"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill [murder] shall
be in danger of the judgment;"
"But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with
his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the
council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of
hell fire." (Matthew 5:21-22)
<1>The goal is not "Do not murder," but to
reach such a state of consciousness that you would have complete
control over your
mind and would not
become angry without a cause, would not curse any person, and would
not judge ("shall say, thou fool").
"Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and
there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;"
"Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go
thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer
thy gift." (Matthew 5:23-24)
<2>Reaching that state of
purification of
body,
mind, and
spirit is necessary. So search your Soul and find the impurities within and overcome
them. After you have cleansed yourself then you might be able to
approach the Lord.
<3>You have to approach the Lord with a pure
heart and free of any guilt, because with an impure soul one cannot
see Him or know Him. Only the pure in heart can see
God (verse 8).
<4>This impurity also was the reason that
Adam and
Eve hid themselves from
the presence of the Lord. An impure person might try to pray
or approach Him, but he will not benefit very much.
<5>However, this should not discourage people
from going to Him. In fact, the process of overcoming is to go
toward Him, which is equal to increasing the awareness of these
impurities, bringing them to the
light, and confronting
them face-to-face. Then they will be dissolved effortlessly. <6>He
desires us to go to Him. He forgives us. He desired to see
Adam, but
Adam could not forgive
himself!
"Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou
art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee
to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be
cast into prison." (Matthew 5:25)
<7>Do not become involved in disputes and
mundane things in life. Leave them to those who are drowned in
Maya. Be satisfied with
whatever you have with no attachments to them so you can concentrate
on higher things and progress in becoming great.
"Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means
come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."
(Matthew 5:26)
<8>However, if you were accused of something,
act in such a way that you would leave no doubt in others and your
own mind of your honesty.
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:"
"But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in
his heart." (Matthew 5:27-28)
<9>The goal is not, "Do not do adultery," but
to reach a state of consciousness where even no desire to do
adultery or lust is left.
"And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out,
and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast
into hell."
"And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off,
and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast
into hell." (Matthew
5:29-30)
<10>Whatever is an obstacle in your path to
reach that state (Divinity,
Pure Consciousness) where no desire is left to do
sin should be destroyed, no matter how dear it is to you.
"It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his
wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:"
"But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put
away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to
commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery." (Matthew 5:31-32)
<11>A husband and wife are each other's
soulmates who become as one. So they should avoid divorce as
much as possible. <12>Also couples and families are the base
and blocks from which society is built. If these blocks are not
strong, then the whole society will collapse. So even if married
couples are not made up of the true corresponding parts, still they
can become a strong base for society with a little
sacrifice. <13>So divorce for small causes brings great
harm.
"Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by
them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform
unto the Lord thine oaths:"
"But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by
heaven; for it is
God's throne:"
"Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool:
neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King."
"Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou
canst not make one hair white or black."
"But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay,
nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of
evil." (Matthew 5:33-37)
<14>The goal is to be(come) the truth itself,
and a person in truth does not have to swear at all. To reach this
state you should refrain from idle talk, because idle talk "cometh
of
evil."
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for
an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:"
"But I say unto you, That ye resist not
evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other
also."
"And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take
away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also."
"And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go
with him twain." (Matthew 5:38-41)
<15>Forgive those who do bad to you, and make
the aggressor ashamed of his actions by showing forgiveness and
detachment.
<16>It should be kept in mind that the
teachings of
Christ are for
individual progress and are related to the acts a person does to
become perfect -- to be(come) detached in overcoming the lower
nature and an instrument to manifest His qualities.
<17>However, there is another side of human
life and that is the relationship of man with society and the
external world. Therefore, to complete these teachings of
forgiveness it should be taught:
<18>Forgive whatever wrong has
been done to you, but forgive not wrong done to society.
<19>That is why
Prophet
Muhammad taught that if someone smites you, smite him back,
because his teaching is more socially-oriented and
Christ's teaching is individually-oriented.
"Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that
would borrow of thee turn not thou away." (Matthew 5:42)
<20>Be helpful to others in need as much as
you can. Help others with knowledge, not from
ignorance (helping the wrong person, or at the wrong time, or in
the wrong place), or from passion (expecting something in return).
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt
love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy."
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"
"That ye may be the children of your
Father which is in
heaven: for he maketh
his sun to rise on the
evil and on the good,
and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." (Matthew 5:43-45)
<21>In order to become like the
Father (his son), you
have to be(come) indiscriminating in your Love (create compassion),
as
God gives to both the
good and the
sinners. <22>Even
if He punishes someone, it is for that person's good so he might
receive a lesson and progress further toward his goal. <23>So
be like Him and do all things with compassion (corrective and
unconditional Love) toward the whole universe.
"For if ye love them which love you, what reward
have ye? do not even the publicans the same?"
"And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye
more than others? do not even the publicans so?" (Matthew 5:46-47)
<24>If you do not love everything, because
everything is He, then it shows that you still have your separated
ego as "I" and only love
those who love "I," and hate those who hate "I."
<25>Is not this the way for those who have a
false separated ego? In
order to be different and perfect, look upon all things as being
manifested from
God and are
God. <26>So love
all things because they are
God. Look at everything as
God looks. Even when you
punish a person, do it for the sake of correction, not from hate.
"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your
Father which is in
heaven is perfect."
(Matthew 5:48)
<27>That is exactly what the goal of life is,
to be(come) as perfect as
God, to be(come)
Divine,
Pure
Consciousness, the Law.
<28>The goal is to reach this point. It is not to try to
follow a set of rules, regulations, and Commandments but to become
those Commandments. <29>It does not mean that the Laws and
Commandments are destroyed by these teachings, but the true way is
shown: To implement them by
purification of one's existence (physically, mentally, and
spiritually), or to reach that purity of
God.
<30>Then you become the same as the Father.
God is the Law so you
also become the Law, or perfect. <31>Until you reach there,
any Commandments, Laws, or teachings are only words, yet they show
the way. <32>When you do reach there, then you do the Laws
and follow the Commandments without even thinking about them.
<33>So, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as
your
Father which is in
heaven is perfect."
<34>Once again we can see how all these
things are related to
The Greatest Sign. By becoming perfect, you become as
God in
heaven. You reach
Pure
Consciousness (
).
<35>As it was explained, chapter 6 is also
the teaching to his disciples in order to become great and detach
themselves so as to be able to do His work.
<36>Chapter 7 is a warning to
false prophets
and those who do not follow his teachings but still think they can
be disciples of
Christ. Many
will think that they can enter the Kingdom Of
Heaven by assuming they are disciples of
Christ and following misleading teachings. <37>But only
those who follow His true teachings and do His Will can have hope to
be saved by Him.
