THE ZOO FENCE
· a commentary on the spiritual life ·

… is temporarily off line.
Until it returns, please consider:

Can I, can you, prove the existence of God?
A Teacher might reply …

Suppose you are asleep in your bed, and I were to enter the room. Would you be aware of my presence? Obviously not.

But would there be any doubt of my presence there? Again, obviously not.

What proof could convince you?

Obviously none, for no matter how brilliant my argument, however crystal clear its formulation, as long as you remained asleep, it would fall on deaf ears.

But suppose you awaken, and perceive me standing there. Would you become aware of my presence? Obviously so.

What proof would you need then?

Obviously none, your experience itself, the experience of your own awareness, would be proof enough.

Just so, the spiritual awakening process.

While awaiting
the old man's site-repairs
I suggest reading
In The Beginning.
Written nearly forty years ago,
it's good.
Maybe not the writing,
but the point.
And it's short.
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Where's the full website?
When's it coming back?
What's taking so long?
I'm old.

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the laughing cat