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Guardian said:... at what point do Plasma TV's become a form of slavery? :(
When one sits in front of the boob tube everyday, endlessly receiving program download injections directly into the brain...
Guardian said:... at what point do Plasma TV's become a form of slavery? :(
Al Today said:Guardian said:... at what point do Plasma TV's become a form of slavery? :(
When one sits in front of the boob tube everyday, endlessly receiving program download injections directly into the brain...
Within the context of how our broken 3D STS brains usually work, yes - initially, at any rate, things are done purely because they feel good or avoided because they feel bad. In the theory of Positive Disintegration (brief overview), this is described as the primary psychological integration that we start out with.Guardian said:I am having a VERY difficult time understanding the line between STO and STS too. It seems circular to me. If you live in service to others, you do so because living in service to others makes you feel good...that is what you are happy doing...so it is really service to self???
Or if it was done for its own sake, purely because that's what was in you to do. Maybe it wouldn't work that way at the beginning, but following sufficient inner struggle, sparked by the beginnings thereof...Guardian said:The only way STO would not be STS is if you really hated STO but did it anyway???
Al Today said:Howdy Guardian,
What is Wetware?
Plasma being a slave? Methinks the reverse. Might be like the Terminator movie series & the SkyNet computer defense system.
Thank you for the link, that was a very interesting read ...although it does appear that you and I have very different definitions for the word "brief" ;DPsalehesost said:Within the context of how our broken 3D STS brains usually work, yes - initially, at any rate, things are done purely because they feel good or avoided because they feel bad. In the theory of Positive Disintegration (brief overview)
Interesting.....I think I get it. I have always had the distinct impression that I chose my values, purpose, etc. .."job" if you will, wayyyyy before I hopped in the meatsack.... but I could be wrong. Perhaps I just created those memories for myself subconsciously because they make me feel good?Following some sort of crisis bringing about a psychological disintegration, it is however possible that a person begins to consciously choose a set of values
These self-chosen values - what the person has decided to become - are then maintained in the face of opposing factors of life; it no longer matters whether it is pleasurable to hold them, or if pain can be avoided by abandoning them.
That would be my favorite level ...don't get to visit often enough :(Of course, on some level it is satisfying to follow such higher values -
I grok...the pleasure is in the doing ...which is a good thing 'cause as they say..... no good deed goes unpunished.but this has one major difference: The action is not taken in anticipation of the "reward"; it comes first, by itself.
But however we may progress, these meaty constructs that we inhabit are by nature limited to a mixed state - we'll never be fully STO as long as we exist this way
May we always strive to be more than we are :)To become half STO in one's thoughts and actions is a life's work - at that is in those where the potential already exists.
Guardian said:Mrs. Peel said:I, too, have cats that will start and jump up and run madly across the room at something unseen. As for a dog going to 5D, I was under the impression that the 2D creatures went back to the 2D soul pool upon expiring.
Oh no, I hope not?? :( :(
I realize I do not as yet have a real firm grasp on what yawl mean by 2D,3D, 4D, 5D, etc. but this sure looks like you are saying animal's souls go one place and human souls go to another? We go where there are no critters, nature, no connection to anything that is not from a human soul pool? To me, that would be HORRIBLE I was not particularly fond of some of these people when they were alive...I don't expect to like them any better dead ..... and I am just not going anywhere they don't allow dogs!
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Maundy said:Is it not also possible that the imprint of the dog spirit energy, might imply that whatever happened to the dog was 'traumatic' (carried an emotional charge), at the time of its passing over (for example, perhaps it was shut in) and in some way, because you are clearly sensitive, you and your cat are picking up on this?
Is it not reasonable to try sitting quietly in meditation (within a protected space that you have set up)
M said:, and encourage the remaining energy of the 'event' to dissipate to its rightful place? These 'hauntings' as such can often simply be an imprint, held in the fabric of the building you live in, playing out a nightly 'recording' and your home simply needs to be cleansed, and then filled with the light.
Remember to work safely and responsibly; nature does not like a vacuum, so placing fresh light peaceful energy to fill your home after the dogs energy has been released, is very important. If you have a friend who will join you while doing this, that will help too. If this is helpful, I am glad, but don't attempt it if you feel you are in any way 'unsure'. Doubt that you have done the work will undo things, so trust and be prepared to repeat the exercise as sometimes a 'mark' takes a few wipes to get it clean.
Guardian said:I am having a VERY difficult time understanding the line between STO and STS too. It seems circular to me. If you live in service to others, you do so because living in service to others makes you feel good...that is what you are happy doing...so it is really service to self???
