Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Mount
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Peter: Lord, explain to us the meaning of your sermon on the mount. What is 'poverty of Spirit'?
When the ‘I am' is stripped of the sense of 'me' and 'mine', the Self is aware of itself as God. They lack nothing those who are poor in Spirit. Theirs is the kingdom and there is nothing outside.
Secondly, the process of stripping the ‘I am' of the garments of 'me' and 'mine' brings about 'mourning'. Hence, they shall be comforted, those who pass through this purification.
Blessed are the meek. The meek are the humble. The humble are those who have no ‘I’ concept.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness.
Only the Self is right because there is nothing left. Where there is righteousness, there is Truth and where there is Truth, there is God.
The Self is the embodiment of Truth. Hence, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, shall be filled with the Truth of the Self.
Be merciful unto yourself. When you condemn 'others' you condemn yourself since you are what you see and you see what you are. There is no 'other' apart from the ‘I am'.
And truly blessed are the pure in heart, they are one with God. The heart is the seat of the Self. God lives in the heart. When the Self is alone as ‘I am that I am', the heart shines in its pristine purity.
Thomas: Lord, has this heart anything to do with the physical body?
The heart is not any physiological organ. It is neither inside nor outside the body. There can be no in or out for it since it alone exists. The heart is another name for Self, Silence, ‘I am', God or Love. However, as long as you identify yourself with the body, the heart is where the ego rises and merges back. This is the seat of your Spiritual Self located few inches to the right of your chest.
This is the meaning of the Scripture which says, "A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but the fool thinks it is at his left." Whenever anyone says, 'myself’ or ‘I’, they point to this place. This is the experience of all, irrespective of age, culture or country. Even a little child will point to this centre while referring to the 'Self principle’.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Peace is the bliss of being. Being is that awareness where there is nothing to become. When the Self remains in itself as the Self, it is being. This is the ‘I am' peace. It is complete joy. When the Self projects itself as 'this' or 'that' it is becoming. This is worldly agitations. The presence of those who abide in the peace of the Self instills peace in the heart of all.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. You are blessed when you do everything for the sake of the Self. The seekers of the Self are non-violent. They act from the inspiration of the ‘I am'. They never react to the agitations of the world (the mind). Established in the stillness of the Self, they are equal in praise and in blame, gain and loss, success and failure, rich and poor, hot and cold.
This is why I say to you: Love your enemies, because there are none. Give away everything you have (this sense of 'me' and 'mine') and you will be perfect, lacking nothing. When someone slaps you on one cheek, turn the 'other' since there is no other. When someone tells you, 'walk one mile with me', go two since there is no place you are not.
If something is taken away from you, do not try to get it back since there is nothing that is not yours. Do not expect any return from your good deeds since there is no one to give it anyway. If someone asks for your coat, give him your shirt as well since your true Self is naked. Do not judge and you will not be judged since you condemn yourself when you judge.
The measure you give is the measure you receive since you are both. Be alike to everyone since there is only one. If you want to be the greatest, be the least since you are equally both. If you want to gain life, then you must first die since the Self remains unaffected. Be in the world like the lotus born and bred in the mud but unaffected by the slush. Yes! Come to Me and learn the secret of death which is the Way of the Cross.”
From The I AM Principle – The Christ Within See Less
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