Destiny E-Book

Gilles Bonifay

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• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 135

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

During his studies in 1987, Gilles Bonifay organized a climb to Gillman'n Point (5685 m) in the Kilimanjaro mountain. Five years later, as part of a contract consultant job for a health mutual, he will live in a haunted house in Niort (Frane) for more than a year. Building on these two significant life events, he shares with us his reflexions on earthly life, evolution, death, religions, ghosts and spirits, but also on energy, time, interaction, consciousness, and God. All of it eventually resulting in a reflexion about terrestrial destiny.

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Port Camargue (France)

Photo © 2021 Gilles Bonifay

Table of Contents

Preface by

Jean-Michel Ballester

FIRST PART :

The experiences on which my evidence is based

SECOND PART :

My deductions, the basis of my demonstration

THIRD PART :

The destiny

Preface

Life is not always a peaceful experience. Each one of us trusts the five conventional senses to evolve physically and psychically in this particular time that accompanies us from birth to death. Since the 18th century, common human thought has emphasized reason and excluded everything that escapes the ambient rationalism. Thus, man is considered as an entity that is divided between materiality and spirituality. Words are too often imprecise and cannot cover the subtlety of the different states of the human being. The authentic meanings of materiality and spirituality are understood in different ways according to beliefs, traditions, and philosophies. It is not always easy to recognize oneself in certain approaches. How can we favour one or the other of these orientations when we seem to be fundamentally identical and only personal convictions allow us to choose one or the other proposal of wisdom. We lack lived experiences to deepen our existence.

Destiny is a pretext for the reader to make an inner journey in all sincerity. Through an experience, which he himself has lived, the author invites us to journey towards wider horizons, in a generous quest. The place of man is revisited. Both in the universe but also at the confluence of the visible and the invisible. A meeting place between the animate and the inanimate, the accessible and the inaccessible, this space is shared by many and ignored by the greatest number. Scientific dogmatism rejects what cannot be factually verified by refuting the fundamental aporism of the human being in its complexity and multiplicity.

The experts went through moments of spontaneous and intense unveiling that opened up new dimensions. Between reverie, imagination and intuition, they are confronted with concepts which, to a greater or lesser extent, still resemble the traces left by prehistoric man on cave walls and shamanic activities, which can still be observed in areas preserved from the harmful influences of urban civilisation. These observations invite us to reconsider the idea of a primordial tradition based on the integration of humans into a sphere of consciousness common to all the energy forms of the universe.

Science describes and comments on how things work, but is unable to give them true and, for many, mysterious meaning. By seeking to dichotomize the formal states of man, science seeks to be the guardian of superficial orthodox knowledge. The opposition between traditional and modern sciences sterilizes the field of knowledge. It is up to each of us to explore the different components of the forces, energies and forms that surround us. Keeping spontaneity and the thirst for knowledge in all circumstances is an excellent practice to allow oneself to be penetrated by all realities with great serenity and clear- sightedness. Each reality refers us to our own study and finitude.

The Western Judeo-Christian vision suggests to man that he is the only representative of intelligent life, and that life is bounded by the will of a higher power, which reigns here and there. Death and the eschatological future of the individual are ontological concerns that have been questioning Homo sapiens for more than 100,000 years. But in doing so, these two obsessions question us about phenomena and existences other than those described by academic human norms. In this book, the questions asked are legitimate and address what more we have within us, buried in the depths of our esoteric knowledge.

Jean-Michel Ballester Microbiologist

Today, I am not facing a blank sheet of paper, I am in possession of my 14 pages written in the 90s about my stay in Niort (Deux-Sèvres, France) as part of my intervention as an Information Systems Consultant for MACIF. Initially, this book was to be limited to telling the story of this rather disturbing period; then, as the years went by, I managed to mature, to build my theory and finally I wanted to share it.

Thus, after 25 years of reflection, I am launching myself to finalize this project. I take notes, extracts from newspaper articles, drafts, without giving any bibliographical references because at the beginning I did not read on this subject: I did not want to be influenced.

