Day: April 29, 2015

The Linking Principle

The true beginning of the mission of Jesus as Messiah was at his baptism. At this event something very unusual and wonderful happened which was anticipated by John. He was told to look for something specific as a sign of the appearance of the Christ. God told him that, “Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.” John 1:31

Then, at the baptism of Jesus John saw the spirit of a Holy One descend as a dove and enter into the body of Jesus and remained with him.

Jesus called this presence his Father. Here is an example:

HE THAT HATH SEEN ME HATH SEEN THE FATHER; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: But THE FATHER THAT DWELLETH IN ME, HE DOTH THE WORKS.” (John 14:7-10)

Here are two more:

“Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: FOR I AM NOT ALONE, BUT I AND THE FATHER THAT SENT ME. It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. I am one that beareth witness of myself, AND the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.” (John 8:14-18)

Later they asked him again: “Who art thou?” and he told them: “I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me IS WITH ME: THE FATHER HATH NOT LEFT ME ALONE… I speak that which I have seen with my Father…” (John 8:25, 28-29 & 38).

Jesus indeed applied the linking principle in that he was linked with one greater than himself with more power and knowledge than he alone possessed. He freely admitted, “my Father is greater than I.’ John 14:28

This linking with the great entity who is Christ is promised to all the faithful:

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Rev 3:20

Now this event may seem like a far away dream to many seekers, but even though one may not be called to save the world as a messiah he can still apply The Linking Principle. In fact we are directed to do such a thing. We are to take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ. This involves more than merely being called a CHRISTian as indicated by Paul;

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Gal 3:26-27

In the Greek the name Jesus Christ means “anointed to deliver.” Thus the job of the disciple following the example of his master is to link himself with one behind him on the path and lend a helping hand to deliver him or bring him up to where he is. Then the pilgrim looks onward and finds another further along with a hand outstretched to himself who will help him move forward on his journey. Thus those who take upon themselves the name of Jesus Christ are linked in an eternal chain that moves onward in the Purpose of God to new heights of joy and achievement.

Aside from this great spiritual linking The Linking Principle is essential in our individual regular lives.

If you have learned a trade you have probably linked yourself to a teacher (or teachers) who knows much more about the subject than yourself. It may be possible for you to build a house with no one to teach you, but it would probably be a disaster. You are much better off to link yourself with someone who knows the building trade and learn to do it right and avoid all the pitfalls. To make a living most have to link themselves with some company where the worker helps the company and the company helps the worker. In turn the company is linked to its customers.

Marriage is a linking process and works as long as the principle of Christ is applied and the two seek to help each other and not just themselves. Then they have children and are linked to them and their children.

We also link ourselves to organizations, churches, government and country. The giving and receiving process continues.

Many take pride in being independent and not needing help, but those who distance themselves from others who can help them as well as not helping others themselves will soon find their progression coming to a standstill.

These wise words are indeed worthy of consideration:

No man is an island, entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main… any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls it tolls for thee.

John Donne, Devotions XVII

The most important life in which the disciple must link is the Holy Spirit through the magical power of the soul. Once this is established all other links fall into their correct place.

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The Lion Principle

I have talked briefly about this principle a number of times. This is an important one and certainly belongs in the Book of Principles.

This principle has a strange name indeed but it is quite fitting when one realizes exactly what it is and what it accomplishes.

The use of this principle enables the disciple to overcome one of his last hurdles to enable him to keep his mind focused in the light and open a permanent door to the soul.

And what is that hurdle that causes such a problem?

It is the flaws that are seen in our fellow humans, some real and some imagined. Among those which have some basis in reality many are minor flaws that are blown up to become major flaws in the eye of he beholder.

Jesus talked about this problem quite pointedly:

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?

You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Matt 7:3-5 NIV

This is a universal problem that most of us have to deal with. Just consider your own life. How many times have you been approached by someone about a small flaw that you are supposed to have when the guy trying to correct you has obvious huge flaws to which he seems oblivious.

The funny thing is that often this large flaw is him looking at others with a jaundice eye on a self appointed mission to correct others before straightening himself out. It is difficult to find a more annoying flaw than this.

This trait of seeing the flaws in others and allowing them to create a grievance is indeed a source of major blockage to full soul contact.

It is amazing that many who see themselves as spiritually advanced have such a problem with this and come up with excuses such as:

“Jim is destroying the peace of the group and we need to set him straight or throw him out.”

“We just can’t function well as a group if Bob will not do his share.”

“I have to speak up about Betty and the way she dresses. If I don’t know one will.”

“John is arrogant and someone needs to take him down a notch – besides he has that smirk that drives me crazy.”

Unfortunately, when group work is involved and people need to work closely together these small minded critics begin to surface and the group being of a spiritual nature is no insurance that they will do much better than the Rotary Club.

