1 Secrets of the kingdom: The All Truth of the Holy Spirits

 

"Oh, there is so much more I want to tell you, but you cannot understand it now. When the Spirit of Holiness and Truth comes, he will guide you into all truth."

Go back with me to the time of Jesus. Then, life was very different. The people were young, inexperienced, morally deficient and intellectually inferior. Electricity had not yet been discovered: there were no telephones, no radios and no television sets; and at night, just to keep warm, people had to keep an open fire. There were no motor vehicles. Most people walked while the more affluent rode on the backs of animals. There were no trains or buses, airplanes or spaceships. No cameras, no computers, microscopes or telescopes, microwaves, air conditioning or refrigerators. No high-rise buildings or inter-island bridges. Water had to be brought up the mountain in pails.

Science was in its infancy. Ignorance was pervasive and superstition was the law. There was a very high illiteracy rate. Reading, writing and the beginnings of a formal education were accessible only to members of the nobility and the monastic scholars. Books were a rarity and there were no newspapers. People believed that the world was flat, that the sun was God and that the earth was the center of the Universe.

It is no wonder that Jesus referred to the people as sheep, lovable in their innocence, gentle and meek unless provoked, but incapable of deep rational thinking. And so, the divine teachings and instructions were simplified and coached in parables.

Learning and instruction are progressive. First the simple, followed by continued amplification and upgrading. So Jesus admitted, he did not reveal everything he knew. The Holy Spirit would see to the rest.

Who is the Holy Spirit? How does he guide us? What new things will he be teaching us? 'Secrets of the kingdom' reveals the answers to most all of our compelling questions about life, even the secrets kept hidden since the foundation of the world.

Secrets of the kingdom

The IQ Advanced Study Course
And after the teachings of Jesus, just as he promised

The secrets and the “All Truth” kept hidden since the foundation of the world continue to be revealed here in most part for the first time and follow after the Basic Course. Six individually complete and comprehensive study courses grouped together into one Advanced Course.

1. Psychic phenomena and healing

A comprehensive study of the nature of psychic phenomena, their applications and the principles governing their operation. Includes scientific and religious viewpoints. A large part of the lesson deals with faith healing, what it is, how it differs from the practice of medicine, how it is effected and its implications with respect to the coming New Age.

2. The New Age Movement

A comprehensive overview of New Age phenomena and progressive teachings. Includes a thorough discussion of the influences of Eastern and Western religions and the contributions of science, politics and other popular movements. Concludes with an ordered presentation of the New Teachings of the New Age.

3. World religions

The historical background of the major religions and a comparison study of their teachings and other features. Covers Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the New Teachings for the New Age which embraces all of them, together.

4. Teachings of the Holy Spirit 1

Introduction to the Holy Spirit, who he really is and what he does. Traces his reemergence in the mid-19th century to the present, from Spiritualism in the West to Spiritism in the East. Discusses scientific opposition and the limitations of science. Clarifies the Divine Teachings and proposes a Path to our further enlightenment.

5. Teachings of the Holy Spirit 2

Lists the qualifications and other necessary preparations that have to be made before a prospective student may be accepted for instruction. Includes many valuable insights and a more thorough discussion of all the important methodologies and guide rules to be followed by every accepted student.

6. Reincarnation and Karma

A comprehensive study of the principles, their implications and consequences that will enable every student to understand better the meaning of life and the purpose of his existence.

These are the much-awaited New and Advanced Teachings of the Holy Spirit which are now also made available to you.

