Is There a Map?
It’s hard. Spirituality is hard, gaining knowledge is hard, expanding the borders of your mind, finding out previous beliefs don’t quite work anymore…it’s can be quite hard.
Yes, you can find guides and gurus, but in today’s world, it’s not always easy to find a person who hasn’t or won’t take advantage of their power of authority as a guide or guru. It’s not easy to find groups without an alternative goal – usually money. It’s also not easy to find unbiased information.
So the simple answer to the question above is ‘no’. There is no map, no magic pill, no mystical wonderful thing that is going to give you all the answers. As many people have said thousands of times in many ways, it’s not the destination but the journey that is important.
Other people will feel differently, but I believe the best path to spirituality is knowledge.
As I have said before, the less knowledge you have, the easier you are to control. Blind faith and belief, while seemingly admirable to some, is not actually a good thing.
We live in a world that is composed a good part of people who feel if things don’t effect them directly, then they don’t have to do anything about it. It’s not surprising that, at the same time, people are searching for more meaning and purpose in their lives.
It’s not going to be easy, but wanting more is the first step.
Go out and find things out for yourself. You might find wonderful things.
But don’t take my word for it.
March 2nd, 2008 at 7:35 pm
This, so far, has been your best post….
Small warning, though…..IGNORANCE is STRENGTH……
Spritualists are some of the most ignorant, therefore, they have personal strength that trancends logical observations…..
Is there a map?….YES….you make it….but like all maps, it’s entirely SUBJECTIVE.
Renounce your spiritaul silliness…
Believe in YOU….
March 2nd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Thank you. This post embodies what I am trying to say - no one holds the answers but you, so it is your responsibility to find the knowledge you seek.
March 3rd, 2008 at 1:43 am
Good one Aura!…turned my neg comment into a positive!…
I like your style!
March 3rd, 2008 at 5:45 am
Remnants of a formerly optimistic view, I’m afraid.