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| BY WAY OF AN INTRODUCTION |
| 2006-11-04 08:47:00 |
A Dissemination of The Truth, as reasonable an account as may be considered from the limiting physical perspective.Many of you have no doubt heard the phrase; “we are spiritual beings, having physical experiences.” This takes some “out-side-the-box” thinking for most, even if they’ve heard it before, even if they think they understand it. The difficulty we have with grasping the depth of this truism lies in the fact we rely almost exclusively on our physical senses to provide all the information we need to form an opinion or view point about the world and the people around us. Additionally, we’ve been raised to think of “numero uno...
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| PREFACE |
| 2005-09-04 00:36:00 |
PREFACEI am an observer. My purpose is to chronicle, not to interact. This requires a sense of detachment that removes or minimizes the possibility of my contaminating the course of interaction being witnessed. Involving myself in any situation I’m chronicling would influence its direction of development, the significance of which is widely misunderstood by any who aren’t aware of the role an observer plays in life’s proceedings. Even some who are “trained professionals” in the observation of human nature and behavior, may not be in a position to recognize an observer whose perspective is not so limited by time and physical parameters as theirs, consequently judging them as unproductive or lacking communication skills, when––by eternal standards of measure––judgment is no...
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| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| 2005-09-04 00:29:00 |
TABLE OF CONTENTSPreface PART I: SOCIALIZATIONChapter One: THEN; EGO’S AWAKENING Two: SOCIALIZATION; THE ROOTS Three: SOCIALIZATION FOR BEGINNERS Four: INTERMEDIATE SOCIALIZATION Five: ADVANCED SOCIALIZATION PART II: FAITHChapter Six: NOW; WE ARE NOT ALONE Seven: FAITH; THE ROOTS Eight: FAITH FOR BEGINNERS Nine: INTERMEDIATE FAITH Ten: ADVANCED FAITH PART III: UNCONDITIONAL LOVEChapter ...
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| PART I: CHAPTER ONE |
| 2005-09-04 00:26:00 |
- PART I -SOCIALIZATION - CHAPTER ONE -“ THEN ”EGOS’ AWAKENINGThe recording of activities is an age old custom whose earliest examples may be cave drawings relating to hunting and foraging techniques and locations. Valuable lessons if a family or clan were expected to flourish from season to season or, for that matter, generation to generation. We might imagine that the one among them who proved best at comprehensively recording such information was an honored member of the group, regarded with some degree of reverence, perhaps even considered in possession of qualities so incomprehensible to his peers that they seem magical. From the humble beginnings of an ability to diagram a day’s or season’s activities so all could understand what acco...
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| CHAPTER TWO |
| 2005-09-04 00:24:00 |
SOCIALIZATION: THE ROOTSGiven the suspicions instinct had instilled, we can imagine the difficulty in accepting a stranger as someone we might have something in common with. Those initial, crude social exchanges however, demonstrated a willingness to lower some long held barriers, if guardedly and briefly at first, to exercise interactions of mutual benefit. As is obvious to this day, trading did not––nor should we believe it was meant to––replace the practice of just taking what you wanted, but did represent a considerable improvement in the life span of those willing to forego hostilities as the only rule of encounter. These interactions, as we will see, eventually lead to more wide spread trade as well as the expansion of the clan / group unit, into tribes of families with share...
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| CHAPTER THREE |
| 2005-09-04 00:22:00 |
SOCIALIZATION: FOR BEGINNERS Once set in motion, the intent of permanence took relatively few generations to be actualized. The pervading challenges found in these pre-village environs fostered a supply and demand approach to nearly every need and was soon met with a rate of expansion toward satisfying that cause with a response not witnessed before. Even in the beginning, location was everything. It was no accident, even from the narrow perspective the “now”, that these settlements should spring up near bodies of fresh water. Besides the obvious use for personal and livestock demands, its proximity enhanced the chances of a successful hunt and provided fertile ground for the wild grass seeds collected for the consideration of cultivation. All the vital steps along the path of sociali...