3 Would you like to form your own Bible study group?

 

Here’s how to start

Inner Quest Bible study session manual

A brief description and a proposed method to be followed subject to periodic change

1. Planning

1.1 Objectives

1.11 To study the deeper aspects and principles relating to God, His laws and our life in general

1.12 To develop all our latent capabilities, knowledge, skills and talents for service to God and all His creatures  

1.2 Venue & time

1.21 A suitable place and a regular time should be fixed for holding the sessions 

1.22 All  physical equipment and other components should be procured and available for use, seating arrangements may be circular, if few members, or class style
 
1.3 Inviting and recruiting members

An information campaign should be initiated to invite all who may want to join the studies and secure their commitment to the project

The group may be as few as two or three family members or friends meeting in one’s home or office after hours 

1.4 Organize officers, moderators and support staff

Choose or elect the people who are to be principally responsible for the conduct and success of the project 

1.5 Subjects to be taken up

In consultation with the members, the exact subjects, books or resources to be studied should be predetermined, as well as the order in which the subjects will be taken up

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2. Program of activities, methods and procedures

The session leaders or moderators will be responsible for the overall conduct of the sessions 

2.1 Suggested procedure subject to amendments based on the recommendations of the membership

2.11 Meditation to quiet the mind and make it more receptive to divine inspiration for about 3 minutes or more.

2.12 The invocation should be simply worded and delivered by the moderator or the assigned member for the purpose of formally inviting the Holy Spirit or individual masters to provide protection and guidance during the study or training session

2.13 Read and/or discuss the the Course overview, Why study the course, the Instructions, the Introduction and, finally, the whole chapter to be taken up 

2.14 Read and/or discuss the related Biblical passages

2.15 After an important paragraph or point, the moderator, reader or any of the members who may want to share or ask a question can raise their hand and share their reactions, comments and opinions

2.16 Review exercises Sections A&C should be taken up, next. After each numbered question, the moderator should ask the members to give the sign of a thumbs up or thumbs down to signify their agreement or disagreement and then to justify their answer in a few words or sentences.

There are no wrong answers, just different perspectives because of the many past lives and different experiences that each member has undergone. All answers are valid to the member sharing it.
 
2.17 After each answer, go to the Recommended Solutions and discuss, as needed

2.18 Just before end of session, the leader or a volunteer may be asked to summarize and include other helpful resources as homework assignments 

2.19 Closing invocation to acknowledge and thank the Holy Spirits and Guides for their guidance and participation and to end the session

3. Meeting (optional) to discuss other temporal matters and plans

3.1 These matters may or may not include membership fees, rent, books, teaching aids (PCs, TV screens, blackboards), chairs and tables, support or allowances to permanent and volunteer staff and other related necessary expenditures

3.2 All groups so formed under these guidelines are to be independent and autonomous entities, subject only to their own charter that details their policies, governing rules and regulations, terms and conditions, with Inner Quest acting only in an advisory capacity. 

3.3 Inner Quest services are free. Voluntary donations are welcome but not mandatory. Those who feel called to support our work may send their contribution to PayPal: paypal.me/innerquest.

4. Bonding time, snacks (optional)

 Additional helpful information: 

Spiritist training session:

“Where two or three of you gather in my name, there will I be in the midst of you. ”

The evening training session can run for three or four hours extending up to past midnight. The activities participated in by all the members in turn can include among others: meditation, or tuning in to the Divine, evangelization with emphasis on Biblical teachings, clairvoyance, or seeing non-physical objects and Spirits, automatic writing and trance mediumship to obtain a direct communication with the Guides, astral traveling, and healing arts, including the blessing of oil and water.

A competent Spiritualist or Spiritist medium, if available, can provide useful insights and information based on his/her expertise and experience.

The ‘Inner Quest Guide to developing our mediumship’ can be found in ‘Secrets of the kingdom (Inner Quest Studies, Book 2)’.

Provided that the participants are genuinely motivated for good and desire to learn and advance, spiritually, the Guides will provide all the protection and guidance that will be needed.

As an added precaution, should anything untoward occur, the training session may be terminated at any time by those in-charge and resumed only after all the issues have been satisfactorily resolved.

Theosophical study session:

The weekly study sessions and discussions are moderated by the designated officer and take-up various subjects or lessons which are of special interest to the members in attendance. In theory, and also in practice, most of the time depending on who moderates, there is no single authority in regard to the teachings, but each student is to contribute his own understanding so that the whole group may view all aspects and levels of the Teachings. 

The leader’s role then is to encourage the active participation of every student and draw him in to the discussions. This affords everyone more opportunities to learn and likewise enable the students to develop their communication and teaching skills.

