Countries And The Internal States They Represent

Updated Jul 2, 2015.

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The United States of America, The United Kingdom, The United Arab Emirates and other countries must support Israel because of the internal qualities that these countries represent.

Different physical countries represent different states within our internal qualities. For example:

• The United States of America, with its 50 united states, represents a specific state of bestowal within our internal qualities.
• The United Kingdom represents a specific state of bestowal within our internal qualities.
• The United Arab Emirates represents a specific state of bestowal within our internal qualities.
• Israel (Ysrael) comes from two Hebrew words Yashar El, which means "straight to God". A person who seeks to benefit others/Nature to bring contentment to The Creator is called Israel.
• The internal state of Israel creates these other internal states - The United States, The United Kingdom and The United Arab Emirates. These internal states can't exist without the internal state of Israel. 
• Israel is the key to salvation, as Jesus himself said, "... salvation is from the Jews." (John 4:22, NIV)
• (Other countries shouldn't feel left out as these are but a few examples.)

There are two things to note:

1. The actual physical countries - Israel, The United States, The United Kingdom, The United Arab Emirates etc.
• Which are considered 'the branch', the result.
2. The internal qualities that these countries represent.
• Which are considered 'the root', the cause.
• The ability to connect one's internal qualities with the actual physical countries is connected to The Mirror Effect - what you see on the outside is a reflection of who you are on the inside, which is connected to perception of reality.

The physical countries represent states of bestowal that we haven't yet attained. At the moment, we're all immersed in selfishness, seeking to benefit ourselves. We have to change from selfishness to bestowal and seek to benefit others/Nature instead of ourselves. When we enter into bestowal, we'll become aligned with the countries that represent the various states of bestowal. (At the moment, we're in selfishness living in countries that represent bestowal. This discrepancy has to be rectified.)

Israel is the key. Some people think that Jesus nullified the role of the Jews and Israel; however, Jesus himself said, "... salvation is from the Jews." (John 4:22, NIV) Meaning, the Jews and Israel had a role to play in the past and they'll have a role to play again in the near future. They are God's chosen people, chosen to serve The Creator, to benefit others/Nature in order to bring contentment to The Creator, to set an example to the whole world and to teach the whole world about bestowal.

Without the internal state called Israel, salvation can't be attained, unity can't be achieved and the connect with The Creator can't be realized.

While I'm talking about our internal qualities, there are implications for the actual physical countries that represent these internal qualities. Meaning, The actual physical countries of the United States, The United Kingdom, The United Arab Emirates and other countries must support the country of Israel because of the internal qualities that all these countries represent. In doing so, the root becomes aligned with the branch. Meaning, our internal qualities become aligned with what we see manifested in reality.

May The God of Israel 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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The Mirror Effect

Edited Jun 23, 2015.

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This post is a work in progress and is subject to changes, revisions, edits and deletions. I've presented it here to give you an idea of a general concept; however, I'm not sure I've done a very good job explaining it. Please bear with me as I continue to work through this.

The Mirror Effect is a phenomenon that a person experiences when they go through a change in the perception of their reality.

A person can't come to it from the quality of selfishness (seeking to benefit themselves), a person can only come to it from the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others).

When a person goes through a change in the perception of their reality, they come to perceive that what they see on the outside is a mirror of who they are on the inside. This happens for a number of reasons:

1. Thoughts Manifest In Reality:
• Before a person goes through a change in the perception of their reality, they begin to notice that there's a connection between their thoughts and what manifest in reality. However, there's a tremendous amount of doubt and uncertainty about this, because how could that be? The notion sounds absurd. This idea is quickly and easily dismissed as impossible. However, it keeps happening, leaving one confused, even upset, especially if the thoughts that are manifesting in reality are negative and destructive.
• After a person goes through a change in the perception of their reality, the idea that thoughts manifest in reality is confirmed. A person comes to realize that their thoughts (both positive and negative) manifest in reality. For example, if they have positive thoughts, those positive thoughts manifest in reality; and if they have negative thoughts, those negative thoughts manifest in reality. A person feels as though they are creating reality. What they think on the inside is mirrored by what they see manifest on the outside.
• This makes a person want to stop harming others and all of Nature, to only have positive and constructive thoughts that benefit others and all of Nature.
2. The Structure Of Our Intention:
• The Wisdom of Kabbalah [1] is simply the wisdom of connection, focusing on the structure of our intention, which is how we connect to others. Our intention is comprised of 10 sefirot (Keter, Chochma, Bina, Chesed, Gvurah, Tifferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod and Malchut) [2]. If our intention is for ourselves, we're immersed in selfishness. If our intention is for others, we're in the quality of bestowal.
• When a person learns about the structure of their intention, they begin to realize that what exists on the outside is a mirror of their internal intention. Meaning, a person begins to realize that there's a parallel between what they see on the outside and what they experience within their intention.
3. The Story Of Our Lives:
• There's an arc story in all of creation and there are sub-stories. The entire world and the history of the world is telling a story. When a person goes through a change in the perception of their reality, they realize that what they sees on the outside is a mirror of their personal story, that the entire world is telling the story of their life.
• I'm telling your story and you're telling my story. In this way, we're all interconnected, we're all equal, we're one and the same.
4. We're Surrounded By Love:
• When a person first goes through a change in the perception of their reality, they realize who they really are - a selfish person who's been seeking to benefit themselves, even at the expense of others. This is a painful realization, especially when a person sees how badly they've treated others, and especially when they sees that they're surrounded by love.
• However, there are two discrepancies that exist:
• Sometimes a person perceives that they're the only one in selfishness, everyone else is in bestowal.
• Sometimes a person perceives that they're the only one in bestowal, everyone else is in selfishness.
• These discrepancies don't last, they disappear. Eventually, a person comes to realize that they've always been in bestowal and that everyone else has also always been in bestowal. That nothing bad has every happened to them, others or all of Nature. That we're surrounded by love, we just have to realize it.
• In this way, a person becomes aligned with their external environment, with the quality of love and bestowal. A person realizes that s/he's in bestowal and that their external environment is also in bestowal. The external environment becomes a mirror of his/her internal qualities.

