Greetings,
I wanted to share an insight that may be very interesting to some.
What separates us from God? Many people will say, “sin.” This is not the whole story and let me elaborate this a bit.
If you identify yourself with the body and mind machine which includes role playing are what separates you from God. Role playing? You have roles as a parent, as a Deaf person, as a political person, as a ASL user, as a Christian, as a Muslim, and many many labels that are associated with role playing. With the body/mind complex and you are an actor which allows the Ego to play the role games. Sadness, depression, happiness, joy and etc. are all role playing. Ego is separated from God. Role playing games is not from God.
An enlightened person (Hebrews 10:32, Hebrews 6:4 ESV) is totally detached from the body and mind. The body and mind is just a game that has been fed by various of life experiences. This is the real human drama at play and the real question is who are you, really?
Are you the body and mind machine or you identify yourself with the body that you are wearing right now?
The body mind machine is not really you and who are you, really?
Seek those answers from within and “Except a person be born again and cannot see the Kingdom of God.” It does not mean using the body mind machine and say, “I accept Jesus as my savior” that does not work and you must detach from the body mind machine and to find God. The body mind machine is an ego controlled entity and accepting Jesus as a savior is ego fueled. Jesus says, “I am the way the truth and life” which means you go to God directly within and not through the body mind (ego) machine. Let me extend this a bit, it means leave behind your body mind machine when you go to the Holy ground which is within you.
A lot of Christians tend to say, “I am saved” and are they really saved? To be saved is a profound change in your life and you will know it for a fact when it really happens. If someone says to you, “Now confess your sins and accept Jesus as your savior” which is an ego game that is being played. When you think you are saved and then you play that role (ego) and that is not a real salvation to begin with.
Seek thyself and find out who you are really, are you a body mind machine or a soul from God?
Which are you, really?
Peace and Love!
Stephen Hardy said,
June 22, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Some wisdom to ponder…
If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.
- Gospel of Thomas
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
Luke 17: 20-21 ESV
Reality is simply the loss of the ego. Destroy the ego by seeking its identity. It will automatically vanish and reality will shine forth by itself. This is the direct method.
Ramana Maharshi
The messiah will come only when he is no longer necessary. – Franz Kafka
Moses said, “when I tell the people that the God of their fathers has sent me, they will ask his name. What shall I tell them?” And God said, “I am what I am. Tell them that I am has sent you.”
Be a lamp to yourself. Be your own confidence. Hold to the truth within yourself, as to the only truth. – Buddha
Jesus said, “Recognize what is in your sight, and what is hidden will become clear to you. – The gospel of Thomas
The mind should be kept independent of any thoughts that arise within it. If the mind depends upon anything, it has no sure haven. – The Diamond Sutra
He was asked, “What is the way to God?” he answered, “Leave the way and you have arrived at God.” – Abu Yazid Al-Bistami
We are close to waking up and when we dream that we are dreaming. – Novalis
What we call fate does not come to us from outside: it goes forth from within us.
– Rainer Maria Rilke