talesin, did you mean to repeat my words?
We are all dirt
by StopTheTears 31 Replies latest jw friends
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talesin
yup,,, repetition for emphasis
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EntirelyPossible
Hell's boiling over and heaven is full
We're chained to the world and we all gotta pull
And we're all gonna be just dirt in the ground -
watersprout
Oh dear!
We are not dirt, filth, rotten despicable specimins..... I could go on but the negatives make me feel nauseous. If we are soo disgusting, why did God send His Son to redeem us??? Can't be all bad can we??
If you keep saying all these negatives to yourself it destroys the soul... It's not healthy and I for one never say them.
We are all awesome in our own right. I have friends who are obsessed with saying the ''flesh'' is rotting and God can't bear to look upon us.. Whenever I heard it my spirit died a little.... It made me sad.
Luckily for us God and His Son see past the flesh and see whats inside...
Peace
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ProdigalSon
DIRT? I don't think so....
http://spiritlibrary.com/scott-rabalais/the-infinite-human-truth
The Infinite Human: Truth
There’s hardly a subject that has created greater contention than the idea of truth. For ages, scholars, philosophers and pundits have stated their cases over whether or not a creator exists, whether there is life on other planets and whether there is an afterlife, among other questions.
In our recent history, the pursuit of truth has been largely an intellectual one. Scientists and researchers work at the forefront in exploring the nature of existence by means of hypothesis, experiment, analysis and logic. The human race is accustomed to ascertaining its version of truth through empirical means and the use of the intellect, rather than stepping into the transcendent state. It is in this higher consciousness that we experience an entirely different view of truth.
In perceiving ourselves as light, we in turn perceive truth. This truth is who and what we are. It is standing in the midst of that which is the essence of the cosmos and seeing the entirety of our existence with clarity and purity. It is a “knowingness” that is beyond the short reaches of the intellect. It is a realization through resonance rather than logic and deduction. At this level of awareness, there are no beliefs, judgments or opinions; there is no longer the need for proof. The truth is, plain and simple.
When we are unaware of our nature as light, our awareness is limited to this body/mind sensory experience. Anything outside of that experience is seen as the “unknown” and, sometimes, “unknowable.” It is in that state we tend to create theories, creeds and beliefs to satisfy our intellects about the “beyond,” rather than traveling the inward journey to a direct realization of truth.
From our awareness as light, we see the human experience from a higher perspective. When the light being (soul) wishes to incarnate on the planet, it incorporates a physical being into its consciousness. This physical being consists, in part, of a sensory system that allows the soul being to function on the earthly plane in a third-dimensional reality. Among the capabilities of this sensory system are the five commonly-known senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. These five senses are basically vibration receivers and transmitters that allow us to perceive our immediate environment.
While our sensory system entertains vibrations through our five senses, the ability to create thought is also inherent within the human mind system. Thought is simply energy that is translated by the mind system to be of use by such system. Thought itself is simply a function or byproduct of our sensory system, though it is manifest from the light.
In transcendent consciousness, we realize that this sophisticated body/mind system is but a “spacesuit” we wear while on the planet, much as an astronaut would wear a spacesuit on the moon to allow for physical existence in that unique environment. While we are aware that the spacesuit is not the astronaut himself, on earth we are often inclined to see the body/mind “spacesuit” as the identity of the human being. We identify with our human sensory system and thinking mind as who we are, while unaware of our infinitely expansive “identity” as a light being.
Interestingly, the body/mind “spacesuit” we wear for our earthly existence is of the light, as is all existence. It is not altogether accurate to pronounce that the body/mind system is not real or is an illusion; it is simply a frequency of light that is compatible with the third-dimensional experience. Light has numerous frequencies, including those perceived as thought and matter.
In light (truth), we see that all is energy, even the densest of matter. All of our senses are energy. Our bodies and our brains are energy. Thought itself is an energy of a higher and faster vibration than that of matter. Each thought has its own vibratory rate.
Everything that we see, hear, smell, taste and touch is a representation of the light. Our bodies are light constructs that exist within our consciousness. We do not see them as light because we perceive them through the sensory system that serves the third dimensional experience. It is only when we can transcend the sensory system that we see all as light and energy.
The manner in which we experience all as light is by significantly deactivating the sensory system. What is meditation other than quieting the senses? The typical practices of meditation often include closing the eyes (sight) in a place of quiet (hearing) in a still position (feel) while also keeping the taste and smell stimuli to a minimum. In meditation, we are able to perceive higher-frequency energies that go virtually unnoticed when our sensory system is highly activated.
