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from Jesus:
As I am trying to explain
throughout this website, one of the main problems for any spiritual
teacher is that people tend to turn all teachers into idols. For 2,000
years, Christians have been building on to their idolatry of the person
of Jesus Christ. They have made me out to be something that was so far
above them that they have effectively destroyed my example. As the Jews
cried blasphemy when I called myself the son of God, many Christians
are now ready to cry blasphemy by the mere thought that someone could
follow in my footsteps.
As I also explain on this website, the true purpose of my mission was
to demonstrate a spiritual path that all can follow. The essence of
this path is that a human being can start at a lower state of consciousness
and systematically raise his or her consciousness until the person attains
Christ consciousness and fulfills the admonishment of Paul, “Let
this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.”
When I came to Earth 2,000 years ago, I was a mature soul who had the
possibility of making this my last embodiment. In other words, I had
the potential to make my ascension in that lifetime. I was also appointed
to act as a spiritual teacher and to inaugurate the next 2,000-year
dispensation of the Age of Pisces. I also had certain other spiritual
assignments, one of which was to bring about the judgment of certain
dark souls.
So what I am saying here is that I was in a certain sense at a higher
level of the spiritual path than many of the souls currently in embodiment
on Earth. In other words, not every human being could have done what
I did back then. And obviously, not every human being has the same spiritual
assignments that I did. So in one sense, you might say that I was not
your average soul. At the same time, it is extremely important for people
to realize that when I came into embodiment, I did not come with a full
memory and recognition of who I was and what I was here to do.
No matter how mature a soul is, the soul will lose the memory of its
identity and purpose when it enters a physical body. This process of
forgetfulness is currently, because of the density of the material realm,
an inevitable part of coming into embodiment. So the first challenge
for any soul is to regain its memory of it spiritual identity and its
purpose. As I said, this was no different for me. I did forget who I
was and why I had come.
Obviously, the more mature a soul is, the easier it will be for the
soul to regain its memory. Nevertheless, I still had to go through a
long process before I fully regained the memory of who I was and why
I had come.
As a child, I had a strong sense that I was here for a purpose. This
is no different from many spiritually inclined people in today's world.
Millions of people have been born with a sense of purpose, a sense that
they are here to do something and to help bring about a new and better
age.
I had this sense as a child, but I did not have a clear vision of what
that entailed. I knew that part of my mission was related to religion
and spirituality, so I did my best to study spiritual teachings whenever
and however possible. This also led me to go on a pilgrimage to the
far East where I studied a variety of Eastern religions.
You see, even though I was a mature soul, there was no guarantee that
my mission would be a success. It all depended on the choices I would
make from my state of forgetfulness, and I did have the option to fail.
Therefore, I was in much the same situation that millions of spiritual
seekers are in today. They have a sense of purpose, but they do not
know exactly what that purpose is.
What happened in my life was no different from what is currently happening
in the lives of millions of people. This is a general initiation that
every human being in embodiment must go through. The test is that you
must discover who you are and why you are here, and you must do so largely
from within yourself. One main reason for this is that when you do discover
this on your own, your knowledge becomes internalized and thereby you
can act upon it with much greater determination.
This process of self discovery is the essence of the spiritual path.
And the essence of self discovery is that you are willing to take one
step at a time without having a clear vision of where you are going.
For example, you will notice that God told Abraham to get out of his
home country. Abraham packed up everything and started walking without
having a clear vision of where he was going. By being willing to move
without having any vision or guarantee about the end result, Abraham
demonstrated his faith in God. He was willing to trust God and take
one step at a time without knowing where he would end up and how things
would turn out.
This is an extremely important principle for all spiritual seekers.
There are many people on Earth who are extremely attached to the idea
of an automatic or guaranteed salvation. They consider themselves to
be highly spiritual or religious people, and they often claim to be
willing to work for God's purposes. Yet before they take even one step,
they want to have a clear vision of where they are going, and they want
to have God’s guarantee that everything will turn out perfectly.
Because everything depends on your free will, God cannot guarantee the
outcome of your path. Likewise, God cannot give you a clear vision of
the end result because it is not something that is set in stone. For
most people, there is a variety of ways for them to fulfill their spiritual
mission, and the exact events on their paths will depend on choices
they make along the way. This was also true for my mission, although
my mission was so specific that there were certain elements of it that
were not open to alternative choices.
