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Living Loyally
143 posts · 9 participants · started Jan 29, 2015, 6:43 PM
- Bradly wrote: There is no loyalty without trust and those who are disloyal cannot be trusted.
Fantastic post Bradly. I love the scholarliness. I think the most important point you made is about the relationship between loyal living and trustworthiness. The solemnity of trust is intimately related to faith, which is why the term faith-trust is so frequently used in describing our relationship with Deity. We are told by Rodan that personality association and mutual affection are sufficient safeguards against evil. And, if we can build up small units of human associations based on loyalty and trustworthiness, the world would be a fantastic place approaching the stabilization of maturity.
I really like that term, stabilization of maturity. Mature people are those who are living loyally.
- nelsong wrote: . . . and I have difficulty believing these highly advanced beings think like humans with human emotions
I agree Nelson. Humans are subject to the problem of duality; they are beings of animal origin with a divine nucleus. Therefore, humans have to live with two sets of emotions, animal and divine. The recognition of animal emotions, the interpretation of their effect on relationships and the self-control necessary to choose not to engage them is part of loyal living. I don’t know what is more important, recognizing animal emotions or recognizing divine emotions, but I do know that the animal emotions are definitely easier to identify. What people do once they discover and recognize them determines their level of loyalty to divinity.
Did you know that there is an entire corps of angels dedicated to fostering the holier emotions of humans? (39:2.5)
Thanks so much for your input Keryn. I agree that hindsight is useful, but how much of it can be simply chalked up to wisdom from experience. Even a monkey will stop doing something that results in discomfort, but is that loyalty or self-preservation?
Keryn wrote: Are the changes we notice in ourselves resulting in positive outcomes? Are we moving toward goodness, beauty and truth? Are we experiencing feelings of sincere worship and joy? Do we have command over our thoughts, words and deeds? If so, I believe we are living loyally, at least, in some small way.
I like this because it reminds me of that list on page 1000 of things we’re supposed to look for to let us know if our mystical musings are on the right track. So, are you suggesting that we can recognize our own level of self-mastery?
No, I am not suggesting that. Assessing my own level of self-mastery is something I have no interest in other than to occasionally check in with myself to make sure I am on a “Godward” growth path.
147:5.7 That same evening Jesus made the long-to-be-remembered address to the apostles regarding the relative value of status with God and progress in the eternal ascent to Paradise. Said Jesus: “My children, if there exists a true and living connection between the child and the Father, the child is certain to progress continuously toward the Father’s ideals. True, the child may at first make slow progress, but the progress is none the less sure. The important thing is not the rapidity of your progress but rather its certainty. Your actual achievement is not so important as the fact that the direction of your progress is Godward. What you are becoming day by day is of infinitely more importance than what you are today.
nelsong wrote: . . . and I have difficulty believing these highly advanced beings think like humans with human emotions
I agree Nelson. Humans are subject to the problem of duality; they are beings of animal origin with a divine nucleus. Therefore, humans have to live with two sets of emotions, animal and divine.Does God feel our human pain? Do not the highly advanced being of TA fusion remember there onetime human emotions? Did they not convey these emotions and feeling to those descending right up through the Havona natives for their benefits?
Why must all of you think of yourself as less worthy by having started as a human? We have been given the most in order to compensate for having to start at the bottom. We have a most enviable status.
Why must all of you think of yourself as less worthy by having started as a human? We have been given the most in order to compensate for having to start at the bottom. We have a most enviable status.
“Worthy”, “status,” “enviable” — these are words of the ego.
TUB “True and False Liberty” in paper 54: Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion reminds us
54:1.1 Of all the perplexing problems growing out of the Lucifer rebellion, none has occasioned more difficulty than the failure of immature evolutionary mortals to distinguish between true and false liberty.
