Just wanted to drop this here, to prove my comments above “wrong”. There is always the spiritual/physical conflict of resignation/asceticism that I am currently going through. This is in regards to whether one should participate in reformation of the physical world, even if it seems hopeless.
“According to tradition, there is no conflict between spiritual authority and temporal power; rather, the two are bound in an organic and hierarchic relation. When the two functions are instead set in contrast with one another or separated, a cycle of decadence begins; a cycle destined to end with the complete rejection of all authority.”
This split, represents the individuals rejection of the eternal within us. Using spirituality to overcome the physical is not enough, and this is in alignment with Buddha’s middle path, which is to be in balance with the physical and to be our true purpose/existence. My issue is simply the amount of (Pain, Grief, Fear) someone/I experiences when trying to reconciliation the absurdity of our current society, asceticism is really the only option for a lot of people. This emotional response and the subsequent withering/recoiling is our eternal self rejecting the (false) temporal (physical) authority. This recoiling/withering is the weakening process, the cumulative effect leads to spiritual destruction.
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Frustration - Anger - Envy [ The Essential Zohar ]
Fear - anger - illusion [ The Essential Zohar ]
Kindness - Strength - Balance [ The Essential Zohar ]
Fear - Power - Clarity [ The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge]
Maya - Avidyamaya - Vidyamaya [ Avidyamaya and vidyamaya ]
Fear - Pain - Grief [ Antichrist ]
frustration - anger - bitterness [ Mode One : Let the Women Know What You’re REALLY Thinking]
Fear - Anger - Hate [ Yoda ]