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The Dark night of the Soul describes in absolute detail the disjointed, placeless void – a profound loneliness. Neither here, nor there. Unable to find satisfaction in emotional or material or sensual things, and yet, knowing nothing else. Like a man-whore addicted to sex, despite that he feels nothing in it. It describes a constant back and forth transition from divine exaltation to human humiliation. A period of purification – where everything that is impure is wounded and killed. And mostly, that the secret wisdom given by the end of the affair could never be explained. It is not possible to explain it – it will always be precious, and secret.
“The ancient seers had observed, that man is born, he suffers, and he dies. According to them, such impermanence of man’s existence was designed to make him delve deep into the meaning of life; and paved the way for discovery. They held that sorrow is a propellant, which re-directs the purpose of an otherwise wasted life, of delusion. Sorrow begins a great quest.”
A revealing passage on the Dark Night from The Mystic Website:
“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. The dark night also occurs to those who do not seek relationship but immersion or unity in the higher consciousness. While the term dark night of the soul is used broadly, its general meaning — in the field of higher consciousness — is a lengthy and profound absence of light and hope. In the dark night you feel profoundly alone.
“The ancient seers had observed, that man is born, he suffers, and he dies. According to them, such impermanence of man’s existence was designed to make him delve deep into the meaning of life; and paved the way for discovery. They held that sorrow is a propellant, which re-directs the purpose of an otherwise wasted life, of delusion. Sorrow begins a great quest.”
– Shailendra Gulhati, The Yogi and the Snake.
A revealing passage on the Dark Night from The Mystic Website:
“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. The dark night also occurs to those who do not seek relationship but immersion or unity in the higher consciousness. While the term dark night of the soul is used broadly, its general meaning — in the field of higher consciousness — is a lengthy and profound absence of light and hope. In the dark night you feel profoundly alone.
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