-greatness-within","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lettinggo\/2011\/09\/the-search-journey-to-the-greatness-within.html","title":{"rendered":"The Search: Journey to the Greatness Within"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What hope is there of finding in the world situated <em>around us <\/em>something that can answer our longing to be whole, to be one with life, <em>when this need itself comes into us from a world <\/em>above <em>us<\/em>? Small wonder we search in vain! It is <em>a divine discontent <\/em>that drives us in our search for someone or something that might grant our restless heart the peace it seeks.<\/p>\n<p>None are immune to the disconcerting touch of this celestial longing. Its invisible presence permeates our being and\u2014under certain circumstances\u2014provides a glimpse of what awaits us, just above our present nature.<\/p>\n<p>Following are a few of the discoveries of individuals who, just like you, set out to find new, true answers that could stand up to the test of passing time with its ever-changing conditions. Welcome these inward and uplifting thoughts as if they were your own, for in one sense\u2026they are. Take them\u00a0into your heart; search out their hidden meaning. Answer their clarion call. If you will, you can\u2019t help but rise into the world from which they have come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Those whose minds are attracted to my invisible nature have<br \/>\na great labor to encounter, because an invisible path is difficult<br \/>\nto be found by corporeal beings.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014Bhagavad Gita (500\u2013200 BCE, India)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>The kingdom of Heaven is within you, and whosoever<br \/>\nknoweth himself shall find it.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014Gospel of Thomas (60\u2013140, Egypt)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>If you walk toward Him, He comes to you running.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014Muhammad (c. 570-632, Mecca, Saudi Arabia)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>This place where you are right now God circled on a map<br \/>\nfor you.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014Hafez (1315\u20131390, Persia)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>If a man would find the Key of Knowledge, let him find<br \/>\nhimself.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014James Allen (1864\u20131912, England)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-883\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/92\/2011\/09\/seeker_cover_120x1401.gif\" alt=\"Guy Finley's New Groundbreaking Book, The Seeker, The Search, The Sacred\" width=\"120\" height=\"140\" \/>Watch for the release of Guy Finley&#8217;s newest book, <em>The Seeker, The Search, The Sacred: Journey to the Greatness Within,<\/em> next Tuesday October 4th when you&#8217;ll be able to buy the book at a special price and <strong>receive 4 free bonus gifts, including a 60-minute DVD and an 8-hour Audio Album!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What hope is there of finding in the world situated around us something that can answer our longing to be whole, to be one with life, when this need itself comes into us from a world above us? 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