How does an understanding of this ancient philosophy benefit us today? The benefit of this understanding for the individual may be that now he does not bear the weight of sin and guilt. He may also come to the conclusion that indeed he is not the doer; that the Divine Itself uses the body-mind complex as Its tool and means of expression in the world of duality. In fact when the understanding is deeply embedded in the mind of the supposed individual, he will probably find that he does not get involved in projecting imagined problems into an unknown future. If he truly understands the truths taught in the ancient Wisdom he will discover his true Identity, which is pure Consciousness. He will know that what happens to the body-mind complex is part of the grand Design — that all is pre determined; that free will and choice of action are illusory. He would know that as body mind complexes we are only instruments for Divine Consciousness to function through in the objective world. Then perhaps it would be easier to acknowledge that we are only playing roles as though we were on a stage. All events that happen, or actions taken, are due to Divine Will or destiny. In other words whatever happens can be taken as part of the functioning of Universal Life and that destiny and karma apply only to the body-mind instruments. The reality, that you really Are, is not in the least affected by the consequences of personal or Universal karma, or by anything that happens in manifestation. Karmic accountability only affects the body-mind complex which is erroneously taken to be the self. It is this misapprehension which causes personal suffering. Of course there are karmic consequences but it does not and cannot affect the Divine Essence that one really is. Until this realization becomes part of one’s unbroken awareness one may continue to suffer the consequences of what one thinks are his actions as the doer. R B.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:33:34 +0000
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