The Illimitable Space
The Players:
Jim Gawne - Lead Guitar and Bass
Mike Ward - Bass & Flute
Bob Ryan - Rythm Guitar & Vocals
Recorded live, direct to cassettee, at Brock & Friends Coffeehouse in Kelowna BC, 1982
(Lyrics)
Words & Music by Bob Ryan (C)1981
Take a look at this desert land
Does it not seem parched, barren and dry
And every now and then a shower’s loosed
And the dormant seed receives its life
But how the wind does blow that tender shoot
Causing strength to flow to its pale green limbs
‘Till at last buds appear at its highest point
And the glorious vision of the rose is born
In every second of our fleeting lives
Stands the hope of a greater world within
To grasp a vision that will usher in
The Will of the One Who’s fruit is life
So rise above this ephemeral bond
And soar in the realms of the illimitable space
For free is the man whose mind is severed from
The prison of self and the chains of hate
"Just as the earth attracts everything to the center of gravity, and every object thrown upward into space will come down, so also material ideas and worldly thoughts attract man to the center of self. Anger, passion, ignorance, prejudice, greed, envy, covetousness, jealousy and suspicion prevent man from ascending to the realms of holiness, imprisoning him in the claws of self and the cage of egotism. The physical man, unassisted by the divine power, trying to escape from one of these invisible enemies, will unconsciously fall into the hands of another. No sooner does he attempt to soar upward than the density of the love of self, like the power of gravity, draws him to the earth. The only power that is capable of delivering man from this captivity is the power of the breaths of the Holy Spirit. The attraction of the power of the Holy Spirit is so effective that it keeps man ever on the path of upward ascension. The malevolent forces of no enemy will touch those sanctified souls who have made this universal power their guide. With tranquil heart and assured spirit they are flying upward day and night, journeying through the illimitable space of the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh".
(Compilations, The human soul is utterly dependent on those great beings history knows by a variety of titles and names - Prophets, Messengers, Avatars, etc. (i.e. Moses, Zoaraster, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad). One such title is the "Manifestations of God." Throughout the ages, these Great Souls, these Divine Suns, shedding a creative and recreative light (i.e. the Holy Spirit) upon the reality of the human world, have been the motive power behind all the progress of the human race. If these Holy Beings were never to appear on the horizon of existence, the human world would remain dark and completely unevolved.
