As usual Curtis explains things in such a simple yet profound way that it really drives home. I'm turning 41 soon and have really felt that sense of "it's all downhill from here" feeling. This has given me a different outlook, that even though my body is aging my inner self or soul is actually becoming a better version of myself as I actively choose to be more kind. helpful and empathic to others.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Yes, Gypsy! As the old hair color ad used to say, "You're not getting older, you're getting better!" More and more beautiful on the inside, no matter what gravity and stress and whatever else are doing to physical features of your body.
@rose5566 Жыл бұрын
I like that - “you’re not getting older, you’re getting better” . That is exactly what my sixty year old self needs to hear!
@sherihutchings7 ай бұрын
i just read about rosehips... They are so extremely powerful and have the most bioidentical form of vit C for humans.. they provide the most antiinflammatory type of vit C, which help our white blood cells thrive. They're amazing. It is very special, and yet it comes from a time in the roses life when you think the rose has died and all the beauty is gone.. It is at this time that the rosehip ripens and the rose plant becomes more amazing and magical than ever. ...Things are about to get SPARKLY ... =)
@gg274500 Жыл бұрын
I love the analogy of the the rock the geode, to our outer and inner self.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Me too, Gabrielle! I can really hold on to that image! ~Chara
@malabuha Жыл бұрын
It's also true now, when we fall in love, it's with someone's spirit that attracts us, not necessarily their body, when we lose our loved ones, it's their presence, their spirit we miss, not their bodies. Very interesting topic, it's all true even now, when we exist in the body❤
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Great points, Malabuha. Thanks for adding to the conversation!
@yvonnereid1656 Жыл бұрын
I love this video. Thank you Curtis and team.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Glad it touched your heart, Yvonne! You're welcome!
@donnafoster5215 Жыл бұрын
I’m going to need to listen to this again because it’s a lot to process. Thank you!
@thomasgontarz3372 Жыл бұрын
deep diving
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
I'm with you, Donna. Chara here, and I've been hanging around Swedenborgian thought my whole life -- and *I* need to run this one by a few times, myself! Good stuff!
@pamelacain2541 Жыл бұрын
I like this video, a geode. Makes me feel all sparkly inside. LOL. A lot of information in this one. Thank you Curtis and Swedenborg team. Well done.👏👏
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Pamela! God created us to be sparkly inside if we want to be!
@PatriciaLancaster Жыл бұрын
That in which I thought I was I never was at all. It was a changing thing mirroring the seasons and the tides. A thing that was born, grew, and died. ( U. S. Anderson) Shedding the outer layer and becoming naked. The child of wonder. The idea of a rock explains it well. When we allow the light to shine in is explained well. Thank you.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Patricia. Thanks for adding these thoughts to the conversation!
@tamarau3417 Жыл бұрын
I love your team's creativity in coming up with new and fun ways to illustrate Swedenborg's teachings! This is an especially good one for sharing!
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
So glad it inspires you to share, Tamarau! The creative team is indeed inspiring!
@thomasgontarz3372 Жыл бұрын
Lots of people have outer selves but no inner selves because of external delights that consume and block internal peace and happiness. Substance abuse, anger, pride consume the internal view. External people use their intellects as servants to serve and prop up their ego. Great job Off the Left Eye and team.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Yes, Thomas -- It does seem that many believe the external part is all there is. May we all learn to see the potential power and beauty of our inner dimension!
@thomasgontarz3372 Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye look for the good in people the BS is easy to see
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
@@thomasgontarz3372 Looking for the good in others is a wise and heavenly way to live. It blesses us as well.
@HEART2HEART-3 Жыл бұрын
Have to comment on the beautiful dandilion seed that floated past the camera. That was beautiful 😍 I think this was why Jesus said he had two witnesses... HimSelf and God. No one knows the state of someone elses heart. Or how God, The Divine is working through someone else. The reason why we aren't to judge. Our aim is to reflect the nature of God. Inside out... Being a light in the world. Thank you for your videos. Have to say they are the only ones i watch now. It most resonates with my heart ✨💛✨
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing that out, Heart2Heart -- I went back to find that moment! And did you notice the owl silently swooping through later in the video? Beautiful comments. Thanks for enriching our conversation here.
@DanielOrfield Жыл бұрын
Absolutely a profitable, edifying message…. Many thanks Curtis….
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Daniel! May it be illuminating and practical for you!