In regard to practical applications, the participants are enjoined to henceforth live their life in accordance with the divine principles they are learning.

 

4 Why take up this study

‘SECRETS OF THE KINGDOM’ is the most comprehensive and complete study course available on the teachings of the Holy Spirits.

The course provides clear answers to all your important questions about life here and hereafter.

It compresses into just a few months of study what otherwise could take many years of weekly Bible and advanced spiritual studies.

Exercises to monitor your progress and get you back on course are provided at the end of the lesson.

There is the distinct advantage of being able to pursue your studies at your leisure, in your own time and at your own pace.

The principles set forth in the courses have practical applications in your daily life. 

2 About Inner Quest

 
INNER QUEST FOUNDATION, INC. (INNER QUEST) is a non-stock, non-profit and tax-exempt foundation registered under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines. Founded in December 1987, it is committed to pursue the following primary objectives:

1. To encourage and initiate man’s quest for deeper spiritual truths. 

2. To work for the eventual coming together of all divergent faiths and schools of thought by laying stress on their essential unity and the similarities in their basic teachings. 

3. To teach and propagate the hidden universal laws leading to man’s spiritual unfoldment. 

4. To work for the progressive development and proper utilization of all potentialities latent in man. 

5. To promote man’s continuing refinement of his character and his espousal of a commitment to live in the service of his fellowmen 

Inner Quest Logo

The golden cross in the center signifies the divine relationship and essential unity between God and man (the vertical line) and man with his fellow created beings (the horizontal line). There are eight outer sections representing the infinite levels of spiritual attainment and awareness. Included here are all the different religions and schools of thought. At every level of creation, there is a questing inward for God, while God at the very core (the eight-pointed star) reaches outward to us from within and manifests through every level of His creation. Everyone and everything in God, the All in All represented by the circle, signifying the oneness of all.

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51 The end, the new beginning

Dear Graduates,

We've now come to the close of our study. Now it's your turn to share your thoughts. How did you find the advanced course? Was it informative enough for you? Were the teachings and concepts clearly and adequately explained? Are the principles reasonable and useful to you? How were you helped, if at all?

Email us your thoughts and suggestions to enable us to better serve the next batch of students.

If you feel inclined, you can help us in other ways. If you were benefited by your study, perhaps you would want to encourage others to also take up the Course. You can also help by spreading the word to your friends whom you feel might be interested in initiating their own quest for Higher Truth. Enjoin them to buy this book or better yet, gift them with their own copy by sending them the link where they can download a free copy. Or else, invite them to browse our websites or join our social platforms.

Congratulations on your completion! You will never come to regret it if you will apply all that you have learned in your daily life, from hereon in. This is your new beginning. Have a good life!

Take time to reflect on what you have learned, go back to what you skipped and review what you weren’t able to fully understand. Analyze, test and question all the divine principles. Be thorough and meticulous. You need to be clear regarding them before you may be sufficiently enabled to comprehend the true teachings of Jesus and the “all truth” of the Spirits of Truth.

Angel Luz
iq.aluz@gmail.com

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50 Planting seeds of Truth

  

Today, there is no reason for anyone to remain in the dark, ignorant concerning life, not knowing what it is about. Simply choose the Light. Open your eyes. Begin to see more clearly. You too can begin to understand. 

Under the guidance of the Archangel Michael, INNER QUEST was founded in 1987 to help in the preparations for the coming New Age of Enlightenment. Tasked by the Holy Spirits to help disseminate their New Teachings, INNER QUEST then is a school or a center for spiritual learning.

INNER QUEST is a wellspring, a source of divine guidance and knowledge, a vehicle or medium through which the Spirits of Truth can administer their divine guidance and instruction. It flows rivers of living water from which anyone may draw as much as he requires or wants, as much as he is ready to drink — that water that once you drink, you will never thirst again.

However, INNER QUEST is only a link in the chain that is the New Age Movement. We continue the work of the Masters and the Spirits of Truth, while attempting to unite as one all that have come before. There is only One God and one Truth, after all. It is merely a matter of being able to access the entire Big Picture.

