Age New Spirituality - Inspirational Stories ( Part 90 )

In the New Testament it is taught, "Our FatherIn the first or dualistic stage, man knows he is a
who art in heaven"-- god living in the heavenslittle personal soul, John, James, or Tom; and he
separated from men. We are living on earth andsays, "I will be John, James, or Tom to all
He is living in heaven. Further on we find theeternity, and never anything else." As well might
teaching that He is a God immanent in nature; Hethe murderer come along and say,"I will remain a
is not only God in heaven, but on earth too. He ismurderer for ever." But as time goes on, Tom
the God in us. In the Hindu philosophy we find avanishes and goes back to the original pure Adam.
stage of the same proximity of God to us. But"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see
we do not stop there. There is the non - dualisticGod." Can we see God? Of course not. Can we
stage, in which man realises that the God he hasknow God? Of course not. If God can be
been worshiping is not only the Father in heaven,known,He will be God no longer. Knowledge is
and on earth, but that "I and my Father are one."limitation. But I and my Father are one: I find the
He realizes in his soul that he is God Himself, onlyreality in my soul. These ideas are expressed in
a lower expression of Him. All that is real in me issome religions, and in others only hinted. In some
He; all that is real in Him is I. The gulf betweenthey were expatriated. Christ's teachings are now
God and man is thus bridged. Thus we find how,very little understood in this country. If you will
by knowing God, we find the kingdom of heavenexcuse me, I will say that they have never been
within us.very well understood.