Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00353)

Responding to Kym

>I prefer viewing spirituality in "action."  .... Well, to me,
>"spirituality is as spirituality does."  Words are abundant and can easily
>be masked to hide a hardened heart, however, most humans have a more
>difficult time hiding such a hardened heart when it comes to their actions;
>a person's actions will eventually reveal what it is they really believe
>and think.  Those humans who believe in Compassion and then actually live
>and practice it, are to me, the greatest Teachers and Inspirers.

A heart-felt yes, to all that, Kym.

It is in doing something that the spiritual impulse is complete in its
outworking - a sign that our consciousness system or being-space, so to
speak,  is integrated enough and has sufficiently clear pathways between
the different levels for the impulse to reach the most concrete levels of
reality.

Words, of course, are not necessarily excluded from being the appropriate
action at times.

>With all science has discovered about the human mind and its frailties (and
>its powers), any visions or "voices" I perceived would immediately be
>subject to my personal doubt and scrutiny.

And long may we all keep scrutiny and non-destructive doubt alive, in their
right places and proportions. They are essential, IMO, to preserving our
intellectual integrity when other pathways of knowing are beginning to stir
within.

The balance between clarity of concept and a fluid openness, appreciation
of the old and willingness to encounter the new, certainty and conscious
acknowledgement of ignorance, is a bit tricky but is a totally achievable
goal. Some are nearer to it than others, of course ... :-)

Best wishes

Murray