Reconciling teachings with feelings
QUESTION: Masters, I love the idea of your philosophies being true! Indoctrinated as a Bible-based Christian, how do I reconcile the apparent differences? ~Linda, England
ANSWER: In the beginning of a human life, the rules and regulations by which you live that life are given to you by others. They create what is called your personal belief system. Most people feel that they are absolute, inviolate, and cannot be changed or even questioned. But the primary law of the universe is that all souls have the freedom to choose each and every facet of their existence, which includes the composition of their belief system.
Society, and each aspect within it, adds to your knowledge of what should be included in your beliefs by telling you things that benefit that society, including rules that make it easier to control your thoughts and actions. Sometimes you never even hear or can figure out why society leaders say what they do, or why you should be compelled to live their way.
Our “philosophies,” as you call them, are concepts we expose you to in order to see if they resonate within you and give you a sense of who you are and what you can do as a soul having a human experience. We never tell someone what to believe, and never try to insinuate that we can identify exactly what makes you feel complete.
Our patterns of living within the human vernacular can be used across all walks of life. They are not religious, not secular, not societal laws, nor physical laws; they are the way we see—and have always experienced—life both in and out of human shells.
In living a human existence you are constantly changing your perspective on what you want to participate in, and thereby changing your reality. Your first reality is as a totally dependent being unable to take care of yourself. Gradually you develop some facility but have to be cautious as you learn what is and is not physically harmful.
You then start school and learn about an expanding universe in which you may participate. As you progress through education your reality becomes more expansive and you start to choose a direction. When your own employment and family begin to take shape, you are in a position of taking responsibility for the reality of not only yourself but others as well.
Once responsibility has shifted, your belief system is rewritten to include only what feels right to you. In every incident of your current belief system, you have the ability to pick and choose that which expresses your life as you wish to live it. Some things that were perfect earlier in life just don’t resonate as some new concepts do at this time. Follow what feels like the best thing for you now. Nothing is right or wrong in a spiritual experience.