@lisarodriguez8681 Жыл бұрын
Tonight’s show conveyed truth with beautiful logic. The physics analogy is perfect and the geode visual I can remember to share very easily with people. Thank you so much.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Lisa! Glad to hear this one was practical and helpful for you!
@bettyabote4229 Жыл бұрын
True Curtis what's inside is different from what is in the out side of us, the good and true inside of you makes your outside looks beautiful confirming that our innerself works in correspondence with the outerself
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Building a strong and beautiful inner self will certainly shine out in our outer self, Betty!
@danlet Жыл бұрын
The intro was awesome lol, it feels good to see swedenborgianism applied outdoors, tactile metaphorical metaphysical experiments and illustrations, more please lol
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Glad it met you and fed you, Danlet! Have you seen our show about spiritual fermentation? That one had some experiments, I believe.... kzbin.infoxM3bqHLnGXQ
@danlet Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye spirits!
@fiberbeads Жыл бұрын
Very cool. Thanks for your clarity, Curtis!
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it, fiberbeads, and you're welcome!
@maureen-paulbarnes-vonkulm480 Жыл бұрын
Interesting analogy, and a useful ldea for understanding.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Glad it worked for you, Maureen! Thanks for letting us know!
@tinesh239 Жыл бұрын
Resonates with me ❤️🙏
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Wonderful, tinesh. Blessings to you!
@kelleyreimer2231 Жыл бұрын
This was just what I needed. I learned so much from this! Be good and you'll be beautiful. This statement really resonated with me. Thank you guys for wonderful spiritual teaching I wouldnt be able to get otherwise. ❤ you guys and grateful flor all your work.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
So glad this felt truly helpful for you, Kelley, and thanks for the sweet affirmation and appreciation!
@AandMsMom Жыл бұрын
This is a BEAUTIFUL video 💜💙🩵💚💛🧡❤️🩷thank you!
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
So glad it touched your heart, AandMsMom! You're welcome!
@darlened9631 Жыл бұрын
I'm new to Swedenborg's teachings. These videos are so informative and inspiring, and I'm looking forward to learning more. What I've noticed from hearing these teachings is that they seem to resonate deep within my consciousness, almost as if I'm slowly beginning to remember something I once knew.... I don't quite know how else to explain what I mean...sounds strange, I know. I do plan to continue learning more, and your channel is helping me do that in a way that's easy to understand. Thank you all.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Darlene that is marvelous to hear. Like you are coming home to something that resonates from long ago. I love that! You are so welcome here and we look forward to the conversation. Here is a playlist about Life After Death. studio.kzbin.infoPLgtFTXGqZdSkfEPwX_Fwak7SHUFoozpjv/edit
@paulkent7167 ай бұрын
Same here, something is resonating.
@nabwiregina5734 Жыл бұрын
This tremendously blessed me❤
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
So glad to hear that, nabwiregina. May the ideas continue to bless you as you take them forward with you in life!
@alijafarynejad8973 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I loved it.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us know, Alija! We're glad if it felt helpful and meaningful for you!
@ek6321 Жыл бұрын
Just great, as usual. Thank you, Curtis and OTLE team.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Thanks, ek, and you're welcome! :)
@carrie5980 Жыл бұрын
I think we're conditioned to believe that if we don't look good enough on the outside that people will reject us 💔. I think that is a big part of what drives the focus on the outside.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
I agree, Carrie. It's so sad. Here's to looking for, and cultivating, INNER beauty!
@nightmarerex2035 Жыл бұрын
its true when trying to find a female. have to dress this way must dress in whats "trending" and if your a trailblazer you get drecced on.
@hermeticadept3981 Жыл бұрын
Excellent ✔️
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Glad it struck you that way, HA!
@cullenandkericaldwell5951 Жыл бұрын
Loved this! Thank you Curtis and team!
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Caldwells! Thanks for joining us!
@practicalphilosophy9031 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful ❤
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Glad it touched your heart, PP!
@Juan-hd8lh Жыл бұрын
Guess this is the one kind of vanity we're allowed: Spiritual and of virtues.
@lizafield9002 Жыл бұрын
Does vanity do anything for anyone, but blockade the brain, blinding it from seeing the great value in others?
@RKroese Жыл бұрын
Well, have you been listening? When you give alms, let not your right hand know what your left is doing. Actual good is a way of life. NEVER a vanity. Maybe you can think on what humility is.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
I guess I'd hesitate to call it vanity, Juan. We can aim for spirituality and virtues, and pray for good motives to get there. A humble heart, knowing all goodness and spiritual clarity are gifts from God, seems the most beautiful to me.
