August 19, 2025

Meister Eckhardt said, "The final leave-taking is leaving God for God." He meant leaving the God of theology for the God of Psychic dimensions. Dying is the only way of settling the argument between Orthodox Christianity and Gnosticism--between those who believe they know and those who know they know.

It's a ridiculous standoff between opposing points of view, but interpretation is everything, and the best we can do is to make our peace with ourselves in light of our degree of comfort with the alternatives that lie before us.

Sitting quietly before the alternatives and seeing which has a more compelling draw is my recommendation in that thinking about it gets us nowhere and being moved by the unknown mover is all we are left with.

I like the freedom from sin/salvation/forgiveness/redemption/atonement/doctrine/dogma  and enjoy the felt-sense of guidance and direction, the wonder of inner peace stemming from knowing and doing what is called for in each situation as it arises, and the confirmation of the Buddha's discovery of "Peaceful abiding here, now."

Enjoying the option of personal authority is also a plus for me,
and I find joy in knowing the satisfaction that comes from knowing and allowing nature to take its course from here to wherever we will be when we get there.