Euthanasia and Death
“Tell us about Euthanasia please.”
The American Heritage Dictionary states, “The act or practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or an incurable condition, as by lethal injection or the suspension of extraordinary medical treatment.1”
“Okay, that’s nice but how do you feel about Euthanasia?”
Ohh you want to know my thoughts on the subject, please forgive me. Euthanasia is a rather philosophical topic. To understand that the concept of suicide and euthanasia truly has no validity within the realm of all knowingness is to be aligned with the intrinsic essence of existence.
Lets back it up shall we? First of all, know that it has taken many years to acquire such realizations in which I will explain below, thus making it difficult for one to understand within one small window of realization [this entry], nonetheless, the authenticity of the information expressed herein can be verified with kinesiology and will one day be wide-spread truth throughout humanity.
Beyond the universe is the unmanifested supreme in which consciousness originates. Awareness slides through the sea of consciousness to amalgamate energy with the Mind (viewed as information). To become aware of the realization that death is only a transitional period is to be aligned with a state of consciousness known as Enlightenment.
A consequence of “Enlightenment” is the understanding of the purpose of life and the knowingness of existence. And with that knowingness comes a rock solid certainty that existence extends beyond the physical.
Take an electrical wire in a wall for example. The breaker box lets say is the unmanifested infinite potentiality in which source originates. The wire that extends from the breaker box terminates at an electrical outlet in which a light bulb can be powered. The light bulb is analogous to being human (form).
Energy is present in the socket at all times independent of the light bulb. When a light bulb is screwed into the socket, the light shines and brings on new properties sourced from the electricity in the wire. Euthanasia and death are equivalent to “switching” or replacing a light bulb in the socket.
1 Dictionary definition of euthanasia on Answers.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Posted on July 6, 2006 in Q & A's | Link
The Dreaming Mind
What potential consequences (individual & society) do you feel could arise in waking life as a result of behavior in dream life? I'd really like to get your perspective on it.
Since I was a kid, as far back as I can remember - probably around the age of 3 to 6 - before I would fall asleep I would go into a meditate state unwillingly. At the time I didn't know it was a meditative state, I simply thought that I was entering the sleep state. The interesting thing however is that I would find myself in a complete void that was silent, still, yet very comfortable (this is what many spiritualist will call the knowingness level of unconditional love).
The most interesting thing is that I would sometimes have communication with myself before falling asleep. As a kid I simply thought I was reviewing my day or planning for another day or just simply thinking about whatever I allowed to be channeled. Why am I telling you this and what does it have to do with dreaming/lucid dreaming?
It is my belief and understanding that the mind is essentially a tool - a tool that views and interprets what we call reality both waking and dreaming. Both Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung identify dreams as an interaction between the unconscious and the conscious. They also assert together that unconscious is the dominant force of the dream, and in dreams it conveys its own mental activity to the perceptive faculty.
Lucid dreaming simply exemplifies one's ability to become consciously aware of one's perception of reality both conscious and unconscious. That statement may sound philosophical, nonetheless I know it holds true with myself. If one has a firm grip on reality while in the waking state, then one will experience a stable dreaming state in which awareness is present resulting in a much clearer ("lucid") experience and usually enabling direct control over the content of the dream.
Although cortical regions of the brain are somewhat dormant such as sensory processing during the dreaming state, it does not mean intuitively one can not be aware of one's perception of the unconscious/conscious reality. The mental body of the human is only one of the many bodies. There is an emotionally body, physical body of course, sexual body, and the spiritual or intuitive body. Each body is an energetic power integrated and coordinated by the mind.
The essence of meditation is to detach the mind from the mental body (illusions, concepts, time, judgments, beliefs, even values, etc.) and as a consequence one's awareness (which exists beyond all the bodies and does not live within the mental body) becomes consciously visible of the unity of all of life.
Below is an analogy that will help fuse this information together.
Mind is much like a TV. Televisions are plugged into cable outlets in which they receive an input or broadcast. The mind is plugged into reality (unconscious and conscious) which is essentially a continuous broadcast of energy that we interpret as information.
