Everyman's Journal 2011, #49
© 2011 Rev. David Seacord
April 1
Dear Readers,
Regarding my comments in the last EJ #48... about the senses not being 'Noble' etc., please allow me to briefly clarify.... that I did not intend my comments to be construed as a condemnation or judgement of our enjoyments of a sensual nature. For I, as an artist, am also a lover of the gifts we all receive through our five senses.... I appreciate all of them, and what they allow (as has been pointed out: music, poetic beauty, sensual and healing touch, wonderful tasting food... all that and more).
That was not the point at all. The point was that none of them by themselves makes us 'noble'.
What makes us 'noble' is our heart, and the consciousness that arises within us when we are true to it. That was the insight I was given....that the true purpose of this life is to nurture our greatness of heart, our greatness of spirit, and that while in this body we have before us a journey of choices, and I saw that to choose 'the path of nobility of heart' was fundamentally a distinctly different choice (as a way of being) than many choices I have made in the past, especially when those past choices were simply about desiring more of the experience of particular sensations. That's why I said "all the sensescan give us are sensations".... which is pretty self-obviously true. That doesn't mean anything about the morality of those sensations, because sensations themselves are not about morality.... they are just what they are... just sensations... nothing more. Gangaji calls this 'the phenomenal world'.... the sense realm.
The path of greatness of heart appreciates all the sensations that this life delivers to us... yet it sees a purpose in life beyond simply collecting or accumulating sense phenomena. Think about it--- whatsensation describes Courage? Leadership? Compassion? These are qualities of Being, and being True to our Spirit, our Source. All I was saying was that 'being true' develops our human nobility.
Namaste,
David
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Rev. David Seacord
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