greed - Blog Posts - Yoga Vidya International - Yoga, Meditation and Spirituality2024-03-29T06:18:58Zhttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/greedEssay : On the Meaning of Sinhttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/essay-on-the-meaning-of-sin2012-02-05T23:30:00.000Z2012-02-05T23:30:00.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><a href="http://bit.ly/issuu-otmos" target="_blank">View on Issuu</a><div style="height:24px;"> </div><div style="overflow:auto;margin:8px;padding:0px;clear:both;"><div style="background-color:#fadfe7;display:inline;float:right;margin:16px;padding:8px;" align="center"><br /> <a href="http://marygreer.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/revised-edition-of-the-william-blake-tarot/" target="_blank"><img style="margin:4px;padding:4px;border-width:1px;border-color:#777777;border-style:solid;" src="https://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/liberty.jpg?w=160" alt="liberty.jpg?w=160" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">(« <a href="http://marygreer.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/revised-edition-of-the-william-blake-tarot/" target="_blank">Blake's Tarot Liberty Card</a> » by Mary K. Greer)</span></div><p></p><div class="section.text" style="text-align:justify;"><p>I spent most of the second half of January writing an essay on the concept of sin, its meaning and its implications.<br /> <br /></p><p>Actually, this is a matter that has been hovering in and out of my mind since the end of July 2011, but I guess I wasn't ready to tackle it until recently.<br /> <br /></p><p>Originally, I thought it would take the form of a blog post, albeit a longer than usual one. However, I quickly discovered that I had a lot to say on the subject, and I ultimately ended up writing a 50-page eBook.<br /> <br /></p><p>The essay is finally ready, so it is with pleasure that I'm sharing it with you. You can read it via the embedded widget above, or if you follow the link you can also download for free.<br /> <br /></p><p>In publishing this document, I don't aim to convert nor to convince, but I attempt to share knowledge I have acquired along my journey. I hope it will be of aid to some of those who will consider it.<br /> <br /></p><p>The description follows below. Have a pleasant reading !</p></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:2em;height:32px;" align="center">·</div><div class="section.text" style="text-align:justify;font-style:italic;"><p>Growing up is hard work. As we architect our lives, responding to the requirements of our path is demanding enough as it is without having to address additional annoyances that get in the way of our personal development. Still, what if all those irritations were actually the results of our own errors, and as such as many clues inviting us to reform and to regain the itinerary we have selected for ourselves ?<br /> <br /></p><p>On the Meaning of Sin proposes a different take on the mechanics of sin and rebirth in hell, coming from the perspective of an unorthodox trajectory in the worlds of arts, science, and Oriental philosophy.<br /> <br /></p><p>In this alternative view, the cosmos provides a course-correction mechanism wherein whenever we miss the mark, we are redirected towards the enjoyment of tranquil progress towards our goals. It supplies a metaphor facilitating the elimination of error, and thus benevolently assists and fosters the achievement of our objectives, allowing us to cultivate a gradually less corrupt mind that gives rise to increasingly satisfying hereafters, in an ever refining continuum.<br /> <br /></p><p>Any individual can attain liberation, or elimination of error, at any time, and so can society as a whole.<br /> <br /></p><p>Heaven truly exists, and it is constantly beckoning us towards it.</p></div><br /></div></div>Understandinghttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/understanding2012-01-21T19:00:00.000Z2012-01-21T19:00:00.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="https://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/plakat_v_stuck11_detail.jpg?w=434" alt="" /><br /> <span style="font-size:x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plakat_v_Stuck11_detail.jpg" target="_blank">Detail of a poster for the International Hygiene Exhibition 1911 in Dresden</a> » by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Franz_von_Stuck" target="_blank">Franz von Stuck</a>)</span><br /></p><div align="center"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" id="audioplayer" width="290" height="24"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" ></param><param name="" value="" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param></object></div><br /><p>« Understanding » is the third segue in the series that I have written as a means of combining earlier compositions into a conceptual piece of nearly one hour in duration.<br /></p><p>Each of the miniature musical junctions emphasizes a particular lesson that was learned over the course of a demanding quest, proving essential to the success of the endeavour. In the case of « Understanding, » the acquired knowledge concerns what I refer to as the redirection principle, which is also explored in more depth in « Juggernaut, » and « On the Meaning of Sin, » an upcoming essay.<br /></p><p>The title of the sections and of the entire assemblage will be revealed once the whole work is finished. Those of you familiar with the repertoire of Poligraf will possibly recognize some of the themes that are revisited in each of the transitions, and will thus perhaps be able to guess the whole, along with the respective roles of each of the segues.<br /></p><p>Again this is an all instrumental demo. The complementary verses follow :<br /></p><p><em><br /> and here i go again<br />a man on a mission<br />to achieve by mere pen<br />identification<br />of all errors and then<br />their elimination<br />so all can hear the wren<br />sing of liberation<br /><br />in hindsight i recall<br />throughout my history<br />icons and figurines<br />of the virgin mary<br />gradually fading<br />out of reality<br />and how my bad habits<br />down to sleep had laid me<br /><br />remove those obstacles<br />o eastern deity<br />the knight of pentacles<br />i vow to embody<br />persistent truth seeker<br />devoted to study<br />the implicate order<br />and synchronicity<br /><br />up the tree of knowledge<br />hybrid trajectory<br />immeasurable mileage<br />towards my destiny<br />occasional slippage<br />reckless apostasy<br />reformative passage<br />humbling recovery<br /><br />punished by my anger<br />selfish hamartia<br />cruel doppelganger<br />acts in absentia<br />inveterate scorner<br />chronic paranoia<br />in the naughty corner<br />constant metanoia<br /><br />then the meaning of sin<br />prompted the deduction<br />hinted the principle<br />revealed course-correction<br />traditional wisdom<br />incomplete depiction<br />the alternative you<br />asserts redirection<br /><br />setback or deterrent<br />helpful mechanism<br />experience abhorrent<br />same automatism<br />progress in merriment<br />transcends dogmatism<br />your own experiment<br />doesn't need an ism<br /><br />error is the killer<br />suppressing the corrupt<br />thanks to this redeemer<br />sin will no more irrupt<br />don't let consequences<br />inspiration disrupt<br />resume your advancement<br />while evil goes bankrupt<br /><br />of the deadly seven<br />the root is obvious<br />whether proud or lustful<br />glutton avaricious<br />indolent or wrathful<br />or merely envious<br />the all-important self<br />disregards the gracious<br /><br />everything comes from mind<br />for it is in the lead<br />none can escape the bind<br />that follows every deed<br />leave the poisons behind<br />ire folly and greed<br />know the ones who are kind<br />in happiness succeed<br /><br />to elude the dust cloud<br />simply uphold the five<br />intoxications shroud<br />decoherences prive<br />resist the disallowed<br />towards your goal do strive<br />stay true to what you've vowed<br />and you will find you thrive<br /><br />predestined for freewill<br />construct your adventure<br />swarms intuit the truth<br />living architecture<br />galactic overmind<br />superconscious structure<br />error-free dynamic<br />creating the future<br /></em></p></div>