(01-02-2011, 12:13 AM)Eric Wrote: Great tip. I hope I can remember to use it- usually when I run in to situations where I do experience physical distortions like that I am too emotionally engrossed in whatever situation it is that I'm in to stop and think of anything else. I have the same problem using the 'where is the love in this moment?' tip. Maybe some day I'll be zen enough to use this tools well.
I am the same way but the key is to understand that many times things would take time as we work thru the issue(s) and potentially karmic reasons behind those debilitating distortions. I used to expect instant results like in t/s but in s/t things are not as easy
I have learned to see and celebrate the small incremental improvements while working with issue(s). While remaining open to the quantum leap at the same time. One day
In the end there is only ONE issue in different forms. Our perception of separation. I believe that our perception of the separation is directly proportional to the size of our EGO . And the size of our ego is directly proportional to our perceived issues in this 3D reality. One way to measure this is to see how defensive do you feel in a certain situation? More defensiveness about something more issues in that area. Our defensiveness in certain situation can be more, due to past experiences that left us scarred when we were not prepared for those similar situations and could not accept the situation and our conditions. That leaves a karmic imprint and we blink almost unconsciously when we encounter the same situation the next time. The key is to remain conscious and let the unconscious surface itself without resistance. That reduces the impact of it and slowly wipes the condition away, releasing the imprint. The problem persists when we resist the unconscious impulse and fear and block it. Then it surfaces in many different forms and often debilitating...
(01-02-2011, 12:13 AM)Eric Wrote: So philosophizing about the nature of murder, for example, may carry more weight in the mind. What about scientific thought? Not so sure about that one. That seems more like "look-up" information that doesn't need to be experienced first hand. (presuming such information has already been figured out by someone somewhere in the billions+ years that this octave has been around, and assuming that information is stored in an akashic type library) I guess what we might say is a determining factor for seeing what's important to think about / do within incarnation is, is there any way to learn that particular thing without doing it yourself? For, say, learning the importance of staying true to a spouse can't be fully learned just by hearing someone else talk about it. But by committing to someone yourself and learning all that you can from that experience is the only way to really "know".
Well !!! There is a difference between the 'Philosophy' and 'Philosophy'. The philosophy of the east does not really translate into the 'science of reason/mind' . In Indian system it is called 'Darshan' means 'seeing' and Zen comes from the root 'Dhyan' means Meditating. So it is not about pure mental aerobics but really absorbing it in your being by digesting it. So you can read a book just remember all the facts but get nothin or you could just chew one line at a time and make it your own. Just like we do with Law of One, I hope
This is good discussion to have but I have to run now and will complete my thoughts later, maybe once someone has responded. have to run now.