Consider a typical experience in which we are bombarded by five-sense stimuli. Merely walking down a busy city street will trigger our senses to an enormous degree. We view the tall buildings and passersby. We hear the honking of the cars and casual conversations. We smell the foods being cooked in nearby restaurants and vendor stands. We feel the ground at our feet and fiddle with the storekeeper’s wares. And perhaps we munch on a pretzel, thereby engaging all the five senses in a single moment.
It is a world of adventure, and it is ours to experience and enjoy it. However, we are capable of putting aside the sensory “spacesuit” and thinking mind to experience the stimuli of the higher realms as well. We are so, so much more that just what we experience through our sensory system and thinking mind. The perceptions of the five-sense system are infinitesimally microscopic compared to the perceptions beyond this system. The wisdom of the light is far, far greater than the knowledge of the mind.
The experience of watching a movie is comparable to our own five-sense perceptions as a human being. When viewing digital media on a movie screen, we, of course, do not see an actual actor. What we perceive is simply dots on a screen. These dots are energy, as is all existence at its core, and such energy is perceived by our visual sense and projected to appear as the actor.
When we view a human being “in person,” the same holds true. Their nature is energy, yet we perceive them as humans. What we experience is simply a projection of that energy that our minds read as a solid, identifiable human being. Without the human sensory system, we would experience them as the light. Instead, we read them as a body, clothes, words spoken, a distinct smell and so on.
Interestingly then, when we watch a movie, we are viewing a projection (movie) of a projection (person). It’s a double projection, yet it can seem so real that we react to it with laughter or tears; we are involved in the story. This is the purpose of the sensory system and thinking mind – to translate and interpret the energy for use on the third-dimensional plane.
The transcendent view is one that allows us to experience a third-dimensional reality while being aware of existence as light. We can enjoy the sight of a beautiful sunset, the scent of a rose, the sound of our favorite song, the taste of ice cream and the feel of a warm hug. And yet, paradoxically, we are aware that we are light and that all of existence is this same light, and everything we experience is another aspect of who and what we are.
Our experience in and of the light is truth itself. We do not encounter truth only by reading books, researching the atom or following a religion. As we discover our deeper nature, we fall into truth. It is there, waiting for us. When we experience it, we know it. It cannot be explained or proved, for explanation and proof are of the intellect. In higher consciousness, we realize we are the truth and the truth is us.
Copyright © Scott Rabalais - Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this article freely on the condition that the author’s name is included with the article.
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ProdigalSon
This one is also very good....
http://spiritlibrary.com/scott-rabalais/the-infinite-human-what-we-are
The Infinite Human- What We Are
Imagine infinity.
The logical mind, characterized by boundaries and limitations, struggles to comprehend the vastness of infinity. But for the sake of a story, visualize the vastest expanse of space, extending endlessly for billions and billions of miles, as far as you can fathom. Let’s call this all-in-all existence “the cosmos.” It is everything that ever was, is and will be. It reaches across all space and time, and then some.
Imagine we are able to step away from the cosmos and see the big picture of how life (as we know it) came to be. Suppose that infinite existence is light, which may also be understood as energy. This light is awareness itself and in its awareness and infinite intelligence, it wishes to experience more of itself, adding to its rich sense of discovery. Simply put, it wants to know what it is, in all its forms and dimensions and possibilities.
This light shines and dances and swims throughout the cosmos and in so doing becomes a myriad of shapes and sizes. In terms of energy, the light morphs into a tremendous variety of frequencies. In so doing, it experiences more of who and what it is. It’s playtime on the playground of the cosmos.
The light is one light, capable of coagulating through its energy qualities into multiple universes. Each universe carries forth and contains the qualities of the light, still connected to the source light, yet establishing itself as an aspect of the light.
In frequency variation, galaxies develop within these universes. Just as the universe has carried forth qualities of the cosmos, so do the galaxies carry forth the qualities of the universe. There are many galaxies that make up each universe and many galactic frequencies comprise the universal frequencies.
Furthermore, other frequencies appear as solar systems, smaller components of the galaxies. These systems are composed of a central star and surrounding bodies that adhere to this star. Many solar systems are contained within a galaxy, and the solar systems, as all other levels, are made of the original light of the cosmos.
Within the solar system that we inhabit, there exists one planet, among others, commonly called Earth. The planet is a light entity itself, a component of the resident solar system, galaxy, universe and cosmos. The planet Earth, composed of the light and energy of the cosmos, serves as a haven for a variety of energy frequencies. Among these energy “beings” are elements, water, mountains, fish, animals, trees and, interestingly enough, human beings. All of the inhabitants of the planet are aspects of the light, interconnected with the totality of existence.
