What is the point of having neurobiology and psi? If one can theoretically experience
everything in a state of pure consciousness, then why bother with a nervous
system and body?
Living at this physical level of reality for awhile must
serve an evolutionary purpose for the individual and the whole. Also, interaction between those in the body
and those in spirit may also serve an evolutionary purpose.
Jung used “tertium non datur” to describe the situation
where two powerfully opposed realities are held in consciousness together until
there arises an unpredictable, “irrational,” transcendent, new way of living.
David Sunfellow wrote recently on his NHNE-pulse site: "The purpose of life is not to leave
this world by entering higher states of consciousness, but to get more fully immersed
in the world and bring higher states of consciousness into the created
universe."
Rob Breszny wrote in his book Pronoia (2005): “... that despite superficial appearances to
the contrary, all of creation is on our side; that the very structure of reality
ensures our eventual liberation from suffering; that life is a divine
conspiracy to awaken us to our god-like nature and become co-administrators of
the divine plan for evolution. (p. 18)”
Every level of reality closes some doors and opens others,
in order to foster our development to greater consciousness and love – for
ourselves and for others. This physical
level of reality seems to make greater the likelihood of forgetting our
essential nature as consciousness / spirit, so there must be unique benefits to
re-integrating that awareness.
A friend of mine recently wrote: “I believe that our greatest discoveries are usually never in the
obvious range but rather, are come upon, unexpectedly..... .......unanticipated
and when they do reveal, it is a life altering experience….As you know, our
greatest struggles push us into places we would never go otherwise and we
usually enter those places with great fear which takes great courage but
usually results in great clarity, discovering parts of ourself that we never knew
existed. Great empowerment comes from such and thus, greater freedom from the
past as well as a great respect and love for oneself and towards others.”
So, while, theoretically, one could experience anything in a
state of pure consciousness, would we?
First of all, change and growth are hard; familiarity is very
addictive. But, also, how can you
choose to work on parts of yourself that you don’t even know are there? To some extent, this must be thrust upon you
by coming up against another consciousness.
So, why bother with a nervous system and a body? At first glance, it looks like life with a
physical brain limits our capacity to be conscious and we must live within
those limitations while here in the body.
But, another friend Barbara questions this, and thinks it may turn out
that we are not limited by the brain at all – we know there is so much we still
don’t know about the brain.
Re-integrating the physical with the spiritual despite the
challenges of physical life serves an evolutionary path to greater
consciousness and love; is a prime exercise in discovering parts of ourselves
we never knew existed; and creates a third thing that has never existed before.
David Sunfellow also wrote:
"Finally, while classic enlightenment experiences lead one to
believe that there is nothing new under the sun — that the Ground of Being is
all there really is and It is eternal and
unchanging — I’ve also come to believe that brand new experiences, on
all levels, are actually unfolding as we (and the created universe) evolve.
While this is plainly obvious on the physical level, I think it is also true on
the spiritual level."
That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it. :)
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