earthatic
20-03-2012, 08:59 PM
This topic is going to be about spiritual development and how it relates to to the qualities of an individual, which gives rise to altruism (subjectively good) and selfishness (subjectively evil). I recommend that whoever decides to read this, should read it thoroughly.
In the broadest sense, there are only two ways a person can perceive reality (with varying degrees) which ultimately influences their behaviour, development, and gives the result of their spiritual frequency.
This is the way of ego (dense), or the way of connectedness (expansive).
I chose the difference in colour to represent the fact that red is a low frequency of light, while purple is a higher frequency. I will be making a lot of comparisons like this.
I am not trying to demonstrate an absolute polarity between individuals, as almost all of us fall in between. But for an analogy, a substance cannot be a complete solid or a complete gas at the same time.
As result of a person focusing on them self, their spiritual energy contracts, becomes low and hardened. This gives strength to the ego (their sense of self), and needless to say, the individual automatically becomes subject to these characteristics and behaviours to varying degrees:
- Pride/Arrogance:
* A feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated.
* The consciousness of one's own dignity
* The quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance
* Expression of superior manner
- Depression:
*Severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy of oneself.
Analogies/Same definitions: The action of pressing down on something
A region of lower atmospheric pressure.
The lowering or reducing of something
- Hatred/Hostility:
* An intense feeling of dislike. It may occur in a wide variety of contexts, from hatred of inanimate objects or animals, to hatred of oneself or other people, entire groups of people, people in general, existence, or everything.
(This is an emotion expressed by how one relates/reacts to something external, or internal. The point is, it is expressed as a self-centred view)
- Infatuation:
* Enamored: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
* An idealizing, obsessive attraction, characterized by a high degree of physical arousal.
(Both hatred and infatuation have to do with a self-centred view of something that either pleases them, or displeases them. So even when a selfish person does experience positive feelings, it has to do with what pleases oneself...which can actually be considered negative and low depending on how you choose to view it)
- Insecurity:
* Uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence
- Jealousy:
* covetous: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
- Fear:
* An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
(Whether this is fear for a oneself, afriend or a family member... it is a reaction oneself feels in relation to an external condition)
- Power-seeking, Domination, Survivalism:
* All of these characteristics above can lead to this. Power is really how oneself is able to effect something external to itself in order to achieve what he/she wants to accomplish, provoked by whatever self-centred emotion they are feeling.
- Criminal behaviour, Immorality, Amorality, Taboo:
*The quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct.
Having no bearing on, declining to be influenced by, or making no reference to, moral values or judgements.
(Because, the person is self-centred, they are indifferent toward what others consider right or wrong. The reason they may follow societal laws is because they don't like the consequences and punishments...Criminals will simply try to get around laws, or avoid getting caught breaking them in order to accomplish what they want)
Again, I want to point out that not all selfish people are criminal or immoral... Although, all repeated offenders and criminals are ego-centric sociopaths, are they not?
I'm just going to point out the obvious and say that all these emotions/characteristics relate to each other and all are a result of selfish/ego-centric behaviour. I am going to avoid labelling these things as negative in order to remain impartial.
As a reference to what this can imply...Atheistic or Deistic Satanism is generally the same as Ethical egoism, in that the highest good is acting in one's own interest. Satanism has essentially been called "Egoism with ritual".
I've heard many Satanists say that "True power is not without charity", but this is because the charity one commits is to empower one's own self image, as to express "Look at me, aren't I a generous person?" but their heart is not in it, and it is NOT done out of genuine concern for who is on the receiving end. Freemasonry (which some conspiracies claim to be Satanism at it's core) is a good example of this.
Okay...So, how this relates to spirituality should be apparent. After all, the denser energies of the subtle regions are generally where selfish entities dwell. These entities are usually stirring up trouble, and causing pain and torment to others in order entertain themselves, or because they enjoy negative energy (psychic vampirism).
This is also where the genies of ego dwell, giving people materialistic power, or lower spiritual power. This lower form of spiritual power is called Black Magic, Sorcery, and Witchcraft. These powers can destroy or heal, and cause pain or pleasure. It really depends on how it is used.
You do not have to go through these beings in order to learn energy manipulation, or become successful in the world, but these beings generally have intense knowledge of how it is done (some may not, and will just try to deceive you)...Many of these beings will try to limit you and stop you if you ever to try cultivate personal power, so that you will be forced to go through them. They'll almost always want something in return for their efforts...It could be something as simple as gratitude. They may also want energy, worship, or even your soul.
