If we abort a baby, male or female, it is recorded against us.
Some people feel that abortion in the event of rape or incest is justified. Yet this is man's rationalization, not God's.
Using the language of our internal qualities to explain rape, when the male quality of bestowal forces the female quality of selfishness to connect, it's a good thing because our internal qualities become similar to God's quality. This connects us to God and to each other.
Using the language of our internal qualities to explain incest, when the brother Zeir Anpin marries his sister Malchut, it's a good thing because our internal qualities become similar to God's quality. This connects us to God and to each other. As it is written, "You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride ..." (Song of Songs 4:9, NIV)
I'm not saying that people should go out and rape each other or sleep with their family members, I'm saying that things are not what they seem and our ways are not God's ways. God has a way of making negative things right.
Today we're immersed in the quality of selfishness seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others, we don't even care about our unborn babies.
Instead, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves - including seeking to benefit our unborn babies - and we should become connected with each other in mutual concern and responsibility.
In this realm, if a woman is raped and she becomes pregnant, or if she becomes pregnant through incest, it's a grievous act. However, killing the baby makes a bad situation worse because now murder has been committed. In this way, we pile on misery upon misery.
Instead, we should stop harming each other in any way and we should seek to benefit each other in every way.
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Should We Be Children Or Not?
Jesus said, "...unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:2, NIV)
It is also written, "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. (1 Corinthians 13:11, NIV)
This seems to be a contradiction. Should we be children or not?
The following explanation shows how the contradiction disappears.
Let's look at the first verse. When Jesus says that we have to change, He means that our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. Once we enter into the quality of bestowal (the kingdom of heaven), we'll start off as little children, then over time our quality of bestowal will grow and we'll become adults in bestowal.
Let's look at the second verse:
It is also written, "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. (1 Corinthians 13:11, NIV)
This seems to be a contradiction. Should we be children or not?
The following explanation shows how the contradiction disappears.
Let's look at the first verse. When Jesus says that we have to change, He means that our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. Once we enter into the quality of bestowal (the kingdom of heaven), we'll start off as little children, then over time our quality of bestowal will grow and we'll become adults in bestowal.
Let's look at the second verse:
- Relative to each other, the quality of selfishness is considered a child and the quality of bestowal is considered an adult. So putting the ways of childhood behind you means putting the ways of selfishness behind you so you can be an adult in the quality of bestowal.
- It also means that once you enter into the quality of bestowal, you're expected to grow. In bestowal, you start off as a little child, but you're expected to leave the ways of childhood behind you and become an adult in the quality of bestowal.
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The Toys Of Selfishness Will Be Taken Away
In this realm, children become immersed in their toys, and when their parents call to them for dinner, the children can't hear them because they're consumed with playing with their toys.
Eventually their parents come and take their toys away, and the children may cry and be upset. However, the parents are acting in the best interest of the children.
Today we're all immersed in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. We've been playing with the toys of selfishness long enough, and now it's time to return to the quality of bestowal, to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
God is calling us to return to Him, to return to the quality of bestowal, but we can't hear Him because we're immersed in our toys of selfishness.
Eventually God will come and take our toys away, and we'll cry and be upset. However, God is acting in our best interest.
Do not be afraid, God is with us.
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Eventually their parents come and take their toys away, and the children may cry and be upset. However, the parents are acting in the best interest of the children.
Today we're all immersed in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. We've been playing with the toys of selfishness long enough, and now it's time to return to the quality of bestowal, to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
God is calling us to return to Him, to return to the quality of bestowal, but we can't hear Him because we're immersed in our toys of selfishness.
Eventually God will come and take our toys away, and we'll cry and be upset. However, God is acting in our best interest.
Do not be afraid, God is with us.
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Be Free
Why trade the confinement of slavery for the confinement of prison? Be free.
Why trade the confinement of apartheid for the confinement of prison? Be free.
Why trade the confinement of poverty for the confinement of prison? Be free.
Why trade the confinement of oppression for the confinement of drugs and alcohol? Be free.
Why trade the confinement of abuse for the confinement of drugs and alcohol? Be free.
Why trade the confinement of loneliness for the confinement of drugs and alcohol? Be free.
Why trade one form of confinement for another form of confinement? Be free.
Today, we're all immersed in the confinement of selfishness, as we seek to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. In this state we trade one form of confinement for another form of confinement. We pile on misery upon misery.
We should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves and become genuinely concerned for each other's welfare and well-being. This is true freedom because it frees us from ourselves, from selfishness and from all the confinements that selfishness brings.
Be free and connect with others in mutual concern and responsibility.
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Why trade the confinement of apartheid for the confinement of prison? Be free.
Why trade the confinement of poverty for the confinement of prison? Be free.
Why trade the confinement of oppression for the confinement of drugs and alcohol? Be free.
Why trade the confinement of abuse for the confinement of drugs and alcohol? Be free.
Why trade the confinement of loneliness for the confinement of drugs and alcohol? Be free.
Why trade one form of confinement for another form of confinement? Be free.
Today, we're all immersed in the confinement of selfishness, as we seek to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. In this state we trade one form of confinement for another form of confinement. We pile on misery upon misery.
We should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves and become genuinely concerned for each other's welfare and well-being. This is true freedom because it frees us from ourselves, from selfishness and from all the confinements that selfishness brings.
Be free and connect with others in mutual concern and responsibility.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Should You Answer A Fool Or Not?