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54:1.5 Unbridled self-will and unregulated self-expression equal unmitigated selfishness, the acme of ungodliness. Liberty without the associated and ever-increasing conquest of self is a figment of egoistic mortal imagination. Self-motivated liberty is a conceptual illusion, a cruel deception. License masquerading in the garments of liberty is the forerunner of abject bondage.
54:1.6 True liberty is the associate of genuine self-respect; false liberty is the consort of self-admiration. True liberty is the fruit of self-control; false liberty, the assumption of self-assertion. Self-control leads to altruistic service; self-admiration tends towards the exploitation of others for the selfish aggrandizement of such a mistaken individual as is willing to sacrifice righteous attainment for the sake of possessing unjust power over his fellow beings.
emanny3003 wrote:
Why must all of you think of yourself as less worthy by having started as a human? We have been given the most in order to compensate for having to start at the bottom. We have a most enviable status.
“Worthy”, “status,” “enviable” — these are words of the ego.These may very be words of the ego IF one uses them in self-reference.
God has no ego, yet God determines my worthiness, not me. God determines my status, not me. God bestows His gifts to me. I choose to receive them and give Him thanks. I cannot envy myself. If you envy me it is because you have not accepted your gifts from Father and given Him thanks.
Are you concerned for me? How can you presume to know that I do not know Father?
Are your warning quotes intended to gain some unjust power over me?
So your use of the word “we” in your quote above (“we have a most enviable status”), refers to everyone else except yourself?
So your use of the word “we” in your quote above (“we have a most enviable status”), refers to everyone else except yourself?
No Keryn. “We” refers to the children of God. We are taught to pray, “Our Father…” The ego thinks that it can create. We are created. We do not create ourselves.
What is your agenda here Keryn?
emanny I am simply trying to understand your perspective. You say the words were not egoistic except if they are used in self-reference. But you had used the term “we” which, by definition, includes the person saying it, so therefore it was used in self-reference. So I asked you to clarify.
Now you say that “we” refers to the children of God. So again I ask you, does that include yourself? You are a child of God; therefore, you used the words “worthy” “status” and “enviable” in reference to yourself. Therefore, they are coming from your ego. Perhaps your ego “thinks that it can create”. Mine does not. My ego thinks I am the center of the world and the star of the show. I am learning to put my ego in its proper perspective and to put my Thought Adjuster in charge, with my ego in service to the direction and leadings of my TA. I have a long way to go, but it is a worthy endeavor.
emanny I am simply trying to understand your perspective. You say the words were not egoistic except if they are used in self-reference. But you had used the term “we” which, by definition, includes the person saying it, so therefore it was used in self-reference. So I asked you to clarify.
emanny3003 wrote:
Why must all of you think of yourself as less worthy by having started as a human? We have been given the most in order to compensate for having to start at the bottom. We have a most enviable status.Why do you deliberately confuse the issue if you really wish to understand me?
“We”, you and me, are the recipients of the Gifts of God. We are the objects of envy, NOT the source of envy. I do not envy you because I have my own. Do you envy me?
You are a child of God; therefore, you used the words “worthy” “status” and “enviable” in reference to yourself. Therefore, they are coming from your ego.
No, you are wrong again. I am defined by He who created me. You dare to question God?
Perhaps your ego “thinks that it can create”. Mine does not. My ego thinks I am the center of the world and the star of the show. I am learning to put my ego in its proper perspective and to put my Thought Adjuster in charge, with my ego in service to the direction and leadings of my TA. I have a long way to go, but it is a worthy endeavor.
You do have a long way to go because in your statement above, you have given us all the perfect example of SELF REFERENCE.
I have one last question for you, Keryn.
“The baptism of John, whence was it? Did John get his authority from heaven or from men?”
You do not have to clarify for me your agenda, I know it all too well.
- Me here: Pray tell Keryn’s “agenda”.
No, you are wrong again. I am defined by He who created me. You dare to question God?
