03-30-2010, 11:40 PM
I would like to thank everyone for their kind words, I really do appreciate it, and in some cases, even moved to tears. It is late, but I did want to say that something struck out at me really loud, and I really felt I needed to hear this:
from the following link:
http://www.llresearch.org/transcripts/is..._0106.aspx
"This instrument said earlier that faith is not faith in anything. Faith is the trust, without any proof or supporting evidence, that all is well and that all will be well. And this is the surrender that is demanded on the inner path. It is faith stripped of dogma. It is faith not in, but simple faith. It is that faith that leads one to leap into mid-air as the Fool, not seeing the safety net, not seeing the next step, not knowing the answers, and yet being willing to act as if all were well by faith. It is a frightening concept when thought about without the activity of the self as a living being. And if thought about it will often bring that living self to a state of paralysis."
The above highlighted portion just reached out and grabbed me, and I knew this is what I needed, just one of those things one knows one needs. I just feel this sits as the arbiter between me and my self, as Q'uo put it, the inner and outer paths.
I don't expect any magic bullets, but this gives me an arrow, a direction, a starting point. I would also like to say thank you for pointing out the Unitarian Universalists. There is a congregation not far from where I live. I would like to continue exploring spiritual values with out the need of the outer path necessities, and from what I have read, they appear to provide the environment in which to do so. The interesting thing they have listed for this Sunday's service is their intent to state their purpose and mission, so a wonderful time to try something new there.
Thank you from my heart.
from the following link:
http://www.llresearch.org/transcripts/is..._0106.aspx
"This instrument said earlier that faith is not faith in anything. Faith is the trust, without any proof or supporting evidence, that all is well and that all will be well. And this is the surrender that is demanded on the inner path. It is faith stripped of dogma. It is faith not in, but simple faith. It is that faith that leads one to leap into mid-air as the Fool, not seeing the safety net, not seeing the next step, not knowing the answers, and yet being willing to act as if all were well by faith. It is a frightening concept when thought about without the activity of the self as a living being. And if thought about it will often bring that living self to a state of paralysis."
The above highlighted portion just reached out and grabbed me, and I knew this is what I needed, just one of those things one knows one needs. I just feel this sits as the arbiter between me and my self, as Q'uo put it, the inner and outer paths.
I don't expect any magic bullets, but this gives me an arrow, a direction, a starting point. I would also like to say thank you for pointing out the Unitarian Universalists. There is a congregation not far from where I live. I would like to continue exploring spiritual values with out the need of the outer path necessities, and from what I have read, they appear to provide the environment in which to do so. The interesting thing they have listed for this Sunday's service is their intent to state their purpose and mission, so a wonderful time to try something new there.
Thank you from my heart.