05-29-2010, 12:00 AM
Believe it or not, understanding between people is really not that important. In certain instances it is, but not in spiritual development. Some might not even like the term "spiritual development". All this disagreement on syntax and such is only one aspect of things. There is validity to it, and then there is not. Nothing is static or final.
What we are really connecting with is not people, not ideas. And there is no external outcome (consensus) that needs to occur for this connection to take place.
So the idea that people do not understand each other would not apply to the one who does not seek this understanding between people. Such a person would follow energetic truths only and know the outcomes will be as diverse as this universe already is. And regardless what shapes the outcomes take, always is there going to be the energetic truths to follow. And energetic truths are not socially-learned configurations. So that's why understanding between people is not that important.
It can be...such as, if your friend is driving you down a country road, gets distracted talking to you and is about to hit a tree and you yell "watch out! Tree up ahead" in this instance its important your friend understands you.
And in spiritual pursuits, understanding between people can provide a real boost, but so too can misunderstandings.
What we are really connecting with is not people, not ideas. And there is no external outcome (consensus) that needs to occur for this connection to take place.
So the idea that people do not understand each other would not apply to the one who does not seek this understanding between people. Such a person would follow energetic truths only and know the outcomes will be as diverse as this universe already is. And regardless what shapes the outcomes take, always is there going to be the energetic truths to follow. And energetic truths are not socially-learned configurations. So that's why understanding between people is not that important.
It can be...such as, if your friend is driving you down a country road, gets distracted talking to you and is about to hit a tree and you yell "watch out! Tree up ahead" in this instance its important your friend understands you.
And in spiritual pursuits, understanding between people can provide a real boost, but so too can misunderstandings.