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MESSAGE TWENTY-NINE
ON THE SOURCE OF HUMAN PROBLEMS, WORSHIP AND SUFFERING AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
April 29, 1982
The following messages have been received today from the Most High.
The problem with many people on Earth is that they very often
consider self-exploration, self-examination and going “within” into their
Inner Mind, as a preoccupation which is abnormal, unhealthy and
dangerous. For that reason they pay little attention or heed to what
happens within them. As a matter of fact, they do everything in their
power not to turn in to themselves, to their “within”, and not to listen to
their inner thoughts, feelings, senses and intuitions. Instead, they waste
their precious energies and time in keeping themselves in their
externals, or “without”, preoccupying themselves with outside matters,
deliberately keeping themselves busy with all kinds of chores, errands
and activities which successfully keep them from contact with their Inner
Mind and, thus, in fact, with themselves and their Creator.
With this attitude, it is not surprising that people do not know
themselves and are unpredictable as to their behaviors and attitudes.
They simply do not have time to discover themselves, to know
themselves, to will themselves, to feel themselves, and to experience
themselves the way they really are in their essence and substance.
Instead they run around listening to and absorbing what others have to
say, how others see them, consider them, value them, and what others
expect from them, taking for granted that such perceptions of them by
others is really what they are. Because they believe this, they identify
themselves with such outward perceptions and expectations of
themselves and do everything in their power to live up to being that way,
repressing, suppressing, shutting off and not heeding the screaming
voice of their internal, real self which is being violated and rudely raped
by such an attitude and style of life. They consider this situation normal.
Thus, they become the result of their outward self-fulfilling prophecy.
They consider all else dangerous, unsafe, unhealthy and leading toward
insanity. It is not uncommon to hear a naive statement, such as, “You
see, he was so preoccupied with himself it made him insane and he had
to be committed”, or similar statements.
Many people do not want to admit and realize that such an attitude is
a perversion of the universal order, and that it is, in fact, very dangerous,
unsafe and unhealthy. It leads people to all kinds of spiritual, mental,
emotional, intellectual, volitional, sexual, social and physical problems,
disorders and insanities.
This situation is, of course, the consequence of the prevailing negative
state which exists on Earth in an activated and domineering mode.
One of the greatest weapons of the negative state, and one reason it
has been so successful (as the entire human history on Earth testifies) is
that it has directed people to the outside of themselves and has infused
the idea in their minds that to be inside of oneself leads to insanity and
all kinds of mental and emotional instability, disorder and illness.
This, of course, is the greatest falsity and perversion of reality of all.
In fact, the exact opposite is true. To be continuously preoccupied with
the outside of oneself, with one’s external environment and with what
others consider and expect to be one’s real self is what causes people’s
problems, disorders, miseries and insanities.
As pointed out previously, such a reverse and perverse attitude leads
to violation of the spiritual principle of balancing life and living (see
Message of April 24, 1982). One of the results of this violation is exactly
what has been happening with people on Earth for a millennia.
If people ever hope to reach peace on Earth and in themselves, with
justice and happiness, they need to learn to apply this balancing
principle of life first. It means that they have to learn to turn themselves
to the “within” and to pay attention to what is there. Then, from that
position, they may and can look outside in order to see reality through
their own eyes and not through the eyes of someone or something else.
Perceiving reality through someone or something else and remaining
blind to one’s own point of apperception is to constantly distort things
and not to see them in the way they really are. This means living in an
illusion of reality. No wonder people have so many problems.
Yet it rarely occurs to anyone that, if the prevailing view about
keeping oneself outside of oneself, as the only healthy attitude by their
standards and expectations, is correct, then why do people arrive in the
situation they are so afraid to find themselves? This is a paradox of the
negative state; it is illogical, irrational and foolish.
This is what the perverted order of universal principles is all about.
It is necessary to put everything in its true perspective in accordance
with the proper order of things and procedures.
As was pointed out before, in “Fundamentals of Human Spirituality”
and throughout these “Messages From Within”, the proper universal
order of Creation is from “within” to “without”, and never from “without”
without any regard to “within”. The moment the “without” is placed in a
dominant position, it shuts off all access to “within” from which it takes
all energies for its existence. The state of continuous suffocation of
“within” is established by such an act and, as a result, people do not
really “live”, but suffer. Human life becomes a continuous chain of
misery, suffering, wars, crimes, illnesses and all kinds of problems, the
list of which is truly endless. Such a life is not a true life but an illusion
and a fake life. People live in deception and illusion believing this to be
not only the true life but the only possible and feasible life in being and
existence.
Such thinking is a result of the domineering and activated negative
state in which people trap themselves by their faulty belief system.
In order to correct this situation one is advised to take certain steps
which are offered throughout these “Messages From Within”. In addition,
there are a few additional points worthy to be considered for practicing in
one’s life to establish a proper and orderly flow of life and all its spiritual
principles of living. The following points are in a sense elaborations, and
perhaps repetitions and extensions, of all the principles previously
mentioned.
1. The very first important step in putting things in order in one’s life
is the recognition and acceptance of the fact that excessive preoccupation
with the “without” while considering turning oneself to the “within” as
dangerous, unsafe and unhealthy, is incorrect. It is a source of many
human problems and a violation of the spiritual principle of balancing of
everyday living (see again the message of April 24, 1982). Once one takes
this first step, by starting to question and to dispute the old style of life
of “withouts”, it will lead one to remove the artificial fear of going into
oneself induced by the negative state.
