INSIGHT 43: MODERATION IS A RECOGNITION OF THE ALL. EXTREMISM IS A DENIAL OF THE ALL, THROUGH ITS DENIAL OF OTHER WAYS. THE FRUITS OF EXTREMISM ARE INVARIABLY TERRIBLE AND CATASTROPHIC

It can be said that the Nazi regime was annihilated by the rebounding force of its own terrible negativity. Certainly, the regime ended up with most of the world ranged against it. It is a lesson to us that in all things there must be moderation and there must be balance. It can be considered political or sensible to embrace a moderate approach to any endeavour. But this is not merely a question of being sensible or tactically astute. The moderate etc approach to any issue entails a recognition of other ways and most importantly of other points of view. This will invariably ease the journey towards any goal, but by recognising the existence of other ways and other points of view the route through becomes a holistic route. Pitfalls are not just avoided; enemies can actually become allies. This is true also when we achieve balance in what we do. Moderation and balance are sides of the same coin. They embrace and include. And inclusivity has to be the key to all of our endeavours, all of our journeys. Inclusivity is the manifestation of the ultimate truth of everything: in that ALL is ONE. All good things spring forth from that Truth and from our manifesting in all we do that Truth.

These insights, that were begun by Richard Dell right back in the early 1990s, touch on all the most meaningful and indeed important religious and spiritual issues of our times. They are the same now as they were then. These Insights see religion just as firmly grounded in the Earth and in the stars as it is in the spirit and in the heavens. Richard sees no distinction between the material and spiritual realms. ALL is ONE. This comes through so clearly in these Insights, and that is why the environmental movement – our awakening at last to the needs of Gaia, of our planet – is as important as any spiritual quest, as important as all our need for healing, and is and must be an integral part of that holistic oneness that we must achieve in all that we do. It is also why issues such as Black Lives Matter are deeply spiritual. Richard sees inclusivity as being at the core of all our spiritual and religious endeavours. ALL is indeed ONE. And that mantra is the key to humanity’s future evolution: spiritual, social and political.