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| CHAPTER FOUR |
| 2005-09-04 00:20:00 |
INTERMEDIATE SOCIALIZATIONNot in spite of, but by virtue of, the absence of self-discipline and the incognizance of self-divinity, we floundered into our “entry level” positions of relationship experiences, the whole of which would constitute our paths curriculum throughout the remainder of our physical incarnations. Having now examined some of the framework (from the eternal perspective), we can return once again to what is manifest and witness that each day brought a host of challenges for the newly settled former nomads to overcome, and since adaptation was the rule of thumb applied to lifestyle choices during these formative years, the reasons for doing anything one way or another weren’t so much conscious decisions as they were following the physical path of least resistance. I...
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| CHAPTER FIVE |
| 2005-09-04 00:18:00 |
ADVANCED SOCIALIZATIONRecognizing compatibility in the grand scheme of the world, believing and making real those things both seen and unseen, the abstract mind represented one side of a parallel track, followed for the most part by those conjoined with their surroundings, sustained by the abundance they found on their global wanderlust. The other side of that track, the logical mind, believing little else but what it could hold in its hands, labored with assigning meaning to the varied proceedings of daily social interaction and trade, for the sake of consistency, in communities where lack put an edge on planning. With such a narrow focus, the good fortune empowered by Divine Guidance became more ego-centric as we grew increasingly comfortable with the notion we were responsible for all ...
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| PART II: CHAPTER SIX |
| 2005-09-04 00:16:00 |
- PART II -FAITH- CHAPTER SIX -“NOW” WE ARE NOT ALONEIt must have been while exercising the potentiality of our imagination’s endow-ment––adjusting our surroundings and relationships that didn’t fit the way we thought they ought––when in spite of well invested perseverance, it occurred to us there were occasional unexplained results or phenomenon that had little or nothing to do with any forethought or effort on our part. Mysteries that refused to give up their secrets would often pique our curiosity until, after considerable scrutiny of many such examples as could be found relevant (or at our wit's end), we would grudgingly entertain the possibility that something might exist outside our field of observation or influence. Naturally, investigation at that time lacked any ...
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| CHAPTER SEVEN |
| 2005-09-04 00:14:00 |
FAITH: THE ROOTSFaith; the supposition of the existence of an empathetic and benevolent interloper without physical actuality. As an extension of the hope that clarified incentive / reward scenarios, faith was ready to assume its rightful place, at least by implication, in the growth of the manifest ego. Our paths now afforded us the opportunity to look outside ourselves for answers to questions we had yet to ask. This is timely only with respect to the fact; ego has to shed layers it has taken care to construct over the ages to protect and individualize itself, in order to become vulnerable enough to recognize its place in the larger scheme of things. Needless to say, the personal threat represented by allowing the influence of anything to arbitrarily conduct affairs on our behalf, was so...
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| CHAPTER EIGHT |
| 2005-09-04 00:12:00 |
FAITH: FOR BEGINNERSOur early crude attempts at offering up a token that represented the intent we desired to impart to the forces whose favor we implored was, in large part, at the urging of the increasingly fluent finger-pointers, who saw the advantage in this opportunity to use our shared fears to further their evolving agenda, in the direction and for the purpose, of assigning identities and characterizations to the very entities we sought to pacify. The result of their handiwork not only defined images vivid enough for us to relate to, but ones that were intentionally fashioned to support and build on the already sinister auras we felt threatened by. In the balance of things, the niche they carved would become a way for any who had a penchant for relying on fear, to exploit others an...
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| CHAPTER NINE |
| 2005-09-04 00:10:00 |
- CHAPTER NINE -INTERMEDIATE FAITHCircumstances desperate enough to cry out for help invited opportunists of every ilk. The finger pointing fear monger niche of our evolving society grew stronger as followers were manipulated into deeper dependancy. Convinced personal efforts to make demands on any of the increasing cast of pseudo-gods would be fruitless, most had little choice but to seek out the services of an intercessor whose own requirements and authority varied just enough to suit the occasion and means of the seeker. The heightened tendency to believe in their abilities to intercede on someone's behalf, prompted these agents to bring their individual solicitors together, convincing them; more is better. This congregational format worked only if all agreed to the secrecy that gave ea...
