Be
here below, all that you are above
The Golden Rule for the next 2,000 years
By Kim Michaels
Billions of people – Christians
and non-Christians – have been inspired by Jesus’ teaching
about turning the other cheek and his call,
Therefore all things
whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.
(Matthew 7:12)
Or as more commonly paraphrased:
Do unto others,
what you want them to do to you.
We
might consider this Golden Rule to be the defining statement for the
past 2,000 years, which many people call the Age of Pisces. Yet is it
possible that this statement has now been replaced by a new Golden Rule,
a rule that will guide us in the next 2000-year period, also known as
the Age of Aquarius? The following article will answer that question.
Spiritual cycles
Many spiritually open-minded people see Jesus as the main spiritual
Master, the spiritual hierarch, for the Age of Pisces. Yet many people
also realize that there is a forward movement in the spiritual life
of humankind, and this movement follows certain cycles that are bigger
than the opinions and interpretations of any one group or religion.
Thus, we are now moving into the next 2000-year cycle, namely the Age
of Aquarius.
As Jesus explains in an important
discourse, every spiritual cycle, every age, presents an opportunity
for spiritual growth. It also presents us with certain lessons or initiations
that we must pass before we can move into the consciousness of the next
cycle. During the Age of Pisces, humankind was meant to learn that the
universe works according to God’s laws, both material and spiritual
laws. We were meant to learn that when we understand these laws, we
can use them to enhance our lives, both materially and spiritually.
The evolution of science clearly shows that by understanding the material
laws, we can produce a tremendous improvement in our material lives.
Unfortunately, we have not seen a similar expansion in our understanding
of the spiritual laws, and therefore we have not been able to improve
our spiritual lives in step with the evolution of science. Among the
clear signs of this is that so many people have abandoned religion and
that so many struggle with depression and a sense that life has no purpose
or meaning. Other signs are that science itself has become devoid of
morals, struggling with issues such as cloning and threatening to destroy
us through pollution and increasingly destructive weapons of war.
This rift between our material and spiritual lives was caused by the
war between science and religion. This war created a chasm between our
approach to material and spiritual laws, making it difficult for us
to combine the two in a meaningful way. By taking an unbiased look at
history, it becomes clear that the main cause of this problem is that
the Christian religion took the love-based teachings given by Jesus
and turned them into a fear-based religion. Thus, orthodox Christianity
has sought to control our understanding of spiritual law instead of
helping us expand that understanding.
Yet it is not the purpose of this article to place blame. The purpose
is to explain that there is a way out for those who are willing to open
their minds to a higher understanding of Jesus’ teachings, especially
the call to do unto others as you want them to do to you.
The universe is a Mirror
What was Jesus trying to tell us when he told us to do unto others what
we want them to do to us? Is it possible that he was describing one
of God’s spiritual laws and instructing us in how to make use
of that law?
On this website, and especially in the book Save
Yourself, Jesus explains that God has created a universe that
acts like a mirror. Therefore, whatever we do to others, the universe
will inevitably mirror back to us. You might say, “Where is that
in the Bible?” Well, aside from Jesus’ statement about doing
unto others, how about these quotes:
Be not deceived;
God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap. (Galatians 6:7)
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. (Hosea
8:7)
We find very similar concepts
in almost every religion. For example, Eastern religions contain the
concept of karma, which basically means that whatever you send out will
be returned to you at some point in the future. We even find a parallel
in science, namely the law of action and reaction, which states that
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Albert Einstein discovered several principles that can help us understand
this facet of the universe. His theory of relativity proves that everything,
including “solid” matter, is made from energy. This means
that everything we do is done with energy. Every thought, feeling and
action generates an energy impulse that is sent out into the universe.
Einstein also discovered that the visible universe is only the tip of
the iceberg, and beyond it is a deeper reality, which he called the
“space-time continuum.” Einstein speculated that if we travel
into space and keep going in the same direction, we will eventually
return to our starting point from the opposite direction. In other words,
the space-time continuum forms a closed loop, so any energy impulse
we send out will eventually be returned to its point of origin by the
universe.
When we put these ideas together, we see that Jesus’ statement
was meant to help us make use of one of the fundamental laws of the
universe. In essence, Jesus was telling us that we create our own reality,
and it is up to us whether we want our reality to be hell on Earth or
heaven on Earth.
We are co-creators
On this website, Jesus explains that God created us to be co-creators
with him. That is why Genesis states:
And God said, Let
us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion
. . . (Genesis 1:26)
The inner meaning is that
we have the capacity of consciousness to create by using God’s
energy. We create through the power of our minds, and whatever we focus
our attention upon, we will inevitably create in our world. So if we
always focus on the negative portents, we will experience those portents.
