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 oneness

Hi everyone, namaste:

We are now starting on chapter 9, paragraph 1 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (page 85).

"I'm sure that some of you will say that I have no authority to write like this. Some of you may think that I am changing scripture or adding to them, but I'm perfectly free to do this--isn't it obvious? Some of you may think that I have been inspired by God, and some of you may think that I am doing the devil's work. "By their fruits shall ye know them." The fruit is in bringing more people into a realization of their oneness with God and all of life. People with this realization live godly and holy lives.  They are kind, loving, peaceful, creative, and harmonious people.  Such people are living proof of my authority to write like this."

Commentary:  Scripture is a very touchy issue with some people. They think that every word in scripture is God inspired and approved of by God. Just how some writings came to be thought of as scripture though is a very involved story.  The Gospel of Oneness teaches that God is communicating with all of us all of the time. Many people have written down very inspirational thoughts that are just as good as scripture. God is not limited by what is contained in scriptures. The communication lines with God are wide open and vast.

Gospel of oneness

Hi Everyone. namaste;

We are now moving on to paragraph one of chapter 8 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters or Aul."

"People often ask me about whether or not we should be vegetarians if we really mean to be true to our spiritual ideals.  We are one with all life, so we are one with the animals.  Animals have the right to live freely and not be mistreated and then eaten by humans.  The gross abuse of cows, pigs, chickens, and other animals on factory farms is awful.  Most of us do not need to eat animals to live.  A balanced vegetarian diet of fruits, nuts, vegetables, grains, oils, beans, and spices is quite sustaining, and a wonderful variety of recipes are available. Plus we could feed more people in the world if we dedicated more time and effort in raising crops for people rather than for animals.  Current levels of cattle, pigs, and chickens would be reduced to achieve a natural balance."

Commentary: In America factory farms produce over 90% of the meat. Anyone who believes in the oneness of all life needs to be aware of what is happening to the animals on this planet. The abuse of any life hurts all of us.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone, namaste:

We are now on paragraph 4 in chapter 5 of the First letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"Previously I wrote to you about not getting involved with the sexually promiscuous.  I didn't mean that you should avoid outsiders completely.  You'd have to retreat to a remote part of the country to do that.  However, my point is that when some of your own community members are promiscuous, or cheat people, or get drunk or stoned, you shouldn't ignore their behavior.  You just can't go along with it, fearing confrontation.  We can't try to regulate the whole society, but within our community we want to have people who really understand the life of oneness.  We want people who will live the golden rule.  We want people who are mutually helping each other.  Sometimes we need to clean house and find out where everyone stands."

Commentary: Even when a group of people are organized around high spiritual principles and guidelines, there will eventually be people with ulterior motives who come around to take part in the activities. This is a difficult situation because we can't see ulterior motives until later on.  Also, some people have the ulterior motive of seeking power, so they get into leadership positions, and then they start calling the shots, so to speak, and the whole original purpose of the group is undermined. That's why it's good to have open and honest communications between members of the group.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

hello everyone; namaste:

We are continuing with paragraphs 4 an 5 in Letter to the Omans from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (Page 63)

"The blessings of God shower down on every one of us. We are filled with joy and peace. The Whole Spirit of God is with us. We bubble over with love. I have been delighted about what you have accomplished in Ome. You have been supporting one another in living the life of oneness. So please don't take any of my remarks as criticism.

As I look back over what has been accomplished, I must say that I am quite pleased, and I would even say that God would say that we are on the right track. I'm not going to give you a chatty account of what I have been doing on my adventures, but I do want to say that this powerful and transforming message of the oneness of life in the love of God has triggered an encouraging response in many people around the globe. Now that we have the internet and world-wide communication, people from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe have heard this message. This has been pioneer work of bringing this message of the oneness of all life to places where people have never even considered the concept. Here it is in a nutshell: God is all life. We are individual identities in God's life. We are God's information and in formation. We are co-creating life with God."

Commentary: Paul had to travel around to spread his message, now we can reach people all over the world with the deeper implications of his teachings.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hello Everyone; namaste:

We are continuing with chapter 14, paragraphs 3 and 4 in the letter to the Omans from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (page 61)

"Or say one person thinks that certain days should be set aside as holy or special, and another person thinks that every day is just as holy as any other day, well, it is a matter of opinion with good reasons for each position. Let people decide for themselves.

The important point is to keep holy days for extra communion with God. As for what you eat, thank God for all your foods, and, if you eat meat, thank the animals that died for you, and all the people who helped get the food to you, and be at peace with other people's choices. We answer to God. Our own God presence is our master throughout all of our experiences. We all have our own God connection, so let's not criticize other peoples dietary choices."

Commentary: We can be non-critical and still educate people with information. A free interchange of ideas, opinions, and information is good. It is important to stay open to new ideas. Fears of ridicule or reprisals shuts down open communication. The idea here is not try to force our opinions on others. Everyone has their own God-connection to go to.