The service you are giving to the world is immeasurable in its positive impact on the lives these teachings touch - you are amazing and again again and again THANK YOOOOUUUUU :)
Greetings Curtis :) What does SwedenBorg say about homosexuality, why some people have / chose that orientation, why did they end up that way? Is it a curse from another life time where they mistreated that orientation and then ended up that way themselves? What is the origin of homosexuality - can it be"cured"? What is the purpose of homosexuality ? If some one has found their "soul mate" as another male and they stay together for all their lives as a loyal monogamous relationship - will they still go to hell? If their union helps - inspires them to be more God conscious are their sins less ? what is the destiny in the afterlife for people with homosexual tendencies ? if they loved God but were homosexuals will they still go to hell ?
This channel is a ray of light compared to all the new age hocus pocus videos out there about spirituality. This channel speaks to the basic fundamentals of spiritual growth in a very sober and yet still entertaining way. The service is much appreciated.
Funny, when I first discovered Swendonborg I did a marathon of watching videos but every now and then I find one I haven't seen !! Thanks team!! Blessings
I hope that always comes as a welcome surprise! :) If you scroll down on our channel page, you will find playlists that go backwards in time and will show you all of the "Swedenborg and Life" shows and most of the other shorter videos. It means a lot to us to know that you are enjoying the videos!
Swedenborg's explanations and explorations of both the Bible and Spirituality on a whole make the most sense of any I have studied. Every time I read, watch or listen I exit with a new feeling of clarity and understanding, as well as determination. The continuation of his work and message is vital. In this current climate of the world, where self love is dominant in so many's lives, it is important to be strong, stay grounded and remember your true self will be unveiled when your love is focused on that of the world and the Lord!
A lovely testimonial, Emily! We rejoice that these ideas are helping you. And yes, keeping love for the Lord and for the neighbor at the top of the priority list will bring many blessings! Glad to have you with us, and all best wishes on your continued spiritual journey!
Many thanks Curtis for the teachings in your videos & most importantly the learning you give us. The last two videos I watched have given me such a greater understanding of the negative thoughts I have and how to stop them, ( It's a lie ). Also the deep understanding of our lives and how to better live.
Hey +Glynis Downey! You're very welcome! Yes, those negative thoughts can be really tricky, so I'm very glad to hear that our shows have helped you with them. Thanks for taking the time to let me know!
+offTheLeftEye Great Comentaru. CC! Thanks! Scripture says that we are seated in Heavenly Places! Jesus in us. and. we in Jesus. makes for our True Self in simplicity and Truth! Peace and Joy. are indicators of this Reality!
I think it's beautiful to know that we become more ourselves the closer we get to God. In that our individual relationship with God makes us who we really are as a person or meant to be. It takes the pressure off of ourselves to not keep obsessing who we are. Like a flower we grow and bloom into our own in God. In my opinion I think our purpose is to always stay connect to God while staying connected to each other. The soil for God to cultivate a beautiful garden is us. In that garden will be many different beautiful flowers, fruits and vegetables etc. All nourishing, unique and bursting with life. That's the power of God and His glory for all of us. And that again to me is beautiful!
I sure agree with you! It's incredibly beautiful and exciting to realize that the closer we get to God, the more we will also become our unique, true selves. God loves variety, and has created us with infinite variety! And I love how you have made the point that therefore, we do not have to keep worrying and obsessing about who we really are. That will unfold naturally as we work on growing closer to God.
@@offTheLeftEye , Indeed... I used that term because years ago before my mom passed. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. When she went to see her oncologist for a F/U. The oncologist asked how she was doing. And she told him... I'm doing good... I'm growing a rose garden in my mind. As I was writing the above earlier this morning, and what my mom said to her oncologist popped in my head. So I thought I would use that analogy. She would also tell us and wrote... Don't expect be surprised on on a sticky note and put it on my sister's kitchen cabinet... Lol, something she did whenever my sister would get impatient about things. Yes, there are many different ways we could describe a situation. And it's probably one of God's way He communicates to us to how we personally are or how we would express ourselves... Like in our own style. It's all amazing to me how God will reach us to speak in our own individual styles. Because we are all unique and He would do whatever it takes to reach us or care for us as a parent would for their child. 🙏😇🌹
@@offTheLeftEye , She was before she was diagnosed with Dementia. She was a spit fire and had sense if humor for sure and yes she was wise in her wisdom to always tell us to keep close to God... I never forgot that.🙏😇🌹
Awesomeness, thank you Curits. Kinda like you are what you eat, you are what you love. The closer we get to God, the better we know ourselves. Love and blessings😇🙏🌺
I just wanted to say that I'm really greateful to you and to this program. It has been a long time I follow you and it has been a great relief in bad moments. Thank you
+Viola Valenti You're very welcome! I'm so glad to hear that this program has been uplifting you when you need it--that inspires me to keep making them!
It's 2022 and I earlier listened to your interview with The Curious Bunny (Penny) on You Tube I enjoyed listening and am enjoying this stream. Will listen to others another time. Knowing what your inner self needs for its ideal love, is simple enough I believe, if you choose love.
Yes, Bridget -- choose love! Simple, but not always easy, it seems.... Glad to know the interview with Penny brought you here. Hope you have fun exploring our channel!
So happy to hear that, Sophia! We were so hoping to elicit that kind of response when we started the channel. Glad to have you with us, and here's to continued rejuvenation and growth together!
I love your metaphors. They help simplify some of these profoundly complex concepts! Thought provoking and brilliantly executed...as always. Thank you Curtis:)
Hey +Susan Armstrong! You're welcome! Glad you're enjoying the metaphors. I find them to be such useful tools in communicating relatively abstract concepts. Thanks for the comment!
This entire program just hit dead center with me and made me understand myself even more and the right direction I am heading. Yes, I have felt that freedom coming closer to God and didn't understand it or, was even a little confused by that feeling. And the temptations and slavery provided by evil spirits is connected to the Ego. I felt that in my ego yesterday in wanting to think poorly of a co-worker for him just doing his job. But I was aware of that feeling and its connection to the ego and let it go as it was counteractive in my relationship with God. Thank you All so much for the divine wisdom you bring to us all. Scott (just made a long overdue donation)
Hi Scott! Thanks so much for your generosity! And I love that story about work -- it's so hard to remember these ideas in the MOMENT but we get better and better with practice. Seems you are living that truth, expanding your heart and seeing places you could infuse with more love! I am totally inspired and so appreciate you sharing that with us. God bless, friend!
I really and truly enjoyed this show especially with the added details, water,eco expert and just the practicality of the way it was taught. I happened upon this TH-cam channel and sooo glad that I did. Many blessings to ALL involved is my prayer. Peace and Love!
the false self is the persona that we create based on the information we recieve in our developmental years. the false self is the source of all selfish desires, egotism and is the source of suffering. our true self is found in God. the true self is that part of us that is eternal, it is pure love.
Great information. I watched this about a year ago and now watching after a little more Svendborg exposure - the information a second time in is even more revealing on the great content. Thank you as always to you and your peers.
Wonderful series of presentations. May much good energy accompany you until humans finally are ready to hear and transform. In the meantime, Curtis and your team are making a remarkably convincing, inspiring, and entertaining contribution to this attainment of a new holistic, consciousness-is-primary worldview. Need to listen a couple times to these! So well articulated.