In other words, through our thoughts we become self-fulfilling prophecies.
Here is how Jesus explains it in Save Yourself:
The simple fact
is that God has created a universe that acts like a mirror. You are
living in the center of your personal house of mirrors. You are literally
the center of your own personal universe, and it will reflect back
to you whatever you send out.
If you want the universe to smile at you, you must first smile at
the universe. Unfortunately, most people . . . are sitting in the
center of their personal house of mirrors, and they are waiting for
the universe to smile at them. They have adopted the attitude that
they either will not or cannot smile at the universe until the universe
smiles at them.
In other words, they have allowed themselves to become trapped in
a state of consciousness in which they believe they have no control
over their own situation and their own destiny. They believe their
happiness and well-being depends on external factors over which they
have little or no control. They believe the universe is too big and
powerful to be affected by their thoughts, their world view, their
attitude and their state of consciousness.
In reality, the universe is made from God’s energy. Energy is
a passive substance that can take on any form. Yet energy cannot take
on form by itself. To take on form, energy must be acted upon by the
active force of a self-conscious mind. Therefore, if you wait for
the universe to smile at you before you are willing to smile at the
universe, you have completely misunderstood the most basic fact about
life in this world.
The basic fact is that human beings have the capacity of consciousness
to affect God’s energy. Because of that capability, you are
the author and finisher of your own destiny. You create your own situation;
you make your own bed and you will inevitably have to lie in it.
The simple fact is that most people aren’t happy about their
lives, and they think they are unhappy because their outer conditions
do not live up to their expectations about life. Therefore, they reason
that they cannot be happy until the outer situation changes. They
think that if only certain conditions were different, they would automatically
be happy. Yet because of what I have just explained, this is taking
a backward approach.
If you want your outer situation to change, you must begin by changing
your inner situation because the universe can reflect back to you
only what you send out. If you want the universal mirror to show you
a smiling face, you must first smile at the universe.
The way out of human suffering
We now see that the Golden Rule was meant to teach us that we create
our own reality, and we do so through the power of our minds. If we
want to change what the universe mirrors back to us, we have to begin
by changing what we send into the cosmic mirror.
How can we change what we send into the universe? The obvious answer
is that our outer situation is a reflection of our state of consciousness,
and therefore the way out of suffering is to change our consciousness.
When you consider Jesus’ teachings in the Bible, you will see
that everything he said was aimed at helping people change their consciousness:
Do unto others as you want them to do to you, resist not evil, love
your neighbor as yourself, forgive seventy times seven and so on. Everything
Jesus said was meant to teach us how to move out of a state of consciousness
dominated by fear and into a state of consciousness dominated by love.
If we fear loss, the universe has no other option than to reflect loss
and lack back to us. If we love God, love ourselves, love other people
and love life, the universe will inevitably reflect that back to us.
This leads us to the conclusion that if our lives are not filled with
love, the cause is that our consciousness is not filled with love, our
hearts are not filled with love. As the Bible says,
For as he thinketh
in his heart, so is he. (Proverbs 23:7)
Almost every religion known
to man contains the concept of a fall. On this website, Jesus explains
that the Biblical story of the Fall is a symbol for what
has happened to every soul. We have all fallen into a lower state
of consciousness, and that is why our minds are dominated by fear. This
fear springs from the fact that we have separated ourselves from our
spiritual source, meaning our spiritual selves and God. (This is explained
in more detail in the description of your
true identity.)
The truth is that when we fall into a state of fear, we no longer live
up to our true potential, which is to be co-creators with God. We are
still co-creators, but we are no longer creating in accordance with
God’s laws, first of all the law of love. Therefore, we send out
imperfect energy impulses, energy that is qualified with the lower vibrations
of fear, anger, hatred, envy and so on. When these energies are returned
to us by the universe, we experience suffering.
Over thousands of years, humankind has collectively created the current
limitations and suffering found on this planet. In other words, God
did not create our misery, and he has no desire to see us continue to
suffer. Contrary to some religious teachings, our misery is not God’s
punishment. If you jump out from a tall building and kill yourself,
your death is not God’s punishment. It is the impersonal effect
of a natural law, namely gravity. Likewise, our current misery is not
God’s punishment. It is the impersonal effect of a universal law,
namely that the energy we send out will be mirrored back to us by the
universe.
The bad news is that our current suffering and misery can continue indefinitely.
It will continue until we change our consciousness. The good news is
that we do have the capacity to remove all suffering, both from our
personal lives and from the entire planet. We can do so by changing
our consciousness.
God designed us as co-creators, and, in a sense, we are always co-creating.