It is written in Proverbs 26:4-5 (NIV):
"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes."
This seems to be a contradiction. Should you answer a fool or not?
The following explanation shows how the contradiction disappears.
A lot of the language in The Bible and The Quran is layered in meaning. In this particular case, one of the meanings of the verses is:
The fool is the quality of selfishness and his folly is the error of thinking that selfishness is better than bestowal.
In the first part it's saying: do not answer the quality of selfishness according to his folly - the error that selfishness is better than bestowal - or you'll be just like him, immersed in the quality of selfishness. This first part is basically saying do not be in the quality of selfishness.
In the second part it's saying: answer the quality of selfishness according to his folly - by pointing out his error that selfishness is not better than bestowal but that bestowal is better than selfishness - or else the quality of selfishness will think it's wise, when in fact it's the quality of bestowal that's wise. This second part is basically saying be in the quality of bestowal.
There is no contradiction, both statements complement one another.
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"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes."
This seems to be a contradiction. Should you answer a fool or not?
The following explanation shows how the contradiction disappears.
A lot of the language in The Bible and The Quran is layered in meaning. In this particular case, one of the meanings of the verses is:
The fool is the quality of selfishness and his folly is the error of thinking that selfishness is better than bestowal.
In the first part it's saying: do not answer the quality of selfishness according to his folly - the error that selfishness is better than bestowal - or you'll be just like him, immersed in the quality of selfishness. This first part is basically saying do not be in the quality of selfishness.
In the second part it's saying: answer the quality of selfishness according to his folly - by pointing out his error that selfishness is not better than bestowal but that bestowal is better than selfishness - or else the quality of selfishness will think it's wise, when in fact it's the quality of bestowal that's wise. This second part is basically saying be in the quality of bestowal.
There is no contradiction, both statements complement one another.
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What Are You Chasing?
When we're immersed in the quality of selfishness, we chase fulfillment - our own fulfillment. We seek to benefit ourselves with no regard for others.
When our internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, we'll chase deficiencies - the deficiencies of others. We'll seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
What are you chasing? Your own fulfillment or the deficiencies of others?
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When our internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, we'll chase deficiencies - the deficiencies of others. We'll seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
What are you chasing? Your own fulfillment or the deficiencies of others?
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Be Strong And Courageous
The world is going to change. Our internal qualities are going to change from selfishness to bestowal. Instead of seeking to benefit ourselves, we're going to seek to benefit others.
We've reached a turning point, the end of the quality of selfishness. This is manifesting itself in various ways: crises, disasters, depression, unhappiness, crime, corruption, abuse etc.
Just as a caterpillar transforms completely into a butterfly, we too will have to transform completely from selfishness to bestowal.
Do not be afraid of this transformation. It might be difficult, it might be rocky, but in the end, we'll fly.
Be strong and courageous. Be calm. Do not be afraid, God is with us.
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We've reached a turning point, the end of the quality of selfishness. This is manifesting itself in various ways: crises, disasters, depression, unhappiness, crime, corruption, abuse etc.
Just as a caterpillar transforms completely into a butterfly, we too will have to transform completely from selfishness to bestowal.
Do not be afraid of this transformation. It might be difficult, it might be rocky, but in the end, we'll fly.
Be strong and courageous. Be calm. Do not be afraid, God is with us.
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Perception Of Reality - We're Already Perfect
Before you go through a change in the perception of your reality, the world seems to be a bad place - chaos, mayhem, crises, disasters, crime etc.
After you go through a change in the perception of your reality, you'll come to realize that the world is already perfect and that you're already perfect. You'll see that everything exists in harmony and balance and that things happen just as they're supposed to. The world is a good place.
This may be hard to believe given the state of the world today. However, whether the world is a good place or a bad place is simply a matter of perception.
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After you go through a change in the perception of your reality, you'll come to realize that the world is already perfect and that you're already perfect. You'll see that everything exists in harmony and balance and that things happen just as they're supposed to. The world is a good place.
This may be hard to believe given the state of the world today. However, whether the world is a good place or a bad place is simply a matter of perception.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Perception Of Reality - Shocking Awakening
When you first go through a change in the perception of your reality, you'll be shocked for a number of reasons:
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- You'll become aware of how selfish you really are. Two qualities will be revealed to you: your own selfishness and the quality of bestowal, and the gap between the two will shock you.
- You'll realize that your thoughts create reality. All the things that happen in the world - the good things and the bad things - happen because of you. This is shocking.
- You'll realize that other people know everything about you, you have no privacy, others can read your thoughts. This is shocking.
- The people around you aren't who you thought they were, this is shocking.
Do not be afraid, God is with us.
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The God Of Israel
The entire world will come to know The God Of Israel as it is written, "... for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them ..." (Jeremiah 31:34, NKJV).
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Monday, September 23, 2013
Do Not Be Afraid - We're All One Family
Do not be afraid, God is with us.
Remember, we're all one family and we're all in this together. We live, we breathe, we endure together. We'll succeed, but only together.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way. God is with us and to him we shall all return.
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Remember, we're all one family and we're all in this together. We live, we breathe, we endure together. We'll succeed, but only together.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way. God is with us and to him we shall all return.
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Sunday, September 22, 2013
Understanding The Quran
The language of The Quran is decisive.
When interpreted literally, it may cause some people to feel empowered to subjugate others. This is incorrect.