I'm thrilled to hear about your experiences with our episodes! It sounds like you've found a set of spiritual teachings that resonate with you. We're blessed to have you on board!
Yeah, that about sums it up! Love and goodness are real. Hatred and evil are simply the lack of it. Like darkness and cold are actually nothing in themselves, but just a lack of light and heat.
Loved this show and topic, it so resonated with me as well. What resonates with you or inspires you is who you really are. For some come to know this sooner in life and some later in life. There is no right or wrong as there is truth in every belief or how we come to God. I'm always questioning myself... Am I doing right, am I doing what I'm suppose in this life, am I doing all I can for others etc. Some days I keep wondering what my purpose is or if I'm doing it and don't know it. Sometimes I confuse myself and have to stop and let go and let God lead me. Because when you think you are, your not! Thank you for this video, live and blessings.😇🙏🌺
It's a tricky balance, making an effort to do our best but also believing that God loves us right where we are on the journey. I think learning to trust in God's love for us and his presence on our spiritual path is a life-long undertaking! Love to you, Pamelyn!
@@offTheLeftEye , Thank you, yes it is a balancing act for sure. Just being a bit off, sure does throw one off your balance. I seem to notice that more now than I ever have before. Have a blessed day all at OTLE.😇🙏🌺
I learned tonight what the Scripture Matt 25:25 "I went and hid my talent in the earth" means. I guess it could mean "any" talent, but it opened up a whole new revelation to me abt hiding the Holy Ghost within myself. I got out of the habit of praying in tongues. I read and listen to scriptures and other's testimony but my own talent has been "hidden in the earth" and I am so thankful that the Lord is so mindful of my life and what I need. My old pastor use to preach " Read and pray and talk in tongues every day". And over time I let that saying go and unnoticed. But tonight the Lord told me where I am coming up short. As I was praying in the Holy Ghost (something I do not do everyday, even rarely) that Scripture came to me "And I hid it in the earth". And I felt that I should share it with all of you, after all we are all part of the Church. Thanks for listening to me. These tongues is what makes and keeps you clean.
Thank you for sharing this, Shara! It is indeed important to pay attention to what the Lord is calling each of us to do and develop, in His name. Because as you say, each of our unique gifts are an important part of the whole! God bless!
Some day there should be an oil painting of Curtis at the Swedenborg Foundation. He has done more to spread knowledge of Swedenborg than anyone else perhaps in generations.
I have found meditation to be a good vehicle to find your true self. There is something about sitting quietly with your eyes closed that allows the Lord to communicate with you in wordless ways and allow you to find the important things in his view. Proper meditation strengthens your awareness, ability to concentrate and lengthens your attention span. Not to take from anything in the broadcast because that is all good too. Thanks Curtis keep up the good work.
I’m so glad you’re so skilled at summarizing his works. I get about 5 seconds into a quote of his and my brain diverts to something else. He loses me so fast.
It can indeed be tough going, Alan. Newer translations help a bit, but it's still next level! Glad you find these videos help you absorb it, and thanks for pushing through the fog and sticking with us!
Thank you for enlightening the collective on those misunderstood! I do not think i am better than anyone but sometimes one is more aware of their insight than what others may not comprehend! Some are more left brain. Some are more right brain but Thank you for putting this into perspective for everyone!
Been having stories, visions and experiences of God, Jesus, angels and heaven since birth and started sharing those when i developed the ability to speak even before my parents could teach me scriptural context. I am now 18 years old, i remember these by heart but also by account of my parents witnissing me then and telling me now. I grew up with scripture yet alot of concepts in the bible did not click with me when taken literally. I always had this sense of i am overlooking something, this is not right, i did not experience that. When i found this channel and started watching videos, is when i found out i was right. Swedenborg's experiences are almost identical if not supplemtary to my own experience all the while staying with me on the scriptural ground on which every we sensed is based. I deeply thank you for helping me understand, you helped me understand everything and helped me clarify and fit many puzzle pieces. Again with great love, appreciation and respect for your work on Swedenborg's teaching. Thank you! 😊
Wow! What an incredible journey you've been on. We're so grateful that you were able to clarify and support the experiences you've had since birth. I wish you joy and discovery, Christian!
Wow! Thank you for this. I am a student of Metaphysics and in the process of writing my thesis. The way you explain True Self is excellent. Looking forward to checking out all of your material. Subscribed here and will check into membership. Thanks again!
+Yvonne Holcomb So glad you liked this explanation! Thanks for subscribing, and it's great to know that you'll be watching more of our videos. Thanks for the comment!
wow, this was really a great show. I loved it! Thank you! I'm going to listen to it again and get these books. Can't wait to hear some of the other videos. Thank you again and God bless you!
children are born pure of heart yet their focus is themselves. explain this after all you've said in this show. i understand your show but this popped in my head about children.
Hi Jamie, here are a few passages about the nature of children from Swedenborg's teachings: "...good reigns in anyone's children at first. Indeed they are in a state of innocence, and a state of love towards their parents or nursemaid, and a state of mutual charity towards playmates, so that good is the firstborn with everyone. This good which is fostered in this state within a person when he is a small child remains with him, for whatever is instilled in infancy acquires life to itself; and because it remains it becomes the good of life. Indeed if a person were devoid of such good as he has had with him from earliest childhood he would not be human but would be more savage than any wild animal of the forest." "An atmosphere of innocence flows into little children, and through them into the parents so as to affect them. People know that little children are embodiments of innocence, but they do not know that their innocence flows in from the Lord. It flows in from the Lord because He is the essence of innocence, as said just above, and nothing can flow in - because it cannot exist - except from its first origin, which is the very essence of it. However, we will say briefly what the nature of the innocence of early childhood is which affects parents. It radiates from the little children's faces, from some of the movements they make, and from their first speech, and so affects them. Little children have this innocence, because they do not think from anything interior; for they do not yet know what is good and evil, and true and false, so as to think in accordance with them. Therefore they do not have any prudence of their own, nor any design from a deliberate motive, thus are without any purpose for evil. They do not have a character acquired from love of self and the world. They do not credit anything to themselves. All that they receive they attribute to their parents. They are content with the little things they are given as gifts. They do not worry about their food and clothing, and are not anxious about the future. They do not pay regard to the world and covet many things on account of it. They love their parents, their nursemaids, and their little companions, and play with them in a state of innocence. They allow themselves to be guided; they listen and obey. Such is the innocence of early childhood, which occasions the love called storge."
I have just discovered you, Curtis. And, I came upon you in concert with Dr. Rosen. I am so impressed by the way in which you deliver the thoughts and teachings of Swedenborg! I have a question for you. I am 70 years young and, as I move along my path, I find that I love people as much as I always have; BUT, I like them less and less. I feel deeply for what people are going through and I would and will do anything in my power to help and encourage them. I would never want anyone to feel LOST and ALONE. However, to spend any length of time with people has become all but unbearable......the fact is that, although I love them, I often do not LIKE them. This has become a real dilemma for me! Thoughts? I just listened to Swedenborg's words about instinctively finding like spirits with which to exist in harmony. I currently exist with a group that does not feel like "home" at all! What am I doing wrong?
