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Annee, that is great about the superior ones. I am very happy for them! Reminds me of a line from Devils Rejects: “I love famous people! They're even better than the real thing!”
Originally posted by awakened sleeper
KNOW THYSELF, AND YOU'LL KNOW THE UNIVERSE...
Originally posted by TheGreySwordsman
reply to post by Harman
My opinion of synchronisities is that instead of certain people being chosen, and pushed in a specific direction, everyone is being pushed, but it's a matter of recognizing the call, and then answering it...
I find the whole Universe communicates with us all the time...
Originally posted by Annee
Is this response showing your ego?
It's interesting how ego works both sides of the fence.
"If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him" -- Lin Chi
It’s a quote from ninth-century Zen Master, Lin Chi, a warning to rely only upon the self and not to trust external forces as “authority figures” who wish to dictate one’s life or even simply to imply a certain way that one must be, and Lin Chi would warn not even to rely upon his words I just cited, but to reflect upon one’s own self as one’s guide. The only guru one can trust to control one’s life is the guru within, the self.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
Buddha
Originally posted by Sonya610
Originally posted by Annee
Is this response showing your ego?
It's interesting how ego works both sides of the fence.
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him
It’s a quote from ninth-century Zen Master, Lin Chi, a warning to rely only upon the self and not to trust external forces as “authority figures” who wish to dictate one’s life or even simply to imply a certain way that one must be, and Lin Chi would warn not even to rely upon his words I just cited, but to reflect upon one’s own self as one’s guide. Alexander Pope wrote, “Know then thyself. Presume not god to scan. The proper study of mankind is Man.” The only guru one can trust to control one’s life is the guru within, the self.
To deny there are those more intelligent - more educated - more enlightened then myself would be a lie - and my own Ego being bruised.
As said - Ego works both sides of the fence.
I said nothing about "authority figures" - - I said one who re-incarnates from a higher plain must keep their superiority in check.
Simple fact - if you come from a higher education/intelligence level - you are superior in that knowledge. Sharing this knowledge is the greater gift - bringing the un-knowledged to a higher level of understanding.
This quote however is correct: "The only guru one can trust to control one’s life is the guru within, the self." It's a buyer beware of the cosmic world.
Originally posted by Annee
To deny there are those more intelligent - more educated - more enlightened then myself would be a lie - and my own Ego being bruised.
As said - Ego works both sides of the fence.
I said nothing about "authority figures" - - I said one who re-incarnates from a higher plain must keep their superiority in check.
Simple fact - if you come from a higher education/intelligence level - you are superior in that knowledge. Sharing this knowledge is the greater gift - bringing the un-knowledged to a higher level of understanding.
This quote however is correct: "The only guru one can trust to control one’s life is the guru within, the self." It's a buyer beware of the cosmic world.
Originally posted by Sonya610
"If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him" -- Lin Chi
It’s a quote from ninth-century Zen Master, Lin Chi, a warning to rely only upon the self and not to trust external forces as “authority figures” who wish to dictate one’s life or even simply to imply a certain way that one must be, and Lin Chi would warn not even to rely upon his words I just cited, but to reflect upon one’s own self as one’s guide. The only guru one can trust to control one’s life is the guru within, the self.
Originally posted by awakened sleeper
I had let Fear influence me into many belief systems... I no longer look externally for answers, but within.
So what am I getting at? Yes, the alien presence on earth is discomforting, along with the lies, illusion, influence (FEAR- the nastiest of them all), but we should look at the beauty of the world, the universe, instead. By living in fear we only add to their agendas, mind games, manipulation and insults. Let us not feed them, but let us embrace them.
Originally posted by awakened sleeper
In one moment I was aware that there is life after death, and that we are more than the physical.
There have been so many great souls. The Gods have blessed us with so many great voices that have given us words of wisdom and love. I have often been puzzled why with so much wisdom available, humanity still seems so lost.
So, as I often do, I asked "Why?" I asked the Gods why it is that even with such an abundance of direction we so often lose our way. In answer, I was given a dream.
In the dream, I was looking at a mountain at night. Covered in darkness, except that there were small points of light here, there and everywhere. All of these lights, from the bottom to the top were moving.
Then I "Knew" why we get so lost. Like being on a mountain at night, it is pointless to call out explicit directions to someone moving below you. You cannot see where they are, nor do you know where on the mountain they began. You cannot see their path, nor even the steps that they should take to move up towards you.
At best, you could call out to them how YOU got to the place you are. But if they followed your directions explicitly, and were not in the right place, exactly where you were when you took those steps, those directions could send them plummeting off a cliff. Or onto a ledge where they might be stuck.
The only thing left then, is to SHINE. Shine as brightly as you can, while moving towards the summit on your own, following the light of those ahead of you. Those below can then use YOUR light as a beacon as they pick their own way along the treacherous pathway. Each of us has to find our own handholds, and place our own feet. If we fall, we must find within our Self the determination to begin the journey again. But the lights moving above can give us the sense of the possible. They can give us a direction to move in, something to move towards. But that is all anyone can be, a light in the darkness. No one can tell you in detail where to place your hands, your feet, nor give you the strength to climb.
So climb. Look to the bright lights ahead of you, but look knowing the path is yours and yours alone. Dont shout to those below with too much detail, their path is also theirs and theirs alone. Just shine.
Originally posted by v01i0
I'm glad that you've come into this conclusion. If only more people would understand this, they would perhaps lead better life and be less afraid of dying.
However, it is little misleading to say that there is life after death; I'd certainly use more likely the expression that "Spirit continues to exist after the physical death.". The spirit (IMHO) is the eternal part of us, our soul is the abode of the spirit -- which is the most holiest. Our physical body is our temple and temples can always be demolished and rebuild, but the eternal part, which is soul, always remains.
Originally posted by awakened sleeper
"There is no beginning, there is no end,
There is only change.
There is no teacher, there is no student,
There is only remembering.
There is no good, there is no evil,
There is only expression.
There is no union, there is no sharring,
There is only one.
There is no joy, there is no sadness,
There is only love.
There is no greater, there is no entropy,
There is only motion.
There is no wakefulness, there is no sleep,
There is only being.
There is no limit, there is no chance,
There is only plan."
Ultimate Journey -Robert A. Monroe
Originally posted by v01i0
IMO, the awakening is one thing, acquiring wisdom(enlightment) is another. Awakening is important, because it is the feeling that you don't know everything and you become critic towards the knowledge you have been fed so far. I bet many people on ATS are indeed awakened ones; but those enlightened are rare. I suspect however, that there are few (hopefully!).
Originally posted by Illusionsaregrander
From the Rig Veda, to Buddha, to Jesus, to any of the mystics, including Plato, Parmenides, Sonya's experience, my own, others I have heard of that I will not name in case they wish to remain anonymous, the "what is seen" seems to be a constant. Which one would expect if it had any sort of objective reality.