Amidst the churning waves of duality there is a center point. \u201cPearl of Great Price\u201d refers to the parable in which Christ proclaimed that the kingdom of God was like a priceless pearl; Matthew 13:45 \u201cAgain, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all he had, and bought it.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 In this parable, Jesus alludes to how, upon finding this pearl, one would sell all else to buy it\u2014for it is worth far more than any worldly good. This \u2018pearl\u2019 is the spiritual eye: where we focus in meditation. When we find focus our minds on this pearl of great price, the Christ Consciousness awakens\u2014just as in this painting we see the Christ figure emerging from the cosmos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"