I am fascinated by the repellent magnetism of some words...back in the day, the word "ain't" made teachers froth at the mouth and mothers freak out. So, of course, we kids used it as much as possible out of their hearing.
Today, there's a word we cannot say aloud at all...we call it the "N" word. Unfortunately, it is used behind closed doors by closed minds as often as possible.
Then there's the word "Jesus." Quite often today people hear that, and their minds snap shut...they quietly put distance between themselves and the speaker. I personally had such an aversion for years until I made the connection that it wasn't Jesus I objected to but Christianity as practiced by too many of its followers.
My heart, my mind and my seeking soul came together when I read that Gandhi, whom I admired long before I connected with Jesus, "admired the Sermon on the Mount (which shaped his whole philosophy of life)." That confirmed my acceptance of the Sermon as my go-to in life. The Sermon together with the only two commandments of Jesus sealed my spiritual base.
The simplicity...thus the mental impossibility...of those two commandments, love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, body and brains, and love your neighbor as yourself, proves Gandhi's contention that "Culture of mind must be subservient to the culture of the heart." Else, according to me, we'll stay in our mind, trying to think it through to our satisfaction, and miss God completely.
Thank you.
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