04-09-2010, 12:00 AM
"limiting complaining, focusing on blessings"
wow, thats pretty much ALL we need to do...well said Hawkeye.
I find the whole topic of the FI facinating. I dont know if it is really an entity outside ourselves or not, but in a way the answer to that doesnt really matter-cos the fact is that it ACTS like a foreign entity, and it is from one perspective our enemy to be fought every breath of every day. I do this by stalking myself constantly to examine my motives in everything, as well as maintaining focus on the heart and all that goes along with that- gratitude, compassion, love (not the muShy sort!)....
However the world we live in seems to depend on duality for its manifestation-light dark, night day, up down, in out, male female, old young etc etc and so it makes sense that evolution and involution exists as part of that duality. So from that perspective the FI isnt a 'mistake' or some evil thing that crept into our sector of the universe but is actually part of the design! And our struggle with it, to rise above it or however you want to put it, is how we actually build our spiritual muscle. Much like when on an exercise machine we need to increase the resistance (the weights) to keep getting stronger. So yes, the FI is our enemy, and yet from a larger perspective, it is our friend - in dealing with it we get to develop ourselves. It reminds me of the old saying that the Devil is the gatekeeper of heaven...he sists there making sure 'unpure' souls dont pass through. Not that I belive in heaven, but I like the idea that the forces of resistance have their place, and so we can on a deeper inner level SAY YES TO IT ALL. lol
wow, thats pretty much ALL we need to do...well said Hawkeye.
I find the whole topic of the FI facinating. I dont know if it is really an entity outside ourselves or not, but in a way the answer to that doesnt really matter-cos the fact is that it ACTS like a foreign entity, and it is from one perspective our enemy to be fought every breath of every day. I do this by stalking myself constantly to examine my motives in everything, as well as maintaining focus on the heart and all that goes along with that- gratitude, compassion, love (not the muShy sort!)....
However the world we live in seems to depend on duality for its manifestation-light dark, night day, up down, in out, male female, old young etc etc and so it makes sense that evolution and involution exists as part of that duality. So from that perspective the FI isnt a 'mistake' or some evil thing that crept into our sector of the universe but is actually part of the design! And our struggle with it, to rise above it or however you want to put it, is how we actually build our spiritual muscle. Much like when on an exercise machine we need to increase the resistance (the weights) to keep getting stronger. So yes, the FI is our enemy, and yet from a larger perspective, it is our friend - in dealing with it we get to develop ourselves. It reminds me of the old saying that the Devil is the gatekeeper of heaven...he sists there making sure 'unpure' souls dont pass through. Not that I belive in heaven, but I like the idea that the forces of resistance have their place, and so we can on a deeper inner level SAY YES TO IT ALL. lol