And Still a Long Way to Go

A simple seeker was reading ALan Seale’s “Create a World that Works.” How can that be done? she asked herself.

“It’s being done.”

“By whom?”

“By everyone.”

“And everything?”

“Yes.”

“How are we doing it?”

“Simply by being.”

“Being what?”

“No what necessary.”

“What does that mean?

“What might it mean?”

“Is being the same as living?”

“In what way?”

“Existing.”

“How?”

“Just as we are.”

“We?”

“All of us.”

“No.”

“Then, what?”

“We each of us exist.”

“Separately?”

“No.”

“Then, what’s wrong with my saying ‘we’?”

“It suggests one way.”

“Is there more than one way?”

“For what?”

“For each of us to exist.”

“Yes, and no.”

“Please explain.”

“We each are as we each are, in a continuous process of becoming.”

“Becoming what?”

“We can never become a what.”

“Then, becoming whom?”

“We are, now, whom we are.”

“Then, whom are we?”

“We each are we.”

“One?”

“Yes.”

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A simple seeker’s note to herself

Thinking back on my discussion with Spirit, I must confess, if only to myself, that I still have a long way to go when it comes to understanding life, and I’m still not sure that I understand what Spirit was teacing me.

“What don’t you understand about life?”

“What it’s all about, and why?”

“The general picture, or your own individual life?”

“Both.”

“One fits into the other.”

“In what way?”

“In every possible way.”

“Then, how should I live my individual life?”

“Your way.”

“How can I know which way is my way?”

“Whatever way works to help you feel satisfied with how you live.”

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Published by jeanw5

A Journal of a journey, with Spirit as my guide, using the wisdom of I Ching, an ancient explanation of change as a necessary part of life, to understand Life, and where, how, and why my life has developed as it has, and where do I go from here, and how, and why. My mission, purpose, or desire is to share my struggle toward and passion for enlightenment, without having a clear idea of what it will look like when I find it, and I intend to find it, sooner or later. Meanwhile I seem to be struggling toward enlightenment without a clear road map, unless Spirit, my constant companion (did He invite himself along, for laughs, perhaps?) is hiding it from me, for whatever reason. Vancouver, BC Canada is the only place I care to live, in this world. Perhaps it's not entirely by choice. My name is carved into a nearby sidewalk, as if to remind me where I belong. I am blessed to have Spirit as a teacher. Just ask him.

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