The Heart's Truth

[bluestar]

The Heart's Truth

Truth does not exist in this world.
There are many enquiring minds but few hungry souls. There are many people who are interested intellectually in the teachings, but few real seekers. There are many people who enjoy discovering new knowledge, but few in sincere search of Truth.

Some people assume that they can go from one teaching to another, collect bits and pieces from many of them, and thereby arrive at Truth. But if the mind is the one that collects the pieces, then the truths that are arrived at are dependent upon the capacity of the mind, and no mind is capable of encompassing transcendent, intuitional Truth. Rather, "mind" is precisely what is absent when Truth is arrived at. No amount of collecting pieces of knowledge is going to serve the purpose of arriving at a knowledge of the divine Reality.

Some people claim that they can connect with intuitional Reality by means of their reading and their study. But if they really did this, if they really had transcended intellectual knowledge through their studying, they would no longer need their books and their reading. For Truth would transcend all the knowledge that they had found within the books. They would then be focussed on that intuitional, divine Reality, and not further study. They would be looking for Truth and not the accumulation of knowledge. They would be focussed on the Wisdom that emanates from their own heart, and not upon any outer teaching.

Other people choose to delve deeply into their chosen teaching. Seeing that the writings they have are from some great teacher, initiate, or Master, they choose to hold those teachings above all others. They use the words as a touchstone; if something is in agreement with their teaching, then it is true, and if something is not in agreement with their teaching it is false. But again, if it is folly to imagine that the mind can encompass transcendent Truth, it is even greater folly to imagine that a book can. Such people lean on the teachings like a man with a broken leg leans on crutches. The books may be written by a Master or great initiate, but they are nevertheless at best guides for us to come into a direct realization of Truth, and we cannot accept any substitute, however accurate and mirrorlike that reflection may be.

For Truth does not exist in this world. It cannot be found in this realm of illusion, for anything that can be said within that realm must of necessity itself be illusion, and not divine Truth. Truth only exists in its own divine Reality, within the ineffable, transcendent, Universe. And that Universe can only be contacted through the heart.

The sacred books, then, are illusions. The thought forms that are conveyed by the books also exist within the realm of the personality, and are also illusions. The knowledge obtained by reading the books is also of the mind, and is also illusory. But the Word that emanates from the heart radiates from that inner, divine Universe that is beyond the veils of illusion. That Word is itself Reality. That Word is Truth. That Word is God.

Some say that it is dangerous to listen to the heart, for the heart might deceive us, and lead us astray. For even if the words are correct, they say, we might not interpret them accurately and thus be misled. It is safer, they say, to follow the books we know that are written by our Initiate. But this is like saying that the light of the sun cannot be seen, so we must trust to the light of the moon. Books can only at best be a reflection of the divine Reality; is it not the path of Wisdom to seek the source of Truth? The heart can indeed be known and listened to; that is the message of all the mystics down the ages. And if the message of the heart can be known, then no other message will serve. For what was true and appropriate a century ago, or a decade ago, or sometimes even a second ago, will not serve.

If we intend to meet, as some say they do, the "immediate need" and the Plan "as it exists today" then we must be capable of ascertaining that need and that Plan today. What was said yesterday about the Plan in books and words was wise and good yesterday, but may not be so today. Yet so many students determine what the Plan is by reading books that were written long before they were born. Is it not clear that the world has changed since then? That what would be of great service at one time would be wholly inappropriate at another? And that the only path to know what will serve in this moment is a direct appreciation of the heart, of Truth, and of the Plan that IS Truth in manifestation.

And still there are some that say to listen to the heart is wrong, for if we listen to the heart we are turning away from the sacred teachings, and just forming our own philosophy. We are only getting lost in our own imagination, they say. These people have not tried listening to the heart; they cannot speak from experience. For if they did, they would discover that listening to the Heart is to listen to the Christ within. And there is only one Christ consciousness. Thus when the heart is listened to by various people, they hear the same message, they discover the same Truth, and they connect to the same Reality. That Reality is the very source from which all the esoteric, gnostic, and occult teachings spring. That Reality is the everlasting fountain of knowledge that every Initiate has drawn from. Thus to follow the heart is not turning away from the teachings, but is instead fulfilling them, for all the esoteric teachings have proclaimed that the real Truth is esoteric, hidden, and a "mystery." When we discover the Truth in our hearts that mystery is uncovered, and the hidden and secret teachings of all the ages are revealed.

