Where in the world do people get the idea I hate the Bible?
The Bible is just a tool, people either use for religious/spiritual growth or control.
It tells the evolving story of the Jewish history, but only up to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70ad.
The Bible tells the story of a segment of humanity’s attempt to define themselves, and attempts to understand God.
But this is only Christianity’s story of Judaism.
The Bible is not even the Jewish story of Judaism.
The Bible is not your story, nor is it mine.
Our story is written on our hearts, our story is God’s kingdom within.
Forever uniting us with our creator and creation.
This was also Jesus’s story.
The Bible is a story closing the chapter on 4000 Jewish years of history’s religious successes and failures. You can have the mosiac laws, the rituals, the guilt, suppression and oppression and everything else religion offers. I will simply take Jesus’s story of love and acceptance from our Father, with No stipulations or demands.
Dan Shaffer
Religion – damned religion – is the culprit. It creeps into otherwise benign aspects of connecting with one’s Source. “Christianity”, “Bible”, “prayer”, “communion”, “meditation”, “God”, “worship”, “grace”, “praise”, “faith” all come under the rubric of ‘no longer entirely agreeable terminology’. The real bugaboo is religion, religion, religion. This organized control seeps into every misguided effort to guide and direct people’s thinking on such a profoundly intimate and personal topic.
True prayer has nothing to do with asking for or getting anything: “praying FOR” anything or for any reason is NOT correct because we ARE the very answer we would seek. Praising God is superfluous as God is IN us living AS us. There’s no separate entity whatsoever. Meditating on these – or other – truths, as well as being perfectly still are both forms of truly enlightened prayer.
Our meditation will become easier once we realize that we can say to our mind, “Peace, be still.” Some of us have undoubtedly seen pictures, statues, or figures of Lao-tzu sitting on a horse backwards, not facing the horse’s head but his tail. The meaning of this is that Lao-tzu, the mystic, the man of God, has control of his senses. He does not need to hold reins; he does not need to look where he is going. He is in control of his senses and can forget the human element of control. He is a master and, being a master, he does not have to observe material laws by facing forward, holding the reins, or kicking the horse in the sides. He sits there and contemplates.
There are no masters except those who are in control of mind and body. And if they do not have that control, they are not masters. You and I are masters only as we can demonstrate that the mind and the body are under our dominion.
‘This body does not constitute me: this is a body which is an instrument for my use. I am in the Father, and the Father is in me. I am subject unto the Father; I do His will. I do the will of no man; I obey the will of no man. I look not to “man, whose breath is in his nostrils.”
I look not to the favor of princes. I and the Father are one, and I am subject only unto my Father because I do the will of my Father. I turn within and receive instruction and light from the Father.’
Life becomes a matter of introspection and withinness, letting infinite God, good, infinite consciousness, pour Itself through us, as us, without our having to take conscious thought, but always being obedient to its leading. When the Master was on the ship in the midst of a storm and commanded the sea to be still, he was not addressing a storm external to him. The storm was within him. A storm is a mental illusion, a mirage. It is not externalized, and no one can command it to be still. But we can say to the mind that is entertaining an illusion, “Peace, be still. My peace give I unto thee.”
When you want to meditate, say to your mind: “Peace, be still. My peace give I unto thee. The Christ-peace give I unto thee. I bring to thee peace from my Father.” As you find your body becoming unruly, do not be afraid to address the body, although actually it should not be necessary because the body is mind formed and if the mind is brought into stillness, the body will be still, just as by bringing the mind into stillness, the storm subsided.
When you learn there is an I, let I address your mind:
‘Peace, be still. The peace of God be upon thee. I live by the grace of God. I live by God’s government, and so, mind, be still. Peace be unto thee. My peace give I unto thee.’
It will not be long before the mind settles down into peace, because you have asserted your God-given dominion over your mind, not over anyone else’s mind.
J. S. Goldsmith: The Art of Spiritual Living. Chapter Three; The Peace-Be-Still of Spiritual Authority; Entering a New Dimension of Life; Kindle location: 934-961
Maybe you haven’t had that moment yet when you realize almost everything you have been taught is NOT in the Bible.
NOWHERE IN 33,000 Bible verses DOES IT SAY…
– one must believe in order to be born again
– believing in Jesus is required to go to heaven
– that Jesus’ “coming” was beyond the lifetime of those disciples
– that the whole bible is “inspired” (says in Gk, every scripture inspired by God is profitable, not that every scripture is inspired and was talking about the OT not whole Bible)
– that there were three wise men that visited Jesus or that they visited him in a manger as a new born baby.
– that pastors should lead churches (pastor is only listed once in Eph 4 as an “office” but not in a description of any leader)
– that women who get a divorce are committing adultery if they remarry (Jesus spoke of men who “put away” spouses which means to kick them out with no support, would cause them to commit adultery if they married another)
– that church buildings are holy
– that holiness is something one arrives at (be holy meant live from the fact they were already holy)
– spare the rod and spoil the child. (that is a saying not a verse)
– that the earth is 6000 years old
– the word “trinity”… it took about 300 years for that to develop as a theology.
