@SrRochardBunson Ok, I'm off to the Berza world (the world our soul roams during unconsciousness; spelling just a guess). Thank you for inspiring me to write. I hope I didn't fuck anything up here; my perception is far from pure, so mistakes are more than possible, but I hope not very likely. I'll catch up with y'all delightful folks on Friday-ish, Lord Willing :-) Peace be with you, and may God bless us all with a full measure of Act-Right ;-) And I'm ignoring my notifications until Friday :-)

@SrRochardBunson It's too late and I'm fixin to be out of town for a few days starting in a handful of hours, but I feel a great truth in these words but can't comment any more. I will say, though, that there is a very interesting Sufi story about the guy who lived an entire life (as a woman) while he picked up two hands of water to wash his face. Remind me later, if you care.

@SrRochardBunson I imagine complete submission to the Divine Will to result in such a state, but I don't consider myself to be very close to that achievement. The best I seem to be able to muster is to selflessly serve those around me without concern for myself, but this meager level has rewarded me with a measure of success, in that I am content with the little I have, our kids have all they need, and my wife and I care for each other lovingly. It's a nice foundation for mysticism, IMO.

@SrRochardBunson All aspects of creation are created in pairs. The only true oneness is the Unfathomable Creator of all that will ever exist, but It is outside of creation. This soulds like gibberish to me, but I'm open to a deeper explanation than I can yet fathom.

@SrRochardBunson This all appears to be in the context of actually reaching of the Godhead, which happens just before the free will (the last of our four parts) is finally submitted to the Divine Will. I can only imagine, but I doubt there are any thoughts happening in that literally awesome encounter.

@SrRochardBunson Choosing between right and wrong is the entire purpose of our human being with our unique-to-this-physical-plane ability to use our free will to selflessly serve the happiness of others, or to selfishly take what we want from others for our own pleasure. The world cannot escape right and wrong, for we must teach our children and societies how to use our minds to discern one from the other and why to make the best choice for the greater good, which is often not the easiest one.

@SrRochardBunson The wise man is one with the Tao and is therefore beyond goals, having fully submitted his entire being {Spirit, body, soul, free will} to the Divine Will, which now is fully in control, resulting in the most glorious result possible. Happiness is complete and neverending, fear is utterly absent, and all the doors of the universe can be opened with a question (but each door contains nine more behind it). Pure of heart, they only shine.

@SrRochardBunson To teach why vice is to be avoided, one must first understand vice and why its counterpart virtue creates more happiness not only in oneself but in the world around us. To create happiness, one must first stop creating misery. Learning the clarity of our moral nature is essential to learning "Act-Right". All our actions spread ripples throughout spacetime; "Act-Right" ensures that they are only positive, as we need never create negativity, and can learn how to avoid it.

@SrRochardBunson To be attached to becoming the best version of yourself you can be is a necessary goal for each human being, for only beginning that journey can we begin to improve the world around us, with less ego and more compassion. In humility and resolve, knowing our own flawed nature, we tend our flaws and serve compassion whereever we go, hoping that will give us the strength to surmount the next obstacle to a pure heart.

@SrRochardBunson If by emptiness, they mean not having a personal preference as to what another person chooses, then yes, I have experienced that as the novice, whose teacher's counsel contained no prejudice or opinion, only the happiest path. I am, however, not so advanced.