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  1. "Truth is that which is the least false. Capital 'T' Truth is an asymptote which can be approached but never truly reached. Sometimes it is so close truth and Truth are practically identical. If you face a wall and repeatedly walk halfway towards it you can approach the wall forever and theoretically never reach it. When truth becomes reliable enough to be of practical value it is accepted until a better truth is achieved." Quote I really like this statement because it makes my color blind eyes glassy transparent without making mistakes about color. Science has defined the conditions of life, but they are more like the conditions of death because without oxygen, it's death, without proper temperature, its death, too much or too little food and its death. These are the conditions of death, not life; they are boundaries, a life in prison where in Reality the infinite is undivided by restrictions as it is one in ability to be infinite and finite. We can experience this unity by transferring our view from the mind that is limited to the infinite consciousness without limitations or in Christian terms the soul in order to take in and get a glimpse of the totality of existence where past, present and future are happening now. In our finite form we can't experience the totality, but can merge with it to gain a closer impression. I don't disagree but how do you make sense of this to people? I can imagine one saying this and everybody in the room sitting with glassy eyes wondering what was said, what it means and why should they care. Quote This inner voice of divinity is spirit, a sensitive, gentle energy found in all things preserving nature with grace as the harmonious arrangement of pure being, which sounds peaceful and happy. Our pure consciousness in silence lifts us out of our being to experience something infinitely expansive that is awe inspiriting beyond our mind, problems and anything we have experienced on the physical plane. “ Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” (Romans 8:26) From the limited perspective of the mind we get the impression that there are many existences; however, from the soul there is only one all-encompassing reality with many facets within it. The mind sees a problem in life and sets out to solve it in linear fashion, but life is not a problem, it is an experience to be lived in all dimensions at once. There is only one reality that does not change, but with so many minds in the world there are many different ways to represent that reality, the problem is the mind holds on to its interpretation until it hurts. When we look back we realized that pain doesn’t change reality, but changes our perception of it, a gift that shows us where we are wedged in difficulties, but once free our life is better. God is Truth means that God is the definition of Truth. Quote God is everything in this energy that rages from subtle to crude in the unity of a Quantum Soup made of different frequencies. “One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” (Ephesians 4:6) We are what we believe we are, which can be thinking we are the limits of a body and mind and their physical perceptions or we are an infinite field of Quantum potentialities. Moving from the material universe to a spiritual one we see matter as consciousness moving slow enough or at a frequency that can be perceived with the senses. We choose the frequency we want slow energy or fast to create our reality in either unity or duality, but it is actually the universal energy that decides, an energy that does not end, just transforms. The finite universe is in the consciousness of the infinite a subtle energy I like to call pure consciousness, which is the essence of life and eternal being. still seems one has to look at the equipment... Quote There is no permanent, immovable, material reality that we can be attached to, no single observation or awareness of the world, only different subjective views of reality as everything is vibrating and renewing. Everything in the universe is energy carrying information, a consciousness at its own level or form that is perceived. William Blade, a farseeing mystic and poet said, “If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” Since objects are not permanent and are constantly changing we don’t see them as they are, but we see them subjectively as we coexist with them." Just as radio waves are operative through a medium so our thoughts are operative through a medium of one consciousness glittering at different levels, dimensions that are experienced with different approaches. This picture of creation as one medium containing all is the embodied theme of Genesis, which is known as the Psalm of Creation.
  2. "Where Is The Loving Christ?" Great question! Our problem is not due to a lack of material advancement, but a lack of spiritual advancement where we are fine tuned to the wisdom of the universe and are free to be our self. Throwing bombs is no different than throwing spears and is not advancement; consequently, the necessity of human life is to learn how to love and unfold our spiritual consciousness. For this purpose it becomes necessary for us to see ourselves not as body parts, but in a state of consciousness, a divine experience of love, appearing to others as a body. We cannot see love or consciousness, but we can understand that we exist as consciousness and become aware of this reality as it comes to us through the unfolding and revelation of our own inner being. Jesus said,“Love your brother as yourself,” in this action I feel Jesus was saying we must first know and love ourselves, which takes being familiar with the divinity within. The harmony in our experience is the direct result of the activity of love in our consciousness, which is not just making statements or repetitions of love, but an awareness of love and pure consciousness in all things. Everything changes when we start to love others rather than waiting for others to love us, this spirituality is a love connection with Divine consciousness. It could be a death to the physical in order to transition to the spiritual, which we will do when we die, but if we want heaven on earth we might try it while we are alive.
