HOW TO LIVE FOREVER

How to live forever.
The current pension issue that affects both the private and state funding requirements, weakened as they were by governmental gross mismanagement and manipulations that now causes such concern to the maturing generation, highlights the actuaries impression that funding of pensions is becoming tight. Creating a ‘pension short fall’ i.e. not enough being put in and too much taken out too soon. The pension short fall is based on the loose assumption that many more people are living longer and beyond the three score and ten (of the saying) and the trend is likely to increase. This is a trend assumption based on improvements in health and life style over the past 60 years and results in seeing an increasing number of people reaching their retirement age or older with augmented health. The actuary data seems to indicate that with the reduction in damaging work and life style activities, the ‘premature’ deaths of earlier generations is being inverted. This trend extrapolated forward indicates that many more people will live to a greater older age than before and hence likely to draw or require a pension for a longer period of time; consequently not enough money is being collected by the state or put aside by individuals to fund their life beyond the existing retirement age. These assumption and effects only apply to the privileged western type economies. However in my opinion this increase in pension drawers may only apply to a small number of people born during and shortly after the last war.

The trend for a longer life is expected to continue and it has been suggested that there is today a person alive that could feasible live forever or at least to 250+. This condition though could be generous in its assumptions; it may not I think apply to those born in the seventies onwards. The last four decade have seen a rapid development in food, health and chemical technology that has in the west created an abundance of resources for consumption, the effects of which are only now being considered and many people from this period have ingested the produce with some gusto. Earlier generation (1920s-60) were bought up in an environment that was more restrictive in resources both environmental and consumptive and may have learned an abstemious approach to life that may offer some protection against the ravage of over indulgence and chemical toxicity leading to a shorter life. In addition these people were more active and may not have benefited from the sedate luxuries of later years. Although chemical absorption may still be a problem, the possibility is that these people will have the greatest advantage of living, proportionally, a longer life than those of a later generation. It is these people born in the austere times that are now in, or are reaching, a retirement age in comparatively good active health. These people are not dieing at the accepted allocated time and it is these that look forward to a long active pension period.

The unwritten social contract of the state pension has been that the later generation have paid for the previous one managed by the state but due to political machination and expediency, the later generations, due to changed economic pressures, demographics and life style choice, are being labelled as not contributing enough to their own individual or state pension hence foretelling of a drain on resources. As these later generations reach their own extended retirement age, the stress in the lack of finances and gluttony will impact their life expectancy.

So leaving aside the fortuitous well nourished and medical care that is available, the nature and nurture of a being, other affects on the life tenure of individuals will be accidental and inheriting factors. Accidental factors are part of life and are not entirely avoidable but assuming the being is ’lucky’ to avoid a premature terminal hit and live, the next factor is assumed to be an accumulation of inheritance in good genes. It is not known what genes are the predictors of a long life or if there is an ‘age’ gene but no doubt un-coding the DNA will eventually allow some tinkering with the body’s maintenance and repair mechanisms to assist the life extension. These elements go some way to allow a being to live a long life, perhaps reaching the double century, not quite living forever but a reasonable start.

More realistically, with good fortune, currently a greater few will reach 100 and some a bit more however this does not take into account the physiological, psychological / mental process that goes with living older. Does the mind and body want to live beyond four score and ten+?

Given the existing limitations, there is now only one current physical way that offers a small part of the aim – to liver forever. It does seem unsatisfactory but apart from the natural order of birth and death, the only inadequate way is to have an offspring that carries some part of ones DNA, hopefully good, shared by both parents. This is not the same as actually living forever in the original conscious state but it does allow the continuance of generations and for genes to perhaps at some distant future time to recreate a replay of an ancient look a like.

The ability to live forever is so far practically limited by the environmental, cultural, and degenerative forces that slowly cause an entropy effect on life. This though is based on the assumption that the mind and body are not interactive and are more influenced by all external factors. It does not take into account that the spirit and will of the being that can shape the outcome.

In raising the issue of possibly living forever the first problem to consider is why would you want live forever?

