Ruminations

The Three Methods

Presence

It can be enough to be merely present. To be. For in truth, that is all our manifestation is in the greater scheme of things.

Sustainment

As humans, we have certain needs that must be met in order to be present, transform ourselves and better the world.

These are the actions that make up our everyday lives. Balancing the small picture with the larger is one of the goals. Each needs to properly fulfill your Manifestation.

Seek to have enough of those needs fulfilled but not to excess.

Transformation

We transform but do it to support our presence, sustainability, and the improvement of ourselves and others.

Nature

Nature is not only the woods, sea, mountains and deserts. Nor is it only the animals and life that teem around us. It is also the artifices of Man, both physical and abstract. Because they are themselves a product of Nature at its root. You are also part of it.

If Nature has a mind, it neither causes good or evil. It is like a body and we are its cells. Perhaps generally benevolent but not necessarily. A scratch may be interpreted as evil by the cells but is a necessity by the mind. The cells do not have to accept it and even may take action to mitigate or rectify it on their own.

We may contemplate and commune with the Nature that encompasses us. We experience and engage with its Beautiful and terrible Grandeur.

Good and Evil

There is certainly Good and Evil from a Human Perspective but generally none from a Universal Perspective. When a rock crashes into another rock, is that Good or Evil? Perhaps. But more likely it merely is what it is according to the natural flow. The universe appears to be generally indifferent or neutral, except when we act as a part of that “God”. If we ask "Does consciousness exist in the universe/God?", because we are present, it certainly does. And, since we are a part of that God. At a minimum, it is us.

From a human perspective, what is good is that which is functional, enables survival and manifestation for ourselves and others. What is evil or bad is that which interferes with those ends.

Justice and Consequences

There may be karma, but it is most likely reaped in this life.

Life is not a waiting room. Be present and engaged was you pass through it.

There may be heaven and hell. It is probably on this earth created by ourselves and often one and the same for some.

Each person leaves some of their spirit in the actions and presence that they added to the world. Either one agrees to the “social contract” or not and experiences the consequences.

Justice must be cultivated in the here and now.

Life may be its own reward or punishment depending on how you view it.

Birth and Death

Birth and death are major Transformations. In fact, each time you breathe in and out, you are undergoing a minor transformation.

As you drink, then urinate, you are transformed. So too with eating.

So too even when you listen and speak.

It is human nature to fear death, the unknown and the perceived quenching of our life and consciousness. We would not survive as a species if we did not fight it. We also yearn for a continuation of our individualism and an afterlife with those we love.

Be aware that you return to what you once were, but you will be more, as you have woven some kind of pattern.

Fear requires a being to fear. If you can fear, you are not dead. If you are dead, there can be no fear. Before you were born there was not fear of birth as well.

This is a sojourn of seeming separateness until you are reunited with the All.

Greatness

Compared to the sun, stars and sea you are not great nor ever will be. The ant cares not for your many accomplishments. All people's deeds fade into history, often to be forever forgotten. Nonetheless, you may achieve greatness in your own way by being engaged according to your abilities and circumstances.

Empowerment

Observation and understanding are the key to Transformation if sought after.

However, the ability to influence via will may exist and more likely has its power derived from the effect it has in the mind of its practitioners. This is no small thing in and of itself.

The facet of the human is about deliberate action. Although, many times the best action in a situation can be no action.

Limitations

One will always be limited by something. Constraints can be physical, mental, emotional or social. These may be overcome, but more shall always appear. If these limits do not conflict with the fundamental needs of your Facet, they may be viewed as structure or shelter instead of an imprisonment which is to be expanded, changed or reinforced.

Inclinations

Some people may be inclined to follow transformations that are geared towards the cultivation of Body, Mind, Heart or Combination thereof.

Engagement

Engagement does not always imply action. It can also be deliberate inaction. It can also be stillness and the processing of an experience which adds to the overall Manifestus.

Divine support

People often turn to divine support during trying times.

Aside from needing to find purpose and direction, this is one of typical reasons people seek spirituality and religion.

While it is difficult to objectively discern whether or not there are actually a benevolent forces, these may exist. If so, they are a part of the Manifestus.

There are usually three areas people need support.

Tribulations: Coping with temporary and seemingly permanent difficulties.

Interventions: Requests for aid. Miracles.

Companionship: Assuaging feeling of loneliness and alienation.

While the all encompassing Manifestus may be impersonal, we may personify Aspects such as Buddha, Christ, Vishnu, Yahweh, Gaia, Ishtar, etc. as "personal god or gods" fto aid and connect with in whatever ways resonate with us.

Other points of view

The Way of the Manifestus is not inherently in conflict with other religious or philosophical viewpoints. They may be viewed as other Facets or Ways. Although, some of their aspects may appear to be in contradiction or harmony.

General Precepts (human and not human)

As “you” Manifest, you transform and create patterns.

Transformation is a process.

The process produces a Pattern.

The two create both change and order that is the ongoing Manifestus.

You are all things and a single thing at the same time.

We feel the Unity of the Manifestus.

As a Human, it does have a general pattern that may be described. This may vary from individual to individual.

A person may choose to follow another kind of Facet, such as that of a Tree, but it may be a difficult path.

Self

Your Mind, Body and Spirit are the only things you truly own and should be controlled by you.

Mental Illness

As long as one is functional and not a danger to yourself or others, it is a relative term.

Guidance

Use rational observation, reason, understanding and love to guide yourself and others.