The "Sword" of God
The material self is nothing but energy projecting form. That energy is the source of all awareness and the creator of every individual reality. Our true identity is the energy behind the projection of form, while the material body and personality represent that energy as it has been filtered by ego (individual sense of self) through the layers of mind.
Energy creates every individual form out of nothing but thought, and energy experiences this time-space reality through the individual's awareness - even the blade of grass is a depiction of energy having an experience from that perspective. The creator aka God is not separate from any individual field of awareness (energy projecting a life form), so in essence every individual is God - both having a unique experience through their perception and projecting for the future with every thought.
Peace is the expression of Love, and Love is the essence of God. Biblical references to the sword of God are parables that point to the death and destruction humans create by continually following thoughts of dissatisfaction. These thoughts separate our awareness from the essence of God, and in Aramaic (the original language of the bible) that separation is the definition of "sin". "Sinful" thoughts command the creative force to manifest every variation of what we perceive as punishment or dis-ease in the world.
All is created by God - thus all killing, starvation, cancer and other disturbances perceived in the world are also the action of God - which is always perfect based on all thought that has come before. In this regard, it's the responsibility of every individual to keep imagining the reality that they desire and stay focused thereby in order to shift the energy of the creative force in the direction of the Soul's desire to experience its true essence.
It takes great courage to project thoughts of peace in the midst of perceived chaos, but each of us embodies the source of all power; and as we become more expressive of that power, Peace and Love are created through the particulars of our lives - giving evidence that we are walking the path of the eternal Self - and no longer creating from mental limitation.
There is nothing to do but follow but the soul's subtle guidance toward stillness - delivered through feeling - where individual awareness is merged with Godliness and eternal peace prevails. We are truly blessed!
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Christ is a Level of Awareness
Jesus was a human who became a Christ because he attained unification with the center (aka God), and therefore he was a knower of all information. This level of awareness is attainable by every human - no one is more special than another.
To live in eternity means to experience life without limits. When we are fully present in the moment of now, without attachment to the past or future, we are living in eternity.
Our individual beings are personalities of the one we call God, and through our experience of eternal life, we create "heaven".
There is no limit to the Universe or to what we can create. Be true to You and be the conduit for Divine grace.
Love and Divine Blessings to All!
God – Here and Now
It's absolutely true that the essence of God does not change, but the experience on Earth most certainly does depending on where we are situated in time and space.
Those changes are effectuated by God in direct response to that which we are projecting for. Many of us rely on religious texts written thousands of years ago, translated from different languages, and modified for our experience of God.
But the Divine can only ever be experienced in the here and now. For us humans, that means direct connection to our core consciousness - where the Word of God is ever present.
Let The Christ Live!
We are that to which we pray. Every thought is a prayer. Every feeling is a request we make unto the Universe that is within us.
Our bodies and egos will die, but the Self that is our true identity is eternal. While we're here on the physical plane, we have a choice to live as the God in us, or as an unconscious doer of habits.
For those of us who’s awareness has not yet evolved enough to grasp this understanding, following a belief system that requires God to be "out there" can lead us on a path of enlightenment - but egocentric self-importance usually gets in the way.
I see most religious people comparing themselves to God, judging themselves as powerless and sinful - like unworthy beggars for God's mercy. In this way, they unconsciously make judgment their most common prayer.
Jesus said "judge not lest you be judged". By judging ourselves as "less than" God, we become fearful of the power within, and instead of being Alive through our lives, we live from the habits of humanity that have been conditioned into the subconscious mind over time.
Many people call themselves disciples of Jesus, but they do not know him because their experience of Christ is only from the mind's interpretation of the books that were written about him. Christ is a level of consciousness that can only be attained by letting go of the limitations that having a life experience has caused us to believe.
Satan is not a person, but a personification of ego that follows mind and not spirit. We cannot serve two masters. Either we identify with the mind or with the Being we were born to express.
Wisdom of this world is foolishness with God! When the mind is disconnected from God, the ego is led to believe that we can find God by studying things that are of this world.
But God is not found in the material world, and we are not material beings. Our souls are intricately connected and completely unified with the one and only great Being that is existence itself.
We are here to be ourselves! We can make up whatever we want to "believe in", but if we want to create our lives in glory to God, we will strive to live first and foremost from the fullest expression of the Being within.
