All words are open to interpretation and misinterpretation.
This is particularly true of words that speak about the spirit the reality that
lies beyond the limitations of physical matter,
and that therefore cannot be
perceived by the five senses, or known as an object of consciousness.
All
interpretations of such words fall into two distinct categories interpretations
that are strictly non-dualistic, admitting no division of the one and only
reality, and interpretations that are either completely dualistic, or that at
least concede that within the one reality there are divisions and distinctions
that are real.
Ultimately the interpretation that we each choose to accept
depends not upon the truth itself - because the nature of the truth cannot be
proved objectively but upon our own personal preferences.
It's really a fundamental and beautiful aspect of reality.
It is so completely inscrutable to us we can interpret it in numerous ways,
overlay beliefs, theories, etc.
What a grand show.
ps/smoh
