Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone; namaste:

We are now on paragraph 6 of chapter 15 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"Some skeptic is sure to ask about how reincarnation works and why we can't remember our past lives.  Some people can remember parts of past lives, and masters such as Krishna, Jesus, and Buddha can remember them all, but they can handle the knowledge of them.  Every lifetime is a new opportunity for us.  Remembrance of past lives would be too confusing for most of us. Some Christians will not accept the truth of reincarnation because it is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible.  But it was taken out or not included on purpose by a council of men.  The scriptures  are not the final word on this subject.  I recommend that you listen to the true word of God that comes to everyone in every moment.  This holy word of God is available anywhere, anytime.  It is the living word of God.  You will know it by it's vibrant, enthusiastic love for everyone."

Commentary: Since reincarnation is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, most Christians will dismiss it without giving it deep thought..  However, most people in the world do think that reincarnation is either true or quite possibly be the truth, but no one can prove it in the acceptable scientific experiments that we can do now. So a rational argument about it always comes up inconclusive. That's why the recommendation is to go deeply within and try to hear God's truth on the subject.  Of course some people are not willing or capable of concentrating that deeply.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi everyone; namaste:

We are now on paragraph 5 of chapter 15 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"There is another question that is bothering many of you, especially you Christians.  Are we resurrected as we were in this life or do we become someone greater than we are or were.  Or, if reincarnation is true and all lives are actually happening in the eternal now, who are we really?  So let me put this is simple terms.  You are not your bodies.  Your soul identity is who you are, and your soul identity is one expression of God.  You have had many incarnations in this physical world, played many different roles, had many different bodies, but your soul-identity is the real you.  So when we talk about resurrection we're not talking about the resurrection of any particular body or personality you may have had in the past.  We are talking about the resurrection of your consciousness  Your consciousness has been evolving over the eons of what we call time.  We have been slowly resurrecting ourselves during  this process of evolving back to realizing our full oneness with God.  You are not stuck with your present personality.  Who you are is much greater than who you appear to be in this lifetime.  But you may use this lifetime to realize your oneness with God."

Commentary: Your present personality is like the tip of an iceberg.  We are so much more than what we appear to be in these lifetimes. If we were fully alive we would be more like Jesus and other great Self-masters. To have the consciousness of Christ is to have a vast, universal understanding and ability to work with the creation of  God.  And the Bible tells us to put on the mind of Christ.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi everyone, namaste,

We are now on paragraph 4 in the 15th chapter of the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"Some of you have thought of yourselves as sinners, unworthy to be in the company of God.  But the past is behind you.  All people, including me, have done stupid and ignorant things, even cruel and barbaric things  maybe.  Yet it is all forgiven and seen as the process of life evolving.  Claim your connection with God now.  Realize that your God-nature is love, kindness, beauty, wisdom, harmony, and all that we consider the highest and best."

Commentary:  When we identify with our God-selves, we will make less mistakes than we did before, but we need to be careful lest the old ego creeps back in through spiritual pride.

Gospel of one; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone; namaste;

We are now on paragraph 3 in the 15th chapter of the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"We as individuals can call on God, the Whole Spirit, to help us in everything, in every way.  God is personal as well as impersonal. He is the detached observer as well as your very self, experiencing everything as you. God is you. You are a part of God.  Is that clear?

Commentary:  If this isn't clear, it is the ego that tries to keep you separated from God.  Be still and know that God is the only reality.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone; namaste;

We are now moving on to chapter 15, paragraphs 1 and 2 in the  First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"Friends, let me review this gospel of oneness with you one more time.  You took this message to heart the first time I proclaimed it to you, then some of you fell back into the illusions of life.  But I'm assuming that most of you are sincere and that you are in this for good and are living this truth.

The first concept to realize is that God, the Father-Mother Spirit  is the only reality.  God-Spirit alone is real.  All of created matter and energy is the consciousness of God. With his supreme consciousness he has spun the infinite varieties of life.  God the Spirit knows and sees everything.  God's consciousness in creation is experiencing life.  As human beings we are the identities of God who are capable of realizing ourselves as part of God.  Animals, plants, minerals, and everything else in creation will also evolve into Self-realized consciousness.  This creation is the way God uses to experience life."

