by Scepcop » 24 Jul 2009, 12:01
Here is what my spiritual advisor had to say about the videos:
What would be interesting is a study on how some people simply cannot even begin to allow for such possibilities other than the gross physical world, even as others have no problem with the concept of subtle / nonphysical realms of consciousness. Right away no doubt these people will claim others are simply gullible while all the while it is they themselves who are the MOST gullible since they simply trust their senses and their minds without question. What their minds report to them they accept. Now that's gullible.
What type of person IS so "invested" in the gross physical reality that they cannot even entertain other realms of possibility? Why are they so ATTACHED to the world of the physical? What are they afraid to discover about reality in general, and themselves?
What are they afraid of finding out? That they themselves are not quite so "real" as they THOUGHT? Yes, probably ... but of course they often can't even consider that possibility. Personally I would consider such beings as immature souls, not yet ready to grow into a more expansive understanding of who/what they themselves actually are. Obviously most cannot accept that they are "caught" in a dream.... WHILE they are IN the dream. Vivid dreaming being fairly rare.
My own sense is.. that is simply the program their mind is running at this point and it will not, cannot change until they are ready to evolve to a more expansive reality. Epiphanies happen... when they happen.
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Note: The term SUBTLE realms as opposed to spiritual realms probably works better for some since many connect the word spiritual with religion, which is unfortunate since it has nothing to do with religion. The distinction is only between Gross matter, which vibrates very slowly.. and Subtle matter.. which vibrates at a much higher rate... which the gross senses are simply not calibrated to very well... in most.
Then again ... NONE of what we experience as "real" is actually 'OUT THERE'. Everything is generated by the non-local, nonphysical MIND. As soon as one is able to REALIZE that... then everything else just falls into place. This world is a type of dream state... and science is already beginning to figure that out. This is what the ancient mystics have been saying all along.
* ('Mystic' here not denoting any religious perspective but simply persons who are able to tap into and hold a much wider perspective of reality)
Are most ready to consider this possibility? See above... it really all depends on how mature a soul is. For some it is a no-brainer... for others... if they can't hold it in their hand (which exists only in the mind <g> ) then it ain't real. Ahhhh what a Cosmic Play this is.
“Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.” - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged