Embracing Dragons

On ancient maps when cartographers would reach the end of what was known they would often write “There Be Dragons” to denote the unknown existing beyond the edges of the known, fear inculcated as fact. Being a metaphysician, I find that margin note quite appropriate when embarking on any attempt to teach spiritual truth and principles. With thousands of different Christian Churches, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and God only knows how many other religions big and small believing in all manner of things, many of whom claiming they are the only, one true path or church, the appearance of dragons on this subject is guaranteed.  

Of course we should stay open to all teachers; the mistake is when we make them “sacred cows”, placing them on metaphysical pedestals, beyond question or error.

To be clear: we will have many teachers in the course of our spiritual awakening. We learn from them, but remembering in God’s eyes all are equal, student and teacher, and when we are called on to teach, and we will be, we rejoice. All that is required to become enlightened is an open mind and heart, coupled with a willingness to serve a greater destiny than our limited (secular) imagination can conceive. So, listen to opposing viewpoints and engage in constructive dialogue where appropriate, be very wary of dragons here though and never argue with a closed mind, leave them gently with a silent prayer and filter everything through Spiritual Truth, as you understand it, for we have ceased fighting everything and everyone and love is the weapon we employ when encountering dragons.

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A Great Grand Secret Of The Universe

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A Great Grand Secret Of The Universe

We all know someone, might even be someone we see in the mirror daily, who has a shelf full of self help and spiritual books. Now, they probably have all been read, at least once, after which they took a place of pride on the shelf with all the others. Now being a spiritual guru, enlightened being, Zen master, world class pistol shot and just a peach of a guy, I will now impart to you one of the great grand secrets of the universe. Ready: (drum roll).....Gremlins. Here, I can prove it, pick up any spiritual book that touched you in the past, open it at random and start reading. Read a page or two. Go ahead, I’ll wait………………Pretty amazing huh. How could you have missed that the first time? Yup, gremlins. When we are not looking they add new insights that reflect our ever increasing level of spiritual understanding. The lesson is simple, we need to stop looking for answers, we already have them. So study what has already touched you for it touched you for a reason. Studying what has sung to us in the past we are amazed that no matter how many times we may have read it, those darn gremlins have got in there and a deeper meaning has surfaced. This isn’t to say that nothing new can come along, but first we must set our foundation deep by focusing on basic truths, revisiting the roots of our belief regularly, observing how the gremlins have brought new luster to that which we thought we knew and understood. Aren’t secrets cool. Gremlins, who knew?

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