Hello Mary! So glad that you found us! It's great to hear that you're enjoying the presentation as well. Thanks for being willing to share a little of what you're going through here. It must be difficult to, despite still caring about people, find yourself not really enjoying their presence up close. "What am I doing wrong?"--probably nothing! What I mean is, all of the factors that go into how we feel about people and situations are so complex. It could be that there are things others are doing that makes it very hard (if not impossible) to feel good about them and being around them consistently. It could be a compatibility issue, or things that are going on in other parts of our lives that are hampering that connection. We could have ego issues, they could have ego issues, or both! It's just hard to isolate what exactly we could or should be doing differently to change how we feel about people. It could be a phase too, Swedenborg talks about us going through the spiritual equivalents of winter and of night where we're less connected to love, but we come back around. "I currently exist with a group that does not feel like "home" at all!"--I think a lot of people find themselves isolated or not feeling at home even among people in this world. The spiritual world that Swedenborg describes has some similarities to this one, but some major differences too--including that here, who we are inside really doesn't dictate the kind of people we're surrounded by. And it may not be until the next life when we're really freed from our lower level ways of thinking that we can truly feel a perpetual warmth toward all. Something that's helpful might be to just take some time when you're alone to focus on the good things about those people. Imagine them without the qualities that make them hard to be around--as if they were their best selves. I find that helps me keep some warmth toward them in my mind, even if actual interactions with them at this point make things hard. Also, don't be too hard on yourself! As I said, I don't think it's something we really have that much control over. That said, we did a show a while back with a few other practical tips you might find helpful: th-cam.com/video/pl7s8kiLrhE/w-d-xo.html Again, thanks so much for taking the time to write and share your story! -Curtis
Fascinating video / information. It is taking me a really long time to get through this one because I keep backing up and going over things that I know, on some deep level, are very important.
Last night someone said that the New Church is Doctrinal, and it wasn't clear what was meant. But I am sitting hear listening to this hierophantic person teaching from these doctrines which are being used very well to lead me into and understanding of eternal life instead of just telling me to "believe", and I think of all the other people who may be watching or have watched, and I think I am in church. Not a cult, darn you! A "church"!
I can relate to this so much: dominant love in my case is animals- the other life forms/souls on this earth. Interesting section regarding our purpose etc... I am connected to people who rescue, and love animals, and people who love and respect animals do have good souls. Just like those who help children. I love all innocent life forms, kindness. Doesn't mattter what species we are as every life is precious, and should be equal. Loved the squirrel and deer- though Curtis focused on the deer poop. No offence Curtis- you do a great job :))))
GREAT TO READ A COMMENT FROM ANOTHER ANIMAL RESPECTOR / LOVER . IN OUR WORLD WE HAVE ALMOST COMBATTED RACISM AND SEXISM .... THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE ,IMHO , IS SPECIEISM ! ALWAYS LOVE TO READ OF A FELLOW ANIMAL CHERISHER LIKE YOU . THANX ;-)
I just had to comment on this video. When showing the seed sprouting, it almost looked like little flashes of light in the soil. Fascinating! Anyone else see this?
I find the statement “how to find your true self” intriguing because I think who needs to be found is us .. our true self is not lost to be found. We are the ones who are lost .. became forgetful.. to me if I find me first then that only means I find my true self.. the part of me I forgot it exists. No where do I need to search for my true self.. because I Am that True self .. the sleeping giant deep inside my Heart ❤️ “Bright but hidden, the Self dwells in the Heart. Everything that moves and breathes lives in the Self. He is the source of love and can only be found with real and pure love, but not with thought. The Lord of Love is the goal for our lives. Walk this spiritual path and find Him. The shining Self dwells deep in the heart. Everything in the world lives in the Self. The Lord of Love is the source of life and truth.” Uphanishad
I have watched up to part three so far. I look forward to watching the rest tomorrow. Here is what I think so far: I recently researched and wrote about the inner and outer selves in my essay. So I found this video particularly interesting to watch. Sigmund Freud's analogy of an iceberg may have been inspired by Swedenborg. The bottom layer of the iceberg represents the hidden unconscious and is much larger because it contains more mental contents such as wishes, desires, motives, etc. Interestingly the satanic aspects that Swedenborg mentions may be related to the negative contents of Freud's iceberg theory such as irrational thoughts and violent motives. I agree, we have both aspects of good and evil, but we keep them hidden because they conflict with society's conventions of living in harmony with others. Plato also believed in the inner and outer selves, which Swedenborg was blessed to access and write about. However, after Swedenborg, it seems Kant received more recognition than Swedenborg. On the other hand babies under five months appear very free and untroubled because they are not born with the knowledge they develop later through experiences with stimuli in their environment which forms their outer self with rules and conventions of society. An example is the development of language, which starts through sounds and develops into emotions and structures of vocabulary. I think Swedenborg describes the partly aware subconscious state when he says that we take as much as we need from the unconscious, e.g. through dreams, therapy, and other ways of accessing the contents of the unconscious mind.
I'm glad you found this episode relevant to your current research on the inner and outer selves! Thank you for sharing your reflections, Murtaza. The line in your comment that struck me the most was this one: "...which Swedenborg was blessed to access and write about." Yes! Blessed to access, and blessed to write about. Blessed with willingness from God to use for the good and hope of all, even two hundred years into the future.
@@offTheLeftEye As for part 3 'Purpose of Identity' and Part 4 'Celestial Ecosystem': Maybe clues to our dominant love can also be found in our interests and passions and sensory modalities, learning styles, and preferences of communication that indicate how we learn, communicate and get along best with others. I think such aspects drive the currents you speak of or tsunami in our life, like agreements and disagreements. I am currently trying to let go of aspects of my past which I feel do me no good spiritually, but I find it difficult to let go of them because I am very attached to the external factors based on approval from others to please myself. To solve this, I feel I need to connect more with spiritually centred people. Not only that, but I feel more united in love with others in spiritual matters rather than intrinsic aspects of myself. As for part 5 ', You Make Me': Getting closer to God by letting go of our ego aspects is something I have also experienced. Doing so made me feel grounded, contented, and peaceful inside as I have never felt before. For me, It's like a moment of relaxation in the late afternoon when I close the curtains and the golden glow of the sun pierces through into the living room to create shades on the walls. In such a moment, life slows down and worries disappear. As for your answer about the blood moon. I was fortunate to see the blood moon in the park. It looked as though the giant moon had landed on earth and I could walk right into it. It was truly a mesmerizing sight like I have never witnessed before.
@@murtazaarif6507 Beautiful! I really resonate with your reflections here. Thank you so much for watching, and for sharing the thoughts and feelings that were stirred in you as you watched. We love that!
# 135 So Neat seeing that seed grow. I Love pulling up thick weeds from the ground and seeing their hard narly roots...they are like carrots how the come out..makes me think of roots of a tooth embedded in the ground..fun to pull them out and examine them.
this Swdenborg was so intelligent, I just watched a biography of him. He was amazing. Does he differ between the angels in heaven and the spirits or does he call them all angels. I think of the angels as the big giant things with wings that watch over us .But just to clarify so I know what he means. I also want to say , this is truly a gift that Curtis does, amazing and I love listening to the Jonathon rose guy, sorry if I spelled that wrong,
Thanks for the kind words, DebbieJo! Swedenborg uses the word "angels" to mean people who have evolved all the way into the level of heaven, and he uses the word "spirits" to mean anyone who has crossed over into the spiritual realm. An "evil spirit" is someone who has chosen hell. A "spirit" is someone still in the world of spirits in between. An "angelic spirit" is someone in the world of spirits in between who is working on developing into an angel.