Then there is no longer any need to go out and search for truth. There is no longer much need to read books. There is no longer any concern about studying. For when the divine Knower within is contacted, we can trust that we will come into contact with all the divine Wisdom we need. The heart will reveal what is necessary for us to know. And that which we discover will be found to be every bit as revelatory as anything we have ever read in any book or heard from any Teacher, no matter what great Avatar wrote or said it.

There are those who say that this is all fine and well, but that they cannot hear what the heart has to say, and so it is easier and better for them to just read the books. What is missing here is earnest seeking. They don't really seek anything more than the books that they have, so they give up before they even start. They are often happy with their teaching, and are afraid that they will hear something they don't want to hear from the heart. But the heart can be heard. If we accept that it can be heard, then we must also accept that it can be heard by ourselves. The "voice of the silence" sounds louder when it is earnestly sought. Those who seek it lukewarmly will not hear much. Those who are satisfied with what they know will hear very little. Those without love will hear nothing at all. Only when we seek Truth and Reality without compromise, and understand that Truth cannot be ascertained in any other way, will we find the heart speaking to us clearly.

[daylenmichael]

The thread known as "The Heart's Truth" written by bluestar is hands down the best piece of writing I have encountered on this forum. There are many users here that have a mental grasp on what Oneness is about but it is more than obvious bluestar has indeed been absorbed by the Christ inside. Love and respect bluestar. Eternal Life to you who know the infinite Whiteness...at least that is what I called it when I was there. :)

;) Daylen Michael ;)

[daylenmichael]

When your brow chakra (third eye) opened up did you hear any words to accompany the bright white light? I simply ask because I am trying to discern whether the illusions associated with awakening are a universal process that everyone goes through. I have heard two other people speak about their third eye opening and hearing the exact same phrase I heard so I would like to know if you did. That is if you don't mind telling me. Thanks.

:) Daylen Michael :)

[anoninnyc]

thanks for that

[jimijams]

the Word that emanates from the heart radiates from that inner, divine Universe that is beyond the veils of illusion. That Word is itself Reality. That Word is Truth. That Word is God.
(Those who receive the Crown of Glory are) they who have laid aside their carnal nature and put on immortality: those who know the Name of God.
(2nd ESTRAS or 4th EZRA 2:45)

[bluestar]

This piece was not written by me - it was downloaded from esotericpublishing.com

It is by B. Mitchel

[jimijams]

This piece was not written by me - it was downloaded from esotericpublishing.com

It is by B. Mitchel
It might be an idea just to put a footnote or a link at the bottom of the post in future. You don't want to be accused of plagarism.:o

[bluestar]

Dear D,

Much phenomena occurs during the process of awakening. It is better, though, to just let it slip past- so to speak. Focus on such things can lead to distraction and confusion. The tennents of surrender and allowing such phenomena to just simply arise and vanish is perhaps the experience I can share. The process of opening chakras the right way is a natural experience of awakening, any undue or focussed attention or exercise upon them, can open them in an unbalanced way.

[bluestar]

Hey J,

Yeah- will do.

[daylenmichael]

Dear D,

Much phenomena occurs during the process of awakening. It is better, though, to just let it slip past- so to speak. Focus on such things can lead to distraction and confusion. The tennents of surrender and allowing such phenomena to just simply arise and vanish is perhaps the experience I can share. The process of opening chakras the right way is a natural experience of awakening, any undue or focussed attention or exercise upon them, can open them in an unbalanced way.

That was not what I asked...Yes, I went the quick "natural" route to Enlightenment and for much of the time before transcedence I was VERY unbalanced but as soon as I was given access, however short lived, to the Christ I gained a more balanced and proper view of the world. I guess the word proper is wholly subjective but at least I wasn't crying about the state of the world all of the time anymore. :p

All I really wanted to know was if you heard any messages when your third eye opened up.