Originally, the question of belief arises: I am a non-practising believer. If I had to introduce myself, I would say the following: "I am Catholic for being part of its community, Buddhist for its philosophy of life, Jewish for its solidarity and its recognition of the great prophets, Muslim for its rigour and its positioning of God". This must seem strange to the reader. Yet religions have gone beyond their role of adapting concepts to a particular way of life according to a specific climate or geography. Man has fewer and fewer constraints linked to his place of residence, less and less dependence on the society of which he is a part of, fewer specific ties at a social level. The means of communication, transport and the media are gradually breaking down disinformation or isolation to offer a global, worldwide and objective approach to get closer to our truth. Of course, we are only at the beginning, especially in terms of objectivity ... but the first advances in this field allow us to see ourselves and our environment differently.

The greatest difficulty is to separate ourselves from the dogmas we are taught, our education, our pre-written logic and our purpose, imposed in a society where life is a frenetic race, and success is measured above all by our financial means. My experience has forced me to question everything and to find coherence based on fundamentals to become aware of my reality.

“the noblest task of the individual is to become self-aware”Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss psychiatric doctor

My approach is based on my experience, my background, my knowledge. I try to share my vision rigorously.

It is divided into three parts:

The first part describes my experience during two important events in my life: the first was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in 1987 when I had no high mountain skills and the second is about a period of more than a year in 1992 during which I lived in a haunted house in the town of Niort when I was not prepared for this experience.

The second part presents concepts on which my experience has allowed me to open my mind to fundamental questions such as: what is life? or death? or consciousness? and finally God? I will use my own concepts to follow up on my observations about ghosts, spirits, our interactions.

The third part brings a development to my approach on destiny, or rather on our destiny because we are all intimately linked.

Everything should converge towards one and only one result: our reality.

This book hopes to contribute to a new way of thinking that speaks openly about subjects usually reserved for a handful of people. I therefore approach these important themes with as much humility as originality I believe. May this reflection bring its piece to the understanding of this Universe comparable to the edifice of a linked and harmonized whole in which every living being contributes amply to the construction, the evolution, the finality.

« We're just an advanced race of apes on a small planet of a medium star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something incredibly special. »Stephen Hawking, British astrophysicist

I understand this book is ambitious, that it cannot be an unanimous work. However, should we give up nevertheless? That is not my way of looking at life. I even decided to go further and to add elements on my conception of earthly life. And this is how I came to talk about Destiny.

This book addresses people looking for a reflection on the meaning of our existence, believers who wish to approach the subject in a different way, who appreciate a global approach on a global subject.

First part

The experiences on which my evidence is based

« It's not enough to think our destiny, we have to feel it…»

Miguel de Unamuno « Tragic sense of life» 1913

We are all masters of our own destiny …

Friday, August 14, 1987. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. My first certainties.

I remember my personal reflections during the final ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro where, exhausted by the lack of oxygen and the fatigue of the previous days, I wondered

why was I even here! and above all, why take such risks!

Is there a before and after?

Was my life going to be better when I got back?

How was this project important to me?

What was my reason for being in Tanzania, far from home and where, above all, any problem could have dramatic consequences?

The 4,000 meters of altitude are exceeded...

Each additional step requires a real effort...

And yet I want to take that extra step!

It is in these situations that we see the strength of the mind and the submission of the body.

At 4,700 meters, a group of Frenchmen is at the entrance to the last refuge. Night falls on the mountain and after a few exchanges with my compatriots, one of them lights a cigarette, takes two puffs and falls to the ground. Luckily, at the same time, a German doctor arrives at the refuge: he immediately starts a cardiac massage. The young man's heart quickly starts to beat again. The doctor orders him to go back down immediately, and he and his friends do the same. His ascent is over!

After a few attempts to rest, it is time to leave: four o'clock in the morning. I resume the ascent towards Gillman's point at 5683 meters. Once again, my questions arise: what is the link between mind and body? My mind has decided this ascent, but is my body in agreement with this objective? I can find motivations for my mind, but what are those for my body?

I am exhausted, each new step is a physical challenge. Then I remember the quote from the American writer William Arthur Ward:

« “It's impossible,” said pride.

“It's risky,” said experience.

