In one of his books, the late-great Paramahansa Yogananda shared that the holiest man he ever met lived in a tent in the middle of nowhere and had only three disciples. Another sacred text — I forget which one — stated that true “men of God” are seldom seen in the world. They don’t, in other words, preach from pulpits, seek to profit from their ministries, or promote themselves on social media.
Being a “true man of God,” I rarely venture into the world because nothing “out there” interests me anymore. I have no worldly goals or desires, no social life or friends, and no compulsion to go anywhere, see anyone, or do anything.
To the world, this sounds a lot like depression; but I am more at peace than I have ever been, because I know the world that caters to the body offers nothing of value to the Soul — apart from the lessons in forgiveness that bring closer our eventual awakening.
Or, as Course-Jesus explains in the Manual for Teachers:
Everyone who follows the world’s curriculum, and everyone here does follow it until he changes his mind, teaches solely to convince himself that he is what he is not. Herein is the purpose of the world. What else, then, would its curriculum be? Into this hopeless and closed learning situation, which teaches nothing but despair and death, God sends His teachers. And as they teach His lessons of joy and hope, their learning finally becomes complete.
Yes, I’m a big believer in “A Course in Miracles” — my primary path for the past 30 years. But I’m also a big believer in the Holy Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, the Rig Veda, and many other sacred texts I’ve been guided to read, study, and reinterpret. Because the purpose of this blog — for the time being, at least — is to demonstrate that all divinely revealed sacred texts tell the same story. That they appear to tell different stories is the Evil One’s doing.
Or, to again quote Course-Jesus:
Can the ego teach truly when it overlooks truth? Can it perceive what it has denied? Its witnesses do attest to its denial, but hardly to what it has denied. The ego looks straight at the Father and does not see Him, for it has denied His Son. (ACIM, T-11.V.16:6-9)
I don’t have all the answers — and I’m certainly not perfect. But I’m willing to learn from the Holy Spirit — and to share what I learn, without the expectation of worldly gain. Because, having devoted my life to God, I receive all I need through other means.
The Holy Meeting Place 