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from Jesus:
Let me begin by addressing
the statement that I supposedly said the perfect society is a combination
of communism and capitalism. This is not meant as a personal criticism,
but when reading a spiritual teaching, it is important to read carefully.
Here is what I say in “The Christ Is Born in You:”
The serpents in your midst,
those who are seeking to manipulate the people of Earth, have used
the relativity of the carnal mind to create division and conflict
among God’s people. The primary tool used by the serpents is
a tactic often referred to as “divide and conquer.” You
might recall the statement, “A house divided against itself
cannot stand.” The true meaning is that a soul divided against
itself by the relativity of the carnal mind cannot recognize the truth
of God, and therefore it cannot achieve Christ consciousness.
The tactic that has been used so efficiently by the serpents in this
world is to use the relativity of the carnal mind to create two extremes
that are, or seem to be, in opposition to each other. The purpose
is to make you think that truth must be found in one of these extremes.
In reality, both extremes spring from the relativity of the carnal
mind, and therefore truth is found in none of them.
By looking at history, you will see how this tactic has been used
in many ways. For example, there is the conflict between communism
and capitalism. Many people allowed themselves to be drawn into this
conflict, and they thought the struggle between capitalism and communism
was a struggle between good and evil. In reality, the struggle between
capitalism and communism is simply a struggle between two kinds of
totalitarianism, two forms of centralized control of the economy.
In a communist system, the state owns or controls the means of production.
In a capitalist system, privately held companies are fighting to attain
a monopoly. If you take capitalism to its ultimate extreme, one company
would own all means of production. However, this can happen only if
that company influences (merges with) the government, and thereby
the ultimate outcome of a capitalist system is a form of state control
that is already present in the communist system. What I am telling
you here is that capitalism and communism are simply two different
ways of attaining centralized control of the economy.
The middle way between these two extremes is a form of economy called
“free enterprise” or the “free market economy”
(unfortunately many people believe the lie that free enterprise is
the same as capitalism). The very basis of the free enterprise economy
in unrestricted competition. In a free enterprise economy, it is not
possible to create a monopoly. As long as competition remains free,
a company can gain a monopoly only on a temporary basis. It is inevitable
that some other company will start producing the same goods at a lower
price, and thereby the monopoly is broken.
I cannot see how these words
can be construed to mean that I advocate a combination of capitalism
and communism. I advocate an economy that is neither capitalism, communism
or a combination of the two. It is beyond the dualistic extremes.
I do not consider China to be an ideal society, because it places too
little value on individuality, elevating the state over the individual.
This is not God’s way because in God’s world, the individual
is extremely important. The state is made for the individual, not the
individual for the state. The path of Christhood is an individual path,
and you have a right to pursue that path even if the entire world is
against you—as I demonstrated 2,000 years ago.
Now for the second question and the statement "the poor ye have
with you always." This statement was made to help my disciples
see that they needed to focus all of their attention on absorbing my
Light and teachings while I was still in embodiment with them. It was
given specifically for my disciples and was not meant as a statement
for all Christians for all time. However, it does contain the message
that you need to set your priorities right and that Christhood is always
the highest goal for any spiritual seeker. Seek ye first the kingdom
– consciousness – of God and all else shall be
added unto you.
In terms of socialism being a more compassionate system than capitalism,
no system can ever be more compassionate than the people who define,
implement and enforce the system. Therefore, no system can guarantee
the removal of poverty. I have commented on this as part of another
answer:
There is simply no political
system - be it capitalist, socialist or communist - that can guarantee
social justice, and the reason is simple. Social injustice springs
from the dualistic state of consciousness that causes people to see
themselves as separated from and in opposition to their brothers and
sisters. The only solution is the Christ consciousness which causes
people to see themselves as one with their spiritual source, meaning
that all other people also sprang from that source. Thereby, people
will begin to see the reality behind my statement that inasmuch as
you have done it unto the least of these my brethren, you have done
it unto me.
When people see themselves as one with God, they let God act through
them, and therefore there is no need for any man-made systems to control
life. You can then let God be in command instead of allowing a human
elite to control the general population through whatever system -
be it religious, political or economic - that they have defined as
infallible.
Only when people see beyond the dualistic view of separation and opposition,
will they see the reality that all life sprang from the same source.
Therefore, if they hurt another, they are actually hurting themselves.
And only that sense of spiritual oneness will bring true social justice
to a society. Social justice simply cannot be forced by any system
because the elite defining and upholding the system will always see
themselves as above the general population and right there you have
duality built into the system. Duality is the eternal enemy of justice
and equality!
Social injustice is caused by unenlightened selfishness. The only
way to achieve social justice is to help people achieve enlightened
selfishness based on the oneness of all life.
As for the claim that I was a communist, how could I possibly support
a belief system that is based on a denial of the existence of God
and an attempt to elevate the state - and thereby the elite controlling
the state - to having the same absolute power as God?
I constantly affirmed my oneness with God. When the communists do
the same, I might take another look at their philosophy.
My point is that I do not
advocate any man-made system. I advocate a free-market economy with
unrestricted competition and enlightened citizens. However, for such
an economy to work – and avoid falling into chaos or abuse –
a critical mass of the population must attain a high degree of Christ
consciousness. This will enable the Holy Spirit to flow through the
economy and it will manifest the abundant life. It will give
equal opportunity to all so that only those who are not willing to make
an effort will be poor.
So, once again, the only way to truly remove poverty is for you to make
an all-out effort to manifest your individual Christhood and then shout
your message from the housetops in order to help others do the same.
Remember my statement, “I can of my own self do nothing?”
Well, neither can you, but with God all things are possible. God is
the only power that can remove poverty but God must act through his
sons and daughters. So you must “Let this mind be in you, which
was also in Christ Jesus” and do the works that I did.
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