Hey there L M N O P!

Sorry this is so late after you wrote. I haven't been on Slate much in the past few due to travel and whatnot, but I am honored that you would take the time to reach out to me in such a fashion. I am humbled actually.

Of course whatever I may have is all from the grace of the universe itself... All praises due to the most high. etc. etc.

In truth, I am rather loathe to discuss my deeply personal stories in public forums such as this. Even my most profound philosophies I tend to withhold in these spaces... Not in any particular "cast not pearls before swine sort of way," but more out of recognition that this is not the ideal venue for such discourses. People come here by-and-large to debate controversial subjects, not to listen as people pontificate... IMO. There isn't much room for discourse when someone tells a story or gives purely anecdotal wisdom. People may call you names or disbelieve what you say, others will afford you the willing suspension of disbelief... yet in all but the rarest cases... no true transmission of a spark or worthy inspiration takes place. Judgments (both positive and negative) preclude people from utilizing the mirror your experiences might offer them. Often the overall effect of such statements runs counter to the intention in which it is said. Discussions of tangible issues based in logic and fact are simply more suitable in this "Fray" type atmosphere.

That said, I will say that in spiritual terms any action, thought, lifestyle, decision, or emotional response either takes you closer to an awareness of the fundamental unity of all things... or it takes you away from such an awareness. The more situations that you can remember your seamless connection to whatever you are observing brings the consciousness of Oneness closer to you. Whether one prefers to call this the Holy Spirit, the Mind of God, I&I, the fundamental ground of being, the Tao, the Buddha-field, the Great Spirit or whatever... you know it when it approaches you. Less so when you are retreating from it, as it is the predominant activity of Ego to avoid and flee from such awareness.

Anyway, I wish you all the best on your journey. Love & Light...

JahSun

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