Written By Mathew Naismith
To me, a true sense of balance creates love
through a natural process in states of balance, the reason I think this is
explained in the following post I posted on a forum. Balance/moderation is
simply bliss which creates a sense of love of everything void of bias or
prejudice. A moderated thought process negates all extremes thus creating a true
sense of balance that then creates a true sense of love.
As we go within, extremes have less of an
influence over us, the extrication of these extremes are simply replaced with a
sense of love. The reason for this is simple; extremes denote imbalances and
lust/desire, by becoming less influenced by extremes bring balance which allows
a truer sense of love to influence us instead of extremes. Influences from
extremes are simply replaced by the influences of love.
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This
is interesting, is a true state of balance of divine consciousness (spirit) or
human consciousness (mind)?
Considering
that humans have always and probably always will express extremes, it is
unlikely a true state of balance is of human consciousness; it's probably why
human consciousness struggles to maintain some kind of balance in life.
When
we presume and perceive that divine consciousness is love and that love is
above all else, is this not an expression of an extreme. It's very human to
desire the opposite of what one is existing in, especially if one is not physiologically
happy with their present environment.
Consider
this, is not saying that divine consciousness is primarily of love not stating
an absolute? If we took away all the love and hate within the world, all we
would be left with is bliss, the reason for this lies within these extreme
expressions. There is no true sense of balance within extreme expressions, in
one trying to over power the other all the times, a true sense of balance
simply can't exist within such an existence.
So why do we perceive that divine consciousness is
only of an extreme such as love?
Psychologically
looking at this, human nature perceives what it desires to be of, not what it
doesn't desire to be of, especially if it has any kind of disdain (contempt)
towards it's present environment. It is simply natural for humans to desire
something to be what it's not just to escape from its present environment.
It is
natural when a state of true balance exists bliss and love are present, however,
when a state of imbalance exists, chaos and hate are present and naturally so.
So is divine conciseness (spirit) primarily of and expressive of love or
balance? If the spirit within all things
was of an extreme, everything would also express and be of extremes but there
simply not.
So if
everything of the spirit within all things is balance, why isn't everything of
balance? Where you have yin and yang, is
where you have balance but you also have imbalance, it's simply a natural law
of existence as a whole.
Human
represents imbalance where divine consciousness represents balance. To me, we
presume too much while collectively in a state of chaos and mayhem. The divine
consciousness, unlike ourselves, is not of an extreme of any kind, we simply
perceive it to be so because of what we psychologically desire.
As of
many Eastern teachings teach, balance/moderation is the key, not love.
“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
“Your
hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always
stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small
contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as
birds' wings.”
― Jalaluddin Rumi, The Essential Rumi
― Jalaluddin Rumi, The Essential Rumi
You can be still and still moving.
Content even in your discontent.
Ram Dass
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