In addition to dealing with small flaws, the disciple will also find he will have to deal with real ones that do interfere with progress. All these flaws that we encounter indeed are difficult for most seekers to master. Often the seeker will seem to have made a lot of spiritual progress. He has gained a lot of knowledge, takes good care of his body, gives money to charity, does service work, but then has a grievance in his heart because of something said that shuts the door to his own soul.

Negative feelings should never be suppressed or denied but must be understood, dealt with and sent to their right place. Denial and suppression gives the negative feelings power to diminish your physical and spiritual energy and can lead to disease.

If someone irritates you then you must learn how to neutralize this negative emotion without injuring yourself.

What is needed is to use The Lion Principle. If you get in a cage with a lion he will most likely do you a lot of damage and this could be very irritating. When looking at the caged lion you know he can kill you but you do not get irritated at his behavior. Why.

Because he’s a lion and that is his nature and there is nothing you can do about it. If you do not accept the lion for what he is you could be annoyed all the time.

Even so, irritating people are what they are whether they are in our lives or not. If we let them get to us then that is like entering the cage with the lion. Keep your emotional distance and realize that they just are what they are and there is generally nothing you can do to change them.

If you find another person irritating or obnoxious then take the vantage point of the observer so they do not affect your emotional body no matter what they do. Then make no effort to include them in your life any more than necessary.

If you see an opportunity to help them, fine, but the guy with a beam in his own eye often does not take criticism kindly.

I’ve dealt with some very difficult people in my life and when this has occurred I have looked upon encounters as practice sessions. I practice keeping focused in the light and seeing the Christ within the guy while letting his negativity breeze through me without effect.

The strange thing is that when the disciple learns to neutralize the negativity of others so there is no grievance, the negative one often becomes more enraged. He will either insist you are in the same state as he or he increases his negative attack.

The key path for the disciple is to be at perfect peace even if he is navigating through numerous emotional storms. The story of Jesus calming the waters is a great symbol of what must occur within us.

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The Vacuum Principle

I once mentioned on Allan’s forum that I was not concerned about my spiritual advancement – something to the effect that it was not a top priority to me.

This statement was interpreted in the most negative light possible. They pretty much saw it as an admission on my part that I was a spiritual near-do-well with no desire for higher contact or progress.

This would be a good subject to explore today as well as provide a basis for explanation of my words. To understand my approach we need to examine the Vacuum Principle.

It is said that nature abhors a vacuum. This not only applies to matter rushing to fill empty space but it also applies to a vacuum created by a seeker.

Contemplate this. The seeker is often filling his mind with facts, knowledge, images, thoughts etc. What happens when he stops, stands still and empties himself of all these things? Think about how a vacuum on planes above the physical can assist with revelation

The first key to understanding this principle is that a vacuum can be created in the non physical worlds and that the effect is similar to what happens in a physical vacuum.

To see or hear a vacuum at work just open a can or bottle of soda. You’ll instantly hear a rush of air going into the container. A partial vacuum created when the soda was bottled causes this. The air was taken out at bottling so the liquid would be exposed to as little oxygen as possible to preserve its freshness. Then, when you pull off the top, the air rushes in to fill up the vacuum.

Now let us apply this to other levels. The seeker wants to know the answers to his questions so he finds all the information that he can and fills his mind with hundreds or thousands of details and facts. Pretty soon he has so many pieces of information in his mind he becomes more confused than he was before. Some of the data conflicts with other parts and information brings up new questions. To solve the dilemma he studies all the more but he seems to have reached a state of saturation and nothing seems to help.

Finally, he gives up and moves on. He fully takes his mind off his pursuit and relaxes for a while. Then after a period of time something magical happens. He is driving down the highway singing a Beatles tune when out of the blue a piece of information from the past comes into his mind. It is not books of data as he previously surrounded himself in but maybe just a single sentence from a million pieces of data. He thinks it strange that a phrase from his past comes back to him on a subject he has put aside, but he finds it interesting and contemplates it. Then an intuitive flash comes before his consciousness and he sees a principle that he has not seen before and understands the knowledge in a light he has not seen before.

Then a few days later the same thing happens again and additional intelligence is distilled upon his being.

Later, this happens a third time. This time he thinks it odd that when he was burning the midnight oil in study nothing much came to him but now he is not even trying he is advancing in understanding as never before.

This is the vacuum principle at work. When the seeker pushes away all the data from his mind he creates a vacuum that seeks to be filled. The vacuum send out magnetic forces that draw the solutions he is looking for.

Other great minds used this principle. This is why many great thinkers are called absent-minded. When Einstein went for a walk he was often so absent in normal thinking that he would come back to reality and not know where he was and had difficulty in finding his way home at times. But on the positive side it was during these periods of absent-mindedness that his greatest inspiration came.