The mind receives these broadcasts and displays them to the human/animal. Humans have the higher cortical abilities to interpret these broadcasts by organizing, translating, reflecting, debating, believing in them etc. etc. Our mind's are always "on" because life is much like the power to the TV. If the power is present, then the TV will always stay on unless the power is turned off which would essentially mean death for the mind/human.
The human mind is able to interpret and manipulate the input broadcast data (reality) during the waking state. This would be analogous to changing the TV station, or hooking up a surround sound system, or adjusting the color on the TV (all done during the waking state).
Now, during the dreaming state the mind is still receiving input data. However, the ability to exercise control over the information that is being download ceases. Here is where it gets interesting.
If one has attained a level of consciousness in which awareness extends beyond the mental, physical, emotional, or sexual body, then one is not dominated by those bodies and one can experience consciously the dreaming state and the waking state.
How do you do this? Meditation, having an open mind, accelerating awareness, maybe conditioning your mind to recognizing symbols during the waking broadcast so that they can be recognized during the dreaming?
I can tell you from personal experience much that is experienced in my dreaming life is directly correlated with my waking life and vice versa. Often times when things are suppressed or repressed in waking life they will arise through dreams. This is what Freud called sublimation.
I truly believe that there is no difference between the dreaming life and waking life. They are both essentially the same broadcast as described above. What is fundamentally different between the waking life and the dreaming life is the interpretation of the broadcast: waking = conscious brain; dreaming = dormant brain. What allows lucid dreaming is the presence of awareness beyond the brain.
Posted on June 18, 2006 in Q & A's | Link
What is it like to experience Enlightenment?
Enlightenment signifies a state of awareness in which the Mind has transcended the boundaries where illusions are prevalent. Within the essence of The All That Is, this illuminated state exists within everyone. To “be” Enlightened simply means the Mind can see (realizes) this level of awareness.
This level of awareness feels extremely expanded and encompasses all of life. It is not specific or exclusive; it is universal and infinite much like space, which exists everywhere. It is a true feeling of being at home, most comfortable, peaceful, calm and compassionate. It is the true nature of Love.
You can use your Mind to attempt to fathom the ineffable experience. Use your imagination to visualize the following:
Imagine the joy and pleasure you receive from an orgasm – not just the climax, but also the entire experience including the build up, to the peak, to the restoration period.
Now keep that feeling in mind and imagine integrating it throughout each moment of your life. Can you do that? Can you imagine feeling the joy and pleasure every second of your life no matter the circumstances?
You might think this feeling is too powerful to operate as a human in the world. Well now imagine a funnel and at the top of the funnel, where the cylinder is the largest, is the infinite joy and pleasure that comes from the experience and at the bottom of the funnel, where the cylinder is the smallest, is your conscious Mind.
Now imagine the funnel from the largest part to the smallest widening in diameter as you work your “spiritual” muscle called realization. Eventually the smallest part of the funnel becomes as open as the largest part, thus enabling your conscious Mind to be completely unified with the level of awareness known as Enlightenment.
Posted on May 31, 2006 in Q & A's | Link
10 Great Questions of Philosophy
The following questions are excerpts from the book: PSICANICA: A SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY, by Thomas Michael Powell from http://www.psicanica.com. I copied the questions and included my answers in blue.
ONE
What is the nature of the universe? Where does it come from? Of what is it made? How did it come to exist? What is its purpose? By what process does it change? Is it evolving or devolving? Does it function by itself or would it degenerate to chaos without some kind of intelligent control?
The nature of the universe is to provide a housing unit of expression in which the unmanifest takes form through manifestation. Evolving, devolving, and chaos are arbitrary judgments perpetuated by the epistemological Ego.
TWO
Is there a Supreme Being? If so, what is His nature? Did He create the universe? Does He continue to control it personally and if so, at what level? What is his relationship with man? Does he intervene in the affairs of man? Is this Being good? If this Being is good and all-powerful, how can evil exist?
You are this “Supreme Being” in which you are searching. The nature of God is spiritual-evolution. Good and evil are different points of observation and are not polar opposites.
