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Old 09-11-2008, 04:26 PM   #1
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Spirituality or Knowledge

Wiki statement on Spirituality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirituality

Wiki statement on Knowledge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge

Personally, I think I am more knowledgeable than I am spiritual.

Maybe this should be a poll?

So, are you more spiritual, or would you say of yourself that you are more
knowledgeable?
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Old 09-11-2008, 10:29 PM   #2
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Old 09-11-2008, 10:37 PM   #3
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Unfortunately, I think I am more knowledgable than spiritual.

I am a typical occult scholar up in his ivory tower - I read and understand many things, yet have yet to leave my tower and walk The Path.

I hope to, when I find the right way, some how...
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Old 09-12-2008, 01:30 AM   #4
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IMO, a person can be knowledgeable in mundane matters and knowledgeable in spiritual matters... knowledge of mundane things is acquired by reading, the news..etc. Spiritual knowledge (Wisdom) is acquired by accessing your higher self, guides, and researching too. When spiritual knowledge resonates as a 'truth', it becomes Wisdom... I hope I'm making sense!

Anywho, I'd like to think that I have both..Knowledge of the mundane and Knowledge of Spirit! {8^o
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Old 09-12-2008, 05:15 AM   #5
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It seems that one day will be an extreme day of "knowledge", in which my mind will not slow down and only wants to acquire new information.

Yet other days feels extremely "spiritual" and nothing pleases me more than sitting on the grass next to a pond or a river, smellings the aroma of flowers and trees, hearing all the bugs calling out to each other, feeling the warm sun around me.

Sometimes these days come so unexpectedly I feel guilty for I did nothing to deserve such experiences. Days like these are what balances the heavy load of having "Knowledge Seeking" days, for its not easy to seek solutions to problems that no one around you really cares to burdern themselves with.

In this moment, it would seem that I could be called a Knowledge Seeker, who at times forgets/remembers the Spiritual Journey. The wisdom to unite both aspect harmoniously seems to be a lesson coming up in my path.

Each day it becomes clearer that it does little good to possess knowledge if it cannot be used to serve others in a positive way. One challenge I face is overcoming personal fear of the Unknown, in order to communicate peacefully the worldly truths learned over this past year.

Maybe I am not alone in this crossroad of spiritual adventures, and if not let me hear some advice as to encourage some thoughts of Hope and Love.


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Old 09-12-2008, 07:31 AM   #6
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im having trouble seeing this as two seperate things...
u gain knowledge from spirituality,
and u gain spirituality from knowledge... both are closely intertwined
but, i consider myself more spiritual,
so i best go quest for knowledge
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Old 09-12-2008, 07:38 AM   #7
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knowledge is the road, concoiusness is the place
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Old 09-12-2008, 07:39 AM   #8
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as seen in a mirror
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Old 09-12-2008, 07:40 AM   #9
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within a mirror.....forever
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Old 09-12-2008, 07:40 AM   #10
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i know this
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Old 09-12-2008, 07:41 AM   #11
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deep in my perception
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Old 09-12-2008, 08:00 AM   #12
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could you elaborate on your perceptions?

could say something to resonate with the vibrations of Light and Love?

it always feels good to share

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Old 09-12-2008, 09:38 AM   #13
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One is to cultivate the seven factors of enlightenment: mindfulness, investigation into phenomena, energy, bliss, tranquillity, concentration, and equanimity
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Old 09-12-2008, 12:07 PM   #14
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There are things people know and are knowledgable about which don't come from school or books. This knowledge comes from spirit. Spiritualism allows one to recognize and interpret this knowledge.

Perhaps the cosmic conciousness is more of a cosmic library.
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Old 09-12-2008, 03:23 PM   #15
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i seem to struggle with cultivating energy. there are a lot of days that i feel drained all day. any suggestions?
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Old 09-12-2008, 03:34 PM   #16
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i seem to struggle with cultivating energy. there are a lot of days that i feel drained all day. any suggestions?
Energy isn't cultivated. It is readily available to you at all times and is infinite. You need only ask for it.

