Countless thousands have been slaughtered by those who claimed to know
the answer to this question. Countless others turn their heads in jaded
indifference as the slaughter continues today. After having conceived
of God, humans sought to give this concept a name and then likened it
unto themselves. Though men could exercise dominance over the land and
all animals, they were subject to the forces of nature and ultimately
death. Therefore, these forces were relegated to the realm of God. The
fury of nature in all of its forms became acts of God and death became
His will. Droughts, earthquakes, famine were all considered to be due
to the wrath of God. If a life was lost it was Gods will that it be so.
This concept became the crude origin of all present day faiths.
Few things in life are as powerful, or as frightening, as a man who is certain that he is right.
Tragically however, mankind was not satisfied with a God that he could
not control. Feverishly he sought ways in which to appease Gods wrath,
to gain His favor, to know His will. The ultimate result was prayer,
sacrifice and ritual. Through these methods, mankind sought not only to
understand, but to control God. All major faiths perpetuate this
practice even to this day in a vain attempt to control God. They would
argue in response that they are asking God to control them. Therefore
they are justified in their actions because they are performing the
will of God. Rivers have run red because of those who claimed to be
doing the will of God.
"go and learn what this means, I will have mercy and not sacrifice" Jesus, Matthew 9:13
It has been said that mankind is only limited by his imagination. The
truth is that you have no idea of how truly limited your imagination
is. Our thoughts, and hence imagination, are based upon experience and
perception. While you dwell in the flesh your sensorial perception is
limited to a very narrow band of the available spectrum. To assume that
our physical senses are capable of perceiving the totality of available
data is absurd. It is however, under these blind restrictions that we
attempt to conceptualize God.
What most religions hold as dogma, principals of faith upon which to
direct ones life, are actually the blueprints of an ideology designed
to consolidate power and authority in the hands of a few and to hold
those less worthy in submission. Truth became a thing to be possessed
and the priest became its sole dispensers. The God created and defended
by this mentality became a very jealous God with little tolerance given
to contrary beliefs. Violations of "Gods Law" were met with swift and
cruel punishment.
Thus in the name of God and under His authority, militant faiths
pressed forward conquering lands and murdering the innocent. No
description of hell could fully encompass the horrors committed in the
name of God. Those who abandoned their will to the authority of the
priest became anesthetized to the atrocities that they themselves were
committing.
In similar fashion, today's practitioners of the faith are anesthetized
to the plight of the hungry and oppressed, believing that their
financial contribution to the needs of the church will somehow help to
alleviate suffering in the world. How pathetic and shallow is this
belief.
Is there a God?
When a wave rises and crest above the surface of the ocean does it then
ask if there is an ocean? Though the wave appears deceptively separate
from the ocean beneath it, it will inevitably return to its source. So
it is with all living things. We spring forth from a sea of conscious
energy only to return again. Yes, there is a God that exists
independently of mankind's belief systems. A God that is not empowered
by oblations and worship but is sufficient unto itself. A God who's
unity embraces every thread of your being and every moment of your
life. God is the source of all things. As the wave is to the ocean, so
our soul is to the source from which it sprang. Our separation is only
an illusion. The Saints and Prophets among us have sensed this truth
and sought to share it with others. These sacred truths were then
seized by the priest and subsequently misinterpreted to bolster their
own claims to divine authority. God is not without witness however as
saints have appeared in every age. The Masters have left records in
flesh, stone and paper that mankind could not destroy. It would be
easier to extinguish the sun. As a word, having left the lips can never
be unspoken, truth once having been revealed by God can never be fully
concealed.
Yes, there is a God
"Believe nothing, O monks, merely because you have been told it . . .
or because it is traditional, or because you yourselves have imagined
it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect
for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis,
you find to be conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all
beings--that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide."
The Buddha
Do not abandon your own will to embrace that of another. Do not assume
the path simply because it is well trodden. Do not overly concern
yourself with the existence of God. Merely live daily in an attempt to
embody the attributes of what you perceive God to be and you will come
to understand that as God is, You are......... ..
from Ascended Master.com
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