In this thread we have been talking a lot about ARKS, TECHNICAL DEVICES that may sound "magical" to some of us and more fascinating things for the reason of gaining KNOW-LEDGE. Knowing what "LEDGE"?
The answer is simple although: YOUR LEDGE, your personal "point of no return" - the point where you are allowed to act as a selfresponsible, creative Entity - for not having to rely on crutches anymore - as "crutches" are most of our "belief-systems", Philosophies or Religions. The temptations are great to shout out to the world: HERE I AM, HEAR ME - but as the "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" you have to KNOW where your (imaginative) "Abyss" starts. Our goal: Pushing this "ledge" further and further by LEARNING and EXPANDING...
Throughout the existance of mankind holy men and women have tried to teach us how to transcend the "lower" - animal - part of the self, and to reach that "divinity" that is our all essential nature. We did "jump" in - it's only natural that we want to come out as well again.
This "animal"-part is not bad, not something we have to skip - no, we should learn TO LIVE WITH IT - moreover learning to love and enjoy it. It's a "present" and a "burden" likewise. It's a PART of us, nothing more and nothing less!
We are on a journey of return to this "divinity" right now - as we always have been. But never, I repeat - NEVER! -had the chances been so much in our all favour - to reach this goal.
And as the Universal Law goes - never before were the risks so high to lose everything - again.
The Internet has been contributing a big step towards all this. By the "web" we learn how to BE OURSELVES - by embracing and living our real essence - and are even capable to TRAIN for the "next step" where no cables or computers will be necessary for a "worldwide communication".
I got "E-Mail", my left ear is "ringing"... ;-)...
Our generation were the new founding fathers and mothers reaching the shores of new land of C-OMMUNICATION.
We are the COMMUNICATORS.
There have been many, like Christ, who performed what to the uninitiated could only be described as "miracles." The Christ and those who came after him - only had the better "Public-Relations-Companies" - like the RCC was one. Problem - as always - is that the "Advertizing Company" holds herself more important than the message she were contracted to deliver.
The USP (Unique Selling Proposition) of the message was - to acknowledge those divine attributes with which God endowed Man well, and the need for those to be awakened through spiritual cultivation and training.
To be divine, is not the same as to be God.
OVERstand the relation between a drop of water in the ocean, and the ocean itself: the drop may contain all of the essential qualities of the ocean, but is of vastly lesser scale. Our all "savior" lies within; it is not an external Christ-figure - a "caretaker" - who will "save" you - it's YOU, YOU, YOU alone!
That is what The Christ was PROMISING! Did he not say "... you too can do as I do."?
Belief (or "expanding" towards him) is a necessary condition of salvation. Learning to OVERstand "his" concept and integrating it into your OWN belief-system. Not "clinging" to his words. Learn the rules - and learn how to break them - would be more appropriate! And bearing the consequences by Universal Law - and learning again from them.
Our learning NEVER STOPS. We get closer and closer - but we will be NEVER "perfect". By accepting this - we (probably) will "become perfect". OVERstanding the "contradiction"? It's INSIDE of US.
Likewise, the concept of the devil is not essentially of an external entity with apparently God-like powers in eternal struggle with the Almighty "Joke", but rather that part of your being that is in opposition to your Divine Nature, because not yet identified with the Higher, Divine, Self.
This failure to identify with the Higher Self leads you, in the exercise of God-given free will, to make those choices that are not in accordance with Divine Law and "God's Will" - thus causing pain and suffering for the violator and those affected, as Divine (Universal) forces ultimately act to bring the violator back into alignment with Divine Law. With YOURSELF.
Suffering is not punishment! "Pain" is a CHANCE...
Although - better sail on...
...Happyness!
It's always your choice.
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