Lord Sananda on the Illusion and Reality of the Body/SOUL

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SOUL

 

The Physical and the Non Physical

Is there more to me than I see in the mirror? To see how there is more to me

than an assembly of physical organs, we have first to define the Living and the

Non-Living, not merely in the biological senses, but in a deeper, spiritual

context.

 

THE LIVING - is that which has AWARENESSS of its own EXISTENCE and also that

which is able to create its own thoughts. These thoughts form the basis of

feelings and emotions and only 'I the living' am capable of these.

 

The living is also that which has the ability to JUDGE: Right from Wrong, Truth

from False Hood, Reality from Illusion. I the living also have unique

personality, which is totally incomparable to that of any other being.

Individual uniqueness exists because every living being is carrying the full

record of all its past experiences, which determines the personality. We observe

that of another.

 

The living is also that MEMORY. On the basis of this unique quality, a person

can establish a relationship. As I remember meeting others, the relationship

grows.

 

The Living is also that which DESIRES. These may be limited materials ones,

which tend to lead one soul into mental degeneration, or desires of the highest,

altruistic, spiritual kind, that led the soul back to its original state of

excellence. These desires form the motivation of all actions.

 

THE NON-LIVING - if I relate the qualities of the Living to those of the

Non-Living, I can see the vast differences between 'I the Living Being', and all

material objects around me. Similarly, let me apply these criteria of the living

to my own physical body

 

Thinking of the body as a separate instrument, is there any part of it, which is

experiencing, judging, or deciding? I can see that none of the physical organs,

such as my hands or feet, eyes or ears, or even my head, have these faculties.

There is something apart from these organs that does these things.

 

Let us take an example: -

 

Whatever action I perform, although I will use various instruments, I am totally

separate from them. For instance if I use a knife with my hands to chop some

tomatoes, throughout the operation the knife makes no decision.

 

If I lose concentration, and cut my fingers with the knife, neither my fingers

nor the knife became emotionally disturbed - they were purely instruments.

 

It is easy for me to see the knife as an instrument. But I'm so attached to

these hands, that It is very difficult to dissociate myself from them, and

realize that they too are only instruments, and really nothing more than this.

 

I have had this pair of hands for as long as I have had this body, and I

knowthey are the only one pair I will get. So not only personal attachment to my

hands, but to the whole of my physical body, is something so deep, so intense,

that I have totally forgotten my real identity.

 

THE MISTAKE - Ever since the moment when I came into the physical body, I have

been labeled and put into compartments according to my physical classifications.

It has been instilled into my conscious that 'you are a boy' or 'you are a

girl', so that I grew up absolutely committed to this idea. And in fact if

someone were to question this today, to question the identity of being a man or

a woman, a person would probably consider it a great insult. But is that what I

am? An I be accurately labeled 'young' or 'old', 'man' or 'woman', 'fair' or

'dark'? Is there a real indication of who I am simply through this?

 

Yet this is the mistake we have been making not only have others made this

mistake about me, putting me into a bodily compartment, but I have also been

guilty of this same error. Not only I have put others into compartments, but I

have done this to myself. I have totally identified myself with the body, and I

have cut out all other possibilities my consciousness has become quite

restricted by the color, the age, the nationality, the religion, the culture,

into which the BODY has been born.

 

The Rediscovery of "I"

I am the living, I am not physical. I know I am not because I can experience

things beyond physical limitations. My body cannot go back to childhood, but I

can. Within a second, my mind can race back to days of my youth. It can even

race forward to the days of my probable old age. Past or future, both are

equally easy for me to travel in. I travel through the three aspects of time

without any hesitation at all. I am able to travel across an distance in a

split-second, as my thoughts carry me across to America, to Australia, to India.

Where there is a pull of, my thoughts will take me there. And all this while my

body has been seated in one specific place. So my body is physical, I am not

physical, I am metaphysical, unhindered by the physical limitations of time or

distance.

