Preface
The journey through life, or
rather to God, is a midway encounter; just as we are searching for God, God is
also searching for us. And the encounter is always very exhilarating. This is a
natural desire, our divine blueprint; this quest is inborn. Our bond with God
can never be severed even when we feel lost. God loves every human being who
ever lived, lives now, or ever will live. God’s desire is for every soul to
return to him, and God cannot fail in having this desire fulfilled; it is just
a matter of time.
Entering into our own
spirituality is a private journey; salvation is individual. Each of us will be
drawn to a different gateway to begin on our personal path to awakening to a
greater experience of ourselves. Even though we may be taught certain philosophies
or beliefs as children, we still need to find our own way of understanding and
applying them in our lives.
For those who are raised
without a spiritual framework, they may not even know their process as a form
of spirituality. Nevertheless, there is no individual who has never considered
God. Even the so-called atheists have a philosophy, because the unfolding
process called life is a philosophy. Many people begin by recognizing existence
as their truth simply because they are alive. At some stage in their lives,
whether in youth or adulthood, they are likely to recognize the resonance of
their beliefs, the ring of truth in their philosophy, and their dedication to
their chosen purpose. This doesn’t mean they have finished their journey,
however. Truth is relative: all truths are half truths, and, as we progress in
life, we update our truths. We are all converging toward the absolute truth.
Our inner guidance will lead us
so that we will be drawn to the right doorway for us—a doorway that only we can
recognize by the way it makes us feel inside. It could be a picture of an angel
or the gift of a pearl. We may meet someone special who shares their experiences
with us in a way that we find intriguing. While visiting the home of an admired
friend, we may notice a book or statue of a deity and ask why our friend chose
those tools. Or a word or phrase may catch our attention in a song, a movie, or
a lecture. Some may find their way by walking through the experience of the
loss of a loved one through illness or some crisis before they begin the search
for what will help them truly to heal, while others may seek physical
improvement and stumble across yoga or meditation—only to find that it leads
them to an unexpected place beyond the body.
As we awaken to ourselves and
to life, we will become more attuned to what is right for us. The universe
speaks to all of us through infinite channels, but we each have our own
frequency. Others may share what worked for them, but only we can decide what
truly makes us feel inspired, awakened, connected, fully conscious, aware, and
alive. Whatever our path, it is perfect and is meant especially for us.
The more we practice holding
the peace and love within us, the easier it becomes to ride the waves of life
that will often toss us around. No one’s life is without incident or learning
curves—challenges—but we can make it a lot easier by understanding our power to
create harmony and balance around us. The collective result is a bonus for
humanity, as the mass consciousness will benefit, and it adds to the growth of
the light upon earth.
Introduction
Throughout
the history of civilization, humans have constantly searched for understanding
of who we are, where we have come from, what the purpose of life is, and who or
what God or absolute truth is. This quest, be it overt or subtle, continues day
after day, year after year, generation after generation, and may manifest in
many forms. Scientists and researchers look for the absolute origin of life or
the absolute cause of the universe. The answers to this quest for our purpose
and identity form the seeds of all metaphysical and spiritual philosophies.
The idea
behind this work is to provide missing or remote information that can awaken or
revolutionize consciousness; to create a milieu, an atmosphere, where religious
vibes can fl oat or flower, where God’s fragrance—love—can be smelled. I hope the
message of this book can change people’s lives by simply expanding their belief
systems about God and life; by helping them drop their masks, thereby
discovering who they really are.
For
close to three decades, I have been attempting to discover the path to this
mystery by gathering information from within and without, relating to religion,
that I would like to share with others—religion being the goal of life, our
raison d’être, the alpha and omega. I have been a rebellious spirit since
birth, questioning and challenging tradition and religious dogmas—my divine
blueprint.
We are
all conversant with the adage “knowledge is power.” With power comes freedom,
and power and freedom cloak us with courage. With this religious cocktail, I
have attempted to gather as much information as possible to help reach the
objective of acquiring freedom and courage.
It is
sad to realize that the graphs tracing the path from our birth to the end of
our mission are generally flat, with few, if any, peaks, no color, no
modulation, no music, no dance, no celebration, no benediction—just because we
have lost touch with existence. We are clinging to the earth, but the sky is
ready to take us.
Our
hearts should instead be filled with love and colors as vivid as a peacock’s.
The truth will set us free to love in such a way, and our life will no longer
be monotonous.
My
ardent vision is of a united or universal religion, within which humankind will
become one again as in the beginning.
There is only one religion—the religion of Love.
We
should, therefore, bear in mind that ours is not a better way; ours is merely
another way.
No
single step or effort taken toward God is ever wasted.
Unless a
seed becomes a flower, it remains frustrated.
Let us
become a flower!
And only
when one is a flower can one be offered to God.