These categories do not necessarily exist in isolation, they're interconnected and overlap, and are potentially all connected as one.

When a person looks at the outside world, they feel as though they're looking at themselves, they're looking at a reflection of who they are. 

This brings in a true sense of equality. Literally. We're all equal because we tell each other's stories. You tell my story and I tell your story.

No one is greater than, better than or more important than others. We're all equal. We're different and we have different roles to play, but we're all equal.

The Mirror Effect makes people want to stop harming others and all of Nature. If we hate others, we hate ourselves; if we harm others, we harm ourselves. A person becomes mindful of this and only wants to benefit others and all of Nature.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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References:

1. Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Education & Research Institute. www.kabbalah.info. Retrieved Oct 9, 2014.
2. Sephirot. www.en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved Oct 8, 2014

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Don't Ask Me Who I Am

Updated Nov 10, 2015

Don't ask me who I am because even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me.

Scripture states that, "A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses." (Deuteronomy 19:15, NIV) If I tell you who I am, how would I comply with this requirement? Jesus was asked the same thing.

God Himself and I are two witnesses, but because you can't see this relationship, you'll be given four witness to tell you who I am: God will send someone to tell you who I am, my works tell you who I am, Scripture tells you who I am, and the world and the history of the world tells you who I am.

Here's an explanation:

1. God Himself and I Are Two Witnesses:
• There are two of us, me and God Himself. So when I speak or write, there are two witnesses - me and God Himself.
• Of this, Jesus said, "... if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid ... I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me." (John 8:14-18, NIV)
• Jesus seems to contradict himself because he also says, "If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true." (John 5:31, NIV) Meaning, if he testifies about himself without being connected to God, his testimony is not true. So, if I testify about myself, without being connected to God Himself, my testimony is not true. There always has to be two of us, me and God Himself.
• The problem is that you can't see the relationship that I have with God. You can only see me. So, even though my testimony is valid, you wouldn't believe me. Therefore, in order to comply with the two witness requirement, you'll be given four witnesses to tell you who I am:
2. Four Witnesses:
• First, God Himself will testify about me by sending someone to tell you who I am.
• The person God sends won't speak of his own accord, he will say only what God tells him to say. God Himself will speak through him. As such, God Himself will testify to you about who I am. This hasn't happened yet, but it will.
• Of this, Jesus said, "... the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me ..." through "... the one he sent." (John 5:37, NIV) Jesus was talking about John the Baptist, whom God sent to tell the people who Jesus was.
• Remember, I am both the quality of reception (the wolf) and the quality of bestowal (the lamb), as it is written, "The wolf will live with the lamb ..." (Isaiah 11:6, NIV) The person God sends to tell you who I am will reveal this in what he says.
• Second, my works testify about me:
• My works are a direct reflection of who I am. Instead of telling you who I am, look at my works because they tell you who I am.
• Of this, Jesus said, "For the works that the Father has given me to finish - the very works that I am doing - testify that The Father has sent me." (John 5:36, NIV)
• God Himself and I both testify: God Himself testifies through someone else and I testify through my works.
• Third, Scripture testifies about me:
• My life and the events of my life are reflected in Scripture.
• Of this, Jesus said, "These are the very Scriptures that testify about me ..." (John 5:39, NIV)
• Fourth, the entire world and the history of the world testifies about me:
• Due to "The Mirror Effect", the entire world and the history of the world are a reflection of who I am. What's on the outside is a reflection of who I am on the inside. So if you want to know who I am, look at the world and the history of the world.

Here's a list of some of the signs that tell you who I am. They've been published under a separate post on this blog titled, "Signs That Tell You Who I am".

So don't ask me who I am because even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. You'll be given four witnesses to tell you who I am: God Himself will send someone to tell you who I am, my works tell you who I am, Scripture tells you who I am, and the entire world and the history of the world tells you who I am.

 

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Love Of Others

The love of others yields love of The Creator. The hatred of others yields hatred of The Creator. You cannot hate others and love The Creator at the same time. 

