As Morpheus said, "Knowing the path is not the same as walking the path."
I'd be careful with the one-ness with God stuff, because technically, let's say our toenails are one with our body, but how conscious of our thoughts can our toenails be? At any given moment, we can trim the edges off our toenails, and never see that part of us again, and not miss it either. And that toenail will be replaced within days, and will eventually meet the same fate as the one before it. You can kind of see how that relates to humans dying and being born every day, and life goes on.
Nothing separates us from the rest of the universe spiritually, but trapped in our physical forms, we're puny. Humans serve a purpose in the unity of all things, but the higher consciousness which put all the stars and planets in their places, is something that will most likely be way out of human comprehension, until the soul inside the human returns to the source.
Am I saying that humans are just God's toenails? Yes. And we should be honored. Also enjoy the ride until God clips us off his toes eventually.
Ha, well I was actually watching someone clipping their toenails at the time, and didn't realize why that image came to mind until I after I was done typing...Whaaaa?
I don't agree that human lives are pretty much meaningless and it's odd to me that you compared them to toenail clippings , but....all foot fetishes aside....
Like I said above, everything was created for a purpose. Even something which seems as insignificant as a toe nail. It's up to you to meditate and reflect on your life, look at the patterns, look at the blueprint and DNA of your life, and you will figure out your purpose. Usually there are signs every step of the way if you look for them. First law is to "Know thy self". No one can tell you who you really are but you.For as long as I can remember, I've felt like I was here for a very specific reason, like there's Something I'm supposed to do, and this kind of confirms or reiterates that, too. There's something I'm supposed to Do, and I just haven't figured out what it is, yet.
Ha, well I was actually watching someone clipping their toenails at the time, and didn't realize why that image came to mind until I after I was done typing.
But all jokes aside, it's just an example of one body having many parts, and sure enough, some parts are more important than others. And the reality of it is, certain people are more important to the world than others. Some people die, and you never know they existed, some great people die and it's like the world lost a leg, and some people die, it's like the world being rid of a cancer.
Metaphysically, it's all one, it's all part of God, but there's a constant shedding of old skin and rebirth of new cells. I heard something the other day about the human body regenerating like a billion new cells every few hours?
It's not that ALL humans are insignificant. My point is, everything was created for a purpose. From our eyelashes, to fingernails and toenails, to 5 fingers and 5 toes, to bones, to blood, to heart, to liver, to bladder etc. Everyone and everything has its place. It's the microcosm and the macrocosm. We're made in the image of God, and being cells in his infinitely expanding body, we're like tiny little gods who He has given free will to, and has breathed the breath of life into. But He is the Supreme Being, the body can only have ONE head controlling it, and that head decides what stays, what goes, and when it's time to go.
Like I said above, everything was created for a purpose. Even something which seems as insignificant as a toe nail. It's up to you to meditate and reflect on your life, look at the patterns, look at the blueprint and DNA of your life, and you will figure out your purpose. Usually there are signs every step of the way if you look for them. First law is to "Know thy self". No one can tell you who you really are but you.
Ruka_5, u shouldnt put these so called "spiritual" people on a pedestal by first, labeling them as such. If u see these people for who they are with all their human "flaws" n see the true beauty in that, u wont feel so "spiritually inept".
Ruka_5
As for ur question, theres a lot of info on this matter. In my understanding, its simply realizing the truth to ur existence n the purpose or blueprint we came in with. We each came in with a unique set of variables. To deal with what was ahead. Realizing ur true creative power as a christed being. That ure apart of this infinite source of light here to spread the seed of a dawning new world.
What do u mean by "accidentally"? Nothing is an accident or a coincidence. Once u get past the initial stages of this journey which ur soul voluntarily chose to embarked on, u will realize everything is in perfect harmony with spirit. everything u have experienced n done thus far, has brought u to this point. U are well on ur way fellow traveler. love n light ha ha ha
The biggest and most subtle issue with people who claim to be spiritual is that they've identified with their ideal of what spirituality is and formed and identity through it, the usual outcome of this is that they can justify virtually anything negative or positive as a spiritual process.. this in itself can bring all personal development to a complete halt, because they believe they've reached the end.
I did this myself for a long time, it took me almost two years to realize what i had been doing, it's so easy to identify with your own ideal of what spirituality is to you that you can actually close yourself off from everything.
divine g: I find it disconcerting that you examine all these things from a finite perspective. God is Infinite. Has your meditation taught you that anyone is a toenail? Or waste material of any kind? Are there any whom God would shed away? It is His Will that all should come to know and Love Him, yes? The body is dust and shall die, but the soul is God expressed, Living and Infinite. Why is it so important that you identify yourself as the dust that will perish? As a human, you are small and broken. As a child of God, you are Infinite as He is. Know that you are a soul and this body is just an adornment for a season. These clothes must be washed and changed at times. Every human is only a very narrow expression of his or her own soul. Our inheritance is much bigger than the playpen in which we reside now. The Living God Loves All. There are no exceptions.