Actually, God only gives us our potential and the tools we need to reach that potential…mind, personality, free will, time, and spirit circuitry. Otherwise, we are our own creation by the choices we make by free will and in time by mind which determine how quickly, or if, we transfer the seat of our identity. Questioning you Louis is not “to question God” for pete’s sake. Free will defines us before and after fusion. Your combative tone and defensiveness are your choice, not God’s choice. It is your response choice. We must all learn to be response-able. Perhaps the sister is truly trying to understand? ….and without agenda?
"Live loyally today—grow—and tomorrow will attend to itself. The quickest way for a tadpole to become a frog is to live loyally each moment as a tadpole."
- Keryn wrote: No, I am not suggesting that. Assessing my own level of self-mastery is something I have no interest in other than to occasionally check in with myself to make sure I am on a “Godward” growth path.
I agree with that. I think what you said goes back to my original thinking on the subject. It’s all about the striving and the yearning.
111:1.5 It is not so much that man is conscious of God as that man yearns for God that results in universe ascension. What you are today is not so important as what you are becoming day by day and in eternity.
“Worthy”, “status,” “enviable” — these are words of the ego.
I agree. “Humility, indeed, becomes mortal man who receives all these gifts from the Father in heaven . . .” (149:6.10)
- Bradly wrote: Questioning you Louis is not “to question God” for pete’s sake.
So wait . . . he thinks he’s God?? What the heck’s going on here? Isn’t that the same problem Lucifer had? Weird, huh?
Actually, God only gives us our potential and the tools we need to reach that potential…mind, personality, free will, time, and spirit circuitry.
God gives us EVERYTHING. So you would claim that what God gives has limits? We live IN HIM!
Otherwise, we are our own creation by the choices we make by free will and in time by mind which determine how quickly, or if, we transfer the seat of our identity.
So now you say that we are our own creation? You must be beside yourself, Bradly. You presume to create yourself in your own image. You are looking in a mirror. There is only one of you, Bradly, and it is in God’s image that you were created.
Questioning you Louis is not “to question God” for pete’s sake. Free will defines us before and after fusion.
You do not question me, Bradly, you question our maker. He defines me and defines you. Freewill is the gift of choice and defines nothing. God’s gifts do not define us, God defines us.
Your combative tone and defensiveness are your choice, not God’s choice. It is your response choice.
You are afraid, Bradly. This not my choice but yours. You are not afraid of me but you are afraid of God. Why are you so God fearing? Why do respond to God with fear? You deflect your defenses toward me when what you really fear is the judgement of God. Fear not for He will judge you rightly. Humble yourself before God, not me. Humility before a brother is a fearful response. I have said this to you many times before. God is not a respecter of persons and one brother is no lower than any other brother. Why do you lower yourself? Do you not believe this of your Father? Why do you deny your Father?
149:6.10 “Humility, indeed, becomes mortal man who receives all these gifts from the Father in heaven, albeit there is a divine dignity attached to all such faith candidates for the eternal ascent of the heavenly kingdom. The meaningless and menial practices of an ostentatious and false humility are incompatible with the appreciation of the source of your salvation and the recognition of the destiny of your spirit-born souls. Humility before God is altogether appropriate in the depths of your hearts; meekness before men is commendable; but the hypocrisy of self-conscious and attention-craving humility is childish and unworthy of the enlightened sons of the kingdom.
We must all learn to be response-able. Perhaps the sister is truly trying to understand? ….and without agenda?
Perhaps you are correct that Karyn has no agenda. But I can tell you that she attempts to confuse the discussion and that is an agenda.
Keryn wrote:
“Worthy”, “status,” “enviable” — these are words of the ego.I agree. “Humility, indeed, becomes mortal man who receives all these gifts from the Father in heaven . . .” (149:6.10)
Lets give some context, Bonita.
