There are Universal Laws of Life that we ignore at our peril.
Some very simple terms to the mystic can seem like nonesense to some rationally minded individuals (should there be any). For instance, “as within, so without” doesn’t mean that the inside is on the outside or that the outside is on the inside, and yet it means exactly that, but with a difference; the difference being that the inner (formless) world expresses itself in the outer (formed) world.
Take my mother (of course, it’s too late. She’s already gone to her reward), but she was raised with a religious belief system that adhered rigidly to form. She knew her Bible and all the rules of good behaviour, and what was expected of her. She complied, and yet she was not a happy camper. There was resentment.
Dad was totally different. Where he came from, they all seemed to have a zest for life, it’s wild (perhaps a bit too wild) essence. And yet, somehow, these two very different people; these two very different souls, were destined (or doomed) for each other.
The form of law is the letter of the law. how it is to be interpreted and abided by. The essence is the understanding and awarenes, the reason why certain forms are required for the benefit of peaceful and orderly community life.
As long as there are more than one of us (in form if not in essence) there will have to be generally accepted rules of order, or there is none. That situation is called ‘chaos.’ Is that where we are, now?
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