Merkabah

[Kgal]

Feeling ungrounded.
Uncentered.
Off Balance.
Disconnected.
Unproductive.
Impatient.

I am at a complete loss as for what I am supposed to do now.
I cannot go back to the rat race…which also means not ever doing surgery and letting that knowledge I gained for so many years wither away.
What do do with it all? I could be a counselor of some sort, but I just don’t know that I could be that patient with someone who needs someone to be patient with them.
I could teach…I have been offered before…it’s kind of a sad acceptance of my physical limitations.
Feeling like I’m in limbo every day.

Remember that greatness you felt as a child? When you could jump and run and your body never gave out? I know I have to let certain things go…but part of me never stopped believing if I just wished hard enough things like flying are possible.

I do think that I was born differently than most kids…and maybe some other INFJs can relate and some cannot.
I felt like my body was not my own for a long time as kid…like it was an avatar….if it wasn’t me then who was/is it?

I feel like I’m waiting for some sign that has been there the whole time…I just can’t read the language…and so it’s nothing but more background noise bombarding us.

And I want to make a difference…I want to stand up and shout “You’re all fucking crazy!” but then who is the crazy one then?

How do you resolve the frustrations of the world we live and take part in, with a set of uncompromising values that seem to have transcended you as this incarnation?
If knowledge is power, then why does our society worship all that is dumb, ignorant, and obnoxious?
If we all just rise above the trash, then I feel like I would lose a part of myself in doing so.

Angst.

I dream all the time of this world ending in so many ways…terrible ways.
And what did I do last night as the world was falling apart around me…I climbed into bed (in my dream) with Sensiko and snuggled her.

I don’t know what the point of this was…glean from it something resembling wise thoughts if you dare.

Wow. I was just responding to a friend about my age who is expressing those words....along with many others I know. We all seem to be staring at the Void together. The teachings are all saying this is the big test. We are staring at Faith my friend....and it sucks. This is the part where we stop listening to our rational thinking mind and just love it. Love the incessant whining....the pleading...the tantrums...all the dire warnings of the Sky Falling. You know what I mean.

I love the fact you climbed in to bed and snuggled with someone who loves you. imo that was the best action you could take.

Your dreams are interesting. I suspect you are witnessing some of your other lives who witnessed the destruction of whole societies and the Earth herself in our "past". Like Atlantis. All the issues from that time are coming up for integration and acceptance now. From what I've been able to glean it appears there were two factions during that time. One who wanted to use technology to hasten ascension and one who didn't. The technology ones won the debate and built a huge crystal to harness the light of the Sun. They then used this to focus extra energy from the Sun on to Earth. The result was total devastation to entire continents and of course civilization was destroyed.
We learned from that mistake and this time is different. We are doing it the slow and gentle way....letting our bodies adjust as we take in more light a little bit at a time.

Thinking your body was just an Avatar is amazingly accurate!

 

[Skarekrow]

Wow. I was just responding to a friend about my age who is expressing those words....along with many others I know. We all seem to be staring at the Void together. The teachings are all saying this is the big test. We are staring at Faith my friend....and it sucks. This is the part where we stop listening to our rational thinking mind and just love it. Love the incessant whining....the pleading...the tantrums...all the dire warnings of the Sky Falling. You know what I mean.

I love the fact you climbed in to bed and snuggled with someone who loves you. imo that was the best action you could take.

Your dreams are interesting. I suspect you are witnessing some of your other lives who witnessed the destruction of whole societies and the Earth herself in our "past". Like Atlantis. All the issues from that time are coming up for integration and acceptance now. From what I've been able to glean it appears there were two factions during that time. One who wanted to use technology to hasten ascension and one who didn't. The technology ones won the debate and built a huge crystal to harness the light of the Sun. They then used this to focus extra energy from the Sun on to Earth. The result was total devastation to entire continents and of course civilization was destroyed.
We learned from that mistake and this time is different. We are doing it the slow and gentle way....letting our bodies adjust as we take in more light a little bit at a time.