When interpreted correctly - in the language of our internal qualities - The Quran talks only about subjugating oneself. The Quran speaks only about how our internal qualities will grow in bestowal, from a state of childhood to a state of adulthood.
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When interpreted literally, it may cause some people to feel empowered to subjugate others. This is incorrect.
When interpreted correctly - in the language of our internal qualities - The Quran talks only about subjugating oneself. The Quran speaks only about how our internal qualities will grow in bestowal, from a state of childhood to a state of adulthood.
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Understanding The Bible and The Quran
The Bible and The Quran speak only about our internal qualities. They talk about how our internal qualities will change from selfishness to bestowal and how once we're in the quality of bestowal, we'll grow from childhood to adulthood.
When The Bible and The Quran are interpreted literally, there are many contradictions. However, if they're interpreted in the right way - in the language of our internal qualities - all contradictions disappear.
For example, if I say, "He was 7", then later I say, "He was 30", this appears to be a contradiction. Yet, if we understand that a boy develops from childhood to adulthood, we see that it's talking about two different ages - age 7 and age 30. The contradiction disappears and what's revealed is information about the boy's state of development. This is also true about information presented in The Bible and The Quran as they explain the development of our internal qualities.
Another example is if I say, "The joint bends forward", then later I say, "The joint bends backwards", this appears to be a contradiction. Yet if we understand that an elbow joint bends forward and a knee joint bends backwards, we see that it's talking about two different joints in one body. The contradiction disappears and what's revealed is information about the body. This is also true about information presented in The Bible and The Quran as they explain the development of our internal qualities.
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When The Bible and The Quran are interpreted literally, there are many contradictions. However, if they're interpreted in the right way - in the language of our internal qualities - all contradictions disappear.
For example, if I say, "He was 7", then later I say, "He was 30", this appears to be a contradiction. Yet, if we understand that a boy develops from childhood to adulthood, we see that it's talking about two different ages - age 7 and age 30. The contradiction disappears and what's revealed is information about the boy's state of development. This is also true about information presented in The Bible and The Quran as they explain the development of our internal qualities.
Another example is if I say, "The joint bends forward", then later I say, "The joint bends backwards", this appears to be a contradiction. Yet if we understand that an elbow joint bends forward and a knee joint bends backwards, we see that it's talking about two different joints in one body. The contradiction disappears and what's revealed is information about the body. This is also true about information presented in The Bible and The Quran as they explain the development of our internal qualities.
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A Hole That Only God Can Fill
We're miserable because we don't have God.
There's a hole in each and every one of us that only God can fill.
Cry out to The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and He'll help You.
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There's a hole in each and every one of us that only God can fill.
Cry out to The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and He'll help You.
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Friday, September 20, 2013
Free Sanctuaries Required
The entire world is going to go through a major transformation, our internal qualities are going to change from the quality of selfishness to the quality of bestowal. Instead of seeking to benefit ourselves, we're going to seek to benefit others.
Connected to this, people are going to go through an event - a change in the perception of their reality. Meaning people are going to perceive two qualities: their own individual selfish quality and the quality of bestowal.
This revelation is similar to labour or child birth in that it's a traumatic event and people will be deeply affected.
Meaning people are going to leave their families, their friends, their jobs, their communities, their lives etc. They're going to leave everything behind and depart in a hurry. Of this Jesus said, "Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath." (Matthew 24:20, NIV)
As such, free sanctuaries need to be made available to house, shelter, help, feed, clothe, take care of and support these people once they leave their lives and homes behind.
Churches, temples, synagogues, mosques and other organizations including governments should be prepared for this and they should make the necessary arrangements to provide for and take care of these people for free.
Doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals and other relevant professionals should also be aware that this event is going to take place and they should be prepared to help.
The people who go through a change in the perception of their reality may be in shock, they may be suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and they may not be able to talk or communicate clearly.
They may also exhibit other symptoms, including but not limited to: confusion, quiet disposition, isolating behaviour, insomnia, sleeping too much, lack of appetite, lack of interest in daily activities, be easily overwhelmed, crying, be abrupt, abrasive, defensive, non-communicative, unable to talk, evasive, secretive, they may pace, be anxious, nervous, stressed, keep to themselves etc.
Don't push or force them to talk, share, open-up or engage in activities they don't want to do. Simply provide them with a safe environment where they can reflect and adjust to the revelation they've been through. They need time to recover.
Perception Clinics or something similar could also be established to give people a place to go - a place where they can get support, advice, referrals, assistance etc. All safety precautions need to be taken to prevent people from ending up on the streets.
Going through a change in the perception of one's reality is a traumatic event; however, people don't have to endure it alone, arrangements should be made to help and support them.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way. God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
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Connected to this, people are going to go through an event - a change in the perception of their reality. Meaning people are going to perceive two qualities: their own individual selfish quality and the quality of bestowal.
This revelation is similar to labour or child birth in that it's a traumatic event and people will be deeply affected.
Meaning people are going to leave their families, their friends, their jobs, their communities, their lives etc. They're going to leave everything behind and depart in a hurry. Of this Jesus said, "Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath." (Matthew 24:20, NIV)
As such, free sanctuaries need to be made available to house, shelter, help, feed, clothe, take care of and support these people once they leave their lives and homes behind.
Churches, temples, synagogues, mosques and other organizations including governments should be prepared for this and they should make the necessary arrangements to provide for and take care of these people for free.
Doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals and other relevant professionals should also be aware that this event is going to take place and they should be prepared to help.
