More on Five Elements

In my previous entry I talked about the five aspects of some spiritual paths and how in some ways people are like the five elements. The ending was unclear in my mind and required further comment so here goes. We are all thought, cognition and ideas. What we think is a huge part of us. We all feel emotion, fear, anger, joy and love. In my opinion our spirit, lives below the emotions and thought. It is our motivator, the over all love and awe we feel at being alive. The true appreciation of the creation around us its beauty and terror shapes our spirit. The awe at the beauty of nature like a sunset or a rainbow forms our spirit. Our underlying belief in justice, freedom and what is right and wrong are from all three parts of us as human beings. The foundation of how we act this reality is our spirit. But w are more than this physical being. We’re connected to the greater whole in some inexplicable way. Our soul is that part which connects us to the universe around us. It is where we came from and where we go to. This part of us is larger than us and yet defines our boundaries. It is the most difficult part of us for us to understand. Our spirit emotions and thought make us act and our soul reflects back the ripples in the universe our acts make. Our soul links us to creation is an incomprehensible way. Difficult to grasp though this is the fifth element is more so. This is to goal of all spiritual paths. A perfect balance of all the elements we are. Perfect understanding of all the fours aspects of what we are and making them balanced into something whole. Total awareness of what we are and do. This makes eternity now present and complete. The fifth element is often referred to as the temple or the circle or a unity being or the holy. Such true self knowing is very difficult. Balancing the awareness of what we think feel and the underlying motivation with the understanding of how we are all connected to creation and each other, is very difficult. I have seen some people obtain glimpses of this. They were all remarkable people and fit many spiritual paths. They were Christians, Buddhists, Jews and Muslims. They all said prayer or meditation was the main thing that enabled them to touch briefly that unknown we call God. And this fleeting touch of enlightenment helped them become better people helping others. So it doesn’t matter what the path you prefer as long as you attempt the journey.
Namaste