 

Just as I grew up with natural instincts such as eating, breathing etc. related

to survival in a physical body, I also grew up with my own personality which,

has been mentioned, is absolutely exclusive to me. My own subtle characteristics

are quite different even those of my physical parents, and so I must have gained

this in an existence even before this one.

 

Also, I am definitely invisible. A mirror will show me only my bodily features:

the shape of my face, the color of my eyes. But all these exterior things tell

me very little about my real self. I, the being within this physical frame, am

invisible. Now I can see all these things: that I am metaphysical, eternal,

invisible.

 

FORM - what am I? When I dissociate myself from my physical costume, and search

for my true identity, there is a strange detachment from the body, but also

uncertainty, because I don't as yet fully now who I really am, and I'm leaving

behind territory which was familiar. So let me go one step further, and think of

myself in a non-physical form: a tiny point of light, a minute dot of invisible

luminous energy. Can this really be true? Such a strange thought to have… for so

long I have thought of myself as a female, Or male, and now I am thinking of

myself as a tiny dot, as light.

 

Let me examine this further….

 

As you think deeply about this, you will become aware of yourself as a subtle

energy, minute, yet full of power, so small it cannot be broken down any

further. EXPERIENCE - Let me experience with this….

 

Yes, it is a dot that is eternal, unique, unhindered by time and space. A point

that has no geometrical dimensions. The dot - invisible. Just with this concept

of my deepest identity, and experience myself a point of light, located directly

at the center of my forehead. I have this incredible sensation of this

lightness, of freedom, of peace, of subtle power, because I am now aware that

all this is within the point.

 

POSITION - where am I located?

 

I the soul am located in the center of the forehead near the organs of the

control for the body, and near the organs of communication with the physical

world, since it is from here that I can exercise total control.

 

PERFORMANCE - the brain is an instrument operating by means of electrical

impulses. I, the soul, make a decision and the decision reaches the brain

instantly. It is translated into activity via the entire body system. Stimuli

come in through my senses, and reach the brain. From the brain, impulses reach

"the soul". Thus from outside, I am stimulated into further thought, and

possibly further action. The intellect makes this decision. I the soul am the

controller, and the brain is the control room through which I operate.

 

THE THIRD-EYE - this is also where the third eye of wisdom has been shown, Which

was once thought to have existed physically. However it is nothing physical,

because wisdom is not related to any particular part of the body. It is the soul

that seeks wisdom, and the soul that retains wisdom. So when we speak, in

spiritual terms, of the 'opening of the third eye', we are referring to the

awakening consciousness, a new awareness, or a soul consciousness.

 

People only stumble around at night when they cannot see. The eyes deceive the

mind, and the intellect can only make a wrong decision when its knowledge is

incomplete. Knowledge is like daylight, it opens the third eye, and the dark

immediately becomes light. With my third eye open, I can see what I should be

doing. Up to now, I have been using these two physical eyes, which can only see

physical dimensions, and nothing further. With my third eye I can see beyond the

physical, and, being able to see, I can now become the complete master of

myself.

 

Driver and Vehicle

It will sound obvious to say "only when a driver is fully conscious, can he use

his vehicle accurately to take him to his destination". But if we now look at

ourselves using this analogy, we can see clearly just what an enormous

difference there is between being 'in control' and being asleep at the wheel.

 

The driver of a car can go anywhere, as long as he remembers what is he doing.

If he is travelling along the road and suddenly looses concentration, allowing

the mind to drift off even for a moment, he will plunge straight off the road.

