In Pondering our situation in the Universe I came upon a quandery as to whether or not the Earth plane was in fact a 'midgard,' of sorts, heaven, or in fact Hell. It does seem to be a combination of all 3, in a way for the "Supreme Being," or omnipotent force that guides all things plays it's riddle upon our limited minds. YOu can go places on Earth and find Total Hell; why just knock on almost any door, and you could discover the individual "cross" that each of us must bear, by just being here. Does anyone actually exist, or live in a state of 'grace,' a heavenly state, as in a Ghandiest fashion, whereas giving up everything, makes for not being wanton, and therefore free of everything, and on the path of Bodhisattva. On the other hand, was Ghandi even totally happy, or Jesus for that matter, literally owning nothing, and in Jesus case, living the holy hell on Earth by being killed by it's inhabitants. What could be worse than that?
I always wondered if the Earth Plane was not in fact the Hades Realm and that we may all be living in a delusion that we can be saved and ascend from beyond this realm into a less painful existence, and one with more bliss. I mean, if you think about it, more Pain killers are sold, made, bought, and used on this Planet than nearly everything else....I guess God gave us the Opium poppy for a distinct reason, even though we ridicue, and criticize those weak enough or in pain enough to injest mass quantities of opium dirivatives (Oxycontin, Vicodin, Codeine, etc) in order to exist, survive, and get things done pain free. My point here is if this is Earth and we can qualify to ascend to a higher heavenly realm as promised by so many ancient faiths and religions 'as long as we follow their rules;' and that there truly is hope and a chance for us to be in a pain free realm filled with bliss, then we would all be in fine shape, especially those of us on a path of enlightenment, and ascension, and therefore we must rejoice for what could be. ON the other hand, if Earth was an illusion, and we are truly in a Hades type realm with little or no hope of escape, in fact, just 'blessed oblivion,' when dead, then that would take every religion in the history of the World and toss it to the wind. When I think of these things, I also wonder if there was a deity when there was TRULY HELL ON EARTH, with the giant predators we know as Dinosaurs, who ruled this planet for some 100's of millions of years, when Man has barely scratched the surface of the Earth realm, and even though we are currently the top of the food chain, Earth's #1 Predator, even above Scorpions, spiders, snakes, fire ants, tigers, bears, sharks, etcetera (Man being one of the few species that kills his own kind since his existence began)
With that in mind, I am reminded, that in life, and in the course of eternity, all things are made possible in relative thinking, and all scenarios become eventual, during the course of random evolution.

With that being said, we now turn to the fact that we have been killing each other oh this planet for 1,000's of years over the very basic issue of a SUPREME BEING, and which species, race, nationality, or religion has the correct version of exactly what to do in order to ascend and meet said being. If I were that being, I would be wondering why everyone down here on Earth would be insane enough to fight over my name, my rules, my attitude, and exactly what one must do to escape this realm, be free of the pull of karma, and material ownership, and ascend finally, and eventually to a heavenly state.

It's 6:14am, and I've been up all night; so in case you wonder what "Farley" does when he is up all night and has nothing better to do; I think of such things, and never ever stop trying to figure it out, or open my mind to a realm of infinite possibilites.

I find it essential to keep an open mind, never draw conclusions or bottom lines when it comes to the Universe, know that there is no real truth, only further truth, as life evolves, and that NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO DIE in God's name, or for the sake of anyone's belief in what or whom the deity is all about.

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Blessings
FARLEY M.