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Are We Living In Separate Realities?

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frankster

AI is mostly Software but some are seamlessly integrated into Hardware

If that's the case, then AI would more equivalent to our mind than our brain.

Yes....But Software cannot run without hardware

In the man-made (artificial) world, no.

But the MIND can definitely operate without a brain or body.

Infact, many people who have left their bodies will tell you that the mind works BETTER without the brain holding it back and filtering information.

In my understanding Mind is Everything both Physical and Non Physical...just as Nature is Everything

You believe that mind is physical????

First time I heard that one...lol.

Are you sure you're not talking about a MINE...as in "gold mine"...and just misspelled it?

That is because you have not read everything and other corroborating philosophies...

...and glad I haven't.

I don't want to be cluttered up with a lot of confusion and unproven theories...lol.

The greater Light is Internal...The lesser light is External - the lesser is the leading to the trap which we referred to as the the Eternal Cycle of rebirth

See, that's the issue.

Somebody led you to believe that it was "eternal".

My understanding.....is that it is NOT eternal but has a definite purpose and period to complete and once completed you rise above it and move on.

...unless you choose to stay in the cycle to become an Ascended Master and help others in it.

My question is, whoever is running around preaching (past or present) that it is some "eternal trap"...how did THEY arrive at that information...since they didn't experience eternity yet?

If you are doing the same thing over and over then not remembering that you did it and learned it already ...why is that not a trap?

If you don't remember it...perhaps it's because you DIDN'T learn it properly, lol.

When it comes to disciplining children in African society, there's often a  lively debate. Christianity, Islam, and African tradition all recognize the  use of physical correction as a means to guide ch

But on a more serious tip.....

The GREATER part of the Soul remembers every lesson learned even if the individual Ego part of the Soul forgets when they enter the physical.

You do not have to Learn if you can Re-Member

Perhaps

But some things must be experienced in order to learn.

You can't just "think" about it...you have to DO it and GO THROUGH it.

Sometimes the "forgetting" gives the experience greater impact.

What good is going to a scary HORROR MOVIE if you're constantly reminded every 5 minutes that:

Retro fix–The 1980s goes 3D as Michael Jackson's Thriller gets upgraded for  theatrical release – borg


REMEMBER: THIS IS JUST A MOVIE

It takes away from some of the entertainment.

Sometimes it feels better to forget the past and like you said...dwell in the RIGHT NOW

In one Life you are a Black man in another you are a White woman......Whilst on another level you are Everybody - which level would you rather attuned to?

I'd like to rise ABOVE all of them and have access to ALL of them to accrue the knowledge that I get from those experiences.

True....

Everything that Can happen has happen and is happening everywhere all the time at once

In THIS particular plane of Existence or THIS particular set of Realities...yes.

But that doesn't mean you've EXPERIENCED or OBSERVED everything that has happened in them....thus the need for various incarnations in them.

They provided another route to the Truth

...or more red herrings thrown into the path to throw you off the scent and have you going in circles.

I look at what Hinduism and Buddhism is doing for the billions of people who profess to PRACTICE it in Asia.

How has it improved THEIR lives and perspective on life?

They're imitating the West.

There you go....

Eternal Rebirth is what we are discussing......Birth is in time - a beginning

Whenever you are birthed your eternal existence is bounded up in time

I don't know what you mean by "eternal birth" or why you believe this.

I understand you got it from reading various philosophies but why you believe that birth and re-birth will be "eternal" without strong evidence or proof is beyond me.

All we know is that Eternity EXISTS...we (as humans) don't know what is eternal and what is not.

We can speculate and read different books and listen to different Beings and beings but we don't really know because WE aren't eternal ourselves to verify.

Yes it does...because we are also higher beings

We're higher than some other beings....but there are also many many other Beings higher than us.

I'm not talking about THE HIGHEST BEING....but the many many other Beings in between.

The past is a memory and the future is a projection.....

In this physical Reality that we are sharing...the past(s) and future(s) exist definitely.

They are not mere projections.

The concept of time being an Illusion doe not origin in Europe or among white people....In Africa one must study the Concept of Sasa and in India the Concept of Maya and Kala

See, this is what I mean about confusion.....


One White man sitting in a chair on stage is telling you time doesn't exist.


Another White man comes along with his hands in his pockets and tells you it's just an "illusion".

See the confusion?

Illusions EXIST.

So either time exists or it doesn't.

This is what I mean about red herrings being thrown in the path of truth to confuse you.

