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NEXT: BELIEFS, THOUGHTS, DREAMS, VISIONS: IF ONLY ONE WERE TO DESERVE CREDIBILITY AND FULL ATTENTION, WHICH SHOULD IT BE, AND WHY 

 Regarding the vision discussed yesterday and what it revealed, this happened after a previous discussion:

A man wrote to ask,"What makes you think that whatever came to you via your vision is any more accurate than whatever comes to me via my beliefs and thoughts and analysis of my dreams?" 

The reply: 

First, as pointed out occasionally on this site throughout the last 15 or so years, there is no such thing as "your beliefs." There are only "their beliefs," beliefs which (1) have been around for thousands of years - dating back to the times when myths and superstitions and ignorance and magical thinking prevailed - and which (2) continue to be passed down to this day by persons trapped in the Ultimate Sickness and trapped in it symptoms which were identified by Maharaj as "ignorance, stupidity, and insanity." 

Thus, the fully realized (which is a term that - per Maharaj - points to persons who have been freed of their learned ignorance) give no credibility to any beliefs. Nor do they give thoughts any standing because they are generated by the adulterated and polluted and poisoned mind which is a storehouse for the "learned ignorance, stupidity, and insanity" which is passed down via adulterated and "ignorant and stupid and insane" programming, conditioning, acculturation, domestication, brainwashing and indoctrination to which almost every human is regularly exposed. 

As for analyzing your dreams, you and all other modern-day, would-be Edgar Cayces are invited to rock and roll and seek clairvoyance and the ability to be psychic in order to join Cayce in acquiring "ESP skills and Spiritual Growth and Meditation skills and learning how to pray effectively and get results"; 

in becoming an expert at healing and understanding what happened to Atlantis and attaining an understanding of the ways and means of supposed reincarnation and in grasping the cause of wars - ignoring the fact that "the cause of all is all";

and  being able to "talk to the spirit of those who passed to the other side" and being able to predict future events by tapping into the "super-conscious mind." 

So what makes that which comes via visions different from beliefs and thoughts and dream content? 

Visions are unique in that they come only when the brain's wave are functioning at one of the five different states or frequencies. While science long discussed four brain wave frequencies, the consensus in many quarters now is that there are five: 

All five - Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta, and Gamma - are measured in cycles per second (Hz) and each has its own set of characteristics representing a specific level of brain activity and a unique state of consciousness. 

1. Beta (14-40Hz) — The Waking Consciousness, Reasoning Wave (supposedly). 

Beta brain waves are associated with what is deemed to be - usually erroneously - that which is assumed to be the "normal" and "waking consciousness" (set in quote marks because most people only think that they are moving through the day with a heightened state of alertness, logic and critical reasoning); to the contrary, the fact is that only a few are truly alert, fully awake, absolutely aware, and totally conscious. 

It has been said that "while Beta brain waves are important for effective functioning throughout the day, they also can translate into stress, anxiety and restlessness. The 'voice of Beta' can be described as being that nagging little inner critic that gets louder the higher you go into the range; therefore, with a majority of adults operating at the Beta level, it’s little surprise that stress is a common health problem." 

2. Alpha (7.5-14Hz) — The Deep Relaxation Wave 

Alpha brain waves are present in deep relaxation and usually when the eyes are closed, when you’re slipping into a daydream or during light meditation. 

"The voice of Alpha" is said to be your intuition, which becomes clearer and more profound the closer you get to 7.5Hz.

So, thoughts and beliefs are the stuff of the first two "conscious" levels (actually unconscious while conscious levels) where the blocked, warped consciousness does its thing. Dreams can typically come in the REM state as a shift from the slower delta state rate to the more rapid theta state rate begins to occur. 

Visions can be said to be "dream-like" occurrences which come in the deepest levels of the theta state when one is free of the "conscious" (actually unconscious, subconscious) influences which are products of "ignorant and stupid and insane" programming, conditioning, acculturation, domestication, brainwashing and indoctrination.

