Crown of Thorns
Short Quotes
"The crown of thorns that you wear ... represents your attempt at fulfillment in the world." [1]
"Great effort is exerted in building things that can fall apart in a moment, things that have no stability or permanence." [2]
"Some people can walk away from a relationship, but they are so bound to their ideas, their beliefs or their assumptions that they are not free to leave them. This is what it means to wear a crown of thorns. This is when the mind is a crown of thorns. You wear it, but it torments you. It seems to give you a kingly title, but in fact it is a harness of misery. It seems to elevate you and give you stature in the world, but in fact it cuts you and hurts you, binds you and mocks you." [3]
"The pain that hurts you is the crown of thorns of your own ideas and assumptions, your own misgivings and misinformation and your own unforgiveness towards yourself and the world.This produces a pain both within your mind and upon your body as well." [4]
References
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 96
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 3
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 14
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 229