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Originally Posted by Andy I think the nature of the universe is to unfold into greater expressions of consciousness, and that the purpose of consciousness is to experience ever-expanding joy. In that frame, the Law of Attraction becomes the most direct expression of the immanent face of the exterior divinity, and possibly the most approachable aspect of the divine, contrary to traditions which place "miracles" at the end of the road. | Thanks for your considered response Andy, I certainly agree with some of what you said. But I cant say that I've completely understood your last sentence above. I can glean that it contains an important insight, but I must confess I've failed to properly grasp it. I'd like to understand it better, could you explain it from another angle? |
Sure. So my current thinking tends towards the idea that consciousness -- us and whatever other consciousness exists -- is an expression of the universe. Our ideas are an expression of our creative and rational nature. The universe is much bigger, much older than us; maybe consciousness is a mode of expression of that.
Which is another way of describing "god," but rather than say
this idea of god is the "right" one, let's say for the moment that this is one face of god. As we are the products of that consciousness-expressing nature, we are connected to it, we are able to manifest a portion of its creative power. We are ostensibly capable of invoking what might be called "miracles" through this power. What's interesting is that religious traditions have generally attributed the ability to perform miraculous acts to only the most advanced masters. But LoA says anybody can do it and scale is no matter.
Compare that to transcending self according to Eastern traditions, or seeing the face of god according to Western traditions. It's much easier to begin using LoA than to attain permanent transcendent states. So it's almost like we've got it backwards.
Except...what about the possibility that aligning yourself with these three aspects of divinity -- maybe there is a synergistic effect that would accelerate the pursuit of the realization of the divine, adding the vast depth of first-person spirituality to the compassion and devotion of second-person spirituality and creating great power of manifestation.
Does that makes sense? It's not a perfect model (or a perfect explanation), but I think it's worth exploring.