Also, if you hate others you hate yourself because they're a mirror reflection of you. What you see on the outside is a reflection of who you are on in the inside. You're connected to other people because they mirror who you are.

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HOW We See Reality Versus WHAT We See In Reality

Updated Aug 26, 2014

WORK IN PROGRESS:
This post is a work in progress and is subject to changes, revisions, edits and deletions. I've presented it here to give you an idea of a general concept; however, I'm not sure I've done a very good job explaining it. Please bear with me as I continue to work through this.

The Bible and The Quran both talk about the blind being able to see (Isaiah 35:5, NIV and Quran 3:49, Sahih). 

There are two ways that we can see. The first is HOW we see reality and the second is WHAT we see in reality. Let me explain:

1. HOW We See Reality:
• This has to do with perception of reality. For example, if I see deer in the back yard, I may see it as a bad thing because I don't want deer eating my flowers. But if I go through a change in the perception of my reality, my eyes will be opened and I'll perceive reality in a new way. I'll see that the deer symbolize bestowal and peacefulness, therefore I'll see them as a good thing. It's the same event, just perceived differently.
• Another example is that I often write about being immersed in the quality of selfishness. At the same time, I write about already being in bestowal. This may seem like a contradiction, but it's not. Today, we're all immersed in selfishness, we haven't gone through a change in the perception our reality. When we do, we'll eventually realize that we were always in bestowal. It's the same events perceived differently. This is HOW we see reality. Our eyes will be opened to a new perception of reality.
• Note that in this world we grow from childhood to adulthood. When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, we also grow from childhood to adulthood.
2. WHAT We See In Reality:
• There are a number things that may affect WHAT we see in reality:
• a) Our Individual Growth and Development:
• We're born as infants and we grow to become adults. As we grow our needs change. For example, when we're babies we 'see' pacifiers, when we're toddlers we 'see' toys, when we're school children we 'see' books, when we're young adults we 'see' relationships, when we're adults we see 'jobs, families and houses' etc. What we see in reality changes - depending on our age, growth and development. The things we 'see' may have always been there, but we weren't old enough to really 'see' them. For example, a baby may play with car keys, but she doesn't really understand what a car is or what keys are.
• Note that in this world we grow from childhood to adulthood and what we 'see' depends on our age, growth and development. When we go through a change in the perception of our reality, we also grow from childhood to adulthood and what we 'see' in the new perception of reality, also depends on our age, growth and development in that new perception of reality.
• b) Desire And Fulfillment:
• Imagine that you need a ruler but you don't have one, then you forget all about it. A week later, you find a ruler on the ground, the ruler 'appears' and you remember, 'I need a ruler'. So you pick it up and use it. You had a desire and it was fulfilled. I'm not saying that you should keep everything you find, not at all. There are instances when it's appropriate to return things that you find. However, sometimes, things are just given to you because you desire them. Desire and fulfillment affects WHAT we see in reality.
• c) Timelines:
• Unbeknownst to us, we move through timelines and the different timelines have subtle differences. For example, sometimes you may notice that things are missing. Let's say you're at home and you're looking for your favourite cup, but you can't find it anywhere. Was it left in a previous timeline? Missed in a general <select all>, <copy> and <paste>? As you look for it, you desire it. Later that day you find it in an obscure place. Did they go back and get it? Missing laundry socks fall into this category.
• Sometimes it's about noticing new things. For example, let's say you're at home looking out the window and for the first time you notice that there's a bird's nest in the tree outside. You think, 'Was it always there? How come I never noticed it before? Is it new?'
• Moving through timelines affects WHAT we see in reality. 
• d) The Mirror Effect:
• This one is kind of weird, so brace yourself and don't be afraid. Imagine that you're standing next to someone and you can see them, but they can't see you. You assume that they can see you, but they can't. They exist is your world, but you don't exist in their world. Now imagine if it were the other way around, if other people could see you, but you couldn't see them. You exist in their world, but they don't exist in your world. This may have to do with The Mirror Effect, the fact that reality is a mirror of who we are. What we see on the outside is a reflection of who we are on the inside. The Mirror Effect affects WHAT we see in reality.
• Another example is that you may be able to see things that other people can't or other people may be able to see things that you can't. For example, let's say you're sitting with your friend and you see a dog walk by and she doesn't or perhaps she sees a car drive by and you don't. You're living in two different worlds because of The Mirror Effect.
• e) Other Factors:
• There may be other factors that affect WHAT we see in reality.

Now of course everything is interconnected - our growth and development, desires and fulfillments, movements through timelines and The Mirror Effect. They don't exist exclusively of each other. For example, as you grow you may get to an age when you need a ruler, the desire is fulfilled and you 'find' a ruler, you may have moved through timelines to 'find' it, and the ruler you find on the outside becomes a mirror of the ruler you desired on the inside.

There's a difference between HOW we see reality and WHAT we see in reality. While it may seem very confusing, it's actually quite simple - in everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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Go With The Flow And Grow

As we grow, we change on the inside and as we change on the inside, reality also changes on the outside because reality is a mirror of who we are. What you see on the outside matches/mirrors/reflects who we are on the inside.

