[mkirkpatrick]

from anvery early age I have asked myself thequestion,who am I,what am I and
how did I get,where will I go when I die?Over the years some of these have been answered and some there is more I would like to know.One thing is that much that has come to me is throughthe practise of meditation,that has opened
up alot,there are more questions though,I will ask them if there are any replies
to this opener!!



kind regards michael.

[Guille]

One of the best (for me and for many THE best) spanish poets (which are, for me and for many THE best) was Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer did a poem that said practically the same as you in your posts. I had forgotten it until know. But it's great, here I give my translations (which means not perfect) of some parts:


Where I come from?
the most horrible
of the places searchs,
the footprints of blooded feet
over the hard rock,
the rests of a destroyed soul,
will tell you the way
that leads to my birthplace.

Where am I going?
the most horrible
of the places goes by,
hills of eternal snow and of eternal
melancolic mist,
where there's a stone with no inscription
and with no inspiration,
where forgiveness lies,
there will be my tomb.

It's beautifull in spanish, but was in beatifull for some, can make no sense for others, and in english some sentences don't make sense.

Anyway, basically I mean that not only scientists, philosophers, mathematicians and theologians ask those questions, so do artists. And I can't remember who said that we all have an artist inside, it's just that some keep it in. Was it picasso? Anyway, that's that, and it's what there is.

Another tihng is that all answer it. Actually, if one answers thsoe questions, one will have the truth in his mind, and will be on the top of all of humanity, for he will have learned the TOE. But, I believe, none has. Or maybe all have: the TOE is what the answers are to those questions, and each gives his own question, thus each ahs an independent true TOE. But we're trying to put it all up together, which may look simple for a kid: just copy and paste, but is the hardest of all things.

[dleviwing]

I am the observer.
I can only view the trial, of man, and his kind.
preordained or chosen, destiny, will be no will of mine.
This species seems to question, both purpose and of fait,
should he chose an answer or should he chose to wait.
Of life there is no answer, of death it is the same.
find solace in your being, for death will make its claim.

[michellemfry]

I believe a simple quest for everything reveals that death is not our fate. It is not death we seek, but an understanding of what is everything and then to live within it. We are some God loving, some God fearing. We delight in some law of nature and are quick to bestow eternity upon it. Is this a nature that is destined to taste of death? We are willing to bend our minds rather than traverse the old ways and old paths. This is positivism. This can only lead us to more understanding. In some odd way, we are just getting started.

[mkirkpatrick]

What am I related too?Is identification part of the ultimate soul-lution?
I am related to absolutely all of manifestation,and to all of existance,this is
what I have discovered,through my own personal experiences.And being able
to identify with that personal reality,opens up the portal of soulful communication,which in turn will answer all the questions that one can muster?


kind regards michael.

[harmonygirl]

Michael, 'related to' and 'identification' are concepts which necessitate otherness, hence, IMHO, are false...

[ZenClone]

Its not the answer that enlightens, but the Question.

[mkirkpatrick]

Originally Posted by ZenClone Its not the answer that enlightens, but the Question.

That is so correct Zenclone,we must first know how to ask the question,
then by that time we will know then the answer as well!
Has the spider intent to trap as she spins her web?
kind regards michael.

[harmonygirl]

that is an excellent question Michael! Does the spider have intent (which implies choice) or is this an irresistible instinct?

[mkirkpatrick]

Originally Posted by harmonygirl that is an excellent question Michael! Does the spider have intent (which implies choice) or is this an irresistible instinct?

We have of course,no realway of knowing that Harmony,but I would guess
and go with an irrestistible instinct!

regards michael.