Freedom of Choice Book

[Lysear]

Adrian forgot to mention the terms of the "free" aspect of it. It is free if you cannot afford it. I personally can afford it, but I'm not going to buy it. I just didnt have the heart to lie about not being able to afford it, and then buy it! so think about it!!

[Adrian]

Greetings Lysear,

Thank you for your comments.

I am actually in communication with Dr. Chalko about this book, and also asked him permission to place it in The Astral Pulse file library. Here is his response to that question:

"My e-book is free of charge, but I would like to offer people a CHOICE to purchase a hard copy."

So the emphasis is on free with the option to pay.

With best regards,

Adrian.

[bomohwkl]

This book is incredible. Logic and yet beautiful! I got it when it was first released in Jan 2000. I think free e-book is good. I did print it on paper. I prefer a hard copy. Tom might be having difficulties to find a publisher for obvious reason we(those who have read the book) KNOW!

[rodentmouse]

yes  i  thought  this was one of the best books ive ever read.

i  think  it  should  be  taught in  schools,  absolutely NO  dogma at all.

[Albert]

I guessed the password correctly on my first try..hmm kind of makes me want to read it now[]

[goingslow]

I agree, the book had a lot of really good messages and ideas.

[Nick]

Everyone,

One of the things I like about this forum is how people share useful and interesting ideas on books, websites and so on. I had never heard of this website before Adrian's post.

After reading everyone's comments and visiting the website, I decided to buy a hard copy from his online bookshop.

Very best,

[watsonla]

Thank you Adrian,
What a great recommendation. This is truly the most logical book I have ever read. If any person is honest with themselves, then it is very easy to see the truth in this book.
I downloaded the book free yesterday and I will now buy it because the author deserves it, what a small price to pay for enlightenment.

Love and Light
Regards Len

[bomohwkl]

With increasing spiritual misinformation, we have been partially surrendered our logical thinking in persuade of spiritualism. Do you know how much spiritual misinformation until it hinder us to understand and to know the true nature of us and in the universe? The author has been allowed to consciously visit his higher-self (the light). How many of us can really do that?

[MJ-12]

xc

[bomohwkl]

You are so sure that account of Jesus life in Bible is 100% correct.That's amazing.

[MJ-12]

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[Nick]

By way of a follow-up to my earlier post, I have today finished the book, The Freedom of Choice. While its' only a mere hundred and twenty five pages, it is a powerful book. There is a lot to think and meditate on with just about every page. So, I'd recommend it.

[Links Shadow]

I may have missed it but I don't think I did.  How can something come from nothing?  I mean how could an intellect arise from absolutely nothing?  This is one question that has been bothering me ever since I read this book, I have tried for many months to reason my way to a possiblity but I just can't.  I would like to hear some of your theories.  

I pose some more questions I would like your input on:

If the intellect could not arise then how could anything else come about?

Now even if the intellect did come into existance, how could it create the universe out of absolute nothing, everything that is built needs materials to build?

How could the intellect develop itself as there is nothing to provoke it to question anything? Heck there is nothing to question, examine, or anything else intellectually based and therefore would be unable to grow.

Alright now if we could conclude that nothing could arise from nothing than we in theory could disprove the beginning of the book, and the beginning is what shapes everything.  For example, our childhoods lead to certain traits being imprinted upon us.  The future is an echo of the past.  If the beginning of the book can be discounted couldn't any of the thoughts and logic that arise from it also be discounted because they were calculated from false or inaccurate information.

These are just a few of my thoughts and would like to hear what you have to say on the subject.  I am in no way saying that the book is wrong, but I think it could have been more well explained.  I realize that it was immensely difficult to be able to express all of those thoughts as fluently as was done, but there is still so much that it does not explain.

Happy pondering.

[James S]

I got into trouble in a compulsory scripture class at school when I was in the 4th grade for trying to get the minister to explain exactly that. He didn't make any sense on the matter either.

Since then a few ideas have come to me that could explain the idea of something from nothing to some extent. Two concepts need to be accepted for this to work -
1)the astral universe was in existence long before the physical. it could be possible when taking into account the fact that the physical universe seemed to have a definite beginning and is indeed ageing, whereas the astral or energy universe seems to exist outside of time.

2)We know that changing the energy state of an atom can cause it to change into a differnt type of atom, e.g. nuclear fusion turns hydrogen into deuterium, and the process can be extended to create further heavier atoms- helium, etc. Stars spew forth matter from such fusion reactions continuously. The key to the existence of all matter is energy. Without energy of some form, matter cannot exist, so it can be viewed that ultimately mattter is fromed from energy.

If the creator, god, the one source, the intellect, whatever, existed in the astral before the physical universe came into being. It is possible that the creator was able to inject energy from the astral universe, into a universe of a different dimensional state - the physical universe that we know.

Not so much something from nothing, but something from something different, somewhere else.

James.