Accidents happen when people forget what they are doing. In exactly the same

way, if someone looses their self-control, even for a moment, there is an

accident (an outburst of great anger for instance) which causes sorrows for the

self and sorrows for anyone else involved. Even onlookers who simply saw the

accident are very upset by the damage done to the occupants of the vehicle. So,

awareness of and harmony between both the soul (the driver) and the body (its

vehicle) is essential. Just as the driver must be aware of his vehicle and in

harmony with it, the soul must be in total control of its body. And yet I have

gone to sleep, I have not been aware, and so there have been many, many

accidents. I have caused myself, and those around me, so much

grief. But now with awareness, the driver wakes up, assumes control once more

and begins to use his vehicle in the correct way. UNDER CONTROL - in the

conscious of "I, the soul", I can now see the benefits of using my senses to

pick out the good from the bad, the useful from the useless, and translate it

all into positive actions, which helps others and elevate my own conscious as

well. Being aware of myself, I became the master of my physical senses. It is so

strange to realize that I have been using so little control over my senses, that

my eyes and ears are pulling my mind in different directions for years, making

me literate into a slave of there every whim. It really is the situation of the

cart before the horse, putting the body before the soul. Knowledge is power, and

wit this knowledge, I can re-establish my true state of sovereignty over the

physical body.

 

How the Soul Works

Having seen, and experienced, the effect of forgetting who I am, let us examine

what is happening inside the pin-point of light, this spark of conscious, that

is the soul. Each soul has three separate faculties. As they are described, you

will be able to see not only how so many accidents have come about through lack

off understanding but also the method of gaining control once more. Although we

can give each faculty a different name, it is actually the same energy

functioning on three different levels - these are: the mind, the intelligence,

and the impressions.

 

THE MIND - through the mind, one IMAGINES, THINKS, and FORMS IDEAS. Our thoughts

are created in the mind. The thought process is the basis of all EMOTIONS,

DESIRES and SENSATIONS. It is through this faculty that, in an instant, thoughts

can reach anywhere, or relive a past experience and produce happiness or

sadness. The mind is a subtle organ, which should not be confused with the

heart, which is merely a physical organ that maintains blood circulation.

Through Raja Yoga … The Mind Is Controlled THE INTELLECT - the intellect is then

used to ASSESS thoughts. This is the Faculty that understands. Our capacity to

understand is perhaps the single most crucial ability of all. With the deepening

and broadening of the intellect, clear understanding of anything is possible.

…the Intellect is developed and elevated In addition to understanding, the

intellect REASONS, MEMORIES, DISCRIMINATES and TAKES DECISION. As with all

faculties of the soul, it is subtle and spiritual, not physical, so it

should not be confused with the brain. The brain is merely the physical focus

of the nervous system and acts as the control of the soul. Through this physical

control panel, "I, the soul" am able to regulate the functions of the different

organs of my body. "I, the soul" am able to alter the pulse and respiration of

my body, simply by reacting to an external situation, which I decide makes me

overjoyed or very upset. So my intellect is not part of physical brain, but the

subtle faculty of judgement and understanding of "I, the soul"

 

THE IMPRESSION - any action that has been performed leaves an impression on the

soul. We will refer to impressions as: "SANSKARAS", which is the precise Hindi

word used. HABITS, TENDENCIES, EMOTIONAL TENDENCIES, TEMPERAMENTS, PERSONALITY

TRAITS are all SANSKARAS imprinted on the soul through each action it has

performed. All the thoughts that occur in my mind are the direct results of my

SANSKARAS. So my most fundamental features as a soul, my personality, is

determined by these SANSKARAS. Each action I do either creates a SANSKARA (this

is how a habit begins), or re-enforces an old one if the action is a repetition.

This enables us to understand that the SANSKARAS contain the COMPLETE RECORD of

all my mental and physical actions i.e. all my experiences up to this moment.

Any thought that arises in my head will be due to the influence of one more than

one SANSKARAS. This makes it clear that I, and I alone, am alone responsible for

my own thoughts, although we tend to deny this

responsibility and blame external situations instead. If an action is repeated

often, it becomes a deep SANSKAR. Rather in the same way that the more one digs

a hole the deeper it gets and the more difficult it will be to erase all trace

of it. Old habits die hard for this. ….and, with Raja Yoga , the SANSKARAS are

purified and become sovereign.

