IN PRAISE OF TERRORISTS…SORT OF
Thanks to the Law of Polar Opposites, one can find many similarities between modern day terrorists and spiritual adepts.
The biggest unifying characteristic is the absence of the fear of death. A man who is not afraid to die is the most dangerous person alive. He is dangerous because he does not care about the consequences of actions. And a man who does not care about the results of his actions is dangerous.
But dangerous to whom or what?
Terrorists are out to scare people into abandoning their calm, inner Divine nature. But spiritual adepts are out to terrorize the Ego.
First of all, terrorists and spiritualists perform the same actions, but for different reasons, and they each operate from opposite perspectives.
Terrorists are driven by their Egos. Terrorists approach their terror-work, or karma yoga, with total devotion and zeal, backed by nothing more than some unproven belief instilled into them by someone else. Their modus operandi is one of killing and destruction to instill fear into the ones they feel are their enemy.
All people fear Adepts and criminals, for they both do a similar thing—cause change. Prisoners/Criminals and Adepts are treated the same way—with fear. Mainly because they do the same or similar thing—cause change. The difference is that Adepts are careful to not let anyone know what they do, otherwise it draws the attention of the “agents” or “controllers” of the Matrix.
All will to power, whether it be from an adept or a crook, is a crime from the perspective of society. For both are acting outside the parameters set up by society, i.e., its laws.
A sociopath can teach us to enjoy and appreciate life and not take it for granted by committing some terrible murder or series of murders. And yet adepts strive to do the same thing by training their students to control their egos and perhaps even simulating the death experience so they will be enlightened and appreciate life. Both the actions of the evil and the good can teach us the same thing, just using different approaches.
