What Do I Hope To Accomplish?
There are a few ideas I had for this blog but as usual, this is a little deviation. I have made tremendous progress in my own understanding of myself, the 'cosmos' and God. Strangely, I have encountered those who make me question this pursuit. I am always willing to hear other peoples perspectives. However, there are some questions or challenges that I hear quite often. So I just want to lay out my personal philosophy, what compels me to continue to read and study religious and spiritual thought. Doesn't Matter One of the concepts that brought me the most peace recently is the idea that it doesn't really matter. None of it really matters. At the end of the day the all that matters is the experience. For all of my pursuit of esoteric thought and traditions...at the core of it there isn't a search for me anymore. I have found the simplest truths, at my core, are what matter the most. We can complicate this as much as we want, and indeed, there are a lot of really complicated systems of thoughts. I love studying these systems of thoughts but I can boil my own beliefs down to a very simple set of parameters. 1. That I am a reflection of source/all-that-is/the creator. In such a role to know God I must know myself. 2. We create our own personal subjective reality that is unique to us based on our experiences, personal history and belief. Reality is just as "Weebly Wobbly" as Dr. Who's perspective on time. 3. We are infinite spiritual beings having a human experience. 4. The purpose of the limiting human experience is so that we can learn faster about ourselves than if we always had a connection to god. 5. The body is a temple for my soul. Nourishing my body, taking care of my body, is a simple way to demonstrate an appreciation for that soul. As such, personal grooming, the way we eat and the physical acts that we participate in all reflect how I feel about myself. By taking care in these areas I show the reverence I have for my Higher Self and all of creation. 6. All that interact with is a matrix of energy that has been created so I may learn more about myself. The Source (God) is always flowing to me what I need exactly when I need it. This system works even if I am not conscious of it but when I am conscious of it I can tune my thinking so that I receive "better" reflections that serve my highest good. I have learned to trust this intangible system even if it doesn't match up with my stated desire. As they say, sometimes unanswered prayers are a blessing. 7. When apparent contradictions appear I can resolve them by examining the contradiction, naming the underlying belief that leads to that contradiction,and effectively releasing it by "naming it." This takes intense personal honesty and commitment. 8. We effect our reality by how we think. We can learn how to tame our minds and turn them into our Ally. There are many methods through which we can do this and once our mind is tamed we stop arguing with 'God' and start working with the creative forces. 9. The fact that my current beliefs bring me a sense of security, joyfulness, and peace is all that matters. That it might not be true for everyone else doesn't matter. That not everyone else experiences their reality this way does not matter. That it might not be in agreement with all other schools of religious/spiritual/philosophical schools of thought does not matter. 10. By living as a example of the peace and joy's this foundation can bring I am giving other people the option to choose the Path of Inner Knowing. This gives them the opportunity to learn what I have for themselves, in their own unique way, but does not insist on them taking that opportunity. 11. I have received answers to my biggest deepest questions. They might not matter to others and not reflect their truth but they matter to me. I have also witness many validations of my intuitive 'knowing.' A Response In a viral video I've seen a lot about an "Atheist takes down God" he suggests that God doesn't exist because Cancer exists. That god doesn't exist because children can get Cancer. Why would an all knowing all benevolent god create such a things? Why would he create the devil? Such an argument is infantile. Why did a mother allow her son to ride his bike if he has the potential of falling and scraping his knee? Because she knew he would survive it, because to deny him the ability to ride the bike based on a hypothetical would not be fair. The creation of the bike might be considered unfair because it allows for such a painful potential. Yet, the mother knows the child will heal and be wiser for the experience. Of course, this argument requires someone to believe there is an afterlife and that the soul does go on. If reincarnation exists then my rebuttal is all the more poignant. If we are here to learn more about ourselves, which is my deepest spiritual foundation concept, than all of the 'evil' int he world exists so that we may learn more about ourselves. Even further, we create the sickness or the problem so that we can learn from it. Yes, it is unpleasant but sometimes we don't learn what we don't like unless we find out it hurts us. That is the nature of learning, we fail, we hurt, but the sun still rises the next day. Yes, death is sad. If you don't believe that death is the end than...it's not so sad. It's just a stage of life much as turning twenty-one you can legally drink. It's a form of graduation from one level of existence to another and nothing more. This belief removes