Our Inner Wold

Last week we spoke about the importance of breaking through our self imposed limitations, of our mental map.

Today we explore ways of breaking out of these limitations. We will at times refer to some of the religious teachings. For those who have an understanding or open mind on the subject, the comments expressed are easy to follow, but for others the viewpoints presented may illicit questions and challenges. Perhaps this provides an opportunity for one to observe his mental fixedness or flexibility.

Much of what handicaps one in life is based on fear. We are reluctant to attempt something new because we fear that we may fail. Fear paralyzes. It is fear that creates rigidity and holds one back from expressing creatively. This is why for many people following familiar activities and habits is a preference to stepping outside one’s comfort zone.

‘There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love’.

1 John 4:18

It may sound simplistic, but the solution to break out of fixed pattern thinking and behaviour is one of adventure and love, of self expression which is natural to us, as it is part of our intrinsic nature.

From a religious and spiritual perspective the universe as it is perceived buy us, is an outflow of consciousness and love from the source, which we call God. This outflow creates forms and life, and when it has fulfilled its purpose; it is redeemed again, or drawn back into its original state. Everything including human beings emanates from the source and is eventually draw back into it. That which is of nature returns to nature and that which is of spirit returns to spirit.

Science views the creative process differently: A Belgian priest named Georges Lemaître first suggested the big bang theory in the 1920s when he theorized that the universe began from a single primordial atom (we know now that there are smaller particles than atoms, even smaller than Quarks). The idea subsequently received major boosts by Edwin Hubble's observations showing that galaxies are speeding away from us in all directions.

But the big bang theory leaves several major questions unanswered. One is the original cause of the big bang itself. Several answers have been proposed by scientists to address this fundamental question, but none has been proven and even testing them has proven to be a formidable challenge.

The scientific view points to a recognition that our sense perceptions, even in conjunction with the most sensitive instruments cannot grasp the concept of an original cause. And why is this so, it is because consciousness and love cannot be measured, they can only be experienced.

Upon some reflection everyone will know that love is real. We all crave it and experience it in its various forms whether on a physically, mentally or spiritually level. If we conjoin our creative process with surrendered love to its origin, we elevate our thoughts (which are none other than subtle vibrations) and activities to the highest sphere in creation which represents pure love and in this process perfects the love in our own being.

Another way of expressing this is:

“God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him”

(1 John 4:16)

Jesus taught that we should love or care for one another and that we must love God with all our strength, with all our heart, with all our soul, and with our entire mind. (Matthew 22:37)

What does this mean, it implies, that all ones thoughts and activities should be performed as an act of love and given as an offering to God. This is the true

worship of which Jesus spoke; it is elevating all one’s efforts to the highest level possible. It is the way to perfection.

Be perfect therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 5:48

The consciousness that Jesus taught is universal. It is for everyone. Christians may claim Jesus for themselves, but this claim in itself breaks the law of universality.

We really need to study and internalize the teachings of the masters without referring to labels, as labels lead to limitations. Jesus taught and lived and was one with universal Christ consciousness, or the intelligence in the universe. He also practiced the law of correspondence which states: ‘as above, so below’. But his main purpose was to direct us to God realization, to oneness with God

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in (the consciousness which is in) me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father (the source).

John 14:12

We need to embrace these teachings without bias in order to expand from ego consciousness to universal or Christ consciousness. It is a consciousness of oneness, it is moving from duality to non duality, from darkness into the light, from fear to the source of love. When we understand love as it was meant to be understood, we become love, we have reached the end of sorrow.

 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Luke 17:21

The whole cosmos and its processes are within us. All we need to do is , to become awake to it.