The human beings are of the light, the original force of the cosmos, the universes, the galaxies, the solar systems and the planet – and all that resides there. In the sea of existence, the human being is a light that simply chooses to inhabit the planet to capture experiences for its own cosmological self. On an energy level, the only difference between a human and a firefly, rock, raindrop or star is the frequency with which it exists as light in the cosmos.
Human beings, as well as any other frequency of light, can be seen as both individual beings of light and as the totality of the light. These apparently contradictory qualities show the paradoxical nature of the transcendent reality.
Thus, as the cosmos morphs into universal form, the universes remain of the cosmos and the cosmos remains as the universes. The light does not actually separate into components; the energy grows no borders. It stays as one source, a single pool of light, an all-in-one existence.
This unification of energy occurs at other “levels” of frequency variation. The cosmos remains one unit, though there are various measures of vibration contained within. From the tiniest parcel of existence on the planet to the grandness of the cosmos, every piece contains the whole and the whole contains every piece.
As the cosmos is self-aware and infinitely intelligent, so, too, is each aspect of the cosmos, including the human being. Each galaxy is a “separate” being, though it is in unity with all light. Each planet is its own unique frequency, though, paradoxically, it exists as part of the cosmos. As the cosmos is infinite, so is the human, as it carries with it all the qualities of the cosmos and everything in between.
Human beings are no less significant that any other aspect of the cosmos. In truth, where all existence is of the one light, there is nothing that is more or less significant than any other. It is all one great ocean of existence, all of infinite value.
So with humans living as the light of the cosmos, and, actually, in existence as the cosmos itself, why do we human beings often forget our true nature and who we are at our core? Well, we’ve done it on purpose, and all for the sake of self-awareness.
Most of us who came to Earth arrived with a veil of forgetfulness securely in place. The function of this veil is to allow us to focus on the experience at hand, to take in life through the five-sense vehicle we called our body-brain. We become enamored with this experience, not surprisingly, as it is truly an amazing and captivating world. We dance and play, learn and discover, eat and drink and have a jolly good time!
We enjoy it so much and become so immersed in it that we forget that we are beings of light and of the original source. Instead, we focus almost entirely on the five-sense impressions and the workings of the body-brain – without the “big picture” in mind. We lose the awareness of our wholeness and of who we are in completeness.
In ignorance mode, we battle for survival, move out of our natural existence to one that subscribes to cultural indoctrinations and, frankly, wonder what the heck life is all about. We become lost, resigned to seeing the “small picture” and leaving the rest to mystery.
And yet, the tides are turning. More and more humans desire to return to their roots and to see themselves as they are – light and energy. They have experienced the limited body-mind reality and consequently long for more. Many humans are now seeing what they are beyond the body and mind – their authentic selves. This is the awakening of the human family.
We have enjoyed the five-sense reality and have fed the all-in-all awareness with a near infinite menu of experiences. But there is so much more. We can live in a five-sense world, and yet become aware of our true nature. We can lift the veil of forgetfulness. We can bring the light of our beings into the light of the planet. We can live as one, not just as caring communities, but one in the fabric of our essence, the light and energy that we are.
When we come into contact with our deepest nature, we see that we are love, light, freedom, unity, harmony and just about every other magnificent description that we can imagine. We are perfection incarnate. We are complete, whole and lack for nothing. We are wondrous beings not only made in the image and likeness of the cosmos; we are the infinite cosmos itself. And as we become aware of our infinite “self-identity,” we, too, naturally share that perfect and expansive being through creative expression. All that we are and all that we do is of the highest magnitude. We are unlimited beings of light!
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frigginconfused
You can have my empire of dirt.- Johnny Cash
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designs
I'm heading off to Glen Ivy Hot Mud Springs to figure this all out..........
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Friggingconfused:
I do believe that is Trent Reznor's lyrics from 'Hurt' Nine Inch Nails not Johnny Cash? I'm not firmilar with Mr. Cash's work as much as reznor's. I do believe Johnny Cash did a cover of Reznor's song 'Hurt' ...so maybe that is what you're referring to?
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ballistic
ProdigalSon, I did once google Transandental Meditation, but it seems that the authors are very protective, and it is actually copyrighted which I find very suprising.
While I've never experienced it myself, I have always had a feeling that we come here to experience this life, in particular music and other things we can't appreciate without time.