Gospel of One Letters of Aul

Hello Everyone; namaste;

We are now on paragraph two of chapter four in the Second Letter to the Orinthians from the book Gospel of One; letters of Aul.

If our message seems obscure to anyone it isn't because we are holding back anything.  More likely it's because people have some fears and cultural bias or just refuse to give our message some serious attention.  They probably have their eyes on the possessions of this world, or on dogmatic religion or on God-less science.  They are so caught up in the rat race, or outer church, temple, or mosque activities, or scientific research that they never think to sit down and really meditate on God and life.  For now they just can't see the plain evidence of God all around them. They would use a flashlight in the middle of the day to look for God.

Commentary:  The world certainly can keep us busy.  Even religious activities can distract us from our goal of realizing our oneness with God.

 

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone; namaste:

We are now on paragraphs 5 and 6 of chapter 9 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."  (page 86)

"Think of the athletes who train hard to win the glory of finishing first. The losers are forgotten and even the trophies and names of the winners fade into distant memories.  But establish your identity in God and you will know that you have eternal glory and ever-new joy.

I can't speak for you who are reading this, but I'm running hard for the finish line.  I'm flowing with energy and my mind is alert.  No kicking back for me.  You won't catch me napping and falling off the pace.  I may still have some weak moments, but they are fewer and further between."

Commentary:  Acceleration is the key. Once you are firmly on the path to Self-realization you will find that the closer you come to the goal, the faster you go. You are being pulled into the orbit of God.  The comparison to athletes stops here because athletes usually tire out at the end of the game or contest, but a person on the path back to God gets more and more energy and does even better.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone, namaste:

We are now on paragraph 5 in chapter 7 of the first Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"Were you Jewish or Christian or Buddhist or Muslim or Hindu or Taoist when you first realized your oneness with God?  Whatever you were, don't try to hide it or disavow it, or brag about it.  People from all religions or no religion have come into the realization that they are one with God."

Commentary: The realization of oneness transcends all religious doctrines. Once you realize that you are one with God then you see all religions in perspective and you see that they have all become closed systems in which few people think outside the box of the system. Yet they have led people up to a certain point, and they all serve a purpose and do some good, so there is no point in saying they are useless or completely false. A person who has realized oneness with God can still remain in a particular religious faith and try to help others see beyond the outer trappings of the religion.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi everyone, namaste:

We are now on paragraph 6 of chapter 4 in the first Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One: Letters of Aul." (page 74)

"I'm not writing this just to scold you and make you feel bad.  I'm writing as a concerned fellow traveler. I love you and want you to have a happy and fulfilling journey.  There are a lot of people all too willing to criticize and judge you, but there aren't a lot of people who are willing to take the time to help you on your journey.  It's because Jesus and the other masters who helped me realize my oneness with God that I became your helper.  I'm not asking you to do anything but take charge of your own lives.  Take responsibility for yourselves and remember your oneness with God."

Commentary:  A spiritual master wants you to stand on your own two feet (so to speak) before God. He wants you to realize your own oneness with God.  He can help you and become your advocate, but ultimately he wants you to be master of yourself and know for certain that you are eternally a free individual within the consciousness of God.  To do this we must take full responsibility for all of our thoughts, words, and actions.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone; namaste:

We are now on the first paragraph of chapter 3 in the first letter to the Orinthians in the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (page 72)
                                                                                    
"Right now I would like to address those of you who are backsliding into the illusions of life.  I am sad and shocked by the way you treat each other sometimes.  You're acting like ignorant kids in relation to this great truth of the oneness of all life.  You grab for the goodies of life and step on the toes of others as you go for it.  You're content when you have what you want, but when it is taken away, you cry about it.  Very attached you are.  And then when you take sides and declare you are on the "Catholics" side, or the "Sunni's " side, or the "Shaivite's" side, or you say, "I'm for the Brazilians, or British, or Chinese, or Greeks," or whatever side you take with the idea that you are separate from the rest of life, aren't you being foolish?"

Commentary:  We have put up a lot of artificial barriers between people in just about every area of life. We have divided ourselves according to religion, nationality, tribe, political group, schools, race,  and many more categories. And we seem to take these divisions so seriously. If a person is born as a brown-skinned Hindu in Madras, India he will have all the perceptions of life that come with that situation.  But if he moves beyond all those limiting, artificial conditions he may realize his universal identity in the oneness of God

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hello Everyone; namaste:

We are now on paragraph 10 in the first chapter of the first letter to the Orinthians in the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (P 68)

"The gospel of oneness seems unrealistic to those who are lost in the thoughts of separateness and mired in the illusions of life, but for those people on the path of Self-Realization, it makes perfect sense. This is the way God works, and it is the way of sublime wisdom. The so-called experts of worldly wisdom who base their philosophy on the separation of life will be left as "cracked pots."

Commentary: It seems that most people are currently caught up in the dualistic struggles of life. Entire philosophies have been made up to deal with the dualistic vision of life. For example, the Chinese classic "The Art of War" is based on the notion that you can actually win a war by coming out on top in a dualistic struggle for supremacy. To have real victory everyone must work for a win-win outcome. Those people who stick to a dualistic view and try to come out on top will indeed be seen as "cracked pots" that cannot hold the water of oneness.