BigSkyDiamond

Yes our eternal Self shines through.

creativity, daydream, imagination are about the process, not the product. even in the mundane world, sitting around wondering "what if _______ " is not from a place of desire or necessarily "wanting those things. " It is just the pleasant process of wondering "what if"

who says it does?

Form, time, space are all dependent upon Source and only have their existence because of Source. They are changing and finite. Source is not dependent on any of those. Source precedes all of those. Source is unchanging and not finite.

there is a Latin phrase "creation ex nihilo" which translates to "creation from nothing." In Hebrew it is yesh m'ayin "something from nothing." The creation of every "thing" (all the objects, all the things, the universe and everything in it) comes from a Source that is itself not a "thing." Source has no form, no shape, it does not take up any space, it is not bound by time or space or form, it has no beginning and no end, it always was and always will be. Source (which is not a thing, it is a no-thing) creates, or is back of, or gives rise to everything (all the things, the Universe and everything in it). So there is a difference between "nothing" which indicates an utter absence. and the no-thing that is Source. which is very much a powerful presence

No, it is not. For a whole lot of people it is the hardest. And it is certainly not a requirement. ever.

but for the over-active thinking mind, practices ARE needed and ARE useful. It is not helpful to just tell someone to "become still." just like it is not practical to bark at someone on the massage table to "just relax." it comes across as impatient and judgey. there are practices which help bring a person to stillness. those practices are valid and valuable. again, it is not helpfult to scold and chide anyone for not caring, not wanting to, not attaining what you think they should, in the way you think they should. it is not about you. it is not one size fits all. and talking AT people comes across as patronizing. That is my view.

also, meditation does not have to be sitting still. stillness can be cultivated in other ways. for instance walking in nature. or deeply absorbed in creative process. daydreaming. listening.

Bear in mind that research studies have documented that AI is incorrect 60% of the time. Depending on which AI platform is used, they range in error from 30% to 90% of the time. So that is like using a tutor with grades of D or F. So be aware that AI (a) is incorrect 60% of the time, and (b) can't distinguish between correct information and incorrect information; and (c) performance over time actually DECREASES, it gets worse; and (d) it fabricates information. it makes up fake stuff including people, events, and URLs. Given that, AI is not a credible source, and it is not a reliable source, then it baffles me that it is used at all. For me, if i see information presented in post that indicates AI as a source, then i dismiss it out of hand as not reliable, not accurate, not credible, and 60% incorrect or fabricated. source article 2025 "AI search engines cite incorrect news sources at an alarming 60% rate" article 2023, University of Maryland Research Guide, "What does AI Get Wrong" article 2023, Scientific American, "Yes AI Models Can Get Worse Over Time" AI is "just mimicking reasoning, rather than actually performing that reasoning.” In March an AI tool correctly identified prime numbers from a list 96.7% of the time. Three months later in June of the same year, the same AI platform, the same task, the same list, but only 2.7% were correctly identified. AI is simply not reliable. Oh, and the paid versions of the eight AI platforms tested, had higher error rate than the free versions.

here is link to guide on how to do the Revision. It also includes within an additional link for Clearing Karmic Complex.

what comes to mind that they have in common is deception and illusion. magic and marketing are about illusions.

if you are having a dream, and in the dream you are hungry, and then you wake up, is the hunger real? After you wake up, are the brick wall and breakfast and hungry man in the dream real or not?

the non-physical gives rise to the physical. the non-physical (Beingness) is the source of the physical (universe and everything in it). Anil Seth has it backwards: his view is that the physical (brain) gives rise to the non-physical. He states that only the physical is "real" and everything else is a "hallucination" and not real.

Anil Seth believes that physical matter the brain generates consciousness, that the brain gives rise to everything we experience. That it is all just a "hallucination." He is a materialist, a physicalist. The glaring omission from his supposition, is that the physical matter he is so enamored of (the brain, the body), is also part of "everything we experience" and therefore is also "not real" and "just a hallucination." He can't claim that the physical is "real" while also claiming that everything we experience is a hallucination. he states at 7:26 "We don't just passively experience the world. we actively generate it." "The world comes as much if not more from the inside out." I actually agree with that. But "the world we experience" includes the physical body, the brain, and all of physical matter. It includes the universe and everything in it. So he is close but waaaaaaay off. He has it backwards. Our non-physical awareness (consciousness) generates the physical universe and everything in it, including the physical body and brain. Perhaps he will get there one day. But materialists can be rather attached to that world view.

yes i agree. ALL perception is distorted. ALL of it.

And most instructive of all, are the natural consequences which flow as a result of speech and actions.

yes, and they are set for the harmony of the group, for the health, peace, and well-being of the community also known as "plays well with others"

there is greater clarity, when "opinion" is not conflataed with "truth"

Brazilian Valdir Segato died July 26, 2022 on his 55th birthday. His Hulk-like appearance was caused by injecting himself with Synthol oil. The results were cosmetic and did not make him stronger. Health risks of Synthol injections are: nerve damage, pulmonary oil microembolism, occlusion of the pulmonary artery, myocardial infarction, cerebral stroke, and infectious complications. "Apparent cause of death was heart attack."

how fortunate you are! that sounds idyllic

growing up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and playing in the woods pretty much every day, i remember learning at a very young age (6) to recognize and avoid the three poisonous snakes (rattlesnake, copperhead, water moccasin) we played in the creek pretty much every day too. And that black snake was not harmful. We were taught to freeze whenever we saw any snake, identify it, alert anyone else nearby, and to slowly back away.

I remember when i visited Peru a few decades ago, how important towns or areas were laid out in the shape and form of a sacred animal, including key buildings corresponding with power centers in the anatomy of the animal . Cusco was laid out in the shape of a puma (with the temple Sachsayhuaman built in the head of the puma). And the Machu Picchu complex was laid out in the shape of a condor with spread wings. This took my breath away, then and now.

Thank you. I will now review further the parts of Iona where I spent the most time, and felt the greatest affinity

I had not ever thought of mapping physical sites with the Tree of Life. For the map shown below, with people at say village of Baile Mor and the Abbey, would the upper parts of the tree then be towards Colmuba's Bay and the Quarry, at the bottom of this map (southern tip of the island)? I am trying to visualize it. Then I can try and match where the small cave was that i liked so much.

going fishing, then going to eat fried fillet, sweet iced tea with mint