When enlightened self-awareness illumines individual consciousness, the light at the end of a long, dark inner tunnel finally manifests. The dawn of a new day appears over the inner horizon of awareness and begins to shed light over the dark night of the soul. All things have a beginning and an end, and what might once have seemed to us so deeply enmeshed in confusion and chaos that no clarity could ever be possible can turn on a whispered rumor or the fall of a sparrow. This too shall pass, and this, and this too as well. Life goes on, and if we are wise and fortunate we will have time to adjust our bearings and reach a more confirming and enlightening understanding of ourselves and the spiritual nature of what lies within, dormant and ready to be awakened. Why not now, why not us and why not begin while we can? Why wait for just another run-of-the-mill game of chance to end and another one to begin with the same or similar lessons to be learnt? We are ourselves an integral part of the glory of the cosmos. We are that, we are that, dear ones we are that.
About the Author: Louis Rogers was the host and producer of the television interview series Turning Inward, and the founding publisher and executive editor of Inner Paths Magazine, both in New York. He was also the founding publisher and executive editor of Pir Publications and Sufi Review located in Westport, Connecticut and New York City. Professor Rogers began his career as an instructor at Hunter College in New York, then turned his attention towards publishing spiritual teachings. He has written numerous books, articles, editorials, book and magazine introductions and prefaces. His short story, The Zhikr of the Heart, first appeared in the London-based magazine, Sufi Journal. In 2001, he returned to university teaching as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Languages, Literature and Media Studies at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield and Stamford Connecticut, and later as an Affiliate Professor at Fairfield University, also in Fairfield, Connecticut. His books include: Ladder To The Sky: An adventure novel set against a modern and mythological background of Taoist energy teachings and legends; Coming Alive: Accessing the Healing Energies of the Universe; Mirror Of The Unseen: The Complete Discourses of Jalal al-Din Rumi; The Fire Of Love: The Love Story of Layla and Majnun; Call And Response: The Wisdom of Rumi; The Age Of Spirit; Tales Of Immortality; What Do You Expect God To Be?; Where Do We Go From Here?; Bridging The Gap; Who Do You Think You Are?; Kissing The Spider; That Which You Wish To Be; What Next May Come; The Face In The Mirror; A Distant Realm; Rebel In The Mind; A Hand In Time; A Question Of Identity; Believe; Breakthrough; Unravelling Through Time and An Adventure In Time. The Unknown Reality is his twenty-fifth book.