Atheists tend to work up the arguer (or lawyer) in me. No I'm not a real lawyer, but I believe I could have been a competent one if I had followed that path. I recently read The Wisdom Of Homer (Simpson) by Larian Lequella on Blogiverse. In it Larian makes a very interesting observation, " I cannot support such a petty, cruel, vindictive, incompetent, and downright stupid creature even if it were to exist." He was talking about God but he used the word creature. I find this statement very important. The statement applied to any intelligent physical entity (human, alien, or otherwise). It is also very universal, that is, most people would not support such a creature. Which begs the question, what is God? In order to explore this question from my own standpoint, I like to touch on the commonality of all major religions, how different people are in perceiving the spiritual realm, and what conclusions can be drawn about the nature of God.
Now contrary to popular beliefs, religions tend to have similar aspects apart from the aspects of controlling their believers. The major religions believe that there are beings that are not physical, not from this world, and live forever. Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have a similar God. They all believe in communication with their God through prayer and/or meditation. They all believe in the betterment of humans. The all believe in the unity or brotherhood of all humans. As an empath I too believe in these things. I can sense emotional communication between people without words. I can sense God. I can perceive that humans are actually becoming better through time (some pulpits may preach otherwise). So I see that the baseline beliefs of the major religions is correct and the religions have more in common than they wish to acknowledge.
Let us talk about people. This science based society loves proofs and they physical. That is fine when you are talking about physical entities, but when your talking about spiritual entities it doesn't work. The spiritual has nothing or little to do with physical perception. Taking the overall population of the Earth and you get a mixed bag of perceptions. I will use the 20/80 percentile rule to explain the situation. 20% of the population perceive the spiritual all the time. 60% can only partially perceive the spiritual realm, and 20% cannot perceive the spiritual realm at all. Now I'm talking in generalized terms not from scientific data or such. That means that we have spiritual people and atheists in the population. In other terms we have sensitives and non-sensitives. I think this difference is due to biology. So if a spiritual God exists, then 20% of the population would attest to it, 20% would deny it and the rest will make up their own minds.
What conclusions can be made then? If God did not exist then nobody would attest to his existence. You may argue that I'm not taking into account of religion being a hoax. If religion was a hoax then it would not have so many followers for so long a time as our history attests. It would have been a passing fad at best. So I see that God exists. I don't see that God is like how he's portrayed by the major religions though. Not in the least. Most things preached to the public is for public control and for continual existence of the religion. Most things preached are not true. To me the best religion is that which helps the needy most. They show faith by helping. If a religion is not helping, what good is it but to serve its own purposes?
I answered the question about God's existence by looking at common religious beliefs, the sensitivity of people to the spiritual realm, and drawing a conclusion. Something I have to say though. I cannot condemn anyone for opinions of non-perception. Many Atheists are honest in that they do not perceive the spiritual realm. How can they be blamed for that? Its the responsibility of the seeing to make sure the blind has their needs met. It is not the responsibility of the seeing to prove or convince the blind that something exists. Each person has their path laid out before them to learn as they can. There are some spiritual things most people acknowledge, these include life, kindness, love, hope. These are my perceptions and I cannot prove any of it.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Living with Migraine
I am a migraineur. That is I live with migraines. How is living with migraines different than with any other headaches or different from anyone else? I will spell out what it means to live with migraines.
First of all what is a migraine? A migraine is a headache, but no ordinary headache. It is also a medical condition and a diagnosis. They affect their hosts periodically and may be triggered by certain things or situations. There are many types of migraines and they vary from person to person. If you think you are suffering from migraines, go see your doctor. The sooner a person is diagnose with a migraine the sooner an appropriate treatment can be formulated.
Medically speaking, migraines seem to act like a disease. Many migraines have injury associated with them. My doctor explained to me that the brain swells and hits the walls of the skull. This causes some type of migraines. By hitting the wall of the skull, my head becomes very sensitive and it feels pressure. This causes a few things to happen to me. The first big symptom is excruciating pain. Other symptoms include, bodily weakness, slow thinking, not standing too much light, not standing loud sound, seeing an aura in my eyes, getting tired quickly. My migraines come and go periodically, I often have a big one once a month. One of the major triggers for them is stress in my case. Other people can have different triggers.
