"Then Peter said to Mary, "Sister, we know that you are greatly loved by the Saviour, more than any other woman. Tell us those words of His that you remember, the things which you know and we don't, the teachings we never heard."
Mary answered, saying: "What is hidden from you I shall reveal to you. Whatever is unknown to you, and I remember, I will tell you."
And she began saying these words to them.
She said, "Once I saw the Lord in a vision and I said to him:
'Lord, Rabouni, now I see you in this vision.
He answered me and said: 'Blessed are you Mary, for you do not waver at the sight of me. How wonderful you are! For this is where the treasure lies - in the nous, that place where heaven and earth meet, where deep understanding arises in the heart and mind."
I asked him this: 'Now tell me Lord, how does a person see such a vision, is it through their soul or through the Spirit?
asked him this: 'Now tell me Lord, how does a person see such a vision, is it through their soul or through the Spirit?
The Saviour answered: 'It is neither through the soul nor through the Spirit, but through the nous, the understanding which arises between the two, that is how the vision is seen."
-Gospel of Mary page 10.
