26 Jan '11 10:06>
I don't know if this is a new subject here or not. This forum seem to be mostly about Jesus - the christian god, and (strangely enough) scientific ideas (the theory of evolution and the "big bang" most notably), so I thought I'd throw it in here to see if anyone is up for a change of topic.
Is anyone here interested in the Kybalion, hermeticism or new thought?
The thing I personally find the most interesting about this book is the principle of vibrations, which I think touches (albeit remotely) on the idea of string theory. Though the Kybalion is a spiritual text absolutely void of scientific merits (much like religious thought in general, I find), dare I suggest that its authors (or the basis for their work - hermeticism) foresaw the mathematical development of the late 20th century? (Of course, the relative same could be said about the ancient Indian idea of atoms and molecules, confirmed by science a few thousand and some hundred years later.)
I'm not actually a religious type of person myself, but I find the idea of positive thinking deceptively luring. I much rather think positive than the other way around. Though (to be honest) I often find myself trapped in a negative circle of thought, but I blame the harsh human reality for that. As often as I can I delude myself into thinking it's a beautiful world and that I am in power of my own destiny. For short moments I feel good, so it must be working. Well, until reality strikes again. It has an annoying tendency to be for real, reality.
I must now concentrate my thoughts on positive things, such that my reality begins to vibrate at a higher and more harmonic level. Please don't hesitate to respond while I do so. Positive thinking...
Positive thiiinkiiiiing...
Is anyone here interested in the Kybalion, hermeticism or new thought?
The thing I personally find the most interesting about this book is the principle of vibrations, which I think touches (albeit remotely) on the idea of string theory. Though the Kybalion is a spiritual text absolutely void of scientific merits (much like religious thought in general, I find), dare I suggest that its authors (or the basis for their work - hermeticism) foresaw the mathematical development of the late 20th century? (Of course, the relative same could be said about the ancient Indian idea of atoms and molecules, confirmed by science a few thousand and some hundred years later.)
I'm not actually a religious type of person myself, but I find the idea of positive thinking deceptively luring. I much rather think positive than the other way around. Though (to be honest) I often find myself trapped in a negative circle of thought, but I blame the harsh human reality for that. As often as I can I delude myself into thinking it's a beautiful world and that I am in power of my own destiny. For short moments I feel good, so it must be working. Well, until reality strikes again. It has an annoying tendency to be for real, reality.
I must now concentrate my thoughts on positive things, such that my reality begins to vibrate at a higher and more harmonic level. Please don't hesitate to respond while I do so. Positive thinking...
Positive thiiinkiiiiing...