Pursuit

Pursuit: 

it hasn't been a spiritual pursuit, not really, I've never been a seeker in the sense of wishing to find an ultimate answer, or any state of permanent bliss and enlightenment. Yet I've explored many paths that might be labeled spiritual, having mediated for several decades now, teaching it, writing of various things that capture my imagination. But it's never been as an act of pursuit, no frantic energy demanding life to reveal its secrets to me. I know it's been that way for some, many of my friends actually, and I'm happy that at a certain point that were finally able to lay that energy aside and be content with where they are. Of course there are others who continue there search, frantic or otherwise, and that seems to be their path for now and there's no reason for me to question their pursuit. It seems to me that we're always exactly where we're meant to be, that things couldn't be any other way than they are right now. 

we're all free to explore whatever path we're on. 

so I don't disparage seekers, nor offer advice on how to step off the spiritual path, or what so often may seem to be a treadmill, endlessly in motion and yet never truly traveling anywhere. I'm not a teacher and far from a guru of any sorts. If given a label I'd much prefer a poet and even that might be somewhat of a stretch. What I am is happy, content, at least spiritually so. I'm not a seeker, but I love to explore and remain open for life to reveal mystery in its own time and way. I have no demands for life to be any other way then it is right now, preference, yes, most certainly, I prefer my good health to bad, money in the bank as opposed to struggling to pay my bills, having relationships with people that support and understand me and not undermine my peace of mind. Those are preferences and sometimes they happen, sometimes not, and life continues either way. For me, that's a deeper happiness, it's the reason for my smile through difficult times. I'm not chasing any answers. 

free of pursuit. 

but not of curiosity, I still love to explore alternative ways of thinking, to read of different spiritual traditions and to even dive in to what they offer. I don't find any reason to argue or debate over these issues, not even from a scientific stance. Explore things for yourself. Or don't. I hold my own beliefs lightly, ready to examine their role in my way present way of thinking. Without any sense of a pursuit, no need for any answers - I am free in my considerations. 

and life continues with its mysteries. 

~

Peace, Eric