The people who go through a change in the perception of their reality may be in shock, they may be suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and they may not be able to talk or communicate clearly.
They may also exhibit other symptoms, including but not limited to: confusion, quiet disposition, isolating behaviour, insomnia, sleeping too much, lack of appetite, lack of interest in daily activities, be easily overwhelmed, crying, be abrupt, abrasive, defensive, non-communicative, unable to talk, evasive, secretive, they may pace, be anxious, nervous, stressed, keep to themselves etc.
Don't push or force them to talk, share, open-up or engage in activities they don't want to do. Simply provide them with a safe environment where they can reflect and adjust to the revelation they've been through. They need time to recover.
Perception Clinics or something similar could also be established to give people a place to go - a place where they can get support, advice, referrals, assistance etc. All safety precautions need to be taken to prevent people from ending up on the streets.
Going through a change in the perception of one's reality is a traumatic event; however, people don't have to endure it alone, arrangements should be made to help and support them.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way. God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Fake It Until You Make It
When I first went through a change in the perception of my reality, I went through a really hard traumatic time. The revelation was extremely difficult.
What was revealed to me was two qualities: my quality of selfishness and the quality of bestowal. The contrast between my selfish qualities and the quality of bestowal was SHOCKING. I was shocked at how selfish I was compared to the quality of bestowal. I was appalled and horrified.
As I struggled with the revelation, someone gave me some really good advice. "Fake it, until you make it." Which gives you an idea of how traumatic the revelation was for me, and how difficult it may be for others.
The advice doesn't mean to fake your way through life engaging in negative destructive behaviour, taking advantage of others to make it big - gaining riches and wealth.
It means to pretend that you're alright when you're not, to pretend that you want to get out of bed in the morning when you don't, to pretend that you're happy when you're not, to pretend that you're interested in things when you're not etc. It means to fake your life until time passes and time helps to heal all wounds.
If you're going through a hard time before you go through a change in the perception of your reality, cry out to God for help. Ask The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to help you and He will.
If you're going through a hard time after you go through a change in the perception of your reality, fake it until you make it.
This worked for me but if you're struggling you should seek professional help from your doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist and other professionals as well as from your family, friends, faith leaders and other groups that you're connected to.
I know it's not easy, believe me, I know. God has a way of putting us in touch with people who help us. God uses us to help each other. I received and still continue to receive a tremendous amount of support from others. Remember, we're all in this together and we'll succeed but only together.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way. God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
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What was revealed to me was two qualities: my quality of selfishness and the quality of bestowal. The contrast between my selfish qualities and the quality of bestowal was SHOCKING. I was shocked at how selfish I was compared to the quality of bestowal. I was appalled and horrified.
As I struggled with the revelation, someone gave me some really good advice. "Fake it, until you make it." Which gives you an idea of how traumatic the revelation was for me, and how difficult it may be for others.
The advice doesn't mean to fake your way through life engaging in negative destructive behaviour, taking advantage of others to make it big - gaining riches and wealth.
It means to pretend that you're alright when you're not, to pretend that you want to get out of bed in the morning when you don't, to pretend that you're happy when you're not, to pretend that you're interested in things when you're not etc. It means to fake your life until time passes and time helps to heal all wounds.
If you're going through a hard time before you go through a change in the perception of your reality, cry out to God for help. Ask The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to help you and He will.
If you're going through a hard time after you go through a change in the perception of your reality, fake it until you make it.
This worked for me but if you're struggling you should seek professional help from your doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist and other professionals as well as from your family, friends, faith leaders and other groups that you're connected to.
I know it's not easy, believe me, I know. God has a way of putting us in touch with people who help us. God uses us to help each other. I received and still continue to receive a tremendous amount of support from others. Remember, we're all in this together and we'll succeed but only together.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way. God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Love
God = Bestowal = Thinking of Others = Love
Mutual Responsibility = Thinking of Others = Connection
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Mutual Responsibility = Thinking of Others = Connection
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Let Go And Let God In
Let go of all your fears, worries and concerns.
Let go of your desire to be in control of your life.
Let go of the past, the present and the future.
Let go and let God in.
The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the only one who governs the heavens and the earth. This is His plan, so let Him do His work.
The one thing you can do is desire to be in adhesion with The Creator. Ask Him for help and He'll help you. Remember, we're all in this together, you're not alone.
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Let go of your desire to be in control of your life.
Let go of the past, the present and the future.
Let go and let God in.
The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the only one who governs the heavens and the earth. This is His plan, so let Him do His work.
The one thing you can do is desire to be in adhesion with The Creator. Ask Him for help and He'll help you. Remember, we're all in this together, you're not alone.
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
Know That You Are Loved
"Do not be afraid of the things you're going through. Accept that everything comes from The Creator and know that you are loved."
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Do Not Be Afraid, God is With Us
"Do not be afraid of anything that has happened, is happening or will happen. The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is in control. There is none else besides Him. Do not be afraid, God is with us."
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Exercise - Imagine That You're Being Watched
Here's an exercise:
Imagine that you're constantly being watched:
When you're in public, everyone knows what you're doing and what you're thinking.
When you're in private, everyone knows what you're doing and what you're thinking.
In this environment where everyone knows everything about you, does your behaviour change?
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Imagine that you're constantly being watched:
When you're in public, everyone knows what you're doing and what you're thinking.
When you're in private, everyone knows what you're doing and what you're thinking.
