The True Nature of Faith
» Saturday, February 20th, 2010 at 03:55pm |
When most of us speak of Faith, what do we mean?
Don't we generally seem to use it in a "religious" context?
As in, "My faith is Christianity."
Or "My faith is Buddhism."
If this is so, doesn't it imply that Faith is a mere belief or set of beliefs? That when we "have faith" in something we believe it to be true to the facts?
But does the simple act of believing in something make it true?
Most of us will probably find little difficulty in coming up with countless examples that would easily prove that there is a vast difference between mere belief and the knowledge drawn from the facts.
For it is possible for me to believe that I live on the planet Mars, but does that make it true just because I believe it to be so?
The answer is obvious:
Upon the facts, I live on the planet Earth.
And no matter how much I believe that I live on Mars and no matter how many arguments I can engineer to convince myself that I do, it does not change the facts.
Using this example, we can conclude two very important things:
- Belief can be based on opinion regardless of and contrary to the facts.
- True Faith can only be based on the facts.
This seems to be the distinction between the truly insane and the Dreamers:
The insane base their beliefs on wild imaginative wanderings or superstitions, removed from Nature, and Nature's Laws.
The Dreamers base their "belief" on their knowledge of the Facts and Operations of Nature.
And to those who do not understand Nature, the Dreamers often appear crazy — at least until their dream, through the applied effort in aligning their aims and purposes into perfect correspondence with Nature's Processes, and thus, finally give it birth in physical reality.
As it is common to "ye of little faith": Only when we can see it, do we finally believe it.
But to the Dreamer, it exists before its translation into its physical equivalent.
Thus is can be said:
Faith is like a giant oak tree.
Before it grew to maturity, I could have held the seed in my hand. I could have said, "This is the great monarch of the forest."
To an ignorant savage, who is unfamiliar with Nature and her Processes of growth, I might become the subject of ridicule and entertainment, for what does he see?
A tiny seed, resembling nothing of a tree many times taller than himself.
But us educated people know that if that seed is supplied with the conditions and essentials that Nature requires, she will do the rest in time, and eventually that seed will mature and grow into the great monarch of the forest.
Under a similar Process of Nature, within the psychical realm as opposed to the physical, so it is with the true operation of Faith:
To understand the facts and processes of Nature and to know it is within one's ability to conform to them, all with the aim of establishing the conditions Nature requires for the unfoldment of the dormant powers necessary in the translation of Dream into physical reality, is the foundation of true Faith.
After all, what was the Master Jesus' true Faith?
Were not the fundamental tenets of his Message:
- "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
- "Do good to those that hate you."
- "Love your neighbor as yourself."
His Faith was founded not on the myths and lies concerning "the Afterlife", but in his understanding of Human Nature, the Great Problems of Life, and his own confidence that it is possible for Mankind to form a Great Brotherhood the world over, wherein everyone can learn to and apply themselves to respecting the rights of others.
I reckon He knew very well that we can only respect ourselves to the exact degree to which we respect the rights of others; therefore, in respecting others, we not only do them a service, but perhaps add unto ourselves an even greater benefit.
Or stated differently, we cannot tear another down without also tearing ourselves down to an equal or greater degree, and we cannot build others up without also building ourselves up in direct or greater ratio.
For it is true, when trespasses grow to seed:
The thief finds he has stolen only from himself.
The slanderer discovers the only person he has discredited is himself.
And so on.
In the same way, when benefactions grow to seed:
The teacher realizes he has added more knowledge to himself.
The altruist finds he has no shortage of offerings of aid.
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The Psychology of Masculinity
» Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 08:06pm |
"The Psychology of Masculinity" was an audio program I had intended to record and release last fall, based on my personal philosophy.
For certain reasons, the only thing completed were a bunch of rough (and somewhat weak) demos that have since been deleted or lost — aside from a few I just discovered today... so I'm posting it below.
It's a philosophy for commanding respect from others in return for giving them respect, and is the result of over 6-7 years of deliberate investigation, oberservation, organization of data, and the creation of "communication techniques" founded around my discoveries in relation to Human Nature.
Perhaps the day will come when I have no interferences and my circumstances will better allow me to bring you the polished presentation of the work that has taken up so many years to discover on my own.
