Moderation
posted by Benjaminsk | November 27, 2009
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IcerocketModeration. Something that I find so incredibly important. When I encountered my first bout of enlightenment I felt like it was a shotgun burst...but in reality is was more of a burst of light. In this burst of light I understood everything there was to know. But in reality the burst of light was just that, a burst of light. The darkness follows soon after. There is nothing wrong with this. I feel like this "ideal" light that I have seen is just that..."Ideal." But I believe that we shall never reach our ideals. We have to meet our ideals and our realities halfway. We must realize that what we aspire to be and what we are will never be in perfect harmony. We have to exist in a medium of idealism and realism.
I feel lost so often...I feel like I don't understand everything. But I think that is the point. We shall never be perfectly enlightened. We shall never be in perfect harmony. We have to try and find the harmony of our ideals and our realities. We as humans are so wonderfully imperfect, and I hope we remain that way. We are in constant evolution...and we are never truly evolved or perfect. What I believe we need to do is simply find a medium...a moderation in our life. We need to just accept things and move forward. Just a thought I had...
realize and rationalize my friends.
TRY my friends...
we should be friends to all...no matter what our dogmas.
Love to all.
Comments
tyler durden
— Nov 27, 2009
May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect
This leads to personal stagnation
""Your belief systems limit your reality to a sub-set of the solution space that does not contain the answer.""
I don't subscribe to that.
— Nov 27, 2009
I don't subscribe to that. Maybe it's because I'm a realist and somewhat of a cynic. Honestly, we are all humans. All of us, as humans, have wonderful potential for understanding and expanding consciousness. We also have a slew of human flaws (which can actually be wonderful if you ask me). We have to come to terms with both and find a balance. This a personal journey where we can't see our ultimate destination, but merely the road directly in front of us. I would be lying to myself if I said I am at my destination (some form of ultimate enlightenment, I'm sure), when I am still on the road. This is an ever-changing, ever-evolving, winding road. You have to roll with the punches, and I believe that means being a realist and coming to terms with what actually is, and not just what I want to aspire to. This is an evolution, not a revolution.
That's just me though.
Self fufilled prophecies and Projections
— Nov 27, 2009
I've been saying this for the past two weeks, though very cliche it is very true
" Success is a journey, not a destination." I've been thinking about our evolution in elightenment as of late and I feel that is true pertaining to our over all enlightenment.
Even though we may or may not ever reach complete and full enlightenment doesn't mean it was unimportant or undervalued. Rather, I like to think of the greatest part of it is in the journey itself. The fact that we have reached enlightenment in our lives at all is a big accomplishment in my view. Of course we can evolve and try to perfect it as much as possible but it is still better than not reaching it at all.
With this being said, I also feel we should not condem or judge others for not reaching enlightenment in their own personal lives because that is taking our own personal enlightenment off of balance, AS WELL as **projecting** those people to NOT be enlightened in their life.
On the Path, I do have to agree with you that whatever you believe to be true will BE true. Self-fufilled-prophecies in my opinion. But just because I believe something, does not mean it is the ultimate truth for everyone else.
I also feel that if you believe you're a realist and therefore you must believe you are not fully enlightened *limits* your elightenment. I hope this makes sense, It sounds like it does to me Haha.
Namaste,
Alex
Maybe my language wasn't
— Nov 28, 2009
Maybe my language wasn't perfect for the idea I was trying to convey. I'm not saying that I will never reach peak enlightenment, but rather I'm not there yet, and I don't think anybody is there yet (just my opinion). I think some people kid themselves into being too idealistic sometimes. And rather than my realistic tendencies limiting how enlightened I may become, they actually make my journey more fulfilling and complete...for me anyway. That's the kicker in this whole thing, that our own personal journeys are just that- personal. I find my own sort of inner peace by being moderate and grounded, and it totally works for me. Some people feel better with their head more in the clouds, and that's cool too. My approach may be more worldly and cynical, but it is what feels right to me, and it is what helps me through the day most.
Belief systems
— Dec 10, 2009
As from a previous post;
"Your belief systems limit your reality to a sub-set of the solution space that does not contain the answer."
I do not know what enlightenment is, and even if I did know, most probably it would be impossible to put across using our current language.
No doubt we are human with human impulses and desires but enlightenment hints at the idea we are much more than just human. The theory is that the wrong identification with the body causes bondage. Hence, all we have to do is change our perspective.
You are not your thoughts, belief systems or any other artifact which makes up you persona.
While this is all nice the day-to-day reality is off-course hard work.