@RKroese Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye Yes please! Humility is knowing who you are in the eyes of God. If someone knew of His awesome greatness, humility will be that persons gift.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
@@RKroese Humility is a true sign of wisdom, yes. I love seeing it in the aging men in my community. No more bravado, or struggle to be the smartest person in the room. Seeing that all of our many gifts come from God leads to real humility. How can I take credit for something that was freely given to me?
@mariantobin9884 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video.❤
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Glad it meant something to you, Marian!
@Hope-Lenders2 күн бұрын
This has got to be one of my favorites! Such great truths! I’m sharing your videos with my friends! Thank you.
@offTheLeftEye2 күн бұрын
We love that you are sharing it Hope! Thank you.
@earthcat Жыл бұрын
My spirit has bags under it's eyes 🥺
@HEART2HEART-3 Жыл бұрын
Awww bless you... Don't be hard on yourself... It all begins with loving you. It tends to be the human heart that is heavy and we think it's our Spirit. Find the love in you to love you. Spirit is always connected to the Divine/God. Let it lift you up precious. When we start to beat ourselves up, is when we should step out of self and act for others. This brings you into your spirit. You are loved so much. Self reflection shouldn't be used as a weapon against yourself. Let it show you what you are seeking. Blessings ✨💛✨
@earthcat Жыл бұрын
@@HEART2HEART-3 🙏
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Awww, Earthcat. Perhaps a little more rest, self-care, and trusting in God's love for you will brighten those spiritual eyes right up!
@KONSTANTIA_POUTKARI Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video 🙏🏻
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Konstantia! Glad if it feels helpful in some way!
@patricksharp10636 ай бұрын
Thank you Curtis and Swedenborg, I really loved your physical correspondence examples.❤❤❤ As a retired scientist who had a spiritual awakening over 50 years ago while still at university I had a long conversation with the Light from the Sun while on LSD. Swedenborg most captures for me that experience from what I understood and was shown. The perfect structure of the God and Nature of Spinoza together with the higher truths of Yesuah's more enlightened morality
@offTheLeftEye6 ай бұрын
Thank you Patrick for sharing your own profound experience. We are so glad that the video spoke to you this way.
@KFJ6267Coyote Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating explanation of the universe, heavens and us, Curtis!! Now you're just showing off!! 😊Truth has a certain ring to it you just know. 😊😅😮 And what has Jesus opened up to us?? Heaven at hand, transcendence, to be in heaven "where the kewl thing is God!!".
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
God is the kewl thing! Thanks for that new mantra, GoodWolf!
@shahrzaadpanthaky2884 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Curtis! This was such an amazing video! May God Bless you Always!
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
So glad it touched your heart, Shahrzaadpanthaky! Blessings to you, too!
@shahrzaadpanthaky2884 Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye Curtis, what you are doing is simply amazing! Your videos, and the authenticity and genuine demeanour in your ways (it shows) is extraordinary. You’ve been gifted and you’ve found your calling. I guess millions worldwide benefit from your video and millions more will. I can’t thank you enough on behalf of myself and everyone else. Traditionally I’m born into the Zoroastrian faith. But I’ve opened myself to learning about spirituality and the Swedenborg foundation has been doing an amazing job!!!
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
I am delighted to hear that they speak to you so well, Sharzaadanthaky. I have shared your comment with the team, as I think they will all be glad to read it. What a miracle it is when what we feel passionate about giving turns out to be what other people need. @@shahrzaadpanthaky2884
@hs6404 Жыл бұрын
This is fantastic. Love this. Will listen more than once....probably more than twice. It is really, really useful.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Hs we are delighted that it serves you. And I too listen to these videos multiple times. -Lori
@Chinonye-sj5it1mt5w2 ай бұрын
I love it ! Thank you Curtis 👏👏
@offTheLeftEye2 ай бұрын
You're welcome, Chinonye!
@paulkent7167 ай бұрын
Great video Curtis. I've learnt so much.
@offTheLeftEye7 ай бұрын
That is great to hear, Paul.
@EricHarris23094 ай бұрын
When I started working with spirit guides they kept saying that I was pretty, that I had pretty light. I was very worried that the would look at me in the shower or when I was brushing my teeth. They would laugh and say that they can’t even see that if they wanted to. They said all they could see was my spirit, which is apparently very pretty. They said I was made out of diamonds and rosé quartz and brushed steel. But since then I’ve acquired some more colours and crystals in my geode the colours of these crystals inform my light body. My son is a topaz set into an amethyst geode. He’s also very pretty. My best friend is an emerald and ruby. He’s special. I’m sure this is all metaphorical but it sure looks nice. It’s fun to perceive my friends in terms of jewels and geodes. I’ve even seen my exhusband as a selenite crystal. Makes me more compassionate towards him.