THREE
What is the place of man in the universe? Is man the highest fruit of the universe or is he just an insignificant speck in infinite space—or something in between? Does the spirit of man descend into matter from higher spiritual realms, or has it evolved from matter? Is the universe conscious or unconscious of man? If it is aware, is it warm and friendly to him, or cold and indifferent, or even hostile?
The place of man within the universe is much of an energetic correlation to expression and awareness. Highest fruit and insignificant speck are both judgments that do not hold validity within consciousness. The human Mind is able to integrate observation and expression which can be “classified” as an “effective” tool. The human body and its intricate parts have evolved to enable spirit to incarnate from a “higher” realm. There are dimensions within the universe that are able to capture frequency vibrations, within these domains of frequency the Mind is able to translate and communicate information.
FOUR
What is reality? What is mind; what is thought? Is thought real? Which is superior: mind or matter? Has mind created matter or has matter evolved mind? Where do ideas come from? Does thought have any importance--does it make any difference in our lives--or is it just fantasy? What is Truth? Is there a universal Truth, true for all men forever, or is Truth relative or individual?
Reality is the ground in which the Mind plays – an intangible playground. Thought is an energetic form of expression created by the Mind. What is real? Because you can see and feel something does that make it “real?” Is the Internet real? What about Television/Radio waves? The concept of “real” is based on interpretation; thought is either in existence or not in existence. Superiority is a classification spawning again from the Ego of the Mind in which categorization (judgment) is facilitated by preference. The Mind exists because of matter. Ideas are captured potentialities manifested into form through the Mind usually resulting from intention. Thought is the paint to the painter in which the painting of life is created (canvas = reality). Truth is something that can be verified as manifested in existence. There are different levels of Truth including levels of absolute Truth and subjective Truth.
FIVE
What determines the fate of each individual? Is man a creator and mover of his life, or does he live at the effect of forces over which he has little control? Does free will exist or are our lives determined by outside factors—and if so, what are those factors? How does life work: is there a Supreme Force that intervenes in our lives? Or is everything pre-determined from the beginning of time? Or is life just random, full of coincidence and accident? Or is there some other control mechanism we do not perceive?
The fate of each individual is determined by choice, potentiality, karma, and energetic actuality. Man controls the interpretation of his life as environmental “forces” affect him. Life is determined and often times outlined by the choices you make (free will). You are the Supreme force that is in control of your life. Consequences arise because of the choices you make.
SIX
What is good and what is bad or evil? What is moral? What is ethical? Who decides good and bad, right and wrong; and by what standard? Is there an absolute standard of good and bad beyond one’s the personal opinions? Should good and bad be determined by custom, by rational law, or by the situation? What if the decisions of others (society, authorities, laws, etc) determining good and bad are contrary to one’s personal beliefs or freedoms? ¯should you obey others or follow your own conscience? Moreover, if as an answer to FIVE, we do not have free will but are ruled by outside factors, what difference does good and bad make? ¯we have no choice. If so, we have no responsibility for doing bad.
Good and bad are observations of the entire whole. Good and evil are different perceptions and classifications of interpreting energy. That which is supportive of Life is supported by Life.
SEVEN
Why are things the way they are? How should things be ideally? What is the good life —for the individual and for the many (society)? What would a Utopian society, a heaven on earth, be like? Is it even possible to create a Utopia? If so, how? Would not a Utopia assure personal freedom? What, then, should you do with those who don’t cooperate and violate the Utopian system? If you control or punish them, is there no longer a Utopia?
Government and “laws” are in place to support those that have not yet achieved a level of awareness in which they are supportive of Life. Things are the way they are because you made them that way. I don’t know, how do you think things should be? When one views the world with complete compassion, one sees that the world is a Utopia.
EIGHT
What is the ideal relation between the individual and the state? Should the individual serve the state or the state serve the individual? What is the best form of government and what is the worst? When is a man justified in disobeying the dictates of the state? To what extent should the majority rule and thereby act against the freedom of the minorities? When is a man justified in rebelling against the established order and creating a new state? What are the relative merits of the different economic systems (capitalism, communism, etc.).
Using integrity, respect, and compassion to ensure the safety of the governed is the primary intention of long term successful governments.
