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As God’s intellectual creations, whether Hindu, Jew, Christina, Muslim, Buddhist or another faith we are spiritually equal, and irreversibly entwined as brothers and sisters in God’s thoughts in the knowledge that in Heaven we are never divided by religious dialogue as we are on earth, but united in our love for each other and our adoration of God who expects nothing less from us on earth. Love may be considered as the greatest gift bestowed upon mankind, and in my book you will read of Heavenly love which nourishes us beyond life on earth. This experience of Spirituality is a privilege which I believe has been offered by God, and I feel it is my duty to share this with you. I stress that I am a completely ordinary person who has been chosen by God who ‘moves in a mysterious way, God’s wonders to perform.” However this book is not full of miracles as such, but I think you will agree as you peruse the pages that I have in some way been touched by God. In my knowledge of history it has always been those who are the less sophisticated and humbler members of society to whom God’s presence is revealed. However I must point out that when I left school at fourteen I was almost totally illiterate and I owe a great deal to two very kindly retired lady teachers who taught me to read and write. This has been explained in my earlier book Flixton, Countryside, War and a Boy, and if there is any unnecessary repetition I would ask for your forbearance and understanding, but I believe that these matters are so important they cannot be overemphasised.  I hold strongly the belief that, In order to transform society and mankind, one has first to transform oneself. I am aware of my good fortune in living in a tranquil part of the country which has undoubtedly benefited my questing spirit. Nature helps us to become closer to God and I have been blessed with sufficient good health to allow me to write this account of my spiritual experiences. I hope this may help to transform your life, as it has mine. Those readers who have already been granted spiritual experiences will probably find similarities to their own experiences in this book. At the end paper I have, however, appended a glossary to clarify some of the words with which some readers may be unfamiliar. F.Coles 21-02-07 |