What is the role of repetition in sacred communication? Life is repetitive, over and over we are faced with the same problems under different circumstances and we must constantly adapt ourselves to act appropriately in these new circumstances. Ultimately as the problems continue to confront us we start to fear we may never solve them but merely find new ways to postpone them. Many cultures even are very cyclical in their nature and the practice of their religions and traditions. The question that I am really asking here is, “Is it better to use our spirituality to accept and embrace life’s repetitiveness or do we use it to attempt to transcend it by bringing ourselves non-linear or circular experiences?” I think both are valuable but I feel more inclined to believe that embracing the repetition is better. d Personally I am much more fond of the ideas that things must be done over, and that we must have the same consistent successes and failures in our spirituality as we do in our lives. I would much rather use my religious experiences to enhance my mortal life rather than to defend or escape from it.
Aaron Stein
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