Because of the dense nature of the subtle realms, this is the reason why Patala (Hell) is depicted as being within the Earth.
This is also the reason why the minor chakras in our feet, which connect the root chakra to the Earth (frequency of red to brown), are of the lowest vibration. The vibrations of the Earth give off a very low hum/growl. There are even more minor chakras below our feet, where the frequency appears to turn brown to black. The darker/lower frequencies are from the underworld.
Increased activity in the lower chakras leads to more inactivity in the higher chakras...particularly the crown chakra which is responsible for making a person feel more connected with their environment. I'll get into that later...
As a person's frequency continues to condense, they become more lost in the darkness of the ego. Absorbed within themselves, they become more driven by their desires and fears. I believe that what the Bible calls "the flesh" is actually another word for "the ego".
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I've gone about as far as I can with this, and now it's time to explain the way of connectedness and how it gives rise to altruistic behaviour.
The more an individual recognizes itself less as a separated isolated being, and more as being part of a whole, this leads to more selfless behaviour.
As humans, most of us are inherently flawed because of the fact that we are created separate from one another and unable to naturally consider others as we are only aware of our own consciousness. Really, when we look at a person or environment, we only see the body/energy (the object), and are only aware of how it effects us. This is only an illusion of the ego. As you expand your consciousness beyond yourself, your higher spiritual nature helps us move beyond what is flawed and instinctual, and makes us recognize that we are, in fact, connected and one with everything.
Really, the matter you are composed of is the same as another individual, whether they're human, animal, or insect. Everything is interconnected. When you express humility and surrender your ego, you no longer feel inferior or superior to what is external. This eliminates senses of pride, arrogance, insecurity, and depression. You feel more compassionate and loving towards your environment. As you turn more outward, your spiritual density decreases and the expanse raises your energetic vibration. As this happens, a person becomes subject to having these behaviours and characteristics:
- Humbleness/Humility:
* The opposite of vanity
Feeling that you have no special importance that makes you better than others
* Freedom from pride and arrogance; a modest estimate of one's own worth.
* "We are what we are. Nothing more, Nothing less."
- Joy:
* Gladness, contentment
* The state of consciousness of the Soul as it recognizes and seeks to serve the One Life. Often mistaken for happiness which is a condition of the persona as it realizes an accomplishment or acquires a new possession.
- Compassion/Empathy:
* A deep awareness and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
* Is the desire to identify with or sense and care for something of another’s experience (as opposed to hate, where the person is only concerned with themselves and how it effects them)
I've heard some people say that you cannot hate things you cannot comprehend. The opposite is true. Hate stems from ignorance : Compassion stems from understanding.
- Infatuation is not real love. It's sort of expressed the same way hate is, except instead it is something external which pleases the self. True love/compassion, when fully developed, is felt no differently for a stranger then it is toward a family member or friend.
- Insecurity and jealousy is not felt by someone who is enlightened for the same reasons that pride/arrogance isn't felt.
- Courage:
* The ability to do something that frightens one
* A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear.
- Egalitarianism:
* All of these characteristics above can lead to this type of mindset and philosophy.
- Lawful and Considerate, moral behaviour:
* Thank God that there are laws, or else the world would be even worse than it is. Many laws are unrighteously put into place, but in general they're made to protect us - especially from criminal, immoral people. If everyone on the planet were like Buddha or Jesus, there would be no need for laws because honest and just behaviour would be second nature to us. To some of us, it already is. This would result in a peaceful (subjectively idealistic) world.
Again...How this relates to spiritual development is clear. As a person realizes they're connected to their environment, their crown chakra begins to open, which starts to diminish ego. Their energy expands upward into a lighter, less condensed state. They become less concerned with worldly things. This seems to be the path of many religions (Hinduism, Buddhism). This is probably why heaven is depicted as being in the sky. It's not really about going up or down, but about expansion and contraction (our Earth is spherical).
By doing this, you are gaining true freedom by getting rid of power and stripping yourself of your ego/illusions in order to ascend. “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:23-24
A rich man would have to give up his ego and everything he possesses. They're usually very unwilling.
** I realize many have already learned these lessons, but I felt compelled to create this thread anyway to demonstrate my understanding of how it appears to work. Maybe it will serve as a reminder, or put some things into perspective.
