obyvatel said:
Bud]
I suppose I am assuming that from a 4th or higher density point of view said:
I sometimes feel the same sadness that Gonzo mentioned and try to accept that feeling as a part of life.
I do too.
obyvatel said:
I think both the sadness and the acceptance of the reality of our existence are equally valid and can exist together.
I do too.
obyvatel said:
Do we really need to drive out this feeling of sadness which seems to be a natural reaction to our current state of affairs?
We don't have to. We can work with it several ways. Hold onto it and use it for transmutation. Use it as a springboard for reaching the inner silence that helps us to get a grip on
intent and
will which could lead to DOing something about it. We could just accept it as part of life, acknowledge it, experience it and try to let it go. Ask ourselves is it a really genuine sadness (of ours) as it appears to be, or could it be a buffer against feeling our annoyance or anger at being in 3D with all it's 'limitations' of perception? Things like that.
obyvatel said:
Intellectually speaking, we can say that this taking of life ultimately is a transformation of state. A transformation of state or learning or evolving towards a higher level of existence can probably occur in ways different than the ones which we are familiar with here on earth. For example, it was stated in the C's transcripts somewhere that in a STO world such feeding on life is not necessary and evolution of consciousness proceeds without it.
I agree and I'm keeping the light on for said STO world. :P
obyvatel said:
[quote author=Bud]
I agree that when looking at it in those terms, it is sad to have to 'end life' or to 'feed on life' in order to continue one's own life. However, I tend to think that the lower densities 'want' to be of some service to higher densities, just like the lower centers 'want' to serve the higher centers and people 'want' to serve higher causes, etc., as if there exists some fundamental bias or impulse towards evolving into, or participating with something greater than themselves in the current existence (or incarnation).
I do not think it is common for a lower density being to voluntarily give up its life in a feeding scenario to serve the higher density being. It is bound by the laws governing its existence and under the conditions it may not have a choice - just as a cow may be helpless against human beings and human beings relatively helpless against the 4D predators.
I agree. I didn't realize I might be giving the impression that my statements were aimed specifically at the part: "willingly giving up life to a higher density". I take responsibility for that and apologize for the lack of clarity.
So, in summary, I was just saying "Cheer up, don't let it get you down". :)
Here's a few quotes about sadness from Don Juan that may, or may not, be interesting:
[quote author=The Active Side of Infinity]
Sadness, for sorcerers, is not personal. It is not quite sadness. It’s a wave of energy that comes from the depths of the cosmos, and hits sorcerers when they are receptive, when they are like radios, capable of catching radio waves. The sorcerers of olden times, who gave us the entire format of sorcery, believed that there is sadness in the universe, as a force, a condition, like light, like intent, and that this perennial force acts especially on sorcerers because they no longer have any defensive shields. They cannot hide behind their friends or their studies. They cannot hide behind love, or hatred, or happiness, or misery. They can’t hide behind anything.
The condition of sorcerers is that sadness, for them, is abstract. It doesn’t come from coveting or lacking something, or from self-importance. It doesn’t come from me. It comes from infinity.
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[quote author=Tales of Power]
A warrior acknowledges his pain but he doesn't indulge in it.
I am going to disclose to you a warrior's secret. Perhaps you can call it a warrior's predilection. The life of a warrior cannot possibly be cold and lonely and without feelings because it is based on his affection, his devotion, his dedication to his beloved. And who, you ask, is his beloved? I will show you now.
His love is the world. He embraces this enormous earth. The earth knows that he loves it and it bestows on him its care. That's why his life is filled to the brim and his state, wherever he'll be, will be plentiful. He roams on the paths of his love and, wherever he is, he is complete.
This is the predilection of a warrior. This earth, this world. For a warrior there can be no greater love. Only if one loves this earth with unbending passion can one release one's sadness. A warrior is always joyful because his love is unalterable and his beloved, the earth, embraces him and bestows upon him inconceivable gifts. The sadness belongs only to those who hate the very thing that gives shelter to their beings.
This lovely being, which is alive to its last recesses and understands every feeling, soothed me, it cured me of my pains, and finally when I had fully understood my love for it, it taught me freedom.
Listen to that dog's barking. That is the way my beloved earth is helping me now to bring this last point to you. That barking is the saddest thing one can hear.
That dog's barking is the nocturnal voice of a man. It comes from a house in that valley towards the south. A man is shouting through his dog, since they are companion slaves for life, his sadness, his boredom. He's begging his death to come and release him from the dull and dreary chains of his life.
That barking, and the loneliness it creates, speaks of the feelings of men, men for whom an entire life was like one Sunday afternoon, an afternoon which was not altogether miserable, but rather hot and dull and uncomfortable. They sweated and fussed a great deal. They didn't know where to go, or what to do. That afternoon left them only with the memory of petty annoyances and tedium, and then suddenly it was over; it was already night.
The antidote that kills that poison is here; this earth. The sorcerers' explanation cannot at all liberate the spirit. Look at yourself, you have gotten to the sorcerers' explanation, but it doesn't make any difference that you know it. You're more alone than ever, because without an unwavering love for the being that gives you shelter, aloneness is loneliness.
Only the love for this splendorous being can give freedom to a warrior's spirit; and freedom is joy, efficiency, and abandon in the face of any odds.[/quote]
[quote author=The Fire From Within]
There is no completeness without sadness and longing, for without them there is no sobriety, no kindness. Wisdom without kindness and knowledge without sobriety are useless.
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The new seers recommend a very simple act when impatience, or despair, or anger, or sadness comes their way. They recommend that warriors roll their eyes. Any direction will do; I prefer to roll mine clockwise. The movement of the eyes makes the assemblage point shift momentarily. In that movement, you will find relief. This is in lieu of true mastery of intent.
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You say that you feel terribly sad. Who cares about sadness? Think only of the mysteries; mystery is all that matters. We are living beings; we have to die and relinquish our awareness. But if we could change just a tinge of that, what mysteries must await us! What mysteries![/quote]
[quote author=The Eagle's Gift]
A warrior is someone who seeks freedom. Sadness is not freedom. We must snap out of it. Having a sense of detachment entails having a moment's pause to reassess situations.
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