"Each and every master, regardless of the era or the place, heard the call and attained harmony with heaven and earth. There are many paths leading to the top of Mount Fuji,

but there is only one summit--love."

~ Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of the Martial Art of Aikido

from The Art of Peace

I love that.

We are all crafting our own unique paths. But never forget:

There's only one summit.

It's love.

So true! One of the teachers I really admire is John Sherman. He offers self-inquiry as given by Ramana Maharshi. One of John’s practices is to not discuss way-points, markers, or stages of the path as much as possible. He feels that the way you get to the truth of what you are is not important, and that sharing revelations from along the way can be distracting as it causes others to strive for the same markers as proof of the authenticity of their experience. That is, of course, preposterous. We are all already what we are looking for. We have been told that for thousands of years. Veering my path to try and make it match someone else’s is a useless activity, and nothing but postponement. As long as we look at ourselves we will find this summit. How we get there is immaterial.