– hell is a real place. (The word hell in English and its meaning from the middle ages are imposed over numerous GK words that don’t mean a place where God forever torments sinners).
– that the gospel was to be preached to the whole planet (it was sent to their “world” ie Jews and Gentile converts within the Roman Empire by the end of the Old Covenant Age… lo I am with you (those disciples) always, even to the end of the age..(AD70)).
– that God killed Jesus on the cross, or punished Jesus in our place or hid his face from Jesus (Not even Isaiah 53… it is not “It pleased the Lord to bruise him” but more accurately ““And the Lord decreed/willed [the] cleansing [of] him of his wound.“)
– the words “spiritual warfare” (Paul said they wrestled against principalities and powers which were governmental leaders and religious systems entrenched with dark spiritual principles, but the bible never uses the phrase spiritual warfare as a method of fighting city wide or personal demons)
– that transgender people are in sin (Jesus actually said eunuchs were welcome in the kingdom, even those “born that way” and went on to say “if you can receive it” ie prejudice was present then too. AND what he said contradicted the book of Leviticus which means you cannot use the OT against LGBT.)
– that there is a future judgement (every verse points to an event in their near future, AD70, not our future)
– that the lion will lay down with the lamb
– that money is the root of all evil.
– that demons/devils cause a person to act against his will (the man with a Legion ran TO the feet of Jesus).
– that women can’t be pastors (there are actually women deacons and apostles in the NT)
– that the wages of sin is death (it says the wages of THE SIN (a noun) is THE death which is singular and speaks of the sin of Adam, not us).
and on and on it goes
I am not interested in crushing your faith, just suggesting you shouldn’t be dogmatic about it. What we can learn to do is value the beauty of the verses on love demonstrated in the life of Jesus which are unparalleled in other literature.
Chuck Crisco
I can’t say enough about “meditation” & listening .. THIS is where transformation takes place. ~Living Life from the inside out..
This is where the strength and courage to be more authentic, and to finally Be the One you were created to Be from the very beginning is realized.
Kathleen DesVoigne
Experiment time:
I’m going to ask you to do a thing
And then never do it again!
Here it is: Think a painfully negative thought.
Got it? Just think it for a moment and observe what it does to you. Your face, your tummy, everything.
NOW LET IT GO AND NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!
Whoosh, was it worth it? I hope you’ll say No!!
Thoughts of a negative nature fit into one of five categories for me.
Did you know there’s another way, too, of “dealing” with them? Call it a Robinism but here goes:
Many years ago I was enjoying a social drink a little more than I deemed healthy. … I finally decided this way – for all intents and purposes I quit, but it wasn’t about suppressing or jamming myself up. I was able to revisit my decision and even revise it, but I had to do it formally. I had to take it upstairs and go over all the pros and cons in the cool refreshing Light of day. It was glorious! There were a few taps on the door but they were met and dismissed most lovingly.
Now, I’m giving these Five Negative Categories (more may be added) the same short shrift: “You wanna talk? Make an appointment! We’ll revisit the wisdom of allowing you entrance into my otherwise joyous, peaceful consciousness yet again!”
Hello?
#drrobinstarbuck .com
p.s.: I’m well aware that challenges seem to “come” to us (which is a lie) from a source outside ourselves (another lie) but I believe the method of dealing with them, enumerated above, rises to the occasion of turning on the Light, so I’ll leave it as a “memory lane” testimony.
You have not yet attained the actual consciousness of your oneness with God, but the truth is that you are; you are still one with God. You will succeed in proving that oneness, however, only in proportion to your attainment of the actual awareness of the relationship that already exists. Therefore, you must not judge by the appearance of today, nor must you try to judge your progress, because no one on the spiritual path can ever evaluate his own progress.
Joel S. Goldsmith
Beyond Words and Thoughts
Chap 6
Let’s try a little fantasy exercise together. Imagine you’re from outer space and you’re trying to come to grips with all the differences you see.
What’s this for? How do I use that? What about …? Where’s the …? Why are they …?
Suddenly the phone rings, what do you do?
You answer it, Silly!
What just happened to the outer space person? And all your questions?
Gone!!!
That’s how it is when you finally wake up from massive world hypnotism.
Gone.
All the issues, all the fears, all the trauma, disappointment, loss, anger, addictions.
Gone. Gone. Gone. Gone.
Why couldn’t I have woken up eons ago?
You could have.
Before Abraham was I am = I have always lived = I always will live = I’m not a body = I’m Life itself. I am the Life of God. #REST
The difference between listening to inspirational stuff and true awareness is
JUST IMAGINE IT !
I, ROBIN, AM ETERNAL LIFE !
😀
I Spirit am neither man nor woman!
Your mind-concept about me is not me.
I’ve permitted you to pull me back into world concepts.
I’m feeling rather sorry for people who have not the slightest idea what mysticism, spirituality, illumination, enlightenment mean
How could I be eternal life? – it’s so mind-boggling!!
One could think about that
ALL DAY LONG !!!
