“All Is One”
Moderate The Transcendental With The Immanent
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Key Assertions For This Substack:
Moderate the transcendental with the immanent.
According to the idea of the Great Chain of Being, reality is composed of the following interlocking (or nested) levels: matter; body, mind, Soul and Spirit.
The gentle, hidden drive that causes the universe to envelope, encompass, integrate and transcend each link in the Great Chain of Being is Eros.
According to the idea of the Great Chain of Being, reality is composed of the following interlocking (or nested) levels: matter; body, mind, Soul, and Spirit. Each of these levels is said to include but transcend the preceding level—Spirit is different from but contains Soul, mind, body and matter; Soul is differentiated from but contains mind, body and matter; mind is not the same thing as but contains body and matter; and body is different from but contains matter. The gentle, hidden drive that causes the universe to envelope, encompass, integrate and transcend each link in the Great Chain of Being is Eros.
This power causes a wider sense of Self, the development of a broader compound identity that is not Ego-centered but Eco-centered or perhaps even Spirit-centered. To keep the ascending Eros from causing us to lose our solid footing, we can rely on our immanence to give us roots. In this way, the transcendental is moderated by the immanent.
HumaNatureConnect Activity
Moderating The Transcendent With The Immanent
For this activity, ponder the following three questions: Do you have a Master that you respect and follow? If so, describe the pros and cons of this relationship? Do you adhere to Dharma—a set of universal truths that are excellent, cause no afflictions or defilements, and are permanent? Can you think of anything else beside universal principles that is permanent?
