How does Karma work on the human being in response to some thought fed to the brain by one's MIND.

 

This sketch attempts to show how the MIND feeds the brain Delusional Thinking (D-Think), while the "ATTENTION" of the Soul "observes" the activity of the physical body reacting to the command of the MIND.

But, the Soul ONLY Observes the action... and the MIND causes the action, and creates the action based on some bit of Karma whose time has come to engage in such an action. 

What the Soul does experience is the "emotional-level" energy that one experiences as a consequence of the MIND-prompted activity of the physical brain and body.  Brain =  physical activity, and the physical consequences.  MIND sends a Delusional Message to the brain, and the  brain causes the body to engage in some action that the Delusional Message of the MIND calls for.  This is how the Law of Karma operates behind what we can see and think about.  The Law of Karma is an absolute Law, and every action we take has a consequence.  And everything to which we are attached via our attachment is part of one's store of Karma, and it must be CLEARED entirely before one's Soul can get released from it's obligations to the Law of Karma.

Again, there is so much to the Whole of Life that we are not aware of... if we are confined to the brain and its thinking alone.

Peace, 1 Brother James

WHAT IS "ATTENTION" ? But First, What is Man?

 How many people do you know who know what Man is... and why we are on Earth?

And... how come these two important questions are not addressed in our education?

Could it be that both questions require an understanding of various elements of life" that are beyond the reach of the brain and thinking?

The whole of oneself represents several layers or energy dimensions and only one of these is physical. I did a sketch some time ago that illustrates this point:

In this sketch, #1 is the physical dimension, with which we are all familiar.  But the Whole Human Being [WHB] consists of all four dimensions, and three of these are Invisible to the brain. And we are taught that we should rely upon the brain to know things.

And that is the problem all of us face... we simply cannot "think" our way to Truth, Reality, or God.

So... what do we do?  And, more importantly perhaps.... is this situation perfectly "normal"?

Oddly enough, it is perfectly normal, natural, and just the way it is meant to be!  And let me try to briefly explain.

I believe the whole of existence is intentional,  and is the Plan of God... and it is God that sustains everything... and therefore everything is operating just as it is meant to operate. And that means equal amount of good and evil.   However, to us, what we observe causes us to refer to these things as "chaotic," "confused," and "awful".  And the reason we "think" this is that we fail to "see" the reason and necessity for what we observe.   In other words, we are not aware that the REALITY of Existence is simply the Yin and Yang of the Law of Karma doing it's thing.  When we are unable to "know" or realize three of the four dimensions of existence... we are naturally confused at what we can observe.

And the problem with what I just explained is that it is all "one-sided" and purely intellectual.  Three of the four elements of "life" are invisible to us.  And quite naturally our judgement of the observable one-fourth of life seems to us both chaotic and unnecessarily brutal.

William Shakespeare was quite correct when he suggested that life is like a stage, and we are all players on that stage.  And we are both the actors and the directors of the play.

The Genius of God is the Law of Karma, and how perfectly it [operates behind what we can see]... but what we can see of the Law of Karma causes us to 'think" that life is chaotic, painful, cruel, and largely unnecessary.

The only part of one's Reality that participates in this play is one's "Attention".   Attention is an aspect of one's Soul.  But we are disconnected from what our Attention can perceive.  We observe life, but we cannot comprehend the Whole of Life... or the Reason for Life?

And it is the unknown elements of Reality that are missing for most people on Earth.  Does this help explain anything, or is the Purpose of Life still confusing?

Peace, 1 Brother James

HOW DOES ONE ACQUIRE "EMPATHETIC UNDERSTANDING"?

 The logical answer would be... through "experience," right?

But let us consider this "logical" answer just a bit!  Although this seemingly "logical" answer seems correct, there is a subtle aspect to this answer that we human beings rarely awaken to because the "subtle aspect" is not part of the brain, and thus, not something we can know or experience by simply "thinking".

