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by Father Rex Hackett
Four elements make up a human,
the physical, the intellectual, the emotional, and the spiritual.
In these times of economic change,
social stress and insecurity people are seeking a sense of
order in their lives. Attempts to satisfy these cravings and
find the key to true happiness often fall short of being satisfied.
If you win a hundred dollars, you regret you didn't win a
thousand. If you have an adequate home, you want a bigger
and better one.
The Hindus call this trait the circle
of endless desires. You can get the new car and the big home
and all the trappings of conventional success and still feel
like you are missing something. All the great religions of
the world are centred on the human longing for the infinite
which can only be completed when the spirit is set free from
its human dimensions and united with this source from which
it came.
"Thou hast made us for thyself
oh god, and our hearts are restless, till they rest in you"
...
Saint Augustine.
Life is a cycle, we begin from the
infinite and the journey is only complete when we are once
again reunited. The beauty of nature is the expression of
the beauty of the infinite. As we beome immersed in the natural
environment here we can be led to an experience of its original
source: the infinite, who some call god.
Father Rex Hackett
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