In this environment where everyone knows everything about you, does your behaviour change?
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
What Exactly Is Broken?
When we look at the world today, it looks like a lot of things are broken.
People feel miserable, isolated, alone, unhappy, depressed etc. and there's crises in families, education, culture, government, finance, ecology etc.
What exactly is broken? Three things are broken:
Today, we're all immersed in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. This means that we're self-centered, thinking only about ourselves and engaging in destructive behaviour that harm us, others and all of nature.
As a result, our connection with each other is broken because we live individual lives plus we cause harm to each other.
Our connection with nature is broken because we cause harm to nature, plus our selfish behaviour goes against the integral laws of nature - where everything is interconnected and interdependent.
Our connection with God is broken because God's quality is bestowal/love of others/altruism and our quality is selfishness. We're opposite to God in quality.
In order to fix what's broken, our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob is the only one who can change your internal quality. Ask Him for Help and He'll change you.
Instead of being in selfishness, we have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. We have to become genuinely concerned for each other's welfare and well-being and become connected with each other in mutual guarantee - I seek to benefit you and you seek to benefit me.
Instead of thinking about ourselves, we should think about others. Instead of seeking to benefit ourselves, we should seek to benefit others. This will fix everything that's broken:
As our behaviour changes, all systems that we engage in will also change - families, education, culture, government, finance, ecology etc. will all change for the better.
The entire world will be united as one family and all the broken connections will be fixed.
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People feel miserable, isolated, alone, unhappy, depressed etc. and there's crises in families, education, culture, government, finance, ecology etc.
What exactly is broken? Three things are broken:
- Our connection with God is broken
- Our connection with each other is broken
- Our connection with nature is broken
Today, we're all immersed in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. This means that we're self-centered, thinking only about ourselves and engaging in destructive behaviour that harm us, others and all of nature.
As a result, our connection with each other is broken because we live individual lives plus we cause harm to each other.
Our connection with nature is broken because we cause harm to nature, plus our selfish behaviour goes against the integral laws of nature - where everything is interconnected and interdependent.
Our connection with God is broken because God's quality is bestowal/love of others/altruism and our quality is selfishness. We're opposite to God in quality.
In order to fix what's broken, our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob is the only one who can change your internal quality. Ask Him for Help and He'll change you.
Instead of being in selfishness, we have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. We have to become genuinely concerned for each other's welfare and well-being and become connected with each other in mutual guarantee - I seek to benefit you and you seek to benefit me.
Instead of thinking about ourselves, we should think about others. Instead of seeking to benefit ourselves, we should seek to benefit others. This will fix everything that's broken:
- If our internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, we'll become similar to God in quality. This will fix our broken relationship with God because it'll connect us to God in quality.
- If our qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, we'll become interconnected with each other in mutual concern and responsibility. This will fix our broken relationship with each other because we'll become genuinely concerned for each other's welfare and well-being, seeking to benefit each other instead of ourselves.
- If our qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, we'll become aligned with the integral laws of nature, where everything is interconnected and interdependent. This will fix our broken connection with nature because we'll enter into a harmonious relationship with each other, with animals, plants, rocks and all of nature. The entire system will be in balance.
As our behaviour changes, all systems that we engage in will also change - families, education, culture, government, finance, ecology etc. will all change for the better.
The entire world will be united as one family and all the broken connections will be fixed.
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Abuse In Comedy - It's Not Funny
Laughter is very important - it makes us feel good to laugh.
However, today comedy is rooted in selfishness, which means we're often laughing at other people's expense/misfortune - and that's not funny at all.
There's a lot of abuse in comedy, but because it's veiled in humour, it's supposed to be okay - but it isn't. Abuse is abuse even if it's presented with humour.
Let's take a look:
Comedy is a great way to share ideas, to find honesty and to find humour in difficult situations. Comedy is a great coping mechanism, it's a great form of therapy and it's a great healing force because it makes people feel good to laugh.
While laughter is important to our happiness and well-being, we shouldn't be laughing at each other, we should be laughing with each other, together.
We are all one family and we have to start behaving like one family. One way to test your behaviour is to ask yourself, would you treat your mother that way? Meaning, would you insult your mother? Would you prank your mother? Would you laugh at your mother if she hurt herself? Would you roast your mother? Would you humiliate or embarrass your mother? Would you swear at your mother? Would you harm your mother for a laugh?
If you wouldn't treat your mother that way, then your behaviour is inappropriate. There shouldn't be two standards of how to treat people, being kind to one group and cruel to another. There should only be one standard.
The quality of bestowal is seeking to benefit others regardless of who they are. We are one family and we should start treating each other as one family.
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However, today comedy is rooted in selfishness, which means we're often laughing at other people's expense/misfortune - and that's not funny at all.
There's a lot of abuse in comedy, but because it's veiled in humour, it's supposed to be okay - but it isn't. Abuse is abuse even if it's presented with humour.
Let's take a look:
- Insult comedy is popular, but it's simply verbal abuse. Insulting others to get a laugh isn't funny, it's totally unacceptable.
- Pranks are popular, but they're abusive - sometimes physically, sometimes psychologically/mentally, sometimes emotionally. If a joke is at the expense of others, it's not funny and it's totally unacceptable. Harming others (and animals) to get a laugh isn't comedy, it's abuse.
- Fails are also popular but laughing at other people's (and animals) failures isn't funny, it's cruel.