Psalehesost said:These self-chosen values - what the person has decided to become - are then maintained in the face of opposing factors of life; it no longer matters whether it is pleasurable to hold them, or if pain can be avoided by abandoning them.
The Four Noble Truths are a contingency plan for dealing with the suffering humanity faces -- suffering of a physical kind, or of a mental nature. The First Truth identifies the presence of suffering. The Second Truth, on the other hand, seeks to determine the cause of suffering. In Buddhism, desire and ignorance lie at the root of suffering. By desire, Buddhists refer to craving pleasure, material goods, and immortality, all of which are wants that can never be satisfied. As a result, desiring them can only bring suffering. Ignorance, in comparison, relates to not seeing the world as it actually is. Without the capacity for mental concentration and insight, Buddhism explains, one's mind is left undeveloped, unable to grasp the true nature of things. Vices, such as greed, envy, hatred and anger, derive from this ignorance.
Maundy said:Is it not reasonable to try sitting quietly in meditation (within a protected space that you have set up), and encourage the remaining energy of the 'event' to dissipate to its rightful place? These 'hauntings' as such can often simply be an imprint, held in the fabric of the building you live in, playing out a nightly 'recording' and your home simply needs to be cleansed, and then filled with the light.
Mona said:I am trying to figure out what it is that is sounding like a dog, it might not be a dog at all. I am in the process of reading 'The Poltergeist' by William G. Roll, but so far what I have read the thing does not appear to be a poltergeist. I will figure it out but it will take me a while. It is hard to describe what I am experiencing when people are not there in flesh. But I will get to the truth. I hope!
anart said:Maundy said:Is it not also possible that the imprint of the dog spirit energy, might imply that whatever happened to the dog was 'traumatic' (carried an emotional charge), at the time of its passing over (for example, perhaps it was shut in) and in some way, because you are clearly sensitive, you and your cat are picking up on this?
Is it not reasonable to try sitting quietly in meditation (within a protected space that you have set up)
Hi Maundy, could you explain how you 'set up a protected space'?
Hi Anart, it can be done in many ways I guess, depending on the way you visualise or think. I can only say what I do. I 'set up' a protected space by having a lighted candle to represent the light and the element of Fire, a crystal to bring in the element of Earth, maybe a feather if I have one or flowers to represent Air, and a small bowl of Water (for water). It's part of the 'setting up', to collect these things together - flowers from the garden etc. I think of myself and the whole room, or home as being held in a sphere of light, or imagine a massive lotus flower opening; where I and anyone else with me becomes one of the petals. I quiet and still, and center myself, breathe and meditate for a little while (maybe 5 minutes only but it's enough to bring me into my still, connected, center), I connect with my companion presence (with me since birth). When others are present we spend some time harmonising our energies with each other through the heart center, and linking with the Earth and the finest energy of the Loving Universe, and dedicate the 'space' for the work to be done, in a 'thy Will not mine' sense. Balance is the Key, and harmony between all present, visible and invisible. It is 'quiet work', and creating a 'cloak' of protection to keep the work 'private', I have my personal image (I cannot tell you what that is, or I would have to tie you up and swear you to secrecy' and there's no such thing here! ;)
So when this process is complete to my satisfaction (and it can take a while but worth it to remove all distractions and the 'outer' world), then I can begin to work. Hope this helps ... I have used this process for many years. Sometimes it's a little different in the way I set it up and the visualisation I am encouraged to use, but essentially all those elements are in place, of personal stillness, connectedness, balance and harmony, etc., and a sense of removing oneself from the 'I' of the outer world, to the inner 'eye' of wider, higher purpose and service. Hope this is making sense.
M said:, and encourage the remaining energy of the 'event' to dissipate to its rightful place? These 'hauntings' as such can often simply be an imprint, held in the fabric of the building you live in, playing out a nightly 'recording' and your home simply needs to be cleansed, and then filled with the light.
Remember to work safely and responsibly; nature does not like a vacuum, so placing fresh light peaceful energy to fill your home after the dogs energy has been released, is very important. If you have a friend who will join you while doing this, that will help too. If this is helpful, I am glad, but don't attempt it if you feel you are in any way 'unsure'. Doubt that you have done the work will undo things, so trust and be prepared to repeat the exercise as sometimes a 'mark' takes a few wipes to get it clean.
I'm curious, have you had a chance to read the Wave Series in its entirety yet?