149:6.9 “Out of your wrong concepts of the Father in heaven grow your false ideas of humility and springs much of your hypocrisy. Man may be a worm of the dust by nature and origin, but when he becomes indwelt by my Father’s spirit, that man becomes divine in his destiny. The bestowal spirit of my Father will surely return to the divine source and universe level of origin, and the human soul of mortal man which shall have become the reborn child of this indwelling spirit shall certainly ascend with the divine spirit to the very presence of the eternal Father.
149:6.10 “Humility, indeed, becomes mortal man who receives all these gifts from the Father in heaven, albeit there is a divine dignity attached to all such faith candidates for the eternal ascent of the heavenly kingdom. The meaningless and menial practices of an ostentatious and false humility are incompatible with the appreciation of the source of your salvation and the recognition of the destiny of your spirit-born souls. Humility before God is altogether appropriate in the depths of your hearts; meekness before men is commendable; but the hypocrisy of self-conscious and attention-craving humility is childish and unworthy of the enlightened sons of the kingdom.
Did you post this in order to help Bradly with his problem of hypocrisy of self-conscious and attention-craving humility?
Bradly wrote: Questioning you Louis is not “to question God” for pete’s sake.
So wait . . . he thinks he’s God?? What the heck’s going on here? Isn’t that the same problem Lucifer had? Weird, huh?
Truly, I say that this is a fine example of bearing false witness.
You are afraid, Bradly. This not my choice but yours. You are not afraid of me but you are afraid of God. Why are you so God fearing? Why do respond to God with fear? You deflect your defenses toward me when what you really fear is the judgement of God. Fear not for He will judge you rightly. Humble yourself before God, not me. Humility before a brother is a fearful response. I have said this to you many times before. God is not a respecter of persons and one brother is no lower than any other brother. Why do you lower yourself? Do you not believe this of your Father? Why do you deny your Father?
Louis – You say much about me personally here and I accept your rebuke and admonishments as from one who cares deeply about truth and displays such passion for their understanding of God’s will and way. No one should fear that and them which created us nor their motives or intentions regarding our future…nor the heavenly ways of love, mercy, patience, kindness, service….or justice. Neither should we fear the vicissitudes that are to be faced with courage and wisdom to relegate them to their proper priority in the pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness. Surely, anger at those who disagree with me or judge me or even revile and condemn me would be most inappropriate….as well as ineffective and, even, counterproductive. While facing so many accusations may incite self importance and response in kind, such a temptation holds no value to oneself or to any other. To defend myself is to lower myself by raising my ego and to remain silent is to cower in the face of such accusation.
Quite a pickle. I would hope that differences in perspective and ideas on such important topics and matters discussed here would not require such personalization for mutual discovery and benefit from such discourse as is intended here and other forums and in any gathering of believers. And I would hope that when we stray into such human reactions like anger and fear that we can find our way back to respect and civility and from there to humor and reversion that we might gain something of value, the diamond in the coal field, that offers new perspective.
I will not defend myself Louis nor try to explain my joy and my blessed life filled with love, laughter, family, friends, a craft that I love and excel at, service daily in my work, family, and pilgrim’s path nor could I possibly express my relationship with Father and my utter confidence in my destiny. If I express fear in any way, it mystifies me as to its source, for I have felt Father’s love and heard his voice for all of my life. I do not feel that fear you find so obvious but I will seek it out as fear is the greatest of all mind poisons and the root of much evil in this world of mortals. I have been upon the pilgrim’s path for some 50 years now (of my brief 62) and have both enjoyed and been bewildered by the route I have chosen. And while it has not been easy, I have been so blessed in so many ways by my reality alignment efforts to harmonize the duality in this life which so easily confuses and confounds the tadpole but which gives way to progress by the sincerity of one’s yearning and choosing.