all fear of death. On the flip side, if there is nothing when you die than you are not suffering. Again, death is nothing to fear because either way it is a a release. Examination of a Dream I want to turn to a dream that I had which was fascinating. In the dream I was laying in bed in a house (not exactly like my current house) in a storage room full of dressers that belonged to my Grandma Emma and Grandma Alta. There were overflowing boxes of trinkets/keepsakes. I woke within the dream because of a beam of sunlight had pierced through the blinds and into my eyes. I looked up to a wall covered in poster similar to how my brothers childhood bedroom had been. As I was looking at them I knew, it wasn't so much a voice but a thought that contained a lot more of information than a thought, the idea, "The greatest folly is that people don't believe that Jesus and his mother Mary existed." Meanwhile I was making a sign with my hand which I was pretty sure I'd seen before in Hindu or Buddhist statues. When I physically woke up I looked to see if I was really making that sign but I wasn't. I immediately started to look for what the sign meant and was really amazed when I did. 1. Element one- the beam of light suggests a "transmission" or message from source. 2. A storage room- May represent the mind and unused knowledge that is being stored. 3. The hand sign- The Vitarka Mudra. This is a gesture that represents a compassionate transmission and discussion of the Buddhist Dharma. Dharma is essentially "teaching of the Buddha" but it is more than that. The Dharma is one of the three gems the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. What is the meaning? I'm not really sure. It seems to be a message of some sort from my higher self, that much is clear, yet at the same time the message that Jessus and his mother are real....that's interesting. That is something very much debated. Did Jesus and Mary Exist? I think it's possible they did just as the story tells. I personally believe that they did. Do I believe there story is a reflection of older ideas? Absolutely. In Journey of Souls LIfe Betwen Lives by Michael Newton souls practice their lives before coming into them. This is why we sometimes have de ja vu and know what route to take. Our soul practiced and practiced that moment in the life between lives so that it would be reflexive when that moment arrived. So it is possible that in spirit a soul decided to have a life that reflected the most esoteric teaching to be a living example and metaphor. It is possible that the events in our lives can directly reflect the oldest esoteric Egyptian teachings. Mary = Nieth (the virgin womb of creation) Jesus = Amma, Ra, Ptah (that which perceived itself in the womb of creation). So could that parallel be entirely on purpose? Could a soul choose to come into this life and so directly model itself on this old principal? Absolutely. If all of creation is a matrix of holographic energy as some scientists claim and I choose to believe (with the source being The Source not a computer, much as cognitive psychologists like to misidentify the mind/brain as a computer) than it's absolutely possible that a soul would choose to personify the system itself as a message/example to others that it does exist. So, regarding my inclusive path to spiritual/religious beliefs the story of Jesus and Mary just really solidifies that point of view. Perhaps it is 'too good' or 'too similar' to creation stories for others but it really just tells me that this is a message Spirit has been trying to get across to humanity for ages. Conclusion I titled this blog with this question, What do I hope to Accomplish? By sharing my own journey I hope to bring others comfort in their own similar path. I hope to reach even greater levels of inner peace, acceptance and understanding of others. I hope that by grounding the energy of my higher self in this world I help bring a brighter future to all of the inhabitants. By studying other more complex sets of beliefs and approaches I can have a greater understanding of others. I may also have a stronger arsenal of knowledge, perspectives and approaches to help aide others on their path. These are my humble goals. I seek no more than this as I have already and continue to experience my own validations through subtle and direct methods. I do not seek to convert anyone to any point of view...just to share as I continue to learn from others. There is an Edgar Cacye reading, I don't know which one, but in it a guy was meditating and reaching all of these break through. He was hoping to reach even higher levels of experience through his meditations. Edgar replied that he was creating a heaven all of his own but that because he was doing it alone he would not like it when he got there. We live a world where we are all sharing the same dream and each of us is contributing to the tapestry of that dream. We chose to have a communal experience for a reason. Part of the progress, one of the underlying factors in this is that we do share that reality with others and it's almost blasphemy to keep it to ourselves. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this bit of self-examination with me and may your New Year be blessed! By the way 2017 is a 1 year...which means fresh starts. The canvas is blank, as my friend named Emily said so wisely in a Facebook post today...now we have the oportunity to consciously paint what we want.
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