"If humans lived even a little more often in this last state of mind, the impact on world peace, from a personal to a global level, would be significant" - MB
I don't know that I could concur with such notion, many throughout history have lived within enlightened states of mind and still chaos ensued, maybe I need a little more elaboration on what you consider the "state of mind"; is it like mind alternative, cj's cannabis, om's delusion or gruff's world of reality?. Basically any peaceful state of mind could lead to global peace when adopted by the entire populous of planet earth but then there wouldn't be much left to free thought and free will; we might as well be like animals that operate on instinct. Personally I don't think the idea is to waste any more time than necessary in this place because my notion is that there is another place more suitable for those of peaceful demeanor; I guess that is the core idea of heaven and hell. Trying to turn planet earth into a peaceful utopia is like trying to separate the water from the feces in a septic tank with a fork. It is not about "here" and that is why it goes "only the good die young" because they are ready to move on to wherever; possibly to a parallel universe, another plane of existence or remain in some pleasant dreamscape; it really doesn't matter to me at all because, as you know, I'm just a voyeur and don't give a damn if the whole place implodes. Hey, I'm not a real gynecologist but I"m willing to take a look. ;-) "When humans understand that a thought is just a thought, just a creation from formless energy, the iron grip the ego can have on us begins to lessen." - MB Very assumptive here Molly, creation from formless energy, iron grip and lessening on the basis of simply understanding. We have yet to even scratch the surface of what thought is and what can manifest from it. Perhaps life itself and all awareness is resultant of thought, whether from a collective human thought or from some external, spiritual or supreme consciousness. Nothing is formless, everything can have some degree of form even if we are unaware of it's form. I've never seen any angels but I guess they have some kind of form if you believe they exist. I've experience apparitions of dead people and as you know within the dream realm I've encountered numerous souls beyond this world. Again I have to say that life is beyond "here", beyond what we know, what we see, what we experience and what we expect. "So, our personal answer is to share with people these simple principles that govern their states of mind. Because, beneath it all, all humans are already wise, good, generous, kind and even enlightened." - MB Really? Do we just go out and tell people their state of mind is skewed? Do you know the wench that works at the market where I shop? I would like you to share the simple principles her and hope you don't get your nose bit off. I'm sure beneath it all she is wise, good and generous but on top of the beneath the woman is totally beast. However, I have to give you credit for your dream fantasy excursion. Now you do have some good points there Molly but don't we all when it comes down to ............"If Only People Would..(blurb) life would be perfect. Basically that means............If there weren't so many assholes in the world wouldn't it be a great place to live? You Betcha! I dare you to knock that off my shoulder (old commercial). Kiss me first to lesson the shock. On Aug 26, 8:56 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > Mind: All human beings share in being a part of, and connected to > Mind, the universal Life energy and source of intelligence beyond the > brain. Because of Mind, we share in an endless flow of wisdom—each of > us equally capable of being wise. > > Consciousness: All human beings share in the principle or fact of > Consciousness. We experience life. We also experience life from > different levels of consciousness—from truncated and fear-based, angry > and insecure “levels” to grounded, secure, safe, wise and even > enlightened states (Buddha Mind, Christ Consciousness, the “Father > within,” the Kingdom of Heaven.) If humans lived even a little more > often in this last state of mind, the impact on world peace, from a > personal to a global level, would be significant. > > The principle of Thought, as a universal function, guides humans > either toward or away from non-violence, love and compassion. The > existence of a personal thought system, or “ego”—which we see as > simply being a sticky attachment to, or identification with thoughts— > trips up our noble aspirations for peace. Yet we have found that > teaching people about the neutral fact of Thought, and how it creates > reality for each of us (rather than attempting to change “content”), > allows people to shine the light of this principle on all their > thinking. Levels of consciousness jump as people gain understanding > about the formless source of all ideas, beliefs and opinions. > > When humans understand that a thought is just a thought, just a > creation from formless energy, the iron grip the ego can have on us > begins to lessen. Lighter, gentler, more inspired feelings arising > from impersonal, or universal thoughts create kind and selfless > behaviors. We begin to realize we are so much more than our limited > thoughts. So much more than we ever “thought”! While respecting our > own and others’ traditions, cultures and preferences, we see beyond > the forms that humans have created—and to the deeper truth of our > common divinity, our shared existence in universal Mind, Consciousness > and Thought … or in Life. From this vantage point, there is no reason > to argue, to fight, to hurt another. When I hurt you, I diminish me. > > So, our personal answer is to share with people these simple > principles that govern their states of mind. Because, beneath it all, > all humans are already wise, good, generous, kind and even > enlightened. When the clouds of thought begin to part, they each take > their unique and radiant place in being one in “six billion paths to > peace. > > What do YOU think? > > See also Sydney Banks, “The Missing Link: Reflections on Life and > Philosophy” & other works. > > http://www.centerforsustainablechange.org/principles.php
