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This is an excerpt from “What Really Matters” Book 2 in the Conversations with Humanity series, by Neale Donald Walsch. http://pxlme.me/suGMjvY4
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IMPORTANT TIMESTAMPS:
00:28 Basic instinct of Human is not Survival
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Survival is the Basic Instinct of most chemical or biological life forms. It is what makes flowers turn toward the sun. It is what makes birds fly to warmer climates. It is what makes turtles recede into their shells. It is what makes lions roar and rattlesnakes shake their rattle.
Survival is not, however, the Basic Instinct of human beings—nor of any sentient creatures in the cosmos who have evolved into Self Consciousness. For such beings, the Basic Instinct is Divinity.
If your Basic Instinct were survival, you would run away from the flames of the burning house. But you run into the flames, because you’ve heard a baby cry. In that Moment your survival is not the issue.
If your Basic Instinct were survival, you would turn away from the man with the gun. But you stand between the man and the person he is assaulting. In that Moment your survival is not the issue.
Something deep inside of you, something you cannot describe or name, calls to you in such Moments to demonstrate at the highest level Who You Really Are.
People who have done this, when interviewed by the newspapers later, never put it that way, of course. They say they simply acted on instinct.
But it surely could not have been survival instinct, for their actions defied survival. Yet they had no fear—not even a thought of fear—at the time, because Who They Really Are knows that survival is not the issue. It knows that their survival is guaranteed.
There are no questions about whether they will survive, the only questions are: How? In what form? Why? And for what purpose?
These become, in moments of self-realization, Life’s Only Inquiries.
And in moments of self-realization, the Mind and the Soul answer as One.
Instantly.
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According to Vedas, the moment mind and soul come to unison we start living a life of bliss. I believe although survival may be one of our basic instincts but it can be superseded or subverted by the priorities at a given time. Basic instinct can not always be a priority to act upon. Its the ability to discriminate between right or wrong which leads to a meaningful life.
Never heard so much BS in 2 minutes 18.
In moments of self-realization, the Mind and Soul answer as One — instantly.
Instinct is not reduced to self preservation. It is extended to survival of species. A mother animal will fight to the death to pretext her young , so this is actually not a true assessment of survival. Survival of whom should be the question.
Thanks for this beautiful tribute to a great author that also changed my relationship with God.
I cannot agree, instinct can be overcome and ignored, example, wife feels her husband is cheating and ignores it even though she knows better. A person will run from a fire or a gun because their instinct is to survive, however, they can overcome and ignore that because a greater instinct kicks in, that is the one of protector. If divinity was the instinct one wouldn't run into a fire or stand in front of a gunman in protection of another, they would simply kneel and pray to their divinity.
awesome message
I like the video. I must say though that many mammals will defend their young, not run away.