The Overlap between the Mind and Spirituality: An Examination into Human Consciousness

Who and what is God? A delve into “another dimension” , beyond the mind, BEYOND THE ZONE I’ve thought a lot about the nature of God, the Ultimate Source over the years. As I explore my “own spirituality”, I’ll jot down some thoughts (“torts” ), as I try to work things out for myself (and “put it into words”) and what gives MEANING to life. However, it’s up to each one of us to find our own truths. We’ll look at concepts like the power of choice, freedom, meaning, will (whether free or not), etc in our lives. What is spirit... or is it Spirit? What is FAITH and how does this work. Don't worry, this is not going to be a "heavy, heavy" book. Rather I'm writing it purely for myself (with some great ideas and concepts “borrowed” from other sources), to clarify my own thoughts on the spiritual journey, as I try to make sense of my own "little life" and the journey taken to this point . "Crazy", as it is! * "The greatest mountain we need to climb lies in our own minds". It's not the highest mountain that we conquer, but ourselves, our own mentality. Overcoming perceived limits to reach (attain) the pinnacle of our own minds." - craig (as inspired by the words of Sir Edmund Hillary, conquerer of Mount Everest (1919-2008) "Having pursued the goals, the dreams set before us and run the race with persistence and endurance, after giving it all. Then one day standing on the summit of life, breathing in the pure sweet oxygen of achievement, totally satisfied in running the greatest race, the race of life one that ANYONE can run and win." * "One night a man had a dream. He dreamed He was walking along the beach with the LORD... During your times of trial and suffering when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." * I've just started jotting down a few "torts" and will post as I write Everyone on the planet has some Everest to climb. For me NOW, it's writing and publishing my various books, but it may the worthiest pursuit of bring up a child to the best of one's ability... and then putting everything into that noble endeavour. Just take that first step...then keep walking. God, Infinite /Ultimate Source is WITH you craig 16th Dec 2011 "The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step." (and not a flat tyre and broken fan-belt!) This is one of my favourite thoughts and sums up very simply my message, the “essence” of my “little” life...in trying in some small way to break down barriers between people. "I had a good chance to meet a yogi who was so spiritual and happy all the time. I wondered how he managed his thinking and I learned a lot from him. I saw him and I thought, 'This is the way.' You believe in a God, but not in a religious way. We human beings like to give him names, whether that is Jesus or whatever else*. But my view is that God is ONE, whether it is Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, almost anything, and that he is everywhere. He (or she) has (no gender), colour, no religion, no race, nothing. It's incredible how close he is to you and to everybody. You just call him (her/It) and he's there. That's it, simple. This is the reality we so often forget." - Balbir Singh, former physio-therapist and confidant to Michael Schumacher (and student of psychology). (With my little additional few words in brackets. A quick “tort” on this...There are numerous paths to the “mountain-top”, but just to say that for ME, Jesus is the (my) pathway to that God or Ultimate Source (or as my great micro-biologist/dentist/artist friend Andy calls it the “God-gate”). "In the future I hope to write a small book to help someone to find this way. That's my dream." - Balbir Singh, From: www.overdrivef1.com It’s my shared dream too, Balbir. ...so here it is! May the light of God shine brightly on your path up ahead