02-13-2012, 10:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-13-2012, 10:05 PM by Steppingfeet.)
(02-13-2012, 02:51 AM)peregrine Wrote: Thanks for the reference to this film--I had never seen it before. My girlfriend & I found it on iTunes and enjoyed it very much...but I think maybe you owe me $3.99 now, GLB?
Growing up in the 80's, it was a childhood favorite. And a recommendation does not constitute a pledge to reimburse.
(02-13-2012, 02:51 AM)peregrine Wrote: Putting humor aside (not really), the business of psychosis can, of course be organic in origin, but, to me, it also sounds as a warning bell regarding the incredible intensity of self-deception. That is, it can be an extreme case of our ordinary work-a-day incapacity to recognize our connection to source, no?
There is an incredible potential for self-deception in any of life's endeavors, especially with regard to the consciousness of faith.
As Ra says - and as is echoed elsewhere in spiritual texts with talks of the fine razor's edge between the extremes - it is a "straight and narrow" path. The description of narrowness implies that slight deviation in either direction can rapidly lead one astray and into imbalanced states, especially when working with the increased and intensified power that the conduit of faith makes available.
Not understanding your question though about incapacity to recognize our connection to source.
Explanation by the tongue makes most things clear, but love unexplained is clearer. - Rumi