Once again...What is Reality? Except for those parts of "reality" that are elements of what we "think of" as true... but are actually parts of the Illusion we "think" are true, but are Illusion?
Take the email with a grain of salt... just sharing with you some of the processing I have been going through the last few weeks.
Getting older is quite an experience.
Hope Carolyn and I will be able to visit you and Mike in the near future.
Peace to you both.
Love, Dad jp
Why is awakening to one's Soul so difficult? Perhaps the reason is "ENERGY" But, what do I mean, right?
What is the energy of the Soul? The nature of the Soul is [I believe] what I refer to as "NSgy" or Neutral Spiritual Energy. And the key element is the term "Neutral". Absolute Neutral, or what Mystics tend to refer to as God's "Love". Which is a special form of Energy. That is, everything in existence has a particular level of energy that has its own rate of vibration. And there are countless levels or rates of energy that comprise what we know of as Creation. And a large number of elements of Creation which exclude us because their rates of vibration are beyond the range of what we can observe using our physical senses.
The Soul just happens to be one of those elements in Creation whose rate of Energy is invisible to Man. I refer to this as NSgy, or Neutral Spiritual Energy.... which is, I believe, the Energy of God, and the Energy of we Souls.
Therefore, it is a waste of time trying to think one's way back to God... since one's thinking is entirely done by one's brain [with help from one's MIND, which is not one's brain, but it is also not one's Soul]. Your MIND has it's own realm of Energy... which includes what we refer to as "Emotional energy".
So, my question for today is this: Have we Souls (over such a long time in the Creation) just forgotten how to return to our own True Form of Energy... which is the same Energy as that of God? If so, then we are in a difficult situation to resolve... are we not?
How does one "think" about an Energy the brain and physical senses simply cannot perceive? The answer has to be... one' cannot do so, except in the "abstract". The problem with an "abstract" concept is that we can think about it, but "it" is not manifested to us by just thinking about it. And, that is where Man is today. Stuck in a world in which we are not actually a part of...but we "think" we are.
Well, that actually explains what those Souls that are born to become Saints and Perfect Living Masters throughout history have been doing on Earth? The Bible clearly says that those Souls that Christ came into the Earth to Baptize were "marked" by God.
And, after fifty + years of having been Initiated [ Baptized] by one of these Masters, I finally understand the reason it is so difficult for we Souls to make progress.
We are supposed to "meditate" exactly like we are told to do, and to withdraw from our attachments to the world, and some other things to help us. But what is so difficult is to meditate without allowing one's MIND to interfere in one's meditation. It is so hard to concentrate on "nothing". Now that I realize the extent of my problem... I may be able to improve the situation?
I will address what I have shared with you in an attempt to improve my meditation. And I hope I will do a much better job of it.
Peace, 1 Brother James
There are two parts of every living thing that transfer from living-form to living-form, after some living things dies. One is the Soul, and the other is the MIND that is attached to that Soul.
Both the MIND and the Soul are invisible to Man, because they are two different energy realms other than the physical dimension and its physical energy. Remember my sketch:
Today, I want to explain just a bit what the MIND is, and what it does. It is the seat of all memory of the physical realm within Man. And it is especially important because at the time of birth, it "takes-on" a great many emotions from one's parents... and it also takes-on a number of [what I refer to as] "misperceptions"... which are beliefs one has regarding who and what one is! And these are treated by one's MIND as though what one's MIND believes.... is true! And what we do is... we order our MIND to keep these Misperceptions hidden from us and to not let us find this out... and the MIND does what we command. It keeps these Misperceptions deeply repressed "within" our MINDs, and the only way we can discover them is 1. when it is time to discover one or more of them, and 2. as a consequence of a most unusual form of psychotherapy [Gestalt Psychotherapy and Esochology]. Or, another way is if we should be exposed to a very intense event in our lives.... which triggers one of the Misperceptions.... in which case a person may develop what is called PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
A person develops the disorder, but the person does not realize that part of his/her disorder is one of the deeply repressed Misperceptions held within his/her MIND which has now associated itself with the recent traumatic experience. And the only thing the person is aware of is the recent event.
This causes a person to become emotionally disturbed... because a part of oneself (one's MIND) begins to use the recent event as a means of "venting" the deeply repressed trauma energy hidden within that person's MIND... but the person has no idea what is going on?
And modern psychology does not deal with a person's MIND, and therefore when a person seeks help for what is going on with him or her, modern psychology only reinforces the person's belief that he or she must be going "crazy"!
