With our conceptual perceptions as the '‘containers' and the truths brought to us as '‘substance'’ for our '‘containing'... it would behoove us to be reminded that the container is not the measure of the quality of the substance contained and should be readily reconsidered when the demands of the substance outweigh the capacity of the vessel.
Therefore, with the understanding that the confines of religious practice, nomenclature, ritual, and dogma are but feeble attempts to encapsulate spiritual truths that transcend the bounds of earthly expression... might it not be a good idea to (as spiritual insight and awareness grow and develop) adjust, modify, reconstruct, refresh, revise, and/or discard those practices, rituals, nomenclature, and/or dogma (containers) that no longer accommodate our evolving awareness (substance)?
Ah, the joy of freedom in expressing new truths and understandings in an environment of healthy, positive, and dynamic enthusiasm!
John-Michael/ 11 August 1998
IMAGE: Through the gracious courtesy of Ian Britton, FreeFoto.com
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