PSK , there is no 'us' but only He. That's my view-point. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:09 AM, pol.science kid <[email protected]>wrote:
> now.. i was thinking.. by the inner you.. do you by any chance mean the > 'us' we are not really aware of..kind of like the subconcious you...and by > the outer you do you mean the face we show to the world..figuratively...for > my part i am aware of 3 "me's"...the outer me..who plays the role in the > world..responds and acts according to situation..the inner me..or my > thoughts and my experience ... and further back ..the self in the > shadows..which knows and has all the answers..but i dare not bring this self > to the fore..because i am aware that it will shatter the self-image my inner > self has created of me..its mostly fear of the unknown..and the > consequences..(conquering yourself is the most difficult thing i think)..but > it watches from behind nevertheless..and you are aware of it..perhaps there > are infinite layers..which reveal themselves as you grow... if any of > this makes sense..... > > > On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There is a pattern in life that goes like this: if we are confronted >> with a problem, want to know ourselves, or are looking for particular >> meaning in life – and we take this into the contemplative space, hold >> the question in our mind, dwell on it before sleep each night – >> however we ask and continue to ask in silence - the answers to our >> questions will eventually come to us. This pattern is age old, found >> in ancient texts such as the bible “ask and ye shall receive, knock >> and the door shall be opened to you,” Luke 11:9 >> >> "We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all >> time have gone before us - the labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have >> only to follow the thread of the hero path, and where we had thought >> to find an abomination, we shall find a god; where we had thought to >> slay another, we shall slay ourselves; where we had thought to travel >> outward, we shall come to the center of our own existence. And where >> we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world." Joseph >> Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces >> >> I find these answers can come from anywhere, and often the most >> unexpected places: a spam email, a Facebook post, a passing remark >> from a stranger, and intimate disclosure from a loved one. Whatever >> the source, the act of recognizing the answers we are given is >> recognition of enduring fulfillment. We are recognizing spirit in >> action, energy in motion, Divine Action. It can all occur in silence >> within us, or be expressed in creativity, but it is always the >> realization of the inner you. And in this kind of heroic discovery >> you find that this inner you in fact is what governs your outer you. >> >> What do YOU think? >> > > > > -- > \--/ Peace >
