Dr Leon James on Swedenborg

Part 1 of Interview

Here is part 1 (of 2) of a film made by Hawaiian film maker Silas Leger. An excellent film clip with some of Silas' own exquisite footage of Hawaii while his mentor Dr Leon James, Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawaii, superbly explains in simple language some ideas brought to us by Emanuel Swedenborg such as discerning what motivates us, being in alignment with Goodness, the nature of angels, acknowledging the one source of Life, some correspondences between the physical and spiritual body.

The film-maker's comments about this video:
University of Hawaii Psychology Professor Dr. Leon James details Swedenborg's Scientific Discoveries of the Spiritual World. Hawaii resident Nate Orr also shares insights on living in alignment with the divine. 

http://vimeo.com/10734299

Part 2 of Interview

Another excellent film clip with Dr Leon James explaining the idea of our feeling of self, brought to us by Emanuel Swedenborg.

The film-maker's comments about this video:

"Angels have something in their minds devils lack... Love and Understanding! Devils think they are independent from God, while angels know that nothing is possible without God, not even their own existence. Dr. Leon James talks about this knowledge or acknowledgment gap between the two opposite mind states.
Angels think of their life from an "as if" or "as of" position. So they think of self from a standpoint of "as of self" rather than the normal standpoint of "self" meaning "my own self".
Heaven = knowing you are nothing without god's continual gift of life
Hell = knowing/thinking you have life separate from god
Heaven and Hell are not places but states of mind - time is not real - only durations of states of mind are real." 

http://vimeo.com/11281471