Open Knowledge

Spiritual traditions are noted for providing and sharing as much spiritual knowledge as they can, at no cost.

I read today of another retreat centre that offers a 10 day Vipassana Meditation programme, free of any cost, even food and accomodation. What they hope for, is reasonable donations to enable them to continue this noble work.

It struck me today, working in the global knowledge economy, in the area of knowledge management, that the model increasingly used on the Web is free open source knowledge.

If we take Wikipedia, for example, they also rely totally on volunteer work and donations to continue.

Is there much more of a connection between these same financial models of spiritual knowledge and organizational knowledge than I realise?

Mmmmmm


Ron Young

Inner mastery is 'being'

Early this morning I awoke to a feeling, or a glimpse of, inner mastery.

I felt that I was the decider of what I think. I can look at life, even in
very adverse external conditions,in a positive and noble way.In this frame of mind,
I could envisage miracles as normal daily occurences.

Or I could choose a more pragmatic, realistic, even negative way of thinking.

For example, I was so glad and thankful to be able to enjoy the daily miracles of
seeing, of hearing, of smelling, tasting, touching and feeling. In this positive frame of mind, everything is so beautiful. Even moreso, I was so glad and thankful that I can think noble thoughts, even global thoughts for one and all. I also felt so unconditionally feeling and positive and loving.

The alternative is to take for granted, or even ignore the daily miracles of life.
The alternative is to stop striving for growth and stop aiming towards perfection.

I feel that I am starting to realise an inner mastery, where I choose to listen to a stronger inner voice than the voices outside. I am told that this inner driven force or energy is 'being', as opposed to too much external 'doing'?

Ron Young