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The Greater Reality is a force of conscious energy, whose nature it is to explore, and learn about itself through creation. Thought is the tool of creation. Thought alters the frequency, amplitude, velocity, and density of energy to produce an unending variety of forms. Love is the bond that holds forms together. Everything exists eternally within the Greater Reality, including our individual selves. The Greater Reality is inclusive, unconditional love, caring for its creations personally, and is sometimes called the Creator or God.
Now, the universe was created by lowering frequencies, and increasing densities to produce what we know as physical reality. If it could be seen, it would look like a projection of light from the surrounding spiritual energies into the physical energies. Starting at the higher frequencies, slowly stepping down into the lower. Sometimes these steps are called “planes” or levels. Each ascending plane has its own activity, and is a rung up the ladder to spiritual maturation.
Our physical planet, Earth, is an accelerated learning school, to teach the difference between love, and not love. The purpose is to learn about ourselves through interaction with others. In the spiritual world there are no “others,” we all exist individually in the Oneness. The journey through the physical may take many lifetimes. The more physical lives, the more learning, until the time arrives when we have mastered the course, and leave the physical planes behind.
From the viewpoint of the physical: life is real, challenging, difficult, and even dangerous. From the viewpoint of the Greater Reality: our physical lives are perceptive illusions, for the purpose of growth.
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parable (plural parables)
1. A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
Many times I have been approached by a person asking: “Are you saved?” I was raised in evangelical religion so I knew what they were asking. My common answer is yes. I try not to get involved in religious discourse.
But one day a young girl asked me that question. Then she told me she wasn’t worthy of God’s love until she accepted Jesus as her Savior. He had died for her sins. Accepting that belief made her worthy of God’s love.
I remembered my early struggles between religion and logic. I could not reconcile the differences and left the church. On one hand I was told God is love and on the other that He would sacrifice His own son to Himself for the sins of the world. Just didn’t make any sense.
I know well the story of Jesus’ crucifixion, I do not see the hand of God in it. It was the priests that wanted Jesus eliminated. Jesus was preaching love for all, forgiveness for all. Jesus was not preaching rules, rites, and protocol of a religion. He was preaching unconditional love for all. It was something new and the priests felt appalled that this teaching would excel their message and wanted Jesus exterminated. They were willing to tell any lie, go to any length to kill Jesus, and they succeeded.
I explained my thoughts of God to the young girl, telling her worthiness is freely given by God. Everyone is worthy of God’s unconditional love. It is the very essence of God to be forgiving, and loving. Jesus’ teachings tell us the nature of God. Jesus speaks for God, not man. The young girl relaxed her frown of determination to save me. Believing the teachings of Jesus, I was never lost.
Spiritual growth is the task of each individual. No one can do it for you. As you learn, consciousness expands, and life becomes more desirable. It is not for moral reasons that you grow, it is for self transformation.
Spiritual growth has little to do with insight. It has everything to do with attitude.
The three main attitudes of spiritual growth are:
1. Forgiveness.
2. Non-judgment.
3. Unconditional love.
Forgiveness releases negative emotions of anger, guilt, envy, etc., and provides closure on past events where mistakes may have been made. It clears the path of emotional rubbish, freeing the mind and heart to continue the journey of life. Forgive yourself as well as others.
Non-judgment keeps the negative emotions away. If you don’t condemn, it is not necessary to forgive. The world is large enough for all the things. It is not necessary to have an opinion on everything.
Unconditional love overcomes fear of life, and fear of death. It replaces negative emotions. It brings understanding. You learn to love by practicing it. The page on Love, the healing force will further explain.
The dichotomy of our physical world makes it an ideal environment to grow spiritually. Each day brings its challenges, and achievements. There are no circumstances, or conditions that inhibit growth. It matters not how, rich or poor, young or old, ill or healthy, spiritual growth can be practiced. The rewards are great, why are people waiting?