Thursday, February 19, 2009

End of Days?

What does that mean to you? It certainly has a lot of definitions attached to it. Some believe that the world will end, that there will be some kind of apocalypse. That all evil will be removed from the earth and only the most spiritual and holy will remain. Or the earth will be totally annihilated and nothing will remain. Along the lines of what happened to the dinosaurs and the planet will begin it’s own healing process and perhaps be re-inhabited by man. And some think that it’s all BS.

What is mostly written about today has to do with the Mayan calendar and how it stops in the year 2012, December 21st to be exact. And if you follow the readings and teachings of Cayce, Nostradamus and/or other seers, it has been interpreted that on this day, the Great Cycle ends, time ends, so the Earth must end as well. But how and what does that really mean. I assure you there are few, very few who really have the inside scoop on this. Of course, most of us who have read or followed this information we have our own opinions and interpretations depending on where we are in our lives. What I mean by this is where we are in our beliefs about God, religion, and spirituality.

Although the word is getting out and more and more people are seeking spirituality, very few know of or have read the Kabbalah or the Zohar. These writings go back thousands of years and like the seers I mentioned above have more information and more insight into who we are, where we came from and where we are going. I will mention the bible and the Torah only to say that these books are based on the writings of the Zohar and there interpretation of the Zohar has left us with a lot of, let’s say, misinformation or misinterpretation. Additionally, the Zohar is not a religion it is based on science, unlike the bible and the Torah.

So why am I writing about this today? Because I believe it is important, especially at this time in our lives, to look at who we are, why we are here and why we are in the troubled state we are in today. What is happening around the world is a wake up call. The call that says if we don’t change what we do and how we do it we will doom ourselves.

So to get back to my title, “End of Days” and what it means is this. We must stop the greed, the violence and the selfishness. We can no longer tolerate having a few people take advantage of, or sacrifice, others for their pleasures. That’s it. It’s really that simple. We are spiritual beings clothed by bone, muscle and skin, and if we striped it all away we would all look the same. There would be no physical way to judge others and we would choose non-judgmental ways of doing things. We all chose to be here, to experience and enjoy what this planet has to offer and to share its offerings with everyone. To live in harmony, not balance, but harmony where everything is in tune. We are here to experience love and to give love. We are here, together on this one orb floating in space; and that in itself should be enough for us to want to have peace, which creates a place of joy and tranquility for all, not just a few.

I know you are seeing the change and many of you are getting the message and practicing harmony. So every day please stay aware and practice love, giving and tolerance with a smile. “Pay it forward” as they say and stop waiting for the love to come. For it will come to you as you give it. We have a choice to change the world and change the final outcome. End of days does not have to mean apocalypse. We have the power to heal the planet; all we have to do is be it.

I look forward to your thoughts.

Namaste,
Arthur

5 comments:

  1. End of days you ask?
    Personally I like what A Course in Miracles has to say: The world will end in peace because it's a place of war. It will end in love because it's a place of fear.
    School isn't going to be let out soon. There's still a lot for us to learn.
    If the world is an illusion/projection as Vedanta and Buddhism and even Christianity teach (remember, a deep sleep settled over Adam and no where do they ever say that he woke up) then the world will end for you when you stop projecting. Now, I'm still having fun here or I would devote myself 100 percent to awakening from the dream. Are we in a much needed state of transition? I think so. Will the world as we know it end in 2012? One could say that. Will it be better? I'm counting on it. Look at the change here in the U.S. Enough people were yearning for it that we actually elected Obama. We now have a president who is articulate, intelligent, thoughtful, well educated and informed and dedicated to solving problems rather than creating them. That's a 180 degree change, at least from my point of view. America is already evolving for now we have an entirely new image on the screen of awareness. We are transforming for the better, not sliding into oblivion. Americans are embracing the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, an enlightened individual who speaks Truth simply and directly. When I was in the same room with him many years ago at Inner Directions I was lifted up by his Presence. I believe him and his work moves me into solution every time I turn to him. As more and more people move into the awareness and desire for Truth, more and more consciousness is lifted up and relieved of the burden of imagining the worst. We shift; the picture changes. We are living in a time of transition and we are the transition. Add light to it if you choose.
    Namaste,
    Sharon

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  2. Oh, one more thing...there is a new book out called "What You Really Want Wants You" by Toni LaMotta. It's a wonderful recap of spiritual truth and I highly recommend it.
    If you want to read a novel about a woman who applies spiritual truth to her journey in Paris in 1909, then read my new book, "House on the Bridge: Ten Turbulent Years with Diego Rivera". Thanks,
    Sharon

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  3. Thank you for your comments, they are well received.

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  4. very appropriate nickname, mr arthur davinci...

    enjoyed your post, i'd love to learn more about the zohar, i had never heard of it before. i'll keep an eye on your future posts.

    also, great caliber of readers you have here. you won't have to worry about page ranks when you have such a great audience.

    thank you for the interesting read.

    have a great day.

    leo saraceni

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  5. Arthur, taking the high road "being better" is a lonely road. To date it has seldom brought me friendship. It mostly make me widely ostracized. However, it feels good.

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