The series on “The Four Absolutes” won’t be finished as originally planned. While the pamphlet was never endorsed by any group, it’s could offend, sound preachy or otherwise annoy. Frankly, I found it a little long-winded, too.
However, I believe these Absolutes: Honesty, Unselfishness, Love, Purity are the foundation of spiritual life for each of us. With that in mind, how does a brief summary sound to you?
The concept of honesty is slammed through the window with too many “yeah, buts”, The bottom line is whether what we say and how we act toward ourselves is true or false. “ . . . and thou canst be false to no man . . . “
Is the unselfish person someone who gives to everyone else but denies the home front? That question deserves a resounding DUH. The concept of taking care of number one, is sound. There’s an old saying about “the shoemaker’s children running around in bare feet”.
Simply put, love is beauty and when we give it, we receive it. It’s what happens when we think before we speak, stop before we flip someone off, become a little less egocentric. It’s not “not having to say you’re sorry”.
Purity can best regarded as having sincerity, being free from hypocrisy. Easy to say; not always so easy to achieve. From Goethe: “in living as in knowing be intent upon the purist way”.
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