Thinking your body was just an Avatar is amazingly accurate!

I think it was’t until the 3rd or 4th grade that I started to think of it being “my” body….strange.
I feel like I have been witness to many destructions….sometimes I see it happening, but often it is directly after.
If they are indeed remembrances of other times and places then I fear they are serving as a warning that we as a society need to evolve…but more than that, like I said I felt like a witness in my dreams oftentimes….in other words, just so someone actually “sees” it and is cognizant of it…as if that makes it more real somehow.

Yesterday was rough for me, I won’t lie…it was like that thing called “apathy” that I write so much about lacking in this world…it grabbed me…as if to show me how terrible and lonely and hopeless it can be.
This morning I feel back to being positive again…back to how I normally feel.

I still don’t know what to do now…but that doesn’t seem to matter again, like it had before…whereas yesterday I could’ve walked off a bridge with little regard.
It’s total disconnection is what it is…that is the definition of “Apathy” - totally or partial disconnection to a collective consciousness or source.

 

[Skarekrow]

Not a bad article!
Common sense ways to do it.

30 Ways that I’m Grounding Myself​

I definitely can be stubborn.
And I don’t always listen to the universe or to signs that are presented to me the first time I see them or feel them, especially if they are going to require me to change in some way.

I’ve been receiving signs for years that it was time to get grounded.
I’ve had friends mention this to me.

I’ve had articles pop into my view with grounding meditations and tools to help bring me closer to the Earth.
I’ve felt the nudge to get outside more and to move my body more.

And yet, I ignored these urgings.
I wasn’t ready to change.

I didn’t think it was important.
I didn’t think it mattered all that much.

I like living in the spiritual world.
It’s filled with such lightness and freedom where anything is possible and all is love.

I live so much of my life in my soul — tapping into the universal love and feeling it so deeply.
This is such a beautiful place to hang out in.

But lately, I’ve been feeling tired.
Really tired.

And I’ve been feeling scattered.
Really scattered.

And I haven’t been as healthy or as vibrant or as joyful as I would like.

And I keep hearing “ground yourself.”

I’ve realized that my feet hardly ever touch the ground.
When I am writing, my feet are up in the chair with me.

When I am sitting outside, my feet are either on the table or up in the chair.
When I’m resting on the couch, my feet are again off the ground.

I rarely walk or exercise — times when my feet would be on the ground. It’s no wonder that I don’t feel grounded!
I’m never touching the ground!

This was a huge revelation, and I immediately took these signs and messages to heart.
I asked my soul how it would like me to ground myself.

And I listened.

I kept hearing that grounding myself wouldn’t take away from my time in the spiritual world — it would enhance it.

I would be able to be more present there.
I would be able to enjoy it more.

After hearing this message and listening to my soul, I then did some research to find specific grounding techniques.
I sifted through it all and came up with a list of ways to ground myself.

I know that this most likely will change, but I wanted to share it now for two reasons.
First, I’m hoping that if you’re also floating above the ground, this will help bring you back down.

And second, I find that when I put something out into the world, I’m much more likely to stick with it.
You’ll now know that I’m committed to this, and so that will help me stay on this path.

A path that I truly want to stay on.

Here are 30 things that I am doing to consciously ground myself:

