Burning Within

[Wander-Man]

There's a quote from the Law of One that interests me right now from session 60: http://lawofone.info/results.php?session_id=60&ss=1#20

If an entity is not in harmony with its circumstances it feels a burning within. The temperature of the physical vehicle does not yet rise, only the heat of the temper or the tears, as we may describe this disharmony. However, if an entity persists for a long period of your space/time in feeling this emotive heat and disharmony, the entire body complex will begin to resonate to this disharmony, and the disharmony will then show up as the cancer or other degenerative distortions from what you call health.

What do you guys and gals think would be the best way to stop the 'burning within?' If you were on the "Within Fire Dpt.," what would be your fire hydrant? What would be the dog that pees on it?

[Lorna]

acceptance and gratitude

[Turtle]

The dog that pees on it? LOL!!

Well, I'd have to say...one could try to understand what is the underlying desire that is creating this disharmony, and try to either fulfill it, or change it into something productive....MUCH easier said than done of course.

[Ali Quadir]

Excelent choice of words

Just visualize this little guy coming over and lifting his back leg at you.


But alternatively, the most potent way to step out of anger I know is to step back and rationally think about the situation. You can't think and be emotional at the same time. Unless of course your thoughts consist of recalling the injustice done to you. But in practice if you force yourself to rationally and solution oriented think your emotions will cool down.

It's really a solution oriented variant of counting to 10.

[βαθμιαίος]

Forgiveness of self and other.

Wrap yourself in the arms of love and give yourself a big healing hug. And again. And again. Tell yourself you love, accept, and forgive yourself. And again. And again.

Do the same, in your imagination, with those at whom you are annoyed/angry/etc. And again. And again. Tell them, in your mind, that you love, accept, and forgive them. And again. And again.

When the green-ray work is well underway you can begin the blue-ray work of expressing the frustration and attempting to work through to a resolution. You can also do indigo-ray work and visualize a situation that would be less frustrating, and violet-ray work by affirming the perfection of things as they are.

[Questioner]

If you were on the "Within Fire Dpt.," what would be your fire hydrant? What would be the dog that pees on it?

Great question and thanks for the laugh.

Based on my own experience and study of psychology:

I would let the emotion within get expressed without. In a safe, supportive environment, let it out! Express the tears by crying and by talking about the feelings of loss, fear and separation. Express the anger by proclaiming how things are unfair, hit a pillow, swing a nerf bat or do some heavy exercise. Burn off and burn out the stress before it burns up inside.

Or come to a discussion forum and write about how one feels. But in person is best if possible.

Emotions are like waves, our lives like ships. Boats should ride over the waves and let them pass by. Maybe a big wave splashes on deck a while before it runs off. The safest captain is not the one who can stop the waves from coming, but the one who can ride through the waves as they pass by.

In Law of One terms, accept the waves as catalyst for one's experience of the ups and downs of the ocean. Then choose to continue one's intended course.

[ayadew]

The "burning within" is a metaphor for many things, but I can relate to it mostly to when you simply are not 'at peace'. You can physically feel disharmony in your body, like a small pain.
This is a good indication for the need of meditation (for me)

[Sacred Fool]

Interesting inquiry.

I re-read the entire session. Below is one of the earlier pieces, not in sequence or directly related to the wandering burning man was talking about (sic), but not unrelated either.

It seems to imply the utility of discerning your pre-incarntive choices of limitation and it suggests acceptance.

60.8 Questioner: What would she do then in order to alleviate these problems?

Ra: I am Ra. As we have said, this instrument, feeling that it lacked compassion to balance wisdom, chose an incarnative experience whereby it was of necessity placed in situations of accepting self in the absence of other-selves’ acceptance and the acceptance of other-self without expecting a return or energy transfer. This is not an easy program for an incarnation but was deemed proper by this entity. This entity therefore must needs meditate and consciously, moment by moment, accept the self in its limitations which have been placed for the very purpose of bringing this entity to the precise tuning we are using. Further, having learned to radiate acceptance and love without expecting return, this entity now must balance this by learning to accept the gifts of love and acceptance of others which this instrument feels some discomfort in accepting. These two balanced workings will aid this entity in the release from the distortion called pain. The limitations are, to a great extent, fixed.

