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“We
are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the
love we're not extending in the present.” -
Marianne Williamson
One
of the most insightful Principles ever given to us was by the Master
Mind Jesus. His instruction, which came from deep within His
consciousness was, "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
This is one of the most powerful spiritual principles we can practice
that will bring us into a greater influence of Divine Power than almost
anything else we can do in the physical world. Sadly, we have all
learned to do the opposite of this and in doing so we have diminished
ourselves. Completing the instruction, Jesus explained, "For
with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure
ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."
In the Science of Mind we learn, "not to
judge by appearances." And to evolve this statement to our
contemporary understanding, it is imperative that we do not think or act
from assumptions and personal perceptions. Instead, we bring the
thought back into our mind and ask ourselves what belief is within our
consciousness that makes the assumption or perception. Knowing
that the appearance is a "mirror" of a belief that we are
holding in consciousness, we can then consciously deny the assumption or
perception that is not in alignment with the Truth, and replace it with
the Truth that God Is All In All. All that we see is Perfection in
Its differentiations of experience. And as we know this
consistently, we will loose the impulse within us to assume, to foster
perceptions and most importantly, to make judgments.
All of this leads us to the possibility of
expanding our capacity to love and be loved. Imagine what would
happen if we judged every person we meet and every person we know as a
Perfect Expression of Infinite Spirit. Oh, yes, I know sometimes
this may "appear" to be challenging ... until we understand
how it is so. First of all, let us consider what it is that we are
judging. When we entertain judgments, assumptions, or perceptions
based on what we see, hear, taste or touch ... we are always looking at
effects, never at the Spirit of the person or the thing. Our
judgments, assumptions and perceptions are based on the
"illusion" created by the collective consciousness. In
other words, we are judging the "appearance."
If someone were to give me a Giorgio Armani
suit that was soiled and wrinkled with the "Armani" tag
missing ... guess what my judgment would be if I did not look past the
appearance. But, if they were to give me the same Giorgio Armani
suit with the "Armani" tag intact and cleaned and pressed ...
guess what my judgment would be? It would be the same beautiful,
high-quality, designer suit either way. But if I judged by the
first appearance, I may discard it as something less valuable than it
actually is. This happens with people as well. We may meet
someone when they are struggling with an illness or dealing with a
seemingly serious financial loss, and judge according to the appearance
... but the spirit of this person is not attached to the illness or the
financial loss. Effects change. That is, everything but the
Perfection Within changes as this Perfection Within is God, Infinite
Spirit, and it is not affected by the changing effects of conditions and
circumstances.
Realizing that All Is Mind and All Is God, we
know that judgments, assumptions and perceptions, are always formed in
mind. And it is in the mind of those of us who make judgments,
assumptions and perceptions ... especially when we dwell on these things
or allow ourselves to create patterns of thought in our mind that are
filled with these things ... that is separated, in mind, from
Omnipresent Good. Our mind cannot be filled with judgment, either
negative or positive, and be aligned with the All-Good. As Dr.
Murphy has stated over and over in his work, "nothing is good or
bad, only thinking makes it so." The Master Mind Jesus
further explained, "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that
men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law
and the prophets." In other words, the Law of Cause and
Effect, will bring these things into our future experience at some point
in time.
“We
are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the
love we're not extending in the present," writes Marianne
Williamson. When we think or act on negative judgments,
assumptions or perceptions, we are withholding our love. When we
love some people but not ALL people, we are attempting in our mind, to
see God in fragments, and this can never be the Truth. God Is Love
and therefore Love Is Omnipresent and Omnipotent ... and all that we are
Is God ... therefore, Love is Omnipresent and Omnipotent within us.
This is the Truth of us. And we have the capacity within us, to
Love everybody ... and to adore some!
AND
SO IT IS!
Keep
the faith!
Rev.
Dr. Henry Lee Bates
Visit Rev. Bates BLOG: Living
the Science of Mind
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