This is one of the reasons so many Veterans are committing suicide. Sad state of affairs, is it not!
I hope this explanation will be helpful for Veterans who wonder what is going on?
Peace, 1 Brother James. [esodoc@gmail.com]
THE SPIRITUAL REALM IS THE ONLY REALITY THERE IS.
What we "think of" as real [because we can perceive it with out physical senses] is all part of the ILLUSION we know as the "Creation". Even our "thinking" is part of the Illusion, so we cannot trust it.
I awoke a little past twelve tonight with a most disturbing thought. Every thing I can experience by use of my physical senses is part of the ILLUSION of life... and is not Real, Honest, True, and certainly not LOVING. There is most assuredly a God, but the only part of oneself capable of perceiving the Reality of God is one's Soul. Which is invisible to one's physical senses.
I forgive myself for not stressing the above more clearly in the past... but I am not alone in missing the only part of Reality that matters... one's Soul, which is a gift from God.
When the Mystics tell Man to be loving and kind to others... they fail to say that to do otherwise is to serve the negativity of the MIND. Everyone in the Creation is bound by the Law of Karma, which is flawless because it is a Law Created by God.
Only one's Soul [when it is stripped of it's covering of matter] can perceive Reality. Therefore, none of us should contribute to the negativity of this Illusion by speaking negatively of what one observes of the Illusion. To be kind is to be Forgiving, and Accepting of the failure of others to SEE the Truth.
Peace, 1 Brother James [esodoc@gmail.com]
So, how does one deal with one's MIND when it is invisible to one?
THE ANSWER IS... NO ! IT DOES NOT DEPEND UPON ONE'S INTELLIGENCE. WHAT DOES IT DEPEND UPON THEN? IT DEPENDS UPON ONE'S SOUL AND HOW MUCH ONE'S SOUL WANTS TO FIND GOD... AND IF ONE IS READY TO DO SO?
How versed in Mysticism are you? A great deal, a little bit, or you know what the term means, but you have not studied nor read about the Saints and Mystics and why they are on Earth?
Most people will respond by saying I have not read about Mystics nor why they are on Earth?
Perhaps the best story about Mystics would be the Holy Bible, which is written primarily about the Great Mystic Jesus Christ. And the Bible suggests that Jesus was the son of God And the Bible suggests that Jesus was the only son of God. In this regard, the Bible makes a slight mistake... Jesus was certainly a son of God, but then, all Souls [in the beginning of their exploration of the Creation] began as the children of God... when they first entered the Creation. And I believe that all Souls [excluding the Souls of Saints and Mystics], began life on Earth as low-level creatures when Souls first incarnated into the physical realm of existence. And then, over a great deal of time [and with the Law of Karma at full operation], many Souls have evolved into the status of human beings. Check out the word "Reincarnate" in the Dictionary.
So, all Souls [again with the possible exception of Saints and Mystics] as Spiritual entities in the process of exploring the Creation, and if you are reading this, then your Soul has made it to the level of a human being. And that is a very high level of life to have achieved. Congratulations!
This is a very short blog today. I will expand upon it tomorrow, or soon.
Peace, 1 Brother James [esodoc@gmail.com]
INVISIBLE... MEANS You cannot see it with your physical body, brain, or organs.
However...You have what Albert Einstein referred to as "The only real valuable thing is "Intuition".
Intuition is an aspect of your Soul, which is Pure Spiritual Energy, which is the only part of existence that is Real. And so, if you are aware of possessing a faculty of Intuition... then your Soul has been busy over a number of lifetimes "RE-CLAIMING" bits of Consciousness that is your own Spiritual Energy that you "spent" on seemingly acquiring some elements of the Illusion of Life, which we "think" is what we can see and think about with our physical senses. These are elements of the Illusion we desire and try to own.
If you are somewhat "Enlightened," then you Know things that you Know you Know... even though you cannot tell others what you Know. As I suggested yesterday, the Truth does exist, however... only your Soul [or your Intuition] can perceive the super subtle Energy of the Truth. And if you happen to run into someone else who Knows what you Know... then the two of you "somehow" recognize [by use of your Intuition] what you Know in common... but neither of you are able to intellectually articulate what each of you Knows to others... who lack your level of Intuition. Intuition being the only way to Know what you now Know... of the subtle realm of Truth.
In other words, each of you are using your Intuition to hold in subtle awareness a bit of Truth that neither of you can tell others what you Know. This is the way Intuition works. Only those whose level of Intuition is "Ready To" awaken to a certain bit of Truth will do so... and are able to do so.