I was astonished to learn that our inner self is like an ocean or park compared to the outer self which only takes a small amount for what it needs to exist. So according to Swedenborg, our inner self is much vaster. .....Yes, that makes sense. The idea that the whole universe is limited. I guess we are only experiencing a very small amount through the “focused consciousness” of the 5 senses that God gave to us. ❤️😊👍🏻
Did I already mention the Jewish Holiday of Tub'shvat, which is all about seeds and nuts? Dr. Cooper's segment reminds me of a Tub'shvat ceremony that I attended many years ago.
Boy!..I sure Am glad I Found This video/message/presentation ☺/ ..Heh... i almost missed it! Yeah, ..wasnt around that MooNday, lol, so,..i had to catch the Upload:) Great show *indeed!!* thank you! Blessings TO ALL~
The dualism of worlds : are we ourselves not in body symbolic of both the mind and spirit that defines us; the will to enquiry that sees us question all things save the self that is of the source? Should it be any less of a miracle to us that a caterpillar must first digest itself - although certain cells remain - before returning as a moth? If the more we learn the more amazing we become, and the more we love the more accepting, why then do we choose to diminish our selves through doubting our own divinity?
Here are two videos that provide good intro content into Swedenborg and his teachings: th-cam.com/video/HEa0e8AcS78/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/3Q14EcEwQVQ/w-d-xo.html
Hi +didi pyrrha! That's actually a track that was donated to us by someone who enjoys the show. It's not available anywhere online it its entirety. We do use it at length in this episode: th-cam.com/video/Qaqd9Fhsxpg/w-d-xo.html Although it's mainly used behind interviews, so I don't know if that will really give you the listening experience you're looking for. Sorry about that!
thanks. i was pondering on the material that you have presented. on my limited comprehension, is it correct that the true self might be found only after life (i.e death) for those who are "unlucky" in this life? at the meantime, are we supposed to endure though if life is trying and enduring? thanks, Crtius.
+Andrea Firth Hello! It came from a spiritual experience reported by Swedenborg. He said that it seemed like a covering was peeled off his left eye, giving him the use of spiritual sight.
+offTheLeftEye ..Oh , ok and was the experience specifically the left eye and where can I find his writing on it ? I have a personal interest Curtis because I have experienced something concerning it myself and So I have been researching for other similar experiences to gain further support Thankyou for replying 🌸
***** In general, the left eye had to do with intellectual things. Actually there's a tool that lets you search his writings here:newchristianbiblestudy.org/quick-search if you enter "left eye", you should be able to see all of the places it comes up. Hope you find what you're looking for!
+offTheLeftEye Thank you , yes I did find what I hoped for ..a confirmation about some experiences I have of my own , I found it in Swedenborg's spiritual experiences #5059 concerning 'Acute Pain' in the left eye caused by those away from God , it is exactly describing something I have been 'battling' , and just as Swedenborg writes , I have found 'them' out , Thank You for your help Curtis 🌸🗡
Ever since I have found your channel, I've been listening and watching every day. I can't seem to get enough. So much knowledge and clarification.
Wow Happygolucky we are delighted that you are binge watching. Happy to have you in our circle of friends.
The service you are giving to the world is immeasurable in its positive impact on the lives these teachings touch - you are amazing and again again and again THANK YOOOOUUUUU :)
+Transformation for our highest good :) you're very welcome!
Greetings Curtis :) What does SwedenBorg say about homosexuality, why some people have / chose that orientation, why did they end up that way? Is it a curse from another life time where they mistreated that orientation and then ended up that way themselves? What is the origin of homosexuality - can it be"cured"? What is the purpose of homosexuality ? If some one has found their "soul mate" as another male and they stay together for all their lives as a loyal monogamous relationship - will they still go to hell? If their union helps - inspires them to be more God conscious are their sins less ? what is the destiny in the afterlife for people with homosexual tendencies ? if they loved God but were homosexuals will they still go to hell ?
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This channel is a ray of light compared to all the new age hocus pocus videos out there about spirituality. This channel speaks to the basic fundamentals of spiritual growth in a very sober and yet still entertaining way. The service is much appreciated.
So glad you're enjoying the presentation style!
Our True Self is Fulfilled when we are aligned with the purpose as to why God made Us!
this is true---finding out our gifting and using it will bring true blessings not only for us but for others.
This is such a wonderful series, Curtis. You are always articulate, intelligent, witty and funny in your presentation of this material.
So glad you enjoy the presentation style +Eoz Glass! Thanks for the encouragement!
I realize it's pretty off topic but do anybody know of a good site to watch new series online?
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Funny, when I first discovered Swendonborg I did a marathon of watching videos but every now and then I find one I haven't seen !! Thanks team!! Blessings
I hope that always comes as a welcome surprise! :) If you scroll down on our channel page, you will find playlists that go backwards in time and will show you all of the "Swedenborg and Life" shows and most of the other shorter videos. It means a lot to us to know that you are enjoying the videos!
Oh thanks I have several of his books and I'm so grateful y'all break it down so I can understand!
The Divine Orchestration is awe inspiring...
Swedenborg's explanations and explorations of both the Bible and Spirituality on a whole make the most sense of any I have studied. Every time I read, watch or listen I exit with a new feeling of clarity and understanding, as well as determination. The continuation of his work and message is vital. In this current climate of the world, where self love is dominant in so many's lives, it is important to be strong, stay grounded and remember your true self will be unveiled when your love is focused on that of the world and the Lord!
A lovely testimonial, Emily! We rejoice that these ideas are helping you. And yes, keeping love for the Lord and for the neighbor at the top of the priority list will bring many blessings! Glad to have you with us, and all best wishes on your continued spiritual journey!
Many thanks Curtis for the teachings in your videos & most importantly the learning you give us. The last two videos I watched have given me such a greater understanding of the negative thoughts I have and how to stop them, ( It's a lie ). Also the deep understanding of our lives and how to better live.
Hey +Glynis Downey! You're very welcome! Yes, those negative thoughts can be really tricky, so I'm very glad to hear that our shows have helped you with them. Thanks for taking the time to let me know!
Divine Timing at the Right On Time Moment
Thanks for sharing that, Karen! We're super glad to hear that the show was useful to you. Blessings!
you carry the light and the truth and reflect back the balance to eternity and you do it all naturally
Go inward and with the Lord's help we do find our true selves,our divine essence.
These videos are truly unique and amazing. Thank you Curtis, and the whole team! You are saving lives. 💚
So glad to hear it +Kirsten Rowe! Thanks for taking the time to let us know!
+offTheLeftEye Great Comentaru. CC! Thanks! Scripture says that we are seated in Heavenly Places! Jesus in us. and. we in Jesus. makes for our True Self in simplicity and Truth! Peace and Joy. are indicators of this Reality!
