Thought for the day…
"The agony of breaking through personal limitations is the agony of spiritual growth. Art, literature, myth and cult, philosophy, and ascetic disciplines are instruments to help the individual past his limiting horizons into spheres of ever-expanding realization. As he crosses threshold after threshold, conquering dragon after dragon, the stature of the divinity that he summons to his highest wish increases, until it subsumes the cosmos.. Finally, the mind breaks the bounding sphere of the cosmos to a realization transcending all experiences of form—all symbolizations, all divinities: a realization of the ineluctable void."
-- Joseph Campbell
-- Joseph Campbell
About Brother Ian
Over the centuries, Brother Ian has been collecting stories & information & discourses for the purpose of elevating the human condition as needed, dissecting it when necessary, and building the case for hope.
In the spirit of noting that organized crime, organized baseball, organized labour, and organized religion tend to engender controversy & occasional discord, I promise to be neither organized or critical of those who are.
Recent Posts
- Thoughts: A blessing
- Thoughts: How you see it
- ENC: When they talk about THIS, it keeps you from hearing about THAT
- Thoughts: Where paths may lead….
- Poetry: Open me, close me
- Funnier: Meanwhile, after the vote….
- What you see is what you get….sometimes.
- Thoughts: An open door to clarity….
- ENC: When the irony exceeds workable good sense….
- Wordplay: Back in the day, when words were words….
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Ian Byington
• Friday Harbor, WA USA
& Victoria, BC Canada