there is a quite dominant misperception that repeats itself in discussions and thoughts regarding infinity.
there cant be 'one' entity in infinity. ie, there cant be singleness in infinity.
because for infinity to happen, it needs to be infinite in all respects. being 'one' or 'single' are concepts that are being related to finity, which becomes valid for any entity that is a subset of infinity, therefore finite. it cannot pass valid when infinity is contemplated.
moreover, as Ra and various other channelings and philosophies put it, there is infinity, and there is infinite creations, universes, dimensions, possibilities as a result of this infinity.
for infinity to become infinite, it must have infinite subsets. therefore, an infinity is something that comprises of infinite number of 'finities'.
this makes it not 'one' or 'single', but 'us', 'we', with 'we' being an infinite pronoun.
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as a result of this concept, since nothing finite can be infinite BEFORE an infinite amount of time, any finite concept that exists will need an infinite amount of time to become infinite. but by the time it becomes infinite (so the saying goes, it never will), the infinity that it is contained within will also become 'more' infinite, and therefore the infinity will never end.
thusly,
'service to self', because 'self is also creator' concept is a faulty concept starting right from this point : finite will never be infinite, and therefore cannot express or embody infinite in itself. it can only exist as a part of the infinite.
observe the below snapshot of a tv displaying 'static' (not a quite clean shot though, i could find only this in my hurry)
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i very much suspect that this is a low frequency version snapshot of the 'infinite intelligence', aka what some call 'creator'.
it is present everywhere (notice how you can also see it during meditation, early stages, before it harmonizes into the 'sea' that sufis talk about - if you succeed in it, that is - ), it is infinite in 'numbers' (consider that this static is only what the antenna of that tv gets at that time). it is uniform and equal in its parts (all parts seem same in size, including black speckles), and it practically has infinite parts which do a zen movement. (remember zen symbol of white and black dancing in each other). moreover, it has energy, since it vibrates, and in different patterns and magnitudes depending on place and time or frequency. and notice how all the particles are equal.
my conclusion is, there is no 'service to others' or 'service to self'. there is, 'service to us'. us being the infinities we are. i used the the word infinity as infinities, because, i very much think that infinity as a word does not express enough of the multiple facetedness, 'being comprised of infinite parts' of the existence.
on another train of thought :
infinite finities harmonizing will never constitute a totally harmonized, uniform, singularly identifiable entity, because, the harmonization and merger of infinite finites will take an infinite amount of 'time'. time is not applicable in this context, of course, but, consider it as 'harmonizations'. it will take infinite harmonizations to be completed.
therefore, it will never be complete, and therefore it will never constitue a singular entity.
but, from the viewpoint of a finite entity, (especially in a holographic existence), when the harmonizations of the infinite numbers of finite parts pass a certain level, the finite entity will not be able to perceive the differences in the existence it is observing, because its perception/capability will stay below a particular level (any level higher than its capability). therefore, infinite numbers of finite entities will appear as if a singular, uniform entity or presence, to the outside finite observer.
just consider the tv static, or, better, the 'speckle dance' you see when you start meditating. they are many pieces and parts which 'zen' each other at first, then, they increasingly harmonize, and it starts to look like a wavy sea, then, the harmonization increases, and you can only roughly make out the waves, and after a point of harmonization, you cant notice anything at all.
that may be why creations never end. the infinite numbers of finities reach a general harmonization point, coalesce into the uniform infinity (from our point of view), but, eventually the 'waves' or movements or vibrations of energy in other places, however small, coalesce and create focus centers, starting the seeds of another creation with its infinite numbers of focus points, universes and dimensions.