This principle also applies to the seeker and his spiritual progress. At the beginning of the journey along the path it is beneficial for the pilgrim to seek for his personal spiritual progress, but seeking it for yourself will only get you started. The advice of Jesus enunciated the vacuum principle giving us knowledge of how it should apply. He said:

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Matt 16:24-25

We could reword this a little with no loss of truth:

If any man will come after me, let him not think of his own progress, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will seek his own progress shall lose it: and whosoever will lose himself in the service of his brethren will find abundant progress and spiritual life. You will be given all the talent you need to be of service.

So by not thinking of your own progress and needs but plunging ahead as if the realms of the spirit are at your disposal you create a vacuum that creates a wind at your back so you make much more progress in the end than you would have if you had concentrated on merely making progress for the benefit of self.

Copyright by J J Dewey 2015

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Yes or No

This recent yes or no discussion presents a good principle for consideration. And what is the principle?

It is really a branch stemming from the principle of duality itself, and duality is the principle behind all creation. Everything in creation is reduced to vibration, or the sounding of the Word, and vibration is reduced to wavelengths and wavelengths are created from the projection of Purpose vibrating to create waves with a top and bottom creating up and down, light and dark, hot and cold, plus and minus etc. All his duality reverberates down to our world, having correspondences appearing such as yes and no.

Just as physical creation is composed of many wavelengths, even so, considerations of reality and philosophy often consists of numerous YESes and NOs. Because all the YESes and NOs are not always apparent, two people will often see the same subject with a much different view. The one who sees the most YESes and NOs will be closer to the core truth whereas the one who overlooks or denies their existence will get caught in illusion that will cause him to miss the mark.

The seasoned seeker will find the duality in all things. He must find the black and white, the up and down, the yes and no if he wants to uncover the full truth of all things. Each part of this duality he can uncover is like a piece of the puzzle of our existence. The more pieces he can find and place together the clearer will be the picture of the whole.

Consider this. The beginning of our existence in this universe began with this yes or no. The Life of God asked Itself whether it wanted “to be or not to be.” That was the question.

It decided YES, it wanted to be.

Each of us existed as points of light in divine space and we responded yes or no as to whether to be or not to be.

We have been responding with yes or no ever since as at the core of our being lies the Principle of Decision and the power behind it.

Our progression is accelerated each time we answer yes or no. Some of these decisions are baby steps and some are big steps, but they are all steps and there is no other way to move forward on the path of advancement than taking steps through decision based on yes and no.

Many are the temptations that lead us away from yes and no … and why are these temptations so appealing?

Quite simply, because we humans are lazy and seek the easy path. A yes or no decision requires effort such as.

(1) Any yes or no response requires thought before it is given. Many seek to avoid anything that requires additional thinking.

(2) Justifying the yes or no requires judgment which takes even more effort that human nature tries to avoid.

(3) A yes or no often requires labor or effort extended after the decision. Humans seek to avoid extra labor.

(4) A yes or no often leads to more decisions or thinking to follow which the person does not want to consider or face.

Let us pick a subject, such as whether God exists.

Some have never answered yes or no on this but have just adopted the belief of their parents, or group, and ran with it. Those who have thought about it and decided yes or no are led to other decisions. If the answer is yes then other yes or no questions present themselves such as:

What is God?

Is there a devil?

Where did God come from?

Is God good?

Is the Christian view on Him correct?

Has He given me a path to follow?

Can I follow such a path?

Do I want to?

This one yes in response to a belief in God can lead to hundreds if not thousands of questions, each leading to some yes or no.

One way to tell how far down the path a seeker is, is by examining how many yes or no questions he has entertained and answered for himself on this and other subjects. On the subject of God the neophyte has only considered a couple answers. He may figure that God is good, the Bible is His word and it is his duty to obey that word.

For the advanced seeker the situation is much different. His yes in acknowledging some Higher Intelligence we call God leads him to many questions and many answers of yes and no which in turn lead to other questions leading to still more YESes and NOs.

Questions for discussion:

(1) Tell us about an argument you have had where the yes or no has been so diffused that no progress toward the truth is to be had.

(2) How is the idea of quantum physics deceptively used to escape thinking that can reveal a yes or no?

(3) Have you noticed that many politicians refuse to answer yes or no questions? Why is this?

(4) Is the dismissal of yes and no as linear thinking merely a way to escape reality? Explain.

I have had this happen many times. When you can’t get a straight answer out of someone it is very telling to merely formulate a yes or no question and then ask it followed by this request.

“A simple yes or no please.”

Often when you do this the guy will go into some lengthy obscure explanation that reveals nothing. The mistake many make is they then let him off the hook. Instead of letting him off one should repeat the question with another request for a yes or no. This should be repeated at least three times or until the obfuscator starts screaming or his hair catches on fire.

