Anyone practicing any kind of a discipline is asked to drive the discipline forward, to develop it, to tailor it to the new needs of new moments and to advance the inner spirit of the discipline as intended by its founder.
This principle of advancement is true in the case of science, religion, sports, art, and so on. Some adherents of disciplines want to go back to the origins, back to the way the founders really thought and practiced, but that desire is an illusion, based on personal insecurity. Only someone who is insecure in her/his understanding in this world needs to exclusively hold on to the ways of the past.
Someone who is strong will have imbibed the influences of the past and has them as a living reality within herself or himself. From this base of strength, she or he can then set their foot forwards confidently, to explore the new realm of the approaching future.
Only newborn babies need to keep holding their guardians’ hand, looking up at the guardians face for approval or disapproval. At some point in everyone’s life, the hand must let go and we need to stand on our own two feet, walking down the path of life using our own strengths and abilities to go looking for our own personal goals.
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