(10-30-2011, 03:17 PM)unity100 Wrote: in the eternal 'present' you speak of, everything happened/happening/will happen.
there is no point to anything in that eternal present. so, its becomes empty talk.
There is plenty of point to the present moment: that's the only moment you are in, that's the only moment you have direct interaction with. Hence, the idea is to focus on the now, to achieve growth.
However, if you feel that is 'empty talk' and there is no point to the present, then I totally respect that and can only say, 'there are no mistakes'. You do as you feel best.
(10-31-2011, 08:53 AM)zenmaster Wrote: Harvest happens after an individual's death, on an individual basis, for all individuals on this planet. When an individual dies before harvest time, there will be the normal death process. After harvest has begun (approx 2011), an individual will be part of the harvest anomaly. So if they happen to die on or after approx 2011, then they are harvested. That's it. And yes, it ends when everyone is harvested, regardless of progress.
I like this way of thinking, because it removes the idea of there being some kind of 'event' (or ascension) that happens, and something that we should try to figure out when will happen. October 28? Winter equinox? Dec, 2012? Some commentators are talking about 2020? This kind of thinking could go on for ever. It's always, 'just around the corner' ... remember 1999 going into 2000?
Let's go back to Ra. He did say in 1981 'the harvest is now'. It seems Ra is being very metaphysical, by stating the harvest is now - this is what spiritual teachers have been telling us for many years, especially those of Eastern (Indian, Chinese) backgrounds. Recently Eckhart Tolle talked about this. You are who you are, now. What you were is gone. What you are to be, hasn't happened. Hence, the harvest is now. I think Ra is giving us a huge hint here.