“It's pointless,” said reason.

“Give it a try.” whispered the heart ».

And this time the heart wins. The rim of the crater appears with the sunrise despite the clouds hanging over the summit. As soon as it is reached, a few photos to immortalize the moment, a few hugs with those of the group and the people present who are experiencing the same event and then it is the descent back down to avoid complications related to the altitude of the 5685 meters of Gillman's point.

This experience allowed me to get to know myself better, not without reason. My body surpassed itself in suffering by the will of my spirit to give my life a meaning.

A new image comes to mind: that of the rider with his horse, a tournament, jumps, risks taken in solidarity, in communion I would say. What interest does the horse have in this? To please the horseman? To live in symbiosis or even in osmosis with its rider whom it sees on a daily basis?

To me, this link between the rider and his horse seems to be identical to the link between body and spirit: only the spirit can define the path to take in order to reach his earthly goal. But he needs his body to do so. The body is a mean of expressing oneself while considering the limits of anatomy and physiology.

I also imagined life on earth as a treadmill: I decide to go on it, I try not to fall on the sides, knowing that I will fall one day ... I don't know when. But that day will come, it is THE certainty. We can all bless every new day, but what is the point? A few days more or less, what's the point if we don't have goals? Do I have a purpose? What do I bring? To whom? For we are all born to be useful. Human usefulness is not only reserved to a chosen few. But to make our usefulness manifest itself, each individual must first get to know himself.

« By letting our own light shine, we unconsciously give others the power to do the same ». Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love1

By allowing me to know my abilities, to know the strengths of my mind, this ascension taught me who I am. The direction to take gradually became obvious: I remain master of my destiny like a driver in his vehicle, deciding on his route which roads to take, the speed to adopt, whether or not to stop on the roadside... Only the starting and finishing points are defined in advance. The route chosen is generally predictable: the most obvious, but not guaranteed. So, a driver who has to travel from Marseille to Paris has a good chance of taking the shortest and safest route. He will take the motorway. This is not a certainty but a high probability. He will arrive at his destination. It is not a certainty but a high probability. The journey will take about seven hours. It is not a certainty but a high probability. The driver may decide otherwise during the journey, decide to take the national highway temporarily or permanently, stop for a longer or shorter time, drive faster or slower, or stop his life altogether.

He remains in control of his destiny.

From June '91 to February '93. Niort. Deux-Sèvres, France. My first convictions.

Ghost stories never interested me until I was confronted with one...

Is it mere coincidence or the consequences of a pre-established destiny?

In any case, this year-long experience has become a defining moment in my life. And this book is the proof: it was written more than twenty years later, twenty years of reflections and questioning that led to a theory. The term is a bit strong, you might say? However, I am going to propose a set of ideas, abstract concepts applied to a specific field. I am going to build a system of hypotheses with rules that seem logical to me... I leave that judgment to you alone!

Over the past twenty years, I have had the opportunity to share my experience with many people interested in the subject, whether or not sceptical. With hindsight, I am now convinced that I have radically reoriented my life since that experience, because, in the end, the question of destiny is the main question to ask oneself. This period was the trigger for my questioning. However, the answers remain very personal while waiting for the firm and definitive results of science. But how long will we have to wait? How many generations?

This true story serves as a springboard for the other two parts of the book, which are based on much more general reflections.

Thursday, June 22, 1991. Cergy, Val d'Oise, France. On the road to my destiny.

Back then, my postgraduate studies were coming to an end. One or two more seminars integrated into the programme of this master’s degree from the prestigious “Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC)” and then it will be the internship. It will take place in the IT department of the Thomson Video Equipment Company, a subsidiary of the Thomson CSF group in high definition television. That is how I spent a year living in Cergy, one of the new towns created from scratch to ease traffic in Paris. Despite my many requests to the university halls of residence, I could not find a place there. I decided to rent a small studio of 18 square meters near the RER stop "Cergy prefecture". It seemed that I was lucky to find this accommodation ... it's quite hard to digest for a provincial to be "lucky" enough to find a studio worth the rent of a three-room apartment in the 5 avenues district in Marseille, 5th.