Understanding Spirit and the spiritual world is not about words; it’s about experience. For example, you cannot understand love by talking about it; you have to experience it. In the same way, you can’t learn to swim by listening to someone talk about the experience of being in the water. You have to get into the water yourself and experience that feeling. The same goes for jumping out of a plane. No matter how many times you try to explain the feeling of skydiving, others will not be able to adequately identify with the experience of free-falling through the sky without any connection to the earth unless they actually do it themselves.
Someone just has to go through the experience; then they will know. The same goes for the exploration of the Spirit. Exploring Spirit is a challenging journey. You need to open your mind to unlimited possibilities and reality so that you can experience your intuition, creativity and imagination.
Limitations of mind and language
Understanding these concepts can be challenging because our minds often get in the way. The mind is very stubborn and has many strategies to prevent you from changing your way of thinking. Our culture also makes change very difficult. It’s like driving a car where you have to shift gears through neutral. You cannot use your rational mind to understand the invisible aspect of your being. It’s like dreaming, jumping out of a plane or falling in love. There is no GPS for the spiritual world; you have to experience it yourself. We cannot use finite language to describe the infinite world of Spirit, or use limited language to describe mystery. Some aspects of reality are indescribable. Physicists have encountered the limitations of language in describing the infinite, interconnected motion of the energy field.
With the help of a guide
In many spiritual practices the master returns from the spiritual world to share his or her experiences. Many religions and spiritual leaders talk about the spiritual path. Everyone tries to lead their followers along a different path with a different language. They are like tourist guides who help you experience what is good for you. However, if you follow a tourist guide, will you really see the essence or spirit of one of the greatest cities in the world, or will you only see what you are shown?
Almost all religions tell us “the answer always lies within” and “you hold the key.” On a spiritual level you have the password to access this aspect of who you are. You must make the choice to enable the option. Through your genetic code you have access to the wisdom of being part of the earth for millions of years. Reaching the mind level of metabolic function is not an intellectual exercise – it is a journey of the heart that only you can take. No one can take it for you, and you can’t take it for anyone else. If you really want to understand the truths of the universe, don’t get stuck in the ego.
Texcerpt from Digesting the Universe: A Revolutionary Framework for Healthy Metabolism Function.
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