There is an appearance of multiplicity. But behind the appearance are clues pointing to oneness. . .

Friday, November 30, 2007

Spiritual versus non-spiritual

The central claim of mysticism from every tradition is that a complete, whole, and flawless reality underlies and creates the more obvious and apparent concrete and dualistic world.

If this claim is actually true, and not simply a nice-sounding namby-pamby bullshit platitude, then clearly that reality of Wholeness and Perfection underlying existence is always present and is not limited to certain times, places and activities that the mind accepts and judges as "good".

This means that all dualistic value judgments over which occupations, which people, and which moments in life are spiritual and which are lacking in spirit, are simply a slightly more subtle form or manifestation of materialism. True spirituality is timeless, non-dualistic, universal, and always present right now, regardless of whatever mind-labelled judgments are made against what is happening.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

M.C.

Very nicely said. Thanks for your site!


love
randall

Anonymous said...

Appreciate the kind remarks, Randall. You have some great stuff over at you are dreaming

Unknown said...

So true M.C. And coming to know that without a doubt is the fire that will burn away all that is false until nothing is left bu truth.

Thanks, Sal

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