Peace

:p Daylen Michael :p

[tru3]

The Heart's Truth


There are those who say that this is all fine and well, but that they cannot hear what the heart has to say, and so it is easier and better for them to just read the books. What is missing here is earnest seeking. They don't really seek anything more than the books that they have, so they give up before they even start. They are often happy with their teaching, and are afraid that they will hear something they don't want to hear from the heart. But the heart can be heard. If we accept that it can be heard, then we must also accept that it can be heard by ourselves. The "voice of the silence" sounds louder when it is earnestly sought. Those who seek it lukewarmly will not hear much. Those who are satisfied with what they know will hear very little. Those without love will hear nothing at all. Only when we seek Truth and Reality without compromise, and understand that Truth cannot be ascertained in any other way, will we find the heart speaking to us clearly.


saved the best for last.

i studied with a course in miracles group for over a year. in all that time, no one wanted to do the workbook; they preferred to pour over the text, picking it apart, but not really applying it to their lives. i finally had to walk away.

the course is very dear to me, but i just don't get a lot of the people who gravitate to it. this helps me understand just a little better. thanx, blue!

[Anders Lindman]

Reading books can be useful for finding new directions in life, but I agree that the knowing of the heart should not be ignored. The heart is not only the muscle that pumps around the blood in the body, but also, all the billions of blood vessels within the physical body belong to the heart, and so even on a physical level the heart is an immense system. In addition to that, the blood in the body is potentially a virtually infinite transmitter and receiver of information on a more subtle and holographic level.

The brain contains a vast number of blood vessels and about 20% of all the blood in the body. This means that the heart is very much present even within the brain. The physical hearth generates a massive magnetic field, according to the Hearth Math Institute. That energy field possibly connects to the entire universe, and if so, in theory then, the heart should have a huge potential for sensing and knowing/feeling/affecting the world.

[tru3]

Reading books can be useful for finding new directions in life, but I agree that the knowing of the heart should not be ignored. The heart is not only the muscle that pumps around the blood in the body, but also, all the billions of blood vessels within the physical body belong to the heart, and so even on a physical level the heart is an immense system. In addition to that, the blood in the body is potentially a virtually infinite transmitter and receiver of information on a more subtle and holographic level.

The brain contains a vast number of blood vessels and about 20% of all the blood in the body. This means that the heart is very much present even within the brain. The physical hearth generates a massive magnetic field, according to the Hearth Math Institute. That energy field possibly connects to the entire universe, and if so, in theory then, the heart should have a huge potential for sensing and knowing/feeling/affecting the world.

thanks for sharing that, anders. i find it fascinating that ramana maharshi always maintained that the "seat" of Consciousness in the body was just to the right of the heart. further it can be "located" directly in the sinoatrial node, which is the electrical nexus that regulates the heartbeat, in the same area just to the right side of the chest. now, research at heartmath.org, at least to me, is confirming this connection. not that sri bhagavan would tell us to pay any attention to it :) , but i find it an interesting correlation nevertheless

[bluestar]

A course in miracles- though it says a lot of true things does not vibrate divinely.
People should be aware of those deceptive texts that emanate aeonically.
When you say that the course is very dear to you- is this not a grasping/attatchment of the personality?
That which attracts the personality into feelings of comfort,salvation and security is definately not divine!
True experience of divine reality and divine Love is often and mostly painful to the lower self (the personality). There are countless beings upon the astral speaking many "good words" yet they are decieving countless millions in the new age genre.

[tru3]

A course in miracles- though it says a lot of true things does not vibrate divinely.

could you be more specific? i'd be interested in your perspective.

People should be aware of those deceptive texts that emanate aeonically.

i'm not sure i understand. please expand.

When you say that the course is very dear to you- is this not a grasping/attatchment of the personality?
That which attracts the personality into feelings of comfort,salvation and security is definately not divine!

i'm saying i have experienced forgiveness with respect to many personal issues, at a cellular level, based on the principles of the course. imv, the course can be lived without ever reading the text. it must be experienced through the year-long commitment to doing the exercises in the workbook. again, there is no substitute for experience in these types of matters. talking about surrender without practising forgiveness isn't the most efficacious way to approach spiritual work, imv. i would invite anyone to pick up a copy and actually make the commitment to do the workbook. it was one of the most painful spiritual experiences of my life, one of the most humbling. when i was in the middle of it, there was not much comfort there!

