Sensuous Pleasures of the World

Human beings have five physical senses and memory, and imagination. Stimulating all of these is impossible to avoid though some have tried. Most of us are stimulated positively by the sense of taste, smell, the feel of soft fur, the human body and more. When we 'get spiritual' do we rise above the senses, the memory, the mind?  Well I certainly have not. Nor am I renouncing sensuality, at least not as yet. But here are the real questions:

"Are my sensuous pleasures driving my being? Do they rule? Are they my God?"

We are given human instincts for a purpose. The instinct for survival, security, community, sex, companionship, relationships.  And we are given the senses to determine the condition of the physical world around us - to determine if it is beneficial or harmful, safe or dangerous. And these senses are means by which we can give to others and be of benefit to us and our fellows.

The other day I cooked a delicious dinner for my family.  I could not have done that without my senses, memory and imagination in tact. How else could I know how cook it, or even know that it was delicious.  And if they had no senses, how could they appreciate it?

Without the senses and physiology of the body, how could we fall in love, develop relationships and have children and share more with the world to continue mankind? It is when our senses far exceed their intended purpose that we run into problems. When love becomes lust, when hunger becomes gluttony, when survival becomes greed.

Now we could take the course of action that involves using our mind and willpower to curb these extremes, and this may give some temporary relief.  One instinct may curb another like the instinct for survival curbing greed so that we do not steal and end up in prison.

I submit that these are not totally free solutions. That there is a better way, the infinite way.

When I turn my mind to thoughts of the infinite vastness of Creation, when I meditate and practice the presence of an infinite power that runs all things, I begin to discover there is a Power running this Universe and my life that takes care of everything always and at once. In so doing, worldly pleasures, instincts, the senses are kept in balance. Not by me, but by the All powerful Love of all creation.

If this seems high-handed or religious it is not.  It requires no religion or belief system on my part. It only requires looking inside and seeking the consciousness of a Higher Power that is truly taking care of me and all people and all systems of the world with love.

This takes care of my most important need, to feel safe. And when I am safe I have no worries and all my needs and wants are over because they are taken care of in the most beneficial way possible.

This is the way of love. True Love. Permanent love.

What Do We focus our Minds on Then?

Our minds are busy thinking, always thinking. Are we aware of what we are thinking? Do we think our thoughts have the power to make or break anyone, anything, ourselves? Few would argue that thoughts often result in actions. Many are unaware of how this works. Infinite Soul Wisdom is not concerned with how the mind works, or how thought controls actions.  Infinte Soul Wisdom is concerned only with the Infinite, the power of the Universe and we are convinced this power does not come from the mind.

Mind is defined as what we humanly can think and conceive.  We can think of good and manifest it. We can think of evil and manifest it.  Infinite Soul Wisdom suggests we tap into a source of power that is all good at all times, a power that cannot be used for anything evil.  In fact, we believe it is a power that is ever-present, always available and provides everything we could possibly want or need for any good work.

Where do we find this power if not in the mind?  We claim it is found inside self and we must look inside to see.  How do we look if not with the mind?  We are so wrapped up in mind that we cannot conceive of anything else we could use to look, al least to look inside. (Obviously we have the senses to use to look on the outside such as our eyes and ears.)

Infinite Soul Wisdom has discovered something else we can use to look inside and find the Infinite Power of the Universe and tap into it for all our resources.  And we found anyone can discover it, it is so simple.

But it is not easy.

To discover that something else to look with besides the mind, we must put the mind aside.  This begins with being willing to set aside all of our thinking, at least temporarily. This thinking includes our opinions, judgements, catagorizations, stereotypes, resentments, hurt feelings, and all the things we 'know' as being right where others are wrong.

This is why it is not easy.  It means being open-minded and willing to change, to admit there is much we do not know, and, and this is the big one, IT MEANS TO GET HONEST WITH OURSELVES.

Bottom line:  we must get to humility in order to discover what we have inside that we can 'look' with to find the ulitmate power inside. And our human ego does not like this prospect.  Most of you will not like it either at one level or another.  Either you will brand this talk as foolishness, boring or just plain stupid.

But even that cannot stop you from discovering the Power within. The Power that provides all resources and never leaves you wanting.  The Power that brings joy, harmony and love to you and all the lives you touch who are also willing to change.

All you need do is ask yourself one simple question:  Am I willing to change?

If the answer is even the tiniest little yes, you are on the road, a road you can travel at the end of which are rewards beyond anything you can imagine at this moment.  And we are not talking about the afterlife here.  The rewards are available here and now, in this moment the to extent that we are willing to let go of the ego and all of its trappings and, in humilty say, I don't know.

The Right use of Mind: Introduction

Infinite Soul Wisdom

‎"I want to figure out"...five words that embody a conceptual way of living that can keep us in illusion. The Truth of being is that all is provided. Our needs are known even before we know them. This leaves nothing to want. With 'wants' null and void we move to "figure out". THe Truth of being clearly reveals all is already 'figured out. This tells us we are not required to figure anything out. All we need do is connect to the Infinite Wisdom of the Truth of God where all is already known and, seemingly like magic to the unrehearsed, what we need to know is revealed to us for the moment and situation with which we are presently dealing.

Keep your mind stayed on God, not on wants, needs or trying to figure anything out. A mind stayed on God is connected to all things, all knowledge where all that is known and needed is already provided. With this focus, we shall then easily act in the reality of purposeful living rather than executing empty actions based on needs, wants or lack of knowledge.