It takes great courage to see the face of God has often been said . And this is true because you must see past all the illusions of the lower levels to see the face of God. You must see past the conditioning of this world and this society. You must see past the illusion of your own senses. You must see past your own dilemmas. God is present in everything. God is entirely present, all the time. Your dilemma is your misunderstanding of the absolute “hereness” and “nowness” of God’s presence. And in your misunderstanding, you give yourself over to negative power, to the dilemma.
– John-Roger (From: The Way Out Book, p. 46)
Courage is a necessary virtue: Seeing “the face of God” is presented as an act that demands rare audacity. It requires confronting profound, often uncomfortable truths, exploring the notion of transcendence, and letting go of illusions.
Internal obstacles (fears, doubts, illusions, social conditioning, material attachments, and sensory perceptions) hinder access to a higher or divine dimension.
How can one move beyond the visible to reach the spiritual essence? How can these illusions be recognized and overcome to attain a deeper understanding?
Spiritual exploration involves questioning established beliefs and mental structures that keep individuals in a state of spiritual blindness.
God is present in all things and at all times. God is omnipresent in every moment and every element of reality. Humans struggle to grasp this presence due to their limited perception. How can one cultivate an awareness capable of perceiving this universal and immediate presence?
Attachment to dilemmas and the problems of human life—to conflicts, doubts, duality, and distractions—diverts attention from the divine essence, clarity, and unity. These dilemmas act as a “negative influence” that keeps individuals in misunderstanding.
The misunderstanding of this divine presence is central. The discovery of God involves honest self-reflection. How can one transcend the limits of human perception and work on the means (meditation, introspection, contemplation, spiritual exercises, faith, etc.) to overcome these barriers? Overcoming dilemmas requires an elevation of consciousness, where one relinquishes identification with their own limitations or suffering.
How can one open themselves to Grace?
Moving beyond the senses, conditioning, and dilemmas to access a divine truth requires individual practices and journeys, as found in Plato, Sufism, and Christian mysticism.
By transcending conditioning and sensory perception, spiritual reality shifts away from a materialistic vision of existence.
It takes great courage.
