Wednesday, January 20, 2010
why stories anyway?
As part of my spiritual musings, I have come to suspect the "stories" we tell ourselves about ourselves often can and do, create a very real barrier between (us), our true self and the "peace that transcends all understanding." We tell ourselves we are strong/ weak, a victim of this or that and we have/lack this or that and we need/desire this or that ....and we suffer. Maybe we suffer because we solidify our stories so much that we become entumbed (sp.?) in our limited block of reality.
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That kinda goes with the saying "what you believe is what you perceive." I don't quite understand the "peace that transcends all understanding" bit however.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Ali - looks like this blogger was a mistaken invitee. Stories do indeed work to define us and the world we live in. But as hamlet says, "nothing is either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
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