07-17-2010, 12:04 AM
Another analogy...learning to fly
A bird would never learn to fly by believing his mother or father had the power of flight and he did not. At first it may seem that only his mom or dad fly, then when he makes effort, he too flies. You cannot put your belief in god as separate from you and expect to fly like him. So the idea of him is false, he's no more a god then you, just as the birds parents had no superior abilities than he. But as long as he perceived it was the case, he would stay in the nest in fear of what he thinks he cannot do. So clinging to ideas is an obstruction. Everyone must see this to dart past the eagle or god or void.
A bird would never learn to fly by believing his mother or father had the power of flight and he did not. At first it may seem that only his mom or dad fly, then when he makes effort, he too flies. You cannot put your belief in god as separate from you and expect to fly like him. So the idea of him is false, he's no more a god then you, just as the birds parents had no superior abilities than he. But as long as he perceived it was the case, he would stay in the nest in fear of what he thinks he cannot do. So clinging to ideas is an obstruction. Everyone must see this to dart past the eagle or god or void.