Let us
remember, there is a star to guide the humble, or rather, the “surrendered.”
May
God’s grace shower the light on us that we may succeed in this long and tedious
journey.
There is
only one god, and this one god does not care whether we are Catholic or
Protestant, Jewish or Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist, or have no religion at all;
all he expects from us is our love.
Religion - The Journey Back
Every religion is but one
colored ray of the light of God, and, in the union of all religions, the true
white light will be seen.
Most people are born into a religious
culture and are raised to think that their religion is the best. This is to be
expected because of the ego, but thoughtful individuals will wonder where and
how their religion began and developed and how it compares with other existing
religions. The essence of most religions—and their ultimate purpose—are often
quite similar.
Religion is never meant to be
mere morality, a belief system, or a number of concepts or ideas that are
blindly accepted as truth. It is rather meant to be a process that enables us
to reach the stage of fully realizing, by direct perception and experience, the
nature of spiritual reality. Our parents train us in their religion, just as
they choose the first stages of our education for us. But eventually, as we
mature, we end up choosing an occupation for ourselves. It should be the same
with religion.
No matter what one decides to
do in life (become a businessman, a doctor, a lawyer, or whatever), one must,
first of all, get trained. This means deciding what school to attend, what
courses to take, where and how to get an internship, if necessary, and then,
which places to apply for a job, or where to go to start a business. This must
be done properly to be successful.
The Soul Mission
The life of the soul here in
the material world is full of challenges. The soul’s personal evolution and
mission, although trapped by the duality game, can become very exciting and
joyful when guided by divine grace—a condition called upon by the benevolent
soul yearning for guidance.
The purpose of our soul journey
is healing (learning, teaching, and experiencing love), growth, and
transformation. Virtually all careers or rather all aspects of life offer
opportunities to teach love, in one way or another. It may involve bringing joy
and laughter through arts or crafts; supporting a cause that we believe in;
helping children, the environment, animals, or some group that is meaningful to
us; writing and teaching; meditating and praying; and an infinite number of
other possibilities. Everyone’s life purpose is equally important, just as all
musicians in an orchestra are equally necessary. At different times in our
life, our soul purpose reflects the step on our path that we are on and the
energies that must be resolved to achieve progress.
Everything in life is energy,
energy fields. A larger-than fathomable matrix vibrating at different
frequencies in different locations, everything in life is vibrating; vibration
is the movement of energy forming specific patterns. The emotion of love, of
feeling, is focusing energies into a resonating wave pattern, a beautiful
constellation. Miscreations associated with thoughts, words, and deeds create
energies that need to be resolved. All the challenges we encounter in life spin
around how to heal, to resolve energy; everything we do creates energy. In
reality, we are an extension of pure creational energy expressing
ourselves in matter until all learning in the school of life is complete –
fully realized we then return home.
The Duality Game
The Duality Game
Good and evil exist together,
they are polar opposites, and they are complementary.
All of God’s creation is
centered on duality —light and darkness, male and female, love and fear, etc.
Duality therefore encompasses the law of opposites, the law of
polarity—universal laws that govern our earthly activities, enhancing our
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth. So the purpose of duality is
to create contrast in our life. If the world consisted only of goodness, for
example, things would become static, creation would lack aliveness, and the
possibility of growth and expansion would be absent. God in his divine wisdom
therefore introduced duality to create change, to create an opportunity for movement
and expansion; God used the dynamics of opposition to get creation moving.
Nevertheless, at some point, we
should be able to go beyond the challenges resulting from duality by raising
our consciousness to a level that will embrace both polarities through the
energies of love and compassion. The idea is not to have light conquer dark,
but to go beyond these opposites, thereby creating a new type of consciousness
that embraces and transcends both; evil and good are natural opposites, and
they exist by the grace of one another.
Not everyone reaches this
understanding, or the ability to embrace both seemingly contrasting elements in
a single lifetime. For this reason, the soul will be reborn time and again to
learn and grow in ways not possible in the previous life. Our earthly cycle of
lives ends when the game of duality no longer has a hold on us.
In the absence of that which we
are not, that which we are is not; it cannot be experienced, it cannot be known
(in the absence of hot, cold does not exist).
Only after experiencing the
darkness of fear am I able to appreciate fully the magical light of love.
Having experienced the contrast between the polarities of love and fear, and
made love my preference, I now know what to seek and what to avoid. I allow fear
its right to exist as a valid part of the whole, but I prefer to bathe in the
light of love. Rather than give energy to fear by denying its existence, I
simply prefer love.
Existence is a play of sun and
shade, of hope and despair, of happiness and sorrow, of life and death. So
existence is duality: a tension of opposite poles, music of contrary notes. To
know, recognize, or experience it as such is to go beyond it. Watch the drama,
but do not drown in it; rather, be drowned in the observing. Observe religiously
without interference.
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