@offTheLeftEye4 ай бұрын
There is a sweet song that compares little children to the jewels in God's crown. "Little children, little children who love their Redeemer are His jewels, precious jewels, His loved and His own." Thanks for sharing what kind of jewels are in your life, Eric.
@carmengale33118 ай бұрын
Wow. So informative. Thank you.
@offTheLeftEye8 ай бұрын
We are so glad it resonates for you Carmengale.
@josueribeiro07 Жыл бұрын
I don't want to look much different, yes I want to look better, but still keep my main facial features.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
I bet the people who love you want you to still look like Josue, too!
@dawnbridget65 Жыл бұрын
I love your content and personality... you crack me up!!😂
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
So glad it's working for you, Dawn! We find the humor so refreshing when talking about deep spiritual topics!
@MagnificentSails10 ай бұрын
I used to go geode hunting especially by Rivers. That was something fun I forgot about
@offTheLeftEye10 ай бұрын
It does sound like a fun hobby, hideoussails.
@MagnificentSails10 ай бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye I could tell you were having fun cracking it open with a hammer 🪨 🔨
@offTheLeftEye10 ай бұрын
Such a satisfying sound when it cracks open!@@MagnificentSails
@MagnificentSails10 ай бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye like striking gold when you see the inside 💠
@offTheLeftEye10 ай бұрын
Sounds really cool. Such a metaphor for finding truth, or goodness, or hope in an otherwise ordinary source. @@MagnificentSails
@leftstanding Жыл бұрын
I've mentioned this before, but it's worth repeating. To chose evil over good cannot be called "freedom", that's actually insanity! Otherwise, angels have no free will and heaven is a prison, but that's clearly nonsense. If the TRUTH sets you FREE, then obviously always choosing to do good is true freedom, not the other way around! This is because the real you IS the Kingdom of God. The real beauty showing up in you IS God's beauty because you are God's beauty, whether your spirit is aligned or not, or otherwise it couldn't show up in you to begin with. Truth remains true even with the veil covering darkening your spiritual vision.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed! Heaven is true freedom, hell is actually slavery to cravings. Curtis digs into that in this episode: "Spiritual Freedom" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5LPfWqjh7FosKM
@jenniferpollard4466 Жыл бұрын
♥️🙏
@symbiot5984 Жыл бұрын
Hi Curtis, not sure if this question has come up before, but i have wondered what Swedenborg and his father talked about in the afterlife with regards to religion and difference in expectations before he passed?
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
The only clues I (Karin) know of are a few entries in Swedenborg's dream journal, though it's hard to tell what is simply dream symbolism and what were actual conversations. Here are some samples that could indicate actual conversations: "It seemed that a deliberation was going on as to whether I should be admitted to the society there, or to one of their councils. My father came out and said to me that what I had written about Providence was the finest. I called to mind that it was only a small treatise." "I saw my father in a beautiful surplice before a congregation. He spoke to me in a friendly way, and wished to take me into an inner chamber where there was a person who seemed to be asleep, and to whom he wished to tell about me. I withdrew softly, being afraid of awaking him. This meant that I had now begun to read the Bible in the evenings, and that I was afraid that I had not properly prepared myself on Saturday evening." "I then saw my father, dressed in a different costume, almost reddish. He called me to himself and took hold of my arms, which where in short sleeves, but with lace ruffles for cuffs; he took both cuffs and tied them with my ribbons. My wearing cuffs signifies that I am not of the clergy, but that I am and ought to remain in civil service. He then asked me what I thought about this question, viz., that a certain king had granted leave to about thirty persons who belonged to the spiritual order, to get married and thus to change their estate. I replied that I had thought and written something about this subject but that it has no relation to it. Immediately afterwards I found myself able to answer, according to my conscience, that no one ought to be permitted to change his estate, no matter what it may be, to which he has devoted himself. He said that he also was of the same opinion, but I added that if the king had resolved upon it then the matter was settled. He said that he would present his vote in writing; if there are fifty [votes] then the matter is fixed. I noticed as a remarkable circumstance that I did not call him "my father" but "my brother." I afterwards wondered how this was: it seemed to me that my father was dead, and that this one, who is my father, thus must be my brother."
