In the beginning was the Word,
primordial being,
a being waiting to be realized.
The primordial state:
a reaching back to the being
behind the ‘phenomenal’ character of the mere happening.
Total unity with the “I am”,
the ground of being,
that results from an attitude of complete surrender.
That which is
pure actuality
waiting to be realized. 1
- Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph. (1969) Introduction to Christianity. p226
