The higher state of the mystic life can only be reached when there has been a complete death of the selfhood, when all images and intermediaries have been abandoned, and when a man has entered that Dark Silence, that Nothingness, that Wayless Way, where the sons of God lose and at the same time find themselves
The Mystic Org: "Dark night of the soul" sounds like a threatening and much to be avoided experience. Yet perhaps a quarter of the seekers on the road to higher consciousness will pass through the dark night. In fact, they may pass through several until they experience the profound joy of their true nature.
Many seekers would encourage the dark night experience if they knew what it was. However, to one engaged in the dark night, suffering seems unending.
The dark night occurs after considerable advancement toward higher consciousness. Indeed, the dark night usually occurs like an initiation before one of these special seekers is admitted into regular relationship with higher consciousness.
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