“There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.” Dalai Lama
Today’s Tarot is the reversed Hierophant (Taurus). Don’t take your view of what’s moral and right from an established authority figure. You don’t need a religious tradition, governmental incentive, public opinion, or even a Tarot deck to tell you right from wrong.
Don’t simply disregard that which has gone before. Instead, us it as springboard, thought provoker, and give it the respect it’s due. But live your own conscience.
Free will, baby. You’re creating your energy and you get nobody else to credit. So make sure what you’re making belongs to you.
Go ahead—read the Bible or Torah or whatever else that speaks your language. Consult Buddha or Confucius or Jesus or the Flying Spaghetti monster—whomever inspires you. Just take what you learn as a spark to your own spiritual fire, not as replacement for it.
The ONLY spirituality that counts is the one you own, free and clear.
Do you take inspiration from multiple traditions?
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This puts me in mind of my favorite quote by the Buddha, “Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
And yes, I find my inspiration from wherever.. could be from a great spiritual master… or it could be from a piece of trash blowing down the road, you just never know where that spark will come from. It’s cool.
I LOVE that, Beth! Absolutely love it.