Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone; namaste:

We are now on paragraph 5 of chapter 10 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond your inner God-power to handle.  God knows what your current position is, but we don't always realize how far we can stretch.  Remember, we can call on the angels to help us bear crushing loads.  Every condition or situation is temporary, and death is a portal to a new situation.  God is always with you, for God is you, and God is eternal, so in the long run there is nothing to worry about.  Ah, I know, it's the short term worries that really get us."

Commentary: God is with everyone, but if you look at the history of the world, everyone has to die sooner or later, and everyone goes through difficult experiences, some much more so than others, so what comfort is it, one may ask, to say that God is with us? Because You are always alive in spirit and cannot be injured in your essence. These forms and experiences that we have in this material world are all passing shows of light and shadow. They may seem very real right now, but in a hundred years from now a new set of players will be on stage, and we will have moved on to other stages. When we gain our ascension into the realms of oneness, we will leave suffering and sorrow behind.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hello Everyone; namaste;

We are now on paragraph 4 of chapter 10 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"These are just warning markers for us along the way.  We can learn from the mistakes of others as well as our own.  We don't want to become over-confident.  We're not exempt from falling down again. Forget about confidence in your ego-self. Cultivate God-confidence.

Commentary:  As we move up on the spiritual path we can never get complacent and think we now understand everything and can just coast along in a false confidence  Ever the high and mighty can fall down again, and that happens when the ego slips back into control.  So let us all remember that God is the only reality..

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi everyone; namaste;

We are now on paragraph 3 on chapter 10 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"And we need to be on guard about not manipulating God. This can be a very subtle issue, and sometimes we can do it without realizing we are trying to do it.  We can never manipulate God of course, but sometimes we may put words into his mouth, such as "God really wants me to eat these cookies," to give a childish example.  But to give you a more serious one, how about, "God really wants us to go to war against those wicked people."  Or, "God is going to punish you for your wicked actions."  We don't want to fall into this way of thinking--that God is for or against anyone.  God is for everyone.

Commentary:  A lot of people do put words into God's mouth and they can be quite convinced that God actually said those words to them. How do you discern if the words came from God? Ineffable love for everyone and supreme wisdom will shine through.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone, namaste:

We are now on paragraph 2 of chapter 10 in the first Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One, Letters of Aul." (page 87)

"Can we stop repeating history? We need to be on guard so that we don't get lost in the outer show of life:  And we must not turn our beliefs into a circus of outer miracles and brazen entertainment.  It's great to sing and dance in the joy of the Lord, but when it just becomes an outer show to entertain people, it doesn't benefit us in any deep way."

Commentary:  The inner connection to God is the most important. There are many good and fun outer activities in life, but they may not be fully satisfying if there is no inner connection with God and the deeper truths of life.

Gospel of One; Letters of Aul

Hi Everyone, namaste:

We are now moving on to paragraph 1 of chapter 10 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul."

"Think deeply about our history friends, and be warned by past mistakes.  We've been in very comfortable places before.  We were were well fed and taken care of.  We thought we were on the high road to victory, but then we started taking it all for granted.  We became too outward looking and neglected to cultivate our inner connection with God.  Then when the hard outer times came we were not prepared, and many of us fell by the wayside.  I'm talking about past incarnations here."

Commentary:  If life becomes too easy then people may have the tendency to not look within for inner strength.  Still, the goal is to move beyond dualistic experiences and live in the oneness of God and be beyond the struggles of this earth, and by then you will have all the inner strength that you need and you won't take anything for granted. You will know what to do.

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 4 of chapter 9 in the First Letter to the Orinthians from the book "Gospel of One; Letters of Aul." (page 86)

"Even though I have the freedom to do as I please, I have a schedule of voluntary commitments to come and present this message in person to a whole range of people.  I will talk to all religions and scientific groups about the oneness of life.  I will talk with the down and out as well as the high and mighty.  I can feel empathy with anyone, anywhere because God is everyone.  If I keep my awareness on God, I can accomplish more than I ever thought I could as a weak person separated from God.  So I don't want to just talk about the wonderful gospel, I intend to be the message."

Commentary: When you know that you are one with all life in God, then you will feel kinship with all life.