Below is a post that I just went ahead and posted on FB. I usually don't bother with spiritual things or deep thoughts, considerations there, lol. BUT.... I just did.
I didn't answer my rhetorical question I posed there. So I will here. . . .
YOU RENOUNCE YOURSELF! BUT . . . not in the Eastern philosophy, ascetic sense where . . . you just renounce self and leave a vacuum. NO. THAT is dangerous and leads to being invested by every low-life wandering evil spirit.
You die to self and LIVE FOR GOD, THE LORD, JESUS!
Like His apostles and disciples who walked away from themselves and their lives and business BUT for HIS sake and purpose. Many false gurus and fake messiahs will ask the same. The Holy Spirit, the Discerner of Truth will show you Who is real, and who is fake, a pretender. . . .
BUT, you've got to really be ready to give up, die to yourself . . . to gain life. (Most think they are "renouncing" themselves, their lives . . . for a "higher purpose"/God . . . BUT, actually, they are just doing ascetic and esoteric practices and arts TO GAIN MORE of themselves! THEIR SELFISH SELF!
We are given THE WORD of GOD in order to distinguish between the two ways to go.
One goes to GOD, HEAVEN. . . .
The other goes to Hell. . . .
Yeah. It's that cut and dried, straight-forward. . . .
ANYWAY... fwiw, below is what I slapped FB world with, re this deep, critical subject. :) God bless and bless you!
--bro t
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"Renunciation.
It's an ancient catch-all term which spans cultures, religions, personal intent. . . .What, in the end, did you renounce, if anything . . . if you did, ever?
And what was the purpose of THAT--if you did, or are, or intend to . . . renounce?
Why is "renunciation" such an integral part of nearly all spiritual/existential impetus, practice and Seeker traditions?
There are paths, and trails, and ways; and, yes, many include NOT renouncing anything, I'm well aware of. In fact, a lot are proudly, defiantly dogmatic in not denying oneself or renouncing anything! Raised fist against the sky and authority of any type is enemy. . . .
Do you, or did you, give up something . . . for a goal? OR, is it all-in, all the time, and nobody gonna say nothin' bout what you up to!
Or, are you "lukewarm", middle of the fence/road . . . stay safe, shun the sides, don't commit either way. . . ?
If you DID renounce something . . . what was it and what was the goal for that sacrifice/loss?
[Sorry. I know it's not cool to ask compound questions; BUT I will proffer that it is, all-in-all, more of a RHETORICAL question, because deep down you already know the answer to it. AND, of course, I don't really want details. Just asking rhetorically, such that one might ponder. There's not enough, I dare say, pondering the purpose and goal and meaning of things these days, as always, but especially these days, it would seem . . . . . . ]"