- Some comedy humiliates and embarrasses others, some comedy makes people squirm by putting them in awkward situations and some comedy makes people look stupid, ignorant and/or uninformed etc. This isn't funny, it's bullying.
- Roasts are also popular and sometimes they raise money for charity, but they're not funny, they're a strange form of torture.
- Some comedy has harsh and graphic language that does nothing to uplift others.
- Today some adult comedy has become crass and vulgar with endless references to genitalia (balls, penises, vaginas, breasts), sex, toilets etc. It's not funny, it's pre-teen giggly childishness.
- Self-deprecating humour is also popular, people make fun of themselves to get a laugh. Putting anyone down - even oneself - may foster negative thoughts in others. People may be laughing, but they don't realize they've just been influenced in a negative way. We should always be mindful of the influence we have on others.
Comedy is a great way to share ideas, to find honesty and to find humour in difficult situations. Comedy is a great coping mechanism, it's a great form of therapy and it's a great healing force because it makes people feel good to laugh.
While laughter is important to our happiness and well-being, we shouldn't be laughing at each other, we should be laughing with each other, together.
We are all one family and we have to start behaving like one family. One way to test your behaviour is to ask yourself, would you treat your mother that way? Meaning, would you insult your mother? Would you prank your mother? Would you laugh at your mother if she hurt herself? Would you roast your mother? Would you humiliate or embarrass your mother? Would you swear at your mother? Would you harm your mother for a laugh?
If you wouldn't treat your mother that way, then your behaviour is inappropriate. There shouldn't be two standards of how to treat people, being kind to one group and cruel to another. There should only be one standard.
The quality of bestowal is seeking to benefit others regardless of who they are. We are one family and we should start treating each other as one family.
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
A Relationship With God
A relationship with God develops the same way a relationship with someone you meet for the first time develops. It takes time.
First you meet each other, then you spend time together, then after a while you get to know each other - you become friends.
A solid relationship is built on trust, commitment, loyalty and devotion. Building a relationship with God happens the same way.
Today we're immersed in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. However, God is the quality of bestowal/love of others/altruism, where a person seeks to benefit others instead of themselves.
Today we don't have a relationship with God because our internal qualities are opposite to God's quality. The only way we can have a relationship with God is if we change.
Keep in mind that God doesn't change, we're the ones who have to change. Also keep in mind that it's our internal qualities that have to change - our internal programming, our very nature.
Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. We have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the only one who can change your internal qualities. Ask Him for help and He'll change you.
Once our internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, we'll enter into equivalence of form with The Creator. Our internal qualities will become similar to God's quality. In this way we'll establish a relationship with God and we'll get to know Him.
The more we're able to rise above our egos and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, the more we'll get to know God because we'll be acting like Him in quality.
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First you meet each other, then you spend time together, then after a while you get to know each other - you become friends.
A solid relationship is built on trust, commitment, loyalty and devotion. Building a relationship with God happens the same way.
Today we're immersed in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. However, God is the quality of bestowal/love of others/altruism, where a person seeks to benefit others instead of themselves.
Today we don't have a relationship with God because our internal qualities are opposite to God's quality. The only way we can have a relationship with God is if we change.
Keep in mind that God doesn't change, we're the ones who have to change. Also keep in mind that it's our internal qualities that have to change - our internal programming, our very nature.
Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. We have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the only one who can change your internal qualities. Ask Him for help and He'll change you.
Once our internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, we'll enter into equivalence of form with The Creator. Our internal qualities will become similar to God's quality. In this way we'll establish a relationship with God and we'll get to know Him.
The more we're able to rise above our egos and seek to benefit others instead of ourselves, the more we'll get to know God because we'll be acting like Him in quality.
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Friday, September 6, 2013
The First And The Last
What is the meaning of "the first and the last", "the firstborn from the dead" and Jesus being compared to Adam?
The First And The Last
The Bible and The Quran both mention "the first and the last, as it is written, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." (Revelations 22:12, NIV), and "He is the First and the Last ..." (Quran 57:3, Sahih)
Also, it is written, "So the last will be first, and the first will be last." (Matthew 20:16, NIV) and "But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first." (Matthew 19:30, NIV)
This is layered in meaning. Let's take a look:
Firstborn From The Dead
It is written, "... Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead ..." (Revelations 1:5, NIV).
The quality of selfishness is considered dead and the quality of bestowal is considered alive. This means that Jesus is the first person to go through a change in His internal qualities from the quality of selfishness to the quality of bestowal. He is born alive into the quality of bestowal from the dead quality of selfishness. This is why He's called "the firstborn from the dead."
While Jesus is the First person to enter into the quality of bestowal, He's not the last person to enter into the quality of bestowal. Others will also enter into the quality of bestowal, which is why Jesus is called the firstborn.
Jesus and Adam
The Bible and the Quran both compare Jesus to Adam, as it is written "...'The first man Adam became a living being', the last Adam, a life giving spirit." (1 Corinthians 15:45, NIV), and "... the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam." (Quran 3:59, Sahih)
Adam refers to a specific state within our internal qualities, a state when we're first exposed to the qualities of God. Jesus refers to another specific state within our internal qualities, a state when we're first exposed to another level of connection with God.
While the states of Adam and Jesus are different, they're similar in that they're both firsts. Adam is the first of one type of contact with God and Jesus is the first of another type of contact with God. This is why Jesus is compared to Adam.
