It's true (if this is news to anyone) that I'm a different breed of opportunist. I do have worldly concerns reflecting my impulses and personal obligations to others: but my focus is directed toward what appears to be less material means and modes of realizing my own potential. If I have learned and discovered one thing thru my experiences that has shaken all of my beliefs, it is that the idea of an individual soul for each human being is an illusion.
This is not to say that there aren't forms of being we can closely identify with our common understanding of soul. It is simply that our outward forms are a display of the interaction and inter-relation of these of these soul forms.
At their root these are distinct only at a level which borders formlessness. In our limited view of them we can identify them as potential conscious energies with a small number of basic attributes.
Regardless of any worldly religious view, real spiritual evolution is a choice/chance based proposition enabling one of these forms to transform an individual human life into a direct conduit for the living heart and essence of its consciousness.
It truly is the only other game in town.
The expression "game in town" is used here to distinguish between how our collective evolution remains extremely compromised by our individual focus on secondary phenomena,instead of its motivating factors.
The tendency has been to recirculate indirectly received bundles of energies, a form that is more like a by-product or waste product than anything else.
Each individual human represents an evolving possibility for the expression of being. It is in the allowance of an individual to make this shift which represents our collective progress in the fulfillment of a single life's purpose.
It is remarkable in the fact that even though distinct soul forms are quite manifold in number and are themselves evolving, it's remarkable that among us they are shared,and shared because that's the way of it all.
Eyes open,eyes closed (I prefer eyes open) it's miraculous,fully alive and the trip of a lifetime. Eyes open,eyes closed (You know my preference) if you aren't doing this ,in some form, things are more screwed up somewhere than they could otherwise be.
The blame, if there is any falls evenly,a share to each plate.
On the upside there are really no lines, just the time for journeying in this way.
The best anyone can do is keep the vibe going when it's possible, it does matter what you do, but matters more how you do it.
Well that's my vote in a nut shell, see you all at the polls.
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"It does matter what you do, but matters more how you do it."
I'm surprised to hear you make such a distinction, because, of all the people I know, you seem most likely to identify the interpenetrating of the what and how, and show the ways in which they're ultimately indistinguishable.
Let's take three examples of stuff we do and see how this plays out.
Voting. I've always found it a little odd when Rock The Vote people simply encourage voting, instead of advocating for a particular issue or candidate. The idea, apparently, is that participating in the process has primacy over the end result. In a democracy, this may be true, that the WHAT is the main thing. But I've always thought that HOW you vote should reflect what you really believe--that if you're not expressing your beliefs or values or some essential something through your vote, it's an empty exercise. Then again, maybe the simple expression of belonging to a democratic society is enough. This one seems like a toss-up. I wonder if they all will be.
Recycling. It matters that we do it. We save tons of resources, cut pollution, take responsibility for our consumption, etc. It also matters how we do it. Best not to load the cans and bottles into a big-ass SUV and drive at high speed to a recycling center miles and miles away. It's possible to negate much of the environmental gain, even if your heart is generally in the right place. But I'm reluctant to give the edge to the HOW here. I just think everybody should be recycling, even if they do it stupidly, because recycling educates you, and sooner or later, you're going to get smarter about it.
Fucking. OK, point taken. You win. And if we pay attention to how we do it, we all win.
Dear James, I'm glad you noticed one of the weakest phrases of the vote post. I'm also excited to find a legit "exclaimation" capping off your summary. I'll see your F-word and raise you ten thousand
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One of my after thoughts on the piece had to do with its value as a commentary on religion/spirituality/world view and its possible political influence.
Imagine for example as the post suggests, that one no longer could see ones self as central to actual identity. The game and the stakes become different when self is simply an enabling factor toward a greater reality.
I'll try and put together a clearer representation of this in another post. Thanks for not leaving me so lonely out here.
Your friend Scotland
Dear James, I'm glad you noticed one of the weakest phrases of the vote post. I'm also excited to find a legit "exclaimation" capping off your summary. I'll see your F-word and raise you ten thousand
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One of my after thoughts on the piece had to do with its value as a commentary on religion/spirituality/world view and its possible political influence.
Imagine for example as the post suggests, that one no longer could see ones self as central to actual identity. The game and the stakes become different when self is simply an enabling factor toward a greater reality.
I'll try and put together a clearer representation of this in another post. Thanks for not leaving me so lonely out here.
Your friend Scotland
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