So what I would like all spiritual seekers to learn from this discourse
is that you must be willing to take one step at a time, even though
you do not know where you are going and have no guarantee for what the
outcome might be. Furthermore, you must be willing to walk with no outer
direction or guarantee but based on your inner intuitive sense of what
should be your next step.
You ask me how I knew what my mission was, and the answer is through
intuitive insights and spiritual visions. This is the same way that
every seeker must know his or her path.
For the first three decades of my life, I basically took one step at
a time without having a clear vision of who I was and what my mission
was. I knew certain general things but had very few specifics. Therefore,
I can assure you that I was struggling with my personal direction as
many spiritual seekers are struggling today. I know what this will seem
like an abomination to many orthodox Christians who cannot let go of
their idolatry of me as being somehow perfect. Nevertheless, the reality
of my life is not changed by people’s beliefs.
The major turning point in my life was my baptism by John. The Holy
Spirit descended upon us with such force that we were both, to use a
modern expression, blown away. Both of us knew that a life-changing
event had taken place, but none of us had a clear vision of what that
actually meant. That is why I withdrew into the wilderness after the
event. I needed time to be alone, to collect my thoughts and to seek
further intuitive insights concerning the turn my life had taken.
During my time alone, I did indeed attain a much greater clarity concerning
my mission. Yet I still did not know everything that would happen. Specifically,
I did not know anything about my crucifixion, and I did not suspect
that my ministry would come to a violent end after only three years.
This was partly due to the fact that my crucifixion was not set in stone.
If indeed a critical mass of the Jewish people had accepted me as the
Messiah, it would not have been necessary for me to have been crucified.
Only after my final entry into Jerusalem, did it become clear that the
Jews would not accept me as their Messiah. Therefore, the alternative,
what one might call “Plan B,” took effect and this necessitated
that I go through the crucifixion.
Although I had certain premonitions, I did not realize this fully until
I sat in the garden at Gethsemane. That is why I went true through such
severe anguish in the garden. If I had known for a long time that the
crucifixion was coming, why would I have gone through this severe anguish?
I would either have avoided the situation, or I would have had time
to reconcile myself with the situation.
Concerning when it became clear to me that I was the chosen one, this
did not really happen until I read the scriptures, as recorded in Luke.
This was another life-changing event, and once again it was brought
about by an intuitive insight that suddenly made it clear to me that
I was not merely a spiritual teacher but was meant to fill the role
of the Messiah expected by the Jews.
It is very difficult for a person in today’s world to have any
real appreciation of how it was to be in embodiment 2,000 years ago.
The energies of the material universe were so much heavier, or denser,
because they were a reflection of the lower state of consciousness that
most people had at the time. So while one might say that because I was
a mature soul, it should have been easier for me to walk the path of
rediscovering my identity and mission, I can assure you that it was
not an easy task. Because of the density of people's consciousness,
I had to struggle with my inner direction.
I am not thereby trying to make it seem like it was much more difficult
for me back then than it is for you today. Every human being faces the
tests that are the most difficult for that particular person. So really,
it is meaningless to say that the path is more difficult for one person
than for another. Yet because the consciousness of humankind has been
raised, it is somewhat easier to discover the spiritual path today than
it was 2,000 years ago. That is why you see that there are many more
people in today’s world who are open to spiritual growth than
was the case back then.
As I describe in great detail in The Christ Is Born in You,
there are currently 10,000 souls on Earth who have the potential to
manifest a very high degree of personal Christhood in this lifetime.
These souls have a clear sense of purpose, a clear sense that they are
here to do something important. The very fact that you have asked this
question demonstrates that you are one of these souls. There are also
millions of souls who have the potential to discover the path of Christhood
and to make very significant progress on that path. These souls will
also have a clear sense of purpose, and it is extremely important that
those souls recognize their potential and make an all-out effort to
realize that potential.
As was the case 2,000 years ago, there is a best-case scenario, a worst-case
scenario and a number of scenarios in between. I pray and hope that
a critical mass of souls will discover their spiritual potential and
decide to realize that potential so that we can manifest the best-case
scenario in today’s world. The best-case scenario did not come
about 2,000 years ago. I hope it will be different today, but the decision
is not up to me. It is up to the millions of souls who chose to come
into embodiment at this particular time for the specific purpose of
discovering and following the path of personal Christhood.
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