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The First And The Last
The Bible and The Quran both mention "the first and the last, as it is written, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." (Revelations 22:12, NIV), and "He is the First and the Last ..." (Quran 57:3, Sahih)
Also, it is written, "So the last will be first, and the first will be last." (Matthew 20:16, NIV) and "But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first." (Matthew 19:30, NIV)
This is layered in meaning. Let's take a look:
- In The Bible, it means that Jesus is the First person to enter into the quality of bestowal and He is the Last person to complete/finish the quality of selfishness.
- It also means that Jesus is of the Last generation of selfishness and He is also of the First generation of bestowal. When our internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, we'll become the last generation of selfishness and the first generation of bestowal.
- In The Bible and The Quran, the concept of first and last also relates to others things as well. For one, it relates to the inverse relationship between lights and vessels. The lights of Nefesh, Ruach, Neshama, Chaya and Yechida enter into the vessels of Keter, Chochma, Bina, Zeir Anpin and Malchut in an inverse way.
- When all the vessels have been filled with all the lights the first vessel of Keter will house the last light of Yechida and the last vessel of Malchut will house the first light of Nefesh. This signifies completion and wholeness.
- It also means that all the vessels - from the first vessel of Keter to the last vessel of Malchut - will be fulfilled and all the lights - from the first light of Nefesh to the last light of Yechida - will be fulfilled.
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The concept of first and last also relates to how we'll become interconnected with each other through our internal qualities - our GE (the first) and AHP (the last). For example, here's how my AHP interconnects with your GE. My AHP (last) and your GE (first) interconnect to create a connection between us. My last is your first and your first is my last.
- Another meaning is connected to the work in the middle line, receiving to bestow, where the first quality of selfishness is used together with the last quality of bestowal to create work in the middle line called receiving to bestow.
- Also, in the telling of the story of our internal qualities, patterns repeat like fractals where one event parallels another in meaning. The events aren't identical, but they're similar. In this way, events that happened at the beginning (say the big bang) are similar to events that happen at the end (say our qualities changing from selfishness to bestowal). In this way, the first event is considered similar to the last event.
- Another meaning is the realization of infinity, where the past, present and future become one. So the first and the last are joined together as one.
Firstborn From The Dead
It is written, "... Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead ..." (Revelations 1:5, NIV).
The quality of selfishness is considered dead and the quality of bestowal is considered alive. This means that Jesus is the first person to go through a change in His internal qualities from the quality of selfishness to the quality of bestowal. He is born alive into the quality of bestowal from the dead quality of selfishness. This is why He's called "the firstborn from the dead."
While Jesus is the First person to enter into the quality of bestowal, He's not the last person to enter into the quality of bestowal. Others will also enter into the quality of bestowal, which is why Jesus is called the firstborn.
Jesus and Adam
The Bible and the Quran both compare Jesus to Adam, as it is written "...'The first man Adam became a living being', the last Adam, a life giving spirit." (1 Corinthians 15:45, NIV), and "... the example of Jesus to Allah is like that of Adam." (Quran 3:59, Sahih)
Adam refers to a specific state within our internal qualities, a state when we're first exposed to the qualities of God. Jesus refers to another specific state within our internal qualities, a state when we're first exposed to another level of connection with God.
While the states of Adam and Jesus are different, they're similar in that they're both firsts. Adam is the first of one type of contact with God and Jesus is the first of another type of contact with God. This is why Jesus is compared to Adam.
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
How Could God Let Horrible Things Happen?
One of the things people say is, "If there is a God, how could He let such horrible things happen?"
Here are a few notes:
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Here are a few notes:
- Believing in God when it's not obvious that He exists takes a certain kind of faith. Jesus addressed this when He said, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (John 20:29, NIV)
- This is called a leap of faith, best explained by Indiana Jones and the last crusade
- Video: Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade
- URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFntFdEGgws
- If you don't understand what you see, don't let it ruin your chances of having a relationship with God, meaning don't let it turn you away from God.
- If you don't understand what you see, don't influence others to turn away from God, don't jeopardize their chances of having a relationship with God.
- Think of a jigsaw puzzle. Each and every one of us is a piece of the puzzle and the puzzle is only complete when all the pieces have been connected together.
- If you don't connect your piece, that's one thing, the puzzle remains incomplete.
- However, if you prevent other people from connecting their pieces, that's another thing, you harm them, the entire whole and ultimately yourself.
- Even if one piece is missing, the entire puzzle remains incomplete. In this way, we're interconnected and interdependent.
- When you judge what you see, you do so according to your own standards. God's standards are not our standards. As it is written, "'My thoughts are not your thoughts, and my ways are not your ways,' declares YAHWEH" (Isaiah 55:8, NOGB)
- Once you go through a change in the perception of your reality, you'll see The Truth. You'll wake up, your eyes will be opened and you'll see the world through a new set of lenses. The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the only one who can open your eyes. Ask Him to change your inner qualities from selfishness to bestowal and He'll help you.
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
We Have To Eliminate Starvation and Under-Nutrition
We have to begin to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. It's time for the world to focus on things that are really important. We have the intelligence, the technology and the means. It's time.
In the spirit of mutual concern and responsibility and in the quality of bestowal/love of others/altruism, we have to eliminate starvation and under-nutrition in the entire world.
According to reports from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, nearly 1 billion people around the world are undernourished [1]. At the same time, each year over 1 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted [2].
The solution is pretty simple: get the extra food to the people who need it, strengthen the food supply chain and educate consumers.
