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If you read our
articles regularly you may have noticed that we stay away from anything
that may intimate religion. The root of most religions is a belief in
something larger than ourselves. In general, those who start the
religions are trying to bring us closer to the universal source and
thus to each other. Sometime after that, people realize that they can
use the religion for their own power. When this happens the religions
become a way to separate us and generate hatred. This is why we avoid
the subject.
All life is
interlinked. People, nature and the universe, touching and
interacting with each other are part of a divine plan. Many
ancient civilizations seek a union with nature. In North America
the natives have long lived that way. When you travel through the
Southwest you can see the ruins of a civilization who built grand
structures, referred to as the Anasazi.
The Anasazi started
to build between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago, between the start of
Christianity and Islam. The Spanish reported people living in some
communities. By the time that there were permanent European colonies in
these areas, the Anasazi were gone.
The natives that
remain look at the rise and fall of this culture as the result of the
Anasazi being out of harmony with nature. It is well to note that the
United States is less than 300 years old. The Anasazi built a coast to
coast trading network and large cities that lasted over 1,000 years.
The other American high civilization, with permanent buildings, the
Incas and Mayans
also lasted longer than the United States, or any European dynasty.
The Native
Americans view these as short term. The basic cultures came into being
long before these permanent cities and are still in existence. The
invasive European cultures do make it hard for the native cultures to
thrive.
We see parallels in
the environment. Invasive species, like the zebra mussel, choke out
native species. Natural occurrences, like water erosion, destroy even
the most “permanent” structures we build. Those structures
that harmonize with nature last the longest. When we break the natural
balance, we create our own hell.
As with cultures,
there is an essence in people that we believe goes on forever. The
body, the city of this essence, lives but a short time. The essence is
often referred to as the soul. The idea of the soul is nearly
universal. Some cultures believe the soul gets one try to get it right
and
then spends eternity with the results. Other cultures believe that the soul
gets many tries to refine itself until enlightenment and the eternal reward is reached.
Is Hell a fiery
furnace? Or is it leaving this body without completing your purpose on
Earth? Perhaps there are souls who would love to have a body to be
alive, so they could rid themselves of hate, depression, etc. and
complete their purpose on earth.
Is Heaven way up
there? Is there a staircase and pearly gates? Perhaps it’s when
you feel content or satisfied with what you have. After death we remain
alive in energy, just not in physical form. The soul never dies.
We are surrounded
by radiant beings. We are on the earth to learn. And our body speaks to
us to help learn these lessons. Louise Hays book, Heal Your Life/Body,
lists the ways a body speaks to us. Anger and hate eats away at the
body. We need to turn the negatives into positives to heal us and the
world. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. There is
an old saying that the only person, who is with us our entire life, is
ourselves.
Be ALIVE while you
are alive. A sage said surround yourself with what you love, whether
it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge. A change of scenery is great. You do not get
to
know about other people until you know the places they come
from. When possible, take a trip. Don’t take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country
but NOT to where the guilt is.
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