The illusion of the seventh veil was that you could get somebody else to do it for you. To think for you. To hang on your cross. The priest, rabbi, the imam, the swami, the philosophical novelist were, at best, traffic cops. They might direct you through a busy intersection, but they’re not about to follow you home and park your car.
Even though the mind of humanity is ultimately one mind, still, each and every single individual has to establish his or her own special, personal, particular, unique, direct, one-on-one, hands-on relationship with reality, with the universe, and with the Divine. It might be complicated, it might be a pain in ass, it might be, most of all, lonely, but that was the bottom line.
Instead, it needs to be recognized that the shedding of seven veils, even those strategically placed, is not a strip tease, but rather a letting go of outdated baggage. To find sexual stimulation is to admit to being so sexually deprived and/or prudish as to find the nude body of a marble classic sculpture unaccountably arousing. Get over it.
The more relevant “dance” is seeing through the veils and the illusions that separate us from knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. The dropping of the veils one at a time is merely a device in which we can focus on different aspects of the overall illusions and weird, of which we would otherwise be blissfully ignorant.
This is especially important in terms of our world and society quite possibly making its own descent into Hades -- a scenario mentioned in the. Apparently, for whatever aim or purpose we may as a collective have unwittingly leaped, we seem to be barreling down a road with some fascinating speed bumps and other “traffic calming devices”.
The more relevant “dance” is seeing through the veils and the illusions that separate us from knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. The dropping of the veils one at a time is merely a device in which we can focus on different aspects of the overall illusions and weird, of which we would otherwise be blissfully ignorant.
This is especially important in terms of our world and society quite possibly making its own descent into Hades -- a scenario mentioned in the. Apparently, for whatever aim or purpose we may as a collective have unwittingly leaped, we seem to be barreling down a road with some fascinating speed bumps and other “traffic calming devices”.
Was there a more difficult lesson for a human being to learn, a paradox harder to accept? Even though the great emotions, the great truths, were universal; even though the mind of humanity was ultimately one mind, still, each and every single individual had to establish his or her own special, personal, particular, unique, direct, one-on-one, hands-on relationship with reality, with the universe, with the Divine. It might be complicated, it might be a pain in the ass, it might be most of all, lonley- but it was the bottom line
That's Deep, Really Deep!
ReplyDeleteBottom line...All is One.
ReplyDeletePulling back the Veil while playing the Game of Illusion. The Divine experiencing it all through our choices. We have Free Will. Choose wisely.