Round tables need to be established to address this issue. It has to be dealt with immediately and it has to be solved permanently.
Participants of the round table could include representatives from all over the world, experts, professionals and/or leaders who work in government, in not-for-profit organizations, in the food industry, in logistics, in technology and in other relevant fields.
Once the round tables have been established, all problem-solving discussions and deliberations have to be transparent and broadcast live on television and/or the internet, giving everyone around the world a chance to comment and/or vote on relevant matters. Once the course of action has been decided, the solution can be implemented.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way.
God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
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1. "Global hunger declining, but still unacceptably high," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Economic and Social Development Department (September 2010), http://www.fao.org/economic/es-policybriefs/briefs-detail/en/?no_cache=1&uid=45361
2. "Cutting food waste to feed the world: Over a billion tonnes squandered each year," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (May 11, 2011), http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/74192/icode/
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In the spirit of mutual concern and responsibility and in the quality of bestowal/love of others/altruism, we have to eliminate starvation and under-nutrition in the entire world.
According to reports from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, nearly 1 billion people around the world are undernourished [1]. At the same time, each year over 1 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted [2].
The solution is pretty simple: get the extra food to the people who need it, strengthen the food supply chain and educate consumers.
Round tables need to be established to address this issue. It has to be dealt with immediately and it has to be solved permanently.
Participants of the round table could include representatives from all over the world, experts, professionals and/or leaders who work in government, in not-for-profit organizations, in the food industry, in logistics, in technology and in other relevant fields.
Once the round tables have been established, all problem-solving discussions and deliberations have to be transparent and broadcast live on television and/or the internet, giving everyone around the world a chance to comment and/or vote on relevant matters. Once the course of action has been decided, the solution can be implemented.
May The One True God, The Infinite God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob guide us, may He lead us and may He show us the way.
God is with us and to Him we shall all return.
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1. "Global hunger declining, but still unacceptably high," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Economic and Social Development Department (September 2010), http://www.fao.org/economic/es-policybriefs/briefs-detail/en/?no_cache=1&uid=45361
2. "Cutting food waste to feed the world: Over a billion tonnes squandered each year," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (May 11, 2011), http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/74192/icode/
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No Coercion In Spirituality
Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal, we have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
This transformation has to be voluntary, there is no coercion in spirituality, no one is going to be forced to change, no one is going to be forced to connect with others.
The principles of mutual concern and responsibility come from the heart. In this type of reciprocal connection with others, we have to be sincere, genuine, honest and open.
This connection has to come from within us, from our heart, meaning we have to want it, we have to be willing to change. It can't be imposed on us by others. We have to be willing and voluntary participants in the process.
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This transformation has to be voluntary, there is no coercion in spirituality, no one is going to be forced to change, no one is going to be forced to connect with others.
The principles of mutual concern and responsibility come from the heart. In this type of reciprocal connection with others, we have to be sincere, genuine, honest and open.
This connection has to come from within us, from our heart, meaning we have to want it, we have to be willing to change. It can't be imposed on us by others. We have to be willing and voluntary participants in the process.
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Power
What is power?
In this realm, power is associated with control over others. It's about having dominance over others, subjugating and/or oppressing others, being better than others, having more money than others, having a better car, a nicer house, higher status etc. This attitude is rooted in the quality of selfishness.
Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. We have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
In the quality of bestowal, power is associated with love. It's about seeking to benefit others, doing good to others, protecting others, taking care of others and ensuring the safety and well-being of others. Love is the most powerful force in nature.
God is omnipotent, all powerful. What does this means?
It doesn't mean God sits on His throne controlling others, enjoying how people subjugate themselves to Him so He feels great and important. Not at all.
It means that God's love permeates everything in all of creation, there is none else besides Him. It means that God looks after everyone and everything with love.
If people worship God, give their lives to God or subjugate themselves to God, God enjoys it - not because He needs it - but because it makes people's lives better. This goodness in people's lives is what makes God happy.
God is good, and when we're good to each other, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves, we align ourselves with God's attributes - of goodness, benevolence and love. We align ourselves with true power, the power of love.
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In this realm, power is associated with control over others. It's about having dominance over others, subjugating and/or oppressing others, being better than others, having more money than others, having a better car, a nicer house, higher status etc. This attitude is rooted in the quality of selfishness.
Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. We have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
In the quality of bestowal, power is associated with love. It's about seeking to benefit others, doing good to others, protecting others, taking care of others and ensuring the safety and well-being of others. Love is the most powerful force in nature.
God is omnipotent, all powerful. What does this means?
It doesn't mean God sits on His throne controlling others, enjoying how people subjugate themselves to Him so He feels great and important. Not at all.
It means that God's love permeates everything in all of creation, there is none else besides Him. It means that God looks after everyone and everything with love.
If people worship God, give their lives to God or subjugate themselves to God, God enjoys it - not because He needs it - but because it makes people's lives better. This goodness in people's lives is what makes God happy.
God is good, and when we're good to each other, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves, we align ourselves with God's attributes - of goodness, benevolence and love. We align ourselves with true power, the power of love.
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Intention
Today we're all immersed in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves with no regard for others. Our intention is for ourselves, we're focused on our own pleasure.
Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. We have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. Our intention has to be for the sake of others (not for ourselves) and we have to focus on bringing pleasure to others.
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Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal. We have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. Our intention has to be for the sake of others (not for ourselves) and we have to focus on bringing pleasure to others.
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