Subtle

We have learned so much

We have explanations and theories for everything

Including the teachings and practices of dozens of spiritual traditions

When we encounter something “new” – with a few googles the essentials are laid out before us

So we fit it in to what we know

“Oh, that’s like—–“

We stake our claim – “I understand”

We protect our place of wisdom, our expertise

And what is new loses its power, becomes just another association

Yet, true mastery is discernment and capacity for the most subtle

The mysteries are held in the subtle

So far from understanding

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