The Extreme Flexibility of Man and the Powers of the Mind

I am amazed, amused and bewildered at the extreme flexibility of the human matter! 

It is staggering what Man (inclusive of women, obviously!) can become. Once a reasonable amount of training has been put in, one can be and do and become almost anything: Specialist in rare matters, athlete, computer-minded prodigy, able to solve the most complexes equations, capable of the highest feats of strength, survival and adaptation…I believe this gives us a clue as to the true purpose as well as the dynamics of incarnation. I believe there is just beyond this fact a very beautiful mystery to be contemplated.

There is a precise domain where sociological taboos have yet prevented the true observation of super-beings; Honest, open exploration of the capacities of man when it comes to the powers of his mind.  It is indeed a very obscure area! Feats of memory or calculation are not uncommon. Nothing is being said of what man can make of himself in the domain of the mind and mental manifestation. This may well be too close to the notion of magic for early XXI century humanity, thus uncomfortably shrugged off. Tabooed. Caricatured.

Contemporary references to magic are those of thunderstorm-like power and magical books, rings, apparitions..everything being made very visual, thus less daunting. 

The whole domain of Parapsychology, the study of the hidden mental abilities of man is conveniently shrouded in the mists of incense sticks and the New Age. It is obvious that, while we have seen the high feats of the human body: marathon races and long distance swimming, extreme sports, super-flexible yogis and contortionists amongst others; we are yet to see the true worth of men when it comes to psychic phenomena. One laughs nervously and looks away when it comes to the tabooed powers of the mind (or lack thereof). If we are overall comfortable with feats of memory or calculation, we are yet to figure what man can really do in the domains of mental manifestation, distant action and extra-sensorial perceptions…or do these things just don't exist?

- This is an informal dissertation and must be taken as such -

  ☆ ALEPH ALPHA 333 June 2015

Me? Who needs a 'Me'?

The world does its thing. There is nothing else that could be done.

Individual will is little more than self-centred expression of the ego.

Will whatever you wish, it is the course of action chosen by the whole that will manifest.

This is a conundrum:

- If 'the world does its thing', what is the need for individual will?

From the psychopathic-black magician for whom 'I' is all that matters to the boddhisatva, fully renouncing the self out of love towards others, there are many rooms in that particular mansion!

Is there such thing as a right (as opposed to wrong) amount of 'I-ness'? An ideal balance between individualised, self serving will and self-forgeting ego-lessness? It is obviously for each to decide according to personal dispositions...

One can assert the symbol of Adam and Eve, banished from the Garden for having tasted the fruit is but a symbol of separateness between 'I' and God, the whole. Whether it is curse or simple feat of evolution, the conundrum is spelt: Must 'I' assert my will or renounce expression of my ego?

The world does its thing.

It does so by manifesting (itself) in a certain way rather than another. According to its needs.

The stone thrown upwards falls down to the ground vertically. It won't be a looping curve. This much we know. This is the way of the world. Somewhat, all possibilities of the stone not falling down are not favoured by the Universe.

One can assert at this point that whatever happens to the elements that compose the whole will be happening according to the course of development 'chosen' (or 'undertaken') by the world (i.e. the whole).

At this point, one can assert that all individual will is friction. A totally ego-less will, fully axed on being one with the highest will would not provoke much friction. It is understood that the will of a black magician or a psychopath would create much ripples, result of the extreme exertion of the will. To follow this metaphor, the will of an enlightened Buddah would hardly create any ripples.

One can assume that, the world takes care of its own. The being that chooses to renounce the needs of the self for the benefit of the whole should reap much fruit. It will likely not break down as it is supple. It will likely not deperish as fast as that which creates exaggerated friction within the whole. It will likely develop more gracefully, having allowed the world to develop freely within itself.

This is not meant as a didactic expose in order to explain or demonstrate anything. It is only submitted here as an aid for meditation, a tool for contemplation or self-exploration. No more!

- AA 333