Science Quote by Henry Corbin

“And the ritual of Prayer embraces all these movements: (a) There is the ascending, vertical movement which corre- sponds to the faithful's erect stance.…

— Henry Corbin

“The authentic mystic wisdom ( mafrifa) is that of the soul which knows itself as a theophany, an individual form in which are epiphanized…

— Henry Corbin

“What explanation does Ibn Arabi give for these phenomena ? A first explanation invokes the hierarchical planes of being, the Hadarat, or "Presences." There…

— Henry Corbin

“On both sides we encounter the idea that the Godhead possesses the power of Imagination, and that by imagining the universe God created it;…

— Henry Corbin

“The theosophy of Light suggests the metaphor of the mirror and the shadow. But "shadow" must not be taken to imply a dimension of…

— Henry Corbin

Prayer is the highest form, the supreme act of the Creative Imagination. ... For prayer is not a request for something: it is the…

— Henry Corbin

“But again we must be careful to bear in mind that for Ibn Arabi fana is never absolute annihilation ( the failure to do…

— Henry Corbin

“To begin with, let us recall the /J,adltlt which all our mysticr of Islam untiringly meditate, the �adltlt in which the Godhead reveals the…

— Henry Corbin

“In this essential point Ibn rArabi declares concisely: "Those to whom God remains veiled pray the God who in their belief is their Lord…

— Henry Corbin

“my vision of Him is His vision of me”

— Henry Corbin

“Prayer is the highest form, the supreme act of the Creative Imagination.”

— Henry Corbin

“To become a Compassionate One is to become the likeness of the Compassionate God experiencing infinite sadness over undisclosed virtualities; it is to embrace,…

— Henry Corbin