| In times when there appears to be economic problems and natural disasters it is tempting to believe that man is being