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Waking Up Freedom Within our mind we have complete freedom. We can believe anything we want. Most people do not take advantage of their freedom. Freedom must be modulated by goodness from source or nothing makes sense. Most people are asleep, they do not create. "People live in sleep, do everything in sleep, and do not know that they are asleep" -P.D. Ouspensky, The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution p.33. They are asleep, enculturated, unaware of the greater possibilities that could be theirs. Most people are like fish in water. Water surrounds the fish, and is always there. So the fish do not notice the water or think about it. We too are in our water that we do not think about. We not only have air pressure on every part of our body, but the pressure of our culture to go along with everyone else. Can we break out of the pond and see what is really there? The Bible is a mixture. I pick which has meaning for me. This has meaning for me: Now is the time to awake out of sleep. -Bible Rom 13:11 There comes a time for those who do wake up, a period of confusion and disbelief. One asks to prove it. Make sense, and where to go. Some seek a guru, others try visiting every religion. As their own beliefs start to look dogmatic and impractical what is needed is something universal and practical. But this is a wonderful time. It is a time of exploration. This is a new quest, a search for our own map to truth, a new paradigm of truth. Generally, we have two types of thought, one comes from our own mind, and the other comes of what we have accepted from others. Ask yourself "Where did I get these ideas?" Just because it is written it does not have to make sense or be profound. Some peo[le think that everything in the mass media is probably true or the written word of the gospel is absolutely true and pure. They were written by humans, and of course, subject to human errors. There are errors during the orginal writing, and errors made during translation. Consider how all the people are asleep, and ye are awake. They are dead, and ye are alive through the breaths of the Holy Spirit. They are blind while ye are endowed with perceptive sight. -- `Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 237 Perceptive sight is what we are after. Perceptive means keenness of insight. Not caring or not knowing we are actually dead. Yes certain levels of the brain are not working when we are just hanging around not knowing or caring. "Awake thou that sleepiest and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." -Jesus Christ -Ephesians 5:14 The Bible, KJV. Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all inhabitants therof. -Lev 25:10 Behold, all the land is before three: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. -Jer. 40:4 Ye shall know the truth , and the truth shall make you free. Jesus -John 8:32 But I was free born. Paul -John 8:32 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. -2 Cor. 3:17 So the Bible wants us to think, and know the truth and be free. If one is in darkness, one does not go for a walk as there is nothing to see and many ways to fall. With all the wisdom found in the Bible, one can also find that which is silly, unspiritual and worse. So the clergy picks the things that work in a sermon, but never talk about the dark side of the Bible. Bible Needs Editing Holy cow! I wonder why nobody has cleaned up the Bible. The atheists have fun picking it apart. It has contradiction, has pictured God as mean and deranged. Some of the worst include eating human dung and God making deals. Just use a Bible search engine and search for dung. It is an eye opener. Sorry that I have to report this stuff, and believe me I don't want you to give up and not believe in God. We need a better plan. Before we find a solution, here are some specific examples of what is strange about the Bible. For example, in Numbers 31 we read a story about a whole tribe is killed. The elderly and children are slaughtered. The only survivors were the virginal women, who were later raped by the “just and perfect” This might be true, but why put it in a holy book? The Bible was written by man who did not know what we know today. So we have bad science:
The story goes that the Bible contains enough pornographic material that if the Internet was not open, it could not be put up on the web. Thus if you want no pornographic material on the web, then you could not have the Bible on the web. One pornographic example is 2 Kings 18:27. Baha'i Holy Books As step up from the larger organized religions such as Christainity, one might try the Baha'i Faith. Their Holy Books are an upgrade from the ancient Bibles of the past. There is no pornographic or silly stuff in them. But again the Baha'i Faith wants you to conform to a certain belief. They have some very good ideas. If you are part of a large organziation you end up having some type of dogma. You are in a box But if you need to be in a box, there you are. The Invisible Exists Many things in the physical world are invisible to us such as radio waves, and air. But more importantly, the higher emotions of love, peace, and deep understanding are invisible. The scientific laws exist, but are invisible. What is invisible is actually more important than the visible, except of course, those things we need on the material level.. The materialist and the animal are both blind to the invisible aspects the spirit. ..for the animal is absolutely ignorant of the realm of spirit and out of touch with the inner world of conscious realization. The animal would agree with the materialist in denying the existence of that which transcends the senses. -- Compilation, Baha'i World Faith, p. 235 Nothingness is Also Mapped If we think about nothing, what happens is that nothing becomes an object in our mind and in our brain becomes a real thing. "Nothing" can kill. A person who believes in nothing, can do something to hurt themselves or someone else. I will say this in different words. In the mind we have a inner map. We recreate the perception of the outer world in our brain, in our mind. This is the inner map. This is our model of what we think is real. The model can contain "nothing" as something. This something is mistaken belief, darkness,, and apathy. Thus nothing is a force to consider. Our Two Basic Natures In general, we humans have two natures, a subconscious animal nature and our spiritual nature. What is thought of sin, is actually our animal nature.