1. I put my feet on the ground — often. If I’m sitting at my desk, I’m going to be mindful of how I’m sitting. And I’ll be sure to put my feet on the floor from time to time. I’ll also take more breaks where I will get up and walk around a bit. When I sit outside, I will again put my feet on the ground and will make a point to sometimes walk in the grass or on the concrete with my bare feet.
2. I listen to grounding meditations. (Here is a list of some on YouTube.)
3. I take dark showers. This immediately helps me release all of my scattered thoughts and any events that have happened throughout the day and bring me into the present moment.
4. I remember to close my energetic channel. I am an empath, which means that I have the ability to feel exactly what others are feeling. And I found that while I love this gift, I can also be drained by it. So I now am opening the energetic door at the beginning of a client session or a chat with a friend (so I can be open and fully present), and I close it at the end. I give them back their energy with love. And I say a prayer to re-center myself and re-ground myself.
5. I use a salt lamp, which I keep in my office. While I know that there are many benefits to these lamps, one of the things that I like about it is just having this huge rock in my view. That feels extra grounding to me.
6. I light candles. While I love my LED candles, there is something very grounding about having a real candle burning next to me while I write. So I make sure to light one each and every time (including now).
7. I wear clothes that are soft and comfortable.
8. I honor my emotions. This means that if I’m happy, I embrace being happy. If I am sad, I am okay with being sad. I honor wherever I am and allow myself to be there — fully in it.
9. I make time to be still and quiet - to write, to journal, to go within.
10. I visualize myself connected to the Earth through my feet and connected to the universe through the top of my head. This helps me feel both grounded and also balanced.
11. I get foot rubs (thanks to my sweetie). This is an amazing way of helping me feel more grounded.
12. I remember to take deep breaths. Big, big ones that help me feel centered.
13. I eat whole foods that nourish my body.
14. I move my body. This helps me remember that I am here on Earth. That I’m not just a soul, but I’m a human being. So I dance and play and move. I honor my body. I tell it how much I appreciate it. I love it and nurture it with words and also by taking care of it.
15. I listen to music that feeds my soul.
16. I set boundaries — with myself and also with others. I create buffers of stillness in between sessions with clients. I have at least an equal amount of days off from sessions as I do on. I don’t talk to anyone (besides my sweetie) on the weekends. I find space to recharge. To honor my own needs. And to listen to my soul.
17. I do one thing at a time. Just one thing. I am the Queen of multitasking, which I’ve found is the exact opposite of grounding.
18. I limit my time on social media. This is one that I’m just starting to try, and it’s already feeling much more grounding for me. I am taking weekends off from email and social media, and I’m turning off the automatic alerts when a new notification comes in during the week. This way, when I’m there, I’m there because I have chosen to be. And this feels much calmer and loving to me — less reactive.
19. I light incense — rich, Earthy scents like Sandlewood help settle me down very quickly.
20. I surround myself with healing gemstones. I carry these in my pocket throughout the day.
21. I drink a lot of water.
22. I balance my chakras.
23. I play with my cats. I have three wonderful cats that I love very much. I love getting on the ground with them and playing, loving, and cuddling. They can’t help but live in the present moment. They can’t help but feel grounded. And spending time with them helps me do the same.
24. I am conscious of my thoughts. If they are leading me up, up, and away — I mindfully bring them back down to the ground.
25. I laugh. This always, always helps to bring me right back to the present moment and right back down to Earth.
26. I spend time in nature. While I’m not a gardener, I do love my backyard. It’s lush and filled with trees and bushes and grass and birds. Our house backs onto a field where geese and ducks live. It’s so peaceful and grounding for me to sit out there and listen to all of the sounds that living in this beautiful area brings.
27. I go to the beach. I love the ocean. It fills me up. It is so calming and energizing at the same time. It grounds me. I can just spend hours at the beach, watching the waves. It feels like home to me, and I’m going to make a point to spend more time there.
28. I create. It doesn’t matter what — but creating always helps bring me back to the ground. I can paint or write or bake — anything to help me connect with the physical world through my hands.
29. I pray. I ask my angels to help me feel more grounded. I ask the universe to support me in this process of embracing this humanness while still living within my soul.
30. I continue to open my heart to love. I am so blessed to spend my days with my sweetie. Dan helps keep me grounded. Just being around him and feeling his love brings me right back down to Earth. Focusing on our love (and love in general) is all that matters. It’s both grounding and uplifting at the same time.

I feel on such a deep level that this is important.
I sense it with every part of my being.

And I know that if I’m feeling this, someone else is, too.
So it’s my hope that this list serves as a starting point for you to go within and find ways to ground yourself.

It’s my hope that we all will come back down to the ground and stay there for awhile.
Because doing this will actually enable us to be more present and more giving and more loving and more everything.

