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It is hard to capture the ineffible nature of authentic spirituality. Religious modes for me, and I have practiced many and respect all, are like the code-switching among those who speak various languages. Some tongues better express certain nuances; some are more convenient; and at times one spontaneously chooses one or another, or even mixes them freely among those who are also fluent in them, and thus without difficulty manifests the mind in suppleness and fluidity.
In an abstract sense, this is my experience with the various wisdom cycles; I come to all with an open as possible mind, take from them what I can, and similar to the approach of good Vajragoni, adapt them as needed, or discard portions that are not needed or detract from what is being observed. Behind it all is a great luminosity, as Toeless says in this parable, earth supporting and heaven covering. It is a view without many parameters, using only what is needed to convey the essence.
I think of all great human endeavors to understand the nature of reality, be it psychology, science, the arts, or what have you, religion has come the closest. But religion is a mode, just as our earthly existence is a mode. I am not of Huike’s radical school, though I understand the point. I think this manifestation can be used intact; there is no need to demolish a vehicle simply to prove it is not the destination itself. In any case I think the great flexibility, the intuitive nature of Taoism which invested so much in Zen and vice versa, is very close to my approach to religion. I may switch channels, so to speak, but still view the television (religiosity) as an instrument, an extension of mind which taps into the luminous source which emanates waves of being and transformation. Religion helps to remind me, to keep me going, but it is not that which sustains my spirituality, nor by any means defines it. In fact any means to define it gets away from it.
Most eloquent and profound
By the way in the above remark I am not suggesting the body is a vehicle. I think that would be very _hinduistic_ for this vast gathering of minds. It’s really crowded in here sometimes, hard to hear oneself think. Anyway, I am really talking about manifestation and that which gives rise to it. It’s just a metaphor, I don’t want it to be misunderstood.