Muriel, I've spent so much time today thinking about the archbishop of Canterbury in the context of my own spiritual experience. While searching my mind and spirit, his words came over and over.

And as the day closed it dawned on me that till the moment, I had a dearth of pure thought. 'What's a pure thought?' I wondered. After some reflection I saw that a pure thought is one that is totally selfless, and loving. A kind of thought that involves transcending day to day relationships and reality. A kind of thought that's of 'God'. Thoughts of the true Self.

It's interesting that though no man has seen God with his physical eye, seeing the true Self with the spiritual eye one can see 'God' so clearly.

'Indwelling' was the word that came to my head upon these thoughts. And thus was the archbishop's puzzle resolved. He was thinking about the mystical using religious symbols and his socio-political role. He wasn't having the thoughts of the true Self. He was careful and experiencing things around his social status and context. And his context is full of doubt.

@muriel you are now going round in cycles.

Post #104 I already told "who". Those words were said by God Almighty.

Post #106 All the answers since you asked this question are there. Print them and read.

Post #109 Ransom means substitute

Post #114 I have told you many times that this idea of atonement, just drop it, it is not Islamic teaching. It is the most none-sensible idea in the world!

Post #115 There is no atonement. No one dies for your sins. You carry your own sins. And you get your own rewards from good work.

And we ransomed him with a great sacrifice

@muriel, your question is constructed wrongly. Just like the brain teaser of the sh50+sh50=sh100 borrowed from two individuals...

I already responded to this. Nobody was to be forgiven by the sacrifice of a son. This was just a test, it was a trial, by Almighty God to Abraham (pbuh). That's why Allah said "thou hast already fulfilled thy vision". This was not to kill anyone. This was not to wipe anybody's sins. It was just testing Abraham's willingness to the work of Allah (Almighty God).

Post #109 Ransom means substitute

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Sorry brother, I was engaged elsewhere.

Pure thought has no trace of self. I still do not understand how there then be a 'true self'. I also still do not understand how there can be 'spiritual life'. Does it have emotions, senses, thoughts?

Hence I also think the archbishop is no archbishop in more ways than this one of 'doubts'.

Also, as far as I can tell, I have not noticed another me, the spiritual me, I am just one indivisible entity. One body, one mind, one thought, one feeling, one emotions. One Soul.

Which body do you have?