NINE
He who controls education controls the future. What is education? How should the young be educated—what is important and what not? Who should control education: the parents, the student, the society or the state? Should a student be taught to think for himself or to adopt the beliefs of the society? Should man be educated to be free and live for his own interests; or to subjugate his desires to serve others or the state? ¯see Question EIGHT.
Information is captured via vibrational frequency into a web of infinite consciousness and is accessible to any and all who are aware of their ability to ask.
TEN
What happens at death? Is death the end of everything or is there a soul in man that continues to exist beyond death? If so, is that soul immortal or does it too eventually cease to exist? If the soul does continue to exist after death, what is the nature of that existence? If there is an existence after death, is “good” rewarded and “bad” punished? If so, how do you reconcile this with the concept of predestination? And if there is a God of INFINITE LOVE and FORGIVENESS, how to you reconcile punishment?
Death is simply a transitional period in which awareness leaves a physical body. There are no “punishments” or “rewards” for “good” or “bad” souls, however, there are consequences passed through via karma from life to life in which one could “reconcile” gaps of spiritual evolution.
Psicanica (aka Psycanics) is a modern philosophy that answers most of these questions and many more. It is a science of Being, Mind, Emotion, Love, Power, Wisdom and Happiness, at the cutting edge of human knowledge today. See http://www.psicanica.com
for more information and other available reading materials.
Excerpted from the book: PSICANICA: A SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY, by Thomas Michael Powell, http://www.psicanica.com
Posted on January 28, 2006 in Q & A's, The 700+ Level | Link
Compassion For The All
Holding a space of compassion for all is one of the most advantageous “things” one can “do”. By employing a state of unconditional-compassion in one’s life, there is a consequence of peace and serenity that becomes ever-present.
Compassion is a deep-rooted innate quality from the level of awareness known as Love. To have compassion for thyself, allows the energy (awareness) that has inhabited form (the human body/mind) to ascend to higher levels of consciousness. Below is a metaphor to comprehend.
Imagine a spindle of 100 burnable CDs for your computer. The center column of the spindle is a stream of consciousness from Source (beyond the 100th CD) to the bottom of the spindle (Earth); in other words the center column is your flow of energy that enables Life. The Mind of your human vessel is able to consciously move (or ascend/descend) from CD to CD (each CD represents a level of awareness).
Exercising compassion in one’s Life, allows the ascension from CD to CD to be a swift and smooth movement.
How Do You Apply Compassion In Your Life?
To see the world as it is by not polarizing with it. What that means is, to live in the world and to operate as a human and to do the things that humans do, but not to cling onto positionalities. When this is done at an unconditional level, there is an exquisite amount of inner peace and love that is so fluid it is beyond any words for it is truly a subjective experience.
Positionalities spawn from obsessive contemplation and mentallization (thought):
- Judgement
- Fear
- Assessing Right or Wrong
- Preference
- Force
Posted on September 3, 2005 in Q & A's, The 700+ Level | Link
Spiritual Maturity
What is spiritual maturity?
A state of observable consciousness in which an evolved energetic being has reached an eminent level of awareness through growth and spiritual development relating to qualities and characteristics of the mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies.
The consequence of this level becoming visible with full awareness is unconditional compassion. By moving into a space of spiritual maturity, one becomes an unequivocal resource of knowledge and insightful-wisdom to those that seek spiritual growth and advancement.
Posted on July 20, 2005 in Q & A's, The 700+ Level | Link
The Oneness of God
Context is the substratum to content. The totality of all-encompassing context is the nature of Reality. The mind seems to be primarily focused with content, while the implicit layer of awareness is linked to context.
What does it mean that we are all one?
When I tell you to hold in thought the planets of our solar system except for Mars, every planet is in focus correct? Except for Mars which is, in this example, a part of context. Now, switch your focus and concentrate on all of the planets including Mars, except for Earth.
Son of a bitch man! You just shifted focus of Mars being context to now being content, and Earth, which was content, is now a part of context. Now grasp the following with the above example in mind:
God = Context
Mind = Content (Observes Content)
Context = Reality
Perception = Content
Content becomes visible within context, meaning that content is an expression of the highly complex yet paradoxically simple context. God is context, therefore the human (mind’s perception) is content which is born “in the image of God”, thus making all one; content and context are the same, and it is truly about observation.
