It is. Many beings participate in this Earth Life System who do not have physical expression. Many, many do so from what Monroe called Focus 27, and some call them angels, guides, spirits, or whatever. The Course in Miracles says, "God's angels hover near and all about."

Thomas

Similar to what Thomas said, I've heard that a lot of spirit beings don't incarnate physically. There are many ways of learning. Some of just happened to take on this method of learning because in the end we figured it would benefit us.

I believe that one thing incarnating into this World teaches us is contrast. Sometimes it isn't possible to fully understand the positive aspect of a possibility, without understanding the negative aspect. For example, can humility be fully understood without knowing about arrogance? Can grattitude be fully understood, without fully understanding how much we have to be gratefull for?

Living in this World also provides us with opportunities to develop the unique qualities of our Soul.

Living in this World also provides us with just one of many ways of learning to make use of the creative aspect of our being.

It is also a matter of seeing what is possible. We can take what is good, and use it later on.

Not too long ago I had this experience that was hard to remember, but it basically seemed to tell me that all is one, and despite how things seem, in the end everything works itself out so everything is just nifty. This oneness can't avoid doing so.

Hi highest_realm,

I am not by any means an expert in the subject of your query, and indeed as blink suggests, it is perhaps the task of everyone individually to answer that question for themselves in their own way and according to God's Will. But since we can share our beliefs and preferences here in the interest of inspiration and service, and since I have also been interested in the same thing I will add the following -

My current very theoretical "understanding" which may either augment or contradict others here, is that:

The human life in the physical embodies the potential of fully realizing God-Identity while an individuated being.
Some humans choose this path and others do not.

Beings that do not incarnate in physical are 'typal' beings that conform to the various laws and limitations of the relative plane in non-physical they are denizens of while 'there' - ie: They can travel within their world,  put pressure on/have effect on descending planes from 'above' but generally not the reverse. Gods, gods, devas, asuras, angels, etc., etc. and other beings may effect Earth life according to their specific role and individual power, but if they want to realize God they too have to incarnate into the physical, and eventually into the human.

A human being with the 7 chakras is the embodiment in potential of all Reality. This could be why it is said that "Man was made in God's Image", that the "Whole universe was created for the soul of man", that the entire universe exists inside the heart of man. Also, this is perhaps the reason why the Buddhists say that getting a human life is the greatest blessing in either physical or non-physical existence. Humans have not only this potential, but also have free will, self-consciousness, plenty of help and protection from Source/God either directly or through various intermediaries - including very advanced guides and Incarnations Who have come specifically to help Earth with this process.

There are supposedly many beings and types of beings of a huge range of expression in non-physical that do not care for realization and have their respective roles to play in their respective realm. Some types may even incarnate in physical just for the brief experience of physical life, human or otherwise without accepting the path of realization. Animal souls that come to Earth may or may not elect to receive a human incarnation. But it is only in the human on Earth in which the human soul may acquire the results of this particular continued evolution (which by definition does not occur in non-physical) for this purpose and eventual goal of realization.

Conversely, humans may experience through the opening (deliberate and otherwise) of kundalini chakras - various other realms of non-physical existence while in the physical (which is much discussed on this website), but this is not necessarily representative of any embodied Totality or God-realization, even though fully realized beings will have full access to complete kundalini powers.

A human life is the only being/form that can achieve and permanently become the comprehensive, complete, infinite, eternal, immortal IDENTITY of both existence and 'non-existence'.

There have been examples of God-realization in human history, in addition to the special example  of Avatars (direct descent from Godhead into Incarnation - ie. Krishna, Buddha, Christ), Who are obviously by nature God-realized.

Realization has previously been very rare and still is compared to the numbers of human beings on Earth, but I believe we are living in a time when an acceleration of this elective processs is and will be more and more available to greater and greater numbers of people.


Suggested reading that has been helpful to me:

Sri Aurobindo  "The Life Divine"  http://www.sriaurobindoashram.com/Contents.aspx?ParentCategoryName=_StaticConten...

Sri Chinmoy  "Samadhi and Siddhi", "Great Masters and the Cosmic Gods", "God, Avatars, Yogis"  www.srichinmoylibrary.com

Best regards,

- u

Awesome views friends ! Thanks.

Now I do realize that physical plane has characteristics that are unique to it. "persistance", "limitations", "contrast", "potential of GOD-identity",  "real test" and so on.

On the other hand, yes, because of the ultimate ONE-ness, it does not matter, as its same as everything else really. Its just a different learning experience.

My further curiousity is -

(1) does a soul incarnate on physical plane by choice (what abt karmas ?) ?
(2) between two physical lives, what does a soul do on spiritual plane(s) ?

Love.

I think there are no coincidences. I think we come here with a specific purpose or theme, and the rest of it is the filler for that.

I would have not have believed it, but there actually IS a line of people waiting to come back to Earth in handicapped bodies, as caretakers of those handicapped bodies, and as mirrors of those bodies. Whatever for, you might ask? To experience getting and giving Pure Unconditional Love. Love is all there is that is real; the rest of it is just blah-blah-blah. Now, a few years ago this would have sounded like New Age bullshit to me (still does in a way....). Yes, I think this can also be experienced non-physically, and I think that there are many, many such non-physical expressions doing exactly that. And other forms of expression, too (like plants, animals, etc.).

Last night I stood on my deck and was absorbed in swatting a mosquito on my leg and scratching last night's bite. Then I looked up to the stars. What an expansion! So-- don't forget to look up! The stars were there even before I looked, as they are now even though I cannot see them in the daylight...... all you have to do is look, and intend to see. Remember that the indians could not see Columbus' ships floating in the harbor even though they were there floating in the harbor. Their inability  to see did not change the ships floating there.....

So, too, said Jesus: "The kingdom of heaven is spread before your eyes, but you do not seeit...."

There is much more under heaven and earth, Horatio, than is dreamt of in our philosophies..... (Shakespeare).

Thomas

I know that because I have been there, and looked, and discussed it with the beings who manage it all with us. You can, too. Go see for yourself.

Like Bob Monroe told me, "Go see, and come back and let me know what you find."

Don't take me word for it. Excellent!

Thomas

Realm-
Well, I think we come here to learn, and that this is not a random event. It would not be nearly the same if there were not any challenges. Some souls choose to take on more than the usual challenges, and that can be as the affected individual or as a caretaker of that individual. For what? To experience Pure Unconditional Love in its many forms and manifestations. For the opportunity....to give it, to get it, to be shown the way by it.

My opinion, anyhow...

Thomas