We need to keep growing, which means that reality needs to keep changing. So don't become attached to things on the outside. Just go with the flow, and grow.

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Your Thoughts Create Reality

The choices you make in your thoughts, manifest in reality. If you choose a good thought over a bad thought, then that good thought manifests in reality. If you choose a bad thought over a good thought, then that bad thought manifests in reality.

Reality then become a mirror of you, a mirror of all the choices you've made. What you see on the outside, is a reflection of who you are on the inside. If you want to change what you see on the outside, then you have to change who you are on the inside.

We all have to change from personal selfishness to mutual bestowal. In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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We Are Each Other's Mirror

Everything that exists outside of us is a reflection of our internal qualities. So everything that exists outside of me is a reflection of my internal qualities and everything that exists outside you is a reflection of your internal qualities. This is known as The Mirror Effect.

Now, if I say that you have to change, it's as though I'm saying that I have to change. If you're a reflection of me, then you and I are equal, we're one and the same. And any time I talk about what you have to do, it's as though I'm talking about what I have to do.

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You're Looking At A Mirror

The world you see, is a mirror of your internal qualities. What you see is actually a reflection of yourself. This is known as The Mirror Effect.

When you seek to benefit others, you're actually seeking to benefiting yourself. When you hate/harm others, you're actually hating/harming yourself.

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Orphans

In this realm, being an orphan may have negative connotations; however, in the spiritual realm, being an orphan is a good thing because it means you're drawing closer to The Creator.

Here's an explanation:

1. When you first go through a change in the perception of your reality, you become an orphan in several ways:
• In your internal qualities:
• Your internal quality of selflessness dies, and you enter into the quality of bestowal, meaning you leave the family of selfishness behind and you're adopted into the family of bestowal.
• In your perception of reality:
• You perceive that your corporeal family is no longer your family, your mother is no longer your mother, your father is no longer your father. You perceive a wider spiritual family, not based on bloodlines, but based on internal qualities.
• Also, you perceive that everyone around you - your family and even strangers - are a reflection of you, they're a mirror of you (known as The Mirror Effect), there's nobody else but you. You lose your family because they actually become you.
2. As you grow in the quality of bestowal, you go through various states, your current state is called 'the parent' and the next state is called 'the son'. When you correct your current state from selfishness to bestowal, 'the parent' dies, your current state dies, you become orphaned and you enter into the next state, 'the son', drawing closer to The Creator each time.

The Bible and The Quran both speak about orphans, for example:

1. "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." (John 14:18, NIV)
2. "Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?" (Quran 93:6, Sahih)

One notable orphan is The Prophet Muhammad. He was orphaned at an early age [1]. His father Abdullah died before he was born and his mother Amina died when he was six years old. He was then under the care of his grandfather who died when Muhammad was eight years old. Ultimately he was raised by his uncle, Abu Talib

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1. Muhammad. www.wikipedia.org. Accessed February 16, 2014

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What Are You Doing With Your Thoughts?

We think we are our thoughts, but we aren't. We don't own our thoughts, they don't come from us, we are not our thoughts, we are the awareness, the observers behind our thoughts.

All of our thoughts come from above. They are given to us for a number of reasons: they're a part of God's plan, they're used to test us and they're used for other purposes yet unknown.

You can actually step back and watch your thoughts. They come and go. Some are good and some are bad. If you're aware of your thoughts, you can decide what to do with them, you can become your own thought police. Let's take a look:

1. When GOOD THOUGHTS come to you:
• You can AGREE with them, seeking to benefit yourself, others and all of nature, which is a GOOD thing, or
• You can DISAGREE with them, harming yourself, others and all of nature, which is a BAD thing
2. When BAD THOUGHTS come to you:
• You can AGREE with them, harming yourself, others and all of nature, which is a BAD thing, or
• You can DISAGREE with them, seeking to benefit yourself, others and all of nature, which is a GOOD thing.

You don't have to agree with all your thoughts, you should observe your thoughts and disagree with any thoughts that harm you, others and all of nature.

Thoughts are the most powerful force in nature. What you think, more like what you agree to, manifests in your reality, generally speaking.

(Sometimes, what you think, agree to, want, scheme or plot doesn't manifest in your reality because it's not part of God's plan. If it's not part of God's plan, it's not going to happen. This may seem like a contradictory statement, but it isn't because there is none else besides Him.)

If you agree with good thoughts and disagree with bad thoughts, then good things manifest in your reality. Whereas if you disagree with good thoughts and agree with bad thoughts, then bad things manifest in your reality.

If your thoughts manifest in your reality, then what you see outside of you is a reflection of who you are inside of you.

People who are aware of this phenomenon, react in different ways:

1. Some people try to only have good thoughts, so they only do good to others and so they don't harm others, which is a good thing.
2. Some people try and benefit themselves, riches etc. and they harm others by sabotaging them etc., which is a bad thing.

