05-14-2010, 06:48 AM
Thanks again Cyclops, a great collection of quotes.
Turtle, my personal opinion is that spiritual evolution is part of us, it's built into our existence and is, in fact, the reason for our existence. To experience, discover, learn and eventually return to oneness.
Evolution is spiralling upwards, and each entity chooses at which rate they wish to progress, and which polarity. It can be slowed, but one cannot go backwards to freeze on the spiral. Imagine the infinite range of 'speed' of conscious evolution; there can be an unimaginably - infinitesimally - slow rate, which is still however, progressing (that slow rate could last many lifetimes).
Turtle, my personal opinion is that spiritual evolution is part of us, it's built into our existence and is, in fact, the reason for our existence. To experience, discover, learn and eventually return to oneness.
Evolution is spiralling upwards, and each entity chooses at which rate they wish to progress, and which polarity. It can be slowed, but one cannot go backwards to freeze on the spiral. Imagine the infinite range of 'speed' of conscious evolution; there can be an unimaginably - infinitesimally - slow rate, which is still however, progressing (that slow rate could last many lifetimes).