There may be a selfish egocentrically value to live beyond one peers and hold onto or even gain more use from resources. It may even be that the value of the individual life has been such that there could be more to offer as a legacy if a life extension could be gained. If a life could be extended it might simply be driven by a desire to hold onto life or to show that it could be done, that in its self could be a strong motivator to live forever and this is of course assuming that all good faculties are enjoyed. The implication of extend life would be profound. If everyone alive to day could be shown how to live a double life span it would be seen to be disastrous. Perhaps the argument might be that a chosen few might gain the ability but to what useful purpose – a continuance of selfishness or to become magnanimously more human both of which is problematic. In any event the chances are that it would be a lonely existence without the company of personal reserve.

I do not think it practicable yet to live forever within the same container but it is possible to live considerable longer than the existing accepted time frame. Ignoring all the ramification of why or who should, there is a way to live much longer and it has little to do with solely having good genes.

There was one some time ago that pointed the way and helped define the best magic handbook ever written. Unfortunately it was not very popular even though it was a massive seller. The reason way it was not popular was that it challenge the very core of established orthodox hierarchies of human structures and the created perceptions. Yet the essence is still there to be had albeit with some considerable difficulty as the interpretation is tortuous and the instigation difficult. As it, the text, is often perverted to support unintentional ideology, its real intention is missed.

The practical application of the path to a longer life, that has to begin early, starts with knowing oneself and to be in the present as part of the whole of life sphere. This means that although one is independent as an individual, the independency sits within the interdependency of the whole and in that, one has to have due regard for all that are alongside one. No one is to be below or considered above. Ones desires are mitigated by the need to do no harm. Also one need to insure that one is not trapped by the resources one uses, they are not a part of one, they do not own one and can be let go for a greater good. One is not recognised through the resources one uses rather via the way they are obtained and used.

Much too often do people do what they want for their own needs without thought for others. The thread of life flows in one who knows and seeks to achieve the goal. There has to be a conscious internal drive that pervades the being and shapes the psychology to effect the physiology.

Having a good life could describe part of the process yet a good life for oneself and ignoring the good life for others is self defeating. A good life is nothing to do with the ability of self enjoyment, rewarding or being lucky. It is being good in a perhaps unassuming virtuous, worthy and moral way although not prescriptive and this can be seen as an element of the process to extended life. It is not enough just living a good life, it is the desire, intention, motivation, willingness to do so in the light of what can be obtained – to recognise the might and the widow, ride the camels needle, with the rich man at his gate in tow.
Fortunately the price is too high for most to move beyond their allocated time.

The overriding difficulty in living forever is the mental time lock driven by the perceptions of life. The whole of life is marked by age bands imposed by others and self imposed by default with the tendency to act into an age to be accepted. This acts as a break on the ability to be oneself, it may be seen as just being a part of growing up but with the pressures of life to conform it can soon become an integral part of ones make up that hinders the ability to be. With the passing of time one is inclined to become jaundiced at the ability of humans to see the obvious and overcome the inclination to condemn / denigh others for who and what they are, this is often ignoring the availability and application resources that affect their lives, giving them less choice in their particular environment. This does not stop the less resourced from also achieving the aim but the struggle for survival / life does take priority. A negative attitude applied to them by the well resourced does however undermine the ability of the rich to achieve the goal.

Within the pressure to conform, conflict with attempt to lead a good life does arise. Always are beings asked to make choices that conflict with inner self interest or accepted morals. To do one thing and prefer another, to say one thing and mean to differ, to observe a thing and feel nothing, to think a thing and do nothing, to ignore ones part in the affair of all life, to ignore the demands of the unquiet spirit. All these set up conflicts that are difficult to reconcile in materialistic environs but being true to the tenets of the handbook offers the opportunity for balance without the need to become a complete ascetic. The process to lead a good life is difficult, it is however not judgemental but it does demand honesty and a continuing sense of purpose with conscious action to keep to the path and be aware.