 

[Kgal]

I think it was’t until the 3rd or 4th grade that I started to think of it being “my” body….strange.
I feel like I have been witness to many destructions….sometimes I see it happening, but often it is directly after.
If they are indeed remembrances of other times and places then I fear they are serving as a warning that we as a society need to evolve…but more than that, like I said I felt like a witness in my dreams oftentimes….in other words, just so someone actually “sees” it and is cognizant of it…as if that makes it more real somehow.

Yesterday was rough for me, I won’t lie…it was like that thing called “apathy” that I write so much about lacking in this world…it grabbed me…as if to show me how terrible and lonely and hopeless it can be.
This morning I feel back to being positive again…back to how I normally feel.

I still don’t know what to do now…but that doesn’t seem to matter again, like it had before…whereas yesterday I could’ve walked off a bridge with little regard.
It’s total disconnection is what it is…that is the definition of “Apathy” - totally or partial disconnection to a collective consciousness or source.

Yes. I think the bolded part is the more relevant.

By you "seeing" it and being very cognizant of the details - especially your emotional response to it - you are providing the details of that life event back to Source....and then to the collective. This is critical information and I am glad to see you doing it.

 

[Skarekrow]

Yes. I think the bolded part is the more relevant.

By you "seeing" it and being very cognizant of the details - especially your emotional response to it - you are providing the details of that life event back to Source....and then to the collective. This is critical information and I am glad to see you doing it.

It’s terrible….it’s always the mass end of life.
More than that…the event itself…is aware of it’s purpose…that’s the best I can describe it.

 

[Skarekrow]

 

[Skarekrow]

Here are 30 Albert Einstein quotes that will open your mind and make your day:

1. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”

2. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.”

3. “I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice.”

4. “The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

5. “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”

6. “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”

7. “Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do– but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it.”

8. “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”

9. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

10. “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value”

11. “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”

12. “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.”

13. “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”

14. “Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.”

15. “Nature shows us only the tail of the lion. But I do not doubt that the lion belongs to it even though he cannot at once reveal himself because of his enormous size.”

16. “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”

17. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”

18. “My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.”

19. “Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”

20. “I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.”

21. “Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics, I can assure you that mine are all greater”

22. “In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.”

23. “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.”

24. “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”

25. “Truth is what stands the test of experience.”

26. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”

27. “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

28. “Human knowledge and skills alone cannot lead humanity to a happy and dignified life. Humanity has every reason to place the proclaimers of high moral standards and values above the discoverers of objective truth.”

29. “Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.”

30. “Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you rach eighteen.”

​

 

[Kgal]

It’s terrible….it’s always the mass end of life.
More than that…the event itself…is aware of it’s purpose…that’s the best I can describe it.

That's the way it has ended for the last four ages.... mass die off. Reading this makes me tear up remembering my End of the World dreams I had last year. It's important to grieve it all.
The event itself is aware of it's purpose? Yes. yes... I can see that....as all has it's purpose within the grand design of the Prime Creator.

oh crap....so emotional right now...had to step away for tears.

This song from my youtube playlist is crooning softly. Perhaps I'm resonating with my ancient Celtic ancestors.
Did you point me to this song? I cannot recall how I found it.

Anyway....try to view your life as the one designed to teach the collective how to have empathy and compassion....for that is what is happening right now.


Who has dressed you in strange clothes of sand?
Who has taken you far from my land?
Who has said that my sayings were wrong?
And who will say that I stayed much too long?
Clothes of sand have covered your face
Given you meaning, taken my place
Some make your way on down to sea
Something has taken you so far from me
Does it now seem worth all the color of skies?
To see the earth through painted eyes
To look through panes of shaded glass
See the stains of winter's grass
Can you now return to from where you came?
Try to burn your changing name
Or with silver spoons and colored light
Will you worship moons in winter's night?
Clothes of sand have covered your face
Given you meaning taken my place
So make your way on down to the sea
Something has taken you so far from me.

