Ask the Purpose of All Things

There is no meaning in anything we do lest we ask the purpose of our action.

And, all action comes from thought, so we need only ask the purpose of our thought.

Purpose then, gives meaning to all we do.

And so, for every relationship we have, we need to ask ourselves what purpose the relationship holds in our mind of thought.

From defining this purpose, the trials within the relationship are understood. Because the trials and tribulations are a direct result of the purpose we see for the relationship. For example, if we see the relationship’s purpose as one of finding and keeping love, we will see the absence of acts of love as a ‘trial.’ Otherwise, the actions of the person would not matter, if the purpose was not defined in our mind.

But in truth there are only really two purposes on earth for anything, which is the same as saying there are only two purposes in our mind, since this is where all thought begins, and eventually takes form on earth.

There is either the purpose of finding God (through the Holy Spirit ) or the purpose of serving the smaller self, the ego (which ‘we’ gave us.)

In all things, in all relationships, in every thought projected outward, we choose between these two. There is nothing that does not require a choice between these two. And you can never choose both at one time. It is the same as light and dark, they cannot co exist.

There is only one purpose for the Holy Spirit. His purpose is to teach us the right way and most efficient way Home to God.

And, there is only one purpose for the ego. To obscure our view of God and our ability to find Him, keeping us as separate entities, apart from God.

Both states of mind’s purpose is a choice we make each moment in our lives. And so each relationship has its expectations based on its purpose, and will serve one or the other purpose…to help us find God, or to obscure Him from our awareness.

The 'way' of Spirit makes us joyful in all circumstances, regardless of what they are, viewing all from a state of perfect Oneness, lacking nothing, and giving all.

The way of ego is a roller coaster ride of varying states, never fully joyful or peaceful, always vulnerable to ‘attack’ and ready to ‘defend.’

The fact that we have two choices means every time a brother ‘wrongs’ you in your mind, you will either see it as an opportunity for forgiveness and truly seeing it as nothing but an error that does not affect Spirit, neither in you, nor in him.

Or seeing it as reason and justification for your condemnation and anger, creating a gap between yourself and a brother that is but an illusion that you have placed there. Because if God made us all with the Holy Spirit, there is no gap between us, but what the ego wishes there were.

If we don’t see our Oneness, we cannot see Him.

With the Holy Spirit, Jesus taught that forgiveness is the tool to awareness of God’s Love within ourselves. There is nothing else that will remove the blocks the ego has made to obscure this state of mind.

And so, we have these trials in our lives, in our relationships, but now we have a purpose for the relationship (going Home, or staying in ego) and realize the effects of whichTeacher we choose, ego or Spirit, will determine whether they are trials, or lovely stepping stones to Heaven!

DLP 9-17-05

Perception is not Truth

TRUTH

As unique as is the color yellow,
does man, perception hold as true.
from this view can yellow,
be both hues of red or blue.

For man does think to change the truth,
as though some way, he might
But truth is nothing if not true
nor skewed by change in hue.

In the mind does truth lay quiet
A kingdom is but known.
Perceived, it cannot ever be
for Truth revealed is owned.

Diane L. Perretto