@symbiot5984 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Karin.@@offTheLeftEye
@KenPotter Жыл бұрын
I'm curious about our (Men) muscular physique in Heaven. I know that we'll be "Perfect" (not fat, or bald, etc.) But I wonder if people like Mark Wahlberg will be more "Buff" because he was here.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
The physicality is something that stays behind in this world, Ken. Our spiritual body is not made of physical stuff, and will reflect the loves and motives of our spirit. I don't know MW's spirit, so can't predict (as if anyone ever could) what his spiritual body will look like!
@KenPotter Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye Presuming MW is saved, of course. But I've been studying NDE's, and it seems that people keep their physical characteristics minus flaws. For instance, we keep our ethnicity.... We don't morph into one Race where all men are the exact same height and hair color.
@KenPotter Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye Your answer surprised me because I'm reading Swedenborg, and he emphasizes how the recently deceased are amazed at how much of their "Physicality" that they do indeed keep.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your thoughtful response. NDEs are insightful in that they give a glimpse of the beginning of life in heaven. Yet the way it plays out over time may change. I do not recall Swedenborg saying whether everyone is the same ethnicity or height... God loves and creates great variety in nature and it makes sense that heaven will be even more beautiful in its variety. @@KenPotter
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Yes we do look the same to ourselves, minus the flaws as you say. I imagine things may shift from the recently deceased to those who have been there for thousands of years. Fun to contemplate. Which book are you reading? @@KenPotter
@lisarodriguez8681 Жыл бұрын
I sure hope inner beauty grows in the basement! After enough water drips in lol.😊
@ek6321 Жыл бұрын
Just like a seed that matures buried in darkness, which it needs to transform into a plant it's meant to be.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Haha, Lisa! We've been dealing with flooding in this neck of the woods. May all that water bring goodness in one way or another!
@lisarodriguez8681 Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye Yes ❣️🙏 we have had about one storm per day here in NH this summer.😅
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
@@lisarodriguez8681 That is a lot of water. I hope your house is holding up well.
@Simsane10 ай бұрын
Are there no cities or gardens in the first two levels of angels?
@offTheLeftEye9 ай бұрын
Oh I think there are, Simsane. Did something in this video suggest otherwise?
@Tyler.O Жыл бұрын
excellent
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Thanks for saying so Tyler.
@ethanmiller5430 Жыл бұрын
So, do I understand correctly that Swedenborg acknowledges the validity of other religions (besides Christianity) but still ascribes a unique status to Jesus Christ?
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Yes, Ethan. He learned that all religions and faith traditions are useful for various different kinds of mindsets. Jesus Christ is the incarnation of God, but anybody who lives a life of love according to the truth they believe is "following Jesus" in a manner of speaking. Here's a playlist of six different videos (some short, some long) along those lines: studio.kzbin.infoPLgtFTXGqZdSmqmxKnRb01YJCBoWlxnINa/videos
@keitharguelles22255 ай бұрын
Now what if i was a horrible person and bad husband etc. What does the inside of my rock look like???.
@offTheLeftEye5 ай бұрын
Not exactly sure, but something not beautiful, I guess, Keith?
