Strong ego, weak will, unstoppable thirst
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Wed, 12/26/2007 - 09:09
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Midknight
Join Date: 2007-12-24 Forum Posts: 30 |
I've already posted a couple times, and I figured I should introduce myself and throw a little bio your way. I would describe myself as having a strong ego, a weak will, but an unstoppable thirst for knowledge. Which helps to make up for some will, but there really is no substitute for pure strength of will. My initial jump into spirituality really happened after some drug use. Not because I had a conversation with 'god' or some other powerful experience, real or imagined, but because I saw that there was more to our mind than the scientists were letting on, and I wanted in. I never expected to believe in any of it, and I generally looked at it as if all of the spiritual experiences were merely oddities of the mind, more hallucination than actual, factual encounters with the divine, or other worlds. Which gave me complete breadth for exploration, and I won't lie. I still often find myself viewing it as such. But in between the sort of pseudo scientific perceptions, I will find myself seeing it as completely real. This can be both beautiful and terrifying. But none the less, it's a great experience for someone who just likes to know. 20, raised a Christian at the start of my life, and then an atheist by ways of science, and finally rested at agnostic by way of reason and self perceived humility. :P I love to smoke marijuana, and I am a tobacco smoker. Both of which are often perceived as bad for health, and even for spiritual exploration. I can't argue with that. But, defenses aside, and consequences warned, I will most likely continue to experiment with substances, just I will continue to experiment with astral projection, meditation, and exploration of myself, warnings and possible consequences aside. I am a person of varied interests, and abilities. I am more interested in experiencing and learning about the astral, and the spiritual side of life for the sake of knowledge, and not to save my soul, or achieve enlightenment. But that is liable to change on occasion. My main worldly interests lie in computers mostly. I play guitar as a hobby, I am an aspiring web designer and computer programmer. I do love the feeling of epic. Which is at least partly responsible for my interest and effort towards astral projection. Few things are more epic as the ultimate spiritual journey from a poisoned being, to a fully divine human being. But, metaphors and similes aside, I'm generally a nice guy. I try and be as open minded as possible, and offer any help I feel that I can help. I'm generally shy and keep to myself for the most part. I look forward to exploring eternity with all of you. Thanks for reading about me! |
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Wellcome Midknight, and I look forward sharing the eternity with you, wish you much undertsanding and much of the epic feeling ;)
Join Date: 2007-12-24
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Thanks a lot! :)
Join Date: 2005-02-16
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Hey Midnight,
"I saw that there was more to our mind than the scientists were letting on, and I wanted in."
lol I had a good laugh at that. Well phrased and delivered.
Just to add on there are a few of us here (including me) that come form a background of drug use. Its the nature of things that drug use and spiritual investigations just don't work together. I was never able to get anywhere until I firmly left my drug use behind me. Now I look back and see a whole bunch of wasted time.
But hay if you are sincere for the truth you will work that out by you own investigations and then make a choice from there.
From your first paragraph i would just like to say Will can be built and developed, most if not all of us have a strong ego but that thirst for knowledge for what it is real. Now THATS the good stuff. It seems to be from what I can see to give much in the way of mystical yearning and spiritual strength.
Great to have you here and all the best in your investigations.
Join Date: 2007-12-24
Forum Posts: 30
Thanks :P
There haven't been many people I have met that used drugs and were better for it, let alone more spiritually connected. But still, I can't deny that drugs essentially led me into my more spiritual life, and I so naturally, some chemicals will just hold a special place in my mind.
There is no justification for it other than my desire to experience, and know I suppose.
But who knows, maybe the parts of me that desire to use drugs will be the first to burn away. :)
I suppose with everyone helping everyone here, we can keep our wills in tip top shape, and keep advancing them forward, even during the hard days :)