[The following is a reprint of my post of December 28, 2012.]
We cannot solve the problems of the mind with the mind. -- The Buddha
Whenever I come across that quote, I know it for true...then I spend the next ten minutes pondering how it is true, why it is true....
Our reasoning mind will not retire quickly, nor quietly. It is interestingly pathetic how long we will cling to the belief that reason is our safety net...that "victory can be ours for the thinking." When it is the detachment from reliance on our reasoning mind that sets us on the path to freedom.
Reason is essential on the long and winding road to the realization that reason is just one more tool of God's, not our safety net, not our security. Reason, if used properly, clears the channel for God's thoughts to pour through. Reason is God's Roto-Rooter, if you will.
Our mistake is relying on the Roto-Rooter instead of God.
Thank you.
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