Posts by Robert Diaz2

Thanks for getting back to me!

coastalwalker9 said:The documentation states you can request it via email and print it out yourself. Plus, there's a mobile version coming since it includes a QR code for scanning on your phone.

Could someone help me out here? Can I still do this through email after April 6th? I don't have an eCitizen account, and honestly, I'm pretty lost with all this tech stuff.

Ryan Wilson2 said:I was completely unaware that souls could actually secrete hormones that create such an intense emotional tether to a specific location.

How can you truly discern if you are encountering your own ancestors? Powerful entities wander this world constantly, often masking their true nature through various disguises....

Look, I was just saying that this is my own personal experience, and I even admitted that maybe I'm just losing my marbles a little bit. 😁 But hey, it's what I know, and it's what I've actually lived through.

Regarding that first part, though—maybe it's similar to how someone might lose a limb but still feels the sensation like it's right there. Like, on a higher level, it's still present. So, I guess those heavy emotions tied to a certain personality or mental state just get transferred over somehow. 🤷

That's why I think you shouldn't get too attached! 🧐

Ryan Wilson2 said:I am genuinely at a loss here.

Is it not the case that emotions are merely a byproduct of our attachment to this earthly existence? Once we reach the realization that we are souls—that we are, in essence, beyond the physical—shouldn't all such attachments simply vanish?

Honestly, you spiritualists are impossible to pin down; no matter how I approach the argument, you always find a way to slip through the cracks.😁

Yep, it’s enough to drive anyone crazy. But honestly, it feels like it's harder for us. We're the ones who actually have to live inside these messy, complicated heads of ours. 😁

Regarding that whole attachment thing... how can there be no attachment? I still feel like I've got ancestors hovering around me because they refuse to move on until they see everything's settled. That’s what emotional attachment looks like to me. There's no such thing as peace, even after you pass. "Rest in peace"... yeah, maybe someday. 😁

wearyhawk83 said:You’ve gotta know the difference between being "attached" to someone and actually being "connected" to them.
Being truly connected and knowing how to nurture that bond? Honestly, that's one of the best things you can ever experience in life.
The issue isn't about liking things or people; it's about whether you let those things define who you are.

So, basically, yeah. I guess we're just splitting hairs with semantics here. As long as you aren't dealing with emotional dependency, possessiveness, or that whole identity-merging thing you mentioned, then it sounds like a pretty stable and healthy relationship to me.

Ryan Wilson2 said:On one hand, you have these hollow voids of unresolved emotions that serve as nothing more than feeding grounds for the various entities lurking in the lower astral planes; on the other, there is the soul, which relentlessly strives toward even greater heights...🧐

😉

Fair enough if that's how you see it. 🙂 From what I've gathered through my own stuff, even those leftover bits need to be integrated back into the whole self by actually working through the issues. I mean, why would all those "emotional shells" even be looking for help in the first place? I don't know, maybe I'm just totally losing my mind and misinterpreting everything 😁

I think we might be drifting away from the main topic here. ☕

Ryan Wilson2 said:My own logic is that whether you attach yourself or not is irrelevant, because in the end, we all die, which serves as the ultimate "detachment."

Maybe tell that to those earthbound spirits who are stuck here just because they're caught up in their feelings. I guess they didn't get the memo. 😁

casualtiger2 said:Luckily, not everyone falls for it. 😍

So, sticking to the theme here...

The Return

Who knows? (Not a soul—nobody actually knows anything,
Knowledge is a fragile thing!)
Maybe a spark of truth hit me,
Or maybe it's just dreams.
Love might still find its way to us,
That's what I'm saying,
But I haven't decided if I even want it,
Or if I don't.

In the endless, churning sea of life,
Where things fade and surge,
People collide and regroup again,
Like raindrops meeting once more—
And when eternity drifts along its starlit path,
Through a vast, lonely void,
The same lips could meet again
In a single kiss.

Maybe one night you'll show up,
beautiful in blue,
Never realizing you were the light
That haunted my long-lost days,
And here I am, writing these weird rhymes
With a heart full of you,
Oh, I won't know if my longing is real,
Or even your name!

If, in that moment, the soul
Leans in to listen,
It will drown out all reason
With a voice certain and clear;
Under the glow of evening lamps, we'll steal a glance
Like total strangers,
Never realizing how tightly we're bound
By those old, familiar chains.