And dont give me your Jesus saves mumbo jumbo about God loving everybody, I turned down a scholarship to major in Philosophy and Religion in college, ok?Nothing separates us from the rest of the universe spiritually, but trapped in our physical forms, we're puny. Humans serve a purpose in the unity of all things, but the higher consciousness which put all the stars and planets in their places, is something that will most likely be way out of human comprehension, until the soul inside the human returns to the source."
First of all Ruka, I expanded on that analogy by saying there are other body parts, and everyone has their place. Some ppl have more important places in society than others, that's just reality. Would you elect a crack-addict for president, or let a drunk drive you to work? No. So save the "we're all special" bs, please.I think God made us, and that he gave up his son to save us. I think someone who'd sacrifice their kid for us, sees us as more than just their toenails lmao.
"The name of Jesus is a 400 year old name approximately, because the English language never had the letter "J" till then."
Mark read what I wrote above before you respond to me.
"And dont give me your Jesus saves mumbo jumbo about God loving everybody, I turned down a scholarship to major in Philosophy and Religion in college, ok?
And if there's one thing the Bible repeats over and over, is that God hates most human beings, (save only for a few, hence the "chosen people" of Israel) and the Lord Jehovah spends most of the Old Testament threatening to destroy people. In fact, Genesis 6 speaks of God bringing the Great Flood to rid the earth of human wickedness and is "sorry he ever made them"(Gen 6:6). It's only the self-appointed apostle Paul who created a new religion, and a new god, the total opposite of the OT god, a god of love, who is supposedly the son of the God of Wrath, aka YHVH, aka YAHWEH, aka JEHOVAH.
Fast Forward from the First book of the Bible to the last book, Revelations, and sure enough, you have prophetic revelation after revelation predicting worldwide death and destruction in the end times. You're surrounded by all this, yet you claim God loves everybody. Tell that to the ppl of Fukushima now, I dare you.
Read the Bible before you speak about God. I really think ppl who preach salvation of everbody, including rapists, murderers, etc. have some kind of pathology, or are just intellectually child-like and unintelligent. No rational person would look at this world of suffering, and say that God loves everybody. Save those lies for your kids at Christmas, when you're sitting around the Christmas tree, telling them Santa brought their gifts from the North Pole, don't preach any of this Jesus loves you nonsense to me. I know my stuff, save the fairy tales for the kids.
Ruka_5
The more important question is, y do u feel responsible for other peoples suffering? Or their happiness?if u love urself, u wont need to look for suffering in others. Nothing is negative or positive. Bad or good. It is all.....simply an experience. People choose these circumstances to demonstrate to themselves what the power of separation can do to them n how disconnected they are from their true essence caused by these actions n circumstances. Whether they are the victim or perpetrator. Whether they are conscious of this fact or not... Even the most heinous acts of cruelty, involves an element of unconditional love. Otherwise, we wont all be here in the first place.
Life is a freakin game. The objective is not to react to fear with any and all sorts of circumstances life presents itself. Its all about mastering ur emotions.
First of all Ruka, I expanded on that analogy by saying there are other body parts, and everyone has their place. Some ppl have more important places in society than others, that's just reality. Would you elect a crack-addict for president, or let a drunk drive you to work? No. So save the "we're all special" bs, please.
And if you believe that God is some sadistic maniac that would have his own son crucified, you are not on my level of comprehension. CHILD SACRIFICE IS SATANIC. Drinking Jesus' blood and eating his body is CANNABILISM and a SATANIC RITUAL and I can sniff a Satanist a mile away. Save it.
The name "Jesus" really hides the fact that it's actually J-ZEUS, the name of the Greek God Zeus, bc the Greeks and Romans weren't ready to worship a Hebrew Prophet with a Jewish name, which in Hebrew was Yashua, as there were no J's in "Jesus"' time.
Here, learn something new today, and wake up out of this spell the CHILD MOLESTORS OF THE VATICAN IN ROME HAVE PUT YOU UNDER. http://www.hiddenbible.com/jesuszeus/jesuszeus.html
And no matter how eloquently it's worded, I'll never agree with what basically boils down to, people supposedly choosing to be raped or abused or starve or tortured and murdered, or any of the other negative things that people do to each other.
Do you not feel more compassion having witnessed those in suffering? Is suffering pointless or does it to some degree serve a purpose, some of the greatest travesty's of humankind have inspired some of the greatest shifts of compassion.
Lets not lie to ourselves, the world isn't rainbows and sunshine as much as some people would like to believe it is, suffering does exist.. people are raped, tortured and murdered.. it's how we react to this that demonstrates our true self. If we react in anger and rage we are no better then the perpetrators themselves, if we react with compassion and humility we allow the divines grace to radiate from us inspiring others, there's numerous historical figures who emanated this; Jesus, Buddha, Gandhi, Ramana Marhashi and many more..
On the note of people 'choosing' there suffering; who's to say that they were not the perpetrator in a past life, choosing to reincarnate as the victim in order to experience the consequences of their actions on the karmic cycle. I'm not suggesting this is true nor could i ever know, and it certainty doesn't excuse us from helping these poor people, if anything there situation should inspire greater compassion in those more fortunate and we do see this in the world as much as we see suffering..