Very interesting dialogue!
If Mara (which I think you’re taking to be the Nature) is a male, he’s the most loving, kind, open-mined, balanced and nurturing man I’ve ever experienced. The reason I say this is the purpose I’ve been task with is assisting in the restoration of an egalitarian society, the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. This would mean Mara is a feminist or female or we’re not talking about Mara.
All you have to do is look back in history over the past 2,000 years and see the outcomes of male domination…violence, warmongering, rape and promiscuity.
Over the past two centuries our species has been recovering and an unstoppable movement toward equality is happening.
I can see no downside in this pursuit of purpose while moving along the path to enlightenment. To me, they go hand in hand, setting the stage for even more people to have the favorable conditions to attain enlightenment. At this point, it would be an utter waste of the rest of this life to confine myself to a room and not share what I’ve been so blessedly given.
Again, may you find your purpose, understand Nature, be free from suffering, AND share it with All.
Much thanks for all your thoughts!
Donna :)