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Originally posted by b3l13v3
reply to post by suzzz
Ding Ding Ding Ding!
Bingo.
Some of the previous threads I've authored detail my personal challenges, finding and connecting the mind/body/spirit and knowing the true difference between the ego and true self, and how I've been trying to join the ego in with the true self, as the ego will always exist.
Originally posted by b3l13v3
Let's get started.
I'm a "New Ager". So, if you so choose to continue browsing ATS and disregard what I have to say, do so but remember, I'm trying to explain to you a culture which you may have negative, indifferent, or positive feelings towards. I'm trying to explain it to the best of my intellectual and philosophical ability.
The term "New Age" is an interesting concept to me, because I find that it's not a very "new" point of view. A lot of what we feel and believe is in synchronicity with Buddhism. People on the path to enlightenment that is the "New Age" movement are truly looking for unity... they are looking to understand, they look to embrace humility, they look to be understanding and wish to provide care to those around them - and not out of personal gain might I add.
I see the term "New Age" non-sense tossed around quite a bit around here, and it's very disturbing to me. I also know that many people are very astute in how they portray themselves here on ATS. They are very, very concerned about what it is they think and believe that those around them should accept what they have to say as an absolute.
That in itself should show you the difference between the "New Age" movement, and those who don't seek out the "New Age" movement.
Let me clarify.
The "New Age" movement has absolutely no doctrine. The "New Age" belief you speak of is the pursuit of personal understanding, knowing why you're here, and doing what you see is right. It is a path of enlightenment, it is a path of peace and expansion.
It is the pursuit of learning what is you wish to learn. There is no law. There is no right or wrong way to do it.
All I can tell you is that the "New Age" movement is not "New Age" at all. It is ancient, if anything. It is before we developed language. It is knowing who you are and who those around you are. It crosses the barrier of language, science, technology, religion and the very laws of the universe itself, because the "New Age" movement is the universe itself. It is the omnipresent, ever existing consistent in the universe, it is the universe.
Also... we don't think 2012 is the messiah of the "New Age Movement", we don't know that there's going to be some massive awakening, we don't know there's going to be 3 days of darkness and we don't know, and sure as the hell don't hope the world is coming to an end.
Unity is the answer. It is present in many of the animals here on this small planet. We are not an exception, it is that some have deterred our reality, and separated us from ourselves, and those around us.
May peace be with you.edit on 14-5-2012 by b3l13v3 because: (no reason given)edit on 14-5-2012 by b3l13v3 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by b3l13v3
Originally posted by Drew99GT
Each and everyone of us will always strive to be NUMBER 1!
I am certainly glad I do not believe this to be true.
I once did, but no longer.
I seek to be one, but one as in a whole. One with all, one with the nature of the universe.
Originally posted by Drew99GT
Originally posted by b3l13v3
Originally posted by Drew99GT
Each and everyone of us will always strive to be NUMBER 1!
I am certainly glad I do not believe this to be true.
I once did, but no longer.
I seek to be one, but one as in a whole. One with all, one with the nature of the universe.
Good luck with that. The minute you try and be "one with all", someone who's stronger than you will dominate you. It's called human nature. Believe me, I wish it wasn't true, but it is. Heck, you can see it with all the New Agers and the Spiritual people who believe in metaphysics and astrology and all that crap. Try and go against their beliefs and they'll try and rip you apart. They're all trying to be number one at promoting their beliefs! Same with the people who want to be one with the universe; they're all competing to be number one at spreading that message. Look for that paypal donate button on those websites... And the books they sell? They're not free!!!!!
Originally posted by six67seven
Sooooo in reality you and your 'age' is Old Age but it doesn't roll off the tongue and no one likes to describe themselves using the word 'old' so you've adopted the label 'New Age'. How 'new age' of you!
Originally posted by apushforenlightment
Originally posted by b3l13v3
Originally posted by Drew99GT
Each and everyone of us will always strive to be NUMBER 1!
I am certainly glad I do not believe this to be true.
I once did, but no longer.
I seek to be one, but one as in a whole. One with all, one with the nature of the universe.
Sorry Drew99GT but people who compete for number one spot are lossing the real game while playing the smaller game that they think is important.
Originally posted by b3l13v3
reply to post by muzzleflash
I don't think you know what I believe, friend.
What I believe is the nature of the universe, which is visible far past any human history. It's visible in geometry, which is on a much grander scale then what other people have thought and wrote.
Not gonna lie, I see patterns, codes, etc. in reality. Call me crazy but I see it, and I know it's there. Fibonacci sequence is just a sequence until you actually see it. Phi, etc.
Is that enough fact for you to understand what it is I believe? I don't necessarily follow the work of others, I find things I find interesting and evaluate them. However there's a natural law in work, and I can see and understand and feel that law through geometry.
Probably not what you'd expect to hear, but none the less it's my truth.edit on 14-5-2012 by b3l13v3 because: (no reason given)
I'm a "new ager" but I doubt anyone commenting on this specific topic will have similar beliefs and have come to the same spiritual convictions that I have. Some day I'll write about it, but not today. I'll say one thing regarding the topic of "new age" though: "Beware of the bringers of false gifts and their broken promises, much pain but still time, there is good out there, we oppose deception."
Originally posted by Unity_99
I dont consider using loose terminology to describe some of your insights or spiritual experiences to be "belonging to a group", the only belonging I do is inside myself, my soul and Source. The term thrown at people who share is New Age, for anyone who doesnt speak traditional authorative, and pyramidal authority at that, in ohter words, instruction and paradigm delivered from on high down to the slaves. So its just a term for a large collection of alternative ideas. There is no church or group to belong to. There is no surprise at the end, because you don't buy into any paradigm, don't believe any leaders, and don't give your power away.
Originally posted by Drew99GT
LMAO. No, people who compete for number 1 are living reality and living their lives.
Originally posted by SpeakerofTruth
Originally posted by Drew99GT
LMAO. No, people who compete for number 1 are living reality and living their lives.
Really? Hmmmm, lol, keep believing that if you wish.