Migraines are a disability in that they can cause disabling symptoms. Without treatment I cannot function for four days when a migraine hits. For other people, their migraines last different amount of time than mine. Sometimes I take a sick day in order to rest the migraine out.
Migraines have a lifestyle associate with them. I cannot stand anyone touching my head, whether I'm having a migraine or not. I cannot go to loud concerts, it's too much to bear. I have to take pills every day. The older I get the worse the migraines become. I have to choose carefully what classes I take in college. I cannot take too stressful of a class. I have to guard myself from getting into arguments, because the stress from an argument triggers migraines. Sometimes I have to wear sun glasses even indoors. Many times I prefer to get away from people to calm down. There seems to be no cure, just treatment to alleviate the symptoms.
I spoke of migraines as a disease/injury, as a disability, and as a lifestyle. I also defined what a migraine is. I am not a doctor, I'm a migraineur. I wrote this so others can understand a little and be a little more supportive when they find someone who says they have a migraine. Please don't be incredulous. Migraines and migraineurs exist.
First of all what is a migraine? A migraine is a headache, but no ordinary headache. It is also a medical condition and a diagnosis. They affect their hosts periodically and may be triggered by certain things or situations. There are many types of migraines and they vary from person to person. If you think you are suffering from migraines, go see your doctor. The sooner a person is diagnose with a migraine the sooner an appropriate treatment can be formulated.
Medically speaking, migraines seem to act like a disease. Many migraines have injury associated with them. My doctor explained to me that the brain swells and hits the walls of the skull. This causes some type of migraines. By hitting the wall of the skull, my head becomes very sensitive and it feels pressure. This causes a few things to happen to me. The first big symptom is excruciating pain. Other symptoms include, bodily weakness, slow thinking, not standing too much light, not standing loud sound, seeing an aura in my eyes, getting tired quickly. My migraines come and go periodically, I often have a big one once a month. One of the major triggers for them is stress in my case. Other people can have different triggers.
Migraines are a disability in that they can cause disabling symptoms. Without treatment I cannot function for four days when a migraine hits. For other people, their migraines last different amount of time than mine. Sometimes I take a sick day in order to rest the migraine out.
Migraines have a lifestyle associate with them. I cannot stand anyone touching my head, whether I'm having a migraine or not. I cannot go to loud concerts, it's too much to bear. I have to take pills every day. The older I get the worse the migraines become. I have to choose carefully what classes I take in college. I cannot take too stressful of a class. I have to guard myself from getting into arguments, because the stress from an argument triggers migraines. Sometimes I have to wear sun glasses even indoors. Many times I prefer to get away from people to calm down. There seems to be no cure, just treatment to alleviate the symptoms.
I spoke of migraines as a disease/injury, as a disability, and as a lifestyle. I also defined what a migraine is. I am not a doctor, I'm a migraineur. I wrote this so others can understand a little and be a little more supportive when they find someone who says they have a migraine. Please don't be incredulous. Migraines and migraineurs exist.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Fear Barrier
Have you ever get a thought or premonition and sometimes it proves to be true and other times it proves to be the exact opposite? There is a conflict going on. The analytical mind is putting up a fear barrier. In order to get to a state of meditation, you have to go through the fear barrier.
The analytical mind doesn't want to loose control. When it has had control for a while it will put up a fear barrier to prevent you from giving up its control in favor of a meditative state. When you are in a meditative state you experience no fear of your own. In a way you seem to become emotionless, but you remain in control. To get to the meditative state you must push through the fear barrier with some intent.
When a thought or a premonition comes to me, I have to ask myself if this is fear or something I'm picking up. If it's fear, I have to get into a meditative state and then check out what is really going on. Often its the opposite of what fear says it is. It takes a little more effort to break through the fear. I can see things clearly once I'm in a meditative state. I can also evaluate my surroundings and even my analytical mind.
What is the fear barrier and what does it cause? It is made up of fears the analytical brain has in the present. When the mind is stressed or preoccupied, the fear is created. The fear barrier causes unnecessary conflicts. It also causes uneasiness and more stress.
Breaking through the fear barrier is key to getting control of yourself and stop yourself fro spiraling out of control. After you get into a meditative state then you can treat the fear by telling yourself that it's OK. Fear is a flight or fight reaction. Often our brains are stressed when we are not in physical danger. So getting control over the stressed analytical brain is key to keeping your cool while operating in everyday society.
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