Commentary: If everything is within the consciousness of God, how else can it be?

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone, namaste;

We are now on paragraph 7 of chapter 14 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."  (page 97)

"One more thing, let me make it clear about the equality of men and women and of all racial groups.  God is equally present in everyone, so how can anyone say one gender or race is inherently better or should be more privileged than any other?"

Commentary: This seems obvious to people who are living in oneness, but since so many  people are still lost in separation, we need to keep saying this. A soul can incarnate as a man one time, a woman the next time, and of a different race or nationality each time.  A soul is gathering experience in every role. Perhaps the key is to see everyone as a soul  of God who is just wearing an outer disguise, whatever it may be.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi everyone; namaste

We are now on paragraphs 5 and 6 of chapter 14 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"I'm grateful to God that we can each go within and contact God and have wonderful experiences.  Then when we assemble together in common praise and worship services, we can share our joys with one another.

And then when people who don't remember their oneness with God come amongst us, we can tell them in plain language.  We need to watch out for assuming they understand our jargon and short cut ways of explaining things.  Let's always be considerate and courteous to all people who may not agree with us."

Commentary: Something that may be very obvious to us may still be hidden or doubtful to others. The oneness of life is very plain to us, but the illusion of separation is what most people are still lost in, so the truth of oneness needs to be demonstrated and explained every day.

Gospel of One; letters of Aul

Hi Everyone, namaste;

We are now on paragraph 4 in chapter 14 of the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One Letters of Aul."

"Pray for the insight and ability to do this and be thankful that you do have the ability.  Of course you need your quiet time to go within.  In fact you must go within on a regular basis to keep in contact with your own God presence.  Enjoy the bliss of God contact within and carry that into your every day activities."

Commentary:  Everyday contact with God, in a concentrated way, is recommended by all saints.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone, namaste;

We are now on paragraph 3 in chapter 14 of the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"So I encourage you to speak up for the oneness of life. People need to hear this message over and over again.  If you are really eager to participate in this great evangelical movement, why don't you concentrate on living this gospel of oneness with your lives and proclaiming it with your tongues in straightforward manner."

Commentary:  The illusion of duality is so strong that we need to remind each other that the unity of God is the only reality. We need to have compassion on one another and realize that we are living in the illusion of separateness.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi everyone; namaste:

We are now moving on to chapter 14, paragraphs one and two, in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"Love abundantly. It will come back to you.  Develop your talents in God.  Proclaim the truth of God.  If you praise God in silence or in tongues, that is fine for yourself, but when you proclaim the truth in everyday speech, you will be reminding others of the truth so they can develop their own strong faith.

Consider this my friends. If I withdraw from the world and keep my knowledge to myself, what will you get out of it? If I don't share my insights, or truths, or teachings, what help am I to you? If I play music so that each note isn't distinct and in tune, how will anyone recognize the song and enjoy the music?  If the date and time aren't clearly printed, will anyone come to the show?"

Commentary:  We are talking about honest, heart-felt  communication.  This isn't about persuading people to any point of view, nor is it about being superior in knowledge. It's about helping one another grow in realization of what the truth might be. Nobody has a corner on knowledge so it isn't about defending any particular viewpoint.  It is a mutual search for truth minus the ego involvement of having to be right.

Gospel of One, Letters of Aul

Hi everyone, namaste:

We are now on the 4th paragraph of chapter 13 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (page 94)

"When I was a little child I played happily with my toys, but I gradually lost interest in them and tried to find out about the mysteries of life. However, it's been like peering through pea-soup fog, but it won't be long before the fog lifts and the sun shines in freely.  We will know our connection with God.  We will realize our oneness with God.  Until that bright day we have three things to do that will take us there:  Trust always in the goodness of God, keep your hopes up, and love with all your might.  And the heart of the three is love.

Commentary:  This illusion is like a pea-soup fog in some ways.  Everything seems to be separate, and there is a lot of death and destruction.  Life seems to be tenuous--here today and gone tomorrow.  How can we make sense of it? Love and faith is what will see us through.