A Finger Pointing at the Moon
I was half way thru my tai chi outside this morning when I noticed the moon. It had been there all along, I just hadn’t noticed it. It was nearly full, beautiful and inspiring. I always get good vibes when I see the moon. That reminded me of a famous zen concept. Something to the effect that once you raise your arm to point to the moon, you no longer need to keep pointing at it. You see it and you can lower your arm.
To me, that’s how religion could be. Spirit is fully present all the time. But we don’t notice It. Once religion helps us notice it, become aware of the moon – experience the wonder of our reality as spirit, we can lower our arm. That is, religion has accomplished its purpose and we can transcend it. It’s not the rituals, prayers and ceremonies that are spirit. They’re merely reminders of Spirit, the finger pointing to the moon. Once we have seen the moon, we can lower our arm.
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