Jesus said: If two can make peace between themselves in a single house, they can say to a mountain, "Move!" and it will move. Saying 48, The Gospel of Thomas.
When of a split mind, we can do nothing. When caught in our dualistic / duelistic nature (me-you, us-them, good-bad, etc.), we are much less powerful than when "the light of our eye is single."
Single does not mean that we choose one pole of our dualistic ladder and use it as our spiritual pogo stick, but that we transcend the ladder and, as in Jacob's dream, identify with the angels that ascend and descend freely upon it.
It is then that we will see that all mountains are already moving.
When of a split mind, we can do nothing. When caught in our dualistic / duelistic nature (me-you, us-them, good-bad, etc.), we are much less powerful than when "the light of our eye is single."
Single does not mean that we choose one pole of our dualistic ladder and use it as our spiritual pogo stick, but that we transcend the ladder and, as in Jacob's dream, identify with the angels that ascend and descend freely upon it.
It is then that we will see that all mountains are already moving.
Developing the ladder as an image to explain dualism is really brilliant, George. Dualism ~ as in polarity and vibration ~ seems to be a natural component of our universe. Denying it doesn't make a lot of sense.
ReplyDeleteHowever, seeing duality as the separate poles of a ladder and viewing the rungs as the connection between polarities means we can transcend the duality and can join the angels in their moving "freely upon it."
Of course you put it much better (and I realize I've toyed with your meaning somewhat) but it works for me.
George--This is so rich with imagery. It seems inspired. I love the play on words, "duelism." Thank you. Steve F.
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