June 2010
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Prologue
This blog is an attempt to elaborate further on a notion introduced in the book “The God Principle”, where it was stated that Life is perfect. The book also provided a perspective on why this is so, but did not cover detailed ground where the reader may understand this better.
The book also said that for human beings the world appears imperfect and plagued with ills, and that this...
May 2010
20 posts
Foreword
Before we go further it helps to give the reader a glimpse of what we really mean when we say the world is perfect. For this we will use some analogies.
A ‘perfect’ game of tennis is not one where one player beats the other silly with little effort and straight games. It is one which involves considerable exertion and excitement, exploring all nuances and possibilities of the game by...
The Prime Directive
We watch movies. We read novels. We look forward to the next episode of a serial. Stories, drama, gossip, intrigue… all these fascinate us. And we dream. In fact we spend much of our lives dreaming while asleep, and many of us day dream as well.
There is a drive within our being to explore, to experience, to understand, to create. Different people share this drive to different degrees. And...
The Principle of Reflection
In our previous discussion we touched upon what we called The Prime Directive of life. Now this may be well and good, but how does the Prime Directive work? How does Being get to Become, and then know and understand itself?
We all use mirrors, or at least most of us who are considered ‘civilized’ do. How does a mirror help? It reflects back our countenance, and makes us see things...
The Nature of Duality
In our previous discussion we briefly explored the notion of Duality, and why it is a requirement for self discovery. But how does Duality come into existence? What is its source?
Duality can only come from Unity. That is to say, Unity fragments to create Duality. Let’s ponder on that for a moment.
What are we saying then? We are pointing toward a common origin for all spirit and matter, a...
Diversity
In the previous post we looked at how Duality came to life, and we dwelt a bit on its main function. Now we may look closer at this duality, or diversity - for that is a better word.
In the book, “The God Principle”, we discussed the notion of “evolution”. Now evolution is a highly loaded term. It means different things to different people and the very mention of the word...
Space and Time
In previous posts we discussed the nature of Duality and discussed how Diversity arises. We also noted that an evolutionary process (which goes far beyond Darwinian evolution) is at work that shapes this diversity. One of the important ingredients that facilitates this exploration of diversity is Space and Time.
Space, time and causality are inseparable, at least as far as human perception goes....
Forces of Selection
Earlier we explored the idea that Existence functions as a mirror for Being, so that Being might Become, and know itself from reflections it makes in the pool of matter. That is, patterns found in matter represent patterns found in a resonant Being.
Now this reflection is incomplete unless reality also reflects back the actions of Being. That is to say, the reflection is not meant to be static,...
Truth
Before proceeding further, it helps to step back and review some of the ground we have covered so far.
Earlier we stated that each of us are here to explore our own Being, and that Life has a prime directive that says “Being, Know Thyself!”. We also said that this directive comes to fruition through the Principle of Reflection. The Principle of Reflection states that Being finds or...
Unitary and Separative Principles
This is perhaps the right time to introduce the Unitary Principle and the Separative Principle.
Earlier we discussed how Diversity (or duality) arose and discussed Life from the perspective of the creation and exploration of this Diversity. Now for Diversity to manifest, it is required to first fragment Unity, and then to maintain that separation. Not only that, fragments also need to...
What is Man?
We have entered a topic of discussion that is inherently complex. The term ‘man’ is generally applied to the physical life form (homo sapiens sapiens) on the earth. In some discussions the term applies to the indwelling spirit. In some others they refer to various spiritual ‘bodies of man’. Certain sources trace various races of humanity and use the term ‘man’...
Genesis
In the previous section we discussed the pattern of Man and stated that the physical expression of man on the earth is but one instance of manifestation of this pattern. We may now look more closely at this physical pattern, and at its beginnings.
We must begin somewhere, and there is no better place to do so than with Genesis, the first chapter of the Bible.
“Bereshit bara Elohim”...
Humanity and its purposes
In previous sections we discussed the pattern of Man and how Being moves through various patterns in its evolution. We also took a brief look at the origins of humanity as covered in the Genesis chapters of the Bible.
For the reader who has followed us thus far it should not come as much of a surprise when we say that humanity has had many beginnings, and will have many more to come. The...
The Birth/Death Cycle
In the previous section we promised to cover the topic of the birth/death cycle of humanity, and we will do so now.
Let us recall the Principle of Reflection, which states that matter functions as a mirror for Being; that life-forms in matter offer patterns of expression for Being; and that Being experiences and moves through these patterns by being ‘bound’ in some sense to these...
The Loss of Memory
In the previous post we discussed birth and embryonic development, the witnessing higher self, and the projection of various human personalities - all following naturally from the Principle of Reflection.
Now it can be asked, if indeed such projection of personalities is a fact, why is it that one does not remember prior experiences of Being. What could be the reason for such a loss of memory?
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Necessity of Striving
Earlier we discussed forces of Selection, and how these are part of the automatic mirroring mechanism of reality - an effect of the Principle of Reflection. We mentioned that all of man’s thoughts, words, emotions and actions are mirrored back by manifestation, resulting in a composite picture which in Time conforms perfectly with his nature. We also mentioned that such reflection is...
Sexual Division
In our discussion on human origins, we mentioned that the human life form underwent a division of the sexes during an early stage of experience in the pattern of Man. We will now take a brief look into why this was a requirement.
Earlier we introduced the idea that human striving is a must and the need to work toward a goal is an inherent requirement of manifestation. But a fragment of Being in...
Identities
Identities are very important means of self discovery and expression of Being, and they arise from the Prime Directive: “Being, Know Thyself!”. They are extremely important to the creation of Diversity. In this section we will discuss, in very general terms, the formation of individual identities. It must be kept in mind that the description does not apply to every instance of...
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Retribution
The Principle of reflection is all about Being meeting itself. We discussed this before: that all of man’s thoughts, emotions and actions are reflected or mirrored back by manifestation, and that the reflection is accelerated so that the picture is made abundantly clear. We also mentioned that the reflection is delayed in Time for a purpose (see our earlier discussions on Time).
This nature...
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Vibrations
Before going further we must introduce the concept of vibrations, or frequencies as they are called.
All of existence can be viewed as a manifestation of energy and consciousness, functioning according to various laws or principles. This trio of active Energy, Consciousness and Principles may be called manifest existence, part of which is perceived as space-time and matter (see our earlier ...
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Scriptures, Judgment and Hell
In the previous section we introduced the concept of vibrations and how states of consciousness are associated with specific frequencies. We also covered some important dynamics relating to how a Being’s level of vibration attracts similar circumstances and also repels or expunges unlike vibrations. We will now look at some outcomes of this dynamics. We may sound overtly religious in...