Universal Laws

Denise/Flowerchild posted the whole list in another pod that we share.  It is called Hearing Voices and if you are interested in channeling or do “hear” your spirit guides or have experience in hearing entities that seem outside of your self, you are certainly invited over to visit or join.  Here is the link - http://pods.gaia.com/hearing_voices/discussions/view/374918#375010
I thought for this Living Metaphysics pod, though, it would be nice to take these one by one and see if I can get a discussion started regarding them here.

In Denise's intro to the list, she says she got these from Spirit Guide Contact Through Hypnosis

“There are dozens of Universal Laws. This is just a list of some important ones. These Universal Laws for Truths represent the main difference between religion and spirituality.”

Deb

Re: Universal Laws - # 1 Law of Free Will

Re: Universal Laws - # 1 Law of Free Will

Do you believe in Free Will ?  What does the term mean to you?

First of all, to me, it means that regardless of what is happening to me, or within the framework of my life, I have a choice as to how I react to it.  Now, if I've not had enough sleep, am feeling stressed or am cranky due to illness or other anxious worries, I may not remember that I have the freedom to choose my reaction.  I may go on autopilot.  I may let my reactive or programmed mind, that mind that Eckhart Tolle calls our Ego, or even in the worst cases, my Pain Body, orchestrate the reaction (and this is usually to my regret).

What else might Free Will mean?

Taken to its metaphysical extreme, it means that we are unfolding our life the way we want to.  Now, based upon this description provided above, we also chose our parents and some of the environment and likely events/circumstances to explore during this lifetime.  Depending upon how you define time, and there is some belief that - time at the soul level is more like a straight vertical line that traverses all time periods - at one in awareness.  Some even believe that decisions made within any lifetime, actually alter or shift immediately, circumstances in other lifetimes.

If we think of our soul's unfolding, as a grand plan for developing our spiritual capabilities, the possibilities can be quite exciting.  This conception of our grand plan, can even make the more “unpleasant” moments take on a richer context.  In Abraham-Hicks, this is called contrast and does just that, make us more grateful for the more pleasant.  There seems to be a hugely compassionate nature to the highest level of Being that always is “on our side”, if we can let go and allow it to guide, guard and protect us.  This does not remove from us the responsibility or freedom of having “free will”.

Without a doubt, some of the people we meet in this lifetime feel familiar and it is a comfort to believe that our friendships are enduring and eternal and that they extend beyond any limited lifetime.

I welcome any and all thoughts about Free Will.  Whether you believe in it or not.  I am interested in knowing how you feel that it operates within your life, if you believe in this concept.  I will also look into Ernest Holmes and possibly other philosopher's thoughts about Free Will.

Deb

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Yesterday my 15yo daughter had an experience at school. Two seniors were killed in a car accident on their way to school and the whole school was greiving. She asked how this could happen.
We talked about choices and free will. The driver had many choices while he was driving. He may have chosen to turn the music on really loud which could cause distraction. He could have been driving too fast for conditions because we had just had a snow storm and the communities are cutting back on salt use and the roads have icy patches. But we talked about how he had free will to make his choices and unfortunately the choices he made lead him to a nasty car crash in which his car was the only one involved and also resulting in the death of his passenger.

Sad way to learn about choices and free will, but it really made her think hard. She will be taking drivers ed next year and as a parent I hope and pray she makes good choices.

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Denise,

So sorry to hear about this unfortunate accident at this time for the year. There was a 20 year old young man killed on the highway on Dec 10. A victim of slick road conditions and who knows what else.

What touched me was the blogging in the local paper. Some had some very nasty things to say about it. More Free Choice.

It's so easy to sit outside of any situation and make judgment calls on what if, what about that, and they should have know better. We all do it all the time.

No answers here, but the gears are turning. Know that my thoughts are with you and yours this Season.

~lars

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Lars, thanks for your words.


It's so easy to sit outside of any situation and make judgment calls on what if, what about that, and they should have know better. We all do it all the time.

I agree, but I was having a discussion with her about all of our choices that we all make, because we don't know what really happened with those 2 boys, we were talking about the possible choices but never in a judgemental tone.
We talked about how that could have been any one of us in that situation. How those choices affected a whole community. We talked about death and how she observed how many of her friends were saying how they are freaked out about death. Ever since she was very little and able to understand I taught her that death is a part of life.

