Wow, #francesmary, that was deep and wonderful to read. Thanks for sharing. yes, it does seem like some people are asleep. I find myself having to counsel the newly awakened about the need for patience when dealing with those who are still asleep and unaware. They, the newly awakened, tend to be in a state of urgency, believing they can change the world from the outside. As Rumi said and I paraphrase, yesterday I was smart and wanted to change the world, today I am wise and want to change myself. Animals are quite aware of spectrums that seem outside of our ken. Rupert Sheldrake did some experiments, double-blind studies testing the psychic abilities of animals as many people reported that their pet knew when they were coming home and his numbers significantly show that this is so.
What we see is a reflection of ourselves. Believe it is all beautiful and that is what you see, believe it is all bad and that is what you see. I also believe what we see in others is a reflection of ourselves whether it is good or bad. Sometimes you might just not like somebody though you have no clear and obvious reason to feel so. Odds are you can see something of yourself that needs work.
I really dislike the word "God". It is such an animalistic grunt of a word that has been so tainted by the bs of religion. God, as in the Hebrew El, merely speaks of a power or an aspect of power especially when referring about the god of rain or the god of thunder, it wasn't a reference to a being as it is now interpreted. Time changes the meaning of words. And when religious people refer to God, it is usually some judgemental anthropomorphized God which is just so illogical. Why would the infinite and all-knowing pass judgement over the finite and not knowing? It paints God as some sort of angry hateful being. I prefer to think in terms such as the Divine or Divinity. So yes, we all have Divinity within us.
I am really enjoying this conversation. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with me.
Peace
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