"What is Enlightenment?"

Well after a few days of absence I am back. I took a few to gather some thoughts and I got some motivation from a friend and the HBI Navigator site. I am going to hit you with only one of the topics and save the other for tomorrow. My thoughts aren't quite in order or complete yet. I also added a new video of Eric Pepin talking to a group of students in Colorado. It can be found on YouTube but I thought I would put it here for the easy of finding it.


Immanule Kant
An Answer to the Question: "What is Enlightenment?"
Konigsberg in Prussia, 30th September, 1784.

"Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one's own understanding without the guidance of another. This immaturity is self-incurred if its cause is not lack of understanding, but lack of resolution and courage to use it without the guidance of another. The motto of enlightenment is therefore: Sapere aude! Have courage to use your own understanding!"

You can read the whole essay that the quote is from here:
"What is Enlightenment?"

I found this quote in a blog by an old friend from high school. He is currently in London studying Buddhist Ethics. The whole entry has some good stuff in it even if I don't entirely agree with his interpretation. Enlightenment? First Königsburg

I think I am in agreement with Allen W. Wood's thoughts on the subject to a point. We as humans often learn from our mistakes. It is also said that what we dislike in others is what we dislike in ourselves. I would think that this would be amplified in a person that spend a lot of time reflecting on one's self as most philosophers do. So I would say what is more important? The conclusion that someone comes to or the mistakes or personality flaws that they came from. Now I do agree with Justin when he says, "that a philosopher's life must have something to do with his/her philosophy. After all, how can one tell us the nature of the world having never experienced it, or how to live having led a terrible life?" All expect that last part anyway. Experience is vital. It is what this dimension is all about. One cannot teach what one has no experience with. Now I disagree that experience has to be a positive one. An example of not how to to live your life is every bit and informative and an example of how to live your life. It is just the other side of the coin if you ask me.

Just because a good idea comes from a bad person doesn't make the idea bad. Eric Pepin can be quoted saying, "Don't put me on a pedistal because I am going to fall off. Then I will be mad that you put me there in the first place." This comes from a man who has taken on the burden of teaching mystic knowledge to who every is willing to learn. He knows that no one, including himself, is prefect. Everyone has done things that they are not proud of. I think that is what Alleen W. Wood was trying to point out. If we start judging the man we may fall victum to judging his philosophy under the same light and we may miss the forest for the trees.

Namaste,

Chris

On the Road: Eric talks Dreams, Astral Travel in Ft. Collins

Portals and Making Peace

I got some good feedback from Matt Struve over on the HBI Navigator Forum. I have provided a link to it but to have to be a member to view it. To become a member you need to own The Foundation Set.

Matt says he will soon be posting a similar experience they all had on their RV trip at Eric Pepin’s: Multi-Dimensional Consciousness. There is also a link to that blog on the left.


I guess you could call this Part 3.

I had a really long day yesterday. It is suppose to start snowing today I so had to get some yard work that I have been putting off done. Anyway, by the time I crawled into bed I just wanted to sleep. I was wiped out and just wanted to crash when I started to wonder if my visitor from last night was still around. I took a couple of deep breaths and felt out the room. Definitely some there with me. I reflected on what Matt posted earlier and tried to feel the emotions in the room. There seemed to be an uneasiness in the room. It's hard to explain. It almost felt like the feeling you get when you are around a scared animal that is unsure of what is going on. So I decided to try and make friends so to speak. I broadcasted a loving feeling and kind of let it know that I won't do anything to it as long as it nice back. I think I got the message across because after a little while I could feel it on me so to speak. Kind of a warm embrace almost cuddling feeling. Now that I think about it reminds me a little of what Baard Williams wrote about when he stayed at Eric's house the other night, A Little Care Bear Entity. I just enjoyed it for a little while and fell asleep. I woke up very refreshed this morning and I don't have any dreams that I remember either.

Anyone every had an entity stick around before?


Namaste Everyone,

Chris

Portals and Nightmares

Part 1

I as was laying in bed last night I started to focus on the energy in the room it seemed smoother then normal if that makes any sense. Let me try and explain it better. I usually see energy as a very static like a TV without a signal, very jagged. Last night it appeared more like wispy fog or something like that. While I was watching it I kind of got a feeling for and started to move it around a little. Next idea that popped into my head was to try to make a portal again. So I focused on a spot directed energy from the room and my heart chakra at it. It was pretty cool it be able to see the energy collect in one area. I did this for a little while and was starting to lose interest when I heard a noise. It sounded like something moved in the attic. Oh my spot was on the ceiling. Even made my dog jump awake and bark. After convincing myself it was just the house shifting I dissipated the energy, put a pyramid around the spot I was focusing on just in case, and rolled over to go to sleep.

