"A World Beyond"
This brings up a very important question Fred. Which world are we supposed to be in? Are we here to be here or are we here to be there? Are we supposed to be "ONE" with God or are we just supposed to be our"selves"? Granted the "self" is the cause of most of our conflicts but are we supposed to do away with it, transcend it, let it die so we can be born again, or are we supposed to understand it, what it is and isn't, and through that understanding try to bring it into accord with the God's laws? It seems to be possible to "become one" but is that what we're here to do?Do we transcend to self when we become "One" or do we transcend our humanity? Look at those who are "One", the gurus and teachers and other "enlightened" folks. They talk incessantly about Love but do they love, in the human sense? How many of them have been married with children? How many of them work for a living? How do they participate in human affairs? They "receive" consciousness from the universe and they voice it. That's all they do. They live only in their minds. Is that our purpose in life, or are we supposed to just be fruitful and multiply?The self is an essential part of our humanity. If we were all "One" mankind would cease to exist. Opposites attract. What is the opposite of "One" The "self" evolved for the same reason anything else evolves, to insure the continuance of the species. Man "needs" woman and vice versa to assure procreation. In order for energy to flow in a complete circuit someone "needs" to give and someone "needs" to receive. One is as important as the other. Those who are "One" are out of the loop. They have the complete circuit in their head. The "halo", energy goes from the front of the brain, the self, all the way around the horn and back to the self again. They do not transcend the self they become all self, all ego and they sacrificed their humanity to do it. They do not "become one" with God. In their own minds they "become" God. I have personally experienced the flow of energy (at least I think it was energy, maybe blood, I don't know anything about the brain) going from the front of the brain around both sides, opening the "gates of the temple" and gradually proceeding around the sides of the brain and heading down toward the point where the brain and the spine meet. This occurred over a period of several weeks. I really didn't understand what was happening until the two sides got closer together. Once I realized what was happening I sucked up all the "self" I could muster and hauled ass back home like a scalded assed dog. Back to My house and My family and My job. Why? Because this is where I belong. I was "One" with God before I was born and I'll be "One" with God after I die but for now we are supposed to be 2. It's his job to supply me with the energy of life and its my job to turn that energy into physical, emotional, and mental reality. My health and happiness depends on how well I do that according to his laws.
Some people seem to be born on the "middle path". They have no need for searching, inquiring, thinking about life. They just live it. Some of us seem to have no clue where the middle path is until we go to the extremes. Different strokes for different folks. That's what makes the world go round.<g> |
