Blind Faith Leads To Poor Vision

It is no secret that the ancient Chinese left behind a myriad of divination methods and techniques that are in use today. I myself, am truly grateful to the ancient wise ones, whose wisdom was deep and unfathomable. I have often wondered if it is possible to convey my gratitude to them for the gifts they have left. I attempt to do so in dreams, contemplation, and meditation. I have had dreams too numerous to count where I am engaged in lengthy conversations with the ancient Chinese Sages and Masters. Many times I have been working on extremely complicated matters in the physical state that I have only been able to sucsessfully complete from information recieved in the realm of dreams/spirit. I keep a dream journal and have filled more than 9 full-sized volumes with information from my dreams. When I look at some of the patterns in my journal and compare them to the patterns my life and studies have taken, I am absolutely certain that we do have the ability to connect with "higher beings" and recieve information from them. I often wonder if this happens with others, and I have concluded that it must........for I am certainly no more special than anyone else. I have learned that it IS possible to express your thanks to the wise ones of the ancient past.

We hear of the passing down of secret information from master to disciple, many times orally to avoid discovery by outside sources. This clearly suggests that the wise ones in the past did not have intentions of their methods becomming public knowledge, but throughout the ages the masses were evntually able to reap the benrfits and the methods were slowly revealed. I guess you can say that humanity was never that good at keeping secrets.......but in this case we can be thankful.

From thousands of years ago to the present day, the 'politics' game has been in effect in metaphysics and spiritual matters, although today it has gotten completely out of hand. We have also fallen into the Blind Faith trap. I have seen a leading macrobiotic 'guru' who has become a multi-millionaire that advocates a very strict, clean, and pure diet and lifestyle who has been seen on numerous occasions eating many of the foods, and participating in many of the habits he preaches strongly against. Another spiritual guru with a large following, boldly (and publically) claims that he has had not eaten a single bite of food for many years and lives on sunlight through solar-gazing or what others call "sun-eating". To back his claims he states that he was observed by NASA and went through documented tests with them. A little research revealed that : 1) NASA has never heard of him, and 2) He was observed by a film crew making 3 trips to the buffet line in a California restaurant, and also seen eating at an Indian foods buffet in Texas. Both these gentlemen have large followings and I have heard that it is not uncommon for them to scorn their students for not following the principle they preach. If this is not hypocrocy, then I have no clue what it is. I used to belive that religion and politics were the hypocrites, but now I understand that spirituality has joined in the game. Even when the masters are revealed and the news becomes public, their students and followers will continue to defend them strenously. They refuse to see things as they truly are and they try to convince others and themselves that it is all a conspiracy against their masters.......or that others are 'attacking' their master out of jealousy.......or a million other reasons. This is called BLIND FAITH and it is poison to the student/follower.

Chinese and other metaphysical groups or cultures are notorious for the Blind Faith syndrom. Much of metaphysics/spirituality is about business strategy, jockying position, and advertising/promotion. There is no doubt that there are more politicians in metaphysics than there are masters. To find the metaphysical politician is very easy, just grab any spiritual magazine or tune into any spiritual broadcast and 9 times out of 10 the charlatan stands out like a sore thumb. There are so few deep-thinkers in metaphysics.......most are Surface Scratchers, meaning that they barely scratch the surface. Many hide behind fancy clothing or sophisticated words to cover up their inadequate knowledge. I wrote a short saying to myself a few years ago and I try to always remember it :

" Beware of the man who hides behind words,
the more sophisticated the word
the more confused is the man. "

People who hear sophisticated words become hypnotized and conclude that the speaker must know what they are talking about because the words sound so confusing. A lot of people say that Deepak Chopra is an absolute genius because the words he uses are quite sophisticated and elegant. Mr. Chopra is a master hypnotist, we must give him that, and if he is a wizard genius and worth the mega-millions he has made off people can only be a matter of personal opinion. When the master or guru speaks, the listener then becomes a follower and the blind faith game begins. If you don't believe in blind faith, look closely at what what governments are saying, look at how the masses react, and then look at the conditions of the world. You would have to be truly blind not to see it or notice it. The same thing happens in the spiritual field. The master takes the position of the politician or government, the student/client is equivalent to the masses, and the false knowledge stemming from the false words can be correlated to the declining conditions of the world. Truly a sad state of affairs.

We will talk about some of the false masters operating today in future blog posts. We will talk about their tactics and strategies and the conditions they are creating in Chinese metaphysics. In the meantime remember that, blind faith leads to poor vision.

Andy Nicola

Tellin' It Like It Is

At first glance, the name of my blog may not seem fitting for Chinese metaphysics. The different media types paint a distorted picture of angelic proportions where bliss is floating around in abundance, leading one to believe that there is more spiritual energy than air pollution circulating in our atmosphere. In reality, this view is very biased and things are not quite as these folks portray. If the true nature of spirituality as it is being practiced today were revealed to the masses; there is little doubt that the gurus, masters, pundits, teachers, etc. would quickly find themselves out of work and standing in the unemployment line. Perhaps now you may begin to get a glimps and understand why they must promote spirituality in an extremely exaggerated manner. Given the choice of "feeding the family" or "standing in the welfare line", which do you believe most would choose ? Almost all students, when confronted with this dilema will admit that, "yes, things are out of balance in this field, so thank heavens that I have a genuine master and not a false one". Every student has convinced themselves that they are blessed to have the only genuine master on the planet. This biased perspective actually stunts the growth of the student to eventually develop into genuine masters themselves. In my opinion, it is one of the reasons the world lacks true masters.

Tellin' It Like It Is will attempt to bring back into balance the distorted messages that have been implanted in our conciousness. Many may not like what they hear...and many may love it, but I do believe it must be told. I have practiced Chinese metaphysics for many years at a profoundly deep level and from the beginning I promised myself not to get involved in the exaggerated promotions and outlandish claims that seemed to be the norm in the field. This decision has caused me to remain financially lacking but spiritually true. Overall, I believe it was a wise choice and do not regret it. Being truthful can many times create enemies along the way, but I would rather tell the Sad Truth than a Happy Lie.

I will share many of the discoveries I have made over the years, along with insights and revelations I have gained. You will read things you have never read or heard of before and I will always be Tellin' It Like It Is to the very best of my knowledge. Thanks for stopping by my blog and I do hope you enjoy the tour .