So yeah– I want you to pay close attention to the idea of evidence– Evidence is interesting because depending how you look at things, the same things.. can appear to lend to different theories–
You have been dealing with mostly “parts” you know evidence points to theories– But, when we create a bright enough “lantern” we can begin to see how evidence changes based on the light we hold up to it.. You know, depending on what light you hold up to the arrangement.. depends on how the arrangement seems important in texture so to speak–
You have so many of these concepts floating around in your brain it creates shadows with the lanterns you use (or narratives)– But we find a bright enough lantern, and suddenly we can move through these bodies of evidence, and begin to “see how they turn”–
Why does it matter? because these conceptions are relationships you have within your self that block you from really seeing what is really there in all that you are to be “witnessing” anything–
This is the rainbow body in a certain manner so to speak; the 5 pure lights that are obscured by our deluded nature; it is, the collective aspect of our being– Nirvana, is not in a sense collective, it is a collective; but it is not the entirety of all being– There are still the flames that are here, that have not been extinguished– the 5 pure lights, represent the work of the dharma being done in all realms–
Narrative is a manner in which we can begin to focus more deeply on the substance that is thought itself; which is the substance of reality that is continuous or eternal so to speak; it is eternal, because it is ever present, it is just our inability to notice this ever presence–
Further, the narrative allows us to plug in; that brightness into all things, and that is the greater work.. Whether that be telling the story or living it.”