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Tablet Thirteen
STUDY OF
SCRIPTURES
<1>
Scriptures are written from the
revelations by
God to those who are in
tune with Him. They are
Satsangs which cleanse
the Soul.
<2>Some say there is a jungle in all the
Scriptures and you will be lost and more confused about the truth
because of them.
<3>If we constantly have
The Greatest Sign
in front of our eyes and remember the time, place, and people the
Scriptures were revealed to, if we keep in mind that some of the
Scriptures have been changed by some carnal
minds, and if we remember
the truth behind
The Greatest Sign,
then we will not be lost.
<4>However, the real truth is common sense which
evolves after much study and when we go beyond books and develop a
direct relationship with The
Holy Ghost. But
before that connection occurs, Scriptures are very good guides, with
having
The Greatest Sign
in mind.
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Surah The Family of Imran (Ali 'Imran)
...Be ye faithful devotees of
God, by constant
preaching and attentive studying of the Scriptures, (79)
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<5>Study of the Scriptures is one of the
duties of the human. Those who believe they can find all the
truth by only meditating are wrong. Study is a great part of
spiritual progress. |
SURRENDERING
<6>Like many other words in spirituality, "surrendering"
has been misunderstood. Many people say they are surrendered to the
Will of
God, so they do not have to
be worried about anything, as long as they are surrendered
everything will be all right. This interpretation of
surrendering will
lead to escapism, and is no better than believing that this world is
illusion or in an all powerful
Messiah who will do it
all for us, instead of
God!
<7>God
created
intelligence, the
brain, hands, feet, body, eyes and all the necessary
faculties for man so that he is independent and able to
manage his own life. <8>Man should use this perfect body to progress in all aspects of
life and fight vigorously to overcome all opposing forces. So
God does not love those who
escape from life.
<9>However,
God created this
universe for a great purpose, to bring all to perfection.
<10>In doing so, each individual should purify the
self
and overcome his lower nature (establishment of the Kingdom
Of Heaven within). <11>Also
he should help others to understand the goal of life and
guide them toward it, and participate in establishing an
environment that enables all to progress and reach the goal
(establishing the Kingdom Of Heaven without).
<12>To be submissive to this Plan and to the Laws
necessary in order to carry on The Plan is
surrendering, not
escapism. <13>Also
surrendering
means to do our best to do His Will (establishing the Kingdom Of
Heaven within and without) and then give the result of our actions
to Him (not to be attached to the result). <14>Greater than
surrendering
is submission, which
is to let Him do the work through us, and we become a
channel for His
Divine actions. In this case, no "I" will be left so no reaction
of our actions remains, because all is He, even the Doer. All
is done by His Grace!
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Surah The Cow (Al-Baqarah)
The essential meaning of
Islam
(being surrendered or submissive to the Lord):
No, but whosoever submits himself to the Will
of
God and does good, for
him is reward from his Lord; they shall have no fear nor shall
they grieve. (112)
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<15>The highest spiritual achievement is to be
surrendered or submissive ("...submits himself...") to The Plan
(creates a good environment, "...does good,...") of the Lord. With
this, the whole universe will be able to progress and achieve
Pure Consciousness.
<16>By this achievement "they shall have no fear"
because fear comes to those who are materialistic-minded
and are attached to this external world. <17>Also, "nor shall they
grieve," because grief is for those who do not know
God and the spiritual world
(the ignorant) -- they are
bound to this manifested world.
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Surah The Family of Imran (Ali 'Imran)
O those who believe, be aware of your duty to
God and be mindful of
it, so you would not die but as one completely submissive to
Him. (102)
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<18>Islam
comes from the word "tasleim."
Tasleim means to be
surrendered.
Islam means "those who
have surrendered or are submissive to
God." Therefore, believers are those who have surrendered
themselves to
God. <19>So it is only
necessary to be submissive to be called a
Moslem.
<20>Also the moment of death is very important to
man. In that moment, if he has been a true devotee of
God, he will remember Him
and this will be a sign of his mindfulness about
God. <21>Therefore, he will
go to a higher level of consciousness (heaven)
or will be born in such a state. <22>That is why man should engage
himself in activities directed to
God, so at the moment of death he dies as one submitted to
God.
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Surah Women (An-Nisa)
Whose religion is better than he who submits
his will to
God, while doing good,
and follows the tradition of
Abraham, the
upright?
God took
Abraham
as a friend. (125)
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<23>The best religion is one in which you are
surrendered and submissive to the purpose of the Lord while at the
same time are helping others to reach their goal. <24>What was the
tradition of Abraham? He was
submitted to the Will of the Lord. So being submitted is the
greatest achievement for a spiritualist. <25>However,
submission does not
mean escapism. That is
submission from
ignorance. Be
submissive to the Lord's purpose, do the action but know that it is
He who is using you as a
channel and He is the
true Doer, not you. Direct these actions toward establishing the
Kingdom Of Heaven On Earth and within. |
Surah Luqman
The greatest achievement in the spiritual path is
being submissive (surrendered to the
Father's Plan) while doing good:
Whosoever submits to
God
completely and does good, he has truly grasped a firm hand
hold... (22)
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