 

THE EFFECT OF SANSKARAS ON THE MIND AND INTELLECT - Imagine yourself as the

detached observer of a car accident. A number of people will arrive on the

scene, but although it is the same sight for each person, their different

SANKARAS will produce quite different reactions to the chaos. For example, one

person is examining the injured and I can see that he is a doctor. One is calmly

questioning the onlookers and I can see that he is a policeman. Someone else is

unhurriedly looking at the damaged vehicles, while another person is completely

overwhelmed with emotions. The unhurried one is a mechanic and I can see that

the other probably has a relationship with one of the injured. The stimulus is

the same, but their reaction are totally different. Different SANSKARAS lead to

different reactions. Equally, I know from past experiences that my own state of

mind control my thoughts. For instance, one day many things go wrong, and yet a

great deal of inner strength enables me to remain calm

and peaceful. On the other day I may lack the stability and the slightest word

out of place can annoy me. It wasn't the fault of the person who spoke, but my

own state of being that created the reaction.

 

Where We Find Ourselves Today

Gradually, as impure SANSKARAS were formed and were allowed to reinforce

themselves through repetitions, this instinctive voice gave way to the powerful

influence of my physical senses.

 

The strong pull of these senses spurred my emotions to such a state that I

overruled the decisions of my own intellect.

 

Consequently, when a similar situation now occurs, the weakened conscience has

even less influence, and in due course it stops speaking altogether. As the

conscience was ignored, ignorance inevitably followed.

 

And so we find ourselves often uncertain of separating right from wrong. We may

even deny the very existence of right and wrong. The distinction between selfish

and unselfish action has become clouded in the intellect, so that a state of a

morality prevails.

 

As action become progressively degraded, the search of happiness and fulfillment

was only possible on a similarly degraded level. Without the knowledge of "I,

the soul", body - consciousness became deeply ingrained as SANSKARAS and the

soul has been forced to look for happiness on a material level. Unable to find

contentment from within the self, the soul has turned all its attention to

pleasure derived from material sources and found himself in a void of

inadequate, transitory experiences. In such a vulnerable position, the soul

mentally grasps at any source of comfort. The level of motivation inevitably

degrades into sense-gratification, which traps the soul into seeking greater

pleasure to offset greater dissatisfaction.

This internal conflict has become a familiar scene throughout the world. The

more we have turned our attention away from our true selves, the more we have

become entangled in sorrow and frustration. The mind has become a slave to the

senses, so that I am presently unable to comfort it.

 

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srachele2004 <srachele2004 wrote:

Lord Sananda on the Illusion and Reality of the Physical Body

Received by Sal Rachele

September 16, 2006

 

Questioner: Sananda, I'm confused. In "A Course In Miracles" you say

the body is an illusion, and in fact you go further to state that it

was designed purposely to act as a barrier to perception. Then I hear

another teacher say that the body is part of God and can be raised

into an immortal state. Can you please clarify this?

 

Sananda: Dear beloved, both perceptions have validity, depending on

your definitions of illusions and reality. Let me explain.

 

The body is a tool, or instrument, used to perceive third-dimensional

reality, just as a computer is a tool used for communication. The body

is real in the sense that it is part of the whole of creation.

However, it is illusory in the sense that it has no spirit or soul

apart from the one who inhabits it.

 

The body has a built-in intelligence, but it must be activated by a

spirit or soul, just as a computer is useless unless it has software

and an operator. The body has no life apart from the life given it by

God in the form of an intelligent being (soul) or intelligent energy

(spirit). You could say it is neutral; neither good nor bad. Your

computer is neutral and can be used constructively or destructively,

depending on the consciousness of the user.

 

I need to clarify some of the information presented in "A Course In

Miracles." When I said the body was an illusion, I was referring to

the role assigned to it by those who have forgotten they are eternal

spiritual beings simply perceiving the outer world through the lens of

the body. The souls I was addressing in the Course have attempted to

give the body a life of its own, and they believe they are subject to

the body's dictates, particularly when it becomes ill.

 

There is no force within the body opposing the will of the soul that

inhabits it. The body is simply responding to something within the

consciousness of the soul. This was the point I attempted to make.