In everything we do, even in our thoughts, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. Jesus said, "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." (Matthew 22:37, NKJV)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2022&version=NKJV

Understanding Thoughts And Actions

In this realm, if I wanted to pick apples it's a two step process:
1. First, I have to think about picking the apples
2. Then I have to actually pick the apples.
These are two separate steps.

In the spiritual realm, it's not a two step process, it's a one step process because the thought is the action. So if I wanted to pick apples, they'd be picked.

Of this, Jesus said, "27 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.' 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." " (Matthew 5:27-28, NKJV)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%205&version=NKJV

While we can't see our own thoughts and we can't see other people's thoughts, in the spiritual realm thoughts are transparent and everybody knows what you're thinking. You're constantly being watched, not just your actions, but also, your thoughts.

What are you doing with your thoughts? Think about it.

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How Many Worlds Are There?

We all think that there's one world and that we all live in that one world. But there are many worlds, and I'll explain.

But before we get to that, here are some 'worlds' that exist:

1. There are realms such as heaven and earth.
2. There are the worlds of our internal qualities such as Adam Kadmon, Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah and Assiya, which are different state of our internal qualities.
3. There is the world that we see with our eyes, which is a reflection of our internal qualities, which is what I'll explain in detail.
4. Then there are universes and creations.

Let's take a look in more detail at the world/worlds that we see with our eyes:

If my world is a mirror of me and your world is a mirror of you, then my world reflects my internal qualities and your world reflects your internal qualities. This is known as The Mirror Effect.

But you and I are different, we're different pieces of one puzzle. Since my world reflects me and your world reflects you, my world has to be different than your world. So I have my own world and you have your own world. My world revolves around me and your world revolves around you.

Now, because we interact with each other and we influence each other, there's some overlap between our worlds. Some things may happen in my world that also happen in your world. However, some things may happen in my world that don't happen in your world, and vice versa. So basically, we live in different worlds. In fact, we each live in our own world.

It is written, "¹God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, ² has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds ..." (Hebrews 1:1-2, NKJV)

It is also written, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds " (Quran 1:2, Sahih)

Do not be afraid, God is with us.

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The Entire World Is a Mirror Of Your Internal Qualities

The entire world is a mirror of your internal qualities. When you look at the world, you're looking at yourself because the entire world is a mirror, a reflection of your inner qualities. This is known as The Mirror Effect.

What you see on the outside is a reflection of who you are on the inside.

• If you hate others outside of you, you hate yourself
• If you're critical of others outside of you, you're critical of yourself
• If you harm others outside of you, you harm yourself

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The Truth Transcends Religion

The Truth transcends religion, it unites us together and it connects us to God Himself.

What is The Truth? The Truth is God Himself. The Truth is love. The Truth is the quality of bestowal/love of others/altruism.

The quality of bestowal transcends everything - religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, social status etc. When you seek to benefit others, you don't care if they're tall, short, black, white, Christian, Muslim, gay, straight, rich, poor etc. All you care about is their welfare and well-being.

Currently, we're all immersed in selfishness and we need to return to The Truth. Our internal qualities need to change from selfishness to bestowal and we need 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.

In this way, we'll become connected with each other in mutual responsibility, we'll become genuinely concern for the welfare and well-being of one another.

Also, we'll become connected to God because our internal qualities will become similar to God's quality. God is love/bestowal and we'll become connected to Him in quality.

Religion plays a big part in society today. While in some ways it has a positive influence, it's currently immersed in selfishness and this has to change.

Religion Today - The Positive Sides

There are many positive things about religion.

Religion teaches people about God, about a higher power, about morality, ethics, right and wrong behaviour, good and evil etc.

Religion also provides comfort, it calms people down and it helps people cope. Also, people have a built-in need to connect to a higher power and religion provides that.

In this way, religion creates a deficiency for God, which gives God something to fulfill. There has to be a lack for there to be a fulfillment and by developing a lack for God, a  deficiency is created for Him to fulfill.

Also, some religions talk about love, it's corporeal love, but nevertheless, it's a positive message of unity. Spiritual love/unconditional love/true love is seeking to benefit others instead of yourself.

The different religions also play a role in God's plan. Each one contributes to the arc-story of the journey of our internal qualities. Like actors in a movie, each religion shows how our internal qualities will change from selfishness to bestowal. Each religion is necessary because it tells a specific part of the story and together the different religions tell the full story. In this way, all the religions become united as one.

Also, everything on earth is organized and operated from above. Everything has purpose and meaning. You're in the religion you're in for a specific reason. If you accept that God manages everything, then you should accept everything that He manages. Don't criticize other religions, rather accept them because they're meant to be. Plus, they tell the story of your internal qualities so they're a reflection of you.

We are all one family and we need to start behaving like one family. Our focus should be on compassion, empathy, kindness, tolerance, respect, unity etc. We should stop focusing on those elements that divide us and keep us separated from one another.

The key message should be love: love God and do what He commands, God commands us to love one another and love is seeking to benefit others instead of yourself.

Religion Today - Immersed in Selfishness

Today, we're all immersed in selfishness, everyone's seeking to benefit themselves. And religion is also immersed in selfishness.

