Mystic Rest

2002-8-1 04:19:00

Keith gave an excellent quote worthy of the archives: "Christianity is the active side of the triad, Islam the passive, Buddhism the reconciling. Christianity seeks God, Islam surrenders to God, Buddhism finds God. When you see these as three separate systems, you miss the great teaching of which each contains but a part. Seek the kingdom as a Christian, give yourself to God as a Moslem, find your new companion in the dynamic silence of Buddhist meditation."

Interesting correspondence to the Triad Principle. When this occurs there is usually something worth looking into.

Concerning the book under discussion, Melva made an interesting point.

"Reading this chapter did not create the feelings of my atoms vibrating at a faster rate....like I feel when I read DK. I like it for its dream quality and I...the mystic dreamer...was dreaming right along with the author."

Remember that Djwhal Khul teaches that seekers are divided into two groups: The mystic and the occultist.

The mystic has his focus on the heart energy and likes the dream, the poet and the feel of things. The occultist is mental, likes reasoning and common sense.

Margaret Storm is indeed a mystic, writes with great feeling and there's poetry and some illogical inspiration in her style.

Those leaning toward the occultist path are Sterling, John Crane, Rick, Susan, Travis, Larry, and Blayne.

Some leaning toward the mystic are Melva, John K, Aussie Ruth, Lora and Maryellen.

Many I didn't name are not so pronounced one way or another.

Even though I am on the occult path, there is still a lot of the mystic in me and though I am turned off by many illusionary writings, I can really enjoy something written with passion and poetry. If there is a lot of error in such writings I tend to find inspiration between the lines.

I read some off beat things for one centered in the mind. For instance, I have read the tabloids all my life. The more outrageous, the more I like to read them. I find it gives my serious side a Sabbath of rest.

I also have always enjoyed comic books and have never outgrown them and collect a couple of them.

When I was young I enjoyed science fiction and gravitated toward the writers who appreciated pure science - Frederick Brown was my favorite.

When I first read science fiction writer, Ray Bradbury (a mystic), I was repulsed by him for he was very unscientific and loose with facts. But then later I took another look at him from the mystical viewpoint and saw that he was one of the greatest writers of all time, not because of his scientific accuracy, but because of his style, his poetry and the way he could make you feel an atmosphere and picture with just a few well placed words.

Rick is right. One can get a lot more meat by studying Djwhal Khul, and indeed I do study him above all others, but sometimes it is good to grease the wheels of the mind with a little mystical dreaming.