Therefore, we at INNER QUEST are not against any religion, sect or school. We support them, in fact; hopefully adding to their store of divine knowledge should they be receptive to the Spirits’ leading. Every religion and school, without exception, is limited to the extent that they only address certain aspects and levels of the Teachings and not all. But we fully recognize their good intentions. And all who work for good are working for God, too.

In the sense that we teach concerning God, INNER QUEST may be considered as a religion. However, INNER QUEST is not a religion because we do not demand the blind acceptance of what we teach. Moreover, we do not seek converts, nor do we require that our students convert from their religion even after they complete their studies. We merely introduce for the students’ consideration certain new ideas and higher concepts, which we know to be true, that can gradually, but inevitably, displace all half-truths and false teachings. And after having learned and equipped themselves more fully, they can then serve where the Holy Spirit leads them to serve, according to their own perceiving.

INNER QUEST teaches only those principles that can be verified by everyone through his own direct personal experiences. Experience alone can validate a proposed theory or teaching, hence it will be forthcoming depending on our need. Consequently, we readily accept that which we have already experienced to be true. Otherwise, we will just have to wait for the necessary validation. But provided a student persists, in time, he will be able to find all the proofs he needs.

Through the development of his mediumship or by availing of the mediumship of others, anyone can obtain valuable insights and incontrovertible proofs. Mediumship is the facility that allows us to bridge the barrier between our world and the next. And it involves the employment of the faculties of clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, astral travel, telepathy, automatic writing, trance mediumship, healing and others.

Still more than these, many earnest students experience intuitive remembrances and past life recollections that serve as their undeniable confirmation of the spiritual teachings.

We believe in the saying that if you give a man fish, he will be able to eat for a day. However, if you teach him to fish, then he will be able to eat every day. Similarly at INNER QUEST, we teach the principles of life. Those who abide by the principles ensure their future success. In following the divine laws, we gain everything our heart desires.

Over the years, so much of the New Teachings have been entrusted to us, not for our benefit alone, but for others, as well. It is our pleasure then to share them with you, today.

Finally, it is important to realize that INNER QUEST can only plant the seeds of Truth. The student alone has the power to accept or reject what the Holy Spirit offers him. He must first open up his mind and heart to the New Teachings. He himself must exert the necessary efforts. He must overcome every obstacle that comes his way and pass his necessary trials. He must avail of the opportunities that present themselves to him and apply what he is learning in his daily life. Only then can he nurture the seed. Only then can the seed germinate, grow and bear much fruit in this life and in his future incarnations.

 

49 The Truth, plain and simple

 

The Truth can be complicated and deep. But it can also be plain and simple. In fact, Jesus told us: "Today, I speak to you in parables, but the time is coming when I will be speaking to you plainly." 

So let's do that. Allow me to tell it to you like it is and in the process, you will be able to get past all the lies, half-truths and false teachings that have kept you in the dark for so long. 

Who are we and what is our true nature? What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of life on Earth? Who are the Holy Spirits? And what is the true Path?

The answers can be really simple. Let us first take up these simple basics before we delve any deeper into more advanced and complex spirit matters. If you can focus on these plain truths, understanding the rest will become a whole lot easier.

We are spirits, children of the One God, in His image. In the beginning, we were created innocent and ignorant, destined to attain to our spiritual perfection through our own exertions. As our Father-God is, so will we become - at-one with Him.

The whole of the Cosmos is our school, the Earth, just one of many classrooms where we take up certain specialized subjects. Here on Earth, as revealed in the Book of Genesis, we take up what is right and what is wrong, learn all about good and evil from direct personal experience, and the things of character, building and refining them to perfection. Being born into this world is like people going to school. One lifetime is just as one day in class.

Love and service to our fellowmen is the Path. Reincarnation is the process. Karma is the governing rule.

There are many different levels or orders of spirits. The Holy Spirit is simply a spirit that is already holy. Those of us who are here studying are still developing spirits, under their instruction and guidance. But after we complete our studies over a series of many incarnations, we will graduate and become holy spirits, ourselves.

