UNDERSTANDiNG..

Subject: UNDERSTANDiNG.. Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:37 pm

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDiNG.. Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:38 pm

But I deal with this meditating and by understanding I've been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not to overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world.

Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDiNG.. Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:39 pm

Living gives you a better understanding of life. I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities. Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.

Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDiNG.. Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:40 pm

What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it.

Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDiNG.. Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:41 pm

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.

Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDiNG.. Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:41 pm

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.

Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDiNG.. Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:42 pm

So I would hope they would develop some kind of habit that involves understanding that their life is so full they can afford to give in all kinds of ways to other people. I consider that to be baseline spirituality.

Subject: Re: UNDERSTANDiNG.. Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:42 pm

I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.