This writing is for the mind, the eye, the ear, and above all the soul. I appreciate the way you include the Bible and the Gita in your metaphysical writings. This piece is worth many re-readings. Thank you.
Sometimes I embed a hard piece in humour, eg we humans dont actually have that much free will, but we do have some free won’t ! And therein lies the path.
Raising our children, we impose those boundaries on them. Hopefully with constancy and care. As adults we must do this for ourselves.
But what in us discerns there is even a choice? The self that discerns or witnesses this choice is not the same kind or level of self that just blindly follows. Building this “higher awareness “ self is our human work. At first, we can feel quite special doing this. Spiritual pride. (Says one who’s done this 😉). Then we see that we’re all doing this, at different velocities, and the capacity to do so comes not from us. And starts who knows where.
In our current times, where oligarchs have not had a NO in a long time, we can see the damage this causes. Which makes our small daily self discipline even more important; keeping the patterns of our own keel going, embedding this deeply in the grooves of our universal trajectory
I thought it was beautifully written and thoughtful.
You weaved together Christian Theology (no expert her by any stretch of the imagination) with a generous helping od Stolcism and a pinch of Hindu Philosophy into a quite impressive unified vision of a spiritual life.
Damn I love the Departure Lounge!
If I was to add anything, it would be in relation to our last discussion on Love and Trust.
The image of the keel in a boat is excellent.
Without a keel, the waves determine your direction.
I agree with almost all of that.
Where I would go one step further is this:
What gives someone the strength to keep saying no?
You called it courage and I would answer trust.
I would add that trust is what makes the deepest no possible.
And eventually, as trust matures, many of those "no's" become quiet "yes's" to something greater.
You are no longer merely refusing the lesser, you are now living from the greater.
That, to me, is where courage, trust, and love finally become one reality viewed from three different angles. Courage holds the line,
Trust knows why the line is worth holding, and Love is what lies on the other side of the line, drawing us forward.
I found it thoughtful, beautifully written, and quite ambitious if I may say so.
It weaves together Christian theology, Stoicism, and Hindu philosophy nicely into a unified vision of the spiritual life and I feel it succeeds in many places.
Damn, I love this Deoarture Lounge!
But I also think there is a subtle point where my understanding begins to diverge.
"That trust is itself a kind of love."
Hmmm..
I might reverse the sentence.
Love becomes trust, or,
perfect love flowers into perfect trust?
I would add that in my humble opinion, I feel trust is what makes the deepest no possible.
Eventually, as trust matures, many of those "no's" become quiet "yes's" to something greater.
You are no longer merely refusing the lesser, you are now living from the greater.
That, to me, is where courage, trust, and love finally become one reality viewed from three different angles. Courage holds the line, trust knows why the line is worth holding and finally love is what lies on the other side of the line, drawing us forward.
This writing is for the mind, the eye, the ear, and above all the soul. I appreciate the way you include the Bible and the Gita in your metaphysical writings. This piece is worth many re-readings. Thank you.
Sometimes I embed a hard piece in humour, eg we humans dont actually have that much free will, but we do have some free won’t ! And therein lies the path.
Raising our children, we impose those boundaries on them. Hopefully with constancy and care. As adults we must do this for ourselves.
But what in us discerns there is even a choice? The self that discerns or witnesses this choice is not the same kind or level of self that just blindly follows. Building this “higher awareness “ self is our human work. At first, we can feel quite special doing this. Spiritual pride. (Says one who’s done this 😉). Then we see that we’re all doing this, at different velocities, and the capacity to do so comes not from us. And starts who knows where.
In our current times, where oligarchs have not had a NO in a long time, we can see the damage this causes. Which makes our small daily self discipline even more important; keeping the patterns of our own keel going, embedding this deeply in the grooves of our universal trajectory
Thanks for sharing this!
I thought it was beautifully written and thoughtful.
You weaved together Christian Theology (no expert her by any stretch of the imagination) with a generous helping od Stolcism and a pinch of Hindu Philosophy into a quite impressive unified vision of a spiritual life.
Damn I love the Departure Lounge!
If I was to add anything, it would be in relation to our last discussion on Love and Trust.
The image of the keel in a boat is excellent.
Without a keel, the waves determine your direction.
I agree with almost all of that.
Where I would go one step further is this:
What gives someone the strength to keep saying no?
You called it courage and I would answer trust.
I would add that trust is what makes the deepest no possible.
And eventually, as trust matures, many of those "no's" become quiet "yes's" to something greater.
You are no longer merely refusing the lesser, you are now living from the greater.
That, to me, is where courage, trust, and love finally become one reality viewed from three different angles. Courage holds the line,
Trust knows why the line is worth holding, and Love is what lies on the other side of the line, drawing us forward.
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Wow!
Thank you for sharing this.
I found it thoughtful, beautifully written, and quite ambitious if I may say so.
It weaves together Christian theology, Stoicism, and Hindu philosophy nicely into a unified vision of the spiritual life and I feel it succeeds in many places.
Damn, I love this Deoarture Lounge!
But I also think there is a subtle point where my understanding begins to diverge.
"That trust is itself a kind of love."
Hmmm..
I might reverse the sentence.
Love becomes trust, or,
perfect love flowers into perfect trust?
I would add that in my humble opinion, I feel trust is what makes the deepest no possible.
Eventually, as trust matures, many of those "no's" become quiet "yes's" to something greater.
You are no longer merely refusing the lesser, you are now living from the greater.
That, to me, is where courage, trust, and love finally become one reality viewed from three different angles. Courage holds the line, trust knows why the line is worth holding and finally love is what lies on the other side of the line, drawing us forward.