Thursday, March 16, 2006

enlightenment, my favorite.

there are many different ways of thinking of enlightenment. in the occult traditions enlightenment refers to a nameless infinite state of expansion into everything at once. being at one with all. some refer to the one thing as the universe or the void. in the west we view enlightenment as knowledge, insight and named and controled things and processes.
i prefer the former description because it feels good.
the western view considers this to be a cop out. doing things just because they feel good doesn`t make sense.
who says it has to make sense?
science is the age of reason.......but are we happy in our reason?
there are those obsessed with naming things and processes and measuring and probing and experimenting. all in the search for enlightenment.
i prefer to sit back and expand out into the far reaches of the universe and laugh.
don`t get me wrong. science and technology are great. the device i`m typing on is a miracle. but it is nothing compared to the smile of another or the playing of a kitten in a sunbeam or sudden want to jump and run..........and laugh.
at one with the universe.
once you go all the way out as far as it is possible to go........and you turn and look back, the fussing and measuring and arguing seem so sensless and silly.

3 comments:

Dr.Alistair said...

we have the choice to focus on and amplify whichever feelings we choose. as we practice meditative focus, we gain more ability to do this. it is the witnessing of the processing of our feelings that give us a detached perspective. the more that the ego floats to the periphery of our consciousness the less we react to uncomfortable feelings and put energy into the loving and nuturing.

Dr.Alistair said...

i am reading einstien`s unfinished symphony by marcia barusiak, a hystory of hypnotism by derek forest and aliester crowley and the ouija board by j. edward cornelius. these are only a short list of books that i`m reading and re-reading. there are aound a hundred or so titles that i re-visit occasionally as reference to wherever i am heading in thought and developement. i`m also forcing myself back to painting again. i did apreliminary scetch for a painting of birch trees based on a photo that i posted recently. i will post the sketch when i get a moment. i am meditating on the colour aspect in preparation for painting.

Dr.Alistair said...

yes. coincedence has always fascinated me. my view is that concedences are signposts on the right road.