Taking the Blame for Bad Equipment

[g13aaa]

Does anyone here think that maybe "soul development," and karma are ways to blame us for our bad DNA programming? I mean, after all, we are part animal, and part something else. If we could become MORE something else and less animal, then we would not be doing all these bad things to each other. In other words, the "something else" (i.e., spirit) is not corrupted, whereas the body (with it's built-in survival programming) is.

A good example of this would be if Jeff Gordon (famous NASCAR driver) was told to compete in the Daytona 500 with a Model T Ford from the early 1900s. Would he fail? What if you take high level spirits (our "true selves) and put them in crummy vessels (our human bodies). Would they fail? Who has the right to place blame on them/us? Take a brilliant computer programmer and task him with hacking a government coputer network. It will take him lots of time and failures, but he will eventually prevail. That's how I think about our condition as humans: we are not sinners, but destined to be winners because of our spiritual potential.

So the next time someone tells you that you need more spiritual development, just tell them that you are already developed, and that it's your body that needs fixing and is slowing you down. This subject of sin and blame really sets me off, although I fully understand the natural desire for accountability. What do y'all think? This has probably been asked and answered, but this is my bag and always on my mind. Thanks!

[shadowstalker]

I read in a book called "bringing your soul to light" , that you choose the type of body you wish to reside in while on earth, for many reason, such as..

Understanding of another person and there trials and such.
To learn to over come personal obstacles.
To realize that one is more then just a physical thing.
To learn to forgive judgment of judgmental people.

And the like.
Kinda makes sense to me considering how many lifetimes we have lived, and possible life times we could possibly live in the "future"

[Gustav]

interesting line of thought. How did you develop it?

[shadowstalker]

interesting line of thought. How did you develop it?
who are you asking?

[Gustav]

sorry, my question was directed at g13aaa.

[shadowstalker]

sorry, my question was directed at g13aaa.
it's all good

[g13aaa]

Thanks, shadowstalker, for the book suggestion. Yes, it makes sense that if we do, in fact, choose the course of our lives in advance, and if we do elect certain challenges for ourselves, then having a suitable "vehicle" would make perfect sense. Although I personally believe that the soul enters the body in a perfect state, I can jive with the assertion that experiencing various types of life lessons adds skill to the soul's vast arsenal of powers and abilities.

Remembering that we are infinite beings is one of the skills we must learn (according to this theory), and each type of body would provide varying degrees of resistance for this process to take place. There is no doubt that sometimes we feel like getting up and doing the "right thing" in the morning, while at other times we stay in bed and do the wrong thing by being lazy (at least I do). A body that is not functioning properly because of a genetic defect (for example) will make the inhabiting soul feel especially inclined to "kick it" and shirk responsibilities.

[g13aaa]

Thanks for the good question, Gustav! I have always enjoyed the subjects of philosophy and religion, so I have been thinking about this type of thing for years. A common component of many religions is "blame" for sin, evil, and imperfections. New Age / Spiritualist philosophies embrace the concepts of karma and reincarnation as having a punitive function. Christians tell us that we are fundamentally bad and need to be saved. New Agers tell us that we are fundamentally defective and our souls need "soul growth" or soul development. Since it is my opinion that religion is used by sinister people and beings to mind-control the inhabitants of Earth, it stands to reason that these two seemingly opposite belief systems are, in fact, congruent with each other.

Having noticed that the authors of different religions and quasi-religions were all shooting for the same thing, I set out to debunk and defuse this powerful weapon: guilt. I have seen, first-hand, the effects of guilt, and it's not pretty! When people feel that they are to blame for the condition of the world, and for all of the bad, uninformed decisions they have made over the course of their lifetimes, they become close to (if not completely) suicidal. This question merits it's own, separate post if I hope to give a complete response. That's the kind of questioning I was hoping to recieve. It will be a good springboard to make me explore deeper into this topic. There is nothing I can think of that is more important than freeing people's minds and empowering them!