One of the first and, in some ways, most important questions upon contemplating your spiritual journey is this: Are you willing to give up the quest for worldly desires for the chance to serve something higher than yourself? If so, are you furthermore ready to even give up your fundamental sense of self in the end?
If upon examining yourself closely, one finds that the answers to these questions are “Yes” then the journey is for you. In the end, those who are ready for simplicity will understand, whereas those who remain entangled in the nets of words, viewpoints, and concepts will inevitably see only what they wish to see.
Ultimately, it is only in Silence that the Truth can be discerned. As such, even the following exposition will miss its mark. Nevertheless, my aim is to approach this prelinguistic territory as closely as I can by utilizing the written Word.
And he said, “Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death.”
—The Gospel of Thomas