The language used around Will is often digital in the sense that we speak of it in “on or off” terms. I believe it is both more effective and more accurate to think of Will in analog terms, i.e. that we are always doing Will to some extent. The language of True Will implies this kind of digital dichotomy of true/false. In contrast, the idea of pure will is one of a matter of degrees. A totally pure Will is 100% Will with no admixture or contaminants, just like pure juice is 100% juice – there is no moral connotation whatsoever. We may (for the sake of explanation) say that we may not be currently doing 100% of our Will but we may be at 30% or 80% of our potential at any given moment. This puts the responsibility on ourselves to try to enact our Will in the fullest, most “pure” way possible. It also means that we don’t need to think of others in terms of them doing or not doing their Wills; rather, everyone is doing their Will to some extent or another, and we can all engage in more intentional effort to get closer to the ideal of 100% Will.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:07:55 +0000
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