Orderly and Chaos

Pic credits: Aadrita Borah


Upon reading my friend's Whatsapp status I discovered an interesting quote from Rumi - 

    Body is a guesthouse 
    each morning someone new arrives. 
    Welcome them all for they may be
    messengers from the invisible.  

Seems like the guest today visiting me is 'lust' and 'illusion of control'. But how is this possible because my body still has the enigma of the Holy Eucharist I received yesterday (Denaha).  I remember looking up to the gracious face in the icon and promising "I want to lead a gracious life in Thy altar forever". Rumi says sorrow can sweep the house of your heart clean. But here seems like a clean and contrite heart is immediately occupied by the evil that has been leaving. This reminds me of the reply given to Pharisees who (always) wanted a sign to believe. 

     43“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. † 44Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. 45Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.” (St Matthew 12: 43 - 45 OSB)

Am I cleansing myself to provide more space for the wicked? 

    Study Notes from OSB - St Matthew 12:43-45 When the Israelites were delivered out of Egypt, they did not repent of their impure ways, and an unclean spirit took up residence in their hearts (Dt 31:20; Ps 105:34–39). Thus, we guard our hearts. Unless there is full repentance and the Holy Spirit dwells in a person, an expelled demon will return with others and reoccupy its abode.

Thus I can understand why Kurieylaison has to be a frequent mantra. But the rational man in me asks Why does a peaceful person seek repentance eternally? Is chaos the absence of order or is it chaos competing against order? My fancy fitpro watch tells me that my psycho-physiology is stressed as I am trying to decipher this. I wish that I could get a device to measure my spiritual health as well. Now I will be with this thought for a while and get to my own ways of falter and fun. If you get to decipher this for once, do let me know if I stand a chance. 

                                                            

                                                                                        Shamuvél - ശമൂവേൽ (Musings - 06 Jan 2022)

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