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The Apocryphon of John - The Inexpressible One

The Apocryphon of John - The Inexpressible One

Nothing is above it.
Nothing rules it.
Since everything exists within it
It does not exist within anything.
Since it is not dependent on anything
It is eternal.
It is absolutely complete and so needs nothing.
It is utterly perfect
Light.
The One is without boundaries
Nothing exists outside of it to border it
The One cannot be investigated
Nothing exists apart from it to investigate it
The One cannot be measured
Nothing exists external to it to measure it
The One cannot be seen
For no one can envision it
The One is eternal
For it exists forever
The One is inconceivable
For no one can comprehend it
The One is indescribable
For no one can put any words to it.

Commentary: John, in his attempt here to describe The One, captures the challenge of measuring something without boundaries. How can something be investigated when the observer and the observed are One? How better can one describe our Interbeing than by describing it's inconceivable nature?