Death, Perception and Decision
The scripture in Deuteronomy 34:5-8 does say that Moses died, but the author made an assumption because he admits that “no man knoweth of his sepulcher.”
Whoever wrote the last few verses assumed that Moses was dead because he left and never came back.
Some additional evidence is given in Romans 5:14:
“Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.”
Did death reign from “Adam to Moses” because Moses never died?
Who says that Gods do not physically die? Most believe that Jesus was a God, yet also believe that he died.
The fact is that many of the assistants to Moses as well as Moses himself were called Gods in the Old Testament. It is the Bible who calls apparently regular mortal men capable of death “gods.” Then too, Jesus verifies this teaching. Obviously, Jehovah recognizes men as Gods before even before death is overcome.
A reader refers to my comments in Genesis 32 where Jacob wrestled with an angel — the pre-incarnate Christ. He asks, “Where do you get that idea? It is nowhere in the Bible. Do you claim some type of revelation or something?”
The Bible says he wrestled with God in the form of a man. It says nothing about an angel or Christ.
You mentioned the two angels who appeared to Abraham in human form. I agree with that. But a third person also appeared in human form. We are told this was the God Jehovah as I stated in a previous posting.
It is true that there is one God, but if you are one with the one God then you are also as God. Jesus proclaimed himself God by stating that “I and my Father are one.” Just as the trinity is one God so can you and God be one God. If two drops of water merge then there is one drop, not two. Jesus told us to be one as he and his Father are one.
Many say that they want to enter the Kingdom of God. If the animal kingdom is composed of animals and the human kingdom is composed of humans — would not the Kingdom of God be composed of Gods?
Perception
There are three main causes of imperfect perception. A reader basically covered the middle one by mentioning our desires and also fear. These are both tied to the emotional level. Emotional distortion of truth is called “glamour.” One of the core causes of this is an expanded feeling of importance.
The other two causes of incorrect perception come from the physical and mental. Laziness affects all three of our levels to a degree.
The emotional distortion of truth is perhaps the most obvious to the advanced ego. Take the OJ Simpson story for instance. If people felt that he was a hero they may ignore the evidence because of their feelings.
The pull of substance is called “Maya.” It would include alcohol and other drugs, but this is only part of the answer. Overall Maya is the pull of matter itself. Contemplate other pulls on us from our lower nature that pull our attention away from that which is real.
Experience is a real event, that, if remembered accurately, is a great teacher of reality. Experience leads us to greater perception, not away from it. Incorrect perception of an experience can be a detriment, however.
There is a problem at the beginning and sometimes the middle of many “logical” thinking processes that lead one’s attention away from the truth. This is not an emotional thing, but purely mental. This is the third deception.
Decision
Concerning the principle of Decision, I would like to make a gentle correction. A reader says that “Many people have already decided within themselves what is good and evil.” It does seem that way, but in truth most people have not made a decision at all. Very few know how to decide at all. The knowledge of the power of decision is the key to becoming like the Gods or the “Us” of Genesis.
What most people call decision is in reality a decision made by some authority they have accepted and not a real decision by them weighing the two extremes.
One must sense the Middle Way before a true decision can be made.
Much of what we call decisions is merely following the line of least resistance.
Contemplate the difference between a real decision and an apparent decision. True decision makes us aware of our “God Selves.”
“As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use.” — William James (1842 – 1910)
July 5, 2009
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