Thursday, November 18, 2021

A New Kind of Human Being

 

Multi-Sensory You

“Authentically empowered people forgive naturally. They forgive because they do not want to carry the burden of not forgiving like heavy suitcases through a crowded airport.”

Gary Zukav (Soul Stories, p. 114-115; Simon & Schuster, 2000)

          Gary Zukav, best known for his book, Seat of the Soul, has written extensively about a new “multisensory” human being whose intuition is open to connections not registered through the five senses. We’ve all experienced this: someone stays on your mind for days, and when you finally call them, you discover that a major event has happened in their lives. Or someone is troubling your mind, so you contact them only to find out they are in the hospital. Zukav believes we are evolving in that direction. He distinguishes between five-sensory and multisensory people saying that in five sensory people awareness is drawn to what is happening outside themselves, whereas multisensory people pay attention to what is happening inside themselves.

          Soul Stories is filled with accounts of real people and their experiences with extrasensory perception. His books have long been a source of teaching for me—from his first one, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, which introduced the spiritual aspects of theoretical physics, to his books on the Soul. His chapter titles include such things as the “Earth School” and “Non-physical Teachers” and “Karma”—so you know he’s right up my alley.

What he writes about failure to forgive is important to me. He calls it a burden and says that one cannot be in harmony with the universe without forgiving whoever has wronged you. Also, failure to forgive cuts us off from our own creativity, because to keep resentment alive, we must keep fanning the flames and that saps our creative energy. Forgiveness, harmony, and creativity go together. All are playful and light-hearted.

Forgiveness teaches humility, and humility makes it possible to forgive. Understanding that everyone makes mistakes helps us to achieve that humility. In a world where multisensory human beings thrive, everyone offers what he/she has to give, and everyone supports everyone else. Sounds pretty perfect, doesn’t it.

                                        In the Spirit,

                                        Jane

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