Back in the day I read and believed that how to win friends and influence people was The Goal.
Fortunately for me, I came to see that as ego satisfaction, not my way toward lasting peace. At some point I began to trust that some people could and would like me and some not so much...and trying to influence anyone just wore me out.
Then I went for loving myself warts and all...which sounded promising considering my many warts. Only I found that often resulted in my warts leading and my being nastier than I needed to be following close behind.
Imagine my shock when I finally listened...and learned that spiritual growth is all about me loving you, loving your warts and all. I know for certain sure that nothing files down my warts like loving yours...or trying to. Face it, they are one and the same, yours just look worse to me...and vice versa.
Meister Eckhart taught that finding God is more about subtraction than addition. Rohr says authentic spirituality is about letting go. Detachment is taught in all my spiritual readings which, admittedly, are limited to those that speak to me.
The quiet word? Keep it simple. Utter simplicity lies in the two vows that sustain our still more spiritual growth: (1) Let go of the idea that we have an alternative, and (2) love and laugh.
Who loves us more than God? Nary a soul. Our goal...return that love.
Oh! Blinding flash of the obvious: Our goal is to trust that love. In which case we cannot not return it.
Thank you.
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