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12 Mar 2023 08:53:14
Relating to my previous Biblical post...

Ed032 yes, quietening the mind is an effective way to allow the voice of the Higher Self through. Otherwise our conditioned/programmmed mind gets in the way. I find the clearest insights often happen spontaneously and when I'm least expecting it.

Supasub, I hear you. God is a term with a long history of connotations. It doesn't bother me any longer but using a more neutral term can be useful as it's less likely to turn people off. Would be a cool project to re-write the Bible using more neutral terms like those.

I lean towards Pantheism or Panentheism which means 'God' is just a name for Everything, the All, universal consciousness etc. The physical universe, including each of us, is a manifestation of that fundamental force at the heart of it all. It's just a case of how clearly we each realise it. That is the path to spiritual awakening, enlightenment, or salvation, as described in the ancient texts of many cultures.

09 Mar 2023 19:12:01
Hey Ed032. Seems we have similar thoughts about the nature of Self and the role of scripture in helping us to understand it. The Bible is a flippin confusing set of texts to understand at times though! Probably because it contains a mix of wisdom, history, propoganda and esoteric/occult knowledge, as well as many other things. So I thought it would be cool to make a post about some of the "keys" that may help us to better understand it.

I'll throw in a few suggestions.

1) Adam, Moses and Jesus all represent humanity in general. Regardless of whether they existed in history, their stories contain wisdom about the journey of life we all face.

2) The overarching theme throughout the Bible is one of starting off with God* only to be separated from Him, then our return journey to oneness with Him. This can be seen in the stories of Adam, Moses, Jesus as well as the parable of the Prodigal Son.

3) The 'separation' from God is what we need to overcome during this lifetime. To break free from our perceived limitations and isolation. In conspiratorial terms we can think of this as breaking free from 'the matrix'.

4) The kingdom of God/Heaven is a state of mind, or rather a state of being, that we all can experience during THIS lifetime. It is the result of realising our true nature and living in alignment with it. Hell is also a state of being, of great suffering, that we experience by giving into selfish and destructive desires. Note - modern society is designed to mould us in this direction!

And so on...

*God - I appreciate this term is troublesome for many people who have a negative impression of organised religion. I've been there. I think of it these days as a symbol for the Source of our energy, will, consciousness, existence etc rather than an anthropormorphic deity sitting up in the clouds. I find this makes it more palatable and gets us back closer to the truth of how the earliest spiritual ancient folks would have understood it.

Sorry for the mega long post! I had to cut myself short, believe it or not lol. I have saved a copy in case you think it's not appropriate for this page 🙏

27 Feb 2023 21:32:13
As a race we are struggling to find purpose in a (deliberately?) chaotic world. We are suffering from individual and collective traumas caused by the dysfunctional society we live in. This stops us from feeling whole and fulfilled, which makes us more easily controlled.

The good news is there may be ways of healing those traumas and helping others to do the same. We do this by firstly getting to know our true, authentic self, that is buried beneath the fictional self which is a product of this dysfunctional system.

Gabor Maté: Finding Our TRUE Selves in a Crazy World | Know Thyself Podcast EP 34

20 Feb 2023 15:21:44
Interesting video on esoteric truths of the Bible on the last page. I would agree that to focus on the stories within from
a purely physical/literal perspective is to miss the point. There are many 'keys' to better understanding the true knowledge of the Bible IMO and one of the most obvious is that the stories usually relate to our inner world. Like, turning water into wine can represent an inner alchemical transformation rather than a magic trick played by Jesus 2,000 years ago.

I suspect there are many other keys and I endeavour to seek them out.

09 Feb 2023 13:44:04
I'm sure most agree that TPTB use fear, hatred and division as tools to create a disparate society that is easier to control. Love and unity are a more effective way to encourage positive change IMO. The Aesop's Fable of the sun and the north wind comes to mind, the moral being told is "that kindness and gentleness prevail over violence and force."

It makes me wonder how we in the 'truth community' should go about trying to encourage positive change among our peers. If we fall into the 'us v them' mentality of labelling those who don't agree with us using negative connotations like being blind slaves or being sheep (which I've done plenty of) - are we playing into that division and therefore exasperating the situation? Do we have a duty to find a way to rise above that approach by bringing people together from a more inclusive and positive angle? And how would that even be done? (I have a few basic ideas).

Or is the world too far gone and what I'm suggesting amounts to nothing more than wishful thinking? Have we reached a point of emergency where we must fight fire with fire?

Hope this post doesn't come across as judgemental nor defeatist. It's designed to be thought provoking and encourage different ways of seeing a solution of bringing awareness to the issues we all see before us. I'm sure we've all felt like we are banging our head against the proverbial wall, at times. Seeing little progress etc.

01 Feb 2023 17:14:13
Hey folks, hope you're keeping well. Apologies in advance for the lengthy post!

I'm more into exploring spirituality these days than researching conspiracies. Partly because it's better for my own mental health and partly because I think I can help more people from this positive pov than I can by introducing more fear and hatred into their lives. I do find that there are areas where both worlds overlap, though, which provides for some interesting topics to consider. In some ways they are both similar pursuits - both about uncovering hidden wisdom - but they come at it from different angles.

Anywho, here is a list of things that according to Buddhists over two thousand years ago, would keep us from being happy;

THE 8 CONCERNS THAT PREVENT HAPPINESS:
1. Taking delight in having money and material possessions.
2. Being disappointed, upset, angry when we lose possessions or don't get them.
3. Feeling delighted when people praise us and approve of us and tell us how wonderful we are.
4. Feeling very upset and dejected when they criticize us and disapprove of us-even if they are telling us the truth!
5. Feeling delighted when we have a good reputation and a good image.
6. Being dejected and upset when we have a bad reputation.
7. Feeling delighted when we experience sense pleasures-fantastic sights, sounds, odors, tastes and tactile sensations.
8. Feeling dejected and upset when we have unpleasant sensations.

What I find interesting is that those 8 points read like a summary of modern day western culture! We're programmed from childhood to see ourselves as individuals and to compete against others, to put our efforts into seeking pleasure and material wealth etc. If you wanted to create a society that keeps its people opressed and never fulfilled - sounds like the ideal model!

I think the wisdom of our spiritual ancestors can provide us with many clues about how to break free from the 'matrix'. Perhaps a practical place to start would be to find a lifestyle that embodies the opposite of these points and encourage others to do the same, in the search for happiness and fulfillment?

The less dependant we are to the whims of those who control things, the closer we get to liberation IMO.