Related Entries:
Illusion | The Mind | The Ego | The Great Avatar
Posted on July 18, 2005 in Q & A's, The 700+ Level | Link
What Religion Are You?
The spiritual awareness that is present within this body does not reside within a specific belief structure or configuration (hamster ball). The mind may have certain propensities that have been somewhat conditioned to environmental responses, nevertheless there is no attachment to such content. The awareness of God that is present encompasses all religions and integrates qualities of each as an expression from Source.
Translation please. Hey no problem.
Okay here is the deal. There is this ocean right? Lets call this ocean an energetic body called God. Within this ocean imagine 1,000 hamster balls floating on top. Each hamster ball, because of the holes, is filled up with water but they are still able to float. Okay now imagine that in each hamster ball you got people living inside, some of the balls have thousands, some have millions and billions.
Each hamster ball has their own way of interpreting the water that is inside their ball; each having their own set of values, principles, rules, stories, important leaders, etc. etc. And while each peoples in the hamster balls are so confident that their ball and their belief structures are correct, little do they recognize that this water that is present within their ball, is also present within all the other hamster balls.
So in actuality, the water that is present within the Hindu hamster ball is the exact same water that is present with the Jewish hamster ball, the key difference is the interpretation of the water resulting from a belief structure, which attempts to guide each individual’s perception thus resulting in a governing body of common ideologies. The challenge with this is the awareness of unity is masked and an illusion of separation becomes prevalent.
What the hell? Translate that last paragraph please. Hey no problem.
Each hamster ball has its own set of beliefs. The beliefs are merely a focus of observation (observing the water). If I put you in a room with no windows and no lights, you will see the room quiet differently than if I put you into a room with tons of lights, mirrors, quick sand, and a pogo stick right? Well each hamster ball is just the same, they are merely interpreting the same water as all the other hamster balls just with a different set of guidelines; no one is right, no one is wrong, each hamster ball is merely a different area of focus.
The spiritual awareness that is present within this body does not reside within one hamster ball, but is one with the water that is present within all hamster balls.
End translation.
End translation.
Posted on June 21, 2005 in Q & A's | Link
Letter From L
What do we do with all of this information that exists outside of the physical – outside of normal mental perception?
The physical plain is a level where energy is manifested into form or matter, which provides tools for comprehension in relation to the mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. In other words the physical arena so to speak allows your awareness to have a body, an opportunity for identification. For example the Internet exists without the dependency of your computer; however, once you have your computer up and running (the physical) then you can tap into this thing called the Internet and communicate, learn, express, etc. etc.
Why would we be on the human plane?
Most Souls are on the human plane for the purpose of evolution. Most beings that have fulfilled their karmic needs are here for the assistance of the planet and the beings that inhabit it.It is the 100th Monkey Phenomenon but on a vibrational level; much like when the sea level raises, all of the boats universally rise, the sea in this example is an energetic frequency known as consciousness. As the sea of consciousness increases, the beings that inhabit the planet and the planet itself begin to evolve or ascend as many religions put it.
If we have to leave ourselves to gain the knowledge, why come back to Earth?
Hehe, we don’t leave ourselves silly, at the point of incarnation into form our focus and identification through awareness is shifted from God Supreme through Soul/Observer into the eyes of our Ego/Mind.Knowledge is infinitely present at all times, so in an essence everything that is to be “gained” via knowledge (intelligence) is already in existence (present). Maybe the question is best phrased: what the hell is the point of Earth and the humans that inhabit it? And the answer to that sexy question is evolution. The Earth provides a housing unit to allow expression and manifestation of energy. Human beings are merely a vehicle or tool of expression for the purpose of learning.
How in the hell does one manifest things in the next 20-50 years?
The vibratory rate of the Earth at this time and of the person doing the manifesting has much to do with how quickly manifestation occurs (in most cases). Without getting into a huge explanation of vibration and manifestation, know that there are keys to creating: intention, focus, process.You must set out an intention on what you wish to see and understand. Then you must become aware of this intention as it is presented to you. This all happens as an unfolding process. Much like intending on having a new house, first the house must be built from the ground up, foundation, walls, electrical wires, paint, etc. This all takes time and unfortunately is a gradual process with many different steps. Most people see the bells and whistles of the final stage without realizing the integral steps that make the bells and whistles possible. You gotta learn to crawl before you can walk and most definitely before you can run.