But time keeps moving, time keeps rolling
Like the sun in its orbit,
Bringing back everything we've known:
The joy and the heartache alike.
Eyes will close, hands will find their way,
And the heart will leap—
As we blindly follow the footsteps
Of the lives we used to lead.

Who knows? (Not a soul—nobody actually knows anything.
Knowledge is a fragile thing!)
Maybe a spark of truth hit me,
Or maybe it's just dreams.
Love might still find its way to us,
Find its way—that's what I'm saying,
But I haven't decided if I even want it,
Or if I don't.

I guess it just comes down to personal preference, really. Everyone's got their own path to walk and their own lessons to learn. 🙂

nimblewolf11 said:But you're describing love as nothing more than some organic trope found in cheap drugstore paperbacks or cheesy soap operas on TV...
That isn't really love! Sure, maybe there's a tiny glimmer of actual affection in there sometimes, but what you're talking about is just what love *isn't*—it's selfish lust and raw sexuality. Once that initial physical spark fades and your interest shifts to someone else or some other object, you're left with just brain chemistry stripped of any real tolerance or deep understanding.😉

Yeah, I guess when that passion fades, people either move on to something else or they actually build a more mature relationship. But honestly, in both scenarios, you're still dealing with intense emotions and attachments—which is exactly the kind of stuff those "old souls" we're talking about are trying to dodge.

I’m actually posting on this thread and that other one about soulmates at the same time, and I’m starting to lose track of which is which since they're becoming pretty much the same thing anyway. 😁

I think what Nancy Wilson2 was getting at actually makes a lot of sense. I guess people jump into relationships mostly because they're just plain terrified. It's that deep-seated fear of being alone, or even the fear of death, honestly. Most people just end up chasing all these different distractions just so they don't have to face those heavy thoughts at all.

I mean, let’s be real—love is basically just a chemical reaction happening in your brain. It feels like the ultimate glitch in the Matrix, right? Like, the system uses it to build this massive hype, which ultimately just traps people in a cycle of dependency. That's probably why every single movie and song out there is absolutely saturated with romance and love stories. There's this constant, overwhelming pressure everywhere to be in a relationship or tied down in a marriage.

Jacob Sanchez7 said:Of course, I’m interested in finding someone who feels whole as a partner, but I view that more as having a "soulmate connection" rather than just finding a specific type of person. It isn't even about some mystical merging of two beings. It’s more about true partnership—just sitting side by side on a roller coaster at Six Flags, soaking in the moment together.

How do you all see it? What are your thoughts?

I mean, that sounds totally fine to me. As long as it's the kind of relationship where everyone keeps their own independence and actually respects each other's space. You know, where there isn't any heavy codependency, jealousy, or being super possessive and all that stuff.

Justin Garcia7 said:Fill me in...

I guess what they're trying to get at is something that's been said a million times before, but it's still pretty spot on. It's like, we're all just these totally complete, whole individuals on our own, you know? There's really no need to go hunting for some "other half" out there. If someone does end up joining you on your journey, I mean, they aren't your missing piece—they're just another awesome, whole person who decided they wanted to walk the same path as you.

rustymaker5 said:But yeah, it’s true—all souls were created simultaneously, just like everything else happens in one singular, eternal "now." It's just incredibly difficult for us to wrap our heads around that because we're trapped in these rigid categories of space and time, which is why this is the only way we can even attempt to talk about it...
I mean, how am I supposed to fully grasp or accept the idea that there are several versions of rustymaker5 existing across different worlds and different planes of reality, all while being "me"... and not just that I am that one soul, but that I am simultaneously—along with all of you, everyone else here—a single soul that is, in essence, one with what we call absolute energy, or the creator, or God? 🤷

And as for why getting attached to the material world is seen as a problem? That’s just another category we use to navigate life at this level, since nothing is inherently good or bad; things just *are*, based entirely on how we perceive and experience them...
How we see things depends on how much we identify with our physical selves—how much we've forgotten that we are actually a soul inhabiting a body just to gather the specific experiences we're looking for.
It’s like an actor getting so lost in a role that they completely forget they aren't the character, but are just playing them...

