old3bob

I'd say evolving "soul" is related to all the aspects you are bringing up (some schools even deny soul and its evolution) But not so for the "Soul of the soul" as pointed to with the term "Self" in the Upanishads and other systems. Btw. in many schools of Hinduism the causal realm gods are not equated with the Self, for instance Lord Brahma the creator is said to be an emanation of the transcendent which manifests and expresses through that aspect. Mind can not wrap its head around the Self for the Self is not of the mind or a thing, thus with all of minds powers, reasoning and striving it still can not split the Self apart or nail it down. I'm not an enlightened or empowered master but I'd also say ideas (thoughts) of a static, in some ways lacking, or Source as being incomplete if It doesn't also evolve as things do -- does not apply to It, a.k.a. "Mystery". (a term from chap. 1 of the T.T.C.)

Tempting death to feel alive? BASE jumper dies after leaping from 6,000-foot mountain, Washington cops say Story by Helena Wegner USA today Mount Baring in Washington is pictured. A 40-year-old BASE jumper was found dead on the mountain. "A BASE jumper was found dead after leaping from the top of a 6,000-foot mountain peak in Washington, deputies said. The incident happened at about 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at Mount Baring, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said in an Aug. 29 news release. The 40-year-old man leaped from the summit, then his friend jumped shortly after him, deputies said. His friend heard a crash and saw the man's opened parachute "near the 4,000 foot level (of the mountain) but was unable to see the individual." The friend contacted authorities, and they found the man dead in an "extremely steep and hazardous section of the mountain's north face, making direct access impossible," deputies said. Multiple agencies worked together to make a plan on recovering his body. A helicopter hovered about 600 feet from his body as rescuers rappelled down the rocky and steep mountainside to reach him, deputies said. They packaged his body and airlifted him off the mountain. It took three days for teams to complete the recovery operation, deputies said. BASE jumping is an extreme sport where athletes jump from a fixed object and free fall before opening a parachute, according to topendsports.com. "BASE stands for building, antennae, span (bridges) and earth," where the athletes jump from, the website says."

Holy cow, that climb for young kids is above beyond what they should ever have to do imo. (which of course doesn't count there) Btw. what about that guy in the hole in the vertical slab? Wonder how he got in there?

good wine put into old bottles does have some problems in our "modern times" then again what do our modern times boil down to? Is a good wine made better or is it the same just in a different bottle? The drink of Purity is what counts the most! I like your sentence of: "Over time, it naturally self-organizes toward coherence, integration, and functional refinement, producing the effects traditions describe as alignment." although I'd use words more like unfolds or reveals instead of "producing", for a particular light body is woven of light but what is inside that light and where did it come from or what produced it? (Is it dependent on and created by human means, btw if said body has been woven at some point will it not also be unwoven at some point - returning into an ocean of light? )

I don't know much but I like the saying it "goes far and returns" (as in manifestation) to paraphrase a line from the T.T.C.; but the secret so to speak to me is that it also or at the same time never left as transcendent Being...(as in going through evolution or devolution) which granted sounds illogical....but I'd say perspective is one of the keys to the meaning of that little excerpt. Intellect may go a very long ways, and splitting hairs can also go a very long ways but what about when such processes end? What then shall a soul/mind do? Well it can only find the answer to that for itself. (although with some help from one that has attained the synchronization mentioned which is beyond ego) For then and adding Hari to Om Tat Sat is realized...

my balance also acts up now and then. Medical people say there are I had a red tailed hawk dive bomb on me once (suddenly out of nowhere) I could see part of it spread out wings and talons in my side vision as I collapsed instinctively to the ground for safety. (as it banked away before getting all the way too me) Talk about throwing one off balance that sure did it! Btw and earlier that same morning we were charged by bear who could have had us for lunch but broke off his run at us and disappeared into the woods. Needless to say I didn't sleep well that night at our remote campsite with a bear in the area.

there are certain problems if folks separate "God" from the totality of "creation" which is really an emanation of "God" thus not a separate creation...I'd also say that the play on words about emptiness/empty can be kind of confusing, anyhow we could say the transcendent is not a thing, but that the emanated aspects or resulting forms from the transcendent are things. Btw to me nihilism sucks.

dam those free radicals and such, they are getting away with murder.

I'd say that the "indestructible core" does not evolve, has no need to evolve, and if it did then it could also devolve; what does is evolve is our souls (light bodies) which to me would equate to bettering and ultimately fully synchronizing to said core without anything in the way or separation. (including even our particular minds which are apparent or aspects of the total mind which is beyond such particulars) Also the idea of upgrading human consciousness/mind if that is what you mean is right on whereas pure consciousness or pure Shakti needs no upgrade and already is one with the indestructible core. We could say that the motive or spiritual emotion and need to return to unbreakable Truth/Sat and Shakti are built into the billions/trillions/zillions of us forms that are searching in every which way possible to do find that which is right under our noses... The Hindu Sages came to a realization of that return and proclaimed, "Om Tat Sat, Om Tat Sat...Om Tat Sat Om.........." Good day

those are good little buggers in a compost pile once they have done their work...

did he also get his toe nails done, apparently some guys are doing that now (will i follow suit, probably not)

whatever gets posted here from A-Z is more or less ok and could also be fair game, including restoring one's health which is big topic in the exercise/planet fitness world...

maybe a discarded compost pile waiting to be reused...?

bigger row boats are better? maybe not... (oops this goes in the other morphed string.)