I think it's beautiful to know that we become more ourselves the closer we get to God. In that our individual relationship with God makes us who we really are as a person or meant to be. It takes the pressure off of ourselves to not keep obsessing who we are. Like a flower we grow and bloom into our own in God. In my opinion I think our purpose is to always stay connect to God while staying connected to each other. The soil for God to cultivate a beautiful garden is us. In that garden will be many different beautiful flowers, fruits and vegetables etc. All nourishing, unique and bursting with life. That's the power of God and His glory for all of us. And that again to me is beautiful!
I sure agree with you! It's incredibly beautiful and exciting to realize that the closer we get to God, the more we will also become our unique, true selves. God loves variety, and has created us with infinite variety! And I love how you have made the point that therefore, we do not have to keep worrying and obsessing about who we really are. That will unfold naturally as we work on growing closer to God.
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Indeed... I used that term because years ago before my mom passed. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. When she went to see her oncologist for a F/U. The oncologist asked how she was doing. And she told him... I'm doing good... I'm growing a rose garden in my mind. As I was writing the above earlier this morning, and what my mom said to her oncologist popped in my head. So I thought I would use that analogy. She would also tell us and wrote... Don't expect be surprised on on a sticky note and put it on my sister's kitchen cabinet... Lol, something she did whenever my sister would get impatient about things. Yes, there are many different ways we could describe a situation. And it's probably one of God's way He communicates to us to how we personally are or how we would express ourselves... Like in our own style. It's all amazing to me how God will reach us to speak in our own individual styles. Because we are all unique and He would do whatever it takes to reach us or care for us as a parent would for their child. 🙏😇🌹
@@pamelyncaldwell4060 pretty wonderful, isn't it? Your mom sounds like a very wise person!
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She was before she was diagnosed with Dementia. She was a spit fire and had sense if humor for sure and yes she was wise in her wisdom to always tell us to keep close to God... I never forgot that.🙏😇🌹
Still watching,love all here..thanks from my heart.
Linda, thanks for watching, and I'm so glad Swedenborg's message has brought love into your life! Sending love your way. (=
Awesomeness, thank you Curits. Kinda like you are what you eat, you are what you love. The closer we get to God, the better we know ourselves. Love and blessings😇🙏🌺
Yes, two very powerful statements there, Pamelyn! Glad they resonate!
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I just wanted to say that I'm really greateful to you and to this program. It has been a long time I follow you and it has been a great relief in bad moments. Thank you
+Viola Valenti You're very welcome! I'm so glad to hear that this program has been uplifting you when you need it--that inspires me to keep making them!
Thank You, Curtis. 50:40
It's 2022 and I earlier listened to your interview with The Curious Bunny (Penny) on You Tube I enjoyed listening and am enjoying this stream. Will listen to others another time. Knowing what your inner self needs for its ideal love, is simple enough I believe, if you choose love.
Hey Bridget.. I'm glad you enjoyed last night's stream. Hopefully Curtis will come back on.
Thanks for your support sweetheart 🤗🙏🐰❤️
Yes, Bridget -- choose love! Simple, but not always easy, it seems.... Glad to know the interview with Penny brought you here. Hope you have fun exploring our channel!
"You are what you love." ; Brings a lot to think about ---
+arne berg Agreed!
I agree!!
I love God so much, that I cry ,
What funny and beautiful analogy at the start with the seed!!!
+Marcella Hearnsberger :) glad you enjoyed it!
I love watching this channel..it provides clarity on swedenborg works and the most I love his teachings. It somehow rejuvenates my spirit! Thank u
So happy to hear that, Sophia! We were so hoping to elicit that kind of response when we started the channel. Glad to have you with us, and here's to continued rejuvenation and growth together!
I love your metaphors. They help simplify some of these profoundly complex concepts! Thought provoking and brilliantly executed...as always. Thank you Curtis:)
Hey +Susan Armstrong! You're welcome! Glad you're enjoying the metaphors. I find them to be such useful tools in communicating relatively abstract concepts. Thanks for the comment!
This entire program just hit dead center with me and made me understand myself even more and the right direction I am heading. Yes, I have felt that freedom coming closer to God and didn't understand it or, was even a little confused by that feeling. And the temptations and slavery provided by evil spirits is connected to the Ego. I felt that in my ego yesterday in wanting to think poorly of a co-worker for him just doing his job. But I was aware of that feeling and its connection to the ego and let it go as it was counteractive in my relationship with God. Thank you All so much for the divine wisdom you bring to us all. Scott (just made a long overdue donation)
Hi Scott! Thanks so much for your generosity! And I love that story about work -- it's so hard to remember these ideas in the MOMENT but we get better and better with practice. Seems you are living that truth, expanding your heart and seeing places you could infuse with more love! I am totally inspired and so appreciate you sharing that with us. God bless, friend!
I really and truly enjoyed this show especially with the added details, water,eco expert and just the practicality of the way it was taught. I happened upon this TH-cam channel and sooo glad that I did. Many blessings to ALL involved is my prayer. Peace and Love!
+Sylvia Mathews So glad that you found us! It's great to hear that you're enjoying the content. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
I love what you talk about Curtis awesome man
Thanks, David!
I absolutely love listening to you!
That's lovely, Angela! Hope the ideas here feel helpful and meaningful in your life!
the false self is the persona that we create based on the information we recieve in our developmental years. the false self is the source of all selfish desires, egotism and is the source of suffering. our true self is found in God. the true self is that part of us that is eternal, it is pure love.
God knows exactly what I need when exactly I need it. Thank you. This is delicious spiritual food.❤️
He is a wonderful leader, teacher, comforter and partner.
Thank you ....I feel like I am in heaven when I watch your videos. Thank you is an understatement.
We are so happy these ideas are resonating with you, Meena! Happy to have you with us, and we appreciate your reaching out with some encouragement.
This sticks to your ribs. Very nourishing!
Wonderful way to put it, Bill. Thanks!
I think that when people fall in love their inner selves are talking to each other behind the couples back.
I am ever so grateful, for the free PDF, Thank You!
Wonderful! So glad you're making use of that resource!
your a person that can inspire bless you thankyou. visit Australia one day they will love you
Thanks for the kind message Catherine! Blessings :)
What a great topic and very well explained. Thank you Curtis and Swedenborg. =)
+River Flow Glad you liked it! You're very welcome!
Great information. I watched this about a year ago and now watching after a little more Svendborg exposure - the information a second time in is even more revealing on the great content. Thank you as always to you and your peers.
Thanks, Jeff! Glad to know a little more exposure makes it all seem more relevant. Thanks for your encouragement!
Wonderful knowledge!
I'm so glad it felt helpful to you, Mary! God bless!
Wonderful series of presentations. May much good energy accompany you until humans finally are ready to hear and transform. In the meantime, Curtis and your team are making a remarkably convincing, inspiring, and entertaining contribution to this attainment of a new holistic, consciousness-is-primary worldview. Need to listen a couple times to these! So well articulated.
I'm thrilled to hear about your experiences with our episodes! It sounds like you've found a set of spiritual teachings that resonate with you. We're blessed to have you on board!
Thank you. Let us all do all that we can. Respectfully, k. Om shanti.
fantastic show tonight ...truly defined some important questions..thank you
+Eliza de vries So glad you enjoyed it! You're welcome!
Thank you. I enjoy your program . It is very meaningful and I recommend it to others on a regular basis.
+K.D. Keever You're welcome! So glad you're finding it meaningful. And thank you for passing it along to others!
