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The story of Adam and Eve is an
allegory that explains the beginning of human misery ... the belief in
God AND "something else." This belief in the
"something else" ... the presence and power of something that
is in opposition to Good ... is the reason for ALL human pain, suffering
and conflict. Our Spiritual Journey then is to return to the
Garden of Eden in consciousness ... and our Path is our
single-mindedness in knowing that All Is God ... All Is Good... this is
the teaching of all the Great Mystics ... "narrow
is the Gate and few are they that enter." H. Emile
Cady, a master teacher of metaphysics, described it as "the
straight line of Truth." In other words we must not waver in
our belief that God Is All ... and therefore Good Is All-Ways Present.
The
philosophy of Religious Science which mirrors the teachings of the
Master Mind Jesus, shows us the Way to stay on the Path.
Religious Science teaches as did Jesus that we can "be
in the world but not of the world." The world
believes in both God and a power separate and apart from God. But
man/woman has created this power that separates us from God ... for in
Truth, it is but a shadow that has no substance or foundation to support
it ... except the power we give it "according to our beliefs."
We can look at the world we live in and see the results of this belief
in duality ... it is hardly a "Garden of Eden." Our
individual lives therefore reflect the measure of our acceptance of the
world's beliefs ... but we can rest assured that all things can change
... "beliefs change but the Truth does not."
Why is the world so
seduced by the belief in both Good and evil? And why is there such
powerful support for duality even when we can look at the history of the
world and see the chaos that it has created? Because
................. the belief in Good and evil (something other than
God, Good) is supported by the religious leaders, churches, the
political leaders, governments, the media, the publishing industry, the
medical and drug industry and the film and movie industry ... it is so
much a part of our culture that it is difficult to think that it can or
ever will be another way ... or that there was ever a Garden of Eden to
begin with ... and for generations to come it will remain so because of
the world's support for it. The belief in the negative, evil or
the devil ... is stronger than our belief in God or Good ... the
demonstration proves this to be true. Not only does the world
enjoy its dramas, wars and ego sense gratification of inferior and
superior ... we often find enemies where there are none ... if ever
there were a time to pay heed to the words of the Master Teacher Jesus,
"be in the world but not of the world" ... NOW is the time!
And what is
the tool that the Masters of Duality use to hold this false power
intact? ... FEAR. Fear is charged with energy ... and energy is
what everything is made of .... energy is the Infinite Substance that
binds the Universe together ... but fear is energy used in the negative.
Good and evil, God and the devil, positive and negative ... it is all
energy ... used either to create or to destroy.
On
an individual level we are all confronted with the world's belief in
Good and evil daily ... our goal then must be to turn from it ... not
resist it or try to fight it in any way ... but to quietly and in
confidence turn to God ... Good. We must do this daily and for
most of us ... often each day. When we find discomfort or
difficulties in our experiences ... we must just remind ourselves that
we have been listening to the world ... rather than to God ... and in
doing so we make a correction in our consciousness that will move us
into a greater experience of Good. Always keep uppermost in mind
that "there is nothing to heal ... only God to be
revealed." And in this remembrance we can eliminate the
"duality" in our consciousness and expect to see the change in
our experiences in the right and perfect time. He (God) that
dwells in my consciousness .... per-fects that which concernth me ...
not the religious leaders, the politicians, the media, the publishers or
the people of the world ... He and He alone.
And
So It Is!
Letting
Love Use Me In Its Own Good Way,
Henry
Lee Bates
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