Part 2

While I was asleep I was dreaming about nothing in particular when things started to get weird. Things got violent and kind of hellish. I was able to take a step back and gain control and make it stop but it would return and I would have to do it all over again. This happened 3 or 4 time I believe. So I was in the shower this morning going over last nights dreams like I normally do. Not being able to make any sense of them I remembered what I was doing before I went to bed. Now I can't help but wonder if I did manage to get a portal open and something came through and that was messing with me in my dreams. So I thought I would present this here to see what everyone thinks.


Namaste,

Chris

SanDiego Fires

I have found out that there are a few white cell who's homes are in the line of fire so speak. Brandon Songer and family were evacuate, his blog can be found on the left, along with a few other HBI participates I have gotten to know. Keep there safety in your thoughts. I am sure they would all appreciate any positive energy you could send their way as well. I know I will be.

Namaste,

Chris

Art of Healing and Energy Beings

Shortly after my last Star Reach call I received this months modules The Art of Healing and Energy Beings. Both are great CD's. In the last couple of months I had a wart show up on my wrist. In Art of Healing Eric talks about how he kills warts so I tried the method out. Within a couple of days the top part of the wart died and fell off. The skin underneath is starting to smooth over and heal. Pretty cool if you ask me. I am also working on resting my body to the correct blue print. Now I just need to find the damn button...he he he. Just kidding.

I kind of come from a healing/energy movement background with my dad studying just about any type of energy healing he could find. He was gracious enough to share what he was learning with me and teach me at a very young age. It was this background that sent me on my search for something more. What is behind all this energy and where does it come from? What I found was Higher Balance and now I have come complete circle now learning the first step in healing as taught by HBI.

Energy Beings has more then once giving me chills down my spine. As always Eric is really good at painting a picture in your mind. Some of his stores sent chills down my spine and goose bumps on my arm. The creeper part come after I listen to it. As I was reflecting on what he was saying a couple of old experiences from my past resurfaced. They scared the crap out of me when I was a kid and they were chopped up to being dreams or my imagination but now I am not so sure. I will leave those stories for another time.

At the bottom of the page there are some videos from Higher Balance that can be seen on YouTube. There are many more that can be seen by going to YouTube and searching Higher Balance Institute. There is a whole series of Eric talking about the paranormal and different hot spots around the country. It is definitely worth the watch and listen.

The Moon and Stars

It has been a pretty relaxing weekend for me. My wife had to work Saturday morning so I had the first part of the day to myself. To take advantage of this I did an extended meditation that morning listening to the Elan meditation CD. After that I watched the Warriors Wanted DVD. It was a nice way to start the weekend. A nice little energy boost! Later I got some more yard work done. I have way too many trees to take care of.

A couple of thing that I have noticed this weekend. The first could be from the fact that I had my energy up pretty high. I have been asked twice by two different friends about meditating and energy movement. Both people I would have never imagined would be interested. I guess I shouldn't judge too soon. I was more then happy to discuss and answer questions for them.

The other observation is at night. As the hours of darkest increase each day. I have noticed that the stars and the moon seem a lot brighter and closer. I can sit out in the backyard at night and get completely lost looking into the sky. I think my focus is improving as well. Last night I was looking at the stars when one caught my attention. When I started to focus on it seemed like it was the only star in the sky. It encompassed my whole vision. It was a neat experience. A little bit later that evening I was kicking myself thinking that I should have tried to project myself out to that star. There was definitely something that was drawing me too it. Makes me wonder what would have happened if I would have completely opened myself up to it. Maybe next time I guess.

Namaste everyone,

Chris

Red & White Cells

Well I guess I need to explain a little before you will under stand the title of this entry. Higher Balance teaches that we as humans are a functional part of the planet working for. Much like blood cells work for our bodies. As we all know we have two different kinds of blood cells on our system, red cells and white cells.

Red cells kind of do the daily grind. They transport oxygen and other nurtients to all parts of the body and also move any contaminates and waste. Without them the body would not be able to function.

White cells on the other hand have another purpose. They attack any intruder that enters the body that means to do harm. They are the gaurdians of the body.