Somewhat different from all that you have been taught by your religion. You may be a little confused and unbelieving.

That is perfectly alright. But "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all things will simply be added on to you," even the knowledge of the Truth.

For now, keep open and stay focused on the plain and simple. Stay away if you feel you should. And when you are ready, come back and continue on to the next pages, the higher stages of your development.

This Website takes up the Teachings of Jesus and the All Truth of the Holy Spirits. Prepare to discover new and wonderful things.

 

48 What is the Truth?

The Book of John, Chapter 18

36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? 

At the time, Jesus did not answer Pontius Pilate because he would not have understood, anyway.

The promise of Jesus

Since ages past, many predictions have foretold of a coming Age of Enlightenment. Christ, himself, referred to this Age when he told us, “𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐈 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲.” And again he said 2,000 years ago, “𝐎𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡.”

True to his word, the Spirits of Truth are here with us, today. Today, the mysteries of the Universe are slowly being unfolded in our midst. Now all things are being made plain. For this is the beginning of a New Era in the life of our planet. And, today, the answer to every question is being made available. 

The Message made plain

In our day, the mysteries are to unfold. 

Since time immemorial, man has sought for answers to the mysteries of life. Who am I? What is the meaning of life? What is the purpose of life on Earth? Is there really life after death? What are the conditions of that life? And how do we secure it for ourselves?

Why is there so much suffering in the world? Why poverty, injustice, famine, war, disease and death? Why me? Where is the love of God? Every thinking man comes to ask himself these questions.

In answer, Jesus Christ spoke to the men of his time. He revealed the answers to all these questions and more; but because the people were not ready, he was largely misunderstood and misinterpreted. And much of the resulting confusion still exists even into our day and age.

However, we don’t have to remain ignorant and confused. We need only to go back to first principles, to the original answers given by Christ and then, work forward from there, in order to transcend all the conflicting interpretations and see things as they really are. But this time, instead of embracing half-truths and blind teachings, we should be discriminating and wise, guided more by the dictates of reason in the light of our vastly superior wealth of personal experiences.

‘The Message Made Plain’ is a study course that precisely brings back into focus the actual words and teachings of Jesus Christ to enable the student to start afresh without having to contend too much with the misguided and confusing interpretations of mere followers.

As you go through the course, many things will clarify themselves to you. You should be able to realize the answers to all your important questions about life and death.

In Lesson 1, you will come to realize your urgent need to further your spiritual studies and prepare for eternal life. In Lesson 2, you will learn all about the person of Jesus and come to know him, intimately. He refutes many of the old beliefs and teachings which still persist even today in Lesson 3. In Lesson 4, he explains why we need to live right in the sight of God.

The reasons for suffering and the way whereby Heaven can be attained are taken up in Lesson 5. Lesson 6 puts forward for our consideration, a more practical approach to life and includes a discussion of the underlying rational bases behind his spiritual teachings. And finally, all you need to know about life hereafter are discussed in Lesson 7.

You really can’t afford to pass up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It’s like having a private audience with the Lord where he reveals to you the secrets of his kingdom.

The question is: Are you now ready for him?

If you think that you are ready and you want to learn more, click on https://www.facebook.com/angel.luz.948/ and follow us or send us a friend request. 

You may also look up this Basic Course Version 2008 > https://message-made-plain.blogspot.com/ or Version 2023 serialized in the aforementioned Facebook pages from May 6 to July 2, 2023.

 

47 God doesn't talk to me, or does He?

 

Reincarnation: You create your own future 

Everywhere, so many people complain that God doesn’t talk to them. But the truth is He does, people just won’t listen.

God speaks to us in dreams, in visions, by telepathy or hearing voices. He reveals His truths through His prophets, the Scriptures, the priests and pastors, in newspapers and magazines, and through the innocent remarks of friends and strangers.

And if God can speak through a burning bush or a guileful snake, can he not also reveal His truths to you when you watch a movie or play a computer game? 

