Have you ever noticed that every time you learn something new, you blind yourself a little? As soon as you are enlightened about a subject, it gets placed inside a box. Every philosophy offers a unique perspective. Christianity, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Shamanism are all different ways of looking at the world; but they are also different boxes that people use to hide themselves within. Some boxes are more comfortable than others, but they are all still boxes.
Mystics tell us that all learning is from within. Does that mean that outside world has nothing to teach you? The answer is no...and yes.
Yes, the answers are inside every one of us, but sometimes they need to be sparked. The answers inside us are like tiny tinders waiting for a lighter, which can be anything or anyone who inspires us. However, once the tinders are lighted, you extinguish the lighter. Once you have learned something new, you must forget what you just learned.
Once the tinders are sparked, the lighter has done its job. You continue to keep the fire going by adding more tinders, or more inspirations from within yourself. You don't keep the fire going by keeping the lighter on. The source of inspiration may have been started by something outside of yourself in the beginning, but getting to the Truth from that point on is a journey inward.
If you continue to preach and live the dogma that initially inspired you, then you are keeping the lighter going after the tinders have sparked and died away. You are no longer living your truth. You are only perpetuating somebody else's truth.
Mystics tell us that all learning is from within. Does that mean that outside world has nothing to teach you? The answer is no...and yes.
Yes, the answers are inside every one of us, but sometimes they need to be sparked. The answers inside us are like tiny tinders waiting for a lighter, which can be anything or anyone who inspires us. However, once the tinders are lighted, you extinguish the lighter. Once you have learned something new, you must forget what you just learned.
Once the tinders are sparked, the lighter has done its job. You continue to keep the fire going by adding more tinders, or more inspirations from within yourself. You don't keep the fire going by keeping the lighter on. The source of inspiration may have been started by something outside of yourself in the beginning, but getting to the Truth from that point on is a journey inward.
If you continue to preach and live the dogma that initially inspired you, then you are keeping the lighter going after the tinders have sparked and died away. You are no longer living your truth. You are only perpetuating somebody else's truth.
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