I’ve always believed that if one loves their life, then there is no place for regrets and remorse, for it is where we are now that matters most; and if we do not find ourselves where we wish to be, such regret is of little value anyway as we cannot wish change but must act and learn to choose better so that the results to our choices takes a better way toward our heart’s desire. I love life. I love people. I love a challenge. And you certainly present much opportunity for me to exercise patience, understanding, forbearance, kindness, and love for another child of my Father. I am glad for such a chance to come to know myself better that I might learn more about the dove and the serpent and how to be more response-able. I cannot choose what will happen but I do choose how to respond to everything that does happen. May I so choose according to the spirit.
"Live loyally today—grow—and tomorrow will attend to itself. The quickest way for a tadpole to become a frog is to live loyally each moment as a tadpole."
Sorry for the repost but just seems so appropriate here as well:
(1570.14) 140:3.13 “You are the light of the world. A city set upon a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and be led to glorify your Father who is in heaven.
(1571.1) 140:3.14 “I am sending you out into the world to represent me and to act as ambassadors of my Father’s kingdom, and as you go forth to proclaim the glad tidings, put your trust in the Father whose messengers you are. Do not forcibly resist injustice; put not your trust in the arm of the flesh. If your neighbor smites you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Be willing to suffer injustice rather than to go to law among yourselves. In kindness and with mercy minister to all who are in distress and in need.
(1571.2) 140:3.15 “I say to you: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you. And whatsoever you believe that I would do to men, do you also to them.
(1571.3) 140:3.16 “Your Father in heaven makes the sun to shine on the evil as well as upon the good; likewise he sends rain on the just and the unjust. You are the sons of God; even more, you are now the ambassadors of my Father’s kingdom. Be merciful, even as God is merciful, and in the eternal future of the kingdom you shall be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect.
(1571.4) 140:3.17 “You are commissioned to save men, not to judge them. At the end of your earth life you will all expect mercy; therefore do I require of you during your mortal life that you show mercy to all of your brethren in the flesh. Make not the mistake of trying to pluck a mote out of your brother’s eye when there is a beam in your own eye. Having first cast the beam out of your own eye, you can the better see to cast the mote out of your brother’s eye.
(1571.5) 140:3.18 “Discern the truth clearly; live the righteous life fearlessly; and so shall you be my apostles and my Father’s ambassadors. You have heard it said: ‘If the blind lead the blind, they both shall fall into the pit.’ If you would guide others into the kingdom, you must yourselves walk in the clear light of living truth. In all the business of the kingdom I exhort you to show just judgment and keen wisdom. Present not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample your gems under foot and turn to rend you.
(1571.6) 140:3.19 “I warn you against false prophets who will come to you in sheep’s clothing, while on the inside they are as ravening wolves. By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree brings forth good fruit, but the corrupt tree bears evil fruit. A good tree cannot yield evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is presently hewn down and cast into the fire. In gaining an entrance into the kingdom of heaven, it is the motive that counts. My Father looks into the hearts of men and judges by their inner longings and their sincere intentions.
May our hearts be worthy of such examination. Peace.
"Live loyally today—grow—and tomorrow will attend to itself. The quickest way for a tadpole to become a frog is to live loyally each moment as a tadpole."
I cannot choose what will happen but I do choose how to respond to everything that does happen. May I so choose according to the spirit.
Thanks Bradly. You’ve written a true, beautiful and good post. Very well done, and I believe and trust your sincerity. Sincerity is certainly necessary for loyal living. How does that quote go . . . . sincerity, more sincerity and more sincerity. How can you be egoistic and hypocritical while being sincere? It can’t be done.
Yet we are told that sincerity alone can be insufficient. Poor Eve. She was most sincere and had the highest motives but still succumbed to the wily machinations of a Lucifer minion. I fully understand her willingness to believe a sweet-talking serpent. She probably never entertained the thought that someone could be so evil. She was created to trust others, to live sincerely and loyally as she thought she was.
I think this is one of the benefits of being an agondonter. Living and growing up among serpents makes it easier to identify them. And perhaps that has some value in the life to come. A well honed proboscis equipped to sniff out the faintest of sophistries must have some value in the universe.
