(Should one get this far in the blog, The Fourth Way, one can obtain the full book of this work minus the fourth way quotes within the '24 free books' of this site listed as 'panentheism addressing the journey of a soul' under the first classification titled 'Generically Oriented'.)
Taking a Peek: Viewing the void
Part I
Fear is out greatest enemy.
And the greatest ally of fear is the word ‘can’t’.
We use the word ‘can’t’ to assuage our fear, to provide the excuse for not doing what we fear to do for, if what we wish to do, but fear to do, is perceived to be impossible to do, then we need not try to do what we fear to do and having left behind what we sense we should do, but fear to do, we can turn away from the task without a sense of guilt. (Whew!)
Why is it difficult to enter region/level 4? Entering region/level 4 requires the successful accomplishment of three tasks:
Region 4 appears mysterious for region 4 does not involve any of the most common tools we as a species have for gaining experiences.
At first glance quieting the sensory, emotional and/or the mental may sound like a simple task; however, quieting the physical senses is very difficult and requires a deep form of meditation. Once the physical senses are quieted the emotional becomes even more pronounced and must in turn be quieted. Then the problem becomes the mental, thoughts inundate us constantly while we are ‘awake’ (Awake in the generic sense as opposed to sleeping at night).
Sleep is not the answer. Entering region 4 must be done on a conscious level yet without conscious awareness. It is only when all is quieted, even the conscious must be quieted, that region 4 can be entered. It is only when there is no input from the physical, emotional and mental that the bridge to region 4 can be built.
There is as much to be experienced in region 4 just as there is to be experienced through physical, emotional and mental experiencing.
The experiencing in region 4, however, begins with pure silence, begins with no experiencing which in itself is a form of experiencing.
The view, however, of region 4 from outside region 4, suggests there is nothing worthwhile to experience in region 4. In fact the first impression upon entering the silence is that there is nothing to experience in the silence or it would not be the silence. Both perceptions are simply first impressions and as with everything else: Nothing is as it seems.
From outside region 4, region 4 appears as …
Taking a Peek: Viewing the void
Part I
Fear is out greatest enemy.
And the greatest ally of fear is the word ‘can’t’.
We use the word ‘can’t’ to assuage our fear, to provide the excuse for not doing what we fear to do for, if what we wish to do, but fear to do, is perceived to be impossible to do, then we need not try to do what we fear to do and having left behind what we sense we should do, but fear to do, we can turn away from the task without a sense of guilt. (Whew!)
Why is it difficult to enter region/level 4? Entering region/level 4 requires the successful accomplishment of three tasks:
- Quieting the physical body
- Quieting the emotional body
- Quieting the mental body
Region 4 appears mysterious for region 4 does not involve any of the most common tools we as a species have for gaining experiences.
At first glance quieting the sensory, emotional and/or the mental may sound like a simple task; however, quieting the physical senses is very difficult and requires a deep form of meditation. Once the physical senses are quieted the emotional becomes even more pronounced and must in turn be quieted. Then the problem becomes the mental, thoughts inundate us constantly while we are ‘awake’ (Awake in the generic sense as opposed to sleeping at night).
Sleep is not the answer. Entering region 4 must be done on a conscious level yet without conscious awareness. It is only when all is quieted, even the conscious must be quieted, that region 4 can be entered. It is only when there is no input from the physical, emotional and mental that the bridge to region 4 can be built.
There is as much to be experienced in region 4 just as there is to be experienced through physical, emotional and mental experiencing.
The experiencing in region 4, however, begins with pure silence, begins with no experiencing which in itself is a form of experiencing.
The view, however, of region 4 from outside region 4, suggests there is nothing worthwhile to experience in region 4. In fact the first impression upon entering the silence is that there is nothing to experience in the silence or it would not be the silence. Both perceptions are simply first impressions and as with everything else: Nothing is as it seems.
From outside region 4, region 4 appears as …
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