The lowest level of consciousness is entirely dualistic
(win/lose)—me versus the world and basic survival….The higher levels of
consciousness are more and more able to deal with contradictions, paradoxes,
and all Mystery (win/win). This is spiritual maturity. -- Fr Richard Rohr,
“Daily Meditations,” November 30,
2013 .
It is moving from the dualistic win/lose to the spiritual maturity of win/win that takes time, discipline, willingness…ego
reduction in depth, in short.
The eye-opener is when we realize that we will not get there
by striving, working for, trying harder…no. We will (or not!*) get there by
letting go, detaching, shucking our shields, holding our nose and taking a leap
of faith. This is also known as practicing the Sermon in all our affairs; i.e., "turn the other cheek, agree
with your adversary quickly, resist not evil." We have given up fighting
everything and everybody.
*Ah, the “or not,” the trickiest part…or it is for me. It is
when we make “getting” this spiritual maturity, this win/win consciousness, our
goal, our God if you will, that we lose the spiritual mind and fall back into
the reasoning mind for we now have a self-determined objective...for self. We forget that we are in it, not to win it, but to give it.
We are reminded that we go to God for God…that is all.
Whatever God
imparts (which is already within us), like the fragrance of a lily of the valley, flows
forth without our efforts. How could one through human effort make a lily of the valley smell so sweet...or smell at all? Same way one produces love…open to the scent already there, give to others that which is already ours. In other words, sniff the air, kiss the frog.
Thank you.
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