[video=youtube;KDcAbEde_J0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDcAbEde_J0[/video]

 

[Skarekrow]

That's the way it has ended for the last four ages.... mass die off. Reading this makes me tear up remembering my End of the World dreams I had last year. It's important to grieve it all.
The event itself is aware of it's purpose? Yes. yes... I can see that....as all has it's purpose within the grand design of the Prime Creator.

oh crap....so emotional right now...had to step away for tears.

This song from my youtube playlist is crooning softly. Perhaps I'm resonating with my ancient Celtic ancestors.
Did you point me to this song? I cannot recall how I found it.

Anyway....try to view your life as the one designed to teach the collective how to have empathy and compassion....for that is what is happening right now.


Who has dressed you in strange clothes of sand?
Who has taken you far from my land?
Who has said that my sayings were wrong?
And who will say that I stayed much too long?
Clothes of sand have covered your face
Given you meaning, taken my place
Some make your way on down to sea
Something has taken you so far from me
Does it now seem worth all the color of skies?
To see the earth through painted eyes
To look through panes of shaded glass
See the stains of winter's grass
Can you now return to from where you came?
Try to burn your changing name
Or with silver spoons and colored light
Will you worship moons in winter's night?
Clothes of sand have covered your face
Given you meaning taken my place
So make your way on down to the sea
Something has taken you so far from me.

[video=youtube;KDcAbEde_J0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDcAbEde_J0[/video]

They are strange dreams in that I change characters throughout though I am remaining myself as the sentient observer…but I can feel and experience what each person is feeling…this is if they are not all dead yet.
There was one society that was so drugged up and dependent on the government to supply them the drugs they would work like slaves and the system fell apart.
People woke from their drug hazes….and burned it all down….but without the drugs they died too.
The two worst ones were…the one of the empty earth as far as I could see…empty except for towers of bodies…and I mean hundreds of feet high…piled there by god knows who or what…and I just walked among the bottoms of the piles and saw every kind of person of every age and creed, all just broken.
They all began to burn and I woke up.
The other was an alien world to me….the most I can glean from it other than being extremely frightened at what I was seeing was that something evil that grew like giant pink veins was digesting the population but it, itself was only designed to do just that and then it too would die…I walked around and inside the remnants and feeling the sheer horror of what took place there…but it was so alien to me it literally sacred me awake for the rest of the night.

I have died SO many times in my dreams…shot, stabbed, fallen to my death, burned, beaten, vaporized….you name it.

 

[Skarekrow]

 

[Skarekrow]

https://www.edx.org/course/violent-universe-anux-anu-astro3x#!​

 

[Skarekrow]

 

[INFJ16]

https://www.edx.org/course/violent-universe-anux-anu-astro3x#!​

Very cool! I checked it out, and there are a lot of other free courses on there too. The cost for certification (if you also choose to get the certificate) seems reasonable as well. Thank you for sharing!

 

[Skarekrow]

Near-Death Experiences:
An Online Educational Course​

You are welcome to take this course without CEU credits at no cost, or with CEU credits with a small charge.
This self-guided audiovisual course will be an experience you will not forget.

After an introduction that summarizes decades of research at major universities and health care centers, you will hear people who have had near-death experiences speak for themselves.

You will learn from them, in their own voices, about the typical motifs that occur in NDEs and what it feels like to experience them.
This is the next best thing to being in a room with a group of experiencers to hear first-hand what it is like to have an NDE.

The course takes a little over one hour to complete.

http://www.iandsce.org/NDE/Index.html​

 

[Skarekrow]

Atom
The Clash of the Titans

[video=youtube;JkZFzo7dCww]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JkZFzo7dCww[/video]

The Clash of the Titans - Atom Episode 1 of 3 - The first of three programmes in which nuclear physicist Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of the greatest scientific discovery ever - that everything is made of atoms.

As scientists delved deep into the atom, into the very heart of matter, they unravelled nature's most shocking secrets.
They had to abandon everything they believed in and create a whole new science, which today underpins the whole of physics, chemistry, biology and maybe even life itself.