How does one increase one's body of Intuition? What one has to do is to... next time some bit of Karma comes to visit you... [some event in which you can either argue against... or Accept it as "a bit of Karma that is due you"... and if you can Truly ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE KARMA OF THE MOMENT... AND FORGIVE FULLY THOSE SEEMINGLY RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THE KARMA TO YOU... then you will have used your Spirituality to your advantage, and that bit of Karma will be ended, and the ENERGY of that bit of Karma will return to you as a bit of Enlightenment--- which means, the Energy of that bit of Karma is done, and what was the energy of the Karma is reconverted into your own Spiritual Energy, and this subtly increases you Soul's level of Spirituality. That is, I believe, the only way for us to re-claim our Spiritual Energy [or Consciousness] that we used to create that bit of Karma in the first place... is to exercise the two positive Virtues of Acceptance and Forgiveness, and to do so from one's "heart"!
Does this help explain the workings of Intuition just a bit? I hope it does.
Peace, 1 Brother James [esodoc@gmail.com].
INVISIBLE [as regards to what exists hidden "within" Man... which we refer to as the MIND and Spiritual Realms existing Within Man]... does exist, but the dimensions of which are composed of Energies which are "invisible" to the brain and physical senses of Man. The realm[s] which comprise what we refer to as "God"... are not just one single Energy, but [apparently] comprise a number of dimensions... the range of vibrations of which are invisible to our physical senses.
This is the "key" as to "why" the proper study of Psychology is so difficult. A person simply cannot "study" the MIND of Man by use of one's physical senses... because the MIND is not physical! And most certainly... the brain is not the MIND.
The one exception to the above difficulty in studying the MIND is what we refer to as "Intuition," which is itself a term people use to "point to" something they have not properly studied! It is the rare individual who has discovered what Intuition actually is! I believe [and my experience reveals this] Intuition is an aspect of one's body of "Consciousness" [which I believe is the Energy of one's Soul].
Albert Einstein is quoted as saying: "The only real valuable thing is intuition." Einstein was a very gifted individual.
Peace, 1 Brother James, esodoc@gmail.com
AND CAN IT BE DONE?
I coined the term "Esochology" specifically to refer to an American approach to what the ancient Greeks referred to as "Psychology". That is, an approach that utilizes the faculty of Intuition [I believe Intuition is an aspect of Consciousness]...which is the Energy of the Soul, I believe... that Fritz Perls was just beginning to discover... but did not have the time to fully develop what I am talking about before he died.
The difference between the "Mystic" who is a genuine Spiritual adept, and the person who thinks of him or herself as a Mystic... is the level of "Intuition" that person possesses. What is "Intuition" you might ask? Within every person on Earth is the potential of possessing a highly developed form of "insight"[awareness of one's Spirituality]... that we refer to as "Intuition". And Intuition is the ability of a person's Soul [ normally not in a way so as to awaken that person to the SOURCE of his or her "insight"].... very subtle bits of Truth to the Conscious Awareness of that person... of which he of she is not intellectually aware.
The peculiar thing about Intuition is that although the person awakening to a bit of Truth in the form of Intuition... has the sudden awareness of the Knowledge inherent in that awareness--- however, he or she will find that he or she is unable to intellectually articulate or otherwise convey what he or she has suddenly awakened to.... to anyone else.
How come? Because Truth does not exist on this physical plane of existence. And therefore, we have not developed words that contain the Energy of Truth as part of our language. And if this last bit of verbiage does not explain what I mean, the reason is what I just said.
Quite literally, Truth does not exist on the physical plane of existence. But neither does one's Soul exist as part of this physical plane of existence. That a person becomes aware of a bit of Intuition... suggests that that person possesses a Soul that has acquired a larger amount of Spirituality than most Souls.
What causes a person to "lose" one's Spirituality? It is our attachment to the Illusion of this physical plane of existence. But perhaps you were not aware that this physical plane is a most fantastic Illusion? And the reason we cannot find the Truth on this Earth is... this Earth is all Created from "nothing"... so to speak. And that is truly something, is it not?
But that is likely sufficient for today.
Peace, 1 Bother James
Some years ago, when I was younger and thought I knew a lot about a number of things... I came up with the term "Esochology". And I intended Esochology to specifically refer to the operations of the MIND and Spiritual dimensions "within" Man. I used the Greek term Eso, which the Greeks used to refer to the invisible aspects of Man [the MIND and Spiritual dimensions], and their term "logia" which refers to a study of a given phenomenon... in this case, the MIND and the Spiritual dimensions of Man.
