I reflected on two things in Sirach today--don't judge
before you investigate, and that the interior condition is more important than
the exterior success or failure. Both of these reflect the priority of the
invisible over the visible. I think what is most lacking in today's culture is
the eyes to see the invisible--eyes trained in mystic vision.
Yet, the invisible is not separate from the visible. Our
material existence is connected to the invisible story [I mean
"narrative," not "level"]. It is just that the connection
is not easily discerned and is easily misinterpreted. Perhaps a synonym for
"Seek that which is above" might be "cultivate eyes to see the
invisible beneath the visible."
I am convinced that the belief in the invisible is a key to
escaping our intellectual prison.
Plato's cave, I suppose. Even believers are practical materialists
because they always are looking for a methodological solution to even spiritual
problems. They fail to realize that the Story is beyond the reach of our vision
and understanding--that we do not see all ends and have to trust and not always
seek closure and a result that corresponds to our understanding.
Intellectual humility is the first virtue.
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