with the bias of being a "lone wolf", i can say that most of my observations of people involved in the course are living it out in their heads. i went to the "disappearance of the universe" group on yahoo, and was immediately struck by the tone of the posts: quoting verse after verse, but i didn't really see the same devastation, (the "dark night of the soul",if you will) i experienced with respect to working with the principles, applied to daily life. i didn't feel the pain i had experienced from working with the course. i didn't see any surrender, i didn't see much growth. maybe that's all about me, and that's ok. people will go where they will. so, when i said dear to me, i meant that my experiences in context with the workbook bore much fruit.

True experience of divine reality and divine Love is often and mostly painful to the lower self (the personality). There are countless beings upon the astral speaking many "good words" yet they are decieving countless millions in the new age genre.

i am a recovering new ager myself, as i've posted in this forum before. i agree with you. most new thought encourages a subtle form of pride, and also spiritual materialism. the impetus becomes, "this is my truth, no one can tell me what to do!" this, i feel is a recipe for disaster, a distant echo that always brings discord.

if we "were made in the image and likeness of god", we have the same creative ability as the divine, but not the skillful means to use it. non-attachment to the outcome is essential, ime, and is not easily developed. there's all kinds of subtle attachments that are completly unconscious in most people. i know this to be true in my own case, at least, and i have interacted with hundreds of others who have witnessed this in their own lives.

i appreciate your perspective, bluestar, and look forward to a little more detail on the first two points. namaste.

[bluestar]

A course in miracles- though it says a lot of true things does not vibrate divinely.

Everything contains a radiatory signature. Books especially words if spoken in true aligmnent with divine energies and the plan radiate a certain quality. There are a tremendous amount of discarnate energies upon the subtle planes at this time trying to recieve attention from those incarnated upon the earth. It is all about parasiting the ethers from incarnated humanity. Books such as course in miracles is a distraction, though it speaks about truth, and says a lot of truthful things what it doesn't do is radiate divinely. There are many such entities that have "good intentions" yet are lost within their astral reality and have presumed it divine!
In other words what the book does is dynamically hook one upon the subtle levels with the entity itself. It may even bring about certain impressions and experiences of feeling high, good and raptured in astral energy. But it is not divine.

[bluestar]

Tru-
Here is a very relevant article and would be very interested in your reply

The Light-Spirits
An article from: Rare Insights
There are invisible, unholy forces surrounding the Earth and the human mind, which impose a constant pressure upon man. Perpetually and without respite these forces seek to pull his consciousness into one or the other poles of duality's illusion: good or bad, to lock him into a position of some kind: left or right. And it is through the constant activity of these forces and the pressure that they impose upon the whole world and mankind that the vast majority of souls on Earth are being manipulated and deceived. These forces are as intelligent as they are pervasive throughout this world, and they work to deter man from seeing the truth of our planetary situation or from accessing any higher reality or consciousness; they are also long-practised at leeching psychic food from humanity and in engineering world and local events to secure the perpetuation of the food-manufacturing process.

This food is energy in the form of ethers that range from the grossest qualities of psychic energy, which are produced by emotions such as fear, greed and hatred, to the more refined ether-bleedings that are precipitated by way of the higher human sentiments, personality affectations and more noble worldly endeavours.

For ages on Earth these forces have been ceaselessly at work, and today in this time of the end of a major world cycle (and the end of their tyrannical reign over mankind) they are particularly voracious in their efforts to mislead humanity and to bring about the production of ever-increasing amounts of psychic food. Such efforts certainly extend into the spiritual arena, and often it is the case that people give away their energy and a part of their consciousness to certain spiritual beings and distorted teachings that appeal, however subtly, to the ego-self. Therefore it is clear why the serious spiritual aspirant must become aware of such forces if he is to successfully find and tread the path that leads to liberation from all delusion and invisible vampirism.

