Various Tribes, One Humanity, One God(s)

Hermetic Principles

Continuation on Suffering

I came across this verse which begs analysis as well as introspection. I leave it with you as a prelude to the upcoming post wherein we continue our exploration into suffering.

"For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father." -Mosiah 3:19

Note the word "inflict".

Peace & Blessings

Correct Suffering

An age old question revolves around the subject of suffering.
The now late Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin recently made a conference speech and has reflected upon said subject.
I have included this link of his talk for those interested in gaining illumination to the proper role of suffering, not to mention our proper reaction to it.

I admit, this is a hard teaching to embrace, yet imagine the potential within this new found reality! We need but to practice the axioms of correct suffering in our lives to reap the joys of our own existence. Happiness is truly crafted and designed by our own hands..."The Universe is Mental".

Elementary principles are oftentimes the easiest grasped by the intellectual mind and therefore the most difficult to put into action.

Peace & Blessings.

Chaos in the Former U.S. of A.

I have been pondering the issues that have recently plagued the former U.S. of A., namely, the political uncertainty, the hate and pretended tolerance of so many that we share our planet with, the attacking of religion, the financial crisis, and countless other stratagems...far too many to mention (needless to say it is all by design). In light of all this I do not wish to dwell on any one particular subject, to do so would be to feed it's fire. The answers are not within solving one problem or another but with the whole of us, the people deemed humanity. Getting stuck on one issue, one passion, one fanaticism, etc., is to be blinded to all that lies before us.
In the land of the blind, the one eyed is King!
Having laid this before you I offer you the following words of insight by His Holiness the Dalai Lama:

"Because we all share this small planet Earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. That is not just a dream, but a necessity."

"The realization that we are all basically the same human beings, who seek happiness and try to avoid suffering, is very helpful in developing a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood; a warm feeling of love and compassion for others. This, in turn, is essential if we are to survive in this ever-shrinking world we live in."

And finally I would leave you with what I consider to be the most important and perhaps the least applied in our day and age. I believe that through practice, meditation and real intent we can all attain the following:

"Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility. In that state of mind you can deal with situations with calmness and reason, while keeping your inner happiness." -Dalai Lama

This, in my humble opinion, is the only real way to deal with the issues at hand today, for without it, we are easily swayed and blinded by heated emotion, blurred reason and the now very popular term intolerance.



And What if governments conspire against our liberty, our religions, our freedoms, etc.?
What if sore persecutions befall us?
What if everything is taken from us?
What then?

At the end of the day all you have is your Soul and your G-d.
At the end of the day, the world will continue to toil as it has for countless generations, whether you are in bondage or not, whether you enjoy justice or not.
The waxing and waning of governments, societies and ideas will continue.
Your freedom is within, and not affected by the outside world with all of it's upheavals, unless you allow it to be, and then it is not true freedom but a counterfeit, a mere shadow of the real.
Again, at the end of the day all you have is your Soul and your G-d.
Remember, there is nothing new under the sun, something only appears to be new because we have yet to experience it, but it is not new to this earth or it's inhabitants, or even other worlds with their inhabitants, a fresh coat of paint perhaps, but nothing really new, the core has remained the same since the beginning of time.

"And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good." -D&C 122












Peace & Blessings.

Kuji Kiri

Within Pt. II

We have reasoned that the Divine seed lies within every man. How we tend this seed and whether we raise it up to enlightenment or bring it down unto corruption is up to us. Quite clearly the seed within is precisely that, a seed, Divine in nature in that it brings forth eternal fruits, either under the careful hand of Spirit, or under a wanton and carnal hand. Remember, it is your hand that crafts the present state and the future spheres of existence. Never let it be said that circumstance or even fate has forced itself upon our own individual canvas. We hold the brush and we make the brush strokes that shape and form our own realities. This axiom is known in Hermetic circles as the “Mental Universe” which we will explore in a future post.

And if man yields only to the flesh with no regard to Spirit?

“For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” -Epistle of Paul to the Galatians

How many amongst us walk in bitterness and self destruction while raising the banner of complete freedom?

“While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.” –Peter

Clearly we see that in everyday life there are those that choose a lesser road, a road of carnal pleasure alone, with no regard to Spirit. Since the principles of the universe dictate cause and effect, their reward is laid in front of them; fleeting, temporary, shallow and a poison to nature. No wonder they must always return to the same old song and dance, getting their temporary fill, nothing more than a mere addiction.

“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.” –Proverbs

Those that choose a higher road, a road filled with introspection, transmutation, Spirit, charity and service will, naturally, through the same law of cause and effect elevate their status as children of God(s) and begin their upward ascent on the Divine Ladder that will lead them to realms of Light! Yes my dear Brothers and Sisters, our own human hands as well as our own human heart choose and craft such realities. The choice is between two roads, and for those that refuse to take any steps forward, will sink in the mire by default, slowly drowning the seed placed in their Souls by their Divine Parents. (The subject of “Soul” in relation to “Spirit” will also be examined in a future post).

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." -Jesus the Christ

Ultimately, “If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you” is the natural consequence of not cultivating, or worse yet, drowning the seed under flesh appetites and senses alone. The drowning seed will lie dead within your Soul, and in this, breed death, for each seed must multiply in its own sphere to fill the measure of its creation. Death is never the end, but the beginning, in this case, a beginning within the negative. There is never a destruction of matter, whether completely physical, or rather coarse Spirit or Vibrations, or of Spirit, or refined Spirit or Vibrations. Therefore, death opens the door to either darkness or Light. When these doors are opened and a dead seed is found at the threshold, it will be taken in to be reborn in negative spheres. In this case, the potential of the seed to germinate good fruit has been squandered. The Kingdom of G-d has not been brought forth. No one that is not of this Light will be able to endure its presence, therefore, destruction. Destruction of the inner potential you once held.

Let us all lift our eyes and begin to gaze and strive for a higher plane of existence. Let us all stand on higher ground. The knuckles of humanity have grazed the grass of the senses long enough. The Aquarian age is upon us, the Restoration has been initiated, it is time to act and move forward, transmuting ourselves first, and then, when we truly stand on higher ground, we will have the power to help raise those that wish to climb!

The following symbol has intrigued me for quite some time.
Perchance the next post.

Be One.
Peace & Blessings.