To the questioner: "Thus, your thoughts and beliefs are the stuff driven by "ignorant and stupid and insane" programming, conditioning, acculturation, domestication, brainwashing and indoctrination - while supposedly "conscious" - whereas my vision can be scientifically-proven to be free of the "conscious" influences of "ignorant and stupid and insane" programming, conditioning, acculturation, domestication, brainwashing and indoctrination.

3. Theta (4-7.5Hz) — The Light Meditation, Sleeping Wave 

Theta brain waves are present during deep meditation and light sleep. It is the realm of your subconsciousness and is only experienced momentarily as you drift off to sleep from Alpha or wake from deep sleep (from Delta). That said, there are "tools" which can extend the time one remains in the theta state, including CD's which allow for entrainment. There are many on the market and many were tried over the years before I found that, in the case here, those available from Dr. Jeffrey Thompson have been the most effective over the last tow decades.

Dr. Thompson has been experimenting with sound since 1980 and is recognized worldwide as an expert in the field of acoustic-pacing frequencies incorporated into musical sound tracks which allow entrainment to happen as the brain wave frequencies align with the frequency of surrounding sounds. I stopped using his Theta Level CD after the vision came and nowadays, I only use his Delta Sleep System CD's (which I have used for nearly nineteen years in order to enter into a deep, delta level sleep state). 

This has been shared: "A deep sense of unity can only be experienced when in the Theta state. It is where you experience vivid visualizations, inspiration, creativity and exceptional insight. Unlike your other brain waves, the elusive voice of Theta is a silent voice. It is at the Alpha-Theta border, from 7Hz to 8Hz, where the optimal range for visualization begins. At this frequency, you are conscious of your surroundings; however, your body is in a state of deep relaxation." 

I was using one of Dr. Thompson's Theta Level CD's when the vision came and the CD allowed me to "stay under" long enough to receive the entire vision. 

Therefore, by definition, visualizations cannot come when in the beta or alpha states. In those two, distorted and delusional and magical thinking come. In certain ranges within the delta state, dreams or nightmares can come, but visions cannot. 

Hence, the difference in beliefs and thoughts and dreams vs. visions is this: if something comes to you when you are in the theta level of brain wave activity, you are having a vision; if something comes to you when in a delta level state, it is a dream or nightmare; if something comes to you while in the beta or alpha state, then you are dealing with distorted and nonsensical beliefs and thoughts and ideas and concepts which were taught to you and which are not a part of the innate, inner resource or inner guru body of universal consciousness and universal wisdom which can only be tapped into from a theta state. 

Very few ever reach the theta state and stay there for a consideration time unless they use some sort of entrainment aid, so visions are totally different from the near-limitless range of concepts which flood the mind during the beta and alpha states. 

4. Delta (0.5-4Hz) — The Deep Sleep Wave 

The Delta frequency is the slowest of the frequencies and is experienced in deep, dreamless sleep. 

It has been pointed out that "among many things, deep sleep is important for the healing process as it is linked with deep healing and regeneration; hence, not having enough deep sleep is detrimental to one's health in more ways than one." 

5. Gamma (above 40Hz) – The Insight Wave 

Little will be said about the newest addition to the brain wave categories. Why? A gamma wave is a pattern of neural oscillation in humans with a frequency between 25 and 100 Hz, though 40 Hz is typical. According to a popular theory, gamma waves may be implicated in providing the unity of conscious perception; however, there is no agreement on that theory. To the contrary at present, therefore, it is agreed on by many that it is in the Theta state when visions which deal with a sense of unity and non-duality messaging can be tapped into. 

And as Maharaj said, science will someday advance to the point that it can explain and verify and makes clear the non-dual understanding; thus, it is science which can explain now why "whatever comes via visions is far more accurate than whatever comes via my beliefs and thoughts and dreams." 

The point: what comes via visions while in the Theta state might deserve to be considered and might reveal certain truths which can only be accessed by tapping into the deepest levels of (a) the universal consciousness and by tapping into (b) the awareness (which can only be aware of itself if manifested and realized).

