thoughts and.. wisdom?

Life to me is... bittersweet

Jung discusses the idea that the opposing poles in peoples lives are not dissolved but expanded beyond, or outgrown. the conflict that drives all development is never solved... it is merely trancended when a higher lever of conscious is reached.

To be good hearted is not easy. It was easy enough for most of the first part of my life, until i discovered that being to kind and yielding leads to problems, at least on the surface, where people not accustomed to seeing kindness as a strength will do their best to hurt rob and insult those who are pure at heart.

Its okay. I am realizing this may not be quite as true as i may have thought. Being pure at heart is different than being a pushover. The distinction lies between being overly agreeable and in following your own heart, seeing your own interest and energy clearly and not being swayed or invaded by others. It is different than denying yourself, than being a 'non ego'. It's entirely bullshit to claim that you dont have any ego left. without a healthy ego, you cannot function in this world, as ego is literally the 'sense of self' and without any separation, one cannot live.

If one believes that nature is pure and perfect, then it is obvious that boundaries and separation, at least in some scale, are important for all of life's processes. Cell walls exist, as does skin, and the separation between climates, between planets, between charge carriers, all pave the way for the conditions that create life itself. All things do not merge together in an unintelligible blob, rather it is their very separation that allows all parts and pieces and beings in nature to exist as part of an integrated and interconnected system. Beauty is found in diversity, in difference, in the dance of all the separate parts that make up the incomprehensible yet tangible wholeness of the universe and everything.

Sometimes I can't believe the extent to which I have believed in distorted spiritual concepts; concepts that go contrary to the eternal Way, the Way of the universe. I think this is due to seeking, taking in so many viewpoints and eventually the assimilation of certain errors.. like the thinking that thoughts can't help you. Which is not entirely true at all.. thoughts are useful. It is important to integrate feelings, but if you are to make 'transcending thought' your motto, as a living human, you are likely to make mistakes due to not using your head! Its there for a great reason. Man's mental faculties is what makes us human and what makes us amazing creators.
Suppressing the mind along with perceived 'negativity' or the shadow will only lead to an increasingly distorted psyche that consumes more and more life energy to supress the yearnings of the unconscious desire for the catharsis, expression and release of natural impulses common to all human beings.

So to conclude:

Separation is part of life. Problems are a part of life. "Pure being" without these things is useless, as no progress is to be made.

Enjoy the bittersweet dance of life as joy and harmony clash terribly with pain and sorrow, as it is Gods gift. Life is your playground, your temple and your battlefield, theatre and university. The universal ife force that flows through everything cannot be contained.

Without tension there is no music,
without problems there is no growth
without destruction nothing new is created
without separation there is no diversity
without pain there is no joy
without life there is no death


So there.
Be with it all. Dive to the deepest depths, and soar through the greatest heights. It is all for you. Don't get too distracted with fantasy and visions, it's all right here, in this moment.
Love
Z