Is our time up? Howdie Mickoski says so.
A conversation that may or may not be your cup of tea...
Things don’t add up, have you noticed?
You may remember me saying last year that I would be exploring what on earth is going on, specifically big theories of everything (Big T.O.E.s!). If you too have been pondering what life is really all about, you may find this conversation with author and philosopher Howdie Mickoski very interesting! On the other hand, if life is perfect and you have no questions as to its meaning, this conversation may not make any sense to you at all. Either way, I look forward to reading your comments below!
Where to find out more
I have previously written an article about Howdie’s book ‘Exit the Cave. Ending the Reincarnation Trap’. You can read it here. Further insights into Howdie’s work and where to purchase his books can be found on his website. I’m going to read Howdie’s book on the origins of hockey next!
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This was a challenging watch for sure, but a lot of what Howdie said approximates the teachings of the Buddha, which many find negative when they first look into the 4 noble truths (the first being 'life is suffering') and the eight-fold noble path. The Buddhist way is one of negation, of rejecting what is not true/real in an absolute sense. The great mystic Nisargadatta Maharaj asserted that to be born into the matrix (the world) is a calamity of the highest order and that one should make escaping the matrix (duaity--delusion) a priority.
Howdie is right that those who have really suffered from the vicissitudes of life are more likely to seek a way out. Suffering provides the fuel to attempt a jail break, beginning with questioning everything, which often results in an ontological crisis. It's a painful, but for most necessary event that precedes the freedom from a personal sense of self that is centered on fear (desire). The first and last freedom is found in the dissolution of the ego that prevents one from seeing ourselves as the powerful divine beings that we are in essence.
In both the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, the way out of suffering is to see through the lie of duality and to see through the illusion of ego, of the persona, the one who craves recognition and acquisition, the one who fears loss. These attachments bind us to an endless cycle of reincarnations in a material world where suffering is a major feature. Like he said, even in nature there is the hunter and the hunted.
I did enjoy listening to what Howdie had to say. Particularly that a portal is currently open, providing a temporary and rare opportunity to escape the illusion of the matrix . The erudite spiritual teacher currently in Costa Rica, Shunyamurti, has spoken about this often, emphasizing that time is of the essence - don't delay in connecting with the Divine Source within for it will sustain you through the difficult times ahead and will be the Power that Knows the Way, taking you home to God/Source/Tao/Eternal Divine Love. Sādhu! Sādhu! Sādhu!
It has taken me 80 years to bit by bit realise that much of what I've been taught, told and read about, believed to be true, has over these years been eroded, proved to be erroneous or outright lies. Very disappointing, heart rending , on occasion, but I'm the eternal optimyst. and still think that if I follow the diktats of my heart and question my 'higher self'...I can keep creating a life that's worth living, which I've more or less managed to do since my mid twenties. My heart tells me we CAN create 'Heaven on Earth, if we WORK towards Heaven on Earth...maybe not in my lifetime, and if there is re-incarnation I may get to see it.
Quantum theory has re-enforced my belief that what we 'believe' strongly enough 'becomes'...manifests, enters our existence. Thoughts, feelings, words and actions create the reality we experience as individuals and at the sociatal level. We have the choice.
I do not think we are victims...Of man-made psy-ops, yes, and they are pretty obvious these days, but on a larger scale I think it is a self imposed experiment/adventure by the All that Is, of which we are an inextricable part...I think we are the creators, and we will be more content when we have arrived at a balance between male and female, as well as realising that we do not need to be endlessly 'repeating history'; that if we find different paths to tread that don't continuously indicate one must follow a leader or go into war, or be greedy out of fear of lack, we can end this repeat of events; there ARE ways of getting out of that much repeated cycle. WCH is one such example! And there are already many others also in existence. Seek and ye shall find : )