The Nature of Life
By Mary Cook, M.A., R.A.S.
There is destruction, disease, disaster, and death in this world. It is a natural process, however modern man has greatly accelerated and escalated it. With our larger brains, we have wanted to believe that we could control our planet in accordance with our short sighted, selfish wills. We forgot to consider how our decisions and actions would affect current and future generations on the earth. We neglected to consult our soul, to see if this is part of our purpose here. We forgot that the most valuable life experiences are free, and that hedonism and materialism lead us further from health and happiness. The consequences of this lack of consciousness are the gross pollution of our planet and its inhabitants, and the impoverishment of critical survival resources.
(for the full article and multimedia experience, click here: OM-Times July 2010 Edition)
It is not just actions of greed, it is thoughts and feelings that we are entitled to take more than we give, that set in motion a domino of disaster. And below the surface of greed hides fear. We are afraid of being deprived of what we feel we need. We fear that life will betray us, and that God will punish us or turn his back on us. And from this fear, we empower the lowest energies of our mind. It is we who have betrayed ourselves. From the wounds we absorbed in childhood, to the rebellious, wild arrogance of adolescence, to the mighty defenses of adulthood, we have turned our backs on our true selves. We put our precious energy into negative thoughts, feelings and actions, rationalizing that this is the way the world is.
There is birth, healing, renewal and positive evolution. This is how nature demonstrates to us the healthiest response to contrasting forces. We humans however, tend to get overly attached to negative energy. Our most common response to a bad experience is to expand upon and enlarge its negativity. We add outrage, vengeance, blame, bitterness, pessimism, helplessness, entitlement, martyrdom and catastrophizing, to what we don’t like. We can spend hours recounting horrible experiences with the corresponding feelings and thoughts, to everyone we know and sometimes to strangers. This reliving of problems without a healing focus magnifies and attracts similar experiences. We can also deny and repress trauma, or run away from it, distracting ourselves with various versions of drama. When we bury something alive, it retains its power and energy to keep us in the problem just as much as morbid preoccupation.
