Seeking the Jewel

[edward1]

In my opinion or the way I understand it is that "jewel" would be our experiences in everyday life to find/see the love in every moment possible with your mate. I think the reason a mate is of significance here is because he/she provides the mirror effect and the catalyst needed for that experience and then you "see yourself" in that other self. If that catalyst was not there you would not be able to learn.

I try my hardest when things get tough with me and my love to remember that its an illusion, its catalyst to find love or "Jewels" (as opportunity maybe?) in those moments and to swallow my pride as hard as it is sometimes. But its not only when we fight, its all the time. I find myself falling for her more deeply all the time because I see how wonderful she really is. I tell her she's a wanderer and how lucky I am to find her.

as far as dearly bought goes I have to agree w you here::early bought" seems to connote the significance and difficulty of the sacrifice. It is not a giving up anything material, per se, and definitely not a giving up of something easy, but a giving up or sacrificing of some portion of ones identity, some cherished but distorted image of the self to which the entity is attached.

Here I would think that we cant give up or sacrifice a portion of our identity I think thats impossible; but what we lose is that which we are not at least not anymore because we learned from the experience

And Ill agree with you too on the "price" one too:This concept to me seems to indicate the value of that which is gained and revealed to the self as a result of the sacrifice.

In essence, I think they are saying that there is no price too high, no sacrifice too great for gaining these jewels.

So

We may say that these jewels, though dearly bought, are beyond price for the seeker and might suggest that just as each awareness is arrived at through a process of analysis, synthesis, and inspiration, so should the seeker approach its mate and evaluate each experience, seeking the jewel.

So in the context of the intimate relationship is so that we can analize, synthesize, and draw inspiration from our mate from the experiences they give us. And fall more deeply in love with them for it. Just my 2 cents but who knows...I could be all wrong!!!

i do have the same idea with you