From: Leland Jory (ljory@mts.net)
Date: Thu Apr 15 2004 - 14:17:48 BST
On Apr 14, 2004, at 16:48, Wim Nusselder wrote:
> The outcome is the same as for American Indians (as Pirsig describes in
> chapter 9 of 'Lila'). What Quakers call 'living in the Light' is the
> same as
> what Pirsig described with:
> 'American Indians are exceptionally skilled at holding to the
> ever-changing
> center of things. That is the real reason they speak and act without
> ornamentation. It violates their mystic unity. This moving and acting
> and
> talking in accord with the Great Spirit and almost nothing else has
> been the
> ancient center of their lives.'
> Substitute 'Great Spirit' with 'Divine Guidance' or any other favourite
> metaphor of a Quaker and you get a perfect summary of 'Quaker faith and
> practice'.
By the same token, you could substitute 'Great Spirit' or 'Divine
Guidance' with 'True Nature' or 'Tao'. All religions say roughly the
same thing. This is why I don't adhere to any one religion. However, I
understand the attraction to adherence to one religion or another. The
fellowship is nice, and it sometimes makes it easier if there is a
pre-existing framework on which to build your personal philosophy.
Peace.
--
Leland Jory :^{)>
Cafeteria Spiritualist and Philosopher
"It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, 'Go
away, I'm looking for the truth.' and so it goes away. Puzzling." -
Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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