It took us almost three days to get
here, to Naples, in South Florida. There was one particular thing that struck
me. The landscaping on most of the highways in the Good Old US of A displayed
more beauty, indeed more love and affection towards nature, than I saw in most
of the parks I visited in Canada.
For most of the way, it seemed like heaven on earth.
And yet there is a mystery to our phenomenal reality. It is
built and sustained only on and by the state of balance. Every beauty is
balanced by its absence, every achievement by apparent failure. It seems unfair
yet…
Such is the reality of those who choose to live in a world
that is perceived by senses. Nothing can be bitter unless it is related to
sweetness. Nothing is tall unless compared to short, nothing good unless there
is some bad to juxtapose it with a gentle touch of karma. The consolation is
that there is no evil without some good hidden behind it vacant face, yet
nothing is so good and not exhibiting some weakness as compared to what it
could be.
We live in a world of contrasts, of opposing forces, or
judgmental dictates of our senses. Indeed, we should not judge as the truth is
usually hidden.
This apparent discomfort of duality permeates all walks of
life, all fields of endeavour, all professions, trades, aspirations of
individual people. This has been known for thousands of years. Two millennia
ago a man called Yeshûa said, “Don’t call me good, only my father is good and
he is in heaven.” If a man, whom many recognize as Son of God, had said that,
how can we assign such a quality to anything in our reality? We can all put our
own interpretation on Yeshûa’s words, though the essence of the statement is
evident. One cannot be only good or only bad in a reality that is characterized
by inherent duality. Without even a nominal balance, the duality would collapse
upon itself. A state of balance, alone, can give us an impression of goodness.
The Middle Path.
The Straight and Narrow.
Yes, the inherent sate of balance. That’s what divinity is
all about. Men of great power are almost invariably balanced by an equal and
opposite condition of corruption. Unless they are filled with compassion. After all, the opposite of power is love.
Without love to balance power, corruption is bound to set in.
Sadly, only non-physical reality can be incorruptible. Only
that which is not of flesh and bones. The consolation is that we are all, here,
on Earth, no more than passers by.
Whatever we perceive by our senses is obscured by delusions.
In fact, we must often close our eyes to see more clearly. I discussed the
inevitable dilemmas in a little book offered below. I also try to show how we
can remove the veil of illusion from our eyes. Let me know what you think.
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