January 23, 2012
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Ramblings on mortality.
#Mortality
Rambling thoughts
I am writing so that everybody knows I am still alive. I here one can leave messages on FaceBook now that will be released after you are dead. I think that is a cool idea...I wish Xanga will so a similar thing. Since a friend's friend died with cancer I am again aware of our physical mortality and how it contrast with my belief also that man has an eternal nature. Gurdjieff taught that we man must work on himself in order to attain that status of immortality. My own mystical inclination is to believe that we have an eternal nature that continues beyond this life time. I do think I have acquired sufficient evidence to accept #reincarnation as the most plausible explanation of the nature of man. Off course there are also different views on reincarnation and even many misrepresentations of the idea...especially when combined with that of Karma. For most people reincaration means simply coming back in a next life to pay for the sins of a previous life....and if you are really bad you will come back in a next life as an insect. Reincarnation is about the continual evolution of man's eternal spirit. I do not view this cycle of birth and death as one that we must try to escape...rather I see it as a cycle that must be mastered. Evolution seldom takes a step backwards and mostly is a relentless push forward to new levels of holism and potential. Understanding our eternal nature and the continued integration between function, will and being is truly good news. The Divine's presence is always edifying and always at work..always there as a guide for us to continue evolving.
I know that there are many who believe differently and I truly respect different viewpoints. However my dear reader on this blog, you must allow me to voice my opinion. You are welcome to comment and disagree or question. This blog is my ramblings with all its imperfection about life and finding my orientation towards life. In a sense my Xanga is the compass I use to find where I am, so that I know where I am going. I do not easily walk the path of others...Although I have a constructivist following a relativistic approach to knowledge it does not mean that my own opinions are flexible. As a matter of fact I am probably more set in my thinking than many fundamentalists. I am tolerant to other opinions because I learn from them ... I am even eager to hear other opinions and find out more...however listening is not by default accepting. I test my own world view on a regular basis and it must stand the test of time...but it also mean that I am less flexible to adopt ideas that are not fitting into the logic of my world view. We exchange ideas and those ideas inform us but we might draw different conclusions about the world around us. After all we differ in our thinking, our background, our education and we definitely do not share common experiences. While I am confident and certain about my own beliefs... I would be the first to tell you that they might change without notice. If I find a logic that is more coherent than what my own is or I have to face a fact more definite then I must open up my mind and question my own assumptions...that is part of our evolution. However if I say this today and that tomorrow, then I will always have a good reason why I changed my mind.
Life is interesting for we are continually evolving and growing. Our challenges changes. When we think we understand one life time, we end up in another with its own set of ideologies appropriate for that time. This was just a ramble ... I am alive and well and still blogging.
Comments (12)
I'm sure there is something to this life ever after, but really its something at this point in my life I don't think alot about.. What is, is what is and what will happen, will happen. I don't fight life nor will I fight death, I will let it come and just go with the flow and accept whatever comes my way.
I haven't given the afterlife much thought, but I'm open to new ideas. I actually like the idea of reincarnation rather than the heaven or hell most Christians fiercely cling to.
@The_Eyes_Of_A_Painter - Love your attitude... I am more aware of the reality of death and sometimes take time to question that realisation. Many a person before me have probably done so in a similar way. In the end it is as you wrote...we must just accept it as it comes across our path.
@gottobereal64 - It is always good to be open for ideas and I thank you for reading mine. Each must decide how we think about death and each of us will encounter death when it is our time.
Nice to know you are still with us!
I enjoy your ramblings. And I admire that you are firmly set in your beliefs, and yet are always open to listen to other views. Understanding is the key. You are right, we do not need to accept, but to understand. Co-exist and understand where each other comes from and why they believe as they do. I am open to reincarnation, and I do not believe it is payment for past sins. And I will never know the truth until the day I die. LOL!
My high school dissertation was on reincarnation and transmigration
And now, having been exposed to different faiths, I've come to realize that the eternal nature of man's essence must push it to exist even after the passing of the mortal body... reincarnation is very plausible...
@C_L_O_G - Every day is a blessing.
@songoftheheart - Openness and a sincere engagement with truth as we see it will ultimately lead to more insight. Thank you for always sharing your thoughts.
@tribong_upos - Sounds like a fabulous dissertation and glad you came to similar conclusions.
Thoughts I've pondered many times. I'm open to many opinions and beliefs, as you know well by following me. I think reincarnation is quite possible, and in fact, I've met some people that are so much like a deceased relative it freaked me out! Whether or not I believe 100%, no, not really. I believe that when things like miscarriage and still births happen, that its not their time,{something was wrong, not right, however you wish to look at it.} That the spirit of the baby returns to the Source, and return at a later time, when it is right.
I think life is so complex, yet quite simple. We tend to pick apart, analyze, and over think things, its human nature. When in fact, life is rather simple, we live, we strive all our lives to create a "memory" for when we die, and we peacefully die when its our time.. For those of us deeper thinkers, we try to figure out the one Source, if there is something more beyond what we see and what we know. For me, I believe 110% that *yes* there is more beyond what we see and know, and feel.
I believe in an afterlife too, not reincarnation though. But I also respect your point of view and appreciate your thoughts. I like the way you let people know of the certainty of your convictions, yet remaining open and thoughtful about other views, even when we don't expect to change them, I feel the same way too, and I think that's a good thing.
@AradiaRose - I can only say that I loved your reply and insight. What a lovely reply!! Thank you.
@Happily_Married_Guy - Thank you for the comment. Yes you are absolutely welcome to disagree with me and have a different view. Hopefully we never stop sharing our convictions, hopes and dreams.
Part of the human psyche seems to be fascination with the immortality of the soul. Reincarnation in all its forms is one aspect of this set of beliefs - the subsidiary idea that the soul must thus be divisable, (Population growth means that there have to be more and more souls to keep up with current demand) makes the idea even more interesting. Another attitude toward immortality holds that you are immortal as long as you are remembered - hence the idea of monuments (Do you know who built the Great Pyramid?). Since such fascination gives individuals hope and cultures stability, it has existed as long as humans have thought and dreamed. Since we are, as Carl Sagan said "All made of star stuff"we are in fact immortal as far as the Cosmos is concerned.
@tychecat - I doubt if I will be remembeed for long...I hope that I will make an impact that last long after I have been forgotten.... That is my true dream.
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