Comments on: Reorientation http://www.silentmusings.com/2009/03/reorientation/ Inquiries into the Truth about life, love, spiritual cultivation, and whatever else Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mike http://www.silentmusings.com/2009/03/reorientation/#comment-75 Mike Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:55:35 +0000 http://www.silentmusings.com/?p=563#comment-75 Eric, Thanks for the comment, very apropos. Indeed, it is all center, edge, and every other "part". Eric,

Thanks for the comment, very apropos. Indeed, it is all center, edge, and every other “part”.

]]> By: Eric http://www.silentmusings.com/2009/03/reorientation/#comment-74 Eric Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:30:19 +0000 http://www.silentmusings.com/?p=563#comment-74 Your essay reminds me of a wonderful conversation about metaphysics and our spiritual nature I had with a truck driver. As he was leaving his parting question was "Why is it so hard to find the center?" I answered "Because it's all center." Perhaps just as appropriate a response would have been " Because you ARE the center." The idea that we need some extraneous concept to tether ourselves to, be it an ideological, spiritual or even scientific belief is deeply ingrained in us. The very notion of letting these cornerstones of our ego structure go is terrifying, and yet, ultimately liberating once accomplished. Thanks for a great essay. Peace. Your essay reminds me of a wonderful conversation about metaphysics and our spiritual nature I had with a truck driver. As he was leaving his parting question was “Why is it so hard to find the center?” I answered “Because it’s all center.”

Perhaps just as appropriate a response would have been ”
Because you ARE the center.”

The idea that we need some extraneous concept to tether ourselves to, be it an ideological, spiritual or even scientific belief is deeply ingrained in us. The very notion of letting these cornerstones of our ego structure go is terrifying, and yet, ultimately liberating once accomplished.

Thanks for a great essay. Peace.

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