A simple seeker was deeply engrossed in reading Tera Kathryn Collin’s “The Three Sisters of Tao.”
“It’s possible to read with much less intensity.”
“Perhaps, for some, if what they’re reading is for casual entertainment.”
“Even some serious students allow themselves some distance from the text.”
“Yes, it is as a text. With an important difference”
“And the difference is ..?”
“Personal experience.”
“How can you be sure?”
“My own personal experience supports the author’s general conception of bringing otherwise dry, ancient wisdom ..”
“Can ancient wisdom be dry?”
“Yes, if it’s presented in an overly intellectual manner.”
“So, ancient wisdom needs an infusion of emotion?”
“I think so.”
“And your own personal experience confirms the author’s truth?”
“What does that term mean?”
“What term?”
“The author’s truth.”
“What does it mean to you?”
“To me it means that the author is expressing her understanding of the subject she has chosen to share with her readers, an understanding she has developed from personal experience, as well as from dedicated study.”
“Is that all?”
“Is it possible for her truth to mean more?”
“Yes.”
“What?”
“His truth.”
“The author is female.”
“Yes.”
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A simple seeker’s note to herself
Spirit didn’t seem impressed with my concern about ancient wisdom.
“Dry ancient wisdom.”
“I meant no offence.”
“What did you mean?”
“I sincerely meant that ancient wisdom was written and taught away back then, by and for people who lived a much less complicated life than most of us live, now. And, most people were much less educated then, than they are now.”
“How would that change wisdom?”
“It wouldn’t necessarily change the essence of the wisdom, but it would require that wisdom to be taught in a language, and for a people living today, if we’re meant to understand it. Also, it seemed to be taught only to a small group of men. Women were, or seem to have been, excluded.”
“Would including women change the wisdom?”
“It would certainly seem to require changing the gender-specific language.”
“Yes.”
“Does that mean that you agree with me?”
“Yes.”
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Simple Seekers 