Science has proven beyond the shadow of a doubt, that a large portion of the Universe remains completely invisible to us. And this is not because this invisible stuff is too far away to be seen, this is something that may be intimately a part of us, a part of which we are mostly unaware. Therefore I believe that its well within the realm of possibilities that we continue to enjoy some form of manifestation beyond our mortal ends. To my mind the science of Astronomy has justified a belief in the immortal soul perfectly; and if we believe in our own immortality then we should believe in accountability. Death offers us no respite from the judgement of our peers it seems. Our peers are the ones who most often judge us, and we can be aware of this judgement, unlike the judgement of a God above us. I have said it before in this blog; in my humble opinion consciousness is not the result of life, it is the result of God's presence within the Universe. Perhaps it still depends upon matter and some interaction between matter and God's will, but the physical stuff that we refer to as our personal selves is not all there is of matter! I think its reasonable to assume that consciousness may continue beyond life, even if we choose not to believe in a higher power making things happen. There is most certainly some human testimony of consciousness and memory without detectable brain function; the people who have had such an experience are true believers, and maybe we should choose to trust those individuals.
Not one human being can be more or less important than another; despite the way things usually seem to work in our world. Every individual is significant in a way that can not be diminished by popular opinion. Participation in the Great Game of Life is the only winning condition that we need to consider. Our accomplishments in mortal life can never cause us to enjoy superior rights; even though many of us seem to be favored with a better quality of experience and opportunity. In terms of personal power and authority we are mostly equal; certainly there have been differences between individuals but these differences are insignificant next to the fact of manifestation. Simply by living in the world, we exert a power over reality to shape it and change it, even when we are making no effort to do work. We become a part of the historical events of the world and the greater Universe as a whole, that story is more or less absolute and unchangeable. None of us has ever had the authority, individually or collectively to alter one historical fact, although we are able to change our opinions of past events to the extent we are aware of them. We must eventually accept the point of view that we exist in relationship to everything else, especially one-another. Clearly we did not choose all of these personal relationships; often we would prefer a large degree of separation between ourselves and the people we can not abide. But if science has taught us anything fundamental about the nature of reality, it must be the Unity behind all things. Our desire for separation is simply vanity, and the cause can never be served within this realm of creation. No amount of physical distance will ever be enough for us to be completely rid of one-another. We have no special power over reality that we can vote for divisions or to determine where divisions if any should be, although we have undertaken the task to sort reality into a growing number of classifications. No matter that we may belong to a particular cultural group, or believe in a particular doctrine with a group; we can in no way be removed from the greater family of human-beings. Like it or not, once we have become human, we will always and forever more have a share in humanity. We will always and forever more have 14 billion or so peers and companions; 14 billion is my estimate of all those who have ever lived but of course the actual number is still growing. Embracing such truths and taking them to heart is the path to maturity; and the path to being a responsible citizen of the Universe. Clearly there will always be something far greater than ourselves to consider, our true home is far greater than our estate here on planet Earth. We belong to history and all that it contains belongs to us as well.
Not one human being can be more or less important than another; despite the way things usually seem to work in our world. Every individual is significant in a way that can not be diminished by popular opinion. Participation in the Great Game of Life is the only winning condition that we need to consider. Our accomplishments in mortal life can never cause us to enjoy superior rights; even though many of us seem to be favored with a better quality of experience and opportunity. In terms of personal power and authority we are mostly equal; certainly there have been differences between individuals but these differences are insignificant next to the fact of manifestation. Simply by living in the world, we exert a power over reality to shape it and change it, even when we are making no effort to do work. We become a part of the historical events of the world and the greater Universe as a whole, that story is more or less absolute and unchangeable. None of us has ever had the authority, individually or collectively to alter one historical fact, although we are able to change our opinions of past events to the extent we are aware of them. We must eventually accept the point of view that we exist in relationship to everything else, especially one-another. Clearly we did not choose all of these personal relationships; often we would prefer a large degree of separation between ourselves and the people we can not abide. But if science has taught us anything fundamental about the nature of reality, it must be the Unity behind all things. Our desire for separation is simply vanity, and the cause can never be served within this realm of creation. No amount of physical distance will ever be enough for us to be completely rid of one-another. We have no special power over reality that we can vote for divisions or to determine where divisions if any should be, although we have undertaken the task to sort reality into a growing number of classifications. No matter that we may belong to a particular cultural group, or believe in a particular doctrine with a group; we can in no way be removed from the greater family of human-beings. Like it or not, once we have become human, we will always and forever more have a share in humanity. We will always and forever more have 14 billion or so peers and companions; 14 billion is my estimate of all those who have ever lived but of course the actual number is still growing. Embracing such truths and taking them to heart is the path to maturity; and the path to being a responsible citizen of the Universe. Clearly there will always be something far greater than ourselves to consider, our true home is far greater than our estate here on planet Earth. We belong to history and all that it contains belongs to us as well.
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