Selfish Religious Leaders

Religious organizations are run by leaders who are immersed in selfishness. These leaders seek money, privilege, power, praise, prestige, honour, adoration, status and other selfish personal profits and gains. They use God as leverage to pursue their own selfish ambitions.

Selfish religious leaders create and run selfish religious organizations, and the message they preach is also rooted in selfishness.

Today, there's a disconnect between religion and God Himself because God is the quality of bestowal and religion is immersed in selfishness.

As such, religious leaders need to change. Their internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal, they have to seek to benefit others instead of themselves. All people need to return to God in quality.

Different Religious Organizations

There are so many different religious organizations today, each one preaching a unique doctrine, each one insisting it's right. This confuses everybody.

The different religious organizations become pitted against one another in a battle of who's right and who's wrong. This creates an antagonistic environment in the religious community that creates tension, stress and division.

The "holier than thou" mentality that permeates religion is rooted in selfishness. In front of God we are all equal, no one is greater than or lesser than his/her friend.

The different religious organizations need to focus on benefiting others instead of themselves. The quality of bestowal is about nullifying yourself to others, subjugating yourself to serve others and doing everything you can to make others happy.

Lack of Spiritual Nourishment

Religion doesn't provide true spiritual nourishment, which is why people remain unfulfilled even after they've performed all the necessary religious requirements.

The pleasure that people get from engaging in religious activities is fleeting and it quickly fades away.

We know that religion in and of itself isn't the answer because if it were, it would have set a tremendous example in society, offering absolute fulfillment and happiness.

That hasn't happened. Something's still missing and people still remain unfulfilled. There's an emptiness within people that even religion can't fill.

People are afraid to admit that religion doesn't fulfill them, they're afraid of what others may think, they're afraid that this may express doubt, or a lack of faith, or a sign of spiritual weakness, or that they're not true believers, or that they're lacking something others have etc. As such, people remain unfulfilled with religion, but they don't admit it.

There's an emptiness within each and every one of us that only God can fill. Only God Himself can fill that emptiness within and He fills it with Himself and with His Truth - that we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

True spiritual nourishment and pleasure comes directly from God Himself because when we're in the quality of bestowal (seeking to benefit others), we become connected to God in quality. Spiritual pleasure is very intense and it's greater than all other pleasures combined. Rapture

Faith Versus The Truth

Religion is based on corporeal faith and there's a difference between faith and truth.

Corporeal faith is when a person believes in something blindly, without actually knowing it to be true. Someone tells them or they read it somewhere and they believe.

The Truth is when a person experience something personally, they know it to be true because they become it, they sense it themselves, they are it.

The Truth is the quality of bestowal, which is God's quality. When your internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal, you become similar to God in quality. This isn't something that you believe, it's something that you become. You become The Truth.

Corporeal Faith Verses Spiritual Faith

There's a difference between corporeal faith and spiritual faith.

Corporeal faith is rooted in selfishness because believers seek personal profit and gain. They pray for God to give them a better life in this world and a better life in the next world. Either way, it's about what God can do for them. They're thinking only about themselves.

Spiritual faith is rooted in bestowal, it's not about what God can do for you, it's about what you can do for God.

What can you do for God? You can love Him by doing what He commands. God commands us to love one another, and love is seeking to benefit others instead of yourself. So spiritual faith is thinking of others, not yourself.

Corporeal Judgement Versus Spiritual Judgement

There's a difference between corporeal judgement and spiritual judgement.

Corporeal judgement is rooted in selfishness because people judge others. Corporeal judgement permeates religion because people interpret religious texts incorrectly, and then pass judgement on others. A person who judges others, feels more powerful than others and they feel greater than others. It gives them a sense of authority.

Spiritual judgement is not about judging others, is about judging yourself. You judge your own internal qualities, you scrutinize yourself. You judge your internal quality of selfishness and your internal quality of bestowal. You seek to be in the quality of bestowal in order to be in adhesion with The Creator and in order to benefit others instead of yourself.

Some people feel obligated to point out other people's sins - they think they're doing God's work, they think this is love and they think they're helping the sinners. Instead of trying to change others, we should focus on changing ourselves. We should seek to be in the quality of bestowal, benefiting others instead of ourselves.

Being Seen As Righteous

Some believers get trapped in a selfish quality of wanting to be seen as righteous. As such, they engage in religious activities only to be seen by other people.

You can set a good example for others by engaging in constructive behaviour that has a positive influence on others. However, in everything you do, seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

Fear of Disobeying God

Some religions perform a lot of rituals, ceremonies and services and some people are afraid that if they don't engage in these activities they'll 'disobey God'. These people become paranoid, obsessed and afraid of the consequences of not participating.

To obey God is to listen to Him and to do what He commands. God commands us to love one another and love is seeking to benefit others instead of yourself. The only thing you should be afraid of is that you haven't done enough to benefit others.

Fate

Faith it would seem, is sometimes a matter of fate. Many people are born into their faith because they're born into a certain environment that influences them accordingly. Even though they had nothing to do with their circumstances, they still develop an "I'm right and you're wrong" mentality.

