So often we pour ourselves intensely into life's purpose without
actually pausing to consider why we are doing what we are doing.
How is it a reflection of who we truly are? How does it express
our specific qualities and role within the larger panorama? What
does it imply about the fundamental nature of reality?
Rarely in the modern world are we encouraged to discover our
vision and dedicate ourselves to it. To the prevailing mindset,
one's vision is thought to be intangible, suggesting something
that is a fantasy whose pursuit is narcissistic or even delusional.
The focus of life must be practical with goals that are approved
and easily measured.
That approach, while seemingly reasonable and safe, is
devastating to both the individual and to society as a whole.
While we certainly must live effectively within the physical
and social worlds that require a certain level of practical purpose,
we are not such stunted creatures that exist only on that level.
We are magical beings, here to embody immensity and love and
the will of the universe as it expresses itself uniquely through
each of us.
Vision is the way we discover our personal path through the world.
Vision is the way we come to know ourselves, allowing us to be as
we are, showing us how to act with strength and creativity in
service to our true [vision].
A vision is not the same as some fantasy or daydream. A true
vision is the voice of nature, the intention of the universe,
uniquely tuned to our soul.
The word "vision" can trip us up because we think of seeing
things that are external to our physical bodies, so we often
consider a vision to be external to us. But vision in the
spiritual sense is the conscious mind's way to assign meaning
to the deep recognition of self as a harmonious expression of the
self-aware universe. In other words, vision is not so much about
seeing as it is about being. A vision is a challenge to ourselves
to be more fully ourselves. Vision is a vocation, the calling of
the soul to its true role.
The first question is, how strongly do we want to see? And then
we must answer the second question, do we dare live the truth
seen? Then again, what's the point to any other path but our own?
Ivan Granger
commentary on the poem
"Trust Your Vision" by Stephen Levine
Poetry Chaikhana
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