It was mainly to show why focus on ego and non-ego leads to (subjectively) negative and positive behaviour, contraction, and expansion, ect. It sort of shows why the popular advice "be happy, it'll raise your vibes" doesn't explain enough.. I hope this helps. **
In the broadest sense, there are only two ways a person can perceive reality (with varying degrees) which ultimately influences their behaviour, development, and gives the result of their spiritual frequency.
This is the way of ego (dense), or the way of connectedness (expansive).
I chose the difference in colour to represent the fact that red is a low frequency of light, while purple is a higher frequency. I will be making a lot of comparisons like this.
I am not trying to demonstrate an absolute polarity between individuals, as almost all of us fall in between. But for an analogy, a substance cannot be a complete solid or a complete gas at the same time.
As result of a person focusing on them self, their spiritual energy contracts, becomes low and hardened. This gives strength to the ego (their sense of self), and needless to say, the individual automatically becomes subject to these characteristics and behaviours to varying degrees:
- Pride/Arrogance:
* A feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated.
* The consciousness of one's own dignity
* The quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or one's importance
* Expression of superior manner
- Depression:
*Severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy of oneself.
Analogies/Same definitions: The action of pressing down on something
A region of lower atmospheric pressure.
The lowering or reducing of something
- Hatred/Hostility:
* An intense feeling of dislike. It may occur in a wide variety of contexts, from hatred of inanimate objects or animals, to hatred of oneself or other people, entire groups of people, people in general, existence, or everything.
(This is an emotion expressed by how one relates/reacts to something external, or internal. The point is, it is expressed as a self-centred view)
- Infatuation:
* Enamored: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
* An idealizing, obsessive attraction, characterized by a high degree of physical arousal.
(Both hatred and infatuation have to do with a self-centred view of something that either pleases them, or displeases them. So even when a selfish person does experience positive feelings, it has to do with what pleases oneself...which can actually be considered negative and low depending on how you choose to view it)
- Insecurity:
* Uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence
- Jealousy:
* covetous: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
- Fear:
* An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
(Whether this is fear for a oneself, afriend or a family member... it is a reaction oneself feels in relation to an external condition)
- Power-seeking, Domination, Survivalism:
* All of these characteristics above can lead to this. Power is really how oneself is able to effect something external to itself in order to achieve what he/she wants to accomplish, provoked by whatever self-centred emotion they are feeling.
- Criminal behaviour, Immorality, Amorality, Taboo:
*The quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct.
Having no bearing on, declining to be influenced by, or making no reference to, moral values or judgements.
(Because, the person is self-centred, they are indifferent toward what others consider right or wrong. The reason they may follow societal laws is because they don't like the consequences and punishments...Criminals will simply try to get around laws, or avoid getting caught breaking them in order to accomplish what they want)
Again, I want to point out that not all selfish people are criminal or immoral... Although, all repeated offenders and criminals are ego-centric sociopaths, are they not?
I'm just going to point out the obvious and say that all these emotions/characteristics relate to each other and all are a result of selfish/ego-centric behaviour. I am going to avoid labelling these things as negative in order to remain impartial.
As a reference to what this can imply...Atheistic or Deistic Satanism is generally the same as Ethical egoism, in that the highest good is acting in one's own interest. Satanism has essentially been called "Egoism with ritual".
I've heard many Satanists say that "True power is not without charity", but this is because the charity one commits is to empower one's own self image, as to express "Look at me, aren't I a generous person?" but their heart is not in it, and it is NOT done out of genuine concern for who is on the receiving end. Freemasonry (which some conspiracies claim to be Satanism at it's core) is a good example of this.
Okay...So, how this relates to spirituality should be apparent. After all, the denser energies of the subtle regions are generally where selfish entities dwell. These entities are usually stirring up trouble, and causing pain and torment to others in order entertain themselves, or because they enjoy negative energy (psychic vampirism).
This is also where the genies of ego dwell, giving people materialistic power, or lower spiritual power. This lower form of spiritual power is called Black Magic, Sorcery, and Witchcraft. These powers can destroy or heal, and cause pain or pleasure. It really depends on how it is used.
You do not have to go through these beings in order to learn energy manipulation, or become successful in the world, but these beings generally have intense knowledge of how it is done (some may not, and will just try to deceive you)...Many of these beings will try to limit you and stop you if you ever to try cultivate personal power, so that you will be forced to go through them. They'll almost always want something in return for their efforts...It could be something as simple as gratitude. They may also want energy, worship, or even your soul.
Because of the dense nature of the subtle realms, this is the reason why Patala (Hell) is depicted as being within the Earth.
