 THE LUMINOUS
Source Consciousness
expressing itself as Creation
Sentience
... within form
... in the space between
Manifesting as light
Expressing as love
Unified
Indivisible
Whole
The song of the Universe
calling us to joy. |
POINTING AT THE MOON
by Ananaia O'Leary
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There
is a Zen Buddhist saying which reminds us that any spiritual practice or teaching is like
a finger pointing at the moon. The moon is the essential thing -- not the
finger.
At this time on the planet there are many gesticulating fingers pointing the way to
spiritual insight. Many of these provide ideas and practices which help us on our
journey. But with so many wagging fingers it can be easy to lose sight of the moon.When this happens our spiritual practices become an end
rather than a means. Our spiritual tenets become a box rather than a conduit. |
We begin to
measure our spirituality by how many minutes we meditate, how many rituals we perform, by
the magnitude of our healing shifts or how many Noble Truths we can name.
We can begin to think that the goal of spiritual practice is to help us to cope with the
stresses and challenges of life, create a little calm, improve our health and well-being,
be nicer to our children, our co-workers, ourselves. These are simply more fingers
pointing us towards a deeper truth. |
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| When we follow the trajectory of these pointing fingers and rest our
awareness on the "moon" we come into pure presence with the truth of our own
luminous nature. In the light of that loving
truth we realize that the purpose of spiritual practice is not to help us manage a
suffering existence, but to transcend suffering by claiming our power as Creators and
consciously choosing to use that power to create harmoniously for the good of all. |
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