But for now, this will have to do...
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The Greatest Master
» Sunday, February 14th, 2010 at 05:16pm |
To anyone who has read the Bible outside the lens of Superstition, Intolerance, and Dogmatism, it cannot be helped that one mysterious individual stands out prominently...
Yet He is mentioned only a couple of times.
He draws attention for two very important reasons:
- Abraham, the great king, gave Him one tenth of his earnings (which might be where the idea of tithing or giving 1/10th to God came from)
- The Master Jesus became a High Priest in the Great Spiritual Order He organized
This is all the Bible reveals about him.
However, He is claimed by many who came into association with the Great Parent School of Knowledge, and therefore gained access to those documents and histories unavailable to us men of civilization, to be the Greatest Master of all the Ages.
It's interesting to note that, like the Master Jesus, He was also said to be born of a virgin mother.
Yet aside from these tidbits about the man and His life, He remains an enigmatic character.
And though I do not know with absolute certainty, it is however my strong intuitive hunch that He is the "Heavenly Father" of whom the Master Jesus commonly referred and prayed to for guidance.
Furthermore, it is known that the Master Jesus' true mission in Life was to fill the head position in the Order of Melchizedek, as it exists here on Earth.
Is there such an entity as "God, the Father"?
Or is there the Master Melchizedek, that "Heavenly Father" or Great Leader of the Great Spiritual Order, responsible for organizing and commissioning all Constructive movement and progress, existing throughout the ages and extending through all the spectrums of the spiritual planes, right down to Earth?
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Gateway to the Greater Life
» Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 01:32pm |
Only by following Nature's Pathway can the Soul be truly satisfied. For in so doing, a man finally arrives at the realization of the Greater Life.
It is upon these grounds that a man's dissatisfaction in Life is in direct relation to when and where he diverges from Nature's Pathway, just as his satisfaction is in ratio to the degree to which he stays the course and follows through.
For the Pathway of Life is found in building the Gateway to the Greater Life, and then walking through it, as follows:
- SELF-MASTERY is the foundation of the Gateway to the Greater Life.
- It's headstone is HAPPINESS, which is erected and supported by two pillars, PROSPERITY and LOVE.
- The domain and the terrain traveled beyond the Gateway of the Greater Life is ALTRUISM — or the mutual effort of husband and wife, governed by their Moral State of Marriage, in working toward the Service of Humanity.
And though, as men, by our essential natures, Prosperity is our domain and Love is woman's, both must work out Nature's First Obligation and make the First Great Achievement, Self-Mastery.
With this accomplished, comes the unfoldment of Masculine Power in the man and Feminine Receptivity in the woman, whereby the State of Marriage becomes capable of supporting Happiness, and so finally establishing the conditions back True Altruism.
The Two Pillars of Happiness
Just as there are two pillars that make up the Gateway to the Greater Life, there are also two corresponding "composites" within a man's (and woman's) Character that make for a weak foundation.
Should a man attempt to erect his pillars upon such a foundation, they will fall, along with the Headstone of Happiness. Thus, blocking the pathway to Altruism, whereby the Soul is finally and fully satisfied.
That said, I want to share the specific Destructive Impulses I've discovered that make for a foundation of sand, and therefore undermine the conditions necessary for Self-Mastery in direct relation to both, Prosperity and Love.
It should be well noted:
Prosperity and Love are established only by and through the absence of these specific Destructive Impulses.
Thus, the man who, either through his ignorance or deliberance, so violates Nature's Constructive Laws and admits any of these Sins into his Consciousness (whereby they are given time to ferment and translate themselves into habitual outward expressions) condemns himself to Scarcity — though he may have a million dollars in the bank — and Loneliness — though he may be surrounded by or bed dozens of women.
At least until he can recognize his transgressions and work out his crimes under Nature's Jurisdiction.
For the Anti-Pillars of Happiness — Scarcity and Loneliness — are nothing more than states of mind brought about by the continued admission of specific Sins, regardless of the external conditions which may temporarily be present.