In separation, the mind cannot know God, and thus mind becomes the leader of the ego - like the blind leading the blind. This causes the mind to seek comfort from the material world because it can only identify itself as disconnected from the All.
But each of us is really Alone in that our experience of the world is of our own creation. Specifically, the cells of our physical bodies are transmitters of the One great Being as a projection of a particular field of awareness (soul) into the life of the world.
Our minds filter that projection with every thought. The more we align our thoughts with the knowledge of the source within us, the more fully we are expressing the only enduring aspect of ourselves.
Only by seeking the treasure at the core of ourselves can the mind come to know God. When the two become one, we glorify God by using the gift of this life experience to create the Heaven that is our birthright.
When the ego is unified with the Being through unconditional Love, we can come to realize the Kingdom of Heaven that Jesus spoke about.
By giving ourselves the eyes to see who we really are, the ego can be married with God and they become One. In this way God is truly glorified because we allow God's presence in the material world through our physical form.
As we peel away judgment and limitations from the mind, we continue to experience the Light of Christ radiating through us into our lives. And, we recognize it within everyone - no matter how much control they have given over to their minds and egos.
The inner Light does not emanate from the mind, the ego or any part of the material self. It is the expression that flowers from our allowing the source within us to be preeminent.
When we consistently redirect our thoughts into alignment with our unlimited aspect, the ego becomes a clearer channel for expression of the Christ within. Mind your mind, and let the Christ Live!!
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SELF Directed (Like Jesus)
Many humans regard God as a person because they cannot perceive beyond the limitations of mind.
A person is a vehicle for spirit to have a physical experience in a material world. God is existence itself, and is thus every person and everything in existence - not to be reduced to a person, people or specific spiritual entities.
God created the material world and everything in it order to experience different aspects of its Self for the purpose of creating harmony within the illusion of separation - thereby expanding God’s energy into infinity. Humans are the leading edge of God's creation because the mind allows us to very specifically create our reality while directing energy to our source.
Many organized religions tend to view humans as only carnal and separate from God, which provides mental comfort while perpetuating the perceived need for the religious organization itself. But in reality humans are infused with God, and we have the choice in any moment to align our awareness with the Godly perspective of unity or with the mental perspective of separation.
In raising our consciousness, it's the ego (or self image) that is given over in service to God, but the root of the human or the Self is the treasure to be attained by our awareness. To declare independence from God is to become dependent on our will and people or things in the world. This is NOT what being Self directed is about.
Specifically, our will, our minds and our bodies are tools for the soul to refine itself to a higher vibratory frequency. These material aspects glorify God when we direct them from the pure Love perspective of the energy that creates them.
Every person has full access to the power of God in equal measure. The separation we see is due to perception through the prism of mind, which causes people to believe that God is "out there" instead if "in here".
We are not even separate from one another. We are one, and we are God.
From the standpoint of individuality, made possible by our minds in this time-space experience, God is seated at the center of each person. Jesus understood this and did his best to deliver the message to people who could not understand.
To this day, most people read Jesus' words through the construct of mind, which causes them to completely miss the message. Jesus was a person who aligned the energy of his material awareness with that of the Divine Self.
Christ consciousness is an energetic resonance that is already part of everyone. It constantly calls us to align with it, and we can commune with that energy by consistently aligning our thoughts with our deepest truths.
We are here to be Self centered with the understanding that our highest Self is existence, and that we are focused through a unique, individual mind and body. Seeking mental comfort from the perspective of subjection (perceiving God as ruling from outside of Self) separates us from Jesus, God, Allah or whatever name we prefer to attach to that which is nameless.
It is our thoughts and feelings that create in this reality, and once we understand how to direct them from the perspective of Self instead of mind, we can realize what Jesus meant by the “Kingdom of Heaven”.
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Eve and the Snake
Sin is nothing more than separation from God. There is separation aka sin when we believe any self-limiting thought.
The snake symbolizes the subconscious mind which repeats the mantra that our ego can create a better existence by acquiring the knowledge of good and evil, and thereby exerting control over the material world. Once Eve tasted this knowledge, all of the limitations of the material world were "known" to her.
