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NOTE:
This
answer was given on May 20, 2007, during the Shangra-la conference in
Ireland.
Answer from Saint Germain:
My beloved, this is a very important but also a very delicate issue.
And once again, the real answer is that Christ discernment is needed
in every aspect of life. For I am not intending on giving you a black-and-white
answer to this.
You see, my beloved, there are indeed situations in the world today
where the duality consciousness has created such complexity that it
is not possible, even for an ascended master, to come into that situation
and say, "This is the way you should do it to solve this problem."
For there is not one, clear-cut solution.
You see, my beloved, the ultimate reality here is that the people in
the Middle East are stuck in a certain state of consciousness. The Palestinians
themselves are stuck at a very specific level of consciousness. That
level of consciousness is so low – quite frankly – that
it is not possible for an ascended master to give an ultimate solution
to their situation. For they would not be able to receive that answer.
They would not be able to come up in consciousness to their full potential.
[Meaning that they could not instantly come up but can hopefully do
so over time.]
And therefore, as ascended masters we realize that Palestinians, as
every other people on Earth, must follow a gradual process that they
take step by step. So, my beloved, if you look at the situation, you
will see that what has happened in the Palestinian people is that they
– as so many other people throughout history – have been
divided amongst themselves. And they have been divided into two factions
that have taken opposite approaches to the solution of their problems.
One has taken the act of violence, the other has attempted to take the
path of non-violence.
And so one could take a black-and-white view of the situation and say
that obviously those who take the path of violence must be unconditionally
wrong, and therefore they must be reformed or they must all be killed,
as so many in the past have reasoned. Yet what I desire the spiritually
mature people to realize is that we of the ascended masters do not look
at the Earth in black-and-white terms. And thus, my beloved, it has
never ever been our approach that those who were against our will should
be killed or destroyed.
We are the spiritual teachers of humankind. And our desire is to raise
up everyone on Earth. And thus, when we look at those in Hamas or Fatah,
or any of the other so-called terrorist organizations, we do not see
them as evil people, as terrorists, as fallen ones, or as people who
need to burn up in a fiery hell or be killed or removed from the Earth.
We see them as extensions of God's Being who have the potential to be
raised up.
And thus, we look at it and we say, "Well, how can the Palestinian
people be raised up?" Well, my beloved, the best way – in
fact the only way – for them to be raised up is to overcome, first
of all, their internal division and conflict. And how can that be accomplished?
Well yes, one could attempt to accomplish this by labeling some among
the Palestinian people as bad and having the other faction kill the
bad people. But if you look at history, you can clearly see that it
does not work. And surely, you can see that it is not the approach of
the ascended masters.
So what do we desire to see? Well, we desire to see that those who have
taken the path of violence are helped to rise above that path and voluntarily
come to the understanding that allows them to leave behind violence.
Because they realize that if they are willing to transcend themselves,
they can obtain more through non-violence than through violence.
And thus, we desire to see them be united with the more moderate faction,
to become part of that moderate faction, and to take a positive approach.
This, my beloved, is what you have seen in Northern Ireland, where those
who for many years took the path of violence have now decided to make
a sincere effort to become more constructive members of the future of
their country.
And we would like to see that pattern repeated everywhere where there
is internal conflict. Especially, my beloved, in Iraq. For you see,
once again, we see the American government – the Bush administration
and those behind it – being completely out of touch with the reality
of the Ascended Host. And thus, now that they realize that their policy
has failed, they are almost looking forward to a kind of civil war,
where those who oppose their rule will be wiped out by the greater faction,
so that some kind of uniformity can be restored to Iraq. But obviously
we would like to see the Iraqi people transcend their internal divisions
and therefore come into a greater sense of unity and oneness that goes
beyond their racial and religious divisions.
And so I must tell you that in this instance the government of Norway
is more in tune with the Ascended Host than the government of the United
States and the government of Israel—who of course look at things
from their own perspective. For I must tell you in all honesty that
the state of Israel is a textbook example of what I talked about at
the previous conference, where a closed system becomes subject to the
second law of thermodynamics and begins to disintegrate
from within.
And this is what you see where the Jewish people, especially those in
government, have become so focused on themselves and the state of Israel
that they refuse to step back and look at the situation in the Middle
East from a greater, universal perspective. And see how they can be
constructive members of the future of the Middle East—rather than
always looking at themselves first, expecting that everyone else should
conform to what they see as their right as God's chosen people.
And my beloved, that is why you saw the Israeli government basically
mislead itself into an ill-advised military adventure in Lebanon—that
has now had the positive effect of awakening a great portion of the
Israeli people to the fact that they need to take much more charge of
their own nation. And that they need to look beyond the black-and-white
thinking and thus demand that a government that will not transcend black-and-white
thinking must take the consequence and give way for someone else who
hopefully will be better suited at directing the nation. Although I
must tell you that it is a very open question whether there is anyone
in Israel who is currently able to guide that nation in a balanced manner.
So, my beloved, if I could impress one thing upon you, it is this: Overcome
the black-and-white
thinking that makes people think that some are bad and should be
exterminated and removed from the Earth. Adopt a thinking that everyone
should be raised up. But do not go into the opposite extreme of gray
thinking, whereby you come to believe that that means tolerating
anything and everything.
