What else do we really have If not this very moment? Human beings, separate from animals, have the ability to direct our attention to whatever we want. We can focus and then with our full thinking faculty, contemplate some chosen task. We can visualize the completion of that task on the ideal plane and then instruct our body to do what is necessary so that we can conjure up that same object on the physical plane. This is very powerful stuff! Plato believed that in the ideal world, that is the plane above the physical world, that this is where we first accomplish all of our actions. People who sit and “contemplate” the Universe are actually working. At least they are working out how they want things to be arranged in their own world. In fact, it is my experience in life that the more we deal with our plans in the ideal world, the more likely it will be that they will successfully manifest physically. We have to get specific, detailed, and solid in our thinking in order to transition from the ideal to the material world. So back to this moment in time, this is why it is so useful to be fully present in the moment. When we have our full momentum engaged in this consciousness manner, all completely in the now, we will have our potential directed to what ever it is we chose to concentrate upon. So, with that in mind, go forth and create!
I do not know too much about "specific, detailed, and solid in our thinking," being a more seize the day kind of guy; I prefer to latch onto the tail of the universe and hang on for dear life.
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Yes, there are all kinds of ways in which to approach the universe........yours good sir, is as good as mine! I agree that in this new year I am feeling more creativity flowing, and I am having fun expressing those inspirations. Maybe the comments from my sibs help to let it all flow. Thanks for checking in!
ReplyDeleteI like that you are writing here more too, Noel. You always have an interesting perspective to add to the conversation. Here's the thing: what about when you want to contemplate some chosen task but you don't even know what the task is? You want to change something but you don't even know what it is you want to change? How do you contemplate THAT, my good friend?
ReplyDeleteYour question is well taken.............and I do not claim to have any answer.........perhaps others will chime in. From where I sit, if one does not know in which direction to proceed, then to do "nothing" would be admirable. Clear the air. Be calm in the moment and "Let her Be." To act without full purpose seems like spinning the wheels. Wait for the inspiration; the muse to show; then proceed with confidence. Maybe for you, this might be a "painting moment", when you let the Universe express itself without form. Hey, what do you think about that sport?!
ReplyDeleteI wait for the Universe to reveal herself....
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