Where are we on the journey of evolution?
If we access other dimensions, we understand that Earth is like a kindergarten compared with truly evolved civilizations.
However, Earth is also special and has its own mission.
Here, human beings are generally affected by two forces. Science has discovered one of them: what Newton called gravity and Einstein called the curvature of Space-Time. We can call it the “Downward Force.”
Besides the Downward Force, there is another Force: the Upward Force, or Evolutionary Force.Gravity pulled the apple down onto someone’s head, but what made the apple keep growing up high? – This is a metaphorical question.
As we go deeper into developing consciousness, we feel this so-called Upward Force more clearly. It helps us draw closer to the Source and the Light.
What happens when a civilization declines spiritually? Perhaps we have seen it in some films. Confrontational, violent, aggressive sports become increasingly common, to the point of barbarity. Competitors even fight each other “to the death.” Meanwhile, the spectators are bloodthirsty and cheer wildly. The more violent and bloody it becomes, the more energized the crowd feels. But that energy has a very low vibrational frequency and pulls people downward. Christianity would call it “Hell”; Buddhism would call it “Desire,” with “Greed—Hatred—Delusion” all present in that crowd, the “Karmic Consequences” everyone creates together.
That future is a Possibility for our planet.
What happens when a civilization rises? What would it be like if sufficiently evolved?
It may be a little “shocking” to learn this.Then sports will no longer be necessary.
Or, more precisely, competitive sports will no longer be necessary.
Because in truth, there is no one else for you to defeat, fight, destroy, or conquer. It is all an illusion.
Your mind created this illusion, and you live in it every day. One common illusion is “Separation.” And “Separation” is 1 product of the mind.
It is because of “Division” that we believe white people are better than Black people, giving rise to slavery. We believe men are superior to women, giving rise to feudal preference for men and contempt for women. We believe northerners are this way and southerners that way, creating regional discrimination. We believe one race is superior and deserves to rule all others, giving rise to Fascism and world wars. We fear another race may be superior to us, leading to the massacre of the Jewish people. We believe our ideology is right while others’ is “demonic,” creating this or that doctrine. We believe our faith is true while others are heretical, giving rise to religious wars and bodies piled into countless mountains.
Some people study history, but sadly, the more they study, the more they develop this divisive mindset and the “violent” consciousness within themselves. It will manifest in their external lives. They do not realize that history is a stream of cause and effect, and the great lesson it seeks to teach humanity is to overcome the divisive mind and realize that We Are One.
At a certain level of evolution, we realize: does the Discriminating Mind truly bring us Happiness? Or does it bring us nothing but Suffering?
So many things create Division. Now sports add 1 more thing dividing people instead of uniting them. I have seen fans of rival football teams spend enormous time fighting, especially online. I went deeply into it, immersing myself. Messi and Ronaldo fans argue. Liverpool and MU fans battle. There is only 1 word to describe those “crazy” behaviors: “Ignorance.”
I once tried playing the role of someone who behaved like this: being a fan of one team and therefore disrespecting other teams. I tried it to see whether it really made me happier. I felt that I had acquired more illusions and that my ignorance (“delusion”) had grown. Of course, I still love my favorite football team, but I also respect and feel friendly toward all the other teams. Loving one team should not mean feeling hatred toward the others.
I once trained the entire leadership team of FFAV, based in Huế, in the final year of their term. It was the community football movement they spread far and wide, originating with the Football Association of Norway. That kind of football was truly beautiful. There was no division between winners and losers. Does that surprise you? What makes sport beautiful is competition, confrontation and the razor-thin line between victory and defeat; those are what make it exciting. It seems absurd to say that taking them away could produce Beautiful Football. I believe you may think that way. And I also believe that one day, you will see that the Football I am talking about truly is beautiful, even without all those things. I hope more children will have access to that kind of community sport and develop their character through it.
Let me tell you: many people do business wrongly, many eat wrongly, and many raise children wrongly, causing those children much hurt without even knowing it, while thinking, “I have done the very best for my child.” So what everyone considers right is not something you must consider right when you are mindful.
Of course, understand that Illusion has an educational nature. It still has its own meaning and lessons.
One reason combat sports are still allowed to exist is that they still provide some experiences and lessons necessary for people at this level of evolution. And if that confrontational, aggressive energy has no place for athletes to “release” it, they will release it in less appropriate places, such as in public or at home with their children and loved ones…
Do not judge competitive sport too harshly. And the player who committed this act? Of course, he will receive an appropriate lesson. However, respect each person's process of evolution. We simply need Awareness and an understanding of the next evolutionary steps to take. This awareness is the key to our path ahead.
And simply walk in peace…
TMT.
