Why Learn?
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Hi Omneity,
Perhaps your question "why" could be answered by Being vs Non-Being entry in Cassiopedia. I hope it will answer your question satisfactorily. :)
Perhaps your question "why" could be answered by Being vs Non-Being entry in Cassiopedia. I hope it will answer your question satisfactorily. :)
:P In the very beginning of my journey to 'whatever', I considered the question: "Is the world just a part of myself or am I just a part of this world?" The world was there a long time befor I was born! So I am new and the world is old -- external considering. I don't know if this helps. It worked for me. :)
anart
A Disturbance in the Force
Omneity said:
To understand them in order to learn more - in order to Know, rather than wandering in a foggy dream of confusion, reaction and fear. In order to unveil all there is and, in that understanding, to Be; to live, increasingly free from prior constraints of perception that have defined this 'foggy dream'. With each new lesson, the constraints fall - until one Knows. That - I think - is freedom in the objective sense. Basically 'to live', as opposed to 'to exist'. fwiw.
When I first read that phrase "all there is, is lessons" - I somehow knew that this was the phrase that revealed the deep purpose of living.
Yes, similar to the idea that Anart conveyed, learning lessons was more like living rather than just existing. Suddenly life had a purpose for me: little by little, learn lessons, and remove the veil of ignorance back from my eyes. No matter how short my physical existence would be, any movement that I might make towards Truth would be enough for me.
Contrast this new way of thinking to the way of thinking that I had as part of a religious belief system that I was given as a kid. I was told as a kid that I had very luckily been born into a rare living faith that taught that as long as I believed in God the right way, then upon my death, I would then be able to then live in eternal bliss with God. Thus a life of constant fear of losing this gift began! What a pointless existence. My purpose had been merely, selfishly, to just try and get through this extremely short, yet extremely dangerous, physical existence as quickly as possible to get my never ending reward in heaven. Now all that seems to me like quite an absurd purpose for life.
Ok, sorry, I doubt this posting was particularly inspiring, but I just wanted to share how I have been processing these things.
Yes, similar to the idea that Anart conveyed, learning lessons was more like living rather than just existing. Suddenly life had a purpose for me: little by little, learn lessons, and remove the veil of ignorance back from my eyes. No matter how short my physical existence would be, any movement that I might make towards Truth would be enough for me.
Contrast this new way of thinking to the way of thinking that I had as part of a religious belief system that I was given as a kid. I was told as a kid that I had very luckily been born into a rare living faith that taught that as long as I believed in God the right way, then upon my death, I would then be able to then live in eternal bliss with God. Thus a life of constant fear of losing this gift began! What a pointless existence. My purpose had been merely, selfishly, to just try and get through this extremely short, yet extremely dangerous, physical existence as quickly as possible to get my never ending reward in heaven. Now all that seems to me like quite an absurd purpose for life.
Ok, sorry, I doubt this posting was particularly inspiring, but I just wanted to share how I have been processing these things.
Deborah Elder
The Force is Strong With This One
Breton said:
This is a new positive constant for me that is relieving my past method of panicked imitating. Each valuable lesson allows me to finally sense some objectivity, (not just passively consider the possibility of objectivity.)
When I see past experiences as learning and lessons, it can clear emotional programs that have obscured what really happened.
samii
Jedi
Hi Omneity
You remind of the character in the movie ‘The Matrix’ named Cypher who wanted to be plugged back into the Matrix because he didn’t want to wake up, thus “learn” the reality of life.
Learning is hard work and it can seem hopeless sometimes when one observes millions of people living their lives in bliss yet ignorant of the facts. But you have to know that it’s all part of the grand theme of things because there are also millions of people living their lives in misery and also ignorant of the facts. The Cassiopaeans through Laura are teaching us how not to be randomly tugged be these unseen forces in ignorance, but to observe such events with objectivity and knowledge. Knowledge protects, but it’s not all paradise.
You remind of the character in the movie ‘The Matrix’ named Cypher who wanted to be plugged back into the Matrix because he didn’t want to wake up, thus “learn” the reality of life.
Learning is hard work and it can seem hopeless sometimes when one observes millions of people living their lives in bliss yet ignorant of the facts. But you have to know that it’s all part of the grand theme of things because there are also millions of people living their lives in misery and also ignorant of the facts. The Cassiopaeans through Laura are teaching us how not to be randomly tugged be these unseen forces in ignorance, but to observe such events with objectivity and knowledge. Knowledge protects, but it’s not all paradise.
Breton said:
Thank you for sharing that. I'm glad you're here now and not living in the belief-illusion.
I've seen so many people who claim to have so much love for their Creator, but all I see is selfishness and contradictions in their words and actions.
I agree that knowing that "all there is is lessons'' takes quite some pressure off you. No illogical fear of being punished by some God etc.
Life is just a school and that's it.
Well, when I read it first, I didn't quite get it. But as I continued to read, network, thinking about my experiences, taking lessons out of them etc. I finally understood that it really is about lessons. And as we learn, we grow. It's an adventure where you try to take everything as a challenge, rather than robotically try to breathe and survive.
At one point, not so long ago, I was actually thanking Divine Cosmic Mind (God) for putting this All in front of us in order for us to learn, because it is fun.
It's misery all over the place sometimes, but I think that if you continue to read the Wave, Omneity, and continue to observe your daily life and read the different threads on this forum as well, you'll start to understand what the C's meant with those quotes you posted.
Welcome :)
Al Today
The Living Force
Omneity said:
Gotta have something to do. What kinda life would that be to know all. It's all been done. Nothing else to do. You already been there, done that, bought the tee-shirt, so to say... I'd figure out something to do! can't sit around with nothing to do besides contemplating ones' navel forever. Besides, it's gotta be better than watching television.
:P :P :P
Acaja
Padawan Learner
I agree with both nomad and oxajil. If you start observing how you feel, how you react, how you interact with people, what responses you get in return, what happens in your life...and then learn from all of this, I think that you start to realize there is some sort of a dynamic you have to synchronize with. And this dynamic will lead you to some more questions..and opporrtunities, to face them. My english teacher used to tell me " just go with the flow" and somehow now I realize what this means. But you need to see where is this flow and most of all what it's made of...that is to say : observe, and learn.