The unfortunate and difficult aspect of the path is that it can rarely be taught or indoctrinated, it has to become a part of the ones life sprit, once sought out it has to become as if innately felt and absorbed as a part of the essence of life. The process can become unaided or if a compatible social environment is available, one that is non proscriptive or draconian, this also can be another essential element of the ambiance needed to allow the awareness to develop. The important thing is to want to achieve the aim to have the frame of mind that is prepared to ask the question, to seek and be open to the subtlety of directions that will be shown. It is about leaning to relax into the state of life but have a steer for the feeling that the energy of life gives and pervades all things.

A long life may be obtainable and seem to be obtainable with a comfortable life style, it may seem easier avoiding the everyday worry and pressure of life with access to financial resources to buy material sustenance but the environment that one is in has little effect on the ability to consciously extend ones life. With a comfortable life style the body is not stressed and given the relevant sustenance will live a good span but it will not be tuned to live forever. It may be possible to extend life by mechanical and chemical biological factors even picking the optimum gene string, yet the being will still demise. The conflict between the physical life extension and the essence of the mental being will translate to the ‘mind’ of the cell structures.

It is not easy to step on the path but if the desire is there and in once asking the questions can one and how, it will change they way one is and the process will start. The trick is to be aware of the treads that will be placed before one, to take heed of them, to listen to them to act on them and know the subtlety of the process that moves one on. It may not always be obvious that movement is taking place but know that nothing will be the same again so be warned. Do not start on this if you want a blissfully ignorant or unchanged life.

Giving some effort over to listening to the inner sprit will challenge perceptions but as one is asking for a greater degree of clarity to be available in the realm of this ‘reality’ leading to the essence of the etheric that is behind all things, is this an aim worthy of such effort? To be in a world of temporal state with the discordance of affairs will be disturbing but eventually understandable however the knowledge will lead to being able to pace ones life out.

In this modern age, in educational terms, there is little occasion to teach the young how to think. No effort made to teach them how to be aware of themselves in the environment and no attempt to create a better self understanding of how they are. It is assumed that all people think and develop an internal model that allows for interrelations with others and forms the basis that one has an idea of what others might think and how they may act in given situations. This is an extraordinary assumption. It assume that everybody thinks in their own mind in words, an internal constant dialogue, a turmoil that can be turned off or on and makes no allowance for some that do not think in words at all! There are some who do not think in the normal way but have an emotion dialogue that runs in their actions; there are others that constantly think and seem not to be able to turn the internal dialogue off and others that have to actively engage word thoughts.

Whatever the mode of relating external representation, the issue is responding to the environs and to interact, this is the every day fact of life, it is the practical reality of existence yet without the will to direct it, with purpose, it does not meet the need to shape life beyond.

If the terms spirit, meditation and concentration, which are ways of having sole focused control, are unfamiliar to you or these phrases are inclined to put you off just now, the following may not be for you yet.

The spirit has the voice and it clamours to be heard but finds it difficult to get through the brains constant mind muddle and the deluge that passes for conscious thought. A mechanism to bring some order to the ability to pick up the treads of direction is to adopt concentration and meditation with relaxation. This is not irrelevant or as tenuous a process as it seems, although for many it will be unusual or difficult there is a simple self test that can indicate just how much ability one has and how tricky it might be gaining control of the mind to allow the spirit to be heard.

First relax, be comfortable anyway that suits you. Relaxation is a process whereby you put the body into a rest state, no movement, no physical tension and calm. There are a number of techniques to achieve this but how you do it is up to you. Next step requires a stop watch / clock. Close eyes, start watch or note the time. Relax and let a time go by. It dose not matter how long a period you use but preferable before you drop into a sleep. Then before opening your eyes again guess how much time has elapsed, stop the watch and then check against the watch the actual time. Most people will under estimate the time that has past by, usually the difference will be surprisingly more or less, all this does is show how time can change under certain circumstances - as in time flys.
The chances are that you will find that you will be distracted by an annoying itch or want to move or be assailed by a stream of thoughts unconnected with the task to the extent that you will stop before you decide to. The point here is to notice the time differential and the likely constant flow of thoughts that pop in and out of your mind. If you are someone that can get a close guess to the time allocated and not have a discordant internal dialogue, or be distracted you are on the way.