The truth in ‘Devil’s Advocate’

Trailer video > https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=323666696381815  

Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) can be just like you, an ordinary, super-ambitious, highly competent and successful defense lawyer, never lost a case. He realizes that his client is probably guilty and he hates that he has to demolish the testimony and character of the rape victim. But because he wants to win at all costs, he does it anyway and wins his case.

Presently, his record of wins attracts an obscene offer for him to work in one of the most prestigious law firms in New York that provides for equally lavish perks.

The work keeps him busy all hours, leaving him little time for anything else. Eventually, he becomes obsessed with another woman and his relationship with his wife, Mary Ann (Charlize Theron), begins to sour because of his disregard and unresponsiveness to her needs. Because of his pride, ambition and excessive lust for money, fame and women, his once happy life begins to unravel.

Troubles begin to plague Mary Ann, as well. She begins to have nightmares and sees demons. She is also raped by Kevin’s boss (Al Pacino). But Kevin is unable to believe her claim. Finally, not able to cope, she kills herself.

As the story unfolds, it turns out that Kevin’s boss is actually his natural father, who is really the Devil incarnate, and the woman he is obsessed with is his half-sister. The plan is for Kevin and his sister to conceive the Antichrist.

But at the last moment, Kevin comes to his senses and takes the only way out. He shoots himself.

Then, everything stops and there is an instant playback to the time before the resumption of the rape trial in the beginning of this film. But this time, he follows his conscience and resigns as defense counsel, throwing away his bright future and everything he has worked for. 

A reporter requests for an interview. He tells Kevin he feels confident that done right, a good story could reverse all the negative implications of his resignation and his resigning could even be viewed as a class act that could re-establish his failed career. Flattered, Kevin agrees.

On parting, the reporter transforms into the Devil and comments: “Vanity, my favorite sin.”

The lessons of ‘Groundhog Day’

Trailer video > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GncQtURdcE4

Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is not a very nice man. Selfish and self-centered, a grouch, prone to all sorts of excesses and arrogant, he and his news crew are dispatched to Punxsutawney to report on the events of Groundhog Day.

The day passes uneventfully but on the way back, a storm raged. All roads were closed to traffic and all commuters were forced to turn back. He wakes up next morning as his clock sounds the six o’clock alarm. And as the days unfold, he discovers that he is in a kind of time loop that replays Groundhog Day over and over again, whatever he does, every day. 

So he experiments. Not fearing any retribution, he drinks to excess, drives recklessly, steals from a bank and seduces women. He tries everything and does whatever he wants, as much as he wants. But after a time, he gets bored.

He gets so depressed and tired of it all that he decides to kill himself. But to his surprise, the day repeats itself again at the six o’clock prompt. He kills himself, again and again, in different ways, but still, he always comes back to life the next day.

Anti-social, sarcastic and even offensive in the beginning, he starts to take an interest in other people, asking them about themselves and knowing them, he begins to like them. His whole attitude and manner of interacting with them changes. He begins to like the way they respond to his friendly overtures by treating him in the same like way.

He sees an ice sculptor at work and decides to learn how to do it, himself. Eventually after who knows how many days, he gets good at it. He decides to learn to play the piano and he gets to be a master pianist. He becomes fluent in French, as well, the better to impress the woman he likes.

In the course of many Groundhog Days, he came to be attracted to Rita (Andie MacDowell), the second member of his crew, but Rita always turned him down. Having learned how to gain friends, he employed the same tactics with Rita. After many trials and errors, he was able to win her over.

Finally, the day arrived when everything came together.

Early one morning, he attended to the poor old man freezing to death, fed him and brought him to hospital. He bought insurance from his old pesky and pushy acquaintance, changed a flat tire for three old ladies, saved a marriage, saved a boy by catching him as he fell from a tree branch and saved a man from choking to death.  

Rita is enthralled as he carves a beautiful ice sculpture. And everywhere he goes, admiring friends greet him. For a few, he hands over a gift, even. They all know him and shower him with compliments. Rita hears and is impressed no end.

