Once again I deeply resonate with what you've shared. I think that so many times people are more focused on the finger than the moon, to use your metaphor. It's easy to do because the finger can be touched; its more 'real' and accessible to the mind trained to perceive immediate experience. We have to reach more deeply within ourselves to find our personal version of what the moon is, and even once we find it, we have to maintain that focus alone. The rest of the world is pulling our attention away from it at all times.
That's why we need to support one another with reminders like these. At some level we all know all that is to be known, for we are one awareness. But we have to keep singing ourselves back to ourself. Thank you for your song.
That is beautifully said! The song analogy touches another topic that is burning in me.
I'm in a work situation at the moment, where someone demands that I write down the musical notes of my song, because he thinks, that then he will be able to "understand" and play my song. Or in the finger metaphor: I should describe the moon, because he thinks, that then he will understand the moon. This for me is totally missing the point and I don't know, how to handle this situation, because I can't read musical notes - so I can't give him, what he wants (even if I wouldn't believe, that this is impossible anyway).
Maybe you have an idea, how to handle this @indigoocean?
Thanks again! Your comments deeply resonate with me! ❤️
Well I think it's awesome we've connected on here, because our spiritual paths are clearly taking us through some similar terrain and it's nice to have company for the journey.
That situation though, I don't know how there is anything you can do to relieve someone of their responsibility for discovering that directly. That's their path. Think about all the confusing experiences we had over the years, having to learn to make peace with the uncertainty, and then those a-ha moments when all the dots connected and we could see what was being revealed to us all along. Beforehand we might have wished someone would just spell it out for us, but aren't we glad now for the delight and inner strength of discovering it through direct experience?
So maybe it's not so bad you can't do it for him.
Thank you for bringing up the topic of responsibility. That alone is very helpful and resonates with me - also brings up a solution on another level, because things are connected. Perfect! Thank you and much Love! ❤️