So, for me, the term Esochology refers to the study of the MIND and Spiritual realms "Within" Man [both of which are invisible to the physical dimensions of Man]; and how they secretly operate to form what we can observe of a person's behavior, attitude, and beliefs? The term for this "study" would be "esoteric".
[From Websters: esoteric adj. 1.Intended for or understood by only a small group].
What enables a person to engage in such study would be a keen interest in the operations of the MIND and Spiritual realms "within" Man... both of which are invisible to one's physical senses. Therefore, such an interest would coincide with what we might refer to as an "Enlightened" individual. But what does the term "Enlightened" mean? Well, for me it means something other than intellectually gifted, or what an IQ test might measure. For me, Enlightened means an increased level of Consciousness [which I believe is the Energy of the Soul].
And how does one acquire an increase in Consciousness? One does so by "converting bits of Karma into Consciousness [otherwise known as "Knowledge" or "Wisdom"], and how does one do this, you might wonder? I believe it is accomplished by exercising two values: That of Acceptance, and that of Forgiveness. And to understand this, one must become aware of how we Souls "reclaim our Spirituality from the physical plane of existence". And to understand this, one must comprehend how the Law of Karma works... and what its purpose is?
The seemingly natural desire of Man is to acquire phenomena... all kinds of phenomena of this physical plane of existence. This is desire, and when it is fulfilled, one has just exchanged his or her own Spiritual Energy for ATTACHMENT TO SOMETHING IN THE CREATION. In other words, everything in Creation can be acquired... if one is willing to meet the price? And as far as "price" is concerned... hardly anyone is aware of the ACTUAL COST of one's Attachment ?
It is not money. It is one's Spiritual Energy in the form of Attachment! The more one is attached to things in the Creation, the more of one's Spiritual Energy must be diverted into acquiring what one desires! And take a look around yourself, and look at what makes people happy? And just how much are people ATTACHED to what they possess? Life in the Illusion is either-or. And very few realize what the cost of attachment is!
Peace 1Brother James, esodoc@gmail.com
HOW ? WELL, BY HARD WORK AND DEDICATION! .... And, by seeking help from someone who has awakened a bit of NSgy by awakening the faculty of "Intuition" from within his or her "Consciousness"[ the Energy of one's Soul].
I believe that one's faculty of Intuition is an aspect of one's Soul, and it is also a "guide" of sorts as to how much of a person's Consciousness (the Energy of one's Soul) that person has been able to "re-acquire" from it's various attachments to the Illusion of this Creation? But the last sentence is a large leap into what is likely unknown to most people.
Mystics tell us that Man must work hard to discover what lies hidden "within" Man. And this "work" is called "meditation". And meditation is a process by which one's Consciousness is applied to seeking the Truth from "Within" oneself... The "Self" being one's Soul, of course. And, the Energy of one's Soul is Neutral Spiritual Energy, or the Energy of God. And this is the reason one's Soul is invisible to one's brain and one's physical senses. One's Soul is an aspect of God, and thus, God is the Father of each Soul. But NSgy is also "invisible" to all physical aspects of Man.
So, how does one discover the NSgy within oneself if... it is invisible to all the parts of oneself of which one is aware? One must become aware of another part of oneself that is not invisible ...but is quite unknown to many people. I am speaking of one's faculty of Intuition... and all of this needs some explanation, right?
That will be explained in our next blog.
Peace, Docjp, esodoc@gmail.com,
Well, the following came to me this morning, and I would like to share it with you. But first, remember that the term "Varnatmak" refers to what the brain can know and think about, while the term "Dhunyatmak" refers to that which is part of the Pure Spiritual Dimension, and is therefore "invisible" to the brain and thinking!
What is "Wisdom"? Let me share with you some thoughts which help "explain" what the term "Dhunyatmak" refers to.
All knowledge requires personal experience to become wisdom. Wisdom is a name for what some people possess. The question is... how does one come to possess "Wisdom"?
To observe a person's difficulty in life [and not interfere requires knowledge of how the Law of Karma operates to provide human beings compassion and empathy]... And the ability to not interfere in the acquisition of another person's acquiring knowledge [compassion and empathy] and not interfere in that person's acquisition of such knowledge... requires full experiential awareness of having gone through such experience oneself!
Do you comprehend what I am saying here?