@keitharguelles22255 ай бұрын
@offTheLeftEye lol, thanks for your confidence. The thing that always blows my mind is when you see channels like yours and pushes the message of swedenborg and his thoughts but then we try to base our current life off of God's word and how he forgives and forgets. If we were to turn away from our sins etc, shouldn't our rock inside be just as pretty as others?? A sin is a sin no matter what you do. Murder equals a lie. I don't know what to believe anymore with religion, the bible and KZbin videos
@oneworldonehome Жыл бұрын
"It will be like waking up from a long and troubled sleep. You will be back where you were before, in an entirely different kind of realm. But it is not yet Heaven. It is not really a higher state yet. Your Spiritual Family that is watching over you in this world will greet you if you leave this world in a state of acceptance and in a state of openness. And if you have lived a life that is not extremely violent or conflicted, you will have the honor and the pleasure of rejoining your learning group, whom you have been with for a long time. And they will give you the chance to choose what you want to do to continue your service to life in the physical universe because you will have the perfect Knowledge that that is what you must do. This ability to choose is important because it will give you a greater opportunity for Self-Knowledge in your next experience of living in the physical reality. And you may have a much greater assignment with greater possibilities. If you are not trying to make amends now, you can be assigned a greater task, a greater opportunity. This is determined both by you and by your Spiritual Family. It is guided by the Angelic Presence. It is a reality you can hardly imagine now, so do not try to give it form. We are speaking of a profound experience here, not a landscape. Everyone will return to Heaven eventually, but it could take an incredibly long time and a great deal of suffering to get there. Yet do not think this represents the notion of karma as people often think of it. People use karma to justify the wretched conditions of so many people in the world, thinking that “Well, they were bad in their last life, so they get to have this life as a punishment.” That is not the case at all. That becomes a form of cruel justification. When you come into the world, you have to deal with the world. You may come into a set of very bad circumstances. It has nothing to do with whether you were good or bad in your last experience of life. It is not a punishment. If you have achieved a certain degree of development and spiritual wellness, it may be a choice. How many saints have arisen from the slums and the wretched conditions of humanity? Poverty is a better breeding ground for sainthood than wealth and affluence. So you must set aside these notions that one life is the payment for the life before. It is really not like that, you see. It is only partially true in the sense that if you did not serve others in one life, you will be put in a position where you can serve others in another. But that does not mean you are thrown into horrid conditions and brutally treated, though you may choose this as an opportunity. But when you enter physical existence, the memory of your Ancient Home and your Spiritual Family is replaced now, not eradicated but replaced, by your experience of the difficulty of being in physical existence. This begins to overlay a whole new layer of awareness and understanding over that which is fundamental and eternal to you." An excerpt from *What Happens After Death* - a teaching from *The New Message from God*
@ann275 Жыл бұрын
What is the New Message From God? Is it Swedenborg or someone else?
@oneworldonehome Жыл бұрын
@@ann275 It is so difficult to answer your question because The New Message is so much. It is a warning, a blessing and a preparation for a future that will be different than the past. It is preparing us for a new world, a world in decline. It is preparing us for encountering a universe of intelligent life. It is giving us a new understanding of our spiritual nature. And it is bringing Wisdom and Knowledge from the universe that humanity will need to understand to make contact with this universe. It is being given through a man named Marshall Vian Summers and is made completely available for all to hear and read. It is what humanity needs so desperately. And it is what some individuals in this world need to discover their greater purpose in this life. I know I am one of them.
@donnafoster5215 Жыл бұрын
I don’t think this is similar to what Swedenborg reported, but I’m not an expert.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
I do not recognize it as from Swedenborg, Ann. It is a different source.
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Well perhaps I qualify as an expert, and I agree with you Donna. It has a different origin.
@marksingleton7199 Жыл бұрын
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@Caio.NSouza Жыл бұрын
Wow, my father have a hammer exactly like the one Curtis used in the beginning of the video 🔨😮
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Old-school tools for the win!
@explosives101 Жыл бұрын
Estwing
@jennifererby7266 Жыл бұрын
Do we really look better when we go home
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Our outward appearance will reflect our inner reality, Jennifer -- what we love and care about will shine out of us in a perfect "correspondence." If our inner core is about love and kindness and caring for others, we will be beautiful! So it won't be about earthly cells and the mechanical workings of a physical body, but about the spiritual truth of ourselves manifesting to other people. Ya know?
@jennifererby7266 Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye I’m always kind to others I care about other people even people i don’t know
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
@@jennifererby7266 What a wonderful way to live, Jennifer. You are growing spiritually every day by living that way.
@jennifererby7266 Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye I do make mistakes I’m not perfect doing best I can
@practicalphilosophy9031 Жыл бұрын
Three heavens and macrocosm of yrinity?
@practicalphilosophy9031 Жыл бұрын
Trinity?! Tri unity of the three heavens
@josueribeiro07 Жыл бұрын
@@practicalphilosophy9031 I think the three heavens are united, it doesn't make sense to separate heaven from heaven.
@practicalphilosophy9031 Жыл бұрын
@@josueribeiro07 right but was referring to the Trinity
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Yes, PP. The "trinity" model is found in God, heaven, humans. Love/Wisdom/Use. Heavenly/Spiritual/Obedient Activity. Spirit or Mind/Body/Effect in the world. Goodness/Truth/Operation. There are lots of ways to frame it!
@practicalphilosophy9031 Жыл бұрын
@@offTheLeftEye thank you.
@WizardKitty723 Жыл бұрын
❤
@carrie5980 Жыл бұрын
11:14 😂😂😂
@offTheLeftEye Жыл бұрын
Haha, Carrie! Cute little bobble-head Curtis, right?