In the evening, Rita attends the Groundhog Day closing celebrations and finds that everyone is still talking about Phil and the good deeds that he has done. She is surprised to learn that the beautiful, melodic music coming from the ballroom is Phil on the piano.

The night wears on. They make love. And the next morning, they live happily ever after. It is the magic of another new day, after Groundhog Day.

A computer game

What better way to relax than to be entertained playing a computer game? First time you play, you have to feel your way around. It is sometimes slow-going but with repeated playing, it becomes easier. More practice makes better.

It can be challenging. Whatever your level of play, you can adjust the degree of difficulty.

It develops skills – whether it be hand and eye coordination, memory retention, strategy building, innovation and problem solving. Whichever this may be, with continued playing, everything builds on how it was before.

And if you don’t like the results, you can always stop play and restart to begin afresh.

Reincarnation is all of the above

We all start from nothing, no skills, no knowledge, innocent and ignorant spirits created were we. But with every life experience, there comes to be something.

In the beginning, we are selfish and self-centered, thinking only of ourselves and our own interests. We do whatever we please and do everything to acquire the things we want, without a care about how our actions affect others.

But as we go about life, we learn. Every day, we are taught some aspect of love. Then we are tested to find out if we have learned the lesson. If not, then the lesson is repeated. And this goes on, again and again, until we take up every one of our character traits and get them all right.

The same is true with any skill that we have or choose to develop. The child prodigy that can play chess like the grandmasters, the child math wizard and the psychic who can see what everyone else cannot developed their skills beginning from their past lives.

We will have unlimited opportunities to progress. And being immortal spirit beings, we are never, ever harmed. Our outer protective covering, the flesh body, may be harmed, tortured and subjected to all forms of punishment, but we, the spirit consciousness within, learn and evolve from every experience.

And no one dies, either. When our work here is done, we simply disengage from our disposable physical body and return to our Spirit World.  

Everything in life is a lesson and a test. You are today the sum total of all that you have accomplished in the past. And you are building your tomorrow by the things that you do, today. Your fate is entirely in your hands.

But exciting, challenging or easy the path, gradual, speedy or meandering and slow your progress – You will be perfect in the end. 

 

46 Planning your next incarnation

 Earth: Where spirits students study and develop themselves

Reincarnation -- Do we choose all our lives?

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45 Lesson 6 - Solutions to the review exercises

5 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑚

1. God is love and He does not approve of war and death. D. Because God loves us, He desires that we become more like Him. He involves us in war so that we may learn the lessons of war — love and hate, respect for the rights of others, kindness, mercy, compassion and selflessness, among others. And after our lessons are over, death brings us back home where we belong.

2. It is our duty to eradicate poverty and all forms of inequality. D. The Earth is where we learn all about life. If poverty and all other forms of so-called undesirable conditions are not available to be experienced, how can anyone learn patience, kindness and humility? No, all these are necessary lessons and should not be eradicated. Jesus himself said, “𝐷𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙.” However as a rule, we should always strive to place them under our control and ensure that the negative results are contained within manageable levels.

3. God is not just because the rich and powerful get away with their crimes. D. No one can escape God’s justice. In light of Reincarnation and Karma, all debts get paid sooner or later.

4. Wealth and power are the true indications of success. D. Wealth and power are simply given to those who need to learn certain lessons best learned when one is wealthy and powerful — the proper management and use of resources and the use of authority over others. And, at the same time, the opportunity is provided where one can do a lot of good.

5. Good men are rewarded on Earth. D. Sometimes, they are, but more often not. Good men, assuming that they are also wise, would really prefer to receive their rewards in heaven.

6. Euthanasia or mercy killing is never justified. D. In the first place, no one really dies, we just transition into the next world. Further, the term mercy killing connotes that the person is suffering intolerably and his condition is terminal unto death. So what is really wrong with doing something for someone who can’t do it for himself, provided he first expressly asks for your help? In any case, the preeminent rule is to do what you would want others to do for you. However due mainly to ignorance of the Truth, the laws in place in the world still regard this act to be illegal and anyone who commits such an act risks being meted severe penalties under the law.

