Guest guest Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Hello again! Here are the paragraphs I promised, along with a link to the entire essay. Enjoy!Two Realities6/22/07Consider these two statements: 1. There is much wrong with the world. 2. The world is perfect as it is. Which one is true? Are they mutually exclusive, or is there common ground between them? Many people consider one to be true and the other to be false, or one to be true at one time in their life and another to be true at another time (maybe even in the same day!). Few people consider that both might be accurate descriptions of Reality—and not contradictory statements. One hallmark of Truth is that different aspects of it can appear to be contradictory. This tendency is an example of the paradoxical nature of Life. In reality, both of the statements above are true. Here's why:http://blog.myspace.com/revspiritSteve <revspirit wrote: Hello! My name is Steve and I'm here to contribute on occasion, time and space permitting. I write frequently on metaphysical topics. I also love to learn (which is how I got here!), so I'd enjoy reading and learning from other people's posts, too."Our experiences are what we are. Not only do they affect who we are, but they proceed from us. Our mindset drives our experiences as we are reflected back to ourselves in the events and relationships that comprise our human existence."--from the new book Revolutionary Spirituality: Awakening to Your True Self by Steven E. Baxter Get it now on Amazon.com! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Nisargadatta , " Steven E. Baxter " <revspirit wrote: > > Hello again! > > Here are the paragraphs I promised, along with a link to the entire essay. Enjoy! > > Two Realities > 6/22/07 > > Consider these two statements: > > 1. There is much wrong with the world. > > 2. The world is perfect as it is. > > Which one is true? Are they mutually exclusive, or is there common ground between them? Many people consider one to be true and the other to be false, or one to be true at one time in their life and another to be true at another time (maybe even in the same day!). Few people consider that both might be accurate descriptions of Reality—and not contradictory statements. > > One hallmark of Truth is that different aspects of it can appear to be contradictory. This tendency is an example of the paradoxical nature of Life. In reality, both of the statements above are true. Here's why: > > http://blog.myspace.com/revspirit > > Steve <revspirit wrote: Hello! > > My name is Steve and I'm here to contribute on occasion, time and > space permitting. I write frequently on metaphysical topics. I also > love to learn (which is how I got here!), so I'd enjoy reading and > learning from other people's posts, too. " Our experiences are what we are. Not only do they affect who we are, but they proceed from us. Our mindset drives our experiences as we are reflected back to ourselves in the events and relationships that comprise our human existence. " > > --from the new book Revolutionary Spirituality: Awakening to Your True Self by Steven E. Baxter > > Get it now on Amazon.com! > I wish I understood the above paragraph. Sounds like something I have heard before.My feeling is:there is a pain in the ass hidden in there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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