This is also the reason why the minor chakras in our feet, which connect the root chakra to the Earth (frequency of red to brown), are of the lowest vibration. The vibrations of the Earth give off a very low hum/growl. There are even more minor chakras below our feet, where the frequency appears to turn brown to black. The darker/lower frequencies are from the underworld.
Increased activity in the lower chakras leads to more inactivity in the higher chakras...particularly the crown chakra which is responsible for making a person feel more connected with their environment. I'll get into that later...
As a person's frequency continues to condense, they become more lost in the darkness of the ego. Absorbed within themselves, they become more driven by their desires and fears. I believe that what the Bible calls "the flesh" is actually another word for "the ego".
----------------------------------------------------------------------
I've gone about as far as I can with this, and now it's time to explain the way of connectedness and how it gives rise to altruistic behaviour.
The more an individual recognizes itself less as a separated isolated being, and more as being part of a whole, this leads to more selfless behaviour.
As humans, most of us are inherently flawed because of the fact that we are created separate from one another and unable to naturally consider others as we are only aware of our own consciousness. Really, when we look at a person or environment, we only see the body/energy (the object), and are only aware of how it effects us. This is only an illusion of the ego. As you expand your consciousness beyond yourself, your higher spiritual nature helps us move beyond what is flawed and instinctual, and makes us recognize that we are, in fact, connected and one with everything.
Really, the matter you are composed of is the same as another individual, whether they're human, animal, or insect. Everything is interconnected. When you express humility and surrender your ego, you no longer feel inferior or superior to what is external. This eliminates senses of pride, arrogance, insecurity, and depression. You feel more compassionate and loving towards your environment. As you turn more outward, your spiritual density decreases and the expanse raises your energetic vibration. As this happens, a person becomes subject to having these behaviours and characteristics:
- Humbleness/Humility:
* The opposite of vanity
Feeling that you have no special importance that makes you better than others
* Freedom from pride and arrogance; a modest estimate of one's own worth.
* "We are what we are. Nothing more, Nothing less."
- Joy:
* Gladness, contentment
* The state of consciousness of the Soul as it recognizes and seeks to serve the One Life. Often mistaken for happiness which is a condition of the persona as it realizes an accomplishment or acquires a new possession.
- Compassion/Empathy:
* A deep awareness and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
* Is the desire to identify with or sense and care for something of another’s experience (as opposed to hate, where the person is only concerned with themselves and how it effects them)
I've heard some people say that you cannot hate things you cannot comprehend. The opposite is true. Hate stems from ignorance : Compassion stems from understanding.
- Infatuation is not real love. It's sort of expressed the same way hate is, except instead it is something external which pleases the self. True love/compassion, when fully developed, is felt no differently for a stranger then it is toward a family member or friend.
- Insecurity and jealousy is not felt by someone who is enlightened for the same reasons that pride/arrogance isn't felt.
- Courage:
* The ability to do something that frightens one
* A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear.
- Egalitarianism:
* All of these characteristics above can lead to this type of mindset and philosophy.
- Lawful and Considerate, moral behaviour:
* Thank God that there are laws, or else the world would be even worse than it is. Many laws are unrighteously put into place, but in general they're made to protect us - especially from criminal, immoral people. If everyone on the planet were like Buddha or Jesus, there would be no need for laws because honest and just behaviour would be second nature to us. To some of us, it already is. This would result in a peaceful (subjectively idealistic) world.
Again...How this relates to spiritual development is clear. As a person realizes they're connected to their environment, their crown chakra begins to open, which starts to diminish ego. Their energy expands upward into a lighter, less condensed state. They become less concerned with worldly things. This seems to be the path of many religions (Hinduism, Buddhism). This is probably why heaven is depicted as being in the sky. It's not really about going up or down, but about expansion and contraction (our Earth is spherical).
By doing this, you are gaining true freedom by getting rid of power and stripping yourself of your ego/illusions in order to ascend. “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:23-24
A rich man would have to give up his ego and everything he possesses. They're usually very unwilling.
** I realize many have already learned these lessons, but I felt compelled to create this thread anyway to demonstrate my understanding of how it appears to work. Maybe it will serve as a reminder, or put some things into perspective.
It was mainly to show why focus on ego and non-ego leads to (subjectively) negative and positive behaviour, contraction, and expansion, ect. It sort of shows why the popular advice "be happy, it'll raise your vibes" doesn't explain enough.. I hope this helps. **