"The individual self is nothing else in essence than universal soul...Human beings all are as head, trunk and legs unto one another." (Hindu scripture, taken from Brian Weiss).
St Paul also spoke of the Christian community as being 'one being in Christ,' the head, trunk, legs and so on. And of course, John Dunn in his famous poem tells us that no man is an island - that whatever happens to one happens to another. This means that we are all hurt by the hurt given and felt by others - but also are helped by the love and grace received and given by others.
It has often been said that the mystic in his little cabin, or the monk in his monastery, (if he is genuine) has greater positive effect on human kind than do those who physically help others. This does not make sense until one understands that there is only one body of humanity, and that the opening up to spirit of one opens all to some degree to spirit. Since we are talking of spiritual things, then the monk indeed would have greater effect on our lives than the man passing out bread. It is only in this way that we can understand this, but then again, that has always been the spiritual perspective, one that has been for and from all ages. It is part of that greater truth that so many seek, but fail to find because it is not of our smaller perspective. And that is the desert that we must all cross. FK
[Note: I will be taking a holiday from this blog for the next week or two. Summer, its fine breeze and living light, is at last here!]
St Paul also spoke of the Christian community as being 'one being in Christ,' the head, trunk, legs and so on. And of course, John Dunn in his famous poem tells us that no man is an island - that whatever happens to one happens to another. This means that we are all hurt by the hurt given and felt by others - but also are helped by the love and grace received and given by others.
It has often been said that the mystic in his little cabin, or the monk in his monastery, (if he is genuine) has greater positive effect on human kind than do those who physically help others. This does not make sense until one understands that there is only one body of humanity, and that the opening up to spirit of one opens all to some degree to spirit. Since we are talking of spiritual things, then the monk indeed would have greater effect on our lives than the man passing out bread. It is only in this way that we can understand this, but then again, that has always been the spiritual perspective, one that has been for and from all ages. It is part of that greater truth that so many seek, but fail to find because it is not of our smaller perspective. And that is the desert that we must all cross. FK
[Note: I will be taking a holiday from this blog for the next week or two. Summer, its fine breeze and living light, is at last here!]
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