Many people today are aware of those forces that have been termed dark, negative or evil, those forces that influence humanity from the more subtle spheres surrounding the planet and which seek to impede mankind's spiritual progress, on both a personal and collective level. These forces operate in many different ways, and there is relatively little information available regarding their various forms of manipulation and deception, and how it is that they surreptitiously victimise souls by inciting fear, doubt, anger and delusion, and even how they openly encourage these qualities to grow within humanity under the guise of spirituality and religiosity. The intellectuals and spiritually well-read are often the most targeted and misled. Those who refuse to acknowledge and so deal with these forces actually promote the problem on Earth of evil, for denial is precisely the attitude that they seek to perpetuate; denial gives these cunning forces licence to work hidden in the darkness of subconscious fear and ignorance.


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However, there is in effect all throughout the world another kind of vampirism, one that remains entirely unknown to the majority of even spiritually disposed individuals and groups that, unconsciously and often with the best of intentions, provide its psychic food. This kind of hardly-known vampirism is perpetrated by light-forces or light-spirits, and unlike the more sinister forces, which most people possessing some occult understanding and sagacity may easily apprehend, these light-spirits manipulate humanity in a much more subtle and less apparent manner.

They work from the positive side of duality's spectrum, the lighter side, where they move through and manipulate many individuals' cherished ideas about positive thinking, world healing, personal happiness and 'good' works. And while for many people such ideas may seem noble and worthy, they most often encourage a personal agenda, and so lead the soul deeper into the delusion of the separate self.

Those who have arrived at an understanding of the nature of duality and so also the implications and risks involved at either end of duality's spectrum - both the negative and the positive poles - can clearly see just how it is that man has been and continues to be held back spiritually, continues to be oppressed by unseen intelligences, waylaid by consciously willful forces that are opposed to his healthy development, spiritual awakening and ultimate liberation from the polarities of good and evil that have for ages held humanity in psychic slavery.

Not only through the more obvious and negative forces and impressions as mentioned previously, then, but also through the more seemingly good and positive forces which the light-spirits serve, mankind's consciousness and whole life is influenced to produce ethers. When a man entertains thoughts and ideas about his own spiritual progress and awakening, or hopes for making a better world for everyone to live in, or in his humanitarian and philanthropic activities, these forces will be present and functioning, yet mostly entirely misunderstood as they encourage such concepts as 'social reform', 'personal ascension', 'self-empowerment', 'love and light', 'world healing', etc. These forces also inspire within a large and growing number of people today a great desire to change the outcome of future events, galvanising them to meditate for peace on Earth (where true Peace can never be known) or perhaps to 'create your own reality', thus distracting the seeker from the liberating Truth itself with some form of personal or group idea or sentiment of how the world should be.

While on the surface there may seem to be nothing adverse with one's seeking to 'do good' or indeed approaching one's whole life in such a way, yet if it is for the wrong reasons, i.e., those born from subconscious fear or a desire for some form of personal security or result, then no matter how seemingly worthy or admirable are these intentions they can and will be used as a channel from the subtle worlds for the manipulation of a man's consciousness, to imprison his mind further and to confuse and distract him from the true nature of this world and the requirements on the path that leads to Freedom. It is through many a seeker's personal desires and grasping ideals and notions that these forces along with their unenlightened agendas spread into the New Age and traditional religious arenas, distorting and diluting the Truth until it is hardly recognisable for all its ego-balm. Many of these light-spirits are not even aware of what they themselves are serving, and they often earnestly consider themselves to be in a position of high spiritual awareness, and so have taken on the role of teacher of the ignorant and gullible masses. A great deal of semi-inspiring written material comes through in channeling sessions courtesy of the light-spirits, and is often a distortion of the clear light of Truth, a compromise on the whole Truth and almost always appeals to the personal self, the ego in some way.



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The light-spirits reside in the more comfortable regions of the afterlife. They perpetuate their existence and delay their lawful vehicular dissolution (which is an inevitability before the soul can reincarnate), by robbing ethers, by drawing on the ethers of men, women and children who are physically incarnated here on Earth. However, this is done not by provoking and exploiting their base passions, such as anger, jealousy, hatred, greed, etc.; no, for were the 'good' spirits not kindly, humane, intelligent Earth dwellers? Not for nothing did they rise to the state of light-spirits in the summerland. Perhaps they are even worthy members of one of the many lofty yet nonetheless deluded brotherhoods active in the hereafter.
No, these 'good' spirits vampirise mankind in another way; they incite people to goodness, charity, humanistic activities, personal healing, assiduous cultivation of arts and sciences, docile church membership, New Age-style meditations and visualisations, and so on. For these activities also produces ether bleedings, bleedings of the higher ethers, exactly of the kind needed to maintain existence in the summerland, to prolong it, were it possible, forever. This is a form of psychic vampirism, much more common and all-embracing than the darker form that is generally acknowledged by thinking mankind.