When I said the body was made to limit the awareness of God, I was

referring to those who attempt to use the body to justify that God

does not exist, or that God wants his children to suffer. Deep inside,

these souls have a vague memory of being one with God in the beginning

and then suffering the separation into lower density. To blot out this

painful memory of descent into darkness, such souls attempt to use the

body to hide what lies beneath – a tortured and lonely mind, feeling

bereft of its Creator.

 

Such souls will escape into the pleasure and pain of duality, using

the body in a vain attempt to satisfy an inner craving. They subject

the body to perverse pleasures, drugs, thrill rides, vanity, and other

means of covering up the underlying sorrow.

 

The body consists of an energy matrix, or geometric pattern of

electromagnetic flux, and this matrix is controlled by the mind and

emotions. When a soul has purified its consciousness sufficiently,

that soul can modify the physical body to take on virtually any

characteristics of that soul's consciousness. The body therefore

becomes an extension of the soul, and as that soul aligns with the

power and presence of God, the body exudes the loving presence of God.

So by extending the presence of God outward into the material plane,

the body becomes infused with the Holy Spirit and is purified and

exalted, becoming likened unto the Holy Spirit, a deathless, shining

example of perfection made manifest.

 

It is not necessary to sing praises to the body or even see it as part

of God in order for it to be exalted. However, it is necessary to

remove all judgment from the mind of the holy Son of God. Nothing the

body does or represents can be judged in any way if one is to ascend

unto perfection while still in physical form. The body is the living

temple of the One True God. This simple fact will carry you beyond the

temptations of the flesh and into a sacred union with other embodied

souls.

 

Never did I intend for you to take on the belief that physical love is

wrong or sinful. Like everything else in the material world,

worshipping of materiality as a means of escaping the need to purify

and go within is the problem, not the body itself or its ability to

feel pleasure. Attachment to material pleasure breeds pain and

suffering, because in becoming attached to physical pleasure, one

forgets one's connection to All That Is. Seeing the Presence of God in

the material world, and seeing that same Perfection within the Self

and others, ends the separation between you and the Sons of God. Then

each relationship becomes God relating to God and each expression of

love becomes maximal, including expression of physical pleasure.

 

This world you inhabit can be a paradise or a prison, depending on

your perception of it. Each level or dimension has a perceptive

mechanism. The body is the primary perceptive mechanism for the third

dimension. The mind and imagination are the perceptive mechanisms of

the fourth dimension. The loving heart and crystal light body are the

perceptive mechanisms of the fifth dimension. Each level of being has

its methods of perception and soul experience. The body facilitates

that experience in this world. The quality of the experience depends

on the state of consciousness of the soul.

 

The body may seem to be an illusion when one evolves into higher

dimensions, just as a dream seems to be an illusion when one awakens.

Yet within the dimension of dreams, they appear to be quite real.

Within this world, the body appears to be quite real, and it does not

serve most souls to live their lives as if the physical form is an

illusion. Honor and respect for the holy temple of the living God

ensures that God can communicate clearly and joyfully through your vessel.

 

The body has an intelligent design. The Creator, in order to express

Itself in the physical dimension, crafted the most exquisite

instrument of perception. Therefore, any statement, whether in a book

channeled by me or in any other reference, that states that the body

is not of God, would have to be in error. Perhaps a translation or two

did not come through intact. Perhaps a passage was interpreted

falsely. A Course In Miracles is a beautiful teaching in how to

overcome guilt and sin by realizing they reside in the mind of the

beholder. The Course constantly reminds us that we are the product of

a Loving God and that our innocence is established forever. The Course

teaches us to focus on God Within and remove our attachment to

material form.

 

It is the truth within that is important, not the words themselves.

Words can only point to what is beyond them. Use the words to go

beyond ideas and descriptions to the eternal Presence that dwells in

your holy mind and heart. Let that Presence bring peace to your world.

Let every physical body be an instrument of that peace. Let every soul

experience that peace. My peace I give to you this day. I am Sananda,

forever in the Light of the Eternal One.

 

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