I'm enjoying rewatching this in connection with the recent show about the network.
"Short answer? Evil is nothing.' :D
Yeah, that about sums it up! Love and goodness are real. Hatred and evil are simply the lack of it. Like darkness and cold are actually nothing in themselves, but just a lack of light and heat.
Loved this show and topic, it so resonated with me as well. What resonates with you or inspires you is who you really are. For some come to know this sooner in life and some later in life. There is no right or wrong as there is truth in every belief or how we come to God. I'm always questioning myself... Am I doing right, am I doing what I'm suppose in this life, am I doing all I can for others etc. Some days I keep wondering what my purpose is or if I'm doing it and don't know it. Sometimes I confuse myself and have to stop and let go and let God lead me. Because when you think you are, your not! Thank you for this video, live and blessings.😇🙏🌺
It's a tricky balance, making an effort to do our best but also believing that God loves us right where we are on the journey. I think learning to trust in God's love for us and his presence on our spiritual path is a life-long undertaking! Love to you, Pamelyn!
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Thank you, yes it is a balancing act for sure. Just being a bit off, sure does throw one off your balance. I seem to notice that more now than I ever have before. Have a blessed day all at OTLE.😇🙏🌺
I learned tonight what the Scripture Matt 25:25 "I went and hid my talent in the earth" means. I guess it could mean "any" talent, but it opened up a whole new revelation to me abt hiding the Holy Ghost within myself. I got out of the habit of praying in tongues. I read and listen to scriptures and other's testimony but my own talent has been "hidden in the earth" and I am so thankful that the Lord is so mindful of my life and what I need. My old pastor use to preach " Read and pray and talk in tongues every day". And over time I let that saying go and unnoticed. But tonight the Lord told me where I am coming up short. As I was praying in the Holy Ghost (something I do not do everyday, even rarely) that Scripture came to me "And I hid it in the earth". And I felt that I should share it with all of you, after all we are all part of the Church. Thanks for listening to me. These tongues is what makes and keeps you clean.
Thank you for sharing this, Shara! It is indeed important to pay attention to what the Lord is calling each of us to do and develop, in His name. Because as you say, each of our unique gifts are an important part of the whole! God bless!
Some day there should be an oil painting of Curtis at the Swedenborg Foundation. He has done more to spread knowledge of Swedenborg than anyone else perhaps in generations.
That's really kind. Our entire team is honored to do this work in spreading the ideas of Swedenborg out into the world. These are exciting times!!
Thank You Curtis!!! Brilliant as always...
You're very welcome, Trish! I am grateful for your kindness!
Really enjoy your energy and authenticity
Thank you
That is our sincere hope, to be present with enthusiasm and authenticity!
life is not about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself
Thank you
Thank YOU Jim!
Great, just wonderful, thank you so so much!..
Excellent information and messages. Thank you.
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching.
good job young men, God bless,
God bless, my friend!
I have found meditation to be a good vehicle to find your true self. There is something about sitting quietly with your eyes closed that allows the Lord to communicate with you in wordless ways and allow you to find the important things in his view. Proper meditation strengthens your awareness, ability to concentrate and lengthens your attention span. Not to take from anything in the broadcast because that is all good too. Thanks Curtis keep up the good work.
+Thomas Gontarz A wonderful vehicle indeed! Thanks for sharing, and yes, we'll keep it up!
Thank You :) Namaste
+VeganAlkimist You're very welcome!
I’m so glad you’re so skilled at summarizing his works. I get about 5 seconds into a quote of his and my brain diverts to something else. He loses me so fast.
It can indeed be tough going, Alan. Newer translations help a bit, but it's still next level! Glad you find these videos help you absorb it, and thanks for pushing through the fog and sticking with us!
Thank you for enlightening the collective on those misunderstood! I do not think i am better than anyone but sometimes one is more aware of their insight than what others may not comprehend! Some are more left brain. Some are more right brain but Thank you for putting this into perspective for everyone!
You're very welcome! We sure try to present the information in ways that can hopefully reach a variety of people.
I really needed to hear this today. Love around 52:00-52:25. Thanks!
You're very welcome +Rachel Shannon! So glad it came to you at the right time!
Thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
I really liked the video. It was very enlightening. As always I feel better after watching your videos. Keep up the good work.
+Jennyfer Davis So glad to hear that our videos are having a positive effect! Thanks for the comment, and yes, we'll certainly keep it up!
Been having stories, visions and experiences of God, Jesus, angels and heaven since birth and started sharing those when i developed the ability to speak even before my parents could teach me scriptural context. I am now 18 years old, i remember these by heart but also by account of my parents witnissing me then and telling me now. I grew up with scripture yet alot of concepts in the bible did not click with me when taken literally. I always had this sense of i am overlooking something, this is not right, i did not experience that. When i found this channel and started watching videos, is when i found out i was right. Swedenborg's experiences are almost identical if not supplemtary to my own experience all the while staying with me on the scriptural ground on which every we sensed is based. I deeply thank you for helping me understand, you helped me understand everything and helped me clarify and fit many puzzle pieces. Again with great love, appreciation and respect for your work on Swedenborg's teaching. Thank you! 😊
Wow! What an incredible journey you've been on. We're so grateful that you were able to clarify and support the experiences you've had since birth. I wish you joy and discovery, Christian!
Seeking the TRUTH with your whole heart is the practice of being your authentic self; which results in you doing what you are meant to. ☀️
Good way of putting it, Lauren. Thanks for chiming in!
Wow! Thank you for this. I am a student of Metaphysics and in the process of writing my thesis. The way you explain True Self is excellent. Looking forward to checking out all of your material. Subscribed here and will check into membership. Thanks again!
+Yvonne Holcomb So glad you liked this explanation! Thanks for subscribing, and it's great to know that you'll be watching more of our videos. Thanks for the comment!
What a great resource for doing hand studies (drawing)!
wow, this was really a great show. I loved it! Thank you! I'm going to listen to it again and get these books. Can't wait to hear some of the other videos. Thank you again and God bless you!
Wonderful, brooklyn! We're so glad the show resonated with you. It's great to have you out there in the audience! Wishing God's blessings to you, too.
children are born pure of heart yet their focus is themselves. explain this after all you've said in this show. i understand your show but this popped in my head about children.
Hi Jamie, here are a few passages about the nature of children from Swedenborg's teachings:
"...good reigns in anyone's children at first. Indeed they are in a state of innocence, and a state of love towards their parents or nursemaid, and a state of mutual charity towards playmates, so that good is the firstborn with everyone. This good which is fostered in this state within a person when he is a small child remains with him, for whatever is instilled in infancy acquires life to itself; and because it remains it becomes the good of life. Indeed if a person were devoid of such good as he has had with him from earliest childhood he would not be human but would be more savage than any wild animal of the forest."
"An atmosphere of innocence flows into little children, and through them into the parents so as to affect them. People know that little children are embodiments of innocence, but they do not know that their innocence flows in from the Lord. It flows in from the Lord because He is the essence of innocence, as said just above, and nothing can flow in - because it cannot exist - except from its first origin, which is the very essence of it.
However, we will say briefly what the nature of the innocence of early childhood is which affects parents. It radiates from the little children's faces, from some of the movements they make, and from their first speech, and so affects them.
