3-28-16 Post: Concern over world wide violence

Question/Comment: I feel very confused about all the hatred and violence in the world and wonder if we really are coming to the end of times. I don’t know whether to feel anger, hatred, compassion or fear?

Response: Could you feel compassion and reach for clear seeing? Anger, hatred, and fear are not useful for appropriate action. Which feeling do you prefer to have and which one leads you to the most appropriate action? Meeting hatred with hatred makes more hatred. Meeting violence with violence makes more violence. What do you want more of? Focus on that. If you want peace, focus on peace. Look for peace everywhere you can find it. Do you want more love and compassion in the world? Focus on love and compassion. Look for evidence of love and compassion.

It may be helpful to remember that you we are all one. We all emanate from the same source. We are all manifestations of energy. It is illusion that we are each separate individuals different and apart from other individuals. We share a common energy field and influence each other. Your thoughts influence others in an ever widening circle of rippling effects. Spread the thoughts and feelings you want the rest of the world to be influenced by.

3-4-16 Post: What is the meaning of life?

Question/comment: I have really been wondering what purpose life has. Does life have any meaning? 

Response: The answer to this question may depend on the beliefs and experiences of the asker. There are many different theories to answer the question, “Does life have any meaning?” We might also ask ourselves what our reason is for asking the question which might lead us to more fruitful answers.

Many people say we are here to learn; others say we are here to teach. I think that we all do both. It is nearly impossible to go through life without someone learning from us and we certainly learn from life continually. Is that the only reason we are here? This leads to a whole other line of questions such as where do we come from and where do we go to when we leave? Who set up this school, who sets the curriculum and who judges when we graduate?

Some say we choose our own meaning and this is probably true for everyone. We find meaning in helping others, in sharing, in expressing, in giving. From our own experiences, our reactions to them and beliefs we have learned from others, we decide on meaning and purpose.

Many make others the purpose for existing. Parents might make the well being of their children their reason for living; others might make a lover or mate the center of their world. Some people say their mission in life is to be a good person and spread happiness. There seems to be at lest as many reasons for living as there are people.

Add to that the idea that we may have more than one “mission” or purpose in life, and the possibilities are endless. A person’s mission or missions may even change over time. The answers to these type of questions have to be answered by each individual for themselves. 

Some say we are the Source expressing itself for the pleasure of experience and expansion. Some say the reason the universe is expanding is that the Source needs more memory capability as it’s manifesting creates more experiences.

I wonder if answering the question is unimportant. Maybe the question is a tool we use to guide ourselves to slow down and look within. When we do that, the inner guidance arises and the question is answered in the doing, the following of the inner leading.