When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
- Albert Einstein
Faith is crumpling and throwing away everything, proposition by proposition, until nothing is left, and then writing a new proposition, your very own, to throw in the teeth of despair.Or to put it another way:
-Mary Jean Irion, in Yes, World: A Mosaic of Meditation
Faith is having an Open Heart,
Imagination is having an Open Mind.
Both states are Creative in the most fundamental and genuine since of that word. Open refers to our capacity to go beyond our typical ways of thinking and of being receptive to that which we might normally dismiss or uncritically pass judgement. That is, faith and imagination are different aspects of the same disposition. This is why wooden faith, the kind which is mocked by many atheists as well as quite a few theists, is so transparently counterfeit and also why it is so dangerous. To put that another way...
Faith is having an Open Heart,
Imagination is having an Open Mind.
Sainthood is the condition of Possession, (...of these things these as attributes)
Enlightenment is the acutalization of Being. (...or of recognizing these qualities as the foundation and truth of one's existence)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hello! Thanks for leaving a comment.
Everything but spam and abusive comments are welcome. Logging in isn't necessary but if you don't then please "sign" at the end of your comment. You can choose to receive email notifications of new replies to this post for your convenience, and if you find it interesting don't forget to share it. Thanks!