What does being human have to do with any of it?
Human = Vehicle (form) of expression
Form of expression = Tools for awareness
Expanding awareness = Evolving spiritual beingDon’t let your mind get stuck in a loop, know that your awareness has inhabited a Human body for the purpose of expression and learning. Rather it is your own learning or other’s evolution. By sitting in a cave your entire life without any Human contact, you hold a vibrational wave of energy that helps raise the level of the sea, which consequently affect all other life on this planet and the planet itself.
Is it defective to be focused on such relatively human concepts… addiction, love, and pain?
Nope, everything is perfect and complete nothing is lacking anything else or off track. Everyone and everything is on their own path of self-realization and every thought, emotion, experience, etc. is but a stepping-stone to the journey of Life. Compassion my friend, compassion.
I feel this huge looming responsibility to learn, to teach, to deliver something… the question is what is that something?
Only you can truly know what that something is. However just know as mentioned earlier, you live a sovereign life, by just “being” the human that you are, you are anchoring a columnar wave of energy into the sea of consciousness.
…what do I do with any of this? I guess just wait?
Waiting is what the mind “thinks” it shall do to receive something. What the mind doesn’t truly understand is that everything to be “received” or “given” is already infinitely present. There is potentiality and there is choice. Use your mind to focus on what you wish to manifest in your life and watch it unfold in front of your eyes as the days pass. Direct the energy coming to you from source and know that where you are at this time has meaning and purpose for the later days to come.
Posted on May 9, 2005 in Q & A's | Link
Excerpts from a scholarship application
What are you currently doing?
In addition to being a human and loving every minute, I currently outsource my web development skills including internet marketing, strategic consulting, site development and design to a variety of clients. Furthermore I am creating my own websites and projects with the intention of alleviating the dependency of external clients simply for the purpose of paying off student loans and buying new underwear, etc.
...By focusing on the needs and wants of everyday life as a twenty something year old, I find myself tired and oftentimes drained at the end of the working day both energetically and emotionally. By transcending my day-to-day activities within the working world, my goal is to experience a state of joy and unconditional relaxation beyond any alcoholic experience a bar can provide.
Name something that could go wrong and how you would handle it.
Being a self-employed twenty something year old and working with clients that have large demands, I find myself occasionally in situations that require me to exercise a degree of integrity, responsibility, professionalism and utmost respect. The experience I have gained thus far from working with clients is most beneficial for all of life’s obstacles. I feel 100% confident and comfortable that my values and principles both in business and in life have prepared me to be the best proactive and reactive problem-solving machine I can be. Always open for area of improvement, I know that any situation I find myself in that may be uncomfortable or unpleasant is for the grander purpose of knowledge and experience. I embrace this concept and always choose to follow the short cut path to higher understanding and learning.
Tell us if you've had any past adventures and how you developed your appetite for them.
A recent graduate of the Art Institute of Dallas and employed at a very successful ad agency, September 20th 2002 I decided to change my life while sitting in jail. The path that I had been following for years before my turning point was radically transformed into a new path of inner insight and learning. I am blessed to be alive today and to have the opportunity from DRWF to experience yet another adventure.
From one journey to the next, I am integrating the past experiences with the new. To continue my education and fulfill a doctorate in psychology is where I plan to go, to further my understanding and conceptualization of life and consciousness has my name written all over it.
Posted on April 28, 2005 in Q & A's | Link
- July 6, 2006 - Euthanasia and Death
- June 18, 2006 - The Dreaming Mind
- May 31, 2006 - What is it like to experience Enlightenment?
- January 28, 2006 - 10 Great Questions of Philosophy
- September 3, 2005 - Compassion For The All
- July 20, 2005 - Spiritual Maturity
- July 18, 2005 - The Oneness of God
- June 21, 2005 - What Religion Are You?
- May 9, 2005 - Letter From L
- April 28, 2005 - Excerpts from a scholarship application