Light-spirits operate behind much of the material that is being given out in spiritual, religious and New Age circles today, and are most disposed - adept - at distorting the Truth in order to appeal to ignorant humanity's imagined ideas of ascension and what it means to 'be spiritual'. And unbeknown to many, it is often these light-spirits themselves who create these ideas and teachings that so many people in the world today are now devoted to through their ignorance of Reality and their personal desires for a happier life.

A great deal of the New Age movement, its teachers and its information is blighted by such subtly spurious influences, which bear down upon the human race with their own agendas rather than for the spiritual emancipation of those who are interested. The reason they are difficult to recognise for most people is simply because they operate through the misguided desires, hopes and dreams of many people. These light-spirits will appear to have all the right answers and use all the right words, gleaned from the multifarious data available to them in the subtle worlds, and so they possess many insights and even good advice to share with the gullible and easily enamoured, but to the discerning eye they are ultimately offering only more layers of duality (illusion) in which humanity can and does become ever more deeply entrenched than it already is in this end time period.

The light-spirits behind much channeled material will often disguise themselves as some well-known saint, master or archangel, so as to first inspire awe and trust in the channels/mediums and subsequently their audience. Much of the time it is also the case that the channel themselves will not be aware of what is taking place. The medium will be unable to discern how he is being manipulated for unenlightened reasons that serve duality but not the soul that thirsts for Liberation. Such is the extent of the problem in this world due to mankind's spiritual pride and ignorance, and the degree of that spiritual pride and blindness will determine the extent to which channels will attract the attention of these undivine light-spirits.

Channelling, as it is still widely practised in its lowest and most material form, is a low grade psychic expression. It is, for the masses, definitely one of the least demanding 'spiritual paths'; it is easy and therefore of negligible positive influence upon real spiritual progress. In stark contrast, divine-contact has ever been the most important and prime goal of the serious spiritual aspirant, and this rule has not changed merely due to the increased psychic sensitivity in the world. Being the most direct communication with the Spirit for humanity, divine-contact facilitates the receipt of pure insight, flawless intuition and dependable wisdom, obviating the need to contact other beings for information. It will also allow for the beneficent radiation (via the personality) of the light of the Spirit, the nature of which is Love. Conversely, channelling can be very detrimental to the individual upon the spiritual path for numerous reasons, and, once divine-contact has been attained, becomes completely superfluous.

There are, of course, many humble channels in the world and also some very useful information is being shared with mankind from higher levels of life, but while the seeker is looking for understanding and wisdom from a source outside his own direct connection with divine Reality, he is laying himself open to distortions of Truth and its sundry associated manipulations, the actual extent and dynamics of which can be quite shocking when studied in detail. Likewise if one's seeking is made for selfish ends, then again one is setting oneself up for manipulation and greater delusion.

We will find in this world whatever we are looking for. If we prefer a certain truth or type of expression over another, chances are we will find a group of light-spirits, perhaps with their physical-plane outpost on Earth, who are of the same inclination. But none of these variations on the divine Reality are the real Truth itself; they are at best distortions or creations of man and his light-spirits, and they are designed to feed him with whatever it is he wants to hear in order to, in turn, feed the light-spirits with psychic energy. And so the mutually beneficial relationship proceeds: the groups in the physical world feeding the groups of light-spirits in the summerland who make available their second-hand wisdom to all. Yet this kind of interaction eventually leads to an inextricably complex karmic condition and even occult possession.



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Like physically-incarnate humanity, all those affable and radiant spirits in the summerland who are doing the best they can in accordance with their state of being, are today experiencing progressive tension as the planetary Quickening unfolds, and this is galvanising them to effect greater 'good' activities here in the physical world. Just as people, in the course of the years, have attempted to improve the world in numerous humanistic ways, so in 'heaven' and on Earth they are again trying, on account of the wild turbulence of ideas and desires, to assault the world and mankind anew with a flood of experiments. Spiritual movements, communities, groups, schools, institutes and so forth are presently springing up everywhere like mushrooms. One or more are started practically every week in every country, only to disappear again, usually after a very short existence.