Incredible & Absolutely true!
Q: What exactly is
KNOWING THE TRUTH ?
A: It’s when the personal self gives way to
THE DIVINE SELF #ThisCanHealYou #RADICAL
MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD
U really think Jesus’ purpose was to make this world happier, healthier, more comfortable?
:p
Above appearances into boundless vision of Spirit that sees only itself,
the human mind being put aside,
we see
KINGDOM OF GOD.
Is HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS
reached through gradual growth
or is it reached by suddenly waking up?
ANSWER: Yes
“TAKE NO THOUGHT”
We can never humanly “know the Truth”.
THE TRUTH
must know itself in us.
Human thought is a place where universal world beliefs drop their offal
THE MOST BRILLIANT HUMAN THOUGHTS
have their genesis there
“TAKE NO THOUGHT”
means
STOP DRAWING A VEIL OVER THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
GET YOUR HUMANHOOD OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY !!
Remove that blasted veil of human thought
See
KINGDOM OF GOD ON EARTH !!
In God’s thought, people are healed, death disappears
NO PERSONAL ‘ME’
is tantamount to
THE PRESENCE OF DIVINITY ITSELF
My kingdom is not of this world = THERE IS NO WORLD !!!
Have you ever wondered what amnesia is like?
Do u remember living before Abraham?
No?
That’s amnesia! U caught it from world mind!
You cannot have a problem – none – when you’re in the realm of SOUL REALIZATION in which you REALIZE THE PRESENCE OF YOUR OWN SOUL
Agree with your adversary = IT’S ONLY THOUGHTS !! Don’t resist it, stare it down, work it through ADVERSARY WILL BLESS YOU !!
I just got the directive “DON’T EVER SAY ‘I JUST WANT TO BE BACK ON TRACK’.” I could never be & have never been off track NEVER !!
Is your life a
PARENTHESIS IN ETERNITY ?
Imagine your life if you
ERASE THE PARENTHESIS !! Leave this world by transforming it
Jesus never taught that God overcomes evil powers EVIL HAS NO POWER ! “You couldn’t have any power over me unless given by God”
If you think you love God & at same time u think God can or has punished u or anyone else, it’s pure delusion. #GODisntLikeThat
#Forgiveness: FOR SUCCESSFUL MEDITATION, THE SPIRIT OF GOD MUST BE WITHIN YOU, I.E., WITHIN YOUR CONSCIOUS AWARENESS
P R A Y E R IS LIVING IN SPIRIT. [SHUT THE DOOR TO THE WORLD.] W – O – W !!! YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME !!!
I’m telling you, that wasn’t a fair fight 🙁 David and Goliath, I mean … 🙁 Poor Goliath never had a chance :'( .. :p
Knowing God aright is Life eternal. Meditating on this glorious fact – with zero interest in getting anything – is ANSWERED PRAYER
If you say “I’m not good, important, advanced, educated enough for [you name it]”, aren’t you saying you’re not the Son of God? YOU’RE THE VERY LIGHT THAT HAS TO SHINE !! #BeStillAndKnow
THE HARDEST THING TO GRASP about higher consciousness or deeper awareness is the fact that IT’S SO UNBELIEVABLY S I M P L E
We can see a far more beautiful world than we ever thought possible. IN SPIRIT, GOD, IS PERFECT AWARENESS, higher consciousness.
ANY IMPERFECTION in our lives is a sign that we’ve forgotten who we really are. We’re an old soul, i.e., we’ve always been alive.
P R A Y E R IS LIVING IN SPIRIT. [SHUT THE DOOR TO THE WORLD.] W – O – W !!! YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME !!!
We, like Jesus, are an old soul, since before Abraham. THE HUMAN SENSES MISPERCEIVE our forms and we think we see human bodies.
Since I know I’m entirely Spirit, I see my neighbor the same. False concepts fall away in spiritual universe Jesus was fully aware
.#DEHYPNOTIZE: Spirit, God, is All. You CAN see this if u really want to. Mortal mind gives u hunger and fear. SPIRIT REMOVES BOTH
T ° A ° O = the dynamic principle of life by which all things happen or exist. It sounds a lot like DIVINE PRINCIPLE, SPIRIT, GOD
When you’re not living in 3rd dimension of Consciousness you won’t suffer the problems there. In the 4th dimension all is PERFECT
God never created matter. God is ALL. God is Spirit ” MATTER AS SUCH DOES NOT EXIST. “ (Plank, Einstein)
When a bad memory rears its ugly head, REALIZE THIS : You’ve got it all wrong! YOU needed that event (ur soul arranged for it)…
WHEN THE ” I ” IN YOU OVERCOMES THE ” ME ” IN YOU, YOU WILL HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD !! READY FOR ETERNAL LIFE !!
The only reality is the KINGDOM OF GOD. “This world” ain’t it! We can literally step out of “This world” & live in the kingdom.
Until we confront our counterfeit brain with our Christ mind,
WE REMAIN ENTOMBED IN A MATERIAL BODY,
subject to its vicissitudes.
