[The following is a reprint of my post of December 9, 2013.]
Our goal is not to agree with that which we know to be wrong...our goal is to not disagree with it. It is the disagreement that is the glue that holds our ego together...our ego's sword and shield in truth. As long as we allow our ego to believe that we need a sword and shield, our ego will be our god.
Just this morning, in his "Daily Meditations," Fr. Richard Rohr wrote, "The contemplative [quieted] mind does not need to prove anything or disprove anything. It’s…a reading of [our literature] that looks for wisdom instead of quick answers. It first says, 'What does this text ask of me? How can I change because of this story?' And not 'How can I use this to prove that I am right and others are wrong...?'”
This is the path we get to walk in order to cease fighting anything or anybody...that which, when first we read it, we know is either a misprint or a forget it, I can't/won't/don't want to learn how.
Again we find that the hardest thing life asks of us is to simply change our mind. I can't, God can, He has my work cut out for me, thank you.
Thank you.
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