Throughout history, thousands of different groups in the hereafter have made attempts to work via true spiritual groups in the physical world in order to influence a consciously active spiritual public. But all these proposals have been knowingly rejected in plain, unequivocal terms by the more discerning aspirants on the Path. However, today amongst the unavoidable hubbub of a world in upheaval, many - most! - so-called spiritual groups are not rejecting such 'help' that is offered them from the subtle spheres, and it may now become clear that the forces of ignorance can reach their greatest effectiveness through all the bungling 'good' intentions of the light-spirits of heaven!

The seeker of Truth, then, must not only reckon with possible disastrous influences from the spheres of hell but is also affected by countless suggestions from various individual heavens in the summerland where innumerable, unconnected larger or smaller groups are hard at work, each in accordance with its state of being.

A motley group of various religious persuasions exists there, all kinds of humanistic communities, countless occult groups that readily proclaim themselves as 'schools' and which work with such a multiplicity of ideas and symbols that they make one's head spin! Some of them bear the designation Christian, some Buddhist, others New Age, etc., etc. In short, in the heavenly world of the hereafter we find a colourful array of activity reflecting every religious and esoteric movement in the history of mankind.

There is, for example, a group in the hereafter that seeks to save the world via church-Christianity. A distinguished Egyptian group is waiting for the resurrection of all the great historical figures who were mummified in the course of the centuries, in order that they may take over the leadership of mankind! Multifarious groups devoted to a personal guru or spiritual leader who once possessed a physical body on Earth also strive to swell their ranks for the betterment of mankind, even though their favoured teacher, if he was genuine, would have dissolved into Spirit long ago, yet there is never a shortage of good-natured imposters in the summerland! There are, of course, also a great number of ET-enthusiasts who are planning, with great attention to detail, for the evacuation of 'the chosen ones' from the Earth at the time of cataclysm by way of spaceships. Many groups in the hereafter claim to be in direct contact with Christ (most often in the form of Jesus) and are involved in such divergent and irreconcilable activities that, facing it soberly, one cannot help having one's doubts about many things, with the exception of their really good and humanistic intentions. And we should not forget that all such organised groups in the hereafter are represented by and influence their counterparts in the material world.

There are numerous intellectual societies that have specialised themselves, such as healing groups, groups aiming at social, political and economic influence, and even groups that practise various forms of dualistic science, their aim being the advancement of man and society in their mortal, Earthly relationships. This situation, with its many and varied consequences, is so misleading and creates so much misunderstanding, disappointment, suffering and sorrow, that it is possibly more detrimental to the true divine Work on behalf of mankind than the combined efforts of all the orders of hell! We are warned against an evil person and can be fully on our guard; we can therefore act promptly and positively. But this is not so easy when we are confronted with a really 'good' person who is so very gentle and has such kind intentions. Safeguarding ourselves against such influences can bring with it, at the least, some quite peculiar difficulties.

A seeker of Truth is very much on his guard against both the powers of evil and of dualistic 'good'. The former can harm him, the latter can and will thoroughly confuse him, delay him on the Path, and fill him with indecision on account of the wildly whirling multiplicity of dualistic ideas.

It is important to understand clearly the dangers inherent in all this. When a human being enters the hereafter, he remains inwardly the same. Dying does not make him wise, even though - on the basis of a certain cultivated goodness, social integrity and spiritual striving - he may enter the so-called heavenly region and, on account of his way of life on this side of the veil, display a bright and shining auric-field.

In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul says that the devil can appear as an angel of light. Try to understand this in a new sense, because these words do not mean what you probably think they do. An Earth-bound spirit sometimes tries to appear better and more radiant than it actually is, but such an attempt is so poor, so foolish and primitive that it is immediately recognisable, and no one who is knowledgeable in such matters will be taken in by it. There are, however, innumerable very well-meaning inhabitants of the dualistic regions of heaven who really radiate affability but who wish to maintain and animate the most unwise and reprehensible things, thereby unconsciously serving the world of illusion. The same danger exists, of course, in this material world, and a person is most dangerous and most devilish when he is convinced that inwardly he is really good and is therefore serving the Christ-Hierarchy and the Divine Plan. Then one cannot reason with him, for is he not good? Is he not serving God, possibly at the sacrifice of his life?

