Tuesday, 19 October 2021
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Hi, :)

I was speaking with another student who mentioned that there is a literal, symbolic, and personal meaning to everything (or maybe it only applies to communication; and there may be one or two more meanings; I forgot). We did not get into a detailed discussion about it, but I am finding it undeniable, ubiquitous, and powerfully helpful. Where can we learn more about this?

Many Thanks & Happy Post-Retrograde Mercury!
2 years ago
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#26285
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What is the difference between what you read and what you experience?

For thirty years I sought God. But when I looked carefully I found that in reality God was the seeker and I the sought. -Bayazid al-Bastami

2 years ago
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#26259
Scriptures have multiple levels of meaning along many dimensions: symbolic, allegorical, moral, psychological, spiritual, kabbalistic, alchemical, etc. Perhaps that is what you were referring to.

Or, in practical life:
If you are eating, eat; if you are getting dressed, get dressed, and if you are walking on the street, walk, walk, walk, but do not think about anything else. Do only what you are doing. Do not run away from the facts. Do not fill them with so many meanings, symbols, sermons and warnings. Live them without allegories. Live them with a receptive mind from moment to moment. ―Samael Aun Weor, The Revolution of the Dialectic

For thirty years I sought God. But when I looked carefully I found that in reality God was the seeker and I the sought. -Bayazid al-Bastami

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2 years ago
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#26274
That's fair. :)

But what is the difference between scriptures and practical life?
2 years ago
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#26285
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What is the difference between what you read and what you experience?

For thirty years I sought God. But when I looked carefully I found that in reality God was the seeker and I the sought. -Bayazid al-Bastami

2 years ago
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#26292
Ego.

Thanks!
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