tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35079190.post116969401363099930..comments2023-11-03T02:56:24.458-07:00Comments on I Ching for Personal Development: 50 line 3 continued-gener202http://www.blogger.com/profile/07162702963233375862noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35079190.post-1169770907679403252007-01-25T16:21:00.000-08:002007-01-25T16:21:00.000-08:00Hi MichelleThere is some truth to what you say, bu...Hi Michelle<BR/><BR/>There is some truth to what you say, but remember, that is why we are here, to recognize our blindness, and to deal with it. But we cannot do so surface level; we must go into the night, which is our lifetime experience, at which time, due to lack of recognition of our spiritual nature, we bump into unseen trains, which, tragic though it may be, makes us realize we have a blindspot. Experience is the only true teacher. The personal teacher can point you to the way, as a teacher might point to the moon, the pointer, finger, is not the moon, the moon is the moon. The pointer is not the truth, it only points to the truth, that can only be attained through, usually, painful experience. As Sun Tzu said, "Without a body, how can there be any sorrow?" Yes, we do have to give up, but not in frustration, then we just lose the opportunity, as a rule. We give up because we recognize the needlessness in the struggle, to let go and let God. It is not the giving up that leads to enlightenment, it is the letting go of that which we are attached to, as we discussed before, the monkey with its hand in the cookie jar, cannot get its hand out because it will not let go of the cookie. I hope to have a series soon, about the prodigal son, which is at least somewhat related to this topic.<BR/><BR/>Genegener202https://www.blogger.com/profile/07162702963233375862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35079190.post-1169696714475675542007-01-24T19:45:00.000-08:002007-01-24T19:45:00.000-08:00Could it be said, then, that blindness is a form o...Could it be said, then, that blindness is a form of closed-mindedness over which we have no control on a logical level? It does seem as though we struggle to know the truth, only to give up in frustration, and that's when the "Ah-ha!" moment strikes.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465759174424360891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35079190.post-1169696604374634552007-01-24T19:49:00.000-08:002007-01-24T19:49:00.000-08:00Could it be said, then, that blindness is a form o...Could it be said, then, that blindness is a form of closed-mindedness over which we have no control on a logical level? It does seem as though we struggle to know the truth, only to give up in frustration, and that's when the "Ah-ha!" moment strikes.Michelle Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675115550511773648noreply@blogger.com