A memorial use of this technique in my memory came when Curtis and I had an encounter with Bruce R. McConkoe and Mark E. Peterson who were the virtual heads of the LDS church at that time as the Prophet was incapacitated. Here was he dialog used by my Nephew Curtis Harwell with McConkie:

“Brother McConkie, I have an important question I want to ask you and if you answer I will be satisfied. I am not just asking it for myself, but for my parents. You see my parents are faithful members of the church and do all in their power to honor its precepts and look upon the words of brethren such as yourself almost as the voice of God. I want to ask you this question and then go home and tell them what you gave as the answer.”

“What’s your question?” said McConkie looking somewhat uncomfortable. Both of us counted ourselves as fortunate that we were still there. I was beginning to sense that they really wanted us gone.

“Here’s my question,” said Curtis. “Do you, Bruce R. McConkie, believe in the scriptures given by Joseph Smith as well as his teachings?”

McConkie stared back and said: “Today, we have a living prophet. All you need to know is that there is a prophet on the earth and we should follow him.”

“That’s not what I asked,” said Curtis. “Now I will make this easy for you. A simple yes or no will do. Do you believe in the teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith?”

McConkie looked growingly impatient as he slightly raised his voice and emphatically said: “All you need to know is that there is a living prophet!”

“You’re still not answering my question. Please. Give me a simple yes or no. Let me repeat — yes or no! Do you believe in the writings of the Prophet Joseph Smith?”

McConkie stood up and raised his voice about double volume: “All you need to know is that there is a living prophet!”

“I’ll take that as a No, said Curtis.

Dan made a good point that an argument needs to be broken down into its components so yes or no answers can be discovered. The trouble is that when you ask many a yes or no question they will say something like this:

“The answer is complicated and needs some explanation.”

Then, even if the question is simple he may go on with a lengthy dialog.

On the other hand sometimes the guy will have a point. Some questions cannot be answered with a yes or no. If you want yes or no answered then one must break down the question to the basic components.

If the person with whom you are having a discussion is reasonable and cooperative then you will get some positive and negative answers and the advance forward may take a step or two. Unfortunately, many are more concerned about keeping their mindset intact rather than seeing a new insight and will avoid clear answers indefinitely.

 

(2) How is the idea of quantum physics deceptively used to escape thinking that can reveal a yes or no?

The double slit experiment where subatomic particles exhibit the qualities of either a particle or a wave depending on whether it is observed has provided tremendous fodder for a famine of logic in the search for truth.

This is especially true in the new age community, but has spread to other avenues of thinking also. You’ll note that Allan’s group uses quantum logic to support some of their ideas.

When many say that quantum physics supports their case what they are really saying is that the truth us whatever they think it is. If they say that 2+2=5 then quantum logic makes it five. If this idea is taken too far the guy may wind up being no use to God or man but will dwell in a fantasy world of his own making.

Thoughts are things and do have an influence on reality, but we dwell in the macrocosm, not he subatomic microcosm and must deal with the laws as they apply here. If you step off a cliff you will fall and no quantum logic will save you.

(3) Have you noticed that many politicians refuse to answer yes or no questions? Why is this?

They are afraid of offending supporters as well as afraid of being proven wrong.

Those who are reluctant to answer simple yes or no questions should consider this. Who are the greatest masters of avoiding answering yes or no to simple questions?

It is the politicians.

And what do people think of politicians?

They rank several degrees below used car salesmen. In an amusing opinion poll a while back they rated lower than cockroaches.

Those who avoid answering questions or give fuzzy answers should consider the class of people they are in sync with.

(4) Is the dismissal of yes and no as linear thinking merely a way to escape reality? Explain.

Many use this linear thinking accusation as a means to avoid looking at a logical sequence in reasoning. When they see that logic will prove them wrong they may pull the quantum card or the linear card.

The fundamentalists Christians do the same thing, but with different wording. When they get cornered in an argument they will often quote some scripture like Isaiah:

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isa 55:9

They will then accuse the logical one of not understanding the mind of God – though he seems to think he does.

Am I then saying that the only way to discover truth is through linear logic?

No, but if we discard logic the truth will not be found. The seeker must use all the means at his disposal as he advances along the path. Then there will be times he will appear to hit a brick wall and can’t seem to go any further. He then must use all the means at is disposal to solve the problem while at the same time throwing the questions out there to the quantum worlds in the higher planes. After he has poured sufficient energy into the problem and a point of tension is created he will reach a point where the dews of heaven will distil upon his soul and the answers will come. These answers will come from a place beyond that of mental calculation, but when they come they will be logical and reasonable. 2+2 will still equal four.

Copyright by J J Dewey 2015

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