“All structure is made by processes of nutrition; all repairs are accomplished by nutrition; it is through nutrition that we come to have organs in the first place; it is only through nutrition that they are constantly repaired; it is through it that we come into being and maintain life.” Dr. Herbert M. Shelton.
Meanwhile because the organic matter is now dead, the bacterial flora have ample soil with which to decompose further and create the toxic by-products sulfar-diaxide, ammonia and many others..
“As Above, So Below”
An example of a simple truth that has awe inspiring implications so below.” So simple is this truth that many may not even imagine that within that statement lay the underlying truths about all life and all universal expression.
Any situation on one plane of existence can be used as an analogy that can be taken to represent any other universal truth. A truth that speaks on every level that you wish to investigate.
The same root for Sadhana is the Sadhu in India which may have Sadhanas like holding one arm up for 9 years and stuff like that all in the name of Divine Surrender. I do not think it is important to hold one’s arm up for years, however the strength of the Faith and Love of God, which these Spiritual Men exude is to be emulated in the Faith and love we have for our Divine Nature, and then the Strength will come.
For expanded analogy you need expanded context. Expanded context is expanded experience. So use everything you see and learn as an analogy for some truth for as above, so below.
The mechanism for learning is universal and involves context. Context is also triangulation. Without analogy it is almost impossible to explain anything to anybody
All analogy demands that you have a common context which serves as the bridge between the listener and the speaker. It is the common context that allows for the mutual connection. It is also employing visualization.
The human mind always has the tendency to “picture” what is being talked about. This is the analogy, the relation, that the mind needs to understand anything. Observe in yourself how often your thoughts take the form of pictures and notice how the more experiences you have had the more and different “pictures” or contexts you have to relate to the present. Remember this is not about the past or “thinking” in the mental chatter sense, this is about the expression of pure consciousness as it navigates the present moment, surrendered and with love.
When you consider anything you know or any mechanism for understanding, it will almost always be structured as “it is like… or as this.” This simile structure is analogy and it is no coincidence that almost everything that we describe and explain in attempting to make others understand something involves analogy.
Consider a foundation. Any structure needs a foundation if it wants to endure.
Core Analogy : FOUNDATIONS
It is the inherent design of foundations that they are not to be seen. They are not supposed to collect accolades as to beauty or grandeur. In fact, foundations are solely designed to remain underground and hidden and that is how they do there job. And yet, any architect will tell you that the foundation of the structure is the most important and without a solid foundation it is better not to build on the site.
Foundations are underground. They are inside.
The foundation is the place from which one may build. Without the foundation it is futile to build because the structure will not hold.
Core Analogy:
What is your specific destination?
My answer to how to get where you want to go will always be two-fold and contradictory. Paradoxical more like it. I will first always remind you that the journey itself is the destination- the present moment is always complete and whole and perfect.
In order to go in the right direction towards your destination, you must recognize when you are lost and then change course. If you constantly assume that you are going in the right direction without ever verifying with a map or other means, you can wind up very far off course before you discover your location. When traveling the most annoying and draining feeling is being lost. When we are lost there is a feeling of anger and frustration. We consider the energy that we are wasting and the time that has been lost as we try to determine the right direction to go.
If you are under time constraints, like going to the airport and you are late for your flight, then you had better consider carefully the best way to get un-lost as there is little time to spare. You do not have to ask for directions of course, but that could make matters drastically worse
If you ask someone who is also lost which is the right way to go you may not get the best answer.
Or maybe you don’t consider yourself lost because you are following so closely behind everyone else that you know. As you follow the group you do not sense that anything can be wrong with the direction everybody is heading. But look carefully and you will see that the direction that everyone is presently headed may not be ideal.
So although you may not consider yourself totally lost, you are least open to the possibility that another path, another course may be more effective for you.
And consider the analogy as an expression of the tone of this book as well. I am of the disposition of someone on the side of the road casually giving you directions. There is no judgment or sense of wrongdoing or righteousness. I am simply here to show the way, take it leave with the seed.
Why backtrack 15 or 30 or 45 years of disastrous living styles if you don’t have to?
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