When they see you gaining up on knowledge and getting closer to the truth...they run right along side you and give you some new knowledge but with a little bit of falsehood in it to gently nudge you in another direction and take you off the path again.

Experiment come from Experience

Unless you're talking about the words themselves....maybe you should have that the other way around, lol.

Then I'll agree with you.

The difference is in the degrees

The difference is in substance.

Creating starts off with NO substance.

Yes....

If you use your understanding to create something by using already materials in a new way and the result is something that never existed.... is this new thing then not a creation?

No, because...

1. You used material that was already here to make it.

2. You likely THOUGHT about what you wanted to make first before you made it, so it already WAS in existence before you manifested it on this plane.

Is Thought a thing?

ABSOLUTELY BRUTHA!

Does Thought exist?

ABSOLUTELY...BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT!

Now you have just happen up on parallel on how the Hindu's says creation came into existence.....Lord Vishnu Dream

Man...lol...how does the Hindu "know" this?

We don't need any more conjecture brother.

Just realize that THE CREATOR Created Existence...and leave it at that.

Then the question is...

Can the Creator create through his Creation?

THE CREATOR can do any thing at any time

And why is that Not a limitation of God in You....

Because GOD has no limits....period.

What is a Divine Spark if not a bit of God?

That's what I believe It is.

That doesn't limit GOD, however.

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

frankster

AI is mostly Software but some are seamlessly integrated into Hardware

If that's the case, then AI would more equivalent to our mind than our brain.

So you switching from brain to mind?

You could say that...

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Yes....But Software cannot run without hardware

In the man-made (artificial) world, no.

But the MIND can definitely operate without a brain or body.

Infact, many people who have left their bodies will tell you that the mind works BETTER without the brain holding it back and filtering information.

Hence the reason why I do not yet equate AI to the Mind

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

In my understanding Mind is Everything both Physical and Non Physical...just as Nature is Everything

You believe that mind is physical????

First time I heard that one...lol.

Are you sure you're not talking about a MINE...as in "gold mine"...and just misspelled it?

No...I am Talking Mind

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

That is because you have not read everything and other corroborating philosophies...

...and glad I haven't.

I don't want to be cluttered up with a lot of confusion and unproven theories...lol.

Fine to each his own...

Was it you who told me ignorance is bliss?

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

The greater Light is Internal...The lesser light is External - the lesser is the leading to the trap which we referred to as the the Eternal Cycle of rebirth

See, that's the issue.

Somebody led you to believe that it was "eternal".

My understanding.....is that it is NOT eternal but has a definite purpose and period to complete and once completed you rise above it and move on.

...unless you choose to stay in the cycle to become an Ascended Master and help others in it.

My question is, whoever is running around preaching (past or present) that it is some "eternal trap"...how did THEY arrive at that information...since they didn't experience eternity yet?

Being Fully Present In the Now is Eternity...or one way to escape the illusion that is Time

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

If you are doing the same thing over and over then not remembering that you did it and learned it already ...why is that not a trap?

If you don't remember it...perhaps it's because you DIDN'T learn it properly, lol.

When it comes to disciplining children in African society, there's often a  lively debate. Christianity, Islam, and African tradition all recognize the  use of physical correction as a means to guide ch

But on a more serious tip.....

The GREATER part of the Soul remembers every lesson learned even if the individual Ego part of the Soul forgets when they enter the physical.

Hence the reason Re-Membering is so Important

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

You do not have to Learn if you can Re-Member

Perhaps

But some things must be experienced in order to learn.

You can't just "think" about it...you have to DO it and GO THROUGH it.

Sometimes the "forgetting" gives the experience greater impact.

What good is going to a scary HORROR MOVIE if you're constantly reminded every 5 minutes that:

Retro fix–The 1980s goes 3D as Michael Jackson's Thriller gets upgraded for  theatrical release – borg


REMEMBER: THIS IS JUST A MOVIE

It takes away from some of the entertainment.

Sometimes it feels better to forget the past and like you said...dwell in the RIGHT NOW

You have already Experience it.....You are everybody and everybody is You....and everything is happening Now

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

In one Life you are a Black man in another you are a White woman......Whilst on another level you are Everybody - which level would you rather attuned to?

I'd like to rise ABOVE all of them and have access to ALL of them to accrue the knowledge that I get from those experiences.

Then Re-Member

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

True....

Everything that Can happen has happen and is happening everywhere all the time at once

In THIS particular plane of Existence or THIS particular set of Realities...yes.

