Please Note: The Maya never made an end of the world' comment. See Dr. David Stuart's comnmets about this on his blog website at WordPress for more on this (he is the resident U.S. expert on the Maya, at the University of Austin, Texas).However, even if the Maya had predicted the so-called end of the world , that would have to be taken in symbolic language or keys'. The world' refers to that part of us which has absolutely no interest in anything higher' or enlightening'. This part of us has been called various names by various disciplines or enlightened beings, including: The Lower Self , The 10,000 , Brother Donkey , Apophis and perhaps The Unconscious . I challenge readers to identify which persons or groups or religions or disciplines or traditions first used these terms.All of these traditions, religions, etc. at least at their inceptions referred to the same system for Self-Realization', although using a different form or language' or vocabulary. That form consisted of a Higher Self, a Lower Self, a Heart' Goddess of a sort, a Mind' God of a sort, and a Procedure which they followed in their everlasting quest for immortality (on a relatively small time scale.Freud appears to not have gotten things right, but his disciple Jung came closer to getting things right.Important to point out, however, is that this system is not so much a therapy' than a system that certain people who feel called' can practice on a continuing basis.So in a nutshell: The end of the world is not a bad thing when looked upon on an every-moment, human scale.Best wishes for understanding the most important lessons that the Maya had to offer,James
by Sach 04:58:28 PM 2013.03.14 |