What's unusual about that? It's not within human nature to remain in a consistent state of bliss with the same input which initially soothed one's inner chaos. Feeling lost most of the time and found some of the time is probably the most common experience of all unless you're a religious fanatic grooved to run in one direction only. There are no detours into the wilderness for such a mentality.Bill Wiltrack wrote:.
It was as if you had gone to Disney World but you are not at Disney World now.
Yes, my memories and a certain connection that I cannot describe adequately WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ME. In every moment. It's my life.
My outer circumstances have led me away and, no matter in what road I travel down, I cannot find my way back to that wonderland.
Today, at times, I am full of uncertainty and a feeling of being totally lost. In a way, meaningless.
Anyways, there's no point in preaching a never ending "Days of our Lives" spiritual soap opera. When you state It's my life, that's true only insofar as you apply your own solutions to a COMMON experience.
I'm finished talking about this since I'm not certain if this isn't one big joke.
In case you are serious, keep Ouspensky as an active memory but also consider the following very short book by Joseph Campbell written close to the end of his life:
The Inner Reaches of Outer Space...Metaphor as Myth and as Religion.
There is so much contained in so few pages, I find, but I especially admire how he describes the Navaho Pollen Path, the sand paintings and significance of its imagery. Just a suggestion!
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