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Man’s Relationship to God A young man expressed confusion over various
theories he had read concerning the nature of man’s status when he advances
to his highest possible level. He asked if God is One whom we actually blend
into and become a part of, or if we become individual Gods. Richard answered
that we maintain our individuality and freewill, without exception. When an
Ego reaches the Celestial level, however, he has attained sufficient
advancement to examine all possible alternatives for all decisions, and can
thereby discern the one best answer to each question. Thus the entire
Celestial Host naturally chooses the one ideal way, so that all operate in
total concord and union at all times. (07-1970) What Is the Brotherhoods’ Perception of God? Q: What is
your perception of God? RK: God is
the source of the Universe itself, the intelligent creator who put together
the system so it would be self-replicating. Of course, in the process of
doing that, whatever rules they setup, are God’s Laws. Everything has to
function within those laws. There is never any exception to them. Even the
so-called miracles are things which happen beyond the physical plane and fall
within the laws of the Mental plane or the Etheric plane. Everything always
has to go according to those laws. We
do not believe that the “high” God, the one created the whole thing is your
personal guide. There is a whole hierarchy of individuals in accordance with
their abilities can handle certain kinds of things. In other words, for
simple prayers you do not need to bring God into the picture. There are
people who are Archangelic or Angelic or even those who are various degrees
of advancement within the Brotherhoods who can carry out that information and
they receiver your prayer, even though they are human beings, they can
receive your prayer as well as God can. We do not say that the Father-God is
your personal God. There is a lot of help that is received from who knows who
exactly. You do not necessarily have to pinpoint by name who is helping you
or guiding you when you need guidance, but he acts in the name of God. Q: Do you believe in God as more of an entity? RK: The
Supreme Intelligence. He is the source of all creation and love is the
principle source of creation or the continuing source of re-creation. That is
an energy which, in the Brotherhoods belief, springs from God himself or
herself as the case may be. We do not know if there is a sex assigned to God,
but I guess we can say they are either one or the other. (03-1983) |
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