11-22-2021, 01:26 AM
Ah, I love this subject. This honestly is how I define love. It has become the bedrock of my moral foundation/aspiration and that from which I draw the meaning of my existence.
It was a major, arguably “The”, teaching of Jesus. From which I had the first deep engagement on the subject, and I have not encountered others that delve deeper into its intricacies. The Ra material certainly alludes to it strongly, though I feel indirectly.
Matthew 22:35-40
35 ... an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him: 36 “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”[l]
37 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.[m] 38 This is the greatest and most important[n] command. 39 The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.[o] 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend[p] on these two commands.”
Also rendered again in Matthew 7:12
“Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them—this is the Law and the Prophets”
I have been far from acting out such a beautifully simple instruction, but I’ve truly connected with God through it. By God, I mean wholly to our creator, or source as often referred to here. It is hard to take all of the Bible in, but the philosophy outlined in Jesus’ teachings on the kingdom of heaven I’ve personally have had gloriously confirmed as the desire God has for us to commune with Him. That is a long tale, but to surmise what lead to my experience with God was to put those two commandments first as the meaning of life. An act that I did in faith, and I am unsure if there is another way to live that out truly as such.
My favorite part about it is how it is very recursive and calls for much reflection of your conscious knowledge of the self. To act this out, you must consider everything that has ever been done to you, all the things that you truly did appreciate, that lit your very soul, also those things that were merely benign, or that were troublesome, annoying, or hurtful. You must also consider all of the things that you have wanted, the gaps in your life that your mind/soul set to filling as unmet desires. Consider all of that to create an image of what it truly is that you want done to yourself, and that image is what you should put the effort of your hands toward doing to others. Truly, as it was said, with all of your heart, soul, and mind, that you should put yourself to this task. That is how you worship God.
This beauty only compounds when you consider the parables of the sower of the seeds. To plant this in People’s hearts, and while some may not have it take root, and some may have the lofty idea plucked away by the doubters of the world, but some will take it to heart, and then the plant will bear much fruit, nourishing fruit that in turn provides more seeds! Haha!
And again, to me it compounds again with truths such as “God is Love” and “We are made in God’s image” It is truly love all around.
Anyways, that my 2 cents on the topic. I hope it was meaningful to someone
It was a major, arguably “The”, teaching of Jesus. From which I had the first deep engagement on the subject, and I have not encountered others that delve deeper into its intricacies. The Ra material certainly alludes to it strongly, though I feel indirectly.
Matthew 22:35-40
35 ... an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him: 36 “Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”[l]
37 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.[m] 38 This is the greatest and most important[n] command. 39 The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.[o] 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend[p] on these two commands.”
Also rendered again in Matthew 7:12
“Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them—this is the Law and the Prophets”
I have been far from acting out such a beautifully simple instruction, but I’ve truly connected with God through it. By God, I mean wholly to our creator, or source as often referred to here. It is hard to take all of the Bible in, but the philosophy outlined in Jesus’ teachings on the kingdom of heaven I’ve personally have had gloriously confirmed as the desire God has for us to commune with Him. That is a long tale, but to surmise what lead to my experience with God was to put those two commandments first as the meaning of life. An act that I did in faith, and I am unsure if there is another way to live that out truly as such.
My favorite part about it is how it is very recursive and calls for much reflection of your conscious knowledge of the self. To act this out, you must consider everything that has ever been done to you, all the things that you truly did appreciate, that lit your very soul, also those things that were merely benign, or that were troublesome, annoying, or hurtful. You must also consider all of the things that you have wanted, the gaps in your life that your mind/soul set to filling as unmet desires. Consider all of that to create an image of what it truly is that you want done to yourself, and that image is what you should put the effort of your hands toward doing to others. Truly, as it was said, with all of your heart, soul, and mind, that you should put yourself to this task. That is how you worship God.
This beauty only compounds when you consider the parables of the sower of the seeds. To plant this in People’s hearts, and while some may not have it take root, and some may have the lofty idea plucked away by the doubters of the world, but some will take it to heart, and then the plant will bear much fruit, nourishing fruit that in turn provides more seeds! Haha!
And again, to me it compounds again with truths such as “God is Love” and “We are made in God’s image” It is truly love all around.
Anyways, that my 2 cents on the topic. I hope it was meaningful to someone
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