--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am campaigning for the small self! Defending it. Appreciating it. > Loving it (when no one is looking). For everyone who is going on to > cosmic Selves, good for you. But don't forget to dance with the one > who brought ya to the dance in the first place, just because you just > met someone hotter who leaned in during the slow song with a > deliciously well aimed knee. Get your ego some punch, make sure she > is chatting comfortably with friends then take Miss "vertical lap > dance" into the lady's room stall and do the "right" thing. (In case I > have lost the reader Miss. "vertical lap dance" represents the > cherished goal of spiritual traditions, the infinite Self.) > > "self" knowledge is a beautiful thing.
Yes, you bring up a key point-- settling for less, or just focusing on the Cosmic are both poor examples of our complete integration. What you are describing was exactly what I went through, and continue to, to EARN my enlightenment. Anyone can experience enlightenment in a box-- in other words, experience the full sense of Cosmic expansion and bliss, away from everything else-- it was all the rage a few years ago, with people immersing themselves in sensory deprivation tanks, and reporting these wonderful spiritual experiences. And that is great for the inner portion of life. However, we all have lived that experience where the inside is full, and yet on the outside all we see is lack, all the problems, "out there". You bring up a great point, that unless the inner and outer are both experienced in the same acceptance and fullness, there is lot left to desire. It is only when I beagn to fearfully explore all of what life had to offer that I have really learned what life is all about.:-)
