Troublemane
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Hell is self-inflicted. It comes from (1) denial of others' inherent sacredness (since God is everything, denial of inherent sacredness in others implies denial of sacredness in self); (2) actions that denigrate/obfuscate the inherent connection to deity in self and/or others (which is the spirit, our connection to the divine); and (3) continued denial/aggression against the inherent connection with the sacredness of all naturally leads to the continued isolation of the ego from the spirit.
The mind comes to perceive its own spirit as a possessing demon, a creature it has no control over, sent to torment it/punish it for wrongdoing. in fact this is but the shadow of the self, the dark aspect that has been rejected by the mind, and punished for being "bad" or "wrong", so it becomes alienated and, like a wounded animal, now seeks to devour its tormentor--the superego.
Remember that the spirit (or astral self) is just a projection of your desires, it seeks only to do your will. So when you project onto it the idea its a MONSTER...wow, look out. It becomes exactly that.
The self then becomes divided into a mythic-type battle, within itself. Only no one will win, because the combatants are merely aspects of the same person. Only after these disparate parts of self are re-integrated into the persona can sanity be re-established. i think this can best be accomplished through (a) acceptance of the inherent sacredness of all beings (including oneself), and (b) the rejection of any mythical belief in a purely beneficent "god" and purely destructive "devil". The reason for the latter is it is divisive to the psyche to believe in a devil which was created by a benevolent God purely for the purposes of destroying us. It will lead to madness to attempt to believe this completely. I think one must hold one's own mind and spirit with the sanctity of a temple, and not permit any such fallacy to exist there.
God's love must be unconditional, since God is all existence, there is nothing God would not permit to exist, for in denying anyone or anything, God denies Himself--which is impossible. Satan (the deciever) is merely an illusion projected by people's minds when they see their own shadows and think "YIKES! WTH is THAT!" then try and disown it. But believe it or not, all things, even the most terrible person imaginable, is part of the divine.
Behold! despite the great tyrants of history, despite the devastations of war, the Mountains stand firm, the sun still rises and the stars still shine, heedless of our joy or sorrow. So should we.
The mind comes to perceive its own spirit as a possessing demon, a creature it has no control over, sent to torment it/punish it for wrongdoing. in fact this is but the shadow of the self, the dark aspect that has been rejected by the mind, and punished for being "bad" or "wrong", so it becomes alienated and, like a wounded animal, now seeks to devour its tormentor--the superego.
Remember that the spirit (or astral self) is just a projection of your desires, it seeks only to do your will. So when you project onto it the idea its a MONSTER...wow, look out. It becomes exactly that.
The self then becomes divided into a mythic-type battle, within itself. Only no one will win, because the combatants are merely aspects of the same person. Only after these disparate parts of self are re-integrated into the persona can sanity be re-established. i think this can best be accomplished through (a) acceptance of the inherent sacredness of all beings (including oneself), and (b) the rejection of any mythical belief in a purely beneficent "god" and purely destructive "devil". The reason for the latter is it is divisive to the psyche to believe in a devil which was created by a benevolent God purely for the purposes of destroying us. It will lead to madness to attempt to believe this completely. I think one must hold one's own mind and spirit with the sanctity of a temple, and not permit any such fallacy to exist there.
God's love must be unconditional, since God is all existence, there is nothing God would not permit to exist, for in denying anyone or anything, God denies Himself--which is impossible. Satan (the deciever) is merely an illusion projected by people's minds when they see their own shadows and think "YIKES! WTH is THAT!" then try and disown it. But believe it or not, all things, even the most terrible person imaginable, is part of the divine.
Behold! despite the great tyrants of history, despite the devastations of war, the Mountains stand firm, the sun still rises and the stars still shine, heedless of our joy or sorrow. So should we.
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