But that doesn't mean you've EXPERIENCED or OBSERVED everything that has happened in them....thus the need for various incarnations in them.

That is the trap....the need to re-experience

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

They provided another route to the Truth

...or more red herrings thrown into the path to throw you off the scent and have you going in circles.

I look at what Hinduism and Buddhism is doing for the billions of people who profess to PRACTICE it in Asia.

How has it improved THEIR lives and perspective on life?

They're imitating the West.

Knowledge and Technology belongs to all Mankind....All the Knowledge of the West rest on Eastern Foundations - The Letters Numerals and Words the West uses originated in The East.

They have improved the lives of the Whole world...

Who is imitate who?

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

There you go....

Eternal Rebirth is what we are discussing......Birth is in time - a beginning

Whenever you are birthed your eternal existence is bounded up in time

I don't know what you mean by "eternal birth" or why you believe this.

You won't....I foresaw this.

You are an Eternal Being....Trap in a Cycle of Rebirth for Eternity - does that help

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I understand you got it from reading various philosophies but why you believe that birth and re-birth will be "eternal" without strong evidence or proof is beyond me.

I see no reason to believe otherwise.....

Until and if you Re-Member you are trap for Eternity(Now)

The following will either help or further confuse you..here goes

Here is the greater conundrum....The moment(Now) you Re-Member you realize you were never trap to begin with

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

All we know is that Eternity EXISTS...we (as humans) don't know what is eternal and what is not.

We are Eternal....not our bodies or personality but our Spirit or Essence

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

We can speculate and read different books and listen to different Beings and beings but we don't really know because WE aren't eternal ourselves to verify.

We Can not know until we experience or taste it...

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Yes it does...because we are also higher beings

We're higher than some other beings....but there are also many many other Beings higher than us.

Yes...

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I'm not talking about THE HIGHEST BEING....but the many many other Beings in between.

Yes...

If we suppose that we are higher beings than that of a chicken we grow for food....Is it possible for that chicken to escape the coop?

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

The past is a memory and the future is a projection.....

In this physical Reality that we are sharing...the past(s) and future(s) exist definitely.

The past has an effect on the present and possible the future...Neither past or future exist in this reality anymore

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

They are not mere projections.

The future is a Projection of the Present influence by the Past

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

The concept of time being an Illusion doe not origin in Europe or among white people....In Africa one must study the Concept of Sasa and in India the Concept of Maya and Kala

See, this is what I mean about confusion.....


One White man sitting in a chair on stage is telling you time doesn't exist.


Another White man comes along with his hands in his pockets and tells you it's just an "illusion".

See the confusion?

Illusions EXIST.

So either time exists or it doesn't.

This is what I mean about red herrings being thrown in the path of truth to confuse you.

When they see you gaining up on knowledge and getting closer to the truth...they run right along side you and give you some new knowledge but with a little bit of falsehood in it to gently nudge you in another direction and take you off the path again.

Did you do your due diligence and follow the bread crumps I left you....obviously you did not

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Experiment come from Experience

Unless you're talking about the words themselves....maybe you should have that the other way around, lol.

Then I'll agree with you.

Would it help if I said they are from the same root...

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

The difference is in the degrees

The difference is in substance.

Creating starts off with NO substance.

Can you prove that?

Is God not Existing?

Is God non/not existing?

My opinion is that everything comes from God/Nature?

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Yes....

If you use your understanding to create something by using already materials in a new way and the result is something that never existed.... is this new thing then not a creation?

No, because...

1. You used material that was already here to make it.

2. You likely THOUGHT about what you wanted to make first before you made it, so it already WAS in existence before you manifested it on this plane.

Is Thought a thing?

ABSOLUTELY BRUTHA!

Does Thought exist?

ABSOLUTELY...BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT!

now you are about to step over that line and come to my side of the argument....

So who created/made Thought?

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Now you have just happen up on parallel on how the Hindu's says creation came into existence.....Lord Vishnu Dream

Man...lol...how does the Hindu "know" this?

We don't need any more conjecture brother.

Just realize that THE CREATOR Created Existence...and leave it at that.

Who CREATED THE CREATOR?

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Then the question is...

Can the Creator create through his Creation?

THE CREATOR can do any thing at any time

True

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

And why is that Not a limitation of God in You....

Because GOD has no limits....period.

The Spark of God in your Flesh is Limited/trap in and by your Body and Beliefs

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

What is a Divine Spark if not a bit of God?

That's what I believe It is.

That doesn't limit GOD, however.

Is not God Within Us?

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