I am

Spirituality
#1

[I]"Whoever strives for esoteric development must above all be clear that
certain extremely simple formulae conceal a force which takes effect if
these formulae or sentences are made alive in the soul. He does not
rightly grasp what this implies if he tries to understand such sentences
merely with the intellect. That way they say very little to him, to begin
with. He must for a certain time fill his whole inner being with such a
sentence, pouring himself into it with all the powers of his soul. Such a
sentence is: `I am’.

The whole secret of present-day human existence really lies in this
sentence."[/I]

From
Guidance in esoteric training
by Rudolf Steiner

#2

I Am Agreeing.

#3

it resonates

#4

[QUOTE=Hubert;18755][I]"Whoever strives for esoteric development must above all be clear that
certain extremely simple formulae conceal a force which takes effect if
these formulae or sentences are made alive in the soul. He does not
rightly grasp what this implies if he tries to understand such sentences
merely with the intellect. That way they say very little to him, to begin
with. He must for a certain time fill his whole inner being with such a
sentence, pouring himself into it with all the powers of his soul. Such a
sentence is: `I am’.

The whole secret of present-day human existence really lies in this
sentence."[/I]

From
Guidance in esoteric training
by Rudolf Steiner[/QUOTE]

This is a great post.

May I add the following simple sentences:

  1. AUM

  2. Jesus Prayer
    http://www.monasticdialog.com/a.php?id=265&cn=0

#5

This ‘make it alive in the soul’ and ‘not … merely with the intellect’ resembles what my priest was saying several months ago about sitting with mystery. He would take the statement ‘I am’ to be either the name of God or the received gift of creation, and as such quite useful mysteries to contemplate.

#6

Sorry people, i disagree with you guys.
I think this quote is of very little help spiritualy.
I can think of many things to say that are much better.