To be continued.

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Here, with those who are still driven to talk about "god," the "Son of god," the "Holy Spirit," "Buddha," "Krishna," etc., etc., etc., the invitation to them is to view those as verbs, not nouns.

THE EXPLANATION

If looked at as nouns, they point to illusions and are, therefore, a total waste of time to even discuss; if looked at as verbs which are resulting in certain sane but rare behaviors among humanity, then they are worthy of some attention during the relative existence.

Meaning? There are members of certain groups who say things such as "My concept of god in the past was of a weak god, an absentee god, A Santa Claus-type god, a mean, punishing, vindictive god, etc. Today, I am in close contact with a loving and caring god whom I worship and praise and glorify and give thanks to."

The reply to that usually goes like this: "If you are in contact with a god that wants to be worshipped and praised and glorified, then you're dealing with someone like yourself - a narcissist - and hanging out with narcissists will never bring an end to your narcissism (that narcissism evidenced by the fact that you think you are "godly").

Next, in the phrase 'loving and caring god,' any supposed god that truly had her or his act together would tell you that the totally irrelevant part of that phrase is 'god' and that the only part that is relevant is the "loving and caring" part.

"That is, a non-narcissistic their god / their goddess would say, "I care not an iota about being worshipped and praised and glorified by you or anyone else. How arrogant and insecure and needy would I have to be to want that? Forget the man-made, dreamed up noun 'god' and focus on the 'god as a verb' understanding and then go forth and let loving and caring be verbs - not adjectives - and let them generate the act of love and the act of caring and let those actions manifest through you." 

Yeshu'a (Jesus) and Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis were spot on:

"No one shall ever see 'the kingdom of heaven.' It is within"

--Yeshu'a (Jesus)

and 

"Heaven and earth shall fade away."

--Yeshu'a (Jesus)

and 

"Heaven and hell are not geographic places

but are states of mind, nothing more than

concepts dreamed up by men."

--Pope John Paul II 

"There is no hell."

--Pope Francis, the current pope

in an interview with journalist Eugenio Scalfari,

a writer used by the Pope to issue off the record

teachings which become a part of the Papal Magisterium. 

[That said, would that the popes who have shown the courage to reject a core concept of their dogma - namely, "hell" - would find the additional courage required to question the very existence of their institution in light of the centuries-long cover-up of their history of raping children and in light of the mental and emotional and psychological scarring of billions of their members past and present.

And that need for courage also applies as questions need to be asked about why so many other sky cults are still being supported and allowed to continue to exist as well. When certain types of programming and conditioning have been shown to blind the masses, they should end. Will they? Not likely. Why?

Because what the masses think and say and do is most influenced by the international crime families which hold sway over the masses as criminals conduct their planet-wide operations. What are the major international crime families and which are the most influential and have the largest memberships?

The Mafia / La Cosa Nostra; the Catholic Church (with it 1.2 billion followers) whose Vatican Bank worked for decades with the Mafia while laundering mob earnings (for a 15% all-profit charge by the Bank); Protestant and Evangelical Churches (with over 1.2 billion followers) like the one I was raised in where the youth director molested and sexually assaulted young girls; big business which has long created environments in which people have been abused; powerful political bodies like the U.S. Congress, etc., etc., etc.)

With all of those crime families, neither the followers nor the leadership ever voluntarily step down or shut down their criminal activities. Be they gangs, organized crime families, religions, big business, politicians, etc., they all want control and they all want power and they all want money, and nothing internal will interfere with the driving forces at play.

The masses must demand that all those in charge must step down and their groups and institutions must shut down, and there's the real problem because the continuation of their crimes are enabled not as much by the people running such crime organizations as they are enabled by the masses of people who - wanting some perceived "payoff" - remain involved with them and give them money and support them and aid and abet the continued existence of those criminal enterprises and thus facilitate the ability of church criminals and political criminals and other types of criminals to continue to commit their crimes.]

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