i understand your thoughts on this very well coinccidendtia, as i have been pondering them my whole life time too. to me it's all related, and spiritual growth for example should lead to a much more gracious relationship to mother earth; deeper understanding of connection of events, and of life, tends to do this very much. social pressures are nothing as soon as you realize they are nothing. that is only one step in an infinite field; there is infinite space, and so forth - reaching a place where you can spend much time on peace, higher states of consciousness, is very good; keep walking forward into the light, etc. greater and greater light appears as we do so; walk in peace, is the way to peace; it is not a destination but a path, it is a process. . .
what is good is what saves species' lives, and what is bad is what harms them, or some variant of this, is the most simple and true definition of good and bad; all the other things, all still apply -- to see good is to bring good, in people, etc., all the factors of life - healing, strengthening, oneself, all still apply; yet the fact is, we're connected to all species' lives, this is a profound thing. . . there is infinite space, and joy, and peace, a tiny taste is all that's needed for one to know for sure it's there. a drop of the ocean is enough to know its taste for good.
if one said to an ape - one day humans will be here; they would not understand - if you said, one day there will be civilizations, roads, cities; one day beings will fly over the ocean, even fly to the stars, if they could understand - they would not believe. . similarly, most humans do not understand there is a future step for us, a divine life, yet it is very real and possible. what is the next step in human evolution? what is divine bliss, consciousness, and peace? it is beautiful, beyond anything, it is wonderful.
it's also been here since before time and we are getting it again. we are reaching it again; and in a new way, as it is new every day, all beings are new, all rivers are new - all moments are new; everything is new at every moment; but we don't see it, we forget; yet we can reach it totally and attain it fully - in the blink of an eye - or with gradual change; as gradual change is more generally the lasting kind. . .
so there is two things - consciousness and world; higher consciousness includes kindness, peace, love, joy; these things radiate from us when we reach their source; when we embody peace more and more we become more and more a conduit for peace; whatever energy, whatever consciousness we have will relate to others around us, we are always connected;
'heart and soul, life passes from one to another,' from a song, pentangling -- outer life flows within us, and inner life flows to other life. we are in flux with the universe - we are a continuous process with the universe, and what is really interesting is that we're one. the universe is one light; and this is not a final step - not the end goal - it is the first step. . . total love and peace is not a distant goal - it is simple, we had it always, we know it always, we never forgot. . . we have it and know it; we are it - when we are happy, we express it w/ or w/out knowing it, etc.
so that is 1 step, and step 2 is where we reach a divine life in full; to begin with, that means protecting species; nothing is ever lost; that is - no reason to ever grieve; nothing may ever be 'cut off' of the universe, nothing can leave the source - the leaves of the tree of life never fall. . . in other words, no damage may ever come to a photon. if this doesn't make sense - ask - continue to ask - how may one ever damage a photon? one may never, as much as one tries; so that is good. . .
anyway - what i am saying is nothing is ever lost; to go on the spiritual path isn't to give up anything - it's all still here.
what i am saying is - to think one is losing something ever is not true; for various reason;
it is a little abstract at that point - what i am saying is, go for it, the impossible dream - as beloved mckenna says, the universe will lift you up; dream the impossible dream; each day is new and close and close and close to the infinite light.
what is fulfillment? - a good question to ponder - is it possible to be fulfilled at all times? is that what masters do? anyway words are energy - life is energy - heart and soul are energy -
love and peace are energy; mindfulness is energy; and so forth. all of these disparate energies are one in truth -
the essential thing is to change heart to love, joy, play, laughter;
understanding shows: energy matters, to take energy unnecessarily is to take life unnecessarily.
grab is take and give is life,
to give is to give is to give.
to love is to love is to love.
energy and species life are much the same;
tho i say non ever leave the tree - it does not lessen our duty;
all life on earth is precious, sacred, and beautiful, it is all equally beautiful and of the same nature - of life.
to understand this is to naturally arise the change of heart which gives more; which knows that consume - the very word comes from destroy - is consume
to love is to love,
to give is to give.
and the ones who understand, they reduce consuming, they know what it is,
it is not good or bad - but the important thing is, to understand life, in all its infinite variety and beauty
yet also utter simplicity and oneness
to know that all beings are sacred, all is related - and all is possible.
these and several other facts or truths are liberating, and help us, when in the world, transform it into beauty and peace.
it is not necessary to compromise - we do not have to give up enjoyment, or love, or life, or fulfillment, or anything like that --
to give up all bad energy is the only thing necessary,
to trade all words that create a loss of energy, with the natural, correct, and true life
that is a full-fledged human, a real human, with full vitality, love, peace, and the rest - -- -
that's the goal;
an' when i say all is possible - i hope to encourage once again, a gradual reducing of consumption
that is the main thing.
for me, i am very very very very very close to consuming zero,
it is not so much about forcing it - about assuming a artificial stance,
not at all,
all things flow naturally, happen naturally; and -
it is not easy or difficult -
baby steps, gentle action, gradual change.
yet simply cutting out nonsense things in life is good - consumerism is rampant. . .
the last thing they would say is they are happy and we are not
that's so frail though
it has no validity or basis in reality whatsoever
energy is energy - and energy of love and mindfulness are strong, health, vital, peace:
these are most real because they are most boundless, liberating and freeing. . .
there is infinite beauty and variety in the world, in the universe,
there are boundless worlds,
sometimes we can see all of them. heh.
peaceful means is the one way to effect peace - to enact peace - it cannot come about thru non-peaceful means.
to get to one's self - tru self - is not a fantasm; nor a difficulty -
it is one step, it is not difficult or easy; yet if anything it can be said to be the same as all others. . .
peace cannot come about thru war - we cannot reach it by anger, or anything other than non-violent action, nurtured by love and compassion
and those come from understanding.
to see the effect one person has on others around them is so useful - cause and effect - to understand.
anyway - principle of selectivity is best guide and aid; follow it, place all highest ideals before you day and night, and you achieve your true nature;
and you go beyond - you are an addition to the universe; no one is smarter than you; it is true; also - you create a new life, a new understanding, a new beauty, when you follow your inner wisdom, your true guide.
all the best.
jake.
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