After much ado and procrastination, I've chosen to listen to my inner voice and finally post something. I will say that there is much that I have privately written as a result of my readings and meditations. So I will begin there.
I have never been a religious man, but I do believe in my spirituality. I believe that we are all spiritually connected and that we're all on an exciting journey back to our spiritual roots. We are spirits having a human experience, not the other way around. As such, there is nothing beyond our reach. "Dare to dream, then dream to dare!" This meditative message, while seemingly simple, is actually extraordinarily powerful. We all live within our fears, most notably fear of failure and ridicule, which, all too often, prevent us from any action whatsoever.
And this is where it all begins. Once we have established an idea, we need to put it into action. We are the creators of our destiny, all we have to do is act. Don't wait for that "chance of a lifetime" to come to you, go out and aggressively pursue it. This is the first step in the pursuit of my dream. I welcome any and all discussions regarding our spiritual nature. I realize there are many different dogmas and concepts from which to choose. I only ask that you be true to your belief, whatever it may be, and I can assure you that, as a result, you have begun your spiritual journey. Namaste.
Get-X-cited! There is so much to be thankful for, so many positive events happening worldwide. We are a planet in transition, moving towards a universal brotherhood never before seen in our history. Let's build this new world predicated on the vision of Jesus himself, the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man.
Pikes Peak
I like the direction you are taking and will look forward to seeing how this develops. I haven't posted to my blog since last summer but I found it to be a very satisfying outlet for things I needed to say. I love that you wrote we are spirits having a human experience as I believe that 10000 % .
ReplyDeleteHans, this is very interesting and I look forward to your continued posts.
ReplyDeleteA few comments:
Not everyone lives his life within fears of failure and ridicule, not all the time, at least. I believe that fear of such things is a waste of energy and is especially destructive when it prevents action, as you state. Fear leads to panic, and when a human panics, the brain shuts down its broad problem solving activities and retreats to one of two reactions: Fight or Flight. That makes sense, of course, for physical danger, but for other fears, neither fight nor flight is likely to be the best response, and certainly shutting down broader problem solving is counterproductive.
I agree with your statement about establishing an idea and putting it into action. If one pictures him- or her- self as if the idea already is reality, then action will come nearly automatically. Such is the power of visualization.
I don't know what these things have to do with spirituality; perhaps you have some thoughts on that.
Bart
Quite a conundrum! How can one establish, beyond a reasonable doubt that there is a spiritual realm? During one of my meditations, I received the following message: "There is no science that can identify God, nor is there a philosophy which can define God. God can only be experienced."
ReplyDeleteHaving been fortunate enough to have "walked the road to Damascus", I have had such an experience. In addition, I have experienced many wonderful things during meditation.
For those who haven't been as fortunate, or those who do not have a spiritual belief system, life is a brief sojourn on this planet, and, unfortunately, it all comes to an end.
The only insight I can offer, in that case, is with a question. If there, indeed, is no higher power, then how can one explain all of this, not only the physical world around us, but also our consciousness, our personality, our ability to reason? To me, it seems incomprehensible that everything around us is here because of some evolutionary process. Our scientists suppose it all began with a big bang thirteen billion, or so, years ago. But what caused the big bang? Where did that infinitely small, massively dense matter come from? There are no answers, from a physical standpoint, at least.
Spirituality, not dogmas or religion, does require faith. But beyond that, there have been countless people, not just me, who have had spiritual experiences, be it near death, LSD induced (not mine), in dreams or by any other method. Personally, I feel a lot more comfortable having the faith of knowing that there is more to my existence than just my physical presence.
Once one accepts a spiritual realm or, at least, a higher power, then life takes on a whole new meaning. This higher power not only affirms one's existence, but supports and nurtures it as well. But we still have a choice, in whatever we do. I can journey my road alone or with a higher guidance. Once the choice is made to make the journey with a higher guidance, every step, then, becomes a spiritual one, regardless of the direction.
My aim here is not to convert anyone to any belief, I feel that is a personal choice left to the individual, but to encourage people to express themselves in whatever manner they want. We are the creators of our lives, whichever direction it takes, and having a spiritual road map to help direct us makes that journey all the more joyful an fulfilling. And, best of all, never ending.