My favorite question is "what am I here and now for?"
Discovering Connection to Sufism via Dreams
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After having dreamt, "I am Sufi" many years ago- I have been keeping close to the wisdom relayed by Hazrat Inayat Khan. Where this idea of Sufism comes from, in the world of my subconscious, is still a mystery to me. How could I have ever known this word without knowing the word? Was it gifted to me by Spirit? Was it something from my existence, in a life prior to this? Which then begs the question as to whether or not memory is independent from the physical body with which we identify.
I am also curious whether or not Sufism exist in other realities, other worlds or other places in space-time?
What *is interesting, is that Al-Khadir IS the peacock angel. The peacock angel takes many "forms" dependent on the culture. Al-Khadir comes from Sufism. Recently I have had ideas of a persian speaking Mother reaching out to me in the astral realm. I am not persian, but she was calling my name and I was calling her mother.
Still more I have ideas that do not correlate with the historical context of Sufism/Persians and Al-Khadir but maybe even an earlier time... And possibly- life from another planet entirely. It's hard to know. But these impressions volunteer themselves to me, which only propel the mystery.
In the grand scheme of things, if we could blur our individual lifetimes and instead look at the progression of a self through many incarnations over time- what would that look like... What kind of energy is that? What kind of Being is that?
Anyways, todays "Bowl of Saki" has me questioning something else entirely...
These are the words of my friend and way-guide Inayat Khan:
"Man's thought has a great power. And when he comes to the realization that everything comes from one source and that everything is developing towards one goal, he begins to see that the source and the goal are God. Then the world of variety is no longer variety to him but unity; it is one."
from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/IV/IV_29.htm
If all is God, and we are all uniquely working with some aim... What is the collective Self and is it something that continues to grow and expand? Is the *All that is, reaching and growing? Is it possible for All that is to evolve? If something is eternal, does that imply progression?
Well, just some thoughts- Just reeling myself in the aether.
Take care for now.
I am also curious whether or not Sufism exist in other realities, other worlds or other places in space-time?
What *is interesting, is that Al-Khadir IS the peacock angel. The peacock angel takes many "forms" dependent on the culture. Al-Khadir comes from Sufism. Recently I have had ideas of a persian speaking Mother reaching out to me in the astral realm. I am not persian, but she was calling my name and I was calling her mother.
Still more I have ideas that do not correlate with the historical context of Sufism/Persians and Al-Khadir but maybe even an earlier time... And possibly- life from another planet entirely. It's hard to know. But these impressions volunteer themselves to me, which only propel the mystery.
In the grand scheme of things, if we could blur our individual lifetimes and instead look at the progression of a self through many incarnations over time- what would that look like... What kind of energy is that? What kind of Being is that?
Anyways, todays "Bowl of Saki" has me questioning something else entirely...
These are the words of my friend and way-guide Inayat Khan:
"Man's thought has a great power. And when he comes to the realization that everything comes from one source and that everything is developing towards one goal, he begins to see that the source and the goal are God. Then the world of variety is no longer variety to him but unity; it is one."
from https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/IV/IV_29.htm
If all is God, and we are all uniquely working with some aim... What is the collective Self and is it something that continues to grow and expand? Is the *All that is, reaching and growing? Is it possible for All that is to evolve? If something is eternal, does that imply progression?
Well, just some thoughts- Just reeling myself in the aether.
Take care for now.
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My take is that there are things beyond our current ability of comprehension. It is like a first grader trying to understand concepts taught in higher grades, higher schools, ...
In my current understanding, we are "all one" like cells in a body. Superficially, a cell can say it is the body too, and that they all (cells) are the body and that each cell's goal is the body's goal and vice versa. But such affirmations are misleading simplifications, distortions, that are even counterproductive, because they are distractions from the cell's own purpose. Even more, the relation cell-body is dynamic, of element-gestalt type based on resonance.
Cells form tissues, that form organs, that form bodies, that form organizations of bodies, organizations of organizations, ... In the other direction, cells are made of particles, mare of smaller particles, ... I think that you can't learn your current purpose neither trying to deduct it from what you are part of, nor trying to deduct it from what you are made of. More, you can't find your purpose emotionally or intellectually, but only glimpse it intuitively to some degree, while intentionally leaving aside all your beliefs and expectations about everything.
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Just a potato in the clouds
Hi baro-san,
I am grateful you take the time to read my post and reply. I find my self in much agreement with what you've written. There are just some things we may not experience while human-flesh incarnate.
I also believe we are all unique, even if we share a common bond(one bond). That bond, as I understand and believe, is Of God.
What is interesting to me is to look at the human expression on a timeline, and discover elements of what it means to be human. I believe we are also discovering what it means to be something more than human. That's because I believe in life after life, and some of the same things we wish to express by way of devotion or worship are also apparent in creatures not just human beings.
Some kids skip a few grades, and that's not to claim any status. It's a simple point, that yes we are all unique- I believe it is a gift to be alive. More and more, I realize the beauty in the relationship between creation and Creator. While I believe there are just some things that may be beyond our scope of comprehension, I also believe there is so much more to being human than what we know. That's because I believe we share a relationship with a Living Spirit and a progressive journey towards Eternal reality.
Looking over the timeline of our human and Earthly saga, I see how expression has evolved. We have amazing scripture archiving some of the more profound expression, but even those text may one day be considered stale since words are always an after-thought whereas the relationship with God is a Living reality.
I am excited to have been gifted impressions and ideas of Eternity, and transcendental phenomenon.
I am grateful you take the time to read my post and reply. I find my self in much agreement with what you've written. There are just some things we may not experience while human-flesh incarnate.
I also believe we are all unique, even if we share a common bond(one bond). That bond, as I understand and believe, is Of God.
What is interesting to me is to look at the human expression on a timeline, and discover elements of what it means to be human. I believe we are also discovering what it means to be something more than human. That's because I believe in life after life, and some of the same things we wish to express by way of devotion or worship are also apparent in creatures not just human beings.
Some kids skip a few grades, and that's not to claim any status. It's a simple point, that yes we are all unique- I believe it is a gift to be alive. More and more, I realize the beauty in the relationship between creation and Creator. While I believe there are just some things that may be beyond our scope of comprehension, I also believe there is so much more to being human than what we know. That's because I believe we share a relationship with a Living Spirit and a progressive journey towards Eternal reality.
Looking over the timeline of our human and Earthly saga, I see how expression has evolved. We have amazing scripture archiving some of the more profound expression, but even those text may one day be considered stale since words are always an after-thought whereas the relationship with God is a Living reality.
I am excited to have been gifted impressions and ideas of Eternity, and transcendental phenomenon.