7. Whatever we do, whether good or bad, we do to self. A. Since we are merely parts of a Whole. What we do to any other part, we do to the Whole, and we do to self — our Higher Self. Jesus said, “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒.”

8. We choose our sex. A. Before we are even born, we choose the circumstances and conditions that we will encounter in life. Our sex is just one of these conditions. The choice is based on which sex will afford us the best opportunities to learn the lessons we will be taking up.

9. Positive thinking is the key to solving all of life’s problems. D. There is a greater plan that takes precedence over the workings of our lower Earthly consciousness, although we are usually not consciously aware of it. Nevertheless, it is best for us to adhere to this divine plan because it was formulated even before we were born and takes into consideration a lot of very important and vital information which, at the moment, we are unable to recall. But there are always good reasons behind everything that happens.

10. Problems and crises in life are really opportunities for progress. A. Problems and crises build strength and patience while bringing on added wisdom and other skills in the process.

11. If one exercises regularly and lives moderately, he can prolong his life. D. Once our planned lessons on Earth are completed, we die, leave class and return to the Spirit World. Regarding life’s longevity, it matters little whether we exercised or not or if we lived moderately. However, exercise and moderation do keep us fit while we are still in class, in the body.

12. The insane are pathetic and insanity is a totally useless condition. D. There are certain opportunities which are available only to those who are handicapped or completely helpless. The insane, especially, are passive recipients of kindness or abuse. Such situations afford very valuable lessons which otherwise cannot be learned as effectively.

13. Homosexuals and lesbians are damned. D. The third sex is just another condition that affords us the opportunities to learn our lessons, only more so, precisely because those belonging to this gender are looked down upon and persecuted. It is just that in light of reincarnation, sometimes, the influence of many lives lived as a member of a particular sex is so overwhelming that when we incarnate as a member of the opposite sex, we tend to become disoriented for a time. This condition may continue until we are able to attain to a more balanced disposition. Eventually, however, we won’t need to become male, female or gay any longer, instead, we will be perfectly complete and sexless in Heaven.

14. There will come a Day of Judgment. A. There are many such days of judgment — after one Earth life, at the end of an age and at the end of every major grade or cycle of instruction where the progress of spirit students in the world are evaluated and plans modified, accordingly. Those who have made the grade will go on to the next higher level of instruction and those who have not done so well will have to repeat the same lessons all over again.

15. Nothing good can ever come from gambling. D. Gambling provides important lessons in decision-making, risk taking, biding one’s time, greed, self-control and discipline. In fact, those who persist will eventually develop into successful businessmen and wise decision-makers in the future.

16. There can be no justification whatever for child abuse. D. The important lessons here are not to do what you don’t want others to do to you, not to take advantage of the weakness of others, kindness, compassion and the like. Many victims were abusers in their past lives although this is not necessarily true in every case.

17. There is no accident in the Universe. A. God is in control and everything is happening according to His Divine Plan. Everything comes about through the application of natural laws, whether known or unknown. We need only to understand how and why.

18. Alcoholism and drug addiction cause irreparable harm to the spirit. D. The spirit is never harmed. Every experience adds to our store of knowledge and brings us closer to perfection. Inevitably, eventually, we will learn to take matters in hand, to gain greater control over our life and discipline ourselves more, and get back on the road to progress, harm to the disposable physical, mental and other bodies or vehicles, notwithstanding.

19. Our human form is far superior to any alien life form. D. The human form was specially designed to enable us to learn the lessons of this world most effectively. However, if we were to learn other subjects in other worlds, then other forms or vehicles may be more suitable and appropriate.

20. Through creative visualization, we can materialize into being all that our heart desires. D. While this law does operate, nevertheless, our lower Earthly consciousness is subject to the higher consciousness of our Higher Self. Having access to all that we have already learned from all our past incarnations, our Higher Self is better able to judge if what our lower self proposes is really helpful to us in our present situation. Where it is not, then that proposition will be rejected and all our efforts at creative visualization will not succeed.