Posted by Phil on September 23, 1999 at 12:16:42:
In Reply to: unconditional is unconditional is unconditional posted by johnboy on September 21, 1999 at 14:28:23:
: surrender, unconditionally, to the claims you feel truth, beauty, justice/goodness and love making on you
: there is something within us, always choosing a fundamental attitude toward uncertain reality
Indeed. Well put, johnboy. I quite agree with this both from experience and reflection on how I see human beings operating. One must take care to nurture the direction in which that compass needle points, however, for there is surely another force at work in the universe trying to draw it to meaningless, fear, nothingness--the pit.
Phil