Intention and the mirror

 

As I sit to write I am struck with the word "intention"... as with a spiritual practice; it is one thing

to recite ad nauseam and hypnotically the so called tranquil "mesmerization" of any mantra, prayer, scripture or whatever your liturgy or litany and yet entirely another thing to actually carry the energy of that said state or spirituality you are purporting, requesting or even attempting to manifest in your life... after a life time of being frustrated by lifeless dogma and theologies and have been walking with a sensitivity to Indigenous and Eastern mystical spiritual renderings, but even in doing so I can still recall hearing the old scared text's adage that zeal without knowledge being a dangerous thing... in this light maybe spiritual practice is better as a knowing (forward from your becoming aware to now being aware) that I/we don't really "know" and yet carrying what you do actually know forward with grace and becoming comfortable with living in this great "mystery"... yet with humility and gentleness in care of how one may present themself to others... not as a guide or a teacher for others as some guru or spiritual polyglot.. but actually as a sign post/lesson to show and learn of a "misadventure, miscalculation and failing" to avoid... the most peculiar thing is finding out others see you deeply and even your foibles and life lessons as a teaching tool much sooner than you may individually... good, bad or indifferent... and we need to stay gentle with and while carrying and growing through our own foibles all the while knowing we are all in the same canoe similarly... I have found that personal vulnerability is the key... as scary and intimidating as that all sounds even too authenticity is the energy that moves this healing forward... and humility is the ear mark that this said "lesson" or "knowing" is taking hold... whereas grace is the soil for this growth... love you... love you for loving reciprocity... not out of need, guilt or even convenience or personal gain but just being a fellow traveler who knows personally the struggles and the signs along the way and is willing to share that when needed... mentoring much... loving deeply and showcasing agape...  thank you for being my mirror... and I yours