Edgar Cayce gave the same message concerning ideals, and provided techniques that we can use to define our personal ideals within the various areas (contexts) of our personal lives. Without an ideal to navigate by as a reference, we live a life being pushed and shoved by the latests fads and black-and-wihite popular judgements.
We chose a tough environment to explore in this incarnation … a duality, in linear time, with a very narrow field of view and very little connection with that “still small voice” which is our Real Self.
Our entire logical house of cards and “knowledge” is built upon the assumption of “me and not me”, i.e. the duality we see immediately after birth, after leaving an oceanic experience of oneness in the womb. No wonder everything is black and white to us until we wake up to feel the inner reality and to imagine the bigger picture.
Own your ideals and make each moment count … but always remember, beingness is about vitality and exuberance, we are not forced to trudge through a life of adversity!
“Evil does not exist in those (black-and-white) terms, and that is why so many seemingly idealistic people can be partners in quite reprehensible actions, while telling themselves that such acts are justified, since they are methods toward a good end.
“That is why fanatics feel justified in their actions. When you indulge in such black-and-white thinking, you treat your ideals shabbily. Each act that is not in keeping with that ideal begins to unravel the ideal at its very core. As I have stated [several times], if you feel unworthy, or powerless to act, and if you are idealistic, you may begin to feel that the ideal exists so far in the future that it is necessary to take steps you might not otherwise take to achieve it. And when this happens, the ideal is always eroded. If you want to be a true practicing idealist, then each step that you take along the way must be worthy of your goal.”
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