Beware of these 'ministers of light'. Be particularly careful when they speak frequently about divine personalities and holy spirits, about all sorts of Jesus or Mary figures, spiritual masters and angels, and when they sign their names in 'Love and Light' or 'Peace on Earth', for these divine qualities - Love, Light and Peace - find no need to announce themselves in words.

Many people set out with grand ideas to change or recreate reality as they deem fit, to heal the world and inform people of a truth that they themselves do not yet understand, simply because they have not made contact with the Truth itself. Such foolishness causes more problems that it solves, and there are legions of light-spirits encouraging such hopefuls to engage in these limited and illusionary pseudo-solutions today. In all of this we must therefore be mindful of what we allow to influence us, and enter into our consciousness. A seeker of the Way will question everything, and leave no stone unturned; he will seek to know exactly from where it is the medium or group derives their ideas, and the nature of that which overshadows mediums as they channel; the intelligent seeker will test everything with his heart. Yet if the seeker's heart is impure, if his motives are not selfless, then he is bound to be deceived. And this is why the spiritual path is not for the compromised or selfish.

"At the time of the end, even the wise will be led astray."
Biblical prophecy

[tru3]

In other words what the book does is dynamically hook one upon the subtle levels with the entity itself. It may even bring about certain impressions and experiences of feeling high, good and raptured in astral energy. But it is not divine.

yes. all words are hooks. did you know that in graphic arts there are basically two kinds of alphabetic characters: serif and san serif. serif means "hook", sans serif means "without hook". for body text in a book, serif letters are recommended because they "hold the readers attention" better.

words are symbols. they are the map, not the territory. they are fingers pointing at the moon. as much as i'd like to practise my intention to be in service of Truth and Love on this forum, the only tools i have to communicate with you here are words, and pictures. they are both symbols. so i don't believe that the course is any different from any other book in that respect. there is no substitute for experience. i judge by results; often harsh, always fair, if i'm honest with myself. there are beings that hook into the hooks on the earth plane school as well. there are cult leaders of every stripe, and there are people who give away their power to cults, sometimes unawares, sometimes voluntarily.

every symbol is open to interpretation, because reality is purely subjective, imv. so, the final arbiter or "decider", if you will, is the subject, not the entity hooked into the symbol.

the power of the pyramid is at the base. if we were all mindless victims to every symbol and book, we wouldn't be having this discussion right now. "places" like this forum would not exist. so, perhaps simple Awareness and loving intention can keep us from turning into zombies. :)

here's the bottom line for me: there can be no love without forgiveness and compassion. one can't get these things from a book. they must be practised. there can be no love in denial and projection. if i am unaware of the depth of my own projection, how will i ever become an expression of love, agape, lovingkindness?

i stand by the statement that for me, the course workbook burned off a lot of my own personal unconscious beliefs with respect to the ego, or at least brought them to the surface. it loosened up bits stuck of energy in me. what other people choose to do with this information is up to them. i don't presently study the course, but it was a valuable experience. for me.

[lostinstrangeworld]

any undue or focussed attention or exercise upon them, can open them in an unbalanced way.

Interesting.

And I loved the piece of writing.

What about.....we search for the keys with our mind; unravel the keys with our heart?

I met someone not so long ago who I felt was a wonderful person. Then I found out he was too "far out", even for me :p
He thought he was Jesus!
But I found out he was also dishonest. He really does believe he is Jesus though.....and perhaps he isn't lying on purpose......I think he must be something of a fantasist though. Maybe a split personality? He seems to lie a lot and use people, but is he aware of his own actions? The reason I am asking/rambling is because my heart, at the time, told me that he was a wonderful person!

So yes....this subject does have me a little confused!

The other thing I have been wondering is.....what is perfect balance? Can perfect balance even be attained in this "matrix" reality.....where everything is always changing?

:rolleyes: