A Reference Index

Tales of the Chariot Driver : IV

 

 

 

 

The normal and average experience of self analysis is founded on an index of issues referred to by the individual in the course of his life. In most cases, this does not extend beyond the normal instances of friendship, work, love, family and children. We don't inquire too far, merely enough to handle the day to day without getting into a barrel over issues.

 

We take note of each of these instances as an experience and the furtherance of our own growth. In the experience of a particularly stable life, something like a door opens to provide us with a view of the nature of our encounters and raises it to a level we have not encountered before. The individual is amazed by the experience but is unable to refer to anybody or any literature regarding a first hand account of this experience.

 

How and what does all this mean? He is therefore compelled by neccessity to be inventive and to attribute as much of this curiosity to the mysterious ways of God. This works for a while and then the individual may find that he is way over his head on issues. What God? Is it a Christian God? Hindu? Is there a difference?

 

Only when the individual takes a fall does he realize that he needs a guide on issues. The experience of another individual ... something that is hopefully rational and not out of a moth eaten cupboard of esoterism becomes especially useful without getting into a cult mania. 

 

In finding such a guide, the individual is able to cultivate a bi-polar relation in which he compares his own advancement with that of the another. There is a natural bias to this and it is ascertained within the nature of the experience of faith. Our experience of duality in the world testifies to that.

 

Where we have an opportunity to do that, we are able to continue with our inquiries on the index of issues. Where that forms a stable experience it may hopefully lead us to the realization we seek. We are each our own master of the guide.