If we co-create from a fear-based frame of mind, we create limitations,
pain and suffering. Yet if we transcend that fear and attain a love-based
frame of mind, we can co-create God’s kingdom on Earth. This is
what God wants to see for us, and that is why Jesus came to Earth. Jesus
came to show us how to transform our state of consciousness so we can
stop co-creating suffering and instead co-create God’s kingdom.
Think about Jesus’ saying:
Verily, verily,
I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall
he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go
unto my Father. (John 14:12)
Imagine yourself trying to
walk on water. It will probably seem utterly impossible. Yet why does
it seem impossible? It seems impossible because you are currently in
a limited, fear-based state of consciousness. Yet Jesus clearly told
us that we have the capacity to do the same works that he did. So the
logical conclusion is that Jesus could do what he did because he had
transcended the fear-based state of consciousness. And he came to show
us that we too can come up higher in consciousness. Paul had understood
this, and that is why he said:
Let this mind be
in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 2:5)
As mentioned earlier, orthodox
Christianity took the love-based teachings given by Jesus and turned
them into a fear-based religion. The fear-based doctrines of Christianity
portray Jesus as an exception rather than as an example. They try to
make us believe that Jesus was the only one who could attain Christ
consciousness because he was the only son of God. In reality, Jesus
told us we can do what he did, and the reason is that we came from the
same source from which Jesus came. Jesus specifically stated:
33 The Jews answered
him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy;
and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye
are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the
scripture cannot be broken;
36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the
world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
(John Chapter 10)
Jesus also said:
And the King shall
answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have
done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it
unto me. (Matthew 25:40)
Doesn’t it sound like
Jesus thinks we are all his brethren, meaning that we are all sons and
daughters of God? If you doubt this, consider these quotes:
But as many as
received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even
to them that believe on his name. (John 1:12)
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God. (Romans 8:14)
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and
daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. (2Corinthians 6:18)
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive
the adoption of sons. (Galatians (4:5)
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of
his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. (Galatians
4:6)
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without
rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom
ye shine as lights in the world. (Philippians 2;15)
Your true potential
If you put all these things together, you will see the big picture.
You are not a limited, mortal human being, and you are not a sinner
by nature. You were created as a son or daughter of God and your soul
came to Earth to be a co-creator with God and to help bring God’s
kingdom into manifestation on this planet. This is truly your personal
potential, but it is also a planetary potential in the next 2000-year
cycle, the Age of Aquarius. The true potential is that a critical mass
of people will acknowledge their true identity and vow to manifest their
full potential, thereby bringing a better age, a golden age, into manifestation.
If this is your purpose for being on this planet at this time, you will
know so deep within your heart. If you will make an effort to still
the outer mind, the fear-based mind, you will indeed hear the inner
voice telling you why you are here at this crucial turning point in
Earth’s history. You are here to help bring about a large-scale
spiritual awakening that will forever raise the collective consciousness
to a higher level, a level from which there is no going back.
How can you fulfill this potential, how can you rise above the limitations
that are boxing you in right now? You can do so by seeing Jesus as an
example and by making a vow to follow in his footsteps. You can then
begin to walk a systematic path by using the teachings and the spiritual
tools given on this website. This will gradually, but surely, bring
you closer to Christ consciousness, and then you will one day say with
Jesus:
I and my Father
are one. (John 10:30)
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
(John 5:17)
When you attain the Christ
consciousness, you can do the works that Jesus did. Or rather, God can
do the same works through you that God did through Jesus. You will then
no longer be a mortal, human being. You will be here on Earth the spiritual
being that you already are in Heaven. You will be here below, all that
you are above.
Everything goes in cycles. During the Age of Pisces, humankind was meant
to learn about God’s laws, including the law that the universe
is a mirror. Yet in the Age of Aquarius we are meant to take our understanding
of God’s laws to a higher level. We are meant to no longer passively
follow those laws but learn how we can actively use them to co-create
God’s kingdom on Earth. That is why the saying to “Do unto
others, what you want them to do to you” is not the defining statement
for the new age. Instead, Jesus has given us a new statement that is
the Golden Rule for the Age of Aquarius. It is:
Be
here below, all that you are Above.
When you fully understand
and internalize this new Golden Rule, you will have risen above human
suffering and limitation. When a critical mass of people, the most spiritually
mature people, internalize this rule, the Earth will be raised above
human limitations and suffering. We will then see the manifestation
of a better age, a golden age.
If you are one of the many souls who have a deep inner longing to see
this better age, if you have a sense that you are here to help co-create
this better age, then you have come to the right place. This website
contains teachings and tools that can help you make the Golden Age a
reality, both in your personal life and on the planet. Simply
dare to be the spiritual being here on Earth that you already are in
Heaven.
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