As for this whole concept of "young" versus "old" souls, I think we’ve just adapted that language to fit the relativity of the world we inhabit, because the fact remains that babies seem to have a much closer connection to their spiritual nature (though they eventually lose it), so you could argue they represent those "younger" souls. But honestly, I think we categorize them that way mostly based on how much awareness they have regarding their own spiritual essence...🤷

I think this analogy is honestly spot on. It's exactly like that. I need to play my part perfectly, like Robert Diaz2 😁, while always keeping in the back of my mind that it's all just a temporary performance.

Angela Cox4 said:Look, at the end of the day, we all show up to this world solo. We come here alone for a reason, not bundled up in some cosmic duo or whatever... Everything you spend your life grinding for, everything you collect—you leave it all behind when you go. You exit stage left, completely on your own.

Just think about it—what if humans were actually immortal? Life wouldn't even mean anything. If you lived for 100, 200, maybe even 600 years, dragging your existence through endless stretches of history, and then somewhere along the line you finally bumped into your "twin flame"—your supposed final partner—in an infinite lifespan... well, to have an eternal life, you'd need an infinite number of not twin flame partners. So it makes me wonder, when does the "final" one actually show up? Never.

I really hope people see how ridiculous this whole twin flame concept is when you frame it as some ultimate destination for a shared life. These ideas about reincarnation in a life we've already been living for an eternity aren't much more than tiny little pauses—brief stops before death—after which we just slide right back into the same old cycle. It creates this illusion of a single life without any meaningful beginning or end involving some "soulmate" that turns out to be a "twin flame."

And honestly, that's exactly why Buddhists and various other spiritual paths have spent ages coming up with methods to reach Nirvana—basically ways for an "immortal" soul to break free from the pointless loop of being born and dying over and over again.

Exactly. Born alone, die alone. I guess it's probably better to stay less attached to things down here, because once you let emotions get too deep, someone's bound to get hurt—and that feels like a one-way ticket to being reborn. (I mean, that's assuming reincarnation is actually a thing, of course).

Ryan Wilson2 said:If we accept the premise that there are such things as old and young souls, then who exactly is responsible for manufacturing these "young" ones? Is it not more logical to assume that all souls were brought into existence simultaneously? Furthermore, I fail to see the inherent flaw in attaching oneself to material possessions; why is being unattached considered the only virtuous path?
If this entire world was designed as a playground for a single soul to gain experience, wouldn't it be far more efficient for that soul to embed itself deeply within the material realm to truly exhaust every possible experience?
By what twisted logic is a young soul deemed "better off" unattached to the physical world? Is it simply because they lack the capacity to grasp how to attach themselves and actually undergo the necessary experiences?

Well?

😁

This part is totally spot on. Yeah, we're here for the experience, and we should definitely make use of everything this level of existence has to offer, but I guess you have to look at it as using a tool—something useful and constructive to help you reach a goal—rather than getting stuck to it. 🙂

As for why attachment is bad? Honestly, it seems like pure logic to me. If you're white-knuckling your way through life and clinging onto things so tightly, how are you supposed to actually move forward? You just end up hoarding and hoarding stuff that you've already outgrown, and then there's just no room left for anything new to come in. Minimalism is the key, I think.

Jay-Z said:

This is such an interesting read. It actually suggests that incarnations aren't just one thing after another in a straight line, but rather all happening at once. I guess that makes way more sense than my old theory about how you might be a spiritual guru in one life and then a hitman in the next. 😁

Thanks for sharing this! 🙂

Michelle Robinson97 said:The frequency doesn't really matter, honestly; what matters is that these examples exist and prove it's possible. If two people are primarily focused on supporting each other to build their individual lives, where is the room for that "you and me" dynamic, if you catch my drift? At the end of the day, it’s either about the "we," or it’s about the individual. There isn't much middle ground.

I mean, yeah, there are plenty of examples out there.

Tyler Cruz32 said:From everything I have read regarding twin flames, it isn't a guarantee that you will meet them in every lifetime. So, I suppose you just have to stay positive and keep moving. 😁

Furthermore, if you don't encounter your twin flame, you will eventually meet someone else.

And those meetings only happen once both parties are truly ready.
In other words, if you haven't met that "special one"—whether they are a twin flame or just a regular soulmate—it simply means you haven't reached that stage of development yet.