Little children have this innocence, because they do not think from anything interior; for they do not yet know what is good and evil, and true and false, so as to think in accordance with them. Therefore they do not have any prudence of their own, nor any design from a deliberate motive, thus are without any purpose for evil. They do not have a character acquired from love of self and the world. They do not credit anything to themselves. All that they receive they attribute to their parents. They are content with the little things they are given as gifts. They do not worry about their food and clothing, and are not anxious about the future. They do not pay regard to the world and covet many things on account of it. They love their parents, their nursemaids, and their little companions, and play with them in a state of innocence. They allow themselves to be guided; they listen and obey.
Such is the innocence of early childhood, which occasions the love called storge."
Another great show, thank you! :-)
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I have just discovered you, Curtis. And, I came upon you in concert with Dr. Rosen. I am so impressed by the way in which you deliver the thoughts and teachings of Swedenborg! I have a question for you. I am 70 years young and, as I move along my path, I find that I love people as much as I always have; BUT, I like them less and less. I feel deeply for what people are going through and I would and will do anything in my power to help and encourage them. I would never want anyone to feel LOST and ALONE. However, to spend any length of time with people has become all but unbearable......the fact is that, although I love them, I often do not LIKE them. This has become a real dilemma for me! Thoughts?
I just listened to Swedenborg's words about instinctively finding like spirits with which to exist in harmony. I currently exist with a group that does not feel like "home" at all! What am I doing wrong?
Hello Mary! So glad that you found us! It's great to hear that you're enjoying the presentation as well. Thanks for being willing to share a little of what you're going through here. It must be difficult to, despite still caring about people, find yourself not really enjoying their presence up close.
"What am I doing wrong?"--probably nothing! What I mean is, all of the factors that go into how we feel about people and situations are so complex. It could be that there are things others are doing that makes it very hard (if not impossible) to feel good about them and being around them consistently. It could be a compatibility issue, or things that are going on in other parts of our lives that are hampering that connection. We could have ego issues, they could have ego issues, or both! It's just hard to isolate what exactly we could or should be doing differently to change how we feel about people. It could be a phase too, Swedenborg talks about us going through the spiritual equivalents of winter and of night where we're less connected to love, but we come back around.
"I currently exist with a group that does not feel like "home" at all!"--I think a lot of people find themselves isolated or not feeling at home even among people in this world. The spiritual world that Swedenborg describes has some similarities to this one, but some major differences too--including that here, who we are inside really doesn't dictate the kind of people we're surrounded by. And it may not be until the next life when we're really freed from our lower level ways of thinking that we can truly feel a perpetual warmth toward all.
Something that's helpful might be to just take some time when you're alone to focus on the good things about those people. Imagine them without the qualities that make them hard to be around--as if they were their best selves. I find that helps me keep some warmth toward them in my mind, even if actual interactions with them at this point make things hard.
Also, don't be too hard on yourself! As I said, I don't think it's something we really have that much control over. That said, we did a show a while back with a few other practical tips you might find helpful: th-cam.com/video/pl7s8kiLrhE/w-d-xo.html
Again, thanks so much for taking the time to write and share your story!
-Curtis
Heaven is a haven to be found here now.
So worth tuning into!!
So glad you think so!
Fascinating video / information. It is taking me a really long time to get through this one because I keep backing up and going over things that I know, on some deep level, are very important.
I'm glad this topic is really speaking to you, Dorothy! It's remakable to consider that we are each so much more than we realize.
Last night someone said that the New Church is Doctrinal, and it wasn't clear what was meant. But I am sitting hear listening to this hierophantic person teaching from these doctrines which are being used very well to lead me into and understanding of eternal life instead of just telling me to "believe", and I think of all the other people who may be watching or have watched, and I think I am in church. Not a cult, darn you! A "church"!
i want to thank you for what you do.
That means so much to us!
Thank you so much
+selenaanis You're very welcome!
thank you for that
+Guilherme Costa You're welcome!
I can relate to this so much: dominant love in my case is animals- the other life forms/souls on this earth. Interesting section regarding our purpose etc... I am connected to people who rescue, and love animals, and people who love and respect animals do have good souls. Just like those who help children. I love all innocent life forms, kindness. Doesn't mattter what species we are as every life is precious, and should be equal. Loved the squirrel and deer- though Curtis focused on the deer poop. No offence Curtis- you do a great job :))))
GREAT TO READ A COMMENT FROM ANOTHER ANIMAL RESPECTOR / LOVER . IN OUR WORLD WE HAVE ALMOST COMBATTED RACISM AND SEXISM .... THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE ,IMHO , IS SPECIEISM ! ALWAYS LOVE TO READ OF A FELLOW ANIMAL CHERISHER LIKE YOU . THANX ;-)
Brilliant!
thankyou! really incrediblee
+Maggie11 Barron You're very welcome!
❤️🌹🙏👍thank you
You are most welcome, LLC! Thanks for being here and responding.
Great stuff!! I have told others to imagine the very best person they can be and become that person, which is their true self.. .
+michael calder Glad you enjoyed it, and great advice!
Thanks much! Happy New Year & God bless.
Wonderful video! Uplifting voice of reason, as usual.
Thanks! So glad you enjoyed it!
Great Show! 🙏🏻💖 Thankxx ! 😘👏
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
@offTheLeftEye , Always! 🙏🏻💖🌠
I just had to comment on this video. When showing the seed sprouting, it almost looked like little flashes of light in the soil. Fascinating! Anyone else see this?
That's a really cool observation, Cheri! Thanks for pointing that out!
Just the video I was looking for
+[ P4RK3R ] Glad you found something you were looking for!
So very true.
I'm glad this topic resonated with you, Matthew. Thanks so much for watching!
I find the statement “how to find your true self” intriguing because I think who needs to be found is us .. our true self is not lost to be found. We are the ones who are lost .. became forgetful.. to me if I find me first then that only means I find my true self.. the part of me I forgot it exists. No where do I need to search for my true self.. because I Am that True self .. the sleeping giant deep inside my Heart ❤️
“Bright but hidden, the Self dwells in the Heart.
Everything that moves and breathes lives in the Self. He is the source of love and can only be found with real and pure love, but not with thought.
The Lord of Love is the goal for our lives. Walk this spiritual path and find Him.
The shining Self dwells deep in the heart. Everything in the world lives in the Self. The Lord of Love is the source of life and truth.” Uphanishad
Well said, abisinia04. We think we have to seek for something - but in reality, we must wake up to what we already are! God bless!
Thank you :)
You're welcome, Kalia!
love this video... think this is my favorite one so far...:)
I have watched up to part three so far. I look forward to watching the rest tomorrow. Here is what I think so far: I recently researched and wrote about the inner and outer selves in my essay. So I found this video particularly interesting to watch. Sigmund Freud's analogy of an iceberg may have been inspired by Swedenborg. The bottom layer of the iceberg represents the hidden unconscious and is much larger because it contains more mental contents such as wishes, desires, motives, etc. Interestingly the satanic aspects that Swedenborg mentions may be related to the negative contents of Freud's iceberg theory such as irrational thoughts and violent motives. I agree, we have both aspects of good and evil, but we keep them hidden because they conflict with society's conventions of living in harmony with others. Plato also believed in the inner and outer selves, which Swedenborg was blessed to access and write about. However, after Swedenborg, it seems Kant received more recognition than Swedenborg. On the other hand babies under five months appear very free and untroubled because they are not born with the knowledge they develop later through experiences with stimuli in their environment which forms their outer self with rules and conventions of society. An example is the development of language, which starts through sounds and develops into emotions and structures of vocabulary. I think Swedenborg describes the partly aware subconscious state when he says that we take as much as we need from the unconscious, e.g. through dreams, therapy, and other ways of accessing the contents of the unconscious mind.
