What do we mean when we Trust something? All too often we label others
as being Trustworthy or Untrustworthy and it is always the former that
we label ourselves.
This is clearly not so. Have you always been so impeccably perfect that
no one has ever had the opportunity to say something bad about you?
Congratulations if you have.
It seems that we use Trust as if it is some great cosmic currency, when
in reality this is far from the truth. We seem to place great importance
on it, but what does Trust really mean?
When I try to look at it impartially, it seems that there is no such
thing, that it is just as tangible as a puff of smoke: seemingly
there...but gone before your very eyes.
Trust is little more than us expecting others to behave in a certain way.
"I trust you with xyz", or "I trust you to do xyz" is exactly the same
as "I expect you to xyz". The difference is that the implied follow up
phrase "...or I will be disappointed" is not spoken.
How often have you said (or have heard) that "So and So is trustworthy,
except when it comes to xyz"? How often have you heard the phrase "You
can trust me" and not be disappointed with their resulting actions?
Perhaps you've heard the phrase "You can trust me" so many times that it
immediately makes you wary of that person.
Trust is an illusion. Trust is merely ourselves attempting to control
the expected behaviour of others. Or, put in a more passive way, Trust
is merely ourselves relying upon the fact that others will behave in a
predictable manner.
How shockingly awful we are. Why do we burden others with our
expectations?
The greater the Trust we have in someone the greater the hurt when they
do not act as we expect. We all too often call this Betrayal.
Of course, Distrust is just the flip side of the same issue. By
Distrusting someone we simply expect them to act in a manner contrary to
what we would call ideal. We also label people as Untrustworthy or
Distrustful, simply to reduce the pain of their contrary actions.
Ironcially, by calling someone Untrustworthy or Distrustful, we expect
them to behave in a certain way...Sounds exactly like Trust doesn't it?
Perhaps we should learn to stand on our own two feet and just be happy
if someone's actions work in harmony with ours.
Samael Aun Weor wrote (in Revolutionary Psychology...I think ;)):
Try to find the novelty in every situation.
This is a great rule to live by. Regardless if people are working in
concert with what you would like, stop limiting yourself by relying upon
other's actions and find the novelty in whatever happens...
...and still, I am too trusting ;)
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For me, the bible was always a confusing morass of words that the Sunday
School teacher simply couldn't explain properly. Not that I was
particularly religious as a child, but I remember being confused by what
I heard.
In Gnosis, however, one talks about the Divine Father and
she-who-is-in-secret, the Divine Mother. They also mention that everyone
has a different Divine Mother...
There is also the obvious fact that Jesus only ever said that he was the
Son of Man. It is only the latter authors of the Bible who gave him the
title, Son of God. Don't believe me? Read the Gospels yourself. Pay
attention to what Jesus said, versus the text around it.
All about the Man
What is Man then, if Jesus was a Son of him? What about Genesis 1:27
which says:
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
Standard thinking indicates that Man means us. What if we are wrong in
this assumption? What if the Man being spoken of in Genesis is something
much, much more. Note that there is a clear delineation between God
created Man and the fact that he also created 'them': male and female.
That is, we are simply the male and the female spoken of in Genesis. We
are not Man.
Ponder this.
Jesus was the Son of Man that God created in his image.
What is this Man then if it is not us (the male and female)?
The Lord's Prayer
Let us move on and study some of the words that every Christian on the
planet knows. Every Christian has uttered them, but few have actually
meditated nor understood what is actually meant in the Lord's Prayer.
The first phrase of the Lord's Prayer takes on a completely new
significance:
Our Father who is in heaven...
Our Divine Father resides in heaven. Right now. As a child I was always
confused by the standard Christian teaching which said that God was in
heaven. It never made sense to me. How can God be inside something that
he made? It's like saying that after you make a cake you can then live
in it and more importantly, be part of it...and not be anywhere else.
Let us look even more closely at the Lord's Prayer:
Our Father...
If each of us has a Divine Father....then what is the 'Our' about? Why
isn't it written:
My father who is in heaven...
Gnosis answers this clearly and concisely: what we think as 'I' is
actually a multitude of 'I's. This is where the practical side of Gnosis
comes into play. When you 'study' Gnosis, you actually 'do' it, meaning
that you find out for yourself the truth of this statement: There is no
single 'I'.
The 'Our' doesn't mean 'Yours and mine', but the 'multitude of I'.
Now, ponder this.
...hallowed be your name
There are three people in recent times who have found out the (hallowed)
name of their fathers: Samael Aun Weor, Rabolu and Belzebuub.
All three have studied and taught Gnosis. Unfortunately, due to petty
squabbling, mud slinging and outright attacks, Gnosis is not taught
publicly by these people (two are no longer part of this world). See gnosticfreedom.com
for more information. You can find out the name of your Divine Father
too (no, I do not know mine...yet ;) )
Of course, I am merely a gnostic student (and a junior one at that) and
these words are designed to be pondered and not taken for gospel. They
are written to inspire your thinking, nothing more. All I will add is
that by looking at the Bible in the manner that is taught in Gnosis, it
suddenly makes sense to me. If you want to know more, then find out your
own truth by knowing yourself at belzebuubteachings.com.
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How many times did I breathe in today and not notice?
How many times did my heart beat and I did not notice?
How many times did I blink?
How many times did I lose sight of something else when I finally
remembered to notice?
You, who is in every heartbeat and every breath and every movement I
make, I'm sorry.
I try and I plead to get closer to you, but you are already here,
waiting for me.
If only I would pay attention.
Open Sesame.
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In today's world, there are many people suffering and alone, whose only
connection with others is via the internet. I too, called myself a hermit,
but in reality it is far from the truth because we are never truly alone.
Ironically, it wasn't I until I started gnosis that I could truly
appreciate the meaning behind the Tarot card: The Hermit. All too
commonly this card is misprepresented in Tarot divinitation where they
indicate that this card represents isolation, or a person alone. Things
could not be further from the truth. Like all things esoteric, the true
meaning is quite often hidden in plain sight.
In the card, The Hermit, we see a robed figure, standing on top of a
mountain holding up a light in one hand and a staff in the other. There
are other mountains depicted in the far distance.
The mountain spiritually represents the inner work one has done and has
conquered most of the psychological defects that keep one unhappy. This
is not unlike the mental image of the "guru on the mountain". There are
three such mountains whose peaks must be reached. Samael Aun Weor's
advanced esoteric book, The Three Mountains talks about this and
the Path of the Razor's Edge that one walks to reach these peaks.
The staff represents the Kundalini energy that has risen the complete
length of the spine.
The Light that the figure holds up is not for him to see, but for
others, further down the mountain to see. It is the Light of the Christ
Within. Note that the figure actually has his head angled as if in
prayer. By holding up the Light, he is doing his Father's will.
Are you such a seeker? Are you restless with the idea of growing up and
owning a house, having a wife, a car, some children and a dog? Are you
looking for something more? Are you looking for someone to light the way?
There is only one person that I know who truly represents the image of
The Hermit and that is Belzebuub. Don't take my word for it though, find
out for yourself. Visit belzebuubteachings.com
and find out for yourself what it takes to walk this spiritual path and
what its goal truly is.
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