Sorry to hear about the division amongst Quaker views, yet that's a pattern side-effect of the pandemic amongst various groups that had seemed all similiars. Also i think important to say that in an otherwise insightful bit about obedient society and the faux powerful, Toby Rogers writes: ‘The Resistance in every era has always been about listening to that “still small voice” that calls us to challenge hegemony...That’s the human story and the human condition... And our challenge ... is to see and name the operations of hegemony and dismantle them in service of humanity." Yet this label of "human condition" ignores the perspective of Original Peoples and others worldwide who serve the well-being of and listen for guidance from every being of the natural world and Mother Earth, Herself. So, yes, listen to the voice within yet also listen to the voice of the waves lapping the shore, the bird at dawn, and so forth, in service not just of humanity but also the rivers, oceans, mountaintops, etc. that are being polluted or destroyed by the nefarious hegemon and those who go along for that reckless ride.
Thx, and Nowick, and yeah, good add; for me it's like Voice that comes through different channels, one time a voice in my head, another time my feet moving before i know exactly where am going, another time the sunlight calls me outdoors, and there's no end to the list...
Sorry to hear about the division amongst Quaker views, yet that's a pattern side-effect of the pandemic amongst various groups that had seemed all similiars. Also i think important to say that in an otherwise insightful bit about obedient society and the faux powerful, Toby Rogers writes: ‘The Resistance in every era has always been about listening to that “still small voice” that calls us to challenge hegemony...That’s the human story and the human condition... And our challenge ... is to see and name the operations of hegemony and dismantle them in service of humanity." Yet this label of "human condition" ignores the perspective of Original Peoples and others worldwide who serve the well-being of and listen for guidance from every being of the natural world and Mother Earth, Herself. So, yes, listen to the voice within yet also listen to the voice of the waves lapping the shore, the bird at dawn, and so forth, in service not just of humanity but also the rivers, oceans, mountaintops, etc. that are being polluted or destroyed by the nefarious hegemon and those who go along for that reckless ride.
Well said. To me the inner voice and the outer voice of nature are the same. The "human" focus is for our response, what part we play.
Thx, and Nowick, and yeah, good add; for me it's like Voice that comes through different channels, one time a voice in my head, another time my feet moving before i know exactly where am going, another time the sunlight calls me outdoors, and there's no end to the list...