The Pyramid of Brain Cells Must Be Organized The brain is made up of the trillions of brain cells. Knowing that each cell is a semi-independent unit, it is amazing that all the cells work so well together for the greater good. Apparently, many cells are managers, limited the worker cells to certain tasks. If this is true, we consider that like a large nation or company, there are fewer managers as one approaches the top. In the brain, the top cell or cells must interface with the soul. The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. Isaiah 24:10 In the simplest way of arranging the brain, we can assume that the brain in the overall scheme of things, is made up of pyramids within pyramids with control at the top. If a pyramid breaks down, the mind can become its own a monster. A person might experience rapid thought, jumping from one thing to another, or he might make other error involved in cognitive thought. If a thought path loops on itself, the person may show repeated movements, stuttering, or compulsive behavior. Thus it is important to keep the hierarchy on track with real information, but medication may interrupt the path so that oscillation or other detrimental pathway are interrupted. Culture and Programming the Subconscious Mind We learn through out our lives, but when we are young we absorb everything without thinking about it. Some call this programming. We were given a name, taught a language and religious views without our permission. Most people stick to these teachings and remain programmed though out their lives. , never considering that they have been molded by outside forces. This is mass hypnosis, or perhaps hypnosis is too strong a word and the "domesticated" might be a better word. One has to rebel against this programming. Some people have to visit another country before they see the light. In this way they have something to hold their culture up to. For example, between the East and Western cultures, what areas of belief clash? Where both cultures have the same beliefs (going beyond language barriers) there is a much better probability of something being true. A common area might be isometric exercise and yoga. Many of the techniques are the same. There are many techniques, but basically one concentrates on a sound, a tone, or perhaps a chant. Here the brain cells that do the chanting, turn off the other brain cells and help form the internal pyramid of peace. Hypnosis If certain cells are in control of the brain, an outside entity can also control the brain. Another brain can provide the same control through hearing suggestions. By listening to another and letting another control our thoughts we become into a trance. This trance state is called Hypnosis. We all go into a trace or alpha state of consciousness before we sleep. We drift into another world of the dream. So hypnosis in the larger sense of the word is very common. Hypnosis also is possible by listening to the radio or watching TV. This is why billions of dollars are spent on advertising. Even surfing the web or driving down a long straight road can put one in a hypnotic trance. Is Our Belief System Really Ours? Succinctly stated, every decision is determined by habitual beliefs. Even habits are formed by what we believe. The first time we did something; that is now a habit, we made a conscious decision to do it or to go along with someone. Our strongest beliefs are only habits unless we take the time to investigate for ourselves. We cannot say just because everyone believes this or that it is true. Note that not too many years ago, tomatoes were considered poison. Hypnosis as a Tool Religion uses hypnosis as a tool to guide one into a purer state. Hypnosis like an automobile can travel to the worse or best places. We do not become willing puppets, but try out a service and become entranced by the rhythms and words of the clergy. As we get closer to God (or to the churches teachings) the feelings of goodness and purpose arise, but with the direction and will of the clergy. The sermon, the ceremony continues and we find ourselves floating to a new level of being and we are culturally imprinted. Most Everyone is Hypnotized By Their Culture As we follow others we fill our minds with somebody's ideas. Most people are like fish-- blind to their own water. Our friends live in the same water. In the water we do not know we are wet. Our beliefs are constantly being reinforced. Why do we wear certain clothes? Why is something funny? Why do we have to have a green lawn that does not grow food? Why do we eat pigs and not make pets of them? Why do we not eat dogs and make pets of them. Pigs can be smarter than dogs. Why do we eat shrimp and not insects? Is there a lot of difference? Yes, we are all "enculturated" by sneaky processes working below the threshold of our awareness. These sneaky processes I call Molding, Forces and include light hypnosis, heavy suggestion making and behavior modification. The MF forces constantly mold us, more so in our childhood, but they continue to work to our last days. MFs change our belief systems without our direct knowledge. This is why we all have different belief systems. We will talk more about MFs on the next page at this web site. There is Only One Truth, But a Lot of Vantage Points Like birds flying over a city, people tend to view the world from their particular vantage point. The vantage point changes with one's interest, experiences, training, keenness of eyesight, and whom one is with. Every structure such as a building is a people filter. If there is music, people who like music will be there. If the structure is a bus, they will not like cars as much as people at the racetrack do. People who like to search for new answers will take certain courses and be found in certain areas of a bookstore. The lazy minded would not be in college. Changing Vantage Points through Propaganda Every book, poster, radio and television stations try to effect your mind. What makes news important, why is your country the best and most important? Why should we conform? If the effect is sneaky then it is called propaganda. Some of the hidden agendas of propaganda scan be identified as such as it always has hidden agendas as shown on the right.
What is interesting is that for every truth there are an infinite number of possible lies. For example, if we count three objects, we could lie pick any number except three. Truths are Coming Together Truth over time usually wins. As the world is gets smaller more information is available and this helps civilization advance. Older religions are giving away to science, and science is becoming more religious. 1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 3. Waking Up (this page) Copyright © 2009 George Norwood |