sweet and pleasant to thee for Christ's sake,
then reckon that it is well with thee, because
thou hast found paradise on earth."
The Imitation of Christ, Second Book, Chapter
XII, No. 10-11, (Christianity, Catholic)
"Oh that thou wert worthy to suffer
something for the name of Jesus, how great
glory should await thee, what rejoicing
among all the saints
of God.. ."
The Imitation of Christ, Second Book, Chapter
XII, No. 13, (Christianity, Catholic)
"Let us understand that God is a Physician,
and that suffering is a medicine for
salvation, not a punishment for
damnation."
The Voice of the Saints, Chapter 15, No. 1,
(Christianity, Catholic, Words of St. Augustine)
Entranced by the level of the
vibration, my soul was thrust into a very
long state of ecstasy or Samadhi. Lasting for
three and a half hours, I could see
everything around me in the room, above
my home, into the stars and the ether, and
into all heavenly abodes which might
possibly overlap my current threshold,
despite the fact that my physical eyes were
closed. When your soul is alighted into such