painBody wrote:WW - Deja vues and NDEs ... interesting. You also made one point that kind of sent chills down my spine, perhaps because it describes my experience eerily well - "You can find yourself very much alone in this human experience." But, interestingly, I was alone long before my seeking began. And, like you said, obtaining answers definitely heightened my sense of aloneness a thousandfold. Were you implying that the answers we seek spiritually, and the resultant awakening, can set us farther apart from the crowd because we see the world so differently ?
I think you have it pretty much right here. Most people throughout my life experience have tended to take the world at face value. And that value is one built around their own concept of self-identification and how the world effects that perception. Even those with a religious perspective tend to see separation in all things physical. If I must give full disclosure, I also still tend to see life through a sense of physical identification. Old habits die hard.
That said, I also have a clear sense of life from another, larger, perspective that is one of inclusion. One that sees that every life expression is a component of Self and of exploration for a greater Conscious Beingness that is eternal, wise, loving and appreciative.
What I mean is that when I choose to quiet this habitually active mind, a clarity from a larger perspective becomes available. It's taken a good deal of time to make it easily accessible, and no doubt there is still much to be done, but it's now a source of freedom from my own habitual identification. This forum, among a good deal of other opportunities, has been a great resource for attuning to that higher nature where insight is born.
Anyway, back to the aloneness. People who live from a strictly human perspective can be difficult relationships for someone who does not agree with whatever certainties seem to rule their belief systems. Certainly challenging. The younger you are, while knowing something of a higher perspective, the more difficult it can be. It often takes a few years before a soul matures enough to consider the deeper nature of being. Idealism and pessimism tend to rule much of the youthful mind. Not everyone of coarse, but enough to make lots of friendships unlikely. I suggest going to places and taking classes where those of common interests can be found. A couple of really good friends where a natural bond is present is far better than lots of
relationships that require intense maintanence.
WW
And, I would really like to get to know some of you a bit more. It also provides a bit of context when someone posts a response ... it helps to know "where they're coming from".
