Truth, conflict and much besides

[Trev Mason]

Tena koe David
(A New Zealand greeting)

Really enjoyed your observations and comments about truth, conflict & much
besides.

Your Hebrews reference about strangers and angels reminded me of a recent
conversations with a missionary friend just back from China. He was rushing
to catch a train about to depart the platform when he tripped. His leg
plunged down between the platform and the carriage and he was overwhelmed by
searing pain, yet aware he had only moment to extract himself from his stuck
state before the train pulled out from the platform. Suddenly he was pulled
clear by this Chinese stranger who helped him into the carriage as the door
slammed shut and the train departed. No words passed between the two, as my
friend fought to hold consciousness, while the pain rolled over and over
him. When he got to his destination the man helped him off the train ,
without a word, and when Steve composed himself and cleared his head enough
to thank this kindly stranger- he was gone!

In truth, Steve had no doubts that this was an angelic helper sent by the
creator to assist servant, whose time had not come.
Such things happen all the time to this wonderful man of God.

with arohanui
trev

-----Original Message-----
From: David Adams [mailto:david at adamsassociates.com]
Sent: Monday, 3 September 2001 11:12
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Truth, conflict and much besides


It is amazing to come back from a brief holiday to find an explosion of
emails about Truth! What truly wonderful people inhabit this list... We have
a dialogue group here in Scotland and one of our recent topics was Conflict.
It was fascinating to discover as our dialogue developed that our
understanding and embrace of Conflict changed radically in the group.

What initially we approached as an issue associated with stress, disturbance
and avoidance, became something deeper and it emerged, grew and finally
developed in our appreciation as a valuable and necessary stage in the
unfolding of insight and perception and sharing of truth. So we could see
that without conflict we would lose a vital window on reality. But only if
we went beyond the 'stuck place' of sides in conflict, and could enlarge our
vision to consider the totality of what the conflict was about.

This resonated strongly for me with what Krishnamurti used to emphasise,
that one must see what is, directly and clearly, without judgement, thought
or interpretation. As one sees and feels with clarity and vital, passionate
awareness, the distinction between observer and what is observed - the
conscious but artificial human duality - is clearly an illusion.  Truth is
the reflection - experience - of oneself in the particluar state of
attention and observation that is happening. And here one learns. There is
something very liberating about this and it seems to resonate beautifully
with all that has been said and experienced about letting go in facilitating
open space.

Lastly, I cannot resist this line from the letter to Hebrews 13 that was
read in church today, "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby
some have entertained angels unawares."

With great appreciation.

David



David Adams
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