Few people realize that the Whole Human Being, or WHB, includes an invisible MIND, and an invisible Soul.  And your MIND is composed of what we think of as emotional energy. And your Soul is composed of an Energy I refer to as "NSgy," which stands for "Neutral Spiritual Energy," which is an Energy that sustains the entire Creation... and I believe this is also the Energy of God... which Christ spoke of as the "Word," and other mystics speak of as "Shabd," "Sound Current," or various other terms.

So, the term "Empathy" is defined as:

https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › empathy

Empathy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Empathy is the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another. It involves actively sharing in the emotional state of the other person. Learn the difference between empathy and sympathy, 

The "key" term in the above definition is the term "vicariously".  This refers to the experience aspect of which I am focusing upon in this blog.  I believe the "only" way to acquire "empathetic understanding" is to have actually "experienced" the exact same elements another is undergoing "within" him or herself.

So, when I see a child overwhelmed with sorrow, crying, and perhaps acting out his or her level of pain emotionally... I am not just "seeing" this;  I am actually experiencing..."Within myself"... the emotionalism of that child.  And so, I have empathy with and for that child.  And as a retired Gestalt Psychotherapist, I cannot help but be drawn to an awareness of the impact this experience of that child will have upon that child throughout the rest of his or her life.  Because... once some trauma is stored "Within" a person's MIND, that Trauma remains "Within" that person's MIND until it is emotionally re-visited and released from oneself via a deep-seated therapeutic catharsis.

1. https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › catharsis

   Catharsis Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   Catharsis is a noun that means purification or purgation of the emotions, especially through art, or elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness. Learn the word history, examples, and medical definition of catharsis from Merriam-Webster.

    

   So, if you are particularly moved by observing a child caught-up in and obviously experiencing substantial emotion... then your MIND is relating to that child based on what is hidden "Within" your own MIND... and this is called "empathetic understanding".  So, we acquire "empathetic understanding" by having personally experienced the same emotional elements "Within" ourselves.  And depending upon how "clear of your own repressed emotions you are"... you will intellectually condemn that child's "behavior"... or, if you are relatively clear of your own repressed emotions... will experience  "empathetic understanding" of what that child is experiencing, and you will forgive that child for having to go though the experience.

   
   

   Life on this physical plane of existence is often quite painful.  Both to experience and to observe.
   

   
   

   Peace, 1 Brother James
   

A bit of Bible to share...

 There is a passage in the Bible, Hebrews 9:27 [once to die] that I would like to expand upon... to help clarify what the passage refers to.

If one can accept the concept of Reincarnation, one realizes that we Souls are immortal and we do not die. Therefore, in each body a Soul incarnates into... [we are talking about human bodies now], that person has a personality all his or her own.  And only bits and pieces of that person [as bits of unfulfilled Karma stored within that person's MIND] will accompany his or her Soul into his or her next lifetime.

So, in each lifetime a Soul lives, the person [or other life-form] that Soul inhabits... will be new and unique.  Therefore, each person [the personality of that body the Soul inhabited] only lives one time, and at death the person that Soul existed as... is gone.  So, it is true that each person who has lived on Earth lived a unique existence.  Or was born and died once.  Because, in the next life of that Soul, he or she will be another unique personality.

When we add the reality of Reincarnation to our existence on this Earth, a very different view of mankind begins to emerge for us to try and deal with... or, continue as now exists... where we deny Reincarnation and believe the Soul of a person literally remains in the ground waiting for some future event to raise that dead body.  This bury the dead idea is really something.  As soon as a person dies, the Soul of that person awakens on the Astral Region of Creation, and is evaluated and goes to the appropriate place for further education, or is simply re-born into a body that will help that Soul further its exploration of the Creation.

Peace, 1 Brother James

When Does One Begin To Think Of Death?

 How about when one gets really old, and one has a bit of Cancer, and a lot of pain... and one finds it more and more difficult to do simple things like get dressed?  Or...when one begins to think about what one wants done with one's body?  Or, in my case, my desire to make sure my membership with the Neptune Society is still good, and contains current data?  Neptune Society?  That  is a national organization that provides a Cremation that is prearranged... instead of a regular funeral and burial.