  3. bibliophile75 Welcome I also like that song, which is OK because a rolling stone collects no moss.
  4. I feel the funeral is for the people who attend so why not make it festive. In India they have a parade and everyone is singing as they carry the body to the river then the people close to the dead wash the body before putting it on pyre. They send the person off with joy, laughter and singing. I like that too.
  5. Mertonoia, You are on your path and are already being guided. Mindful of the moment brings everything we need may it be joy, sorrow or a teacher in the form of nature, a book, music, movie or just silence. You don't have to ask, the universe will deliver at the right time. Enjoy the show it is all for you.
  6. Joseph salutations to the courage and spirit within you to follow the Divinity within and the whispers you feel are right. Being in infinity no way can we get lost or on the wrong path. Keep up opening to the truth it is guiding you no matter what path you take.
  7. Realspiritik, Thank you you expressed it so well. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father." John 14:12
  8. Vicar, All inclusive open to the spirit and consciousness of God talking to you though the Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Taoist and Buddhist and letting your soul commune with their glory. May you continue until everyone feels united. You are a great example.......................
  9. John and Amy, Greeting to you and all that you are doing. I also feel the church needs to change, grow and be born again, but with every birth there are labor pains for the good of all.
  10. Thank you a great reminder, we can serve people anytime and it is a smile, right under our nose.
  11. tariki A good poem, thank you............................................................................
  12. I believe from my experience that there is spiritual oneness, in one pure consciousness, as Christians we call it God the Father but I wouldn't say it is proof except for me. I think everyone has to find their way and direction to where and what they want in this life. I respect and am in awe with people and the choices they make because in my mind they are individuals expressing themselves as waves from the one source we all are connected to. I think Quantum physics and the Unified Quantum Soup is an attempt to prove universal unity in one energy source and Steve Hawkins is working on a formula to express it, but many people will argue against spiritual matters and I respect them. The truth is we can't really prove it or dis approve it. Side note in 1978 I was in Iran and when the Shaw left, the muslims would walk in the streets and whip themselves with sharp metal spikes because they were happy. I don't understand that or try to, but I do like, respect and honor the Sufis which Rumi is a part of on the mystical side of Islam. I understand Islam, but the fanatics are being manipulated for political gain for a few. In a similar way that Trump manipulated the Evangelical vote. I don't feel we have to convert anyone to Christianity, but we can help our Christian brothers and sisters become more mature in their faith by going deeper in our own faith. The Holy Ghost does it all, we just need to witness it. Pilgrimage is not proof except it alters one's consciousness in the laboratory of the mind so people get a taste of what they sense is out there beyond the mind. The proof is in the pudding.
  13. Pilgrimage - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a journey or search of moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith, although sometimes it can be a metaphorical journey into someone's own beliefs. Usually a pilgrimage is a journey undertaken for a religious or spiritual motive. It seems you want to use it as a journey to a meaningful even such as the Vietnam War or a grave with personal connections. In that case couples go on pilgrimage to the place they first met.
  14. The pilgrimage is common to the hero on a journey, putting one foot in front of the other, alone, not a tourist because there is time for thought and contemplation. The pilgrimage is a calling for change, for adventure for something new. It is a pattern of experiences, learning and seeking that is found in the folktales, literature and mythology in many cultures. The person on a pilgrimage and the hero on a journey are for the same reasons to seek answers to life’s questions, which is unlikely to be found in one’s daily life. The pilgrimage and the physical journey are in the physical realm, but the answers come inside the person. Both go on a journey and if successful return as a different people than the ones that started. Joseph Cambell uses “The Hero's Journey” as a template to demonstrate the change in a person on a pilgrimage, a journey expressed in folktales, literature and mythology. On a pilgrimage it is not one encounter that the change happens because it is a series of experiences without people one knows including family. A mundane pilgrimage might not be similar to the Hero’s Journey because one can back away with friends or family, but the sincere pilgrim is the subject of the Hero’s Journey. It is like the old adage, going to church doesn't make you a Christian, going to Holy places don't make you Holy, the same way going to a garage doesn't make you a car. It is the journey that makes the pilgrimage. Many people go on pilgrimages to take pictures, take selfies and brag, but it doesn't make them holy. I feel sorry for them because they miss the journey of change and travel to just tell a story. The Buddhist are seeking the same answers to the same questions we do and yes there is oneness, but not everyone is aware of it or experience it; therefore, people are tricked into going on a pilgrimage and on their journey are transformed and elevated.