We should accept that there are many things outside of our control. We should accept that God controls everything. Because He controls everything, we should listen to Him. God commands us to love one another, so we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Lack of Genuine Connections

The quality of selfishness permeates religious communities, which is why people don't feel genuinely connected to others. Instead, they may feel a sense of competition, they may feel judged and policed, and they may feel disconnected and unhappy.

The one thing that makes people happy is connection. We're social creates and we're happiest when we're connected in sincere, genuine and trusting relationships that make us feel safe.

Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal, we need to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. In this way, we'll become connected in mutual responsibility because everyone will be genuinely concerned for the welfare and well-being of others.

This will create a true connection between us and we'll become connected with God Himself. The nature of this pure divine connection will make us feel very happy.

Scripture Quoting

Pride

There are some people who know the scriptures inside out and they can quote scripture impressively. This may make them feel knowledgeable and intelligent; however, it may also lead to pride, because instead of benefiting others, they're trying to show others how much they know.

It's a good thing to know the scriptures and it's a good thing to share the scriptures; however, it's important to be mindful of the needs of others. So in everything you do, seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

knowing verses KNOWING

Knowing the scriptures may give people a false sense of spiritual connection. There's a  difference between knowing the scriptures and KNOWING the scriptures.

If you're in the quality of selfishness, seeking to benefit yourself, you know the scriptures, but you're not actually connected to God because you're not in His quality of bestowal.

The scriptures talk about our internal qualities - how our internal qualities will change from selfishness to bestowal and how we'll return to God in quality. When your internal qualities change to bestowal, you'll KNOW the scriptures.

You'll KNOW the scriptures because you'll become what the scriptures talk about - your internal quality will become similar to God's quality and you'll become connected to Him.

Justifying Religious Positions

Some people quote scripture to justify their religious positions. However, people with contradictory positions quote different verses from the same book. Sometimes they quote the same verse with a different interpretation. This confuses everybody.

The reason this happens is because people interpret the scriptures incorrectly and they do so to suit their purposes. God Himself doesn't reveal The Truth to them, they come up with it themselves.

When scripture is interpreted incorrectly, it's full of 'contradictions'. When scripture is interpreted with The Truth (the language of our internal qualities), all contradictions disappear and one clear consistent, unified message appears: love God and seek to benefit others instead of yourself.

The Bible and The Quran

The Bible and The Quran are holy books filled with many mysteries that nobody can truly understand. (The books are actually talking about our internal qualities).

As such, people divide the books into two parts - the parts they 'understand' and the parts that they don't understand.

The parts they 'understand' they interpret to suit their purposes, and the parts they don't understand they dismiss with great reverence as being God's mysteries.

If some parts are God's mysteries, could it be that the parts they 'understand' have actually been misinterpreted?

God Himself is the only one who can reveal The Truth about The Bible and The Quran. Both books are talking about our internal qualities, how we'll change from selfishness to bestowal and how we'll return to God in quality. How we'll seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

God Himself is the only one who can change our internal qualities, He is the only one who can reveal The Truth. Ask Him for help and He will change you.

Defending Religion

Some people defend their religious beliefs, and they do so for various reasons.

Defending God

Some people feel obligated to defend God. They take any criticism against their religion as a criticism against God.

God doesn't need anyone to defend Him, He needs people to listen to Him. God commands us to love one another. If we love Him we should do what He asks. We should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Religion As An Identity

For some people, religion is a part of their identity.  They take any criticism against their religion as a direct criticism against them. They defend their religion because they're defending themselves.

Our true identity is revealed when we connect with God Himself. We connect with God when our internal qualities become similar to God's quality, meaning when our qualities change from selfishness to bestowal and we seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

When we seek to benefit others we reveal our true identify and potential, which is how much we can benefit others and society as a whole.

Religion As A Ticket To Heaven

Everybody wants to go to heaven and some people see their religion as their ticket to heaven. They take any criticism against their religion as a threat against this ticket, so they defend their religion.

Heaven is when you're connected to God, when your internal qualities become similar to God's quality and you seek to benefit others instead of yourself. If you do this, then you'll be in heaven.

Fear of Going To Hell

Some people are afraid of going to hell and they see their religion as their insurance policy. They take any criticism against their religion as a criticism against this insurance policy, so they defend their religion. Some religions control people by scaring them about hell.

Hell is a sense of feeling disconnected from God. True connection with God happens when your internal qualities change from selfishness to bestowal and you seek to benefit others instead of yourself. Your quality becomes similar to God's quality and you become connected with God in quality. The only thing you should be afraid of is not doing enough to benefit others.

Tests Of Faith

Some people expect to be tested in their faith. They take any criticism against their religion as a test, so they defend their religion to prove their strength of faith.

In this realm, the one question you're constantly being asked is, "How much do you love others?" This is the only question you're being asked, and it comes to you through various tests.

Loving others means seeking to benefit them, thinking of them instead of yourself. When we do this we'll become connected in mutual responsibility and we'll become connected to God Himself.