Besides, nothing in these matters happens through force, so you really have no choice but to live your life and strive to be the best version of yourself. And then, one day.............................................. ........ 🙂

And you know, careful what you wish for.
Karmic connections, especially involving a twin flame, have a tendency to push you right to the edge.

I think that pretty much covers everything. 🙂

Morgan Bishop4 said:but why would it be sad, man? 😁 I mean, it doesn't mean people are totally depressed or hate being alive, or that they're waking up every day praying for the end... I think most people are actually living pretty damn happy lives, they just aren't sprinting after the same hollow stuff that younger souls obsess over. Maybe they’d rather spend their time gardening, making art, cooking, singing in a choir, or whatever else... 😁doesn't really matter..
And if you look at it another way, it kind of makes sense that evolution moves in that direction, because if we’re all essentially spiritual beings, the ultimate goal can’t be getting obsessed with material junk or thinking you've peaked when you've successfully manipulated a bunch of people just to stack more cash...

Exactly. You can't just stay in the same spot forever. Once you've learned all those lessons here, you move on to the next thing.

Nancy Wilson2 said:I was referring to the concept of attachment—the way species formulate emotional bonds that essentially act as a biological glue, serving the greater purpose of ensuring survival. This mechanism exists within all meaningful relationships, whether they be platonic friendships, parental ties, or those more "romantic" connections. It serves a fundamental function; if these bonds were to vanish, I suspect humanity would descend even further into chaos. Of course, there are instances where this becomes problematic—where excessive attachment triggers significant emotional and psychological distress—that much is true. But what can I really say about it? It is a natural phenomenon, certainly, yet ultimately, it remains neutral.

Yes, selfhood is essentially the very nature of being—of self-consciousness—so there, they’ve hit the nail on the head. When we speak about someone being "self" in an ultimate sense, what we really mean is that they exist in relation to themselves—distinct, isolated, and fundamentally severed from anything or anyone else. That, quite simply, is the inherent nature of a conscious individual.

Yes, it’s transient—and if that attachment was intense, the inevitable result is pain and loneliness. That is perfectly natural. Pain serves a purpose, after all. In this instance, its role is motivational, preventing someone from simply running in circles... circling through a repetitive loop of short-lived happiness and suffering.

Modern society is truly in a bind because it neglects the spiritual nature of the individual—which is, inherently, solitude. Everything is designed to ensure a person avoids being alone, pushing them toward building ever-larger social networks to surround themselves with noise. People are quite literally terrified of being alone with themselves; they flee from it as if it were some insurmountable catastrophe. Furthermore, people fundamentally misunderstand the definition of solitude, conflating it with loneliness simply because they look visually similar (in both cases, one is alone) and because they remind people of the sadness, pain, and depression associated with being lonely. That is what people are actually running from. Our environment is largely to blame here—and by environment, I mean the distorted, romanticized image of love and relationships that permeates everything. Life is painful and brief, yet it seems the collective "greatest achievement" or life goal has become this pursuit of finding a "soulmate" or similar nonsense (in terms of the concept itself).

http://chronicle.com/article/The-End-of-Solitude/3708

It is an interesting observation that the number of single people is supposedly increasing. It is as if more people are beginning to see through the very nature of how they have been conditioned since childhood. However, this isn't always a positive development, as many of those individuals end up alone in the sense that they suffer from actual loneliness. That is merely a byproduct of what this world is turning into and how people behave toward one another. We are too distant... people who don't truly know each other don't even speak. Honestly, this is such a massive topic that I could write entire novels on it, so it is better if I remain silent; there are other threads for that. 😁

+1

Jacob Sanchez7 said:That peace existed long before we were born. It’s here now, and it’ll be here long after we’re gone. A finger might block the Sun, sure, but only in appearance. Once you stop obsessing over every passing thought, you realize the truth: you are constantly immersed in that peace. Thoughts? They're just fingers momentarily obscuring the Sun.

Oh, please. I’m definitely not meditating nearly enough—or at least, not nearly as much as I "should" be. xD
In practice, I’ve found that my work serves as my best and most effective meditation. It’s that specific sensation when you’re doing what you truly love—that moment where time simply ceases to exist and you lose yourself completely in the task at hand. We lived in that state constantly as children. That feeling is our true nature.

Yeah, there's definitely some truth to that. That flow state during work. It’s not for nothing they say an idle mind is the devil's playground. Everyone's got their own little way of finding that inner peace. 🙂