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| CHAPTER TEN |
| 2005-09-04 00:06:00 |
ADVANCED FAITHDiligence in our vigilance against instinct in general is complicated by the proposition that “the original instinct” was, and remains; self defense. Our personal welfare has always been instinct’s bailiwick. By Divine Design we have relied on every aspect of instinct, in order that we may survive to the point in time when our experience and individual behavior could use free will to shape our activity and attitude, as best we’re able, to determine the course our path takes. To its credit, the energy invoked in the defense of self, may very well have been the impetus––The Divine Spark, if you will––prompting the earliest single cell organisms to divide, not just for the very first time (although it had to have started somewhere), but from that instant on to th...
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| PART III; CHAPTER ELEVEN |
| 2005-09-04 00:03:00 |
- PART III-UNCONDITIONALLOVE- CHAPTER ELEVEN - “ NEXT ”AT - ONE - MENTRegardless of appearances to the contrary, the aboriginal practices instrumental in fashioning early worship, were integral pieces of the foundation that would support the structure of faith in every tradition that followed. Remember, trusting in an authority outside ourselves is, in its own right, a leap of faith. The hope involved in petitioning that authority to show favor on our circumstances, reinforced our sense of control––when it could otherwise seem to be slipping through our fingers––and nurtured real faith each time any improvement was imagined. Even if only as a last resort, and in order that we might satiate the intended deity, our offering was something of great personal value. We derived lit...
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| CHAPTER TWELVE |
| 2005-09-04 00:01:00 |
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE: THE ROOTSEach step along our path has been prepared for us and in turn contributes to preparing us for the next one. This “Truism” is the most basic foundation stone upon which all development relies, including and prior to the instant we recognize as Creation. The “stuff” of everything that is, everything that ever has been, everything that ever will be, has always existed in one form or another. “Always”; transcends time, eclipsing its parameters, stretching beyond its investiture at Creation. The substance of our being, including all manifestations, traces its heritage to the only form that existed before time. Remember, time is a facility of the physical world, with no correlation in eternity. Everything outside, or before time, or after time, everything...
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| CHAPTER THIRTEEN |
| 2005-09-03 23:54:00 |
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE: FOR BEGINNERSOur understanding of the lessons we encounter on a daily basis is limited in the material world by an ethereal sensory veil because, if we were empowered with the knowledge regarding our true nature, we would rest in that assurance and not seek the need to hope or to dream and hence fail to recognize reward as the incentive foundation of faith. Believing precedes the acceptance of faith, subsequent to the ostensibly trial and error experiences leading our free will through the choices of what to believe. Having then chosen something we can relate to or identify with, we unconsciously endeavor to build on a belief system that demonstrates consistency, if only to be taken more seriously on every level of activity. As an initiate, exercising behavior that at...
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| CHAPTER FOURTEEN |
| 2005-09-03 22:38:00 |
INTERMEDIATE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE The degree of difficulty assigned each tribulation ever faced, is in direct proportion to the importance placed on the outcome that motivated its necessity. By the same token, rest assured that every test of “overcoming” is no greater than our ability to do so. With that in mind we can see that our co-related physical and spiritual development, is promoted only as fast as each step has its “ground work” or foundation laid. Everything we do, prepares us for what ever is forthcoming, so that no advancement is realized until a frame exists to support it. The instant fertilization brings the chromosomes of the ovum and spermatozoa together, The Divine Spark animates a new life, beginning with the first cell’s division, setting in motion a course that...
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| CHAPTER FIFTEEN |
| 2005-09-03 22:35:00 |
ADVANCED UNCONDITIONAL LOVEIt bears repeating; faith is essential for our return to at-one-ment in as much as it’s the mainstay to our understanding the dissemination, through revelation, between eternity and all physical experience. That said, even those who continue to dwell in the confusion of their personal agenda are an important part of the Divine Plan, though they have yet to seek the peace faith brings, they are being of service––thereby advancing on their own path––by offering the faithful, avenues of serving and caring in ways that are unavailable otherwise. Besides, judgment isn’t part of our curriculum anyhow, it’s just another obstacle to be put behind us. So everyone, regardless of appearance, or behavior, or level of awareness, has a part in the eternal “on...
