Seek Teachings Everywhere: Combining Druid Spirituality with Other Traditions
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Seek Teachings Everywhere: Combining Druid Spirituality with Other Traditions
They talk about the ‘New Age schmorgasbord’ which goes for variety rather than depth, but if we go beyond this judgmental position to observe what is really happening, we can see that many people can no longer hold an allegiance to just one religion.
"It is worth remembering that the key Buddhist term, Dharma, is etymologically directly related to that of Druid, which can thus be translated as “Dharma seer”
One of the most striking characteristics of modern Druidry lies in its tolerance of diversity. People are drawn to Druidry because they can practise and study it on its own, or in combination with other spiritual paths.
It could be because its deliberate lack of dogma and theology offers the perfect base to combine with the stronger flavours provided by those approaches that do have significant theological and dogmatic dimensions.
Paramahansa Yogananada
The first is to love. This takes real courage, and ultimately surrender, to know our capacity for love - and we can only know this by loving another, by loving every detail in the natural world, knowing it as love, as from love. Love is the most resonant and beautiful interface between all being, it is an active state of communion, of giving and re
... See more‘Do not attach yourself to any particular creed exclusively so that you disbelieve in all the rest, otherwise you lose much good, nay you will fail to recognise the real truth of the matter. Let your soul be capable of embracing all forms of belief.’
Perhaps we can start using instead the term ‘the World Wide Wisdom Tradition,’ agreeing with the teachings of the Dzogchen Tantra when it suggests: ‘As a bee seeks nectar from all kinds of flowers, seek teachings everywhere. Like a deer that finds a quiet place to graze, seek seclusion to digest all that you have gathered. Like a mad one beyond all
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