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*The role of addictions in earthbound spirits

*The role of addictions in earthbound spirits

   

   

We come to this state of explanation, through the back door, and that is through addictions.  It is one thing to be bodily addicted to morphine; it is another to be addicted mentally to gambling, sex, rage, or to some other form of addiction.  The addiction is held in the mind.  There truly are opiate addicts who would not maintain their addiction were they able to suspend withdrawal pain and substitute a good life for their opiate addiction.  There are some, however, who are not addicted in the body to any substance, but who are addicted in their mind to something or some behavior, some emotion.  And so these addictions can carry over into the afterlife of the incarnate, earthbound spirits.  There is the maintenance of the self through this identification, and it can extend itself to other negative emotional states as well—spite, envy, greed, lust and so on—all are addictions of the mind, maintained by a failure to choose otherwise.  Responsibilities of living your life, of moving on, are many, but to live a life of peace is a choice which one must make, then act upon it.

We come to this [[state]] of [[explanation]], through the back door, and that is through [[addictions]].  It is one thing to be bodily [[addicted]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphine morphine]; it is another to be addicted mentally to [[gambling]], [[sex]], [[Anger|rage]], or to some other [[form]] of [[addiction]].  The addiction is held in the [[mind]].  There truly are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium opiate] addicts who would not [[maintain]] their [[addiction]] were they able to [[suspend]] withdrawal [[pain]] and substitute a [[good]] life for their opiate [[addiction]].  There are some, however, who are not addicted in the [[body]] to any substance, but who are addicted in their [[mind]] to something or some [[behavior]], some [[emotion]].  And so these [[addictions]] can carry over into the [[afterlife]] of the [[incarnate]], earthbound spirits.  There is the [[maintenance]] of the [[self]] through this [[identification]], and it can extend itself to other [[negative]] [[emotional]] [[states]] as well—spite, [[envy]], [[greed]], [[lust]] and so on—all are addictions of the [[mind]], [[maintained]] by a failure to [[choose]] otherwise.  [[Responsibilities]] of living your life, of moving on, are many, but to live a life of [[peace]] is a [[choice]] which one must make, then [[act]] upon it.

 

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*Decisions and omissions that affect your afterlife

*Decisions and omissions that affect your afterlife