I'm sorry to hear that people would have nasty things to say about that 20 year old.

You mentioned that the 20 year old was “A victim of slick road conditions and who knows what else.”  In my study of Universal Laws and Metaphysics, there are no victums.

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My choice of words was neither good or bad, but I do know better.
Metaphysics 101
Thank you :-)

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Love and light,
Denise

Re: Universal Laws - #2 The Law of Grace

Re: Universal Laws - #2 The Law of Grace

Have you ever experienced Grace?  Why did you consider it Grace?, and not just the natural order of things - or is there really a difference?

The Law of Grace indicates that the outcome will be better than I would “reasonably” expect, though possibly not better than my highest hopes or dreams.  Because those high hopes and dreams are often “better than” I could reasonably expect.

So, for me, Grace is receiving more than I expected.  Grace means that I did not have to “earn” such a gift.  That it is Source's good pleasure to give to me, and to do so wonderfully and abundantly.  So much so, that I definitely feel within myself a question of my worthiness. 

Grace is when I pray, or do a spiritual mind treatment, and the outcome surpasses my expectations (though I try not to limit the unfolding, it is hard to ask without some idea of what we want).  Another example that comes to my mind would be a concern I might have that I was practicing “perfectly” enough or a worry that I may not be doing the treatment “correctly”.  Grace would mean it really didn't matter what I did, what mattered was the content of my heart, and even that didn't matter.  What mattered is that Source gives and Source is perfect.  Grace could also said to be involved in “beginner's luck” as in Jen our member who posted a “newbies spiritual mind treatment”.  That it would work regardless of how much experience we have.  That would be Grace in my mind.

Why “also Law of Forgiveness”?  Is not grace like forgiveness? 

Forgiveness for doubting the fullness of God's love.  Forgiveness for doubting our self-worth?  When we forgive ourself or others, don't we “overlook” the “less than perfect” judgment we may have placed upon our self or on others?

So, share your thoughts about Grace.  I am interested in knowing how you feel that it operates within your life, if you believe in this concept.  I will also look into Ernest Holmes and possibly other philosopher's thoughts about the impact of Grace.

Deb

Re: Universal Laws - #2 The Law of Grace

Thanks Deb,

I've experienced grace in many different ways. Sometimes as quiet whispers in my heart, other times as a vibration shared collectively like for instance the time a friend and me were led to this little church in England. We both had some issues of healing and I felt so strongly to follow a certain urge to go into this church we passed alongside the road. And as soon as we came in there, we were enveloped by a feeling of grace. A feeling of being deeply immersed in a peace so gentle, so profound, so lovely, that we both knew we were called to this place and we were cleansed so to speak. Therewere other people in this church, a man was quietly crying tears of gratitude, everything about this place was holy and we knew we had received a great gift.

Other times it's like you said Deb,  that the outcome of a prayer is greater than we could have ever thought of.  I experience that as if a silent little bell rings and  makes my heart jump into an oh yes, I remember, of course, thank you thank you!
How could I ever have forgatten or doubt that!

And other times it's just a feeling of connection, a reassurance that all is well. Not merely as a thought but as a feeling.

And in relation to forgiveness? Grace to me is that place where I know there was nothing to forgive in the first place because I was loved all along.

Don't you love those moments of Grace, I want more (lol)!

Re: Universal Laws - #2 The Law of Grace

On grace.

If you have about 10 minutes to spare to receive some wonderful Grace please watch the vid under this link and enjoy!

Happy Holidays to All and
Blessings,
Lucienne

Re: Universal Laws - #2 The Law of Grace

Thanks Deb!  I love Grace, She's my bestest friend in the whole wide world.  She saved my life last year– or at least saved me from myself. :0)  I've had a mantra I've been saying for several years now:  “Let me be Grace, Let me be Peace, Let me be Love”.  To me, they are the three faces of the Goddess.  I think of Grace as a sort of cosmic lubricant, smoothing out the kinks in life and helping us experience our journey with ease.

I like to consciously invite her into my life.  In fact, the type of yoga I practice, Anusara, means “Open to Grace”.  In my experience, the very practice invites me to open and allow Grace into my life not only when I'm on the mat, but it has a serious leakage factor into the rest of my life, for which I consider myself exquisitely blessed.