Fred,
Try this one on. What if God is not some entity that creates, distributes, or otherwise manages the energy of which everything in the universe is made. What if God is actually energy itself? Does energy have its own inteligence, whether we understand it or not? We know electrical energy in batteries has "memory". Folks familiar with weight lifting and strength conditioning are aware of the "memory" in muscle tissue or the energy that forms that tissue and use a process called "carbo loading" to increase the amount of carbohydrates or energy that can be stored to enhance strength and endurance. Does the fact that "brainless" forms of life evolve to insure their survival imply that the energy that forms them has intelligence?
We know a couple laws pertaining to energy. From electrical energy we know that it has to flow freely in a complete circuit. We know from magnetic energy that opposites attract. What happens if we apply just these two laws to our human existence? Do we utilize different types of energy? Sexual energy, emotional energy,mental energy, physical energy, etc. The notion of different energy and energy centers of the body is pretty constant in many cultures whether they are called the chakras, the tree of life centers, the AUW centers or the Dantien to name a few. What is Sin? If we look at the 7 deadly sins in relation to, say, the 7 chakras, its hard not to see a relationship. Is lust simply the retention or repression of sexual energy due to the notion that sex is "bad', or a waste or energy that should be devoted to a "higher purpose". (I guess this assumes we can't think, sing a song, and have sex all in the same day without killing ourself). Is envy the retention of the energy of expression due to the belief that "I wish I could sing and dance like Fred Astair but I can't and I'd only embarrass myself so I won't try". Is pride the retention of mental energy,"My idea, My achievement." In other words, is sin simply the failure to let energy flow through us freely? Is the "self" the entity that creates the beliefs that prevents this energy flow. We all know the power of positive thinking, but is there a difference between a "positive person" and a person who thinks postively, acts positively, and achieves positive results but doesn't retain any of that positive energy? Is this the difference between pride and humility?
I'd be interested in yours and others thoughts along these lines. |
