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MyInnerChild
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My take on spirituality, spiritual justice and a next world.
#7593916 - 11/04/07 09:42 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I believe the reason a resident of this world as we humans experience it may feel that there is justice lacking on the part of the higher power is that we are not always privy to the inside story. I'm putting this simply b/c this is a post, not a dissertation to receive a PhD.
When going through challenging or painful times, if I have my head together, I try to remind myself of a concept that you may think is BS, go ahead and think what you like, I'm just sharing here, that much of what a person laments over is beneficial for them for some reason as a means of repair. The repair may be, and you have to ascribe to the concept or reincarnation for this one, necessary for the soul to experience in order to heal a spiritual "injury" the individual who was hosting the soul brought about during that person's lifetime.
This perspective/school of thought puts forth that a soul passing on for spiritual reward may be found lacking due to damage wrought to the soul by the negative choices the human (or otherwise) host made.
This, according to this school of thought, is not as beneficial to the soul as getting "recycled" (call it reincarnation if you will) to be tested measure-for-measure and, if the test is passed, the soul will be "repaired" and can therefore pass on in the state it came to this world...pristine. It will therefore be able to receive it's ultimate reward. This is a concept which is brought up when comforting mourners to help them cope with the loss of a loved one who leaves this world at what seems to us, in our limited perspective, too early or without just cause.
An example from the physical world: A person requiring a bone marrow transplant must first go through what to the uninformed person would appear to be a cruel process of knocking out the person's immune system. Ultimately, if the donor's marrow is a 100% match...the person will certainly go into remission thus we see why the "cruel" process was so very necessary. To save the person's life. We who believe in an undying soul don't want to be a host who messes it up but rather, one who treats it well during it's tenure in our bodies making a "cleansing" process minimal. Minimal? How about unnecessary altogether? Hey, pobody's nerfect!
So, if this is correct, then, as I understood the concept and I'm sure some of my professors would be happy to correct me and give me a "sharper image" on this lol, and would probably tell me not to post subjects I'm not equipped to debate across the board, but here goes...bear with my limited scope on a VERY deep subject:
Some of what appears to us as the negative a soul needs to go through in this world is actually necessary for the soul's "fine tuning" so-to-speak. That doesn't mean that it needs to be delivered by those who use their free choice to inflict pain on others. It means, according to how I understood it when it was explained to me, that it may be "prescribed" for a soul to undergo a metaphysical cause and effect process not unlike the purification process of precious metal from it's base state to it's pure balanced state.
Therefore, what appears to be random unjust pain actually is the part of this process we see and do not understand as the opportunity for the soul to gain the ultimate state of *spiritual pleasure that is yet to be. Taken to the extreme impossible scenario, one who understood what the benefits of the pain in this world was achieving wouldn't ask for it, but would be welcoming of the results.
*Not physical pleasure needless to say, ala "clergy" promising the reward of an outrageously large number of female virgins to anyone choosing to blow himself and innocent victims along with him to bits. Hey, question: If a female jihadists blew herself up...would she receive the same in male virgins? And would a gay jihadists receive the same in the same gender as him/herself? Hmmm?
This was inspired by reading posts by individuals who express emotional pain over a loss, or other major life challenge and conclude that there is no reason for the loss, no comfort for the pain as it is all random and pointless.
Please do not misunderstand my intention here. It's simply to open a window to a perspective that may lead to healing and peace. NOT to proselytize. Thank you. With best wishes for continued personal growth and understanding for us all. MIC
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My inner child runs with scissors but plays nicely with others! Sometimes the light's all shine'in on me, Other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me, What a looong strange trip it's been! ~ Truck'in
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Re: My take on spirituality, spiritual justice and a next world. [Re: MyInnerChild]
#7597616 - 11/05/07 07:58 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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So, it seems that this forum doesn't generate too many responses eh? lol
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My inner child runs with scissors but plays nicely with others! Sometimes the light's all shine'in on me, Other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me, What a looong strange trip it's been! ~ Truck'in
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Re: My take on spirituality, spiritual justice and a next world. [Re: MyInnerChild]
#7597689 - 11/05/07 08:46 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yup, posts in here get 1 reply for every 25 views on average, it has to be The Shroomery's most lurked forum.
I read what you wrote 3 times, and still have no idea exactly what you are saying, care to elaborate?
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Re: My take on spirituality, spiritual justice and a next world. [Re: Middleman]
#7598919 - 11/05/07 03:25 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks for reading it a whole 3 times man...
Some Shroomy girl said she had no comfort after her best friend O.D.-d cuz she didn't believe in any existence after death.
I wrote this to try to give her a vehicle for the start of her road to accepting that the soul lives on and goes through a process but ultimately reaps reward.
That was my intention. In the end she commented only on the humour part about suicide bombers believing that multiple virgins would be the "reward" for their "holy deed". Blah.
Since I wrote this I saved it for my own journal but felt like sharing it and getting feedback but I see that it's confusing so I apologize.
Perhaps I should delete this altogether. Sorry. ~MIC
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My inner child runs with scissors but plays nicely with others! Sometimes the light's all shine'in on me, Other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me, What a looong strange trip it's been! ~ Truck'in
Edited by MyInnerChild (11/05/07 03:46 PM)
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Re: My take on spirituality, spiritual justice and a next world. [Re: MyInnerChild]
#7602037 - 11/06/07 10:51 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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This is what seperates GODS TRUE will over the misguided will of LUCIFER, who happens to be an extension of God just as all of us are, and exhibits great power in creating the material world that reeks of pain and agony. If everybody became truly spiritually enlghtened, they would practice their lives on the ranks of GODS will, and pain and suffering would ceaze to exist.
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Re: My take on spirituality, spiritual justice and a next world. [Re: Ginseng1]
#7607662 - 11/07/07 04:26 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Ginseng1 said: This is what seperates GODS TRUE will over the misguided will of LUCIFER, who happens to be an extension of God just as all of us are, and exhibits great power in creating the material world that reeks of pain and agony. If everybody became truly spiritually enlghtened, they would practice their lives on the ranks of GODS will, and pain and suffering would ceaze to exist.
I agree and will word it my way that the Creator's will is made clear and we can affect the world by tapping into the source to discover what our role we play in it. Truth will yet be known in the world. We hope it will come about in the least painful way possible but the world is looking more and more like Sodome and Amorrah these days...
Not to sound like a soothsayer... I can only do my bit to ease someone's burden and to cheer a lonely heart... 
G-Sang...you gotta spell check man! lol
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My inner child runs with scissors but plays nicely with others! Sometimes the light's all shine'in on me, Other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me, What a looong strange trip it's been! ~ Truck'in
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