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edit : i would like to drop a note that, infinite intelligence, aka, creator would not be infinity, since, it is different from infinity. whereas infinity is just infinity, intelligent infinity has an adjective. therefore, it has to be an aspect of that infinity, because it is different from it.
this makes the snapshot we have there probably showing the infinite intelligence, aka creator, at its any given vibration at the time and locale point whenever that snapshot was taken.
when the all the vibrations, differentiations, distortions at that given snapshot of 'tv static' harmonize, only then it becomes a point of infinity.
there cant be 'one' entity in infinity. ie, there cant be singleness in infinity.
because for infinity to happen, it needs to be infinite in all respects. being 'one' or 'single' are concepts that are being related to finity, which becomes valid for any entity that is a subset of infinity, therefore finite. it cannot pass valid when infinity is contemplated.
moreover, as Ra and various other channelings and philosophies put it, there is infinity, and there is infinite creations, universes, dimensions, possibilities as a result of this infinity.
for infinity to become infinite, it must have infinite subsets. therefore, an infinity is something that comprises of infinite number of 'finities'.
this makes it not 'one' or 'single', but 'us', 'we', with 'we' being an infinite pronoun.
.............
as a result of this concept, since nothing finite can be infinite BEFORE an infinite amount of time, any finite concept that exists will need an infinite amount of time to become infinite. but by the time it becomes infinite (so the saying goes, it never will), the infinity that it is contained within will also become 'more' infinite, and therefore the infinity will never end.
thusly,
'service to self', because 'self is also creator' concept is a faulty concept starting right from this point : finite will never be infinite, and therefore cannot express or embody infinite in itself. it can only exist as a part of the infinite.
observe the below snapshot of a tv displaying 'static' (not a quite clean shot though, i could find only this in my hurry)
:
i very much suspect that this is a low frequency version snapshot of the 'infinite intelligence', aka what some call 'creator'.
it is present everywhere (notice how you can also see it during meditation, early stages, before it harmonizes into the 'sea' that sufis talk about - if you succeed in it, that is - ), it is infinite in 'numbers' (consider that this static is only what the antenna of that tv gets at that time). it is uniform and equal in its parts (all parts seem same in size, including black speckles), and it practically has infinite parts which do a zen movement. (remember zen symbol of white and black dancing in each other). moreover, it has energy, since it vibrates, and in different patterns and magnitudes depending on place and time or frequency. and notice how all the particles are equal.
my conclusion is, there is no 'service to others' or 'service to self'. there is, 'service to us'. us being the infinities we are. i used the the word infinity as infinities, because, i very much think that infinity as a word does not express enough of the multiple facetedness, 'being comprised of infinite parts' of the existence.
on another train of thought :
infinite finities harmonizing will never constitute a totally harmonized, uniform, singularly identifiable entity, because, the harmonization and merger of infinite finites will take an infinite amount of 'time'. time is not applicable in this context, of course, but, consider it as 'harmonizations'. it will take infinite harmonizations to be completed.
therefore, it will never be complete, and therefore it will never constitue a singular entity.
but, from the viewpoint of a finite entity, (especially in a holographic existence), when the harmonizations of the infinite numbers of finite parts pass a certain level, the finite entity will not be able to perceive the differences in the existence it is observing, because its perception/capability will stay below a particular level (any level higher than its capability). therefore, infinite numbers of finite entities will appear as if a singular, uniform entity or presence, to the outside finite observer.
just consider the tv static, or, better, the 'speckle dance' you see when you start meditating. they are many pieces and parts which 'zen' each other at first, then, they increasingly harmonize, and it starts to look like a wavy sea, then, the harmonization increases, and you can only roughly make out the waves, and after a point of harmonization, you cant notice anything at all.
that may be why creations never end. the infinite numbers of finities reach a general harmonization point, coalesce into the uniform infinity (from our point of view), but, eventually the 'waves' or movements or vibrations of energy in other places, however small, coalesce and create focus centers, starting the seeds of another creation with its infinite numbers of focus points, universes and dimensions.
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edit : i would like to drop a note that, infinite intelligence, aka, creator would not be infinity, since, it is different from infinity. whereas infinity is just infinity, intelligent infinity has an adjective. therefore, it has to be an aspect of that infinity, because it is different from it.
this makes the snapshot we have there probably showing the infinite intelligence, aka creator, at its any given vibration at the time and locale point whenever that snapshot was taken.
when the all the vibrations, differentiations, distortions at that given snapshot of 'tv static' harmonize, only then it becomes a point of infinity.