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- Boston Carter
- I am a Medical Intuitive and human theorist. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Applied Behavioral Science and am currently working on a Ph.D. in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. I study patterns of thought, personality and behavior in the hope of helping all of us to increase our levels of consciousness and understanding of spiritual energy interactions.
I posted this question to help us all hear from each other about how to apply a state of grace to our lives. I know that there are so many of you out there who possess tremendous wisdom. I'd love to hear it.
ReplyDeleteFor me, to be a light filled being is to ooze love out of every particle--thought, word, deed.
ReplyDeleteTo become that light filled being is to disappear all fear that keeps the illusion alive of being separate from God, separate from you, and then expanding love where fear used to reside.
How do we follow that one? Honestly, my guess is that we are all "light filled beings", and it's all in the perception.
ReplyDeleteSo a different angle of definition might be that "grace" is realizing this to be true. The "simple" beginning might be to begin loving oneself, caring for oneself.
When I begin to see all parts of "me" as perfectly in union with the Source, it opens me up to see others the same way... dropping judgments and fears and negative thinking. If I love myself, I can love others more purely.
And "all we need is love" : )
I'm on a whole study the Bible for wisdom time of my life and I am reminded, Michele, of Mark 12:29-30, and our normal interpretation is that we must love our neighbors as our selves...but my Pastor says that it is a better interpretion in this order: Love God, Love Yourself, Love your Neighbor as Yourself.
ReplyDeleteYour comments remind me of that. Today is Zachary's Birthday!
Light, light, light. Now, I don't want to present a scientific discussion about light that in any way digresses the comments here from Boston's "question behind the question," but...
ReplyDeleteLight is an amazing thing and I do think it's important to point out the dual nature of light. Light is, at once, a wave and a particle. How can this be? Well, no one really knows. Not the physicists, not the astrophysicists, not even Einstein (he won the 1921 Nobel Prize for his work on optics - not for relativity, general or special).
Light retains a mystical quality, even among the scientifically minded, that speaks directly to the effect(s) human consciousness can have on the Universe and its energies. The reason we know light is both a wave and a particle is because it changes from one to the other when we observe it under different conditions.
Among spiritually minded mystics, light, or Light, has always held a place of special significance. Christ often taught about light (the shining light on the hill, hiding your light (lamp) under a bushel, etc.). He even referred to himself as the light of the world - twice.
It is said that the Buddha often shined brightly as he sat meditating. He did not just talk about being light, he WAS light, and he shared it with others freely and with no expectations. Clearly, the nature of light is positive, energetic, and life-affirming.
When I think of light, I am bombarded by scientific and spiritual thoughts. I recognize that the conventional knowledge about the speed of light is based upon its travel in a vacuum (roughly 300,000 meters per second or 186,000 miles per second), yet it is also widely known that this speed decreases, sometimes significantly, when it is in a medium that is not a vacuum (try shining a light through a piece of basalt rock).
This leads me to consider Boston's question in light of the fact (pun intended) that we are substantial beings composed mostly of light that has been slowed down by another intangible medium - sound. The Bible is very specific about the Creation myth - heaven and earth were not created until God SPOKE. He literally spoke matter into being. Like any good myth, truth lies somewhere in its origin.
My point here is that we are, in our own beginnings, already beings of light. We have been instantiated here on this earth and it is our singular duty to actively seek ways to raise the level of our own light vibrations, thereby returning to our true nature.
How does one increase the level, or speed, of their own vibrations? Only through conscious, intentional acts can we achieve this. Even the holiest of holy people have achieved this very thing through diligent, hard work. I'm not suggesting seeking En-LIGHT-enment should be a rough slog that saps your spiritual energy. I am suggesting that it isn't easy; it takes mindfulness, awareness, and a yearning heart to become a truly "light-filled being." It also takes practice.
Of course, on a metaphorical level, we can do as Boston often describes: we can choose the light or the dark energy. History is filled with models of both, we have plenty of examples of both from which to choose.
I choose light.
Onward! Darin
P.S. Have lots more to say on this topic, but it's not my blog, is it? :-)
I love it when you speak Darin. BTW, I'd like this to be more of a forum than a blog. I should've called it that. I want to hear from you and all who come here. I find the questions I ask all of you help me to learn. Right now I feel like a novice student. I have allowed my thoughts to carry fear and create anxiety within rather than peace. I am still learning and will continue to so speak up. You all help me by doing so and I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteDarin, thank you for sharing that information. I love seeing opportunities for science to highlight the greatness and wonder of God.
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