  15. In India if you go from a small village with small village thinking and carry a pumpkin with you after the pilgrimage the pumpkin will have rot, but the mind is usually enriched through the process of meeting new people with similar notions of sacred places or skeptical of sacred of these places, but either way the experience expands a person's boundaries and thinking. The changes are in the mind, we don't have to climb a thousand stairs unless we want the challenge or need to in order to get an epiphany, but we can get the same experience in the mind. The Milky Way is a physical place very large mind you and so is the universe so all a person has to do is open the mind to these places and let the pilgrimage start first in the senses, then the brain, which triggers the mind and expands to consciousness. Hero's Journey. According to folklorists and other narrative scholars, the hero's journey forms the basic template for all great stories. Described at length in Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces, the hero's journey serves as the tale every culture tells. Definition of Hero's Journey | Chegg.com www.chegg.com/homework-help/definitions/heros-journey-41 We can skip a stage and go straight to the mind to make it easier, but we will still end up in the same place.
  16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a journey or search of moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith, although sometimes it can be a metaphorical journey into someone's own beliefs. We can limit our definitions and our pilgrimage to just space and a specific shrine or location or we can venture into another dimension.
  17. I would venture to say Narcissism leads to low self-esteem, feelings of anxiety, sensitivity to insults or criticism and lack of interpersonal skills. I think holistic thinking leads to bliss and a state of grace.
  18. rom I know the feeling, in Hawaii I went up the volcano to see the eruption and it was creation happening in the present. My senses were engaged; sulfur smell, feel the the heat, sound captivating, sight mesmerizing like a stream or fire, and taste probably because my mouth was open with awe. The universe say it all, we just need to listen as our life is a pilgrimage speaking every second of we have eyes to see and ears to listen.
  19. The people there are so polite and law abiding. You could leave suitcase on a street, walk around for two hours and it would be there when you returned. When hitchhiking 45 years ago a person picks you up and finds your next ride before departing. Amazing country, but very expensive, they protect their workers.
  20. I would say my trip was a pilgrimage because Korea is like a new country and China too. My life is still unfolding so when the end is near I am sure the place will present itself, it might be with family since my two sons our doctors in the medical field, but I think I would just like to go somewhere to relax and enjoy the experience. When I was young my brother and I would got to Palm Springs during the summer and spend the time on my aunts orchard. We climbed the mountains behind it and found an old cave on a cliff with a narrow path leading to it. People told us that is where the Indians would go to prepare their last dance. I like this attitude to embrace what unfolds even death.
  21. I don't think entertainment is pilgrimage. I was drawing a contrast from the natural environment where many people go to commune with nature, which we call camping, but is a kind of pilgrimage and the man made illusions of Paris, Venice, Roman era which are some of the themes, or illusions to draw people into the casino.
  22. Las Vegas is a church without walls if you enjoy the Red Rock Canyon and desert, but many get sidetracked and reward the pleasure circuits of their brain in the Casinos which are crafty illusions to draw people in and keep them there with the goal of removing them from their possessions.
  23. I feel comprehending the neuroscience of religious and spiritual experience can help us figure out and appreciate the motivation of religious behavior and may help with our other addictions. In India pilgrimages are an important part of religious practice because people get out of a small village life and open up their mind to the world. Researchers at the University of Utah say that during spiritual and religious experiences the brain reward circuits are activated in the same way as with love, sex, gambling and drugs.
  24. Happy New Year and to the many here and to the one we have in common and thanks for a stimulating thread on duality and unity.
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