THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT
The life of the spirit
must always appear unreal.
When it becomes too real
it becomes
ridiculous.
Far Beyond Words
Thoughts on our world by the late Raymond V. Bomba. Photographs by his son, Christopher Bomba. Edited by his daughter, Mary Bomba.
Category: Aspects Of Religion, The Heart, The Spirit
April 27, 2014
April 18, 2014
BELIEF SHOULD NOT BE A SUM-TOTAL
Semana Santa (Holy Week) procession in Seville, Spain.
Belief should not be the sum-total of an attitude
or stance. It should not be a thing in itself,
that freezes its believer and neutralizes his will.
Believing is not just an answer, but an asking.
It is a temporary commitment to an unknown quantity
that holds as long as it serves a vital purpose
and does not stifle the generation of other things
that are also necessary and good.
April 7, 2014
BECAUSE OF THE UNKNOWN FACTOR IN LIFE
Because of the unknown factor in life,
the unknowingness of what we experience together,
the unknowingness of so much of ourselves,
our affiliations with each other
must to a large extent be religious.
The spirit and the heart
can fill in that portion of ourselves
where knowledge and wisdom
are of little value, or of no avail.
Our attitudes and our commitments
then become religious
in the most acute sense.
March 24, 2014
ONE HAS TO TAKE THE PART OF A GOD
One has to take the part of a god or be god-like
at times, or one cannot fulfill one’s self.
One cannot be fully coordinated mentally
or physically without this concept in mind.
Nature seems to have intended
that even the most minute part of its structure
should have an authority of its own,
even as it is part of the universal structure.
October 19, 2013
GOD IS A HUMANLY CREATED SYMBOL
Statue of Shiva at the Ganga Aarti ceremony in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
God is a humanly created symbol
of life.
He has been known in many images,
and ardently worshiped as a
creator of life.
Many philosophies of living
have been formed
in his name.
There have been many interpretations
of this universal image–
some wild and distorted,
but the symbol of God
is valid.
It is born out of necessity
and is representative
of many extraordinary
experiences and desires.
We must have the courage
not to overly distort it
for we are very much a part
of this God…
Far Beyond Words 