What are the limitations of being trapped in this physical (human) form?

Question

And, is it possible to escape and/or transcend these human limitations? .....while still physically alive?

Thoughts...?

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Obviously using our Thumb is -not- a limitation! (lol)

Oh, and excuse me... I should have added chameleon and coyote form too! =P

Answer 1

Maybe coming to terms with physicality and limitation is an important aspect of a persons spiritual path.

Maybe, there is a reason for incarnating.

Rather than escaping 'this monkey suit'... What qualities would you need to develop in order to overcome the challenges that embodied life confronts you with?

Maybe the development of those qualities is what it is all about.

Answer 2

You are not trapped in a human form. You are experiencing life through a human form, but You are simply present for the experience. The experience is sufficiently captivating by it's nature that you have come to think of yourself as the human mind/body through which You witness the dance of life.

From the larger perspective, the idea that you are trapped or limited in any way is a total misconception.

Answer 3

I've been able to use meditation to leave my body. I've had at least 2 other experience when I was evacuated from my body. One time it was taken over by a loving spirit that saved my life, the other time was to see where my dying aunt was going in order to sooth and comfort me. I'm also very psychic, which transcends my body. But I sure look forward to leaving permanently. Not looking forward to the ride out, but the destination makes it all worthwhile.

Blessed Be

Answer 4

I can't fly doggone it. From the time I was quite little, I just wanted so badly to be able to launch myself into the air like a bird, and soar up, up, over the treetops, over the rooftops and into the wild blue yonder. I suppose the closest I ever could have been able to get to that was to learn hang gliding, but somehow it's one of the things I never had a chance to do.

I often wonder if that is why I always used to have the greatest flying dreams. Lots of them. And I was such a showoff. Many of those dreams featured me standing on a rooftop of some very tall building, and launching myself into space, knowing that I was not going to plummet to the ground because I (hahaha) had the ability to do what all those other people watching me couldn't do. I'd soar, and plunge, sweep, and swoop, and glide in the air, having the most wonderful time till I finally had enough and floated down to the ground.

Hmm, wonder if I was ever a bird in a past existence! lol.

Answer 5

It is possible to be at home in the physical form and not want to transcend it. The wanting to be something else, go somewhere else, feeling "trapped" is where all the suffering comes from.

We have been programmed to believe there is a glorious place, mystical experience, that we are destined for. Not true.

Only those few (more these days) who continue to touch the simplicity they were born with, getting out of the make believe world, staying grounded in their own skin (literally)...only these fortunate ones are finding freedom.

How hard is it to, stop, feel, be with your natural self?? How hard is it to watch thoughts arise, but not let them be your master. How hard is it to be real? Like Pinocchio, a real live boy!

I believe this 'ability' to just "be" only comes to those who give up...entirely give up and all they have left is...themselves! Voila!

Answer 6

The biggest limitations of being trapped in this physical form is having biochemistry affect my moods.
Like it's not hard to meditate, but it is hard to meditate while you're on fire.
Oh and having to make my body get up when I go to the restroom sucks too.

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♥Blessed Be♥
♥=∞

Answer 7

This question is as old as human life and thought itself. The nature of consciousness is not really understood, but it seems that it is pretty much anchored to the nervous system. People in many cultures have claimed to have left their body and returned, or that the spirits of others are about, here and there. These claims always seem to elude scientific inquiry. I have, myself, come to the conclusion that our mind/spirit is a secondary effect of the complexity of our nervous systems, but that view really takes all the fun out of things, doesn't it?

Answer 8

The body itself is the manifested tiny universe which can be a instument to find our centre.It can be a burden when it is abused .Through this body we can realise the oneness .The body and the mind has to be separated and it has to be unified in a higher plane that is the real yoga.This is possible only when you have a body a house for the thoughts and to feel yourself aloof from them.

Answer 9

Hmm, let's see... physical limitations? Perceived or otherwise, I'd say these qualify for an average human adult:

Skin tone pigmentation; size of certain anatomical features; height deficiency; hardheadedness; general malaise after sex; insatiable thirst for greed; frailties and sicknesses.

And, of course, the Big D: which is Death! That ought to do it.

Solution: Selflessness.

Peace be with you.

Answer 10

The main limitations of the human form are perceptual.

Our minds are set up so that if we see it, we can act on it. Unfortunately, we are limited in what we can ordinarily perceive, and thus, how we can act.

There are many ways to overcome these limits...some are gentle, requiring years of practice to fully develop...others are quicker and more violent, with a proportionately greater risk. But the risk is acceptable to some, who KNOW there is more out there than they can define, and who are willing to take the chance in order to fully overcome their limits.

(Admittedly, I'm more of a coward. I want to overcome my limits...but I'd like to keep my mind in a state to effectively interact with the more mundane reality as well.)