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from Jesus:
I can assure you that there
is much humor and joy here in Heaven, and therefore there should be
room for humor on the spiritual path on Earth. In fact, let me say that
if you cannot laugh at yourself, you are taking yourself too seriously.
And if you cannot laugh at a particular topic, including your religion,
you are taking that topic too seriously.
Humor is indeed a liberating force that can have a powerful impact on
setting people free from the prison of the human ego and the carnal
mind. The human ego is very serious about preserving its image and its
sense of being in control. When you identify with the ego, you cannot
laugh at yourself. If you think someone is making fun of you, the ego
feels threatened, and it attempts to squeeze all joy from your life.
Therefore, one of the best ways to neutralize the ego is to use humor.
As Saint Thomas More once said, “The devil, the evil spirit, cannot
endure to be mocked." There is indeed no better way to turn away
dark forces than by using humor. The dark forces are consumed by their
egos, and therefore they take themselves very seriously—and they
want all human beings to do the same. If you refuse to take them seriously,
or even us humor to deflate their egos, they will find it difficult
to find an inroad into your consciousness.
Obviously, as with everything else on this planet, there is a higher
form of humor and a lower form of humor. I am sure everyone interested
in spiritual growth can tell the difference, and it is truly a difference
in vibration. Some forms of humor are gross or base, and they cause
your energies to flow downward. Other forms of humor are light-hearted
and cause your energies to move up. I am not encouraging anyone to engage
in any lower form of humor, which is basically any form of humor that
degrades other human beings. However, I strongly encourage people to
use humor as part of the spiritual path because it truly can liberate
you from becoming trapped in the illusion created by dark forces, namely
that everything is so serious and should be taken so seriously that
there is no room for any real joy in life.
Let me say that many Christians have developed the attitude that it
is necessary to walk around with a sad face in order to make it to Heaven.
In reality, this is an illusion. God has no desire to force people to
enter Heaven. God wants people to enter of their own free-will choosing,
and why would you choose to enter Heaven if you see it as a place with
no joy? God created human beings so they are naturally attracted to
that which is light and joyful, and they are repulsed by that which
is dark and dreary. God created you that way because Heaven is full
of light and joy, and God wants you to be attracted to Heaven. So if
your religion makes you take life too seriously, then you are not headed
in the direction of Heaven. If not, you might want to lighten up and
take your spirituality and your religion less seriously. It is quite
possible to laugh your way into Heaven but it is not possible to cry
your way into Heaven.
We of the Ascended Host often use humor to diffuse a tense situation.
Although Heaven is a place with great joy, those of us working with
human beings often find ourselves in somewhat tense situations because
it is difficult to determine exactly how to help our unascended brothers
and sisters move forward on the spiritual path. Truly, there are so
many problems and so much darkness in the Earth that even an ascended
being can become tense when dealing with these situations. We often
used humor to lighten a meeting or discussion, because we know that
when things get too tense, the tension itself will block the right solution.
Up here, we never make fun of people or each other in a malicious or
degrading way. But we will make fun of each other in a good-natured
way, and we will make fun of ourselves because we do not take ourselves
too seriously. We will often use our past mistakes or shortcomings in
a humorous way to prove a point. If you want an example of our form
of humor, read The Jesus Koans.
It contains some sayings that bring a smile to the face of an ascended
being.
Let me say that humor and joy is truly a vibration. It is a vibration
of great light, and it can lift your spirit more than anything else.
Humor is not necessarily the same as laughter. Laughter is a physiological
reaction, and although it can relax your muscles, it does not necessarily
lift your spirit. Base humor does not lift your spirit.
It is quite possible to use humor and joy without making people laugh.
Joy can be a quiet glow that suddenly makes everyone realize that behind
all the serious appearances on Earth there is a deeper sense of joy.
That joy can be released through the heart center of every human being,
but those who are truly joyful can become electrodes of this inner glow.
They can lighten up a room simply by walking into it and without cracking
any jokes that make people laugh. They can open the door for a flood
tide of the energy of joy simply by looking at someone with a blink
in the eye or by smiling.
As you grow on the spiritual path, heal your psychological wounds and
open your mind and heart to spiritual light, you will naturally become
an electrode of joy. You will be able to dispel the gloom of a situation
by just being the flame of joy in action.
You say that many Christians have an impression of me as being quiet
and reserved. I do not know where that impression came from, because
if you read the scriptures, you will see that I was not quiet or reserved
when I challenged the scribes and the Pharisees. I was, and I am, a
very direct Master, and I can assure you that I was quite outspoken.
In fact, many people were offended by my outspokenness and directness.
It is, however, correct that I did not often smile or laugh during my
embodiment in Galilee. I knew I had a serious mission to fulfill, and
from the point of no return at the wedding in Cana, I was so focused
on meeting the daily tests and challenges that I had little attention
left over for being joyful.
In retrospect, I wish I had been more joyful but at the time attention
was focused on dealing with the heavy energies and the outer challenges
I faced. Today, I would have been far less serious but then again it
is easy to look back at the past and think you could have done better.
Nevertheless, I see no reason Christians today should take themselves,
their religion or the spiritual side of life too seriously. Make an
effort to bring joy into your spiritual life, because unless you become
as joyful as little children, how can you enter the kingdom of joy?
Make an effort to become an electrode of joy and dispel the cloud of
gloom that currently hangs over this planet. So many people in today's
world take themselves and their causes so seriously that they believe
joyfulness is a sin, a crime or an offense to God. I can assure you
that God is never offended by true joy. On the contrary, God is the
most joyful being you will ever meet. How can there be anything but
joy in the presence of God?
You might ask why I do not use humor on this website. The main reason
is that in Heaven we have a universal form of humor, but on Earth humor
is so dependent upon different cultures. On a website that can be accessed
by people from every culture, I do not want to offend anyone’s
cultural sensitivity. And I do not want to offend the many people who
do take their religion too seriously but who might still be helped by
the teachings on this website.
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