We the Choir Gather and We Learn to Sing Together

[Sacred Fool]

 
Surely, it is well to protect the young from predation and misfortune, but the time arises when each must venture out into the cold unknown to find one's "pearls of great price," those things for which one would give all, and thus enter into the dark tunnel of transformation.

Perhaps this leads to an extremely negative environment?  Perhaps it leads to something else?  The pathways to the heart of self are multifarious, to be sure.

Yes, indeed. we need comfort along the way, and sharing a good cry or a good song (or a good sermon) may suffice for a little while.  But then the personal journey recommences.

Can outer circumstances distort the mature being?  Certainly so.  Am I wrong, or do Confederation sources not teach that seeking the deeper self in such a context is the basic reason for taking incarnation in 3D?  Do they not aver that the riches thusly found far outweigh the burdens of the seeking?  Do they not say that coming to a clear understanding of what one truly seeks helps to refine the balance of one's soul stream?  Do their sermons not typically end with an exhortation to find pure Divinity within self (not in a group)? 

Perhaps I've misunderstood this?