<1>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 attachment to them, so you can concentrate
on higher things and progress in becoming great.
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"Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means
come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing."
(Matthew 5:26)
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<2>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.
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"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)
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<3>The goal is not, not to do adultery, but to
reach a state of consciousness that even no desire to do adultery or
lust is left.
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"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)
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<4>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 (very
much like the teaching of the
Bhagavad-Gita).
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"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)
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<5>If husband and wife are soulmates, only they
can be married as partners together. So if they divorce and she
marries another person, they will be doing adultery because they are
not true parts for each other. <6>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. Even if married
couples are not each other's true corresponding parts, still they
can become a strong base for society with a little
sacrifice.
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"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)
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<7>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."
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"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)
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<8>Forgive those who do bad to you, and make your
aggressor ashamed of his actions, by showing forgiveness and
detachment.
<9>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
be(come) perfect to be(come) detached in overcoming the lower nature
and an instrument to manifest His qualities. <10>However, there is
another side of human life and that is the relationship of man with
the society and external world. Therefore to complete these
teachings of forgiveness, it should be taught: <11>Forgive whatever
bad has been done to you, but forgive not bad done to society.
<12>That is why
Prophet Muhammad
taught that if someone smites you, smite him back, because his
teaching is more social-oriented and
Christ's teaching is
individual-oriented.
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"Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that
would borrow of thee turn not thou away." (Matthew 5:42)
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<13>Be helpful to others in need as much as you
can. <14>Help others with knowledge, not from
ignorance
(helping the wrong person, or at the wrong time, or in the wrong
place), or from passion (with expecting something in return).
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"Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour, 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)
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<15>In order to become like the
Father (His son), you
have to become indiscriminating in your love, as
God giveth to both the good and the
sinners. <16>Even if He punishes someone it is for that person's
good so he might receive a lesson and progress further toward his
goal. So be like Him and do all things with love toward the whole
universe.
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"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)
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<17>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." Is not this the way with all those who have a false separated
ego? <18>But in order to be
different and perfect, look upon all things as
God and as being manifested from
God. Love all things because they are
God. So in this, look at all things as
God looks. Even when you punish a person, do it for the sake of
correction but not from hate.
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"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your
Father which is in
heaven is perfect."
(Matthew 5:48)
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<19>That is exactly what the goal of the life is,
to be(come) perfect as the
Father, to be(come)
Divine,
Pure
Consciousness, the Law. <20>The goal is to reach this point. It
is not to try to follow a set of rules, regulations, and
Commandments, but to be(come) those Commandments. <21>It does not
mean that the Laws and Commandments are destroyed by these
teachings, but the true way is shown how to implement them by
purification of one's existence (physically, mentally, and
spiritually), or to reach that purity of the
Father. Then you become
the same as the
Father.
God
is the Law so you also become the Law, or perfect. Until you reach
there, any Commandments, Laws, or teachings are only words, however
they show the way. <22>When you do reach there, then you do the Laws
and follow the Commandments without even thinking about them.
<23>So, "be ye therefore perfect, even as your
Father which is in
heaven is perfect."
