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from Jesus:
Isn't it an interesting phenomenon
that so many of the people who call themselves Christians, and who claim
to be my followers, respond with hatred and anger when they are confronted
with ideas that go beyond or contradict their church doctrines? Isn’t
it interesting that these self-professed Christians fail to see that
they have entered into the exact same mindset that I encountered and
challenged so many times in the leaders and followers of the Jewish
religion? Isn't it interesting that they claim to follow my teachings
but refuse to embody my teachings, specifically my command that you
love one another as I have loved you (John 15:12)? Isn't it interesting
that they claim to follow Christ, yet fail to see that they embody the
mindset – the mind of anti-christ – that killed the Living
Christ 2,000 years ago and would persecute him again today?
Anyone open to the teachings on this website needs to recognize that
he or she has reached a higher level of spiritual maturity than most
of the people found in mainstream Christian churches—or in the
orthodox branches of any other religion. (Obviously, this should not
lead to pride but simply to a realistic assessment.) As I explain in
my discourse about the different levels
of spiritual development, some people are stuck in a fear-based
approach to religion. Therefore, they feel threatened by anything that
does not conform to the doctrine they have decided must be the only
truth or the whole truth.
Ultimately, the soul will not escape this fear-based approach until
it becomes willing to look beyond its existing beliefs. The soul has
to decide that it is willing to grow, and to do that it must be willing
to take responsibility for its own salvation instead of expecting an
outer savior to do all the work. However, there is indeed much you can
do to help other souls reach this point of decision.
The most important thing you can do is to be the example. Walk the spiritual
path and seek to gain a higher understanding of the spiritual side of
life. However, it is not enough to simply have an intellectual understanding.
You must internalize the insights you attain and express them in all
aspects of your daily life. Religion should never be an overcoat that
you put on before you go to church on Sunday and then take off when
you leave the church. True spirituality is an integral part of your
being that affects all aspects of your life. And when you demonstrate
this complete commitment to spiritual growth, you will indeed inspire
many more people than you imagine.
As part of walking the spiritual path, it is natural that you feel a
desire to share your understanding and insights. My advice in this context
is that you develop a deeper understanding for the importance of free
will and an uncompromising respect for the Law of Free Will. This has
two aspects:
-
You must have an uncompromising
respect for the free will of other people. They have a right to
believe what they want to believe, even if you consider it to be
limited or directly erroneous. They have a right to go through a
process of gradually increasing their understanding, as you have
done to reach your current level of understanding. They even have
a right to close their minds to any higher understanding than the
particular belief system they have decided must be the ultimate
truth.
This does not mean that you cannot talk to other people about your
beliefs. But it does mean that you should do so with the uncompromising
attitude that you are not trying to convert or convince anyone that
their beliefs are wrong and that yours are right. There is a subtle
but extremely important difference between having the fear-based
intent of wanting others to accept your beliefs and having the love-based
intent of simply sharing your beliefs and understanding. When you
are not motivated by fear, you will not feel a compulsive need to
convert others. You will simply state your beliefs and be non-attached
to how other people respond to your statements.
- The second aspect is
that you must have an uncompromising respect for your own free will.
You have a right to believe what you believe, and you have a right
to express your beliefs. So when other people respond negatively,
you simply need to be non-attached to their reactions. And as long
as you follow my advice about having a love-based intent, you should
not let other people's reactions stop you from expressing what you
believe. They want you to stop saying anything beyond their belief
system because they are afraid to open their minds to new ideas. They
have a right to close their minds, but they do not have a right to
demand that you do the same or that you stop speaking your understanding.
As you walk the path toward
personal Christhood, you will gradually achieve the ability to challenge
people’s illusions and limited beliefs in a way that is completely
love-based, nevertheless very direct and firm. You will see that I did
this many times during my mission. There are indeed many cases where
a person’s soul wants to be set free from certain outer beliefs,
yet the outer mind cannot let go of those beliefs. Therefore, the person
is trapped in a spiritual stalemate that the person cannot break on
his own. The reason being that in order to move on, the person must
make a decision, yet the person is clinging to an illusion that prevents
the soul from making the crucial decision.
Such a person can be set free by being challenged by a person who has
attained a certain degree of Christhood and can therefore deliver the
understanding, the love and the power of God that can cut through the
prison of illusion that surrounds the person's mind. However, doing
this is a very delicate balance that can be achieved only through your
Christ self. However, until you do achieve this level of Christhood,
you can do much for others by using Archangel Michael’s Rosary
and Mother Mary’s rosaries to set people free from fear and other
limitations.
Is a regrettable fact that so many people become converted to a particular
belief system and then see it as their holy duty to convert all others
by any means possible, even if it violates the commands of their religion.
These people often use their outer minds or their emotions to reason
that because the goal of converting others is so noble, it is acceptable
to violate the Law of Free Will. They now become fanatical in their
attempts to convert others, and they use fear in an attempt to control
others into accepting their beliefs. As Mother Mary explains, in her
discourse,
the concept that the end can justify the means never came from God.
Seeking to control others through fear, guilt or other negative emotions
is never acceptable, and it has nothing to do with Christhood. Yet as
you attain some degree of Christhood, you will be able to rise above
this fanatical response and still challenge people's illusions. The
crucial difference is that you do not challenge others with your outer
mind or with your emotions. You recognize the truth that you, of your
of own self, can do nothing (John 5:30). You simply wait until your
Christ self acts through you and challenges others. In other words,
you do not use your outer mind to decide that you have to challenge
the illusions of others. You let it happen spontaneously from within.
The key to reaching the point where your Christ self can work through
you is to have an uncompromising respect for free will and a clear attunement
with your Christ self. When you do reach that level, you will simply
let the mind of Christ work to help the people who cannot free themselves
from their illusions.
One might say that all spiritual teachers are sent to Earth to help
the people whose souls want to be free, but who are trapped by their
outer minds, by a particular organization, a belief system, their culture
or by dark forces. These are the people who will remain in ignorance
and illusion unless they are set free by the direct intervention of
a person acting as God's representative through the power of the Christ
mind. So when you sincerely strive to “Let this mind be in you,
which was also in Christ Jesus,” (Philippians 2:5) you can indeed
become an instrument for helping people escape the prison of illusion.
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