11 Jan 2007
The arts may exist to remind us that life is in fact just a play, one which we can take far to serious. Theatre, films, song and dance are all individual plays in their own right. We will vary in our faith that life is in fact just a play. Artists allow others to see things from a different view point, and are therefore capable of promoting spirituality. Many professions create harmony out of chaos, but few better than the arts. The arts and spirituality, the true source of harmony, are a potent combination.
Contrary to what some may think, I have no big personal issues with the BKs over music and money, or indeed others benefiting from the BKs financially for their creations. Money, for many artists, is a means to an end, a necessary evil, an unwelcome distraction from the current project. The whole idea for all whatever they do is to move forward. My main issues with the BKs is more to do with nurturing, facilities in particular to allow artists to develop, and an outlet for their creations, these are the things that artists think about, not the glory and praise. With support, they will produce even better material, and all benefit. We go to the BKs for spiritual enlightenment and not to pursue our other interests. There is no reason why this could not happen none the less. Get caught up in it, and you may find chaos coming your way.
Artists can bring people together, so it may be worth tolerating them and their ways up to a point, even if you don't always agree with their output. What is acceptable will always be an issue I suspect. Artists see from a different viewpoint, spirituality is partly about seeing things from a different viewpoint, both can be consciousness altering. I would like to think that the BKs will support more and more artists who have a spiritual aspect to their work as time goes on throughout the world. If we raked around, I am sure that we could find more misappropriation of funds than supporting 'the arts and spirituality'. The BKs can benefit from it anyway.
When the soul is in the Soul World, there is no expression what so ever, ego-less. So ego could be taken to mean expression. Artists are souls who express themselves in a particular way, ways which catch the attention. As I say, if you are a BK artist, get caught up in it, and expect problems. Detached and no expectations is the way forward.