It occurs to me that it’s more important the consciousness I am in when I write than what I write about.
I could write about tennis, or parachuting, or the history of waterfalls.
What’s most important is the Eternal Presence that is transmitted behind the words on the page.
The Timeless Truth that the words are born out of, again and again.
The peace that passeth all understanding.
The great writer, the mystically inspired poet, is not merely a master of words. He is a master of the Beautiful Infinite Silence from which all words come.
The pristine order and divinely intelligent movement of the words reflect our true Home, The Big Glow, that words cannot fully capture.
Words do not contain the Essence. It’s like trying to stick the sky inside a can. It’s not possible.
The term “Tetragrammaton” in the Jewish tradition refers specifically to the four Hebrew letters YHWH (Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh), which is the most sacred name of God.
It’s considered so holy that it’s traditionally never pronounced aloud. Instead, other words like “Adonai” or “Hashem” are used when reading scripture or in prayer.
Tetragrammaton goes way back into the ancient roots of Israelite religion. It’s found in the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) as the unique name that God reveals to Moses—most famously in the story of the burning bush in the Book of Exodus.
In that account, when Moses asks God for His name, God responds with a phrase that’s often rendered as “I Am Who I Am,” and then identifies Himself as YHWH. Scholars believe the name is related to the Hebrew verb “to be,” reflecting God’s eternal, self-existent nature beyond words, ideas, dogma, or concepts.
Over time, out of reverence and realizing God’s true name is beyond human utterance, the Jewish people chose not to pronounce the name at all, which is why it’s remained something mysterious and unspoken for millennia.
Jesus was referring to Yahweh when He said, “The Father & I are ONE” – John 10:30 NLT
But what does any of this have to do with the history of waterfalls?
– Brian Piergrossi