Some will need to develop concentration to gain more control of what they do with their mind. So by choosing an object, subject or theme and to the exclusion of all other thoughts think upon it for a timed period. The more one can keep to the task without extraneous unconnected thoughts impinging, which no doubt will happen, the better. The aim is to a least have a period when you know that you are in charge of your mind by your own will and not constantly allowing other element to impinge. The time span can be a minute to 15 or more but this is again not as important so long as you know that you are in control and can control just how you use your mind as you want.

The next step is more difficult and this requires you to NOT think in words or pictures or feeling but to become calm to the extent that you are near a sleep / hypnogogic state but you are still aware of all your surroundings yet not to be an active part of them. It may seem to be a bit of a pointless task and to some will be very hard to achieve – how can one stop thinking and still be usefully conscious. Look at it this way when you are asleep you stop consciously thinking but your physical function still continues, you my dream and these dreams are not usually under your conscious control, you may not be wholly aware of the form or function of the dream yet when you awake you have a sense of what the dream was. So there is always a part of your brain and mind that is active and is not obvious to you, this is because in order to cope with the creation of everyday reality you have to have some control over how you respond and act, this is the responsibility of the conscious mind but the unconscious (super conscious) has the task of assessing all information and looking after your best autonomic spirit interest.

Thinking has not always been done in words but sophistication has meant that the conscious development of self and the use of relativity words taking precedence over an imaged way of being in a reality.

In meditation the task is to clear the mind and not think in words. It could be likened to having a calm mind when no thought or feelings are charge though ones conscious actions. In meditation there will occur extraneous flashed of mundane thought process linked to everyday life. These thoughts are to be noted but not to be progressed consciously, stop them, or will them fade away. The eventual process will be similar to reaching a hypnogogic phase when it will seem that you are consciously asleep but in actual fact you are aware but not responding to everything that is around you.

In this phase it will become obvious that some impression that do not emanate from your conscious self will empathy in. Meditation allows you to find information / guidance on an issue and it is this stage the sprit will begin to offer direction. You can choose to pay attention or not but if you are seeking something then this is where it starts.

To test if you making progress, write down a phrase, book title, image, etc something that you either do not know about, want to find, would not expect to encounter normally and before you move into a meditation phase concentrate on it for a moment ask yourself where or what it is to seek, then enter meditation with the desire to find it and then leave it there, do not think of how to etc!. In this state you will begin to open the path.
Once you have completed the meditation do nothing to deliberately aid a solution BUT wait. You could of course set out to obtain the quest with an active frenzied search; it may be successful in which case good. However be aware and in due time the phrase etc will be placed before you, or help provided to you in an unexpected way. This may seem like ‘synchronicity’, it does not really matter if it gives the help you seek however if you doubt the effects you will be undermining the essence of life to aid you in the quest and forestall further development.

How long it takes to gain noted success can depend on how you react to the discipline of meditation. Small instant success is not unusual however if you are not honest in the application or do not grasp what is taking place you may be moved to not progress with this particular process. This does NOT mean that you have failed or the process is useless, it is just that this particular way is not matching your need at this time and another route will be offered, if you are prepared to notice the seemingly synchronicity of it, a clue required, offered from a unusual or unexpected source. It may not be a stop dead in your track pointer but it will be at least a two prong approach to you, so if you need to continue, be aware keep an open mind.

Once having gained some ability to control your own mind activity to the extent that you can either pick a thought and pursue it, exam a thought and put it aside or think of nothing but being, then you can start to aid you physiology for a longer life. Being fully awake and aware, this should be the time when leading and being in a good state of life your need to live long can be influenced. Regrettable the later in life one starts on this path the more improbable the outcome will become. You will however have change.

Although meditation is a peaceful active state that initially needs to be worked at, with practice and awareness it does become a wholly proactive state that you can use at any time within a moment. The book of magic, the intangibility, its insubstantial nature of the energy, and its uncompromising subtlety is the real power, it requests to be nurtured and eventually you will not have to seek to live forever.


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