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The secret side of the takas






In this short post, we examine once again the concept of takas, which is the Lithuanian word for "path".
In the last months, we tried to deepen this concept and expose it as a means to find a way to not comply from those people side who are isolated and have no possibility to gather with others because they are living a situation of estrangement from the context where they live.

Meeting Jesus is meeting God, meeting Maria is meeting Jesus.
Jesus is the medium Christus ipse enim mediator Dei et Hominum
Mary is the medium between man and Jesus Cum vidisset ergo Iesus matrem et discipulum stantem, quem diligebat, dicit matri: “ Mulier, ecce filius tuus ”. Deinde dicit discipulo: “ Ecce mater tua ”. Et ex illa hora accepit eam discipulus in sua.
Taking the takas is taking one-way direction to Mary because the Waldgänger enters this direction in her name, and therefore to Jesus and therefore to God.
That's the secret of the takas, a secret direction to the city of God, a real route to an inner route.
Walking along the takas of the forest he gets closer to the parallel spiritual city which is evoked by the curvy path that the Waldgänger goes along, step by step, three by three, secreted by the rest of the mass, he goes alone and bound to meet the silence that calls for his spiritual side, which is the only side that makes him stronger and conscious that he can win and nothing can harm him.

Nisi granum frumenti cadens in terram mortuum fuerit, ipsum solum manet;
si autem mortuum fuerit, multum fructum affert

When the old dies to itself the new is born to itself and it is stronger than ever.

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