Guest guest Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 sorry, guys, i promise this is the last piece of mail i'll bulk up your boxes with! i was wondering if anyone in the group was also Wiccan (or just Pagan), or what anyone thought of combining the two lifestyles together- do they compliment eachother, or do they conflict? -Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Hi Lisa, I've been practicing KY for 3 and a half years now, and have always had an interest in many spiritual paths, particularly anything involving nature, being outside, things that help us to find our inspiration, that vital sense, of being alive and really living and feeling, I guess what we call 'wahe guru' in KY. I myself continue to study KY and am also going to be taking a course in Druidry, later this year, Englands native spirituality. As for whether different paths compliment or conflict with each other, that's a tricky one, and something I've been feeling out for about a year now, so am interested to hear what anyone else has to imput or share on this. Two very wise teachers that I have studied with, one a Buddhist nun, another a Raj Yogi, both told me to be ware of 'WINDOW SHOPPING' between the different spiritual paths, i.e. spending our lives going around 'checking out' and dabbling in different things, but never really committing to anything, never staying with one path long enough that you can go really deeply to the essence of the practice. I understand what they meant, and feel that it's ok to window shop until you find what is right for you, but that if you really want to have an experience of any path you have to stay with it and not flit around. You are bound to come to a time when you are faced with challenges brought up by your practice (whatever that practice be), and I've witnessed it in myself, that temptation that when one thing gets difficult, just put it down, and search around for something that allows me to be distracted from the challenge, another path, an 'easier path'. Hm. However I continue to study KY and also be interested in the essence behind pagan paths, but not with the superficial, rather ego- stroking, neo-culture that has developed around them. Magpie? Fancy adding anything here? I'm not sure if this is a taboo subject or an off-list discussion point, if so, Gordon please advise, and Lisa I'd be very interested to chat more off line. Sat Nam, Peace and bright blessings to all, Krishan Shiva Kaur Kundaliniyoga, dipsuki666@a... wrote: > sorry, guys, i promise this is the last piece of mail i'll bulk up your boxes > with! > > i was wondering if anyone in the group was also Wiccan (or just Pagan), or > what anyone thought of combining the two lifestyles together- do they > compliment eachother, or do they conflict? > > -Lisa > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Quoting Krishan Shiva Kaur <krishanshivakaur: Lisa, Krishan Shiva Kaur et al, > I understand what they meant, and feel that it's ok to window shop > until you find what is right for you, but that if you really want to > have an experience of any path you have to stay with it and not flit > around. > > You are bound to come to a time when you are faced with challenges > brought up by your practice (whatever that practice be), and I've > witnessed it in myself, that temptation that when one thing gets > difficult, just put it down, and search around for something that > allows me to be distracted from the challenge, another path, > an 'easier path'. > > Hm. However I continue to study KY and also be interested in the > essence behind pagan paths, but not with the superficial, rather ego- > stroking, neo-culture that has developed around them. > > Magpie? Fancy adding anything here? Sure. Not only is 'window shopping' an acceptable thing, to an extent it's essential. There are two issues at play here: Attachment and Commitment. On the one hand, does one throw one's self into their current practice whole heartedly, devotedly, and vow never to look into another spiritual practice? Does one devote one's self to the community inherent in their current practice, because it's "what I do", regardless of the actual benefits one may or may not be getting from it? (Attachment) Or does one learn and learn and learn about as many different spiritual paths as one can before deciding to commit to a practice (Commitment, or rather, lack thereof)? As with everything, I'd advise a sense of balance. Different paths/traditions can and do offer different things. Different skills. Different side effects, illusions, entanglements, and distractions. But at the root of it, they all really aim for the same thing; the dissolution of the Ego, and the Realisation of the (Higher) Self. The Pagan traditions as we see them today are still sapling, still young, and as a result are still finding their roots and their grounding. They don't have the sense of tradition that surrounds a tradition such as KY, they don't have teachers who can be trusted implicitly, or proven techniques. It's a bit of a hit and miss affair as to who you choose to listen to, and a lot of people *are* still caught up in the Ego-stroking and the distraction. In that sense, I'd recommend that one stays VERY clear in remembering the reasons you were attracted to a particular tradition in the first place. Stay focussed on your own Self's Higher Goals, and examine your own motivations thoroughly. The thing is, if you do commit to any path (any at all) and choose to do this whole thing properly, it ain't gonna be easy. But that's what you choose It's sure worth it, though. Blessings, - Magpie /|\ ------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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