Simply intend for it to enter you and fill you. It helps to visualize it coming down from the cosmos and filling your body.
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Old 09-12-2008, 04:59 PM   #17
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It's very beautiful to me how this forum is bringing people together.

it seems that the physical and the spiritual are separate, but it is not true. What we call spiritual reality is really our faculty to experience the layers of reality that permeate and underlie the physical.

our experiences in meditation of sound, light and vibration are also believed to be (in quantum physics) the stuff that matter is made of...but in spirituality, we realize what may be the deepest level (consciousness) which is animating even those things.

that's my 2 cents, paid in full.
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Old 09-12-2008, 10:14 PM   #18
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Well, it seemed like a good question at the time.

The more I learn the more I realize that I rely on my physical senses for knowledge.

Good responses, thank you for the input. Any other ideas about knowledge compared with spiritual understandings?
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Old 09-25-2008, 05:04 AM   #19
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The more I learn the more I realize that I rely on my physical senses for knowledge.


Do you mean that the more you learn, the more you rely on your physical senses and realize you are doing so? If so, do you regard it as an enablement or an obstacle?

Or do you mean that the more you learn, the more you realize that you rely on your physical senses to the exclusions of other perceptions of which you are becoming aware? If so, do you find this empowering? Troubling?



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Old 09-12-2008, 10:29 PM   #20
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i seem to struggle with cultivating energy. there are a lot of days that i feel drained all day. any suggestions?
Thank God for making you feel better, and full of energy. I do it all the time, and it has yet to fail. The only problem is that you have to remember to do it when your feeling down... lol. Learned this one from good ol Dr. Wayne Dyer. It used to take a couple hours to take effect, now it happens in about 30 minutes... dont know why though.

I find what happens to me is that I might do something that brings me out of the light, and then I get stuck there. And after I ask for energy and to feel good, I also release what ever I am clinging to... cause I find it just leads to another dark thought. Learned this one from good ol Ekhart.

But there are a million things you can do... I know a few of them, or atleast a few that work for me.
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Old 09-13-2008, 01:15 AM   #21
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It becomes apparent to me as each day passes that my spiritual journey has started to speed up, which requires more intention and more maturity. The process seems to be more challenging today than ever before, yet it does not scare me as much as I thought it would.

Everywhere the Universe keeps nudging me in a certain direction, while providing abundant advice along the way. Everything posted on this thread seems to really be relevant to my day to day struggles. Everyone's words of widsom prove to be very useful in the times I find myself.

I have to admit that there lingers in me a destructive/fearful thought pattern that seems to really be fighting for its survival, inside me. Almost as if I have ignored facing this certain characteristic my whole life, and now I have decided to face it once and for all. This seems to be troublesome archetype for everytime I fall under his "spell" I always end up in the darkness.

Maybe someone else has had or is having a similar experience. I would love nothing more than to leave this pattern behind, yet it has a very persistant presence and will not go away easily. So maybe some more tips and advise... since it all has been so useful up until now.

Thanks again to everyone who is helping this Fool along his path.

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Old 09-13-2008, 02:44 AM   #22
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All that i'm seeing here is somehow linked.
Weird
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Old 09-13-2008, 03:33 AM   #23
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imo

Knowledge, helps me in this reality to project prophecies based on this realities laws and experience...

Spirituality is "my"/?"our"? total existence that is not limited to this reality.,
and imo we are only peeking through our 3rd eye to participate with our interface (body) in this reality.

I would dare to claim, whatever happens, get used to the thought that you will exist forever. Like it or not in the box..

You are free to claim to live in a fridge where the lights go out when the door closes.

Deep enough? ;-)
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Old 09-13-2008, 02:57 PM   #24
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Deep? Well, I started this with my sandals on and now I am changing into my hip waders and thinking I may need my chest waders soon.

When it comes to "spirituality" most posts seem to be more of a philosophical nature. Not very many posts about knowledge showing up yet though.

An old quote I like about "knowledge" is by Will Rodgers 1938,
"It's not what you know, or don't know, but what you know that isn't so that will hurt you."
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Old 09-13-2008, 03:22 PM   #25
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Hey Norval
and all

i have a question...
do you have to act on anything to be spiritual?
and is knowledge just a collection of things?
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