IN THE ALL IS THE ONE

What makes spiritual growth so difficult, I'm guessing, is that it requires the suspension of our ego-based thinking, our reasoning mind.

If a pretty thought comes to us, and it makes perfect sense, AND it is beneficial to us into the bargain, our ego accepts it as God's will, when in fact we can pretty much bet we're going down that wrong road again.

Mainly because our reasoning mind is built around: "We're in it to win it." Whereas, spiritual growth is built around: "We're not in it to win it, we're in it to help others find peace and/or love and/or joy." We cannot help another find those inner gifts without having already found ours. It may be that it is ours that is drawing out theirs...kinda like priming a pump.

I was with a group of friends recently, and the fact that there is never a need to try to win a debate, an argument, a fight was being discussed...that God has our back in any and all cases at any and all times, and that God has the other person's back, too. Everybody was trucking with the concept until we hit "God has the other's back, too." Disapproving sighs, hmmpffs, and loud frowns were heard. Yet, that right there is The Goal in spiritual growth...to not be concerned with winning/losing...to detach from that whole concept...to keep our focus on giving over so we both come out knowing God's hand guided the debate not for me, not for you, but for all.

It is in the All that we find the One.

Thank You.