tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post1306151509635634926..comments2023-03-31T00:42:14.692-07:00Comments on Conversations With Chris Bernard: A Time for Soul SearchingMolly Broganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02864214690848523445noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-76636458028898003342008-03-17T08:24:00.002-07:002008-03-17T08:24:00.002-07:00Thank you. Now it is clear. I know of this concept...Thank you. Now it is clear. I know of this concept of duality as the law of opposites. As for the mind, I have heard it said that the mind resides in every part of our being, meaning in every cell of our body and in our thoughts. It is not clear exactly what the mind is, I think. "I think" is the only clue we have to the mind's existence. I remember not too long ago scientists were puzzled when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-6028876544525022352008-03-17T08:24:00.001-07:002008-03-17T08:24:00.001-07:00Webster defines duality as "the quality or state o...Webster defines duality as "the quality or state of being dual or of being made up of two elements or aspects" The Koran explains duality in the verse 51:49: "And all things have We created in pairs in order that you may reflect on it."<BR/><BR/>I see any separation from the oneness as the realm of duality. Technically speaking, the level of duality in reference to consciousness is not strictly "Molly Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864214690848523445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-64056842438111844122008-03-17T08:24:00.000-07:002008-03-17T08:24:00.000-07:00Molly I am not sure about the term "duality". I on...Molly I am not sure about the term "duality". I only recently came across this. What is your definition? Mostly I agree with what you are saying, but the "part of soul" I am not so sure. As I'm asking for definitions, what is "mind" to you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-72481561234064983532008-02-18T06:13:00.000-08:002008-02-18T06:13:00.000-08:00Jim, I don't think that whether you believe that w...Jim, I don't think that whether you believe that we have a soul the way I understand soul - that part of us that holds our eternal identity and allows multiplicity of spirit - is as important as the fact that we can discuss our views of our eternal aspects. We are all alive. We have different viewpoints about what that means, and yet we all breathe and live. I can respect all viewpoints and see Molly Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864214690848523445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-3452050423104859382008-02-18T06:12:00.000-08:002008-02-18T06:12:00.000-08:00This Soul thing is what I call the eternal witness...This Soul thing is what I call the eternal witness<BR/><BR/>The Spirit, I guess is something that projects from the void into forever and goes through experiences, changes forms<BR/><BR/>There'as a similarity there but our naming is in reverse<BR/><BR/>As for something being created at birth, such as a soul...i'm at odds with that totally. The spirit takes on ( or projects) a garment at birth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-31271234329628575022008-02-17T11:02:00.000-08:002008-02-17T11:02:00.000-08:00Molly, I can't adhere to your use of the soul. You...Molly, I can't adhere to your use of the soul. You describe it as a mini-spirit. We are spiritual beings, and as such connected. The "The space between atoms" mentioned by freeatlast is what scientists have long discovered, at least its existence. They call it the "Zero point field". It is that source of energy which gives us all our being and consciousness, for it is everywhere and in all time -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-17296130048917786972008-02-16T23:37:00.000-08:002008-02-16T23:37:00.000-08:00I thoroughly enjoyed Phillip Pullman's soul descri...I thoroughly enjoyed Phillip Pullman's soul descriptions in "His Dark Materials" trilogy. It is 3 books worth of soul description... fantasy... but interesting. <BR/><BR/>Scientifically speaking, I think the soul is the blood in our veins, the memories in our body on the cellular level. The space between atoms that move through and beyond our body. It is collective and individual.... neverending.Christine Vyrnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125525692093575724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-72226380944382404962008-02-16T09:50:00.000-08:002008-02-16T09:50:00.000-08:00Psychological work is soul work.... By soul, I mea...Psychological work is soul work.... By soul, I mean the eternal part of us that lives in this body for a few years, the timeless part of ourselves that wants to create timeless objects like art, painting and architecture. Whenever the ego surrenders to the archetypal images of the unconscious, time meets the timeless. Insofar as those moments are conscious, they are psychological — they belong toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-92071411510849981032008-02-16T07:07:00.000-08:002008-02-16T07:07:00.000-08:00Yes, the process can be full of struggle and effor...Yes, the process can be full of struggle and effort, especially after a big loss. But I think it does become more graceful as time goes on - maybe because we learn to recognize shadow and transform it in the instant, instead of looking away and having it come up unexpectedly at a time when effort is needed to transform it. For me, each layer of the onion is sweeter than the last. The witnessing Molly Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864214690848523445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-76231057400460987302008-02-15T15:15:00.000-08:002008-02-15T15:15:00.000-08:00I think any or all of those are possible aspects o...I think any or all of those are possible aspects of soul. I mean, I always knew in my heart that the individual soul continues its growth quest after death, but now I feel I know it more than the 'knowing' I had before. My husband passed last year, and I swear in some ways we are closer in our relationship now, as we DO still communicate, and he does come to me and gently guide me in my own Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-49092790996985328862008-02-14T05:25:00.000-08:002008-02-14T05:25:00.000-08:00Actually, there is no one christian view of the so...Actually, there is no one christian view of the soul. My past christian background taught that the soul only came into existance at conception (or at birth). To use the word soul is confusing, some see it as the life force within, some use the word to describe the emotional part of our being. Others will add a Spirit to the soul and body. As for "Sin", look up the meaning of the word and you haveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-26729813691353275402008-02-14T05:24:00.000-08:002008-02-14T05:24:00.000-08:00The Hermetic teachings seem more in line with the ...The Hermetic teachings seem more in line with the way I think in the way it suggests that sin is not the evil many people take it to be.. i.e. karma or error, meant to be corrected, not paid for by way of punishment. <BR/><BR/>Zazen (Zen meditation) brings lot of karmic ties to consciousness, and it is quite often painful. In our meditation we breath into the pain, and learn more of its nature Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2916532122185648082.post-16130427897450708502008-02-14T05:22:00.000-08:002008-02-14T05:22:00.000-08:00My understanding is the soul is who you are your p...My understanding is the soul is who you are your personality. Your <BR/>spirit is what existed long before you were born and returns from <BR/>whence it came when you die, your spirit incorporates your soul so <BR/>that when you die your spirit lives on with your personality and <BR/>memories. Your soul contains your compassion and empathy as well as <BR/>anger and hate it is your emotions so to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com