All "Boxed" In!

Today, I have been doing something that is likely to cause trouble for myself... "thinking".  For some reason, the idea of belief systems came to my mind while I was driving to work.

Inside the Box
Actually, I was discussing (with myself) the concept of "boxes" that we create for ourselves, in religion, politics, and in our general world-views.  These boxes, are inherently vessels of confinement, parameters, and boundaries that people ultimately become afraid of crossing - basically, boxes are catalysts of fear.  To be inside a box, one must mentally surrender to the idea that the box contains the "truth" concerning what the box represents.  For example, one may be inside the Christian box, or, the Catholic box, or, the Democratic box, or, the Republican box.  In either case, the people inside these ideological boxes have convinced themselves that anyone who is not in that same box, have not been exposed to the "truth".

The box is a confined space that limits the scope of what a person is willing to expose themselves to. In other words, people who are inside an ideological box, have no desire to come out.  They are quite content, residing inside a place of limited opportunities, while outside the box itself is the unrestricted space of unlimited possibilities!  Yes, people who live inside boxes, cut themselves off from their God-ordained right, and purpose of limitless capabilities in unrestricted thought!

Outside the Box
Belief systems of any kind are simply "boxes" at the core, boxes that restrict freedom of thought.  Once a person realizes this, he/she can then begin their journey toward true liberation, enlightenment, and inner-peace.

The problem we have is that our physical body anchors us to this very physical dimension, so that we can exist under current earth conditions.  The physical aspect of our being, is, in and of itself, a box, a cage that restricts our physical bodies to the confines of the material world.

However, there is something truly awesome about us (humanity), we ARE NOT our bodies!  We exist as spiritual beings inside our bodies.  We are divine sparks of our Divine Creator, and we are composed of the same stuff as the Creator is!  This means, that while our bodies exist on the physical plain of time and space, the TRUE person we ARE, has access to the eternally unrestricted, and universal space, which is outside the physical box we call human life!  So, while our bodies have to adhere to the rules, parameters, and restrictions of physical earth existence, our minds can rise above the physical, to enjoy unrestricted peace, power, love, and light in the eternal space!

 

Three Dreams, One Night!

Last night, I had three dreams that I consider significant. I am posting them in this blog post now because the message is not just for me. In the coming days, I will give what I know to be the interpretation for me; however, if you would like to leave a comment with your thoughts, I welcome it. Peace, love, and light to you all!

Dream #1 - People Trying to kill me but I was protected by those in the crowd so I could keep my promises.

In this dream, I was in a familiar place, one I had been to before. It was where I was supposed to be, but the people there where trying to find me and kill me.  They did not understand the kind of person I was. They did not know the good and love in my heart, and they didn't care. All they could think about is ending my life, and keeping me from the promises and commitments I had made. I was desperately seeking a woman whom I loved intensely. I had to see her because I told her that I would see her again. But people were doing their best to end my life. They beat me, they smashed me with all kinds of items, and they shot me with powerful guns... but I kept surviving and living.  All the attacks were taking their toll, I was bleeding profusely, in great pain, and felt life slipping away, but they could never bring me to the point of death. It was then that a man on the inside of the house where I went to find this beloved woman was called because he actually had the ability to kill me for sure. He came out of the house with a very powerful gun that seemed to shake the earth when he shot it into the air! I had never seen this man before, but I could literally feel his dark desire to kill me, and the pleasure he felt just thinking about it - these were very dark feelings, and he enjoyed every bit! He put his powerful gun right into the temple of my head, pulled the trigger, and it sounded like an explosion had gone off, I was hit... but I was not dead!  The man became furious, because the impact of his weapon was minimized by some men in the crowd who had gathered to watch my death. These men would appear from the midst of the crowd, quickly speak: "he is not to be killed!", and then disappear back into the crowd, each time the man tried to give me the kill shot!  I waited what seemed an eternity for the people in the house to tell the woman I loved to come out because I was there. Then, she came out of the dark house, and I could feel the love she had for me, because it was filled with this strange intensity that I cannot explain but to say...  genuine! I couldn't see her face, but I loved her deeply.  She then brought out two small children, they looked like my grandchildren, but they weren't - these were my children, to whom I had made profound promises to. I was alive for them, and l finally, got to hug them, kiss them, and tell them how much I loved them.  They were very sad to see me so battered, but they were extremely happy to see me anyway.  Then I said to them: "I told you I would keep my promises!”  This is when I found myself inside Dream #2...

Dream #2 - Working out in weight room on machines without any weight.

I was in a fitness center, it was one that I had gone to before, and had obviously been a member of.  I had actually left it, but for some reason I was still there trying to get a good workout.  I was working out on a familiar machine that was way to easy for me.  So I checked the weight and found that there was no amount of weight selected, so I put the maximum amount of weights on, hoping that this would give me some kind of resistance; however, even with all the weight on, the machine felt as though it had none!  Then I overheard two ladies who were watching me, they were speaking exactly what I was thinking as if my mind was in sync with their words.  They said: "He'll get no workout on those machines; he needs to be over here!”  So, as I was walking over to the other side, I told the ladies that I knew what they were saying, and they looked at me and said: "We know you knew! It's about time you came over here where you can get a workout".  I was about to get on a machine, but one of the ladies was still on it. I remember seeing how fulfilled and happy she was to be getting so much from the workout. I could see her sweat all over the machine, so I told her to let me know when she got done with that one, because I had so many more machines to workout with on this side.  As I started walking to another machine, I found myself inside Dream #3...

Dream #3 - Carrying a basket of clean clothes in a dark dirty place but able to see light in the next room.

I was standing in what looked like a dark, dirty locker room, with dirt and filth everywhere. But I was clean already, and was carrying a basket of clean clothes, and was trying to find a way into the next room where there was plenty of light, and people who were living life. It seemed I knew a familiar way out, but as I took that path, I found myself going deeper into the dark dirty locker room with my basket of clean clothes.  I remember getting very frustrated, and decided that I was getting out of there no matter what. It was dark, dirty, and I needed to get out!   Immediately, I saw a room right next to the one I was in, and it was full of a very bright light, I could see people moving about, and I heard sounds of joyful living!  As I made my way toward the room, standing at the door was a huge, dirty, filthy, rat that was about the size of man.  The rat saw me coming out of the darkness, and became enraged! It took off running right toward me, and all I could think to do is put the basket of clean clothes between me and the rat as a barrier. I remember being quite confident that the basket of clothes would be enough to stop the rat, but it wasn't.  The rat actually used the basket of clean clothes I was carrying as a ladder to climb up and attack my head, which it latched on to with a vice-like grip! It was clear, that this rat used this basket of clothes before to get to the heads of others.  After this, I woke up and immediately began to write these things down.