Big Bear
12-06-2008, 06:19 AM
There is an ancient story about a mendicant that is in search of knowledge.
As typical with such stories he(could be she)finds a gatekeeper to inner knowledge who sends the mendicant on a long journey.
On this journey he/she acquires much knowledge and as typical with these types of stories fighting and strength skills.Many battles are fought and won,many adverse situations are dealt with in a noble fashion.
When the mendicant finally reaches the goal,he/shefinds a book(scroll,or tablet).Obviously he/she is excited.To have gone through so much and now to hold the ultimate in his/her hands.
He/she opens the book to find a reflection of himself(or in some variations empty pages which reflect the same essentially) in the pages-nothing else!
How true to life and the stages of development we go through! I remember as a young man,looking striving,searching for that golden pearl.It took me personally on many strange,and dangerous,and fantastical paths.Gradually,subtely the pyro-technics so eagerly sought seemed to be just another wave of human experience.The technique for strength,or knowledge,or whatever no longer needed to be,'the next-oh you simply must have....'or'yes I must have this in an ever expanding tool box to be listed and categorized',without trully mastering anything.
My path is much simpler now in all realms of human experience.Perhaps,I don't know,maybe I have just become particularly dense? Anyways,refining,refining seems to be my Mantra as of the last several years.
To pick up a book with empty pages can only mean that everything is reflected within.Being such we are very Sacred beings each and everyone of us.The empty page is the page of fullness.It is the page with,'a slight bow to all beings...' including oneself....
have a wonderful day everyone!
peace,
jason
As typical with such stories he(could be she)finds a gatekeeper to inner knowledge who sends the mendicant on a long journey.
On this journey he/she acquires much knowledge and as typical with these types of stories fighting and strength skills.Many battles are fought and won,many adverse situations are dealt with in a noble fashion.
When the mendicant finally reaches the goal,he/shefinds a book(scroll,or tablet).Obviously he/she is excited.To have gone through so much and now to hold the ultimate in his/her hands.
He/she opens the book to find a reflection of himself(or in some variations empty pages which reflect the same essentially) in the pages-nothing else!
How true to life and the stages of development we go through! I remember as a young man,looking striving,searching for that golden pearl.It took me personally on many strange,and dangerous,and fantastical paths.Gradually,subtely the pyro-technics so eagerly sought seemed to be just another wave of human experience.The technique for strength,or knowledge,or whatever no longer needed to be,'the next-oh you simply must have....'or'yes I must have this in an ever expanding tool box to be listed and categorized',without trully mastering anything.
My path is much simpler now in all realms of human experience.Perhaps,I don't know,maybe I have just become particularly dense? Anyways,refining,refining seems to be my Mantra as of the last several years.
To pick up a book with empty pages can only mean that everything is reflected within.Being such we are very Sacred beings each and everyone of us.The empty page is the page of fullness.It is the page with,'a slight bow to all beings...' including oneself....
have a wonderful day everyone!
peace,
jason