Comments on: Desires of the Body

By: nisp

nisp — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:02:46 +0000

“- For years I have sought enlightenment – said the disciple. – I feel I am near it and want to know how to take the next step.

– A man who knows how to seek God knows also how to take care of himself. How do you support yourself? – asked the master.

– That is just a detail. I have rich parents who help me along my spiritual path. Because of that, I can dedicate myself entirely to sacred things.

– Very well – said the master. – I will explain to you the next step: look at the sun for half a minute.

The disciple obeyed.

When he had finished, the master asked him describe the landscape around him.

– I can’t. The sun’s brightness dazzled my eyes.

– A man who looks fixedly at the sun ends up blind. A man who only looks for Light, and shifts his responsibilities onto the shoulders of others, never finds what he is seeking – was the master’s comment.”

By: Deep

Deep — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:07:08 +0000

Physical desire are indeed great desire. We need to recognize it with respect.

We must know that physical form is exclusive gift to this life where we have physical body along with asteral. Once we leave the physical world, there would be no way to experience physical desires.

I believe that it makes sense to enjoy the exclusive gift of “physical desires” availabe in this life (or in this kind of physical life). As usual, we need to balance this enjoyment with other aspects in life.

By: gulmohar

gulmohar — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:43:48 +0000

Desires are created by chemicals in the brain. Often, low serotonin level create cravings. It’s not so much a character issue as much as a physical issue. Something like exercise may be more productive in that sense rather than self-control.

By: Gyanama

Gyanama — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:06:37 +0000

illusions exist at countless levels–What level is Life itself? What level is pure consciousness?

By: miniman375

miniman375 — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:48:03 +0000

Life exists at countless levels. One man’s garbage is another man’s feast. One goal is to try and digest all these levels, taking that which each offers.

By: Gyanama

Gyanama — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:59:02 +0000

The above words from Mary Baker Eddy- 1895

By: Gyanama

Gyanama — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:57:24 +0000

We must not attribute more and more intelligence to matter, but less and less, if we would be wise and healthy. The divine Mind, which forms the bud and blossom, will care for the human body, even as it clothes the lily; but let no mortal interfere with God’s government by thrusting in the laws of erring, human concepts.
-The higher nature of man is not governed by the lower; if it were, the order of wisdom would be reversed. Our false views of life hide eternal harmony, and produce the ills of which we complain.
-Because mortals believe in material laws or look to matter for answers and reject the Science of Mind, this does not make materiality first and the superior law of Soul last. You would never think that flannel was better for warding off pulmonary disease then the controlling Mind, if you understood the Science of being.
-In Science man is the offspring of Spirit. The beautiful, good, and pure constitute his ancestry. His origin not like that of mortals, in brute instinct, nor does he pass through material conditions prior to reaching intelligence. Spirit is his primitive and ultimate source of being, God is, and Life is the law of being..

By: Scarlet

Scarlet — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:39:36 +0000

Deepak I appreciate your insights but sometimes when I read your answers I feel like they’re going in circles. Could you have more simple answers.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:24:05 +0000

Hey person who wrote the comment above, what do you mean? What are the unreal concepts? Greets from Holland

By: Gyanama

Gyanama — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:28:03 +0000

I believe that your intention Deepak is good, but you have to teach or preach from a point of Science. It’s a backwards teaching you teach, but I don’t think you realize it.
You can not try to teach what is real using unreal concepts and placing matter/body as the one with intelligence……