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| PART IV; CHAPTER SIXTEEN |
| 2005-09-03 22:31:00 |
- PART IV -TRUTH- CHAPTER SIXTEEN -“ FINALLY ”UNDERSTANDINGWithout the When, What and Why we would have no reason to know How! Or care. Unless there is an objective worthy of our effort we rest complaisantly and lack desire to grow. Too many are comfortable in this “rut”. Change is always an option but may go unconsidered until forced upon us. Incentive to voluntarily move forward must come from something we recognize as an improvement over and above the quality of our present circumstances. An improvement, by our standards, of our standards. All in all, HOW must begin with us thinking about, us! Obviously that isn’t much of a stretch for anyone, because living out the delusion of being in control of our lives, thinking about ourselves occupies most of our time anyhow. This has...
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| CHAPTER SEVENTEEN |
| 2005-09-03 22:30:00 |
TRUTH: THE ROOTSBefore that promise, and its deliverance by a worldly manifestation of The Father Himself––in the form of each way-shower’s embodiment in every religion––the most we dared expect of ourselves and our plight was to survive until the next dawn. Despera-tion––commensurate with relying on our own wits––and those who would use the cover of darkness to shroud the misdeeds of their own agendas, had engendered night time to become the milieu of evil and terror, the personal domain of the worst our imaginations could fabricate, or be convinced to obsess on. Too many had learned to take advantage of the weaknesses of others for their own gain and without the rule of established law, found little reason to waste time with any attempted cultivation of deceptions. Asi...
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| CHAPTER EIGHTEEN |
| 2005-09-03 22:28:00 |
TRUTH: FOR BEGINNERS With seeds of possibilities germinating on the fertile soil of imaginings––expedited by a new and healthy dose of planning––a point in time fast approached when the majority of the population were ready to take the next leap forward on their path, engaging in what a few––whose incarnate history had predisposed them to assume roles and positions requiring forethought––had already been moved to accept. That is to say, for the first time in many cases, thinking ahead offered unlimited possibilities in the way of personal growth, because when availed upon to think beyond our immediate daily needs, situations naturally arose in which relationships of every variety could be considered more than just brief, chance encounters. In turn, the way we conducted our...
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| CHAPTER NINETEEN |
| 2005-09-03 22:24:00 |
INTERMEDIATE TRUTHBefore that point on anyone's path is reached however, the prevailing tendency is to see only what we want in ourselves or the situations in which we’re immersed, then unconsciously––or if pressed––acrimoniously deny, equivocate and rationalize the remainder. It proves easier to accept our shortcomings, assuming any have been brought to our attention, as a direct result of other’s behavior. Most often, our nature is simply to take for granted that the dilemmas and dire circumstances we imagine ourselves bound by, are somehow, someone else's fault and responsibility. This delusion can be so ingrained as to disavow entirely what faith we might have been clinging to, averring; “what kind of God could let this happen?” Being oblivious to even the suggestion o...
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| CHAPTER TWENTY |
| 2005-09-03 22:17:00 |
ADVANCED TRUTH Once faithfully led by Divine Guidance to the “door” marked “Unconditional Love”, we face, perhaps for one last time, the collective uncertainties confronted––and overcome––during the millennia of tribulations that were the road maps through our varied incarnate journeys. The “quintessence”, is at hand. The quest, nears the fullness of its glorious actualization. The “door” has but to open so that we may cross the threshold and claim our inheritance of being at-one with our Creator in eternity. But something’s missing. The “door” is not opening. It requires a “key” we have not, as yet, earned. One last revelation awaits our cognizance before we can totally assimilate the ubiquity, the pervasiveness, the omnipresence of Unconditional Love a...
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| EPILOGUE |
| 2005-09-03 22:12:00 |
EpilogueIn all cases, our paths converge with those souls we have been Divinely Guided to share experiences with––which can represent anything from life long relations to brief encounters––but remain in association only as long as it takes to facilitate, or overcome, or redeem any of the influences necessary for our mutual advancement and then; part ways to engage in the same sort of associations with others, in new directions and for reasons that vary only in the application, not in the goal, which is of course; to emmerse ourselves ever deeper in the complete understanding that being one with our Father means forgiving, so we may unconditionally love all, without exceptions, without strings, without judging, until the light of awareness reveals...
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