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The Internal Logic of Spiritual Definition
Jul. 9th, 2007 08:25 amSpiritual definition can be see as an art form. As with any art form such as writing or painting, spiritual definition does have a structure defined by the intent of the creator, a forum available, and an anticipated audience. The wide open possibilities of the creator must somehow fit into these spaces. A spiritual definition does this fitting. The spiritual definitions are then held accountable to the resulting strictures of structure. The adherents of the spiritual definitions are both supported and restricted by their creation.
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John Cleese's comedic theory puts spiritual definitions in their proper human place. Definitions are an created structure with an operational logic. Spiritual definitions find their own logic in a creative statement, but this statement then, for good or bad, defines their relationship to other structures. The then inherent logic creates both easy channels and high walls to the expansion of the structure. Changes are either easily added or there is extreme difficulty in synchronizing the existing logic with the newly desired modifications. In the end the spiritual definition becomes a helpful tool, too limiting to realize the full scope of the divine or connect all interpretations of the divine together, but it is enough to state, "this is what I believe in all its wonderful and insightful wackiness".
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John Cleese's comedic theory puts spiritual definitions in their proper human place. Definitions are an created structure with an operational logic. Spiritual definitions find their own logic in a creative statement, but this statement then, for good or bad, defines their relationship to other structures. The then inherent logic creates both easy channels and high walls to the expansion of the structure. Changes are either easily added or there is extreme difficulty in synchronizing the existing logic with the newly desired modifications. In the end the spiritual definition becomes a helpful tool, too limiting to realize the full scope of the divine or connect all interpretations of the divine together, but it is enough to state, "this is what I believe in all its wonderful and insightful wackiness".
