Sunday, June 3, 2007

The Ten Commandments: "Thou Shalt" Instead of "Thou Shalt Not"

I found that the Ten Commandments shows you how the Self-realized would act. However, the Commandments do not tell you how to drop all false desires and act the way it proposes. People might interpret it as the things you are asked not to do are bad things, instead of explaining that by doing them you are only hurting yourself. God is not demanding us to do these things; he wants us to follow them in order to find Him in Heaven. God doesn't need us; we need Him. And since there is one God, we must be one-pointed. We need to focus on one thing. We become really disfunctional if we have to focus on many things to reach Him. Therefore, I rewrote the Ten Commandments, showing what we should do instead of not do. If you become one-pointed and find God, you will automatically be following the original Ten Commandments. Here's my version:

1. There is God the Absolute and God in form.
2. He is everywhere and everything, omnipresent and omnipotent.
3. Idol worship is only used in order to reach God the Divine. All other idols are worship of His effects, and not Him, the Cause.
4. Instead of swearing, find God and know whose name you are swearing. Repeat the Word of God: Aum (Amen).
5. Every day is the Sabbath; devote all your work to Him, and meditate, staying presently aware of Him at every moment.
6. Have humility for God, and you will see Him in all, including your family and enemies.
7. Love all, and know that you are the Son of God.
8. The love for all will drop any worldly desires.
9. You must accept the Now to see completeness and perfection.
10. In order to realize the Self, you must have only the desire to know God, the Cause of all worldly effects.

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