My heart stands up to my mind - my mind balances on the support of my heart - i am taken back by no thing - in spirit i swim or drown - god is a spirit and whole is the spirit of god. From his spirit i will emulate. I will use all the faculty given to me to monitor the nature of my spirits so I may glorify god with my life.
Walking to class passing many people it is easy for me to become anxious and to feel taken back from brief connections with people. I order myself so as not to be bullied by the illusions of my imagination. If a thought tries to move me, i stand up to it, continuing to look on the person my eyes have visited, proving to the risen spirit that it has no place with me. The illusion passes and I move on without being swayed-- steady in my flow of consciousness as I walk to my class passing and secretly interacting with new people.
If a sub-standard thought arises within the mind in response to something the mind thinks about-- if this thought causes you to retreat or become 'taken back', then you have gratified that thought with further action. The thought is a movement, a spirit that arises out of the heart. If that spirit is further manifested through some successive action, it will become stronger -- seeing that it has room for it's expressive existence. To become 'taken back' by an idea you do not feel should have interrupted your comfort in the first place is like rewarding a dog for mis behaving. In this case the dog is a part of your cultures spirits. Cultured meaning the ongoing cultivated spirits and movements that make up who you are and the nature of your daily thoughts, reactive thoughts, and actions.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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