Laying Down A Foundation---Part 1

Everything we do in life is built upon a foundation --a basis, an understanding of deeper concepts. These aspects of our lives may be divided into some broad categories: our characteristics and actions. Regardless of how much we may try to attribute our actions and our defining characteristics to a collage of random forces, ultimately these aspects of our lives are found upon, and well rooted in, a foundation that we partially build for ourselves and that is partially built for us by the people and ideas around us. Just like any building, if such foundations are weak to begin with, or if we allow them to become vulnerable at a later time in life, our entire being of existence will falter. In such a situation, we will have no retort but to cave-in to ourselves. A simple glance at the world around us will demonstrate how much of a reality that is.


It is in such despair and chaos that we have to search for a serenity of mind and soul. Again, the world is full of possible venues that vehemently claim to hold the "keys" to exactly that "serenity". However, like our physical attributes have to be built on a solid, durable, and reliable foundation, these undeniable spiritual attributes of our body need to be based on a durable, reliable, and resilient foundation. Hence, the disciplines claiming to provide serenity of the mind and soul must require their adherents to first understand and implement a durable, reliable, and resilient foundation. One must wonder, what would or should that entail?

Stay-tuned for Part 2. This was especially prepared and posted quickly for those who commented requesting an update on the blog. It could have been a one-part long post, but I guess it's better divided into parts.

Ilal-liqaa...