{"id":1138,"date":"2012-06-25T10:54:26","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T16:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wrestlingwithyourself\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2012-06-25T10:54:26","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T16:54:26","slug":"what-are-you-feeding-cherokee-parable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/wrestlingwithyourself\/2012\/06\/what-are-you-feeding-cherokee-parable\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are You Feeding-( Cherokee Parable)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cA fight is going on inside me,\u201d he said to the boy.
\n\u201cIt is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne is evil \u2013 he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other is good \u2013 he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis same fight is going on inside you \u2013 and inside every other person, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
\n\u201cWhich wolf will win?\u201d<\/p>\n

The old chief simply replied,
\n\u201cThe one you feed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I love this parable and all of us can relate to this. \u00a0I am sure you will discover the gem here for your own life. But one thing that I have discovered is how consciousness softens the ego. \u00a0The ego would like to be separate, but it is not a good leader by itself. As we journey together within, the ego will have to surrender to consciousness. \u00a0So at first it will be a dance. The mind goes, and then we become aware of the breath. \u00a0Again the mind goes, and we just are aware of the breath. \u00a0Everyday we do the dance. \u00a0As we come into what is happening, the ego will resist, and because of the resistance will bring about pain and suffering. \u00a0It will not want to go easy, because it has been led to believe that it is God. \u00a0A small God if you will. \u00a0A small mind, limited by itself. <\/em><\/p>\n

But sometime, a glimpse will happen, and you will see and sense the light that you are. No one can tell you about it, you will have to experience it on your own. \u00a0For when you want to explain it, you will just laugh. Because there is really no way to explain, what which unexplainable. \u00a0That is why Jesus used parables, and Buddha used koans. The intellect can never grasp the reality of who you are. <\/em><\/p>\n

Questions: semjase64@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n

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