[airwaves]

60.8 Questioner: What would she do then in order to alleviate these problems?

Ra: I am Ra. As we have said, this instrument, feeling that it lacked compassion to balance wisdom, chose an incarnative experience whereby it was of necessity placed in situations of accepting self in the absence of other-selves’ acceptance and the acceptance of other-self without expecting a return or energy transfer. This is not an easy program for an incarnation but was deemed proper by this entity. This entity therefore must needs meditate and consciously, moment by moment, accept the self in its limitations which have been placed for the very purpose of bringing this entity to the precise tuning we are using. Further, having learned to radiate acceptance and love without expecting return, this entity now must balance this by learning to accept the gifts of love and acceptance of others which this instrument feels some discomfort in accepting. These two balanced workings will aid this entity in the release from the distortion called pain. The limitations are, to a great extent, fixed.

I almost cryed when I read that. In a way its kind of sick, but there is some comfort in knowing that other people are going through the same stuff as me. Its hard not to be a bitter introvert when your constantly neck deep in such painfull catalyst. People are always hurting me, and yet my main desire in life is to make them feel loved, happy, and accepted for who they are. To show them the kind of unconditional love that is rarely found in this 3d illusion. Never asking or expecting any such thing in return for my hard efforts. I can not even remember the last time I was hugged. It would sure be nice if every once in awhile someone would wrap there arms around me, tell me everything is going to be ok, that I am doing good, and that I make a difference. It is so hard.


We truely earn the title "brothers and sisters of sorrow." It runs deep.


The saddest thing of all is that I would JUMP at the chance to do it all again for some poor struggling 3d planet. The chance to make someone feel loved and to take a bit of the pain off there shoulders and onto mine, it is priceless.

That is why I wander.

[Ali Quadir]

Hug!

[carrie]

How to start:

http://www.lawofone.info/results.php?ses...10&ss=1#14

Exercise One. This is the most nearly centered and useable within your illusion complex. The moment contains love. That is the lesson/goal of this illusion or density. The exercise is to consciously see that love in awareness and understanding distortions. The first attempt is the cornerstone. Upon this choosing rests the remainder of the life-experience of an entity. The second seeking of love within the moment begins the addition. The third seeking empowers the second, the fourth powering or doubling the third. As with the previous type of empowerment, there will be some loss of power due to flaws within the seeking in the distortion of insincerity. However, the conscious statement of self to self of the desire to seek love is so central an act of will that, as before, the loss of power due to this friction is inconsequential.

Exercise Two. The universe is one being. When a mind/body/spirit complex views another mind/body/spirit complex, see the Creator. This is an helpful exercise.

Exercise Three. Gaze within a mirror. See the Creator.

Exercise Four. Gaze at the creation which lies about the mind/body/spirit complex of each entity. See the Creator.

The foundation or prerequisite of these exercises is a predilection towards what may be called meditation, contemplation, or prayer. With this attitude, these exercises can be processed. Without it, the data will not sink down into the roots of the tree of mind, thus enabling and ennobling the body and touching the spirit.

[Wander-Man]

Thanks for the responses, they're all quite nice. I'll give you a big ole bear hug, airwaves, and lift you up a few inches off the ground if you like. A mental bear hug, me and that fireman dog.

[Marina]

I took this to mean that there are literally inharmonious circumstances for me and when I feel 'burning within' discomfort such as anger or tears that I need to recognize that this is wrong for me and move to other circumstances (other groups of people). If it is with someone with whom I am close, I need to work it out with them.

Before reading the Law of One, I would have thought I needed to tolerate it or ignore it. It helped me so much to see that I was in the wrong vibe for me. Usually this was when I was with people trying to control me and I did not get that I needed to refuse their negative offering.

For me this meant that i needed to be able to recognize frustration and anger in myself and do something about it (to protect myself).