Mental health, Spirituality and other Life Subjects

  So, enlightenment is something that isn't widely known about, yet it is the state of being that all the different religions talk about. It is possible that you could enjoy life with the potency of a child, and the wisdom of an adult. Enlightenment is freedom from the mind out of control, and feeling joyous and right. Some people think enlightenment keeps you from living your life, or being active in fighting for the right causes. But in actuality it gives you courage and wisdom, and helps you bring love into every part of your life, including dealing with conflicts.  I have dealt with a mental health diagnosis over most of my adult life, though I have had glimpses of enlightenment (Satori) that had me keep hoping for that love and peace I felt to come back. Looking back, I now see what many spiritual teachers talk about, which is the importance of how you live your life, how you treat other people.  Doing the task of repentance (forgiving) helps you find enlightenment, ...

I've been thinking about mental imbalances, and what they really are, and I think that the solution and healing for them is forgiveness, and pursuing your hearts desires for your life (that are right with you and God).  The pain we experience in life can be so deep that it can be hard to live a good life. Our past mistakes, our fears and judgements about ourselves and others, and not being at peace with our current circumstances cause us to suffer. When we heal ourselves of suffering by forgiving, we heal our life, and this leads us to a blessed life. There is fear in us, which is actually love in pain. It is because of evil circumstances in our past or present, which also makes us fearful of the future. There are some conditions that people have lived or are living through that are extreme in terms of suffering. We can be of better help to ourselves and those suffering by looking into ourselves and our lives, and make the changes we need to make. Doing these things, following our ...

  Why am I afraid of people not liking me? I fear that because the fear is painful, and I am blaming them for the pain I feel. If I think people don't like me to any degree, I feel fear, anger, or hatred, and that pain makes me hate them, and I feel ashamed because of that. All the spiritual texts say that we are to be good to everyone, inside and out, and love everyone, even those who have done wrong. I'm a work in progress. Forgiveness is the medicine I'm using to heal my fears.

  Is unhappiness a noun? Is it a thing? Is it substance, is it made of something? Or is it a feeling? Are any feelings substance? Made of something? Is goodness a substance? Or is it a quality of being? People sometimes say just be positive, but for a lot of people it just isn't possible. They need a different focus, they need to look at their negativity and what's bothering them in a certain way to let it go. Looking at your fears, by saying them out loud, or writing them down, or looking at them in meditation, can be powerfully healing. Forgiving, and asking forgiveness, is powerful, and the way from negativity to positivity.  Be your own best friend, by forgiving. It will change your life for the better in many ways.

I was just thinking, about one of my fears, which is "what if my life doesn't get better? What if I try my best, and still don't succeed?" It starts in childhood. We learn about limitations in a disempowering way, because we immediately are faced with a world that is only good to you if you are "behaving", and sometimes not even then. People grow up in an angry world, and become angry themselves, which leads to things like crime/violence. Many people who are charged with crime are out of control internally, because there is so much anger about the world and unkind circumstances growing up. I do believe that we need law and enforcement in the world that we're in, but the way this nation and almost all others deal with criminals causes more harm than good. One day in jail/prison, as it is, is too much. Furthermore, there are nations in the world that treat criminals humanely, and see far better results for those people, and far less crime.  So, how can we ...

                           "Our Love Ascending"              At some point every one of us will go on the hero's journey, a Spiritual journey of true Self seeking. The bird in this painting represents us as we go on that path, carrying different burdens and heaviness from our own life experience and our family/social ties. The different mountains, in different shades, represent different layers of obstacles that we face on the journey, and on this path, we may be at different levels at different times. Ultimately it leads to the blue sky, sunshine, and freedom.                     Self-Inquiry is for Everybody Forgive everyone and everything for everything. This is the way to have peace.             This is is a world with much untapped potential. The best thing we can do for ourselves or others is to w...