Cremation is not for everyone, of course, but... it does have some distinct advantages over burial...  and the cost factor of Cremation is substantially less than burial.  Were you aware that the vast majority of Mystics and Saints in India are Cremated?  And the reason is that they "know" about the difference between Reality and Illusion, and they are also aware that almost all Souls are subject to Reincarnation... which means being born again in another body.  What Souls are not subject to Reincarnation?  Souls that have worked their way up the Spiritual ladder to the point where they are free of the Karma that requires a Soul to Reincarnate into another body because a Soul has not (as yet) reduced the load of Karma that must be reduced before a Soul can cease the cycle of Reincarnation. All Souls are "stuck" in the cycle of Reincarnation due to the load of Karma they have not (as yet) worked through.  To "work through" one's Karma is not an easy thing to do!  And only those Souls that spend an entire lifetime [or even lifetimes]... and with special "help" can eliminate their loads of Karma.

 Such Souls have spent much of their last life [in some cases many lifetimes in fact]  in meditation that is aimed at helping those Souls eliminate loads of stored Karma.  And if one studies the works of such Souls, one finds that each of them attributes their clearing of Karma to the help of a Spiritual Master.

Today I contacted the local Neptune Society location and updated my contract information... just to be prepared.  And I am most thankful that I have been following a Spiritual Course of Study for the last fifty years because that has... surprisingly, actually prepared me to anticipate my coming death with the attention a death requires.  What does one do, for  example,  with one's clothes, shoes, and other things that one has collected over a lifetime?  Think of one's loved ones and what they will have to deal with if one does not do it oneself... prior to one's death!  I have made it a regular practice to take clothes, shoes, and other things that still have usefulness to them to the Goodwill...  I have also made a good many purchases from the Goodwill in the last several years.  

So, I am thankful that my concern regarding my up-coming death is not due to fear of the unknown, but is rather a practical concern regarding how to help reduce the burden my death  will impose upon  my loved one's .  It pays to acquire an understanding of the term "Reality" as opposed to the term "Illusion". But then... who does one contact that KNOWS the difference between Reality and Illusion?

Peace, 1 Brother James

The Strange Thing About REALITY is...

 

Mankind tends to ignore the "invisible" dimensions of life because we cannot see them, so we are content with "thinking" about the words and terms we use to "stand for" these otherwise "Invisible" elements of life that to us simply point to  invisible elements of  Life we "think" we know... because we know the names of these elements.

Therefore... we "think" about terms like MIND, Soul, God, Heaven,  Truth, Reality, Spirit, Astral Realm, Causal Realm, etc...  and we tend to believe we "know" what  these terms stand for... although we do not really  "know" what these terms indicate...  because we have not actually experienced what these terms "stand for"!   In other words, we do not possess the actual experiential knowledge of what these terms refer to.

So, when the Bible refers to Christ, and to his being the "Son of God," without an actual knowledge of what the term God means... it is somewhat difficult to know what the "Son of God" means?

So... How much do we "know" about the Soul, for instance?  How about the MIND?  And let us not forget my favorite term, that of Truth?  Truth is an absolute, and it does not change, ever.  What do you know that does not change?  Which is like asking... What is the purpose of Creation?  Or... why do we Souls exist?  Is it to learn what is possible to experience, think about, or contemplate?  Or perhaps... where did we Souls come from?  But this is really speculative, isn't it?  Or is it?  Maybe it is less speculative than we imagine it to be?  If one can discover how to locate an invisible Reality?

This is a brain: 

It is a specialized muscle located in the Skull   [in animals as well as Man].  And the brain is confined to thinking about the tangible elements of life, or thinking about abstract terms that stand for elements that are invisible to one's physical senses.