Eve immediately noticed that she was naked and she became afraid of being perceived as such in the eyes of God. Adam and Eve were no longer suitable inhabitants for the Garden of Eden because they were now identified as their egos, and the ego cannot conceive such a reality. God banished them as a natural reaction to the thoughts they were projecting – it was not a punishment.
What Eve didn't realize was that she was always welcome back into the garden if she would only repent (return to her real Self - not identified as ego). We have this power too!
What is Truth?
Many people following religious belief systems live in fear of being deceived by people who hold truths that are different from what they have been taught, or what their group believes. Here is a rather lengthy, but interesting discussion I had with some devout Christians on this subject:
Colin Warning: half-truths are still whole lies.
True dat!
February 20 at 5:18pm
So true!
February 20 at 5:29pm
Thank you for posting such a rich topic for discussion!
Both truth and untruth are only perceptions of the mind. But our spirit is not of the mind - our spirit is unified with the Divine at a level where mind does not exist.
Through our minds we can become so attached to OUR truth that we fear truth from another perspective. But when we are consolidated with our own truth, we can accept all others because understanding one another cannot harm or distort our truth
Conversely, when we have adopted the truth of another person or group, our truth is a fragile belief - not truth of understanding. This is the basis of fear, and fear is the ultimate illusion.
February 21 at 10:29am ·
A Christian Experience
Most religious followers believe that some of their fellow humans are going to a "hell" that is separate from this world. This creates major conflict in the mind which manifests as conflict in our lives and in the world.
When these self limiting beliefs are confronted with the truth, the followers tend to become fearful and perceive themselves as being victimized by the one exposing that which is limiting them. Each person has the built-in ability to work through religious fear and self-victimization, but the first step is directing ones own awareness upon the beliefs that are causing them struggle.
Below is a transcript of one of my recent experiences with devout Christians on Facebook. I have taken out all profile pictures and last names (except mine) in order to protect the identity of those who contributed.
Colin.... If you haven't committed your life to Christ I strongly recommend it. Not only does it positively impact your eternal destination but it drastically improves your daily life as well. He does not promise to make it easier, per say, but knowing Him and experiencing His grace will help ease your mind, lighten your load and lessen your burden. AMEN!
AMEN!~ xoxo
February 5 at 10:37pm
Amen is right sista. I hope you are doing well; I know the Lord has you on a good path! xoxo
February 5 at 10:50pm
Amen! Amen!
February 5 at 11:29pm
AMEN BROTHA!
February 6 at 9:36am
A stable mind IS an easy life. The idea that we have a heavy load or a burden is only a matter is perspective. It's good to hear that your perspective is being directed toward peace of mind - which is the birthright of every person. ♥
February 6 at 9:53am ·
I Saw God
Victor Wooten sings about how God is you and me. This is a delightful song with a wonderful message!
We Are All Worthy
We are one with God and one with love. We were not put on Earth by a separate spiritual entity to prove our worthiness through worship and enduring hardships.
As conscious parts of the same divine spirit, our awareness is focused here to experience joy, put forth our perspective for even greater joy, and to realize peace aka heaven right here on Earth. The most common religious belief systems hold that we are separate from God, a chosen messiah, each other, and The Devil.
In fact, most religious groups promote the opposite of peace through the belief that their members are closer to God than the “other” groups, belief systems and religions. This righteousness causes us to look down on those who do not believe like us, or try to convert them to our way of thinking in order to “save” them.
The common belief system taught by religious groups serves those groups and ensures more power for them, but does very little to promote peace because it is fear based. God is available to all of us and can be felt whenever we let go of self limiting beliefs. Those self limiting beliefs are truly “The Devil” because they create a feeling of separation from God, which is synonymous with love, each other and everything.
In this way, The Devil is not so much an evil entity or an entity at all. It is the feeling created when we believe thoughts that do not agree with the true essence of our being. From that feeling we create a life experience that falls short of the joy we were meant to realize through our physically focused senses.
Unwanted life circumstances are a culmination of our own limiting beliefs, and basically the manifestation of “evil”. However, “The Devil” and “evil” should not have a negative connotation – they are simply instructive as to the proximity of our thoughts to the true essence of our being.
No matter how much or how many times we believe thoughts that evoke “The Devil” within us or unwanted events in our lives, the core of our being is always pure love, and because of this - each of us is always equally worthy of the kingdom of heaven.
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