Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi everyone; namaste:

We are moving on to paragraphs 7,8,and 9 in chapter 7 of the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"All of you were once deeply lost in the illusions.  You were ignorant, but now you know better, so why slip back into thinking the illusions are real.  Hold the high ground of God consciousness and the awareness of oneness.

God doesn't give you explicit directions about whether you should get married or not.  You have the freedom to make up your own mind. Just try to realize your purpose in life and whether or not living with a partner and children fits in with that purpose.  For most of you I would say that getting married and having children would be beneficial.

If you want to pursue the divine romance with God and be free to serve life whenever and wherever you want without being held back by family obligations, then I suggest that you stay single and perhaps join a monastic order where other people will reinforce your ideals and actions."

Commentary:  It seems that only a few people are so focused on their direct relationship to God that marriage would not be a good idea. But whether a person stays single or marries, the important action is to realize our oneness with God, drop the ego, and live for the benefit of everyone.