WHY ARE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE?
A simple enough question--on the surface. But it’s what’s beneath the surface that escapes our notice.
Just like your computer, which has hardware you can see, it’s the software, which is hidden, that determines what you do with what you see. The operative word here is hidden.
Believe it or not, the universe you see has software you do not.
The universe has two very distinctive characteristics which are polar opposites of the characteristics of HEAVEN.
Number One: HEAVEN is non-dualistic (ONENESS). The universe is dualistic (the world of polarity, or “twoness”, played out to an infinitesimal degree). This represents what you see (hardware).
Number Two: HEAVEN operates on LOVE/JOY/PEACE. The universe operates on sin/guilt/fear. This represents what is hidden (software).
This explanation may seem overly simplistic, but it is not. The Prodigal Parable attempts to convey both of these dynamics. While at HOME with dad, the son experiences the PERFECT ONENESS of HEAVEN, both before and after his little misadventure. (“Why” he decided to leave was addressed in NOT HOW, BUT WHY?) In HEAVEN, he experiences only LOVE/JOY/PEACE.
Now, upon his choice to depart, his simple “wondering” if there was anything apart from ONENESS/LOVE/JOY/PEACE seems to create just the opposite--separation/sin/guilt/fear.
In our parable, when the son has been reduced to dumpster-diving, he has his epiphany and remembers what it’s all about. But, right on the heels of that little revelation, he is also gripped by the software that resulted from his innocent wondering in the first place--sin/guilt/fear.
It is important to remember, that while we seem to experience a universe run by sin/guilt/fear, these are not the characteristics of GOD or HEAVEN, and yet, they are projected to be so from our frame of reference. If we can be angry and judgmental, so also must GOD.
So, where did this sin/guilt/fear software come from? Why does it seem to permeate our hardware experience of the universe?
We return to our story. The son’s immediate response to his homeward-bound epiphany is his “perceived” sin for his choice to leave, the guilt he feels for doing so, and the fear of punishment (from dad) that he feels his guilt deserves. Once again, remember that these are characteristics of our universe experience, but they are not characteristics of HEAVEN or of GOD.
This software carries the son all the way to the doorstep of HOME/HEAVEN, where he is greeted by dad, and the software of HEAVEN--LOVE/JOY/PEACE. The son is now faced with the realization that his “misperception” has no bearing in TRUTH. In order for him to join the party, he must jettison his sin/guilt/fear.
So, he changes his mind, leaves behind the world of duality run by sin/guilt/fear, and joins the party of ONENESS/LOVE/JOY/PEACE.
Come on in and crack open a cold one.
A simple enough question--on the surface. But it’s what’s beneath the surface that escapes our notice.
Just like your computer, which has hardware you can see, it’s the software, which is hidden, that determines what you do with what you see. The operative word here is hidden.
Believe it or not, the universe you see has software you do not.
The universe has two very distinctive characteristics which are polar opposites of the characteristics of HEAVEN.
Number One: HEAVEN is non-dualistic (ONENESS). The universe is dualistic (the world of polarity, or “twoness”, played out to an infinitesimal degree). This represents what you see (hardware).
Number Two: HEAVEN operates on LOVE/JOY/PEACE. The universe operates on sin/guilt/fear. This represents what is hidden (software).
This explanation may seem overly simplistic, but it is not. The Prodigal Parable attempts to convey both of these dynamics. While at HOME with dad, the son experiences the PERFECT ONENESS of HEAVEN, both before and after his little misadventure. (“Why” he decided to leave was addressed in NOT HOW, BUT WHY?) In HEAVEN, he experiences only LOVE/JOY/PEACE.
Now, upon his choice to depart, his simple “wondering” if there was anything apart from ONENESS/LOVE/JOY/PEACE seems to create just the opposite--separation/sin/guilt/fear.
In our parable, when the son has been reduced to dumpster-diving, he has his epiphany and remembers what it’s all about. But, right on the heels of that little revelation, he is also gripped by the software that resulted from his innocent wondering in the first place--sin/guilt/fear.
It is important to remember, that while we seem to experience a universe run by sin/guilt/fear, these are not the characteristics of GOD or HEAVEN, and yet, they are projected to be so from our frame of reference. If we can be angry and judgmental, so also must GOD.
So, where did this sin/guilt/fear software come from? Why does it seem to permeate our hardware experience of the universe?
We return to our story. The son’s immediate response to his homeward-bound epiphany is his “perceived” sin for his choice to leave, the guilt he feels for doing so, and the fear of punishment (from dad) that he feels his guilt deserves. Once again, remember that these are characteristics of our universe experience, but they are not characteristics of HEAVEN or of GOD.
This software carries the son all the way to the doorstep of HOME/HEAVEN, where he is greeted by dad, and the software of HEAVEN--LOVE/JOY/PEACE. The son is now faced with the realization that his “misperception” has no bearing in TRUTH. In order for him to join the party, he must jettison his sin/guilt/fear.
So, he changes his mind, leaves behind the world of duality run by sin/guilt/fear, and joins the party of ONENESS/LOVE/JOY/PEACE.
Come on in and crack open a cold one.
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