Blog 3

Blog 3
9/16/09
Chapters 7-9

I am coming to understand, from reading this book, that there are an infinite number of possibilities as they pertain to man’s abilities and comprehensions of the world around us, what we currently lack is the control of our individual selves to make these possibilities a reality. What I mean by this is that if the world is all connected by some ethereal force field like the ZPF, and we are capable of tapping into that and experiencing a state of being which, for lack of a better term, I would call enlightenment… then what is stopping us? Ourselves, that is who is stopping us. Ourselves and all of the outside noises, stimuli, distractions and temptations that we fill our lives with.
It is not an impossible or improbable feat to accomplish. Numerous accounts throughout the ages have shown us that there really are ways to tap into this field, it just takes control. I do not mean that we can tap into the field by controlling something like a remote or an army or anything that exerts that type of control. I mean personal control, will power and other forms of self-exacting control.
I think that far too often people mistake the symptoms for the disease and by that I mean that all of our physiological responses to outside stimuli are not a cause, but a symptom of the greater issue of us not being in control of our whole being. When we are anxious or stressed or frazzled and start feeling the physical effects for these things, or hurt or whatever physio/emotional response that we have to deal with every single day… we don’t realize that our lifestyles is not something that should be creating this effect. The reason that we are having these symptoms is that we still do not know how to use this body/mind to its fullest capacity yet and are letting ourselves succumb to primitive involuntary responses.
I do honestly think, as I am seeing this book allude to, that we are only using the tiniest portion of our true potential in this world. I honestly feel like I am in some kind of video game and toiling around on the same few basic levels without even a direction or strong urge to find the keys to unlocking further levels (of my existence). I feel these needs on the same level that I feel like I know better than most politicians how to run the country… even though I have no intention of running for office.
As to the cause of our continual low level understanding… ourselves. We allow ourselves to be taken in so easily by the different aspects of our lives that create so much internal noise that they drown out any chance of connection to the world around us. We are so accustomed to the cushy existence that we have that we feel like everything should be given to us. I say this not as an outsider but a gross violator of this situation. I want enlightenment to come to me as quickly as my hot water does in the shower in the morning and find myself frustrated that I was not able to make that happen. I haven’t been able (or really willing if we are really being honest) to turn off the noise and let myself be committed to controlling my own faculties. Frankly, it’s a whole lot easier going on auto pilot. Anyways, as far as what I am getting from this book is that, yes, the possibilities are there, you just have to do the leg work to get it to be a reality. Not only this, but as these concepts pertain to creativity, I think the possibilities are endless. Sharing collective ideas and being able to understand another’s work or intention and then building upon it or being the original voice lent to the world to be improved upon. The advances in science, medicine, connection, views on relationships, marriage, love, personal space and possessions. It really is endless the possibilities of creativity. I really hope, more than anything, that I can find it in me to take a harder, closer look at myself and find the strength of character and will power to be the best I can in anything that I do. Personal control is something I see as a great big key to much of that desire.

Hannah