The Thunder: Perfect Mind

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I was sent forth from the power,
and I have come to those who reflect upon me,
and I have been found among those who seek after me.
Look upon me, you who reflect upon me,
and you hearers, hear me.

You who are waiting for me, take me to yourselves.
And do not banish me from your sight.
And do not make your voice hate me, nor your hearing.
Do not be ignorant of me anywhere or anytime.
Be on your guard!

Do not be ignorant of me.

For I am the first and the last.
I am the honored one and the scorned one.
I am the whore and the holy one.
I am the wife and the virgin….
I am the barren one
and many are her sons.
I am she whose wedding is great,
and I have not taken a husband….

I am the silence that is incomprehensible
and the idea whose remembrance is frequent.
I am the voice whose sound is manifold
and the word whose appearance is multiple.
I am the utterance of my name….

I am the one whose image is great in Egypt
And the one who has no image among the barbarians.

I am the one who has been hated everywhere
and who has been loved everywhere.
I am the one they call Life,
And you have called Death.
I am the one whom they call Law,
and you have called Lawlessness.
I am the one you have pursued,
and I am the one whom you have seized.
I am the one whom you have scattered,
and you have gathered me together.
I am the one before whom you have been ashamed,
and you have been shameless to me.
I am the one who does not keep festival,
and I am the one whose festivals are many….
I am the one whom you have despised,
and you reflect upon me.
I am the one whom you have hidden from,
and you appear to me….

I am the hearing which is attainable to everyone
and the speech which cannot be grasped.
I am a mute who does not speak,
and great is my multitude of words.

Give heed then, you hearers
and you also, the angels and those who have been sent,
and you spirits who have arisen from the dead.
For I am the one who alone exists,
and I have no one who will judge me.

– An Excerpt from The Thunder Perfect Mind in the Nag
Hammadi Library