And the brain is intimately connected to every [known] part of one's physical body.  The question is this... how much of Man is tangible as opposed to intangible?  For instance, were you aware that you have an Astral Body?  That is, an actual body composed of energies that are confined to the Astral Realm of existence... and are invisible to one's physical senses... and this Astral body is what one finds oneself confined to at the time of death.  However, not everyone  is familiar with this fact.

So, when a normal person speaks of what is "real"... what is that person referring to?  What he or she thinks is real, or what is an actual element of Reality?  Most likely what he or she thinks is real.

So, the strangest thing about Reality is.... Very few people realize what Reality is!

Peace, 1 Brother James

WHEN DOES A CHILD'S BRAIN BEGIN TO FUNCTION ? Or...does a young child use its brain?

 

1. That is... how much does a young child use the brain, as opposed to the MIND? 
2. https://www.teachthought.com › learning › piaget-stages-of-cognitive-development

   Piaget Learning Theory: Stages Of Cognitive Development - TeachThought

   This theory suggests that children actively construct their understanding of the world and distinct cognitive abilities and ways of thinking characterize these stages. The four main stages are the sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years), the preoperational stage (2 to 7 years), the concrete operational stage (7 to 11 years), and the formal ...

   
3. The above suggests that a child's brain develops in "stages".  And this simply makes sense, does it not?  Every physical part of a person must develop and evolve by experience.   What we think of as "Knowledge" comes from experience.  And the brain of a child is NOT THE MIND OF THAT CHILD!  And what I just stated is an Absolute Fact... but this FACT will not likely be found stated in most literature regarding the development of the child.  Imagine that!  The fact that a child has a MIND [which is not the brain of that child] is not even considered by people who are confined to Intellectualism!  This is also an unfortunate problem with modern psychology, which has been taken over by Intellectualism.
4. What is "Intellectualism"?  It is simply a person whose Left-Hemisphere of the brain is dominating the Right-Hemisphere.... which is the hemisphere that is used by one's faculty of Intuition [which is an aspect of one's Soul... I believe].
5. And a failure to differentiate the brain and the MIND is where the typical intellectual stumbles and falls into a trap of the MIND that locks a person into not even thinking about the MIND.  And this very common problem is NOT STRESSED (if even known) IN WESTERN EDUCATION.  And this is a point that the typical intellectual [or person given to Intellectualism] inevitably fails to take into consideration... because you can't just think about it.  You have to make use of your faculty of Intuition, which is (I believe) a faculty of one's Soul).
6. This is also how the MIND keeps people confined to the brain and thinking, which results in a failure  to deal with mental illness [which is always a problem of the MIND--not the brain).  There is simply no way to deal with a mental problem by use of the brain... because a "MENTAL" problem means a problem within one's MIND!  The term "Mental" refers to the MIND (not the brain).  A failure to acknowledge the simple fact that the brain is not the MIND is a failure of modern psychology, and this results in a constantly increasing problem of mental illness in America, and the world, as intellectuals seek to "think" their way to a solution.
   

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2. The MIND is invisible... let us agree on this point. The energy of the MIND is emotional, and this means it exists as emotional energy.  It is NOT physical.
   
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4. The point is... the brain of a very young child is not capable of complex thinking such as evaluating a person's character by simply looking at a person.  So, what does the young child use to judge a person's character?  The child uses its faculty of Intuition, which is a faculty of one's Soul.  In other words, the MIND of the child experiences subtle vibrations emanating from a person's MIND...and the child's MIND senses whether or not that person is a threat to it?  People do not know this because modern psychology discounts the idea that the MIND is invisible.  The reason for this is due to people like B.S. Skinner: 
   
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   Skinner tells us in this quote of his disbelief for an Invisible MIND.
6. So, people like Skinner [or people who are confined to the Left-Hemisphere of the brain and thinking...], refuse to deal with the concept of the MIND because they cannot intellectually "control" or physically locate the MIND.  And for people who possess an elevated faculty of Intuition who can Intuit aspects of the MIND... well, they are  simply ignored or ridiculed by the "thinkers" in the field of modern psychology.
7. A bit of an impasse is it not?
8. Peace, 1 Brother James