New member here! Wanted to introduce myself. Joined this group because "perception" is a great interest of mine. Looking forward to the discussions to come.
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Re: Hello Everyone
Sun, April 24, 2005 - 7:27 PMHello there. Thanks for joining, and I am looking forward to a great exchange on how our perceptions create our reality, and what is real and true beyond our individual way of looking at ourselves, other people and the world in general. I am curious to know what your thoughts are on the subject. To find out more though provoking ideas on the subject please view my personal web page at www.geocities.com/realize2actualize
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Sun, April 24, 2005 - 11:04 PMMoti ~
i sense you have found important benefits from being more aware of your perspectives and thus how you relate.
i'd so enjoy knowing what has helped you , what you've learned and how this has changed your feeling-world :-}}}
felt some blisses , huh, my friend ?!!! -
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Mon, April 25, 2005 - 1:09 PMHi again everyone! Hope you had a good weekend.
My story: about two years ago I found my self unable to go on the way I was.. the way I was living.. the way I saw the world.. I didn't want to be here, however I don't think I had ever wanted to be here. The only way you can change or transform is when the sword is above your head and your back is against the wall and then you realize there is no other way to survive this world unless you do.
So the spirit brought me literally face to face with Castaneda’s first book at the book store. All I can say is that the spirit took me to his book out of nowhere and after that I have branched out to Toltec tradition which is essentially the art of perception and freedom. It is my life fuel now.
Perception: To switch up your perception is to seek power: not power over others mind you!!! Personal power to uplift to freedom.
Most of our perceptions are built off of the ego and the minds trapping circling thoughts which are all a downward spiral. I suppose I could go on for a while now on this so I will stop there for more discussion...
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Mon, April 25, 2005 - 5:40 PMThanks Moe. I so appreciate what you were saying. It is so true that when we are faced with serious challenges we are eventually forced to transform. Why is it though that usually people do not like to change themselves, and only when the sword is above their head are they willing to take a closer look at themselves? Don't you think that we are all too comfortable in our own ways which only keeps us from effectively changing ourselves.
What kind of change within ourselves will be of the greates benefit to humanity?? What keeps us from living with a higher degree of peace, love, harmony, and happiness, and what can we personally do in order to give birth to that greatness and wonders that lie within ourselves. As we all are dealing with the pressures, stresses and expectations of modern life we seem to be all so caught up in the pursuit of ideals such as love, meaning and happiness that we seem to have lost touch with what is important in life, how to bring about and develop positive relationships betweeen ourselves and others, and how to be more alive ourselves.
I am curious to know what your thoughts are, and I thank you for your input.
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Tue, April 26, 2005 - 1:40 AMMoti ~ i am thrilled to experience your adventure and how you have unfolded. How perspective has been an avenue of impowerment for you and Carlos .....
i like how you point out that most of our perspectives are build off the ego and tend to spiral 'down'. mental stuff. i find that
i rest most fully and powerfully and appropriately when i focus on coming from my heart. this is most reliable and every step is
of love and is right for each moment. by practicing being in
heart-space i feel i am most strongly on the Path that is most meaningful, beneficial to all and blissed out and i live more fully from my heart center each day. no confusion , no questioning, just
loving focus and progress.
namaste.
as our friends ,the beatles admonished us ,
"Love is all there is ". a simple, direct and empowering perspective..... -
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Tue, April 26, 2005 - 1:59 PMCaverly, you have taken this post strait out of my mouth.... After all my time and books read, etc.. I have broken it down to that one word to guide me through every battleing second... LOVE. But it takes quite a journey to get to that word and TRULY understand it's meaning. The love that most people think is love, is not. When people hear "love" the wrong thoughts come to their minds first. You have to transform what you know of love and think love is. You have to get rid of all your romatic ideals and codependant habits and find a whole new opposite and true state called "love". I call it the old school way of love and the new love that I feel is finally manifesting in some of us in this world and probably will be manifesting stronger with the new generations to come. It's amazing how many stories I come across of the old school love or how it is constantly being represented in songs, tv, etc. Oh yes I know it is so dramatic and romantic but so oppoiste of the truth and acctually self destructive. It amazing how the same word can have two dramatically opposite states.
Well once you do find that true alternative meaning of the word and hold it in you and live by it... boy does life open up and get easier and your path seems much more clear and the encounters you have and the people you meet all of a sudden match up...
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