[Links Shadow]

Thank you James, that is the first well thought out and logical explanation I have ever heard.  If there are any others out there please feel free to share.

[MJ-12]

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[bomohwkl]

"If the intellect could not arise then how could anything else come about?"
Unfortunately, according to my current understanding, nothing can come about to this extent withiout the intellect. Tremendous knowledge is required just to build an atom.
"Now even if the intellect did come into existance, how could it create the universe out of absolute nothing, everything that is built needs materials to build?"
If of all what is elementary particle made of? Vibrations, so many physicists and mystics said. Vibrations require energy to sustain. What is energy? The ability to do work.Let's say the Great Intellect induces vibrations. The ACT of doing by the Great Intellect is manisfested as energy. So, it seems that everything that build needs the ACTION of the Great Intellect.It doesn't need material to begin with.
I might be wrong. But it sounds I hit the light![|)]

[bomohwkl]

Concept of Infinite
Infinity implies human failure to grasp an idea. Try not using the word infinite. Just from my experience and talking with other people. Things seem to go round and round when using the word infinite and it doesn't illuminate the answer for the questions.
Just my humble opnion []

[boomyboomy]

OK - slightly OT, but what do you reckon about those bioresonant shirts. I mention them in this thread, because the website that sells them is run by the same person who made the Freedom of Choice pdf. Hence, if you think these shirts are a con, surely it raises questions about his credibility as an author. If, on the other hand you are so impressed by the PDF, does that automatically validate the shirts in your opinion?

Brace yourselves for some extreme bad fashion sense:



http://bioresonant.com/

Jeebus! Even if they are good for your aura, I reckon they would do more harm to your general health because you would get beaten up everywhere you go!

The things that makes me think they could be useful is from Robert Bruce's article on aura seeing from this site:

quote:Clothing:
It is impossible to get a clear view of an aura through clothing. The auric colours given off by any coloured clothing react with the wearer's aura. This causes interference that blocks and changes the natural flow of energies within an aura. For example: a blue shirt will flood the wearer's natural aura with yellow - changing it's appearance.
Even neutral coloured clothing will block and dim an aura - making it dull and difficult to see. If, for example, you observe the aura of a person wearing a red shirt: their aura will contain a great deal of green. This shows why bare skin is best, in order to get a clear view of an aura.

When a coloured material is worn, the band of colour seen close to the material is the reverse auric colour of that colour. The aura's real colours will be seen building up from the outer edge of that colour. The reverse auric colour of the material, and the true colours of the living aura, affect each other - changing their natural colours.

http://www.astralpulse.com/guides/auras/auras_10.htm#2

Boomy

[bomohwkl]

From my personal point of view of bioresonant clothes, I would say, YES it really works by increasing human healing abilities. I clearly remember I sweat a lot wearing the shirt at night after the disco (in all occasions and I stopped going disco). Disco is BAD for your astral body.(WARNING WARNING) Oh well, because I was in doubt and like proof I went to disco.

The shirt is proven by having a Kirlian pictures of my hands just taken recently.
Tom is really an intelligent and spiritual guy. He has reached the LIGHT as he claimed and I have no doubt. I wonder how many people here in this forum has reached the LIGHT in the tunnel.
I dont wear outside. I wear when I sleep. or covered it with a few layers of shirt in winter.

[Arcane]

Ive only read a little of this book so far.

The bit about the probability of a house building itself being zero is wrong IMO. A cave could be a house, there are a lot of them around, they are natural, and some of them are more servicable than a lot of human built homes. therefore a house can build itself..

[bomohwkl]

Oh well, the probability that life and atoms create from randomness is far far lower than probability that life is created.

I think Tom got his diea from the Gospel of Thomas quote 29:
Jesus said, "If the fresh came into being because of spirit, it is a marvel, but if the spirit came into being becuase of body, it is a marvel of marvels. Yet I marvel at how this great weath has come to dwell in this poverty."

It is interesting that you can apply the same logic into the real world.
Which do you think is mostly likely correct in terms of probability.
1. US said that Iraq hid banned WMD so well that they could even find it until now.
2. WMD doesn't exist in Iraq at all now.

If Saddam Hussein is sooooooo intelligent to hide the WMD soooo well, then, he wouldn't be defeated soooooooo easily. I think the  statement 2 has a higher probability of being correct. Probably there are several more options. I just try to to illustrate how Bush is trying to misinformed people..thinking that we are idiots and cannot think independently.

[bomohwkl]

And also Tom also referred to those kind of house u are living. Not a cave. The cave construction is soooo simple compared to modern house. Knowledge is required to build a house. So knowledge is required to create atoms and life!!

[Kenny]

nonsense in my humble opinion. I think those cavemen knew a lot more about energy work and so on and living in harmony with nature.

We on the other hand only have intelectual knowledge. really, knowing how to build a western house has nothing to do with real knowledge.
we have practically no idea about any other force than gravity in mosr western architecture.

Just my humble opinion []

God I love that smiley [^]