Infinite Space

Strictly speaking the Great Principal is a nothing rather than a “thing”, and yet not such a nothing as implies “not-ness”, but rather such a “nothing” as implies “The Possibility of Everything", yet without the limitations of “Thingness."

Space cannot be considered a thing, for it has none of the characteristics of a thing. It must be thought of as the Absolute container of everything, whether manifest or unmanifest for outside of Itself there is only nothingness, or more strictly speaking, there is no outside of Infinite Space (INFINITE MIND).

Yes! MIND and SPACE are the same, the Infinite Living life Mind Principle, in short, the Absolute, the ALL, is Space!

The circle having nothing inside nor outside itself has always been the accepted esoteric symbol by means of which men are able to think of the Infinite Unmanifest-the Eternal Parent wrapped in the sleep of the cosmic night.

In one of the ancient catechisms the question was asked,”What is that which ever has been, is now, and ever shall be, whether their be a universe or not, whether their be gods or not?” And the answer is “SPACE!”

The strength of this symbol of Infinite Space, as indicating the Infinite Unmanifest, is perceived when the mind tries to think, or even imagine, the absence of Infinite Space - either as absent before its creation, or else as absent after its destruction. It will, of course, be discovered that the human mind, and the human imagination, find it impossible to think of space being absent in either event.

The Mind is compelled to think of Space as being Infinite, and as being Eternal, without regard to whatever else is held to be either present or absent at any time, past, present, or future. And at the same time, the mind finds that it is unable to define Space as a thing, yet it dare not regard it as a Nothing. It is found that Infinite Space must be always thought of as necessarily eternally present, and yet ever free from the limitation of things.

As space is invisible and beyond the other senses, it cannot be known or cognized as a thing. Thought regarding it must always report not this, not that and it answers to the ancient sage’s statements of reality, that the essence of being is without attributes, formless, devoid of distinctions and unconditioned.

It is different from that which we know, and from that which we do not know. Words and thought turned from it without finding it. The wise answer only by silence all questions concerning its nature. To all suggestions concerning its qualities, properties, and attributes the wise simply answer - not this, not that, they simply assert it is.

And as other ancient sage’s have said, the imagination, the understanding, and abstract thinking will always thrive in vain to represent the infinite. No form of finitenesss can express the infinite, nor can that which was timed express the timeless and eternal. Thoughts, resulting from the chain of Causation cannot grasp the causeless or self-existent.

So in every way and from every angle of view, we discover that the concept of infinite space is a noble and worthy symbol. A most worthy symbol indeed, especially when we try to think of the Infinite Unmanifest-of the essence of being before it's manifestation into activity and form.

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