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Demo-EB-00311
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The talk explores the philosophical concept of place and existence, emphasizing that there is no definitive summit or level ground in spiritual practice. Instead, the focus is on examining the nature of one's current state of being and environment, rather than striving for an illusory ideal position.
Referenced Texts or Concepts:
- "Summit of the Mystic Feet" is discussed to illustrate common misconceptions about spiritual hierarchies, shifting the focus from achieving a higher state to understanding one's present environment.
- Metaphorical use of "summit" and "level ground" challenges the idea of vertical progression in mysticism, encouraging introspection over physical or hierarchical advancement.
AI Suggested Title: Being Here: Beyond Spiritual Heights
So I took that to be a sign that somebody wanted to encourage the rabbit, the bunny, to abort and to come around and not to... You know, this bunny, this rabbit, is a very sensitive preacher. And it's rather easily discouraged, and it's very sensitive to criticism. So if somebody was to say, nobody this week told me they didn't like my singing. But if somebody did, the poor little rabbit would be quite hurt, probably. Because the rabbit wasn't trying to be a great singer.
[01:02]
But nonetheless, the rabbit would be sensitive to such criticism. Anyway, I took that as a sign of encouragement. So we'll see, anyway, what the rabbit is up to today. Last time I talked afterwards, I thought perhaps I had misled you. Talking about the summit of the mystic feet, Someone assured me that, no, I thought I, you know, that I didn't want you to think, you know, when I talked about the summit of the Mississippi.
[02:04]
But I don't understand it that way. So I must be on the level ground. And now I have to worry about getting to the summit. So I wanted this week to say, actually, that there is no summit and no level ground. so you don't have to worry about whether you're here or there and I wanted to try to for us to try to look more carefully and closely setting aside whether we call it the summit or the level ground to look carefully at the place where we live. At the place, what kind of a place is it where you live?
[03:06]
Who is it that lives there? And what kind of people are they? What kind of a place is it? What kind of a state do you find yourself in?
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