Interestingly, Solzhenitsyn change from communism to Christianity in prison.
His conclusions are biblical, especially condemning idolatry. Including worshipping political ideas.
Herbert butterfield, Oxford professor, wrote against ‘the worship of abstract nouns’.
Nation state worship is recent, after French Revolution.
Note this famous explanation of ‘true’ human life . . .
“Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need, since the Kingdom of the heavens belongs to them.’’
Connects future political “kingdom” from god, not humans.
‘’Happy are those who mourn, since they will be comforted.’’
“Happy are the mild-tempered, since they will inherit the earth.’’
Mildness not part of new culture.
“Happy are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness, since they will be filled.’’
Filled from god’s future kingdom.
“Happy are the merciful, since they will be shown mercy.’’
Mercy essential.
“Happy are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, since the Kingdom of the heavens belongs to them.’’
Courage to endure abuse brings future reward.
“Happy are you when people reproach you and persecute you and lyingly say every sort of wicked thing against you for my sake..”
Lies expected, abuse brings expectation of good.
“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its strength, how will its saltiness be restored? It is no longer usable for anything except to be thrown outside to be trampled on by men..”
Seems essence of this video. Salt then sometimes impure. Essential for health, difficult to find.
“You are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid when located on a mountain. People light a lamp and set it, not under a basket, but on the lampstand. Likewise, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens.’’
You want listener to shine. This wise man gives foundation, basis, reason to shine.
This worked two thousand years ago. Perhaps the only way to recover the benefits we have almost lost.
Self-deceit / self-hate offers the underlying 'operating system' for manipulation of the mind to filter & mask (as if to control) reality. Hatred of reality is therefore built into the attempt to manipulate it to 'solve our problems' that rise from a sense of self-lack given allegiance and support.
An idealised pre-Separation state carries a residual association with a paradise that was violated by a self-consciousness set in terms of grievance & loss of an identity that had no reference.
I may be missing the gist of your article as I am responding to your email of it ;-)
But the nature of what we might term Separation or Fall - or simply reiterate as pattens of abandonment, rejection, betrayal and rage set in powerlessness, that archetypally underlie our rational masking of conflict as the attempt to put Humpty together again.
In a time or reversal (made obvious) we are approaching our starting place to know it for the first time - or perhaps simply resetting a "New Game" of persisting in the fascination of horror as the addiction to the 'dynamics' of conflict. However I see spirals not closed loops so there is always some growth (consciousness) from experience - even the drive to regain 'unconsciousness' regressively or progressively. There are levels to which the temporal or linear consciousness does not apply; too fast & too spacious for a locked down focus in an 'object lesson' of experience.
Give what is due to the 'worldly power' within our experience of the world and give what is due true with-ness and worth-ship to living truth in the moment at hand.
the world of rulebound thinking can seek like Caesar to make itself a god. But living Law is in the heart as a still point. I've overdone video watching for information so I tune in to the theme through the vibrational appreciation of your willingness to call for looking within (as we think to be exclusively looking out - which is never so).
Yes, spot on. Solzhenitsyn wrote those words on the back of 30+ years of incarceration in hell on earth, and I think they must have been branded into his soul. I had a T shirt made in 2021 with: "Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph, but not through me." I try to live by this, but as someone with a tendency to want to make people happy and avoid confrontation, it is not particularly easy. However, it is much less uncomfortable than the sense that I have not told the truth, or obfuscated it in some way. I cannot claim to know 'the truth' as such, but I do know when I am departing from it and it is an awful feeling, much worse than anything else.
Kate
Always like your posts.
Interestingly, Solzhenitsyn change from communism to Christianity in prison.
His conclusions are biblical, especially condemning idolatry. Including worshipping political ideas.
Herbert butterfield, Oxford professor, wrote against ‘the worship of abstract nouns’.
Nation state worship is recent, after French Revolution.
Note this famous explanation of ‘true’ human life . . .
“Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need, since the Kingdom of the heavens belongs to them.’’
Connects future political “kingdom” from god, not humans.
‘’Happy are those who mourn, since they will be comforted.’’
“Happy are the mild-tempered, since they will inherit the earth.’’
Mildness not part of new culture.
“Happy are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness, since they will be filled.’’
Filled from god’s future kingdom.
“Happy are the merciful, since they will be shown mercy.’’
Mercy essential.
“Happy are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, since the Kingdom of the heavens belongs to them.’’
Courage to endure abuse brings future reward.
“Happy are you when people reproach you and persecute you and lyingly say every sort of wicked thing against you for my sake..”
Lies expected, abuse brings expectation of good.
“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its strength, how will its saltiness be restored? It is no longer usable for anything except to be thrown outside to be trampled on by men..”
Seems essence of this video. Salt then sometimes impure. Essential for health, difficult to find.
“You are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid when located on a mountain. People light a lamp and set it, not under a basket, but on the lampstand. Likewise, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heavens.’’
You want listener to shine. This wise man gives foundation, basis, reason to shine.
This worked two thousand years ago. Perhaps the only way to recover the benefits we have almost lost.
Thanks
Clay
Self-deceit / self-hate offers the underlying 'operating system' for manipulation of the mind to filter & mask (as if to control) reality. Hatred of reality is therefore built into the attempt to manipulate it to 'solve our problems' that rise from a sense of self-lack given allegiance and support.
An idealised pre-Separation state carries a residual association with a paradise that was violated by a self-consciousness set in terms of grievance & loss of an identity that had no reference.
I may be missing the gist of your article as I am responding to your email of it ;-)
But the nature of what we might term Separation or Fall - or simply reiterate as pattens of abandonment, rejection, betrayal and rage set in powerlessness, that archetypally underlie our rational masking of conflict as the attempt to put Humpty together again.
In a time or reversal (made obvious) we are approaching our starting place to know it for the first time - or perhaps simply resetting a "New Game" of persisting in the fascination of horror as the addiction to the 'dynamics' of conflict. However I see spirals not closed loops so there is always some growth (consciousness) from experience - even the drive to regain 'unconsciousness' regressively or progressively. There are levels to which the temporal or linear consciousness does not apply; too fast & too spacious for a locked down focus in an 'object lesson' of experience.
Give what is due to the 'worldly power' within our experience of the world and give what is due true with-ness and worth-ship to living truth in the moment at hand.
the world of rulebound thinking can seek like Caesar to make itself a god. But living Law is in the heart as a still point. I've overdone video watching for information so I tune in to the theme through the vibrational appreciation of your willingness to call for looking within (as we think to be exclusively looking out - which is never so).
Yes, spot on. Solzhenitsyn wrote those words on the back of 30+ years of incarceration in hell on earth, and I think they must have been branded into his soul. I had a T shirt made in 2021 with: "Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph, but not through me." I try to live by this, but as someone with a tendency to want to make people happy and avoid confrontation, it is not particularly easy. However, it is much less uncomfortable than the sense that I have not told the truth, or obfuscated it in some way. I cannot claim to know 'the truth' as such, but I do know when I am departing from it and it is an awful feeling, much worse than anything else.