Now we take a step back and look at the planet. There are two types of humans as well. The red cell that goes about daliy life doing whatever he is compelled to do. Red cells live entirely in this dimension without interest or knowledge in the dimensions or worlds beyond this one.

Then there are white cells, just like in the body, that are here to protect the planet. I am not talking about enviromentlist but speaking on more of an energy level. It is the job of the white cell to be ready to protect that planet from anything that maybe try and harm it.

There is a lot more on this in the book Handbook of the Navigator, the module The Source Realized, and the DVD Warriors Wanted - Apply Here. Of course you need to have purchase The Foundation Set before you can move on to the other modules but you can download the book for free and even buy it at your local bookstore.

So all of that to tell you that yesterday was pretty much a red cell day. More on that in the next post.

A Red Cell Day

Thursdays for the last seven weeks have meant taking Barley, my dog, to obedience class. It has been good for both of us but I am glad the next week is the last class. It was at 8:00 in the evening which is kind of late to start an hour long class. Especially for a seven month old puppy and normally poops out around that time of day.


I did some work on my aquariums I have a small 5.5 gallon in our office and a 75 gallon in the living room. They are both planted aquariums. That is I grow live plants in both. The 5.5 gallon is home to small freshwater shrimp called Red Cherry Shrimp and some snails. The harvest the snails out from time to time and feed them to my five Clown Loaches in the 75 gallon. Both tanks had become over grown and where in serve need of cleaning. After cleaning out the filter for the 75 gallon and getting it back together I realized that it won't seal entirely anymore. Not cool. These canister filter are not cheap. After looking at the two pet stores in town looks like I am ordering parts off the Internet to get it working again. Oh well what can you do. Here are a few pictures of the two aquariums after the clean up.

5.5 Gallon

75 Gallon

I also got the apple and cherry trees in the backyard trimmed up for the winter. This wasn't a small feat. This is our first fall in the house and the previous owners did not do any of the up keep to the landscaping. It has been a struggle since this beginning of the spring to get things back in a manageable order and state of begin. Sorry no picture of them yet. It got to dark before I finish to take any.

Health Screening

There was a free health screening today down in the auditorium today for all employees. It is nice to know that all the preliminary stuff shows that my body is still running well. I get blood work results in a week or two that show a more in depth look into my health. I am definitely feeling a lot healthier these days. I made a New Year's resolution to get back in shape because I was pushing 210 pounds. Well today I weighed in at 177 lbs. Not too bad if I do say so myself. I didn't happen on its own though. I worked out pretty hard in the spring and summer. I also started to keep a better eye on what I eat.

Meditating

Between that and meditating twice a day with a Water of Life session added in for good measure I shouldn't be that surprised. The two practices kind of go hand in hand if you ask me. Lifting, running, and stretching is a workout for the body. While meditating is a workout for your energy body. One of the first benefits most people notice when they are meditating is improved health and feeling of well being. Goes to show how closely tied together our physical and energy bodies are tied together.

I was lazy yesterday and didn't do my Water of Life after work or my evening meditation but my meditation this morning felt great all the same. I felt a real strong connection with my lower chakra. It felt like the prana was swelling from that spot so much that it over took my whole body. This is not the first time that it happen but it feels amazing each time it does. Now I just need to keep moment going.

Energy Cleansing

There has been talk on the HBI, Higher Balance Institute, Navigator Forum about placing salt blocks in the corners of your house to cleanse all the energy within and to an extent without. I have been thinking about giving this a try. My wife and I have been living in our new house for almost a year now and I can still feel the previous owners energies. Maybe this will speed up the process of their energy leaving and give a all around good energy scrub to the place. Eric Pepin talks about this in the module The Ties That Bind. You can listen or download it for free if you click on the link. There is a lot of other free recordings on that page as well.

Introduction

Well I am starting a personal blog of my own. My wife and I have a joint one on MSN Spaces that covers our life together but there is much more to me then what ends up on those pages.

I am going to use this blog to document and share my spiritual growth and evolution. I have been a participant of the Higher Balance Institute for the last 2 plus years and earlier this year became a student in the Star Reach Program.

I am going to try and stay pretty active with this site. Keeping it updated with my recent insights and experiences. I hope that in writing these types of thing down they will not be lost to me later on. As I have learned in my time with Higher Balance some of the greatest experience are quickly washed from the mind by our internal govern and the dominate tonal of the planet; also know as the "DOH". More on that later I am sure.