"To err is human, to forgive divine" — Alexander Pope
It is possible for a person to be both human, prone to error, and determined to be spiritually pure of mind.
All that's required is to have the childlike nature for spontaneity.
When I make errors of omission that's what I'm speaking about - since it requires me to think ahead. Yet the errors are also forgivable ones that do not harm others, are easily corrected, and help me to learn from my mistakes.
It's one thing to realize your errors; but it's even more remarkable to learn from them.
That's where the pure mind comes in. It is unchanged by our human errors. Only our ability to blind ourselves to the spiritual interconnectedness of life stands in the way of seeing the divine connection between the pure mind and the human condition.
Indeed, the pure mind helps us to forgive ourselves for our trespasses, the errors that the human condition inevitably bring.
The key to reconciling the human condition with the pure mind is to be like a child, forgetting slights, admitting one's errors, and moving on with humility.
Never forget that the pure mind is the repository of love and compassion.
An Essay on Criticism: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/An_Essay_on_Criticism
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20121007
Debunking Astrology
First of all, astrology is a pseudoscience. Secondly, astronomy is a science.
Astrology consists of belief systems used to explain the metaphorical influence of ten planets, 12 astrological signs, the moon and the sun on human relationships, using generalizations about people based on their date of birth.
It was invented out of ignorance about astronomy, because at that time, the science was being rediscovered in Europe.
Yet astrology has nothing to do with astronomy at all.
For astrology cannot account for the differences in personality of people born on the same day. Thus it lacks consistency.
Much of the similarities between people born in the same month are based on our ability to filter out the differences and focus on similar traits in behaviour due to cognitive bias.
Thus, astrology is an inadequate attempt to explain human relationships in a simple form.
All astronomy has shown us that the sun, the moon, the planets and the stars have no influence whatsoever on the behaviour of humanity.
If you wish to learn more about astronomy, human behaviour and relationships, then learn about astronomy, psychology and sociology.
Astrology consists of belief systems used to explain the metaphorical influence of ten planets, 12 astrological signs, the moon and the sun on human relationships, using generalizations about people based on their date of birth.
It was invented out of ignorance about astronomy, because at that time, the science was being rediscovered in Europe.
Yet astrology has nothing to do with astronomy at all.
For astrology cannot account for the differences in personality of people born on the same day. Thus it lacks consistency.
Much of the similarities between people born in the same month are based on our ability to filter out the differences and focus on similar traits in behaviour due to cognitive bias.
Thus, astrology is an inadequate attempt to explain human relationships in a simple form.
All astronomy has shown us that the sun, the moon, the planets and the stars have no influence whatsoever on the behaviour of humanity.
If you wish to learn more about astronomy, human behaviour and relationships, then learn about astronomy, psychology and sociology.
20050629
True Love is Unconditional Love (poem)
True love transcends all bounds
when both parties make the effort
to move beyond desire
and all that is human.
To merely indulge
in human love is to restrict
oneself to suffering.
In transcending desire,
unconditional love becomes
the source to help
cross over to the divine.
when both parties make the effort
to move beyond desire
and all that is human.
To merely indulge
in human love is to restrict
oneself to suffering.
In transcending desire,
unconditional love becomes
the source to help
cross over to the divine.
20050526
Our True Nature
"We are stardust, we are golden." -- Joni Mitchell
We are more than just human beings. In us is the echo of the gods, and the legacy of the whole universe.
Because we err, we are human. Yet in forgiveness is the divine, the blessings of angels themselves!
Thus our True Nature rises above our material form.
We are indeed stardust, our minds Golden.
For what are we but a dream of high consciousness? And that is the epitome of divine!
We are more than just human beings. In us is the echo of the gods, and the legacy of the whole universe.
Because we err, we are human. Yet in forgiveness is the divine, the blessings of angels themselves!
Thus our True Nature rises above our material form.
We are indeed stardust, our minds Golden.
For what are we but a dream of high consciousness? And that is the epitome of divine!
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