And this is where – again – I must say that the governments
of Scandinavia do have the potential to bring forth a new form of thinking
– a new way of looking at the world – that can indeed, as
you have seen with the former prime minister of Sweden, allow the Scandinavian
nations to bring an impetus for peace. But I must tell you that the
essential requirement is that they are willing to pull themselves out
of the gray thinking into which they have entered to some degree—the
former prime minister of Sweden, Olof Palme, being a primary example
of a person who had some good visions but was still too stuck in gray
thinking.
And this is something you find all over Europe today, where you see
many governments who are beginning to realize that the black-and-white
thinking that led to the invasion of Iraq was not correct. But yet they
struggle to avoid going into gray thinking.
So my beloved, you see for example the government of France, which made
a wise decision not to take part in the invasion of Iraq, but did not
necessarily make it for the right, balanced reasons. Because they are
still too stuck in the gray thinking that keeps the entire nation of
France stuck at a certain level that it cannot seem to move beyond.
Because the French people, and especially the politicians, are not willing
to move beyond the black-and-white thinking and realize that you cannot
always talk your way out of every situation. But that you must come
to a point, where you take a stand and accept that there is something
that is real and there is something that is unreal.
Added by Mother Mary
on 9-4-07:
My beloved hearts, I desire
to take this opportunity to give a brief teaching that will later be
expanded. You see in the situation with Hamas and Fatah a classical
example of how a group of people have become divided into two factions—a
pattern you see repeated in almost every nation with varying degrees
of tension and violence as the result.
What causes this division into a faction that is willing to use violence
and a faction that is willing to negotiate, often resorting to compromise
or corruption in the process? Well my beloved, it is simply that one
faction has become unbalanced in the masculine aspect of God, whereas
the other has become unbalanced in the feminine aspect, as I have explained
in several of my foundational
discourses, that you might want to review.
You see, when people become
unbalanced in the masculine aspect, they will tend to use force in order
to get their way, and this often causes them to resort to violence or
other forceful means. Obviously, this is what you see in Hamas, Hesbollah,
certain factions in Iraq and even certain Christian and neo-conservative
groups in the United States.
In contrast, those who are unbalanced in the feminine aspect tend to
go out of their way to avoid violence – which is not in itself
wrong – but it often causes people to compromise all principles—basically
falling into the gray thinking of believing there is no higher reality.
It also often causes them to be willing to accept even high-level corruption
that undermines their effectiveness and often causes them to lose the
trust of the people—who then in frustration often are misled into
following the violent faction instead.
What can resolve this state of political – which is truly spiritual
– paralysis? Only the recognition that God has BOTH a masculine
and a feminine aspect and that true progress, harmony and peace can
be attained ONLY when the two are both honored and are in their proper
balance. This means that it is recognized that the masculine element
has the role of aligning everything to the reality of God and higher
principles, and the feminine element has the role of making sure this
is done with love and a recognition of how the matter world works (which
means it is not always possible or practical to enforce the highest
ideals in a situation that is less than ideal—a gradual approach
being necessary).
What can provide this balance? Only the element of the Son, namely Christ
discernment, which balances the expanding force of the Father with the
contracting force of the Mother. The key to attaining Christ discernment
is to realize that there IS indeed a higher truth that is not man-made,
but also that this truth must be expressed according to the actual situation.
As Saint Germain said, there are many situations where it is pointless
to bring forth the highest possible solution. For the people are not
ready for it and must follow a gradual process.
Those who are unbalanced in the Father element will see the highest
solution and will want to force it upon the people whether they are
ready or not (As the U.S. government sought to force democracy upon
the Iraqi people who are obviously not ready for it yet.). Those unbalanced
in the Mother aspect will refuse to apply any higher principles but
will want the situation to evolve according to what they currently see
as being in their own best interest, thus often causing a state of tense
chaos where nothing seems to work and where corruption flourishes even
at the highest levels of government.
The master key that can break the deadlock is Christ discernment, which
recognizes God's higher reality and principles and applies them to the
actual situation for the purpose of helping the people take the next
step higher on a gradual path. Thus avoiding either of the dualistic
extremes, one being to seek to force a higher principle upon others
when this is not practical, the other being to let everything be determined
by the narrow-minded self-interest of the certain factions.
Thus, we might say that understanding is ALWAYS the key – with
all thy getting, get understanding – to moving any situation forward.
We of the Ascended Host desire to see all people involved in a conflict
to have their understanding raised—in fact, this is always our
highest goal, often superseding any physical changes in the actual situation.
Some will then see that they can – in the long run – attain
more through non-violence than through violence. Others will see that
unless you apply principles that are above human self-interest, nothing
can be done and any situation will gradually slide into a self-destructive
chaos. This is what Saint Germain meant when he started out saying that
Christ discernment is always the key.
As Jesus said, seek first the kingdom of God – meaning the mind
of God that can be accessed ONLY through the Christ consciousness –
and his righteousness – meaning the right, balanced use of BOTH
the masculine and feminine aspects of God – and all these things
– meaning the solution to every possible problem – shall
be added unto you.
For with men – and women – it is impossible to solve any
problem, but with God all problems truly do have a solution that will
bring the people involved higher in consciousness. This means that I
hope the more spiritually mature people will avoid being trapped into
working for a specific physical outcome, instead focusing their attention
on raising the consciousness of ALL people involved—so that the
highest practical outcome becomes obvious to a critical mass of people
who then choose it out of enlightened self-interest instead of feeling
it is forced upon them.
It is my hope that certain countries – including potentially those
in Scandinavia – will see it as their highest potential to bring
this enlightened, balanced perspective into every situation—without
being forceful and without being naive.
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