trw
2005-08-16 12:04:42 UTC
the natural man is driven primarily
by pleasure and pain modulation,
"that feels good,
i like that,
gimme more"
"that causes discomfort,
i don't like that,
keep it away"
this is to say, the thoughts and attitudes
engendered by the body of man are generally
centered around the immediate well being
of the body.
these attitudes tend toward survival
of self in its various forms,
personal - familial - communal
not necessarily wrong, until these thoughts
and attitudes dictate a policy whereby one party
forcefully overrides the attainment of well being
that other parties also seek.
for instance, the lion attacks
the hyena to possess the hyena's food,
but when a man attacks another man
to possess the other man's food, he robs
that other man of the same freedoms
that he insists on having for himself,
and in so doing, he errs according to his own esteem.
what we may suggest is that the lions
and hyenas are simply not conscious
of their spirits.
but if they became aware of their spirits,
they too would find themselves residing in
the same conflict that man finds himself.
and asking themselves;
"is it correct to steal food from each other?"
and their spirits telling them that they
were committing crimes all the while the
body telling them to get food and get it now.
and so, we may further suggest that coming to a
realization of one's spirit without a concommittant
mitigation of the natural tendency towards
instinctual survival gives rise to a
consciousness of error that erodes
the fabric of the spirit.
the spirit needs to align with the Love of God.
the natural man needs to perpetuate its life.
in somewhat the same manner that metal
shavings align themselves with a magnetic
field, so, the human spirit must align with God,
and when 'we' prevent this alignment, 'we' suffer.
not a despotic overlord is God
no more than a magnetic field is exerting
a despotic influence over metal shavings.
mind you, i did -not- say,
"God is a magnetic field"
but that physical phenomenon can be
likened to a non-physical phenomena
that we experience in relation to God.
something that you can see is -like-
something that you cannot see.
and we suggest that "God is Love"
and when 'you' fall out
of alignment with "Love"
you suffer.
where the manifestations of suffering are manifold.
that is, difficult to point
at a single thing and say,
"that is suffering"
the conflict which arises amid living
by theft and living in the Love of God
is poisonous to the entire creature.
apparently, upon becoming conscious of
the spirit, man's best resort has been
to invent a disregard for the Love of God.
not cleansing the conscience
but ignoring the transgession.
starving and poisoning the spirit.
what God has invented is the removal of
the sin conciousness through a reasoned
understanding that survival is assured in
the spiritual alignment with the Love of God.
that consciousness of transgression
is dissolved as the transgression
itself is removed.
the conflict is resolved as you discover
that patient endurance feeds you more amply
than smash and grab policies.
we may now suggest that will power is one
attribute of the spirit, and the characteristic
abilities afforded by powers of the will should
enable the proper disciplining of the natural
man so as to render the natural man non-threatening
to neither himself nor his surroundings.
properly guiding the natural man as the vehicle
which interacts directly with the material universe.
how do we quantify will power?
is will power in the food you eat?
can you take a pill of will power?
will power and endurance are connected.
we could suggest that endurance is one
of the nexus points between the
natural man and the spirit man.
it seems correct to suggest that
will power triggers and sparks endurance
and not that endurance sparks will power.
albeit, we may contend that endurance
will become an attribute of the natural
man by virtue of the power of the will
that the spirit has exerted on to it.
youthful exuberance is not the same thing
as endurance, and when youthful exuberance wanes,
oftentimes, the natural man takes a seat on the bench.
and then you need exhortation to dig up that
consciousness of your spirit because that is
where an array of attributes that are beneficial
to your overall well being reside.
the same spiritual consciousness you buried
when it created a conflict in your mind
over indiscrete actions engendered by
the natural man's need to survive.
and our Savior is there
to unlock these doors
in your mind.
and remind you of those good things
you were once ill equipped
to properly employ.
and assist in the proper alignment
of the entire creature
in the Love of God.
by pleasure and pain modulation,
"that feels good,
i like that,
gimme more"
"that causes discomfort,
i don't like that,
keep it away"
this is to say, the thoughts and attitudes
engendered by the body of man are generally
centered around the immediate well being
of the body.
these attitudes tend toward survival
of self in its various forms,
personal - familial - communal
not necessarily wrong, until these thoughts
and attitudes dictate a policy whereby one party
forcefully overrides the attainment of well being
that other parties also seek.
for instance, the lion attacks
the hyena to possess the hyena's food,
but when a man attacks another man
to possess the other man's food, he robs
that other man of the same freedoms
that he insists on having for himself,
and in so doing, he errs according to his own esteem.
what we may suggest is that the lions
and hyenas are simply not conscious
of their spirits.
but if they became aware of their spirits,
they too would find themselves residing in
the same conflict that man finds himself.
and asking themselves;
"is it correct to steal food from each other?"
and their spirits telling them that they
were committing crimes all the while the
body telling them to get food and get it now.
and so, we may further suggest that coming to a
realization of one's spirit without a concommittant
mitigation of the natural tendency towards
instinctual survival gives rise to a
consciousness of error that erodes
the fabric of the spirit.
the spirit needs to align with the Love of God.
the natural man needs to perpetuate its life.
in somewhat the same manner that metal
shavings align themselves with a magnetic
field, so, the human spirit must align with God,
and when 'we' prevent this alignment, 'we' suffer.
not a despotic overlord is God
no more than a magnetic field is exerting
a despotic influence over metal shavings.
mind you, i did -not- say,
"God is a magnetic field"
but that physical phenomenon can be
likened to a non-physical phenomena
that we experience in relation to God.
something that you can see is -like-
something that you cannot see.
and we suggest that "God is Love"
and when 'you' fall out
of alignment with "Love"
you suffer.
where the manifestations of suffering are manifold.
that is, difficult to point
at a single thing and say,
"that is suffering"
the conflict which arises amid living
by theft and living in the Love of God
is poisonous to the entire creature.
apparently, upon becoming conscious of
the spirit, man's best resort has been
to invent a disregard for the Love of God.
not cleansing the conscience
but ignoring the transgession.
starving and poisoning the spirit.
what God has invented is the removal of
the sin conciousness through a reasoned
understanding that survival is assured in
the spiritual alignment with the Love of God.
that consciousness of transgression
is dissolved as the transgression
itself is removed.
the conflict is resolved as you discover
that patient endurance feeds you more amply
than smash and grab policies.
we may now suggest that will power is one
attribute of the spirit, and the characteristic
abilities afforded by powers of the will should
enable the proper disciplining of the natural
man so as to render the natural man non-threatening
to neither himself nor his surroundings.
properly guiding the natural man as the vehicle
which interacts directly with the material universe.
how do we quantify will power?
is will power in the food you eat?
can you take a pill of will power?
will power and endurance are connected.
we could suggest that endurance is one
of the nexus points between the
natural man and the spirit man.
it seems correct to suggest that
will power triggers and sparks endurance
and not that endurance sparks will power.
albeit, we may contend that endurance
will become an attribute of the natural
man by virtue of the power of the will
that the spirit has exerted on to it.
youthful exuberance is not the same thing
as endurance, and when youthful exuberance wanes,
oftentimes, the natural man takes a seat on the bench.
and then you need exhortation to dig up that
consciousness of your spirit because that is
where an array of attributes that are beneficial
to your overall well being reside.
the same spiritual consciousness you buried
when it created a conflict in your mind
over indiscrete actions engendered by
the natural man's need to survive.
and our Savior is there
to unlock these doors
in your mind.
and remind you of those good things
you were once ill equipped
to properly employ.
and assist in the proper alignment
of the entire creature
in the Love of God.