The series tells a story of geniuses like Albert Einstein and Werner Heisenberg who were driven by their thirst for knowledge and glory.
It is a story of false starts and conflicts, ambition and revelation, a story which leads us through some of the most exciting and exhilarating ideas ever conceived by the human race.

Atom
The Key to The Cosmos

[video=youtube;2ioROyrNJMU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2ioROyrNJMU[/video]

The Key to the Cosmos - Atom Episode 2 of 3 - The second in Professor Jim Al-Khalili's three-part documentary about the basic building block of our universe, the atom.

He shows how, in our quest to understand the tiny atom, we unravelled the mystery of how the universe was created.
It's a story with dramatic twists and turns, taking in world-changing discoveries like radioactivity, the atom bomb and the big bang.

All this forms part of an epic narrative in which the greatest brains of the 20th century competed to answer the biggest questions of all - why are we here and how were we made?

Atom
The Illusion of Reality

[video=youtube;pCgFRx2azlc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pCgFRx2azlc[/video]

The Illusion of Reality - Atom Episode 3 of 3 - The final part of Professor Jim Al-Khalili's documentary series about the basic building block of our universe, the atom.

Al-Khalili explores how studying the atom forced us to rethink the nature of reality itself, encountering ideas that seem like they are from science fiction but in fact are a central part of modern science.

He discovers that there might be parallel universes in which different versions of us exist and finds out that empty space is not empty at all, but seething with activity.

The world we think we know - the solid, reassuring world of our senses - turns out to be a tiny sliver of an infinitely weirder and more wonderful universe than we had ever conceived in our wildest fantasies.​

 

[Skarekrow]

Between Life and Death


[video=youtube;P5pBG7VoKx8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=P5pBG7VoKx8[/video]

On the border between life and death, people report extraordinary experiences.
Those who have returned from the very edge of death describe seeing visions of another world.
For some it's heaven, for others hell.

But is the near death experience a glimpse of the afterlife or does it provide a powerful insight into the mysteries of the brain.
The near death experience doesn't just offer glimpses to heaven and hell, it's also pushing boundaries of research into the science of the mind.
Scientists want to know what a near death experience has in common with the effects with high gravitational forces and hallucinogenic drugs on the human brain. Doctors too are trying to find an explanation to this mystery phenomenon.

 

[Skarekrow]

On Giving
Kahlil Gibran

You give but little when you give of your possessions.
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow?
And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the overprudent dog burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows the pilgrims to the holy city?
And what is fear of need but need itself?
Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?

There are those who give little of the much which they have--and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome.
And there are those who have little and give it all.
These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism.
And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;
They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.
Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth.

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding;
And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.
And is there aught you would withhold?
All you have shall some day be given;
Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors'.

You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving."
The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.
They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.
Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and his nights, is worthy of all else from you.
And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to fill his cup from your little stream.
And what desert greater shall there be, than that which lies in the courage and the confidence, nay the charity, of receiving?
And who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed?
See first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument of giving.
For in truth it is life that gives unto life while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.

And you receivers... and you are all receivers... assume no weight of gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself and upon him who gives.
Rather rise together with the giver on his gifts as on wings;
For to be overmindful of your debt, is to doubt his generosity who has the freehearted earth for mother, and God for father.
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[MENTION=5667]Jacobi[/MENTION]

I would have to say the answer for me is “No”.
But I can appreciate the quote and it did make me contemplate where “I” fits in with the “We” or more so the “is-ness”.
I do think that I have had some very unusual childhood and some adulthood experiences (*winkwink*), but those are hardly subjective just to me.
They are what originally sparked my interest in such things, but I don’t consider myself anymore lucky than being born with green eyes instead of brown.
I don’t think I’m special…if anything, I have been detrimental to my real life while off in my head somewhere.

 

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[video=youtube;ezmR9Attpyc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ezmR9Attpyc[/video]​

 

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Father Bede Griffiths, Benedictan Monk

[video=youtube;z3Dm6bt-sO0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=z3Dm6bt-sO0[/video]​