{"id":48,"date":"2015-03-20T17:57:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T17:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/eastmeetswest\/?p=48"},"modified":"2015-03-20T17:57:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T17:57:59","slug":"enjoy-the-cul-de-sac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/eastmeetswest\/2015\/03\/enjoy-the-cul-de-sac.html","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy the Cul De Sac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enjoy The Cul De Sac<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The realm of sensation is like a beautiful cul de sac. The views and vistas may be amazing. The surroundings may be bucolic and picturesque. However, it is not a through street to God. You will eventually reach the end of that street and will be forced to go around and around, \u00a0never attaining the goal of quality contact with the source of all there is.\u00a0\u00a0 The realm of sensation is a necessary part of your learning experience while you are conducting this experiment we call life.\u00a0 Enjoy the beauty of the cul de sac and take it for what it is worth. It is not your ultimate goal, so don’t get caught up in it.\u00a0 Find your through street that will enable you to realize that what you are seeking is already within you.\u00a0 Outside resonance simply confirms its existence.\u00a0 It is a tool to help you understand that the great universal force that you think is outside of you is also within. Enjoy the cul de sac but look for the through street within.\u00a0 The treasure you will find at the end of that street is beyond our current comprehension but well worth the journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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