I'm glad you found this episode relevant to your current research on the inner and outer selves! Thank you for sharing your reflections, Murtaza. The line in your comment that struck me the most was this one: "...which Swedenborg was blessed to access and write about." Yes! Blessed to access, and blessed to write about. Blessed with willingness from God to use for the good and hope of all, even two hundred years into the future.
@@offTheLeftEye Your welcome and thank you, I agree.
@@offTheLeftEye As for part 3 'Purpose of Identity' and Part 4 'Celestial Ecosystem': Maybe clues to our dominant love can also be found in our interests and passions and sensory modalities, learning styles, and preferences of communication that indicate how we learn, communicate and get along best with others. I think such aspects drive the currents you speak of or tsunami in our life, like agreements and disagreements. I am currently trying to let go of aspects of my past which I feel do me no good spiritually, but I find it difficult to let go of them because I am very attached to the external factors based on approval from others to please myself. To solve this, I feel I need to connect more with spiritually centred people. Not only that, but I feel more united in love with others in spiritual matters rather than intrinsic aspects of myself. As for part 5 ', You Make Me': Getting closer to God by letting go of our ego aspects is something I have also experienced. Doing so made me feel grounded, contented, and peaceful inside as I have never felt before. For me, It's like a moment of relaxation in the late afternoon when I close the curtains and the golden glow of the sun pierces through into the living room to create shades on the walls. In such a moment, life slows down and worries disappear. As for your answer about the blood moon. I was fortunate to see the blood moon in the park. It looked as though the giant moon had landed on earth and I could walk right into it. It was truly a mesmerizing sight like I have never witnessed before.
@@murtazaarif6507 Beautiful! I really resonate with your reflections here. Thank you so much for watching, and for sharing the thoughts and feelings that were stirred in you as you watched. We love that!
Awesome!
# 135 So Neat seeing that seed grow. I Love pulling up thick weeds from the ground and seeing their hard narly roots...they are like carrots how the come out..makes me think of roots of a tooth embedded in the ground..fun to pull them out and examine them.
I can totally appreciate that!
The self is the greatest illusion
this Swdenborg was so intelligent, I just watched a biography of him. He was amazing. Does he differ between the angels in heaven and the spirits or does he call them all angels. I think of the angels as the big giant things with wings that watch over us .But just to clarify so I know what he means. I also want to say , this is truly a gift that Curtis does, amazing and I love listening to the Jonathon rose guy, sorry if I spelled that wrong,
Thanks for the kind words, DebbieJo! Swedenborg uses the word "angels" to mean people who have evolved all the way into the level of heaven, and he uses the word "spirits" to mean anyone who has crossed over into the spiritual realm. An "evil spirit" is someone who has chosen hell. A "spirit" is someone still in the world of spirits in between. An "angelic spirit" is someone in the world of spirits in between who is working on developing into an angel.
I was astonished to learn that our inner self is like an ocean or park compared to the outer self which only takes a small amount for what it needs to exist. So according to Swedenborg, our inner self is much vaster. .....Yes, that makes sense. The idea that the whole universe is limited. I guess we are only experiencing a very small amount through the “focused consciousness” of the 5 senses that God gave to us. ❤️😊👍🏻
I love how you put that, Julian! Makes sense - how amazing!
@@offTheLeftEye Thanks! ❤️...I felt a “ surge” of wisdom in a sense when I wrote that. Perhaps God was directing me what to text!❤️😊
@@julianbristow4793 Yes!
keep up the great work
+Gladie Buyan Thanks! Will do!
Did I already mention the Jewish Holiday of Tub'shvat, which is all about seeds and nuts? Dr. Cooper's segment reminds me of a Tub'shvat ceremony that I attended many years ago.
That's so cool, no, I'm not familiar with that holiday! Thanks for sharing that! Good connection, fancynancylucille!
Boy!..I sure Am glad I Found This video/message/presentation ☺/
..Heh... i almost missed it! Yeah, ..wasnt around that MooNday, lol, so,..i had to catch the Upload:) Great show *indeed!!* thank you!
Blessings TO ALL~
+MikeBlackbird Glad you found it too! Blessings right back at you!
The dualism of worlds : are we ourselves not in body symbolic of both the mind and spirit that defines us; the will to enquiry that sees us question all things save the self that is of the source?
Should it be any less of a miracle to us that a caterpillar must first digest itself - although certain cells remain - before returning as a moth?
If the more we learn the more amazing we become, and the more we love the more accepting, why then do we choose to diminish our selves through doubting our own divinity?
niecers :)
then again, it proves your point by the fact that we doubt. That is the part that must be digested, or more like tested by, to get to our true essence
Agreed. Through doubt can we develop. Like all things, its in the perception, a question of attitude.
What is the best video to work as a sort of intro into swedenborg?
Here are two videos that provide good intro content into Swedenborg and his teachings:
th-cam.com/video/HEa0e8AcS78/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/3Q14EcEwQVQ/w-d-xo.html
can you please tell me where the music at 19.58 min in the video comes from? i would really like to listen to the whole piece. tx
Hi +didi pyrrha! That's actually a track that was donated to us by someone who enjoys the show. It's not available anywhere online it its entirety. We do use it at length in this episode: th-cam.com/video/Qaqd9Fhsxpg/w-d-xo.html
Although it's mainly used behind interviews, so I don't know if that will really give you the listening experience you're looking for. Sorry about that!
thanks. i was pondering on the material that you have presented. on my limited comprehension, is it correct that the true self might be found only after life (i.e death) for those who are "unlucky" in this life? at the meantime, are we supposed to endure though if life is trying and enduring? thanks, Crtius.
Hi Curtis, can you share the meaning and origin of the 'off the left eye' saying ? I am interested in the Truth about this . Andrea 🌸
+Andrea Firth Hello! It came from a spiritual experience reported by Swedenborg. He said that it seemed like a covering was peeled off his left eye, giving him the use of spiritual sight.
+offTheLeftEye ..Oh , ok and was the experience specifically the left eye and where can I find his writing on it ? I have a personal interest Curtis because I have experienced something concerning it myself and So I have been researching for other similar experiences to gain further support Thankyou for replying 🌸
***** In general, the left eye had to do with intellectual things. Actually there's a tool that lets you search his writings here:newchristianbiblestudy.org/quick-search
if you enter "left eye", you should be able to see all of the places it comes up. Hope you find what you're looking for!
+offTheLeftEye Thank you , yes I did find what I hoped for ..a confirmation about some experiences I have of my own , I found it in Swedenborg's spiritual experiences #5059 concerning 'Acute Pain' in the left eye caused by those away from God , it is exactly describing something I have been 'battling' , and just as Swedenborg writes , I have found 'them' out , Thank You for your help Curtis 🌸🗡
*****, you're so welcome! It's great to hear that you found what you were looking for!