Virtues

Vibe Commentary 1/7

Greetings everyone, If you have read and are following this vine of Vibrational Offerings; you’ll notice that I skip a few days. This is not because I felt they were any less important but because they didn’t offer a point of view that inspired sufficient contrast on which to comment.

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Today’s Thought: Virtues
“Courage is the ladder on which all other Virtues mount.”- Clare Boothe Luce

Author’s Take: The author has taken the viewpoint that we, people (I assume, Western/American/Religious) are either Good or Bad , based on our actions and how they are perceived by the rest of us; from a Moral standpoint.
We “break” our virtuous code when we Lie to avoid responsibility or hurting another’s “feelings”. We are less virtuous if we allow; through inaction or lack of concern comments or words that are deemed “Hurtful” or injust.
Courage is required to live our truth or belief of Morality. Anything less is shameful and wrong, is implied.

EndingThought: “I won’t put my virtues aside simply because it makes my life easier.”
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In the religious based society we have created, we’ve had the concepts of Morality and Virtue drummed into us from childhood. They were even labeled as the “Seven Deadly Sins”; implying that to commit any of these “wrongful” acts would result in everlasting Damnation or the Death of our Immortal Soul(as though that was possible). They listed them as pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. These are also called Cardinal Sins; meaning…of the (physical) body. To counteract or overcome the effect of these “sins”, a list of Good Deeds was introduced. They are: Kindness, Temperance, Charity, Chastity, Humility, Diligence and Patience. Courage was not on the list.

Virtues are linked here to Morality (Interesting word origin) & deviations from the required actions or thoughts are subject to and deserve Judgement.!!

Life is meant to be Fun, Joyful, Satisfying, Happy & Easy. As creatures of this world & guided by our Inner-Being, we follow the Path of Least Resistance; for Ourselves. When our “Path” is trouble free, we Are happier & more prosperous in some sense. Whether we justify it by claiming “Virtue” or have the Courage to admit we do it for Us.
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Don’t get me wrong, these are excellent ideals and in order to live freely in our society of Man’s laws and unwritten rules, complying with this behavior pattern is sometimes easier than the alternatives. As a race, humanity imposes these concepts and more on the whole of society, as a force of habit borne out of centuries of evolution. We’re stuck in the “it’s always been done this way.” cycle, afraid to “break” tradition for fear of the judgement or reprisal of others.

With the advent of Organized, dogmatic Religion, these “Virtues” became the Law of Heaven or God & that was usually the Reigning Ruler. There’s even a story of these principles being given to a tribal leader, written; supposedly by god (or some external entity) extolling the rules that lead to Eternal Salvation and the keys to enter the gates of Heaven. That idea alone could become a very long discussion. I’ll save that for another day.

LoA tells us (me) that the concepts we have adopted and instilled into society have the right idea but are skewed in principle. This is a False-Premise belief of someone else’s perception based on their understanding of the time.

We, the planets, the Universe is made of the same energy. Some label this as God (in whatever language or belief system), I/we call it Source Energy. We, people, plants and animals; in fact, all Living matter is an Extension of that Source Energy/God. Most religions acknowledge this in their own way. Most claim that the Physical body & “Soul” are somehow Separate from their god-source.!! They don’t include in that knowledge the acceptance of the temporary state of the Physical body. Instead they have exalted the Physical body as devine, except that it is Flawed from birth…(??)
Since none of us truly know what happens after Physical death; the transition or reemergence to Non-Physical, stories were made up to answer the many questions of the New world we were just coming to know. Some took advantage of the beliefs accepted by the rest. They Expounded that all we came from a Superior Entity, a source that provides our needs. Rules were also made to assure proper behavior. IF followed, the masses could be saved through the tenets of the Virtuous leaders. Those guiding principles set forth through time by the first Spiritual/religious leaders of the earliest tribes. I can only guess that very early in societal development; someone; a warrior, a child of the tribal leader or any other of perceived importance; became ill or was injured in battle for territory, resources or mating rights. Another, earlier with a similar experience, found a Cure or remedy that helped the healing process that allowed him to survive. The rest of the tribe saw the one survive the damage; injury or illness that took the lives of others. Not understanding the medical/Physical reason for the Healing, the survivor was proclaimed Special, Gifted, Blessed by the Great Spirit in the Sky or in the ground, trees, rocks or water…Or it became the one administering the “remedy”; a Shaman or medicine-man.

It would stand to reason that this Survivor/Special person attained a position of authority or power & respect. As has always been the case with people and power; they soon realized they were able to influence the Lower masses and imposed rules of behavior and rituals to “Keep the Gods appeased” in order to maintain their position and power.
Life’s experiences & the lack of knowledge, helped along by the New leaders proclaiming the “necessary” Virtues, formed the belief in the majority that their prosperity came from an Outside source. Since water fell from the sky, water nourished the land and provided liquid substance; it must be a blessing or gift from the Sky God. The sun was another source of Life, for the light & warmth it provides, was also attributed to the Sky god.

I went a long way to get here but it is at this point where our “Virtues” originated. I understand that this is not only an abbreviated version of a long his-story in the evolution of today’s societal Mores but also mere speculation, on my part. I can only hope that it makes sense on an intellectual level.

This is a Vibrational, Attraction based Universe where we create our own reality with the Thought & Emotional vibrations we offer. LoA gathers the LIKE energies that combined, make the physical of our thoughts. The Universe doesn’t respond or react to words or action. It responds to only Vibrations. If a virtue such a “Patience” was real quality in a vibrational sense, it would generate an emotion that feels Good. Patience is suggested when you need or want something ungently. It suggests that focusing on the Lack and suffering for the need somehow builds your self worth. When in fact, it only serves to lower self esteem & promote feelings of inadequacy & failure. That’s only one of the “virtues”. (I will do a Day of Virtue blog soon.)
We are born with a Guidance system that is a direct connection with our Larger self, the Extension of Source, our Inner-Being. Our emotions indicate the degree of connection to the perspective of our Inner-Being. Your thoughts on any subject is also thought of by your I-B & your I-B has a perspective of it. This point of view is that of Source & LOVE. When you feel a Negative emotion, it’s because your perspective is the same as that of your I-B.!! The more you learn to notice the Feelings of your Emotions, the sooner you’ll come to notice the variances of emotion whenever you have any question. The idea of “virtue” may cling to the recesses of your memory but following the guidance of your I-B & your emotions, the Virtues will appear naturally as Source inspired actions are those of LOVE on which the “Concept” of Virtue originated.-JMO

Living Life in Joy
Happy Creating!!