In my own spiritual journey I have always strived for a non dualistic approach and to seek g-d integrated into the whole of my life/being. In many ways blogging questions was part of this process. Recently I have been reflecting on my lack of blogging and journey. Yes I have been busy and yes I still have questions but I am not sure if I am bothered about answers any more. For years I have used the saying ” be still and still moving” and perhaps being less bothered about answers it is finally beginning to become more real. As an activist even question if the lack of blogging or answers means I am loosing something. As I prepare for Greenbelt I am usually excited about the speakers and this year the line up would send me into hyper activism cramming in sessions but actually I want to drink tea and chat. A hermit talked about hearing from yourself and blogging helped me work out what was worth hearing but maybe I should have listened to some of the other stuff more. Not sure where this is going other than to say blogging may become more sporadic or even cease. On the other hand…..
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drinking tea and chatting at gb is often a fab way of consolidating thoughts, realising movement, and finding new strings, no? …i say, big up the tea drinking and dont worrying that thats where your being leads…theres a time for hermit like behaviour and a time for being in groups….
Getting answers can either be a mere intellectual exercise or it can be with the purpose of making informed decisions when there are choices. The answers that one needs in order to tackle life’s choices are often to entirely different questions than the questions we want answers to as an intellectual pursuit (which can often be entirely irrelevant).
However, knowing you Richard, the answers that you have tended to seek aren’t irrelevant at all.
Of course, one reason to not want answers is to save the trouble of having to change one’s mind!
Perhaps you need new ground, new answers to new questions? GB (dare I say) can often just cover the same old ground and be rather ‘safe’ and unchallenging.
Bizarrely, I’m feeling the same as you about GB sessions…