c12 on Nostr: I’ve been thinking about the same kind of thing recently, although looking at it ...
I’ve been thinking about the same kind of thing recently, although looking at it more from the buddhist perspective of the ego.
Perhaps God vs Satan could be interpreted not as good vs evil, but instead as the difference between the ‘the unified eternal existence’, vs the singular ‘I’ with its desires, drives, etc. The difference between the form and the formless.
From that perspective I think anything related to personal desire, including many creative and productive endeavours, could be placed in the ‘Satan’ category.
The feelings related to following your heart too recklessly are similar to the ones you might have after chasing your career, creative endeavours, or even ‘self development’ too recklessly as well.
This in turn led me to think that maybe the whole interpretation of Satan as strictly evil is backwards - it’s only evil if you get lost in it and lose balance.
If the whole world was entirely aligned with God, devoid of personal drives, we’d live in a world of monks, without all the unique beauty and flavour that some aspects of the ego can bring.
It seems like the tension between these 2 forces is what brings all the beauty, and threading the middle way might be the best path.
The New Testament seems like a really good representation of this idea - God, the formless, taking on a human form. Perhaps reconciling with Satan in the process?
Perhaps God vs Satan could be interpreted not as good vs evil, but instead as the difference between the ‘the unified eternal existence’, vs the singular ‘I’ with its desires, drives, etc. The difference between the form and the formless.
From that perspective I think anything related to personal desire, including many creative and productive endeavours, could be placed in the ‘Satan’ category.
The feelings related to following your heart too recklessly are similar to the ones you might have after chasing your career, creative endeavours, or even ‘self development’ too recklessly as well.
This in turn led me to think that maybe the whole interpretation of Satan as strictly evil is backwards - it’s only evil if you get lost in it and lose balance.
If the whole world was entirely aligned with God, devoid of personal drives, we’d live in a world of monks, without all the unique beauty and flavour that some aspects of the ego can bring.
It seems like the tension between these 2 forces is what brings all the beauty, and threading the middle way might be the best path.
The New Testament seems like a really good representation of this idea - God, the formless, taking on a human form. Perhaps reconciling with Satan in the process?