The Non-physical vs. Spirituality
From the “Life is Meant to Work” Tele-seminar
By the non-physical world, I am referring to the reality that is beyond what is discernable to our physical senses. Examples are emotions, passion, intention, motivation, focus, love, intelligence, life force, inspiration. Those of you who don’t believe in God, or spirituality, or the soul, or anything beyond this lifetime, obviously are nonetheless aware of the presence of these. At a certain point they begin to merge into what others of us would consider spirituality. And the delineation between them as non-physical versus spiritual is difficult to define.
Just because they are not accessible by our physical senses directly does not make them less real to us. Our physical senses are aware of expressions of the non-physical, through physical vehicles, such as musical instruments or voices that can express, for example, inspiration, love, yearning, and so on. There is an internal feeling sense that responds to the non-physical essence or energy or vibration, or however we describe it, that can be extraordinarily powerful. Whether we experience it as non-physical or spiritual perhaps depends on how high its vibration is. For me, when I’m in a state that feels connected to the Divine, it’s a blissful, inspired feeling that feels like I’m vibrating at a high frequency.
What I mean by spirituality, is central to an understanding of the larger Source I often refer to. By Larger Source, I mean the overall umbrella that everything that exists is encompassed by and originates from. I don’t generally use the word “God” because it connotes a personification of spiritual source that I don’t think is accurate. I generally use the words “the Divine” instead. I refer to the Divine as a very high vibration that can be present anywhere in anything in living creation. I sometimes use “Divine” as an adjective, such as “Divine Truth” to indicate a larger than human perspective. Other words I use to describe the essence of the larger source are: Principle, Life, Truth, Love, Mind, Soul, Spirit, and Intelligence.
When we make the distinction between an individual person’s intelligence or ability to love — and the sense of intelligence or love as something in and of itself, we begin to understand it as a force beyond human control — just as we might recognize truth as a force beyond the physical experience, cutting through confusion, lies, and smoke screens. Because these are root concepts, the only way to really understand what they are is through direct experience. They have power in and of themselves, and the power they have can move nations, they can change people’s whole paradigm of reality. They come from a source larger than human experience, and therefore supersede our individual consciousness. They move us beyond our physical experience and give us a larger perspective. They are the real substance of what matters to the human soul.