What we face in life is the Fate Karma that is required by us to further develop our level of Consciousness as a human being. It is based on what we have experienced in the past, and what we have [or have not] learned? We lack "experiential knowledge" of certain emotions since we have not "FULLY experienced" them. When we have fully experienced those specific emotions, then they become part of our "Wisdom". And Wisdom is Dhunyatmak! It is not something you can tell another person... like how to tie a shoelace, which is Varnatmak data, which can be learned by the brain.
Dhunyatmak refers to Wisdom, which requires a "Full Knowledge" of something... or all aspects of a particular part of existence. And lacking Full Knowledge means one cannot KNOW "all aspects" of something. Remember you can think about Varnatmak data, but Dhunyatmak is strictly for your Soul and Consciousness.
Unfortunately there is no way to acquire Wisdom and not be condemned for one's apparent lack of caring. So, being poor I have been sad for people whose lives are difficult, even though my own life has had its difficult periods...but few have looked at my life and condemned me for having what they do not.
In the last dozen years or so, as I went beyond age 80 and turned 90, no one would envy me, or think that my life was something they should have. My problems with my body, in particularly my knees and my back, and my trips to the Veteran's Hospital have not been the "envy" of anyone.
My point in this blog, however, is that to acquire Wisdom, one must experience pain and suffering at both physical and emotional levels "within" oneself. And it is this Wisdom one "earns' over lifetimes that prepares one for awakening Spiritually. Like graduating from the school of hard knocks to a Greater Wisdom "earned" over lifetimes of pain and suffering.
So, be patient, and if you possess Compassion and Empathy... be thankful. You have earned these attributes over lifetimes.
Peace, 1 Brother James, [James W. Patterson, PhD], esodoc@gmail.com
WHERE DOES YOUR PERSONALITY COME FROM?
"Completing bits of Karma"? This is the task every Soul has to accomplish in the Creation. That is, the Law of Karma was designed by God to provide every Soul an equal opportunity to explore and discover what life in the Creation is all about! The maturation of every Soul is a personal matter, but all Souls will [ before returning Home to God] eventually "learn" what Life is all about. This is taught in the East, but mainly ignored in the West.
The name for this process is called "Reincarnation". That is, we people die, but one's Soul does not die, it simply vacates the body it is in, and goes to the Astral Region of Creation where is is judged relative to how well it did going through the Fate Karma it went through in it's just completed lifetime? A part of that judgement is the development of the next lifetime for that Soul: This lifetime is based on what the Soul did in it's just completed lifetime? The Soul then goes to either a place to rest, or to a place where it receives education to specifically correct any bad habits it has picked up in its previous lifetime.
Life in this Creation is not just one lifetime. It is a whole lot of life times in a whole lot of life-forms, and one's progression [or evolution] depends entirely on what one does in each lifetime?
The above is certainly something to think about... to the degree one can, that is? Every living thing in the Creation has a Soul, and each Soul is Slowly working its way back Home.
Peace, 1 Brother James [James W. Patterson, PhD] esodoc@gmail.com
I coined the term Esochology using two things. One is the Greek term Eso, which means "within", and the Greek term "logy" which means discourse... so we have a discourse of that which resides "within" Man. And what is that? The MIND, Consciousness, and Spirituality... which consists of several dimensions: We primarily speak of Spirituality as one's Soul, but I believe it is a part of what we refer to as "Consciousness"...a part of which is "Intuition".
I created a sketch that suggests four dimensions of Man:
MIND and mental health, Consciousness, Intuition, Delusional Thinking, Law of Karma,"NSgy"or Neutral Spiritual Energy, Behavior, Illusion vs Reality, and Reincarnation.
In short... Esochology is what Gestalt Psychotherapy might have become if Fritz Perls had not died when he did. The most essential element of Esochology is that it is not part of modern psychology. Esochology does not depend upon the brain and thinking, although it uses thinking of course, but it mostly deals with emotional energy [the energy of the MIND], and the Delusional Thinking fed to the brain by the MIND.
And the above is a synopsis of Esochology.
Peace, 1 Brother James, [James W. Patterson, PhD.] esodoc@gmail.com
1. EVERY LIVING THING HAS A SOUL. The Soul gives life to that creature within whom it resides. And the Soul is an aspect of God, and the term "Consciousness" is (I believe) Neutral Spiritual Energy, or "NSgy", which is the Energy of God, the Lord, or Father of all Souls. The fact that we are all different is simply to make life interesting.
2. Every Soul is slowly evolving by "Completing" bits of Karma. But, this is a very slow process because most people deny "responsibility" for the Karma they have to face in life. Each Soul is born with a "Fate Karma" that has to be faced in that lifetime. And if they deny responsibility for the Karma, then it will come back again in another lifetime. We Souls are given as much time as we need to awaken to this particular bit of Reality.
3. To insure that every Soul is treated equally in the Creation, God Created the Law of Karma, which is administered equally to every Soul. The phrase "every thought and action one has or takes, creates a bit of Karma"... applies to every Soul. When a Soul takes an action, or has a thought, that sets up a bit of Karma that will come back to that Soul at some point. And what generally happens is that when that Karma comes back to a Soul, the Soul "thinks" that that bit of Karma is unfair, unjust, and thus reacts negatively to that bit of Karma... which simply sends that bit of Karma around again. To be dealt with in some other lifetime. And every Soul in Creation has a load of such Karma... that keeps that Soul tied to the Creation. In the West, most people are not aware of this bit of Reality.
4. To help people awaken to the Reality of Karma, God sends Mystics and Saints into the Creation. This is precisely what Christ was, and Christ did his best to explain this... but few people believed him. This is true even today. A person is fortunate if he or she comes across such a Mystic, and is able to "hear" what the Mystic is saying.
So, the purpose of life is to explore and experience the Creation. And fortunate is the Soul that learns what I have just written above. The only way to eliminate a bit of Karma is to take full responsibility for the Karma that comes one's way, and to forgive entirely those who are part of such Karma. And the benefit of doing so is that the bit of Karma is converted back into Consciousness...which you invested into producing that bit of Karma in the first place! The fact is... those people whose lives are difficult are responsible for the difficulty in their lives... but hardly anyone knows this! People have, by their past actions in past lifetimes created the bits of Karma they are experiencing in this lifetime. THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT... is it not?
Well, this explanation of the Law of Karma is important for all of us to take to heart. It casts a very different light on what we see going on all around us.
Peace, 1 Brother James, jpisEsochology@gmail.com
BUT... MANY WOULD ASK... WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
What I means is... to study any part of the "invisible" dimensions of Man, you cannot use your brain to do it!
Why not, you might ask? Simply because your brain is physical, and it is confined to that which is physical... as far as the names of the invisible elements of Man... well, the brain can memorize the names of the invisible parts of Man. Like for instance MIND, Soul, Spirit, Consciousness, and so on. But what good is knowing the name of something if you have no experiential knowledge of what that abstract name refers to?
Modern Psychology is fooling itself if it "thinks" that anyone can know what the MIND is.... simply by being capable of spelling the word "MIND". The MIND is composed of two parts: 1. The lower MIND is called the Astral Region of CREATION, and 2. the higher MIND is called the Causal Region of CREATION And neither of these two regions of existence can be perceived by the physical brain, or one's physical senses.
My old sketch illustrates what I mean:
And what do I mean by ["re-acquired" a sufficient amount of Consciousness]? Or, what does "Enlightened" mean? To explain these things... I have to switch tracks and we must get aboard the Train of the Esoteric. And the physical brain and its "thinking" is left at the station.
I coined the term "ESOCHOLOGY" sometime in the late 1980's... I believe. The term "eso" in Greek means "within". Within what? In the case of the Greeks, they were referring to an invisible Reality that exists simultaneously with this physical realm... and this physical plane is a great Illusion that we "think" is real. And Eso refers to the fact that Reality [like Truth] begins to be visible to those who are able to access the invisible dimensions of Reality "within themselves" [which entitles one to become aware of a higher level of Intuition].... and Intuition, I believe, is an aspect of one's Soul [or Consciousness]. So, how does one acquire this evolved ability to use one's faculty of Intuition? You do so by completing bits of Karma. More on this in my next blog.
The mechanics of increasing one's karma is not easy to explain! But it has to do with the Law of Karma, Consciousness, and what the "PURPOSE" of life is? And all of this is taught to children in the East, but in the West... we simply ignore the Eastern view of life, and cling to the many stories of Jesus, and his apostles. And stick to an intellectual pursuit of thinking about unknown elements the brain will never experience.
More on this topic of Reality vs Illusion in my next blog.
Peace, 1 Brother James, Phd., (jpisESOCHOLOGY@gmail.com )
If only we intellectually possessed the means of raising this shade... Alas, we do possess the ability, but this ability is hidden from us...