It will further be discovered that those who deliberately attempt to attain the outward "symbols" of Prosperity and Love (or money and women), in spite of the presence of these Destructive Impulses, have no other reason for doing so than to compensate and appear to the world as if they are not miserable — perhaps with the secret motive of attempting to hide this very fact from themselves.
Thus, let us discuss the specific Destructive Impulses which weaken the Foundation of Self-Mastery, decay the stability of the Two Pillars, topple the Headstone of Happiness, and ultimately undermine the Domain of Altruism.
For with the problems before us, we can learn to erect the Gateway to the Greater Life, of which all the Great Masters attempted to teach and reveal to us, no matter how others have perverted their messages through the sloth of their dogmatism.
For it is true:
"What you attempt to take from your neighbor, you truly only take from yourself."
Left Pillar: PROSPERITY
The Destructive Impulses back of Scarcity are those of ENVY and GREED, of which Man is more susceptible to.
It will be found that the man infected by Envy will waste his effort attempting to stop or sabotage his neighbor from creating the kind of life he wished he had the courage to create for himself.
Yet would he recognize that he could use that same effort not only to his own betterment through his own Act of Service, of which he will be compensated for in relation to his effort, but that by stopping another from serving humanity in their chosen way, he also strips his Brothers of Society from living a better life through its benefit.
And in so doing, Nature brings the Great Level upon him and condemns him to poverty by weaving into his Character those outward expressions that repel others who might have otherwise collaborated with him in building his own life as he wished.
On the other hand, the man infected by Greed will spend his effort coercing or stealing the possessions of his neighbor instead of earning them through his own Individual Effort or Act of Service, of which he would therefore be justly entitled to Compensation.
Yet should he understand that by taking something that has not come to him through his own Individual Effort, the time will come when it is no longer available to him and having come to depend on it, he will find himself in a worse financial situation than before he placed the Value of Money over the Value of Service.
Again, Nature brings the Great Level upon his Soul and penalizes him through the Effects of his Sin.
It is upon these grounds that it will be discovered that Prosperity — which is only erected through an Act of Service to Society — can be firmly founded through the Mastery of the Destructive Impulses of Envy and Greed.
Until a man has accomplished this, permanent Prosperity will forever elude him.
Right Pillar: LOVE
The Destructive Impulses back of Loneliness are those of Jealousy and Lust, of which Woman is more susceptible to.
The operations of Jealousy and Lust perfectly parallel those of Envy and Greed, with the exception being the Soul Craving back it:
Where Envy and Greed are the murderers of Prosperity, Jealousy and Lust are the assassins of Love.
The man who allows himself to become infected with Jealousy will waste his time attempting to stop his Brother from finding the Love he feels himself to missing out on.
But should he come to the realization that by attempting to manipulate and control women (or a woman) into conforming to his own standard of conduct, and thereby, in his mind, making them not unlike any other possession he may own, he creates within their minds a severance of Trust, that great prerequisite of True Love.
Thus, Nature administers the Great Level, and since Love is spiritual in nature, that which a man attempts to take by physical force — or its social equivalent, "logical argument" — will forever elude him.
On the other hand, the man so infected by Lust will forever search for the satisfaction his Soul craves not through its Spiritual Channel — whereby it is truly found — but solely through the Physical Channel of Sex expression.
Yet would he understand that Sex Attraction seems to be Nature's motivator or "call to action" in the Pursuit of Love and not Love itself, his Soul is forever left vacant. And like a drug, he finds himself addicted to the short-term pleasures at the expense of the long-term satisfaction of his Soul
Again, Nature brings the Great Level by killing off the finer sensibility of his nature and debases him to that level of the animal, no longer capable of True Love.
Thus, it is upon these grounds that Love — only found through the absence of desire to control another — can only be firmly planted in the Foundation of the Gateway to the Greater Life through the Mastery of the Destructive Impulses of Jealousy and Lust.
Until a man has made this accomplishment, True Love will always be that mirage that disappears just before he arrives.
And until a man succeeds in mastering both sets of Destructive Impulses — Envy and Greed, and Jealousy and Lust — the foundation of his Character will be nothing but sand, incapable of supporting the two pillars upon which rests the Headstone of Happiness, crowning the establishment of the Gateway to the Greater Life.
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