Emotionally Attached To Religion

Some people are emotionally attached to their material possessions, their houses, cars etc., and some become emotionally attached to their religion, so they defend their religion because they're emotionally dependent on it.

The only emotional attachment you should have is to God Himself. You shouldn't have any other emotional attachments. You should seek to be in the quality of bestowal, benefiting others instead of yourself.

Being in Control

Some people control every aspect of their lives, including the role religion plays in their lives. Any criticism against their religion is taken as an infringement upon their territory of control. So they defend their religion because they're defending their territory.

The only Being in control is God Himself. There is none else besides Him. We need to accept this, relinquish our personal control, listen to what He tells us and be in the quality of bestowal. God commands us to love one another and we should do so. We should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Rights And Personal Choices

Some people enjoy their personal freedoms and they see religion as a personal choice and right. Any criticism against their religion is taken as an infringement upon their rights, so they defend their religion.

Corporeal freedom of choice is an illusion, it doesn't exist because we're all operated from above. True freedom of choice is between the quality of selfishness and the quality of bestowal.

True freedom is the quality of bestowal itself, when you seek to benefit others instead of yourself. Your true rights and choices are the many different ways you can find to benefit others.

Familiarity and Habit

We're all creatures of habit and some people become entrenched in religious routines. Any criticism against their religion is taken as a threat because it implies change, and they're afraid of change because it's outside their comfort zone. Also, some people may assume religious routines add to their connection with God and change would disrupt this connection. As such, they defend their religion.

We can't remain in the quality of selfishness any longer, we have to leave it. Our internal qualities have to change from selfishness to bestowal, we have to seek to benefit others instead of ourselves. The only habit we should have is seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves. The only thing that adds to our connection with God is finding new ways to benefit others.

Anchors And Wanting To Belong

Some people feel safe when they're anchored to something, e.g a job, family, and even religion, it gives them a sense of belonging. Any criticism against their religion is a threat against something they feel they belong to, so they defend their religion.

The only anchor we should have is God Himself. He is the only one we belong to, He is the only one who should make us feel safe. We connect to God by being in the quality of bestowal, seeking to benefit others instead of ourselves.

Summary

The Truth transcends religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, social status etc. The Truth, the quality of bestowal, connects us to one another and to God Himself.

Today we're all immersed in selfishness, but this has to change. Our internal qualities have to transform 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 our internal qualities. Ask Him for help and He'll change you.

We are one family and we have to start behaving like one family. We have to connect with each other in mutual responsibility and be genuinely concerned for each other's welfare and well-being.

Copyright © 2013, Carter Kagume. All Rights Reserved.

Love Your Neighbour as Yourself

‘...love your neighbour as yourself’ (Leviticus 19:18, NIV) is a phrase we've all heard. But what does it actually mean? This phrase is layered in meaning:

1.  I am the One Sensing

We don’t actually know what exists outside of us. All we know is what our five senses tell us: sense of sight (eyes), sense of hearing (ears), sense of smell (nose), sense of taste (mouth) and sense of touch (body).

Our senses send a signal to our brain so the world I see is literally processed within me. It’s my senses sending a signal to my brain.

So ‘love your neighbour as yourself’ means you are the one sensing your neighbour. The one sensing your neighbour is yourself.

2.  Treat Others with Love

If I’m in self-reception I think only of myself. If I need a pillow I get a pillow. I don’t think of anybody else except myself.

If I’m in love I think only of others. If my neighbour needs a pillow I get him/her a pillow. I serve the needs of others before my own.

So ‘love your neighbour as yourself’ means treat your neighbour with love, as you would like to be treated with love.

3.  We Tell Each Other’s Story

The world I see tells the story of my intention. The world is a mirror of who I am. I see myself (my intention) in the world around me, in my family, friends and neighbours. This is known as The Mirror Effect.

If the world is telling my story, then the world is me. Me and the world are one and the same.

So ‘love your neighbour as yourself’ means your neighbour is yourself because your neighbour is a mirror of who you are.

4.  We are Each a Part of One Whole

If we assume there is one whole and we are each a part of that whole, then together we make up the completed whole.

For example, let’s say the whole is made up of Doug, Adam, Mary, Joseph and David. An individual person called Doug is a part of the whole.

While Doug stands as an individual, there are two things to note: the other parts of the whole are within Doug and Doug is in each of the other parts.

So ‘love your neighbour as yourself’ means a part of your neighbour is in you, and a part of you is in your neighbour.

DOUG		ADAM		MARY		JOSEPH		DAVID
Doug Adam Mary Joseph David		Doug Adam Mary Joseph David		Doug Adam Mary Joseph David		Doug Adam Mary Joseph David		Doug Adam Mary Joseph David

5.  The Creator

God is love. If we adopt the qualities of God and love one another, we usher in the Kingdom of God. As our qualities become similar to God’s qualities we become one with God.

So ‘love your neighbour as yourself’ means your neighbour is God and you are one with God.

Copyright © 2013 , Carter Kagume. May be used for research purposes only. May not be used for any commercial purposes.