Tonight I used the word “envy” to describe how the spirits feel about our physical life on this planet. Maria pointed out that envy usually indicates a desire to go through the same thing being described, meaning that the spirits want to participate in physical life. I did not mean that at all. Perhaps I should have used the word “admired”. It is my sense, through my connection, that the spirits, who inhabit an absolute reality, admire our relativistic existence. The relativistic nature of our existence (good versus bad, pleasure versus pain, love versus fear), accentuates each pole. That is, because of the duality, I tend to feel each pole more acutely. Taking a lesson from the “other side”, I find it more fulfilling to appreciate both sides of the various polarities. For example, the value of love seems greater when there is also an awareness of fear. I find it best to cherish all of life, and the spirits certainly admire and encourage that.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Relative versus Absolute
Tonight I used the word “envy” to describe how the spirits feel about our physical life on this planet. Maria pointed out that envy usually indicates a desire to go through the same thing being described, meaning that the spirits want to participate in physical life. I did not mean that at all. Perhaps I should have used the word “admired”. It is my sense, through my connection, that the spirits, who inhabit an absolute reality, admire our relativistic existence. The relativistic nature of our existence (good versus bad, pleasure versus pain, love versus fear), accentuates each pole. That is, because of the duality, I tend to feel each pole more acutely. Taking a lesson from the “other side”, I find it more fulfilling to appreciate both sides of the various polarities. For example, the value of love seems greater when there is also an awareness of fear. I find it best to cherish all of life, and the spirits certainly admire and encourage that.
