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Co-creators of The Divine
“When you feel the suffering
of every living thing
in your own heart,
that is consciousness.”
~Bhagavad Gita
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…scripture is not magic. Any poem or essay that takes us into that mysterious depth can serve as a “scripture.”
Again, scripture is misunderstood if read by and for individuals. These are stories originally told and songs sung around campfires reaching back through the mists of time. Thousands of years later, scripture is not very good at telling individuals what to think or to do, but it can be be a very helpful aids in rediscovering who we are as a species.
… Only a certain kind of art can lead us into the deep mysterious cave of the human heart where we learn to hear and sing the common songs of our species…
— Jim Rigby
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Inner work, pursuing the inner journey — if it is real and transformative — is never just about you. To begin with, being fully engaged in life requires other people. We must have relationships — which entail not only love and friendships but also conflicts, disappointments, and most of all, projections — to fully learn about ourselves. Then as we grow, our growth benefits the people around us. It saves them from the…