One is advised to recognize and accept the fact that fear of oneself is
the most devastating and damaging fear of all because it robs one of
everything one is. Instead one is advised to approach oneself with trust,
faith and confidence; with love, care, appreciation and respect; accepting
the fact that one’s Inner Mind, the inner self, where the Most High is
ever present, is the true and the only possible source of knowledge,
wisdom, love and happiness, and is the determinator of the sense of true
reality. If one starts to think and feel in these terms, one is well on the
way out of the predicaments of one’s life produced by the old lifestyle of
externals or “withouts”. But this step has to be taken first. It is like
reconditioning oneself to start to think from one’s within and not from
one’s without.
It is advisable to spend some time daily in practicing this mode of
active thinking, willing, feeling and acting as described previously (see
message of April 23, 1982).
2. The next important step in the process of correction of one’s faulty
lifestyle is the admission of the spiritual fact that happiness and the
meaning of life cannot be found in externals and in the possession of
material goods. There is nothing in them that can truly inspire, motivate
and/or give one a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction of being alive. This
is a very important recognition, helping one to cease seeking values
where there are no values. One cannot change anything without first
admitting this fact. Again, one is advised to engage oneself actively in
facing this fact, admitting to oneself that it is true, repeating it in one’s
thinking, feeling, willing and acting. In so doing one is preparing oneself
for change.
3. The third important step in this endeavor is to recognize that one’s
life is not what it should be and that it is necessary to do something
about changing its content, meaning and purpose. In other words, one is
advised simply to admit to oneself that one needs to change. Without
such an admission, no need for a change can be felt. Without a need for a
change, no change can be initiated.
Therefore, one is advised to actively engage on a daily basis in
developing a need for a change in one’s lifestyle in accordance with
spiritual principles by admitting the fact that one is in need of a change.
This kind of active engagement gives one’s Inner Mind, and the Most
High in it, an opportunity to transmit to one’s conscious awareness a
sense, a feeling and a proper knowledge for the initiation of such a
change.
4. The fourth important step in this active process is finding the
proper and right tools, ways and means for change in the best possible
manner, congruent with the essence and substance of one’s overall mind
and one’s personality. In other words, it is necessary to recognize first
that thus far one has not properly utilized whatever one has, and the
tools, ways and means which one has been using in one’s life have failed
to accomplish and to bring a proper spiritual and creative mode of living
in one’s life. Thus, one has to admit that it is necessary first to replace
the old tools, ways and means of living since they failed completely in
their work. Once this fact is admitted and a desire from one’s free will is
expressed for a need to replace and to find new tools, ways and means of
living which are more adequate and proper to true life, one then can
proceed with a submission of a request to one’s Inner Mind, “within”,
where the Lord is, for enlightenment, inspiration, revelation, clear
insight, and the knowledge about such future tools, ways and means of
right and proper living. If one does so consistently, on an everyday basis,
one will find oneself having all kinds of proper insight, understanding,
ideas, etc., as to how to proceed with the removal of the old, miserable
patterns of life and how to replace them with new, truly spiritual ones.
5. The fifth important step in this respect is the necessity of
establishing an active will for using these newly acquired tools, means
and ways in the most productive, constructive and creative manner
possible so that mutual benefit, common good and sharing can be
accomplished and a continuous spiritual progression can flow in an
onward and forward direction, with a built-in safeguard against any
possible reversal to the old, destructive, miserable, non-spiritual modes
and patterns of living.
In this respect, one is advised to give oneself suggestions on a daily
basis to accomplish such a will and to keep constantly in one’s mind and
in one’s practical life the higher spiritual perspective of life as defined by
all spiritual principles of life and living and by the principles of spiritual
homogeneity. If one does so faithfully and consistently, with a right
motivation, on a daily basis, always finding some time out of one’s daily
life, one will most certainly succeed in all respects.
6. Finally, the sixth important step in this undertaking is the
admission and acceptance of an indisputable spiritual axiom that one can
do all these things only by oneself, on one’s own, by one’s own
determination, effort and striving, with faith, trust and confidence in
one’s worthiness and ability to do so effectively and successfully, without
any reliance on anyone or anything outside oneself, recognizing the fact
that all life and its positive attributes continuously flow from the Most
High in one’s Inner Mind. Therefore, going within oneself, relying on
one’s Inner Mind, signifies going to the Most High, to the Lord, who is
the true source of everything positive and good in one’s life.
This is why it is so important to turn oneself to the inside, to one’s
Inner Mind. This is the only place where one can find God, the Most
High. This is also the reason the activated and domineering negative
state puts forth so much effort into keeping people outside of themselves.
In so doing, the negative state keeps them away from the Lord — that is,
away from the source of true life and all good and truth.
For this reason, one is advised to set aside some time from one’s
everyday activities for giving oneself positive suggestions to establish a
need, a desire and will to turn oneself to the Lord, inwardly, in one’s
Inner Mind, and to ask for help and support in actualizing the fact of
reliance on oneself, on one’s Inner Mind and the Lord in order to be able
to do all things on one’s own without placing hope and values outwardly
where there is no hope and value in existence.
By doing so consistently, patiently and with determination, one will
become free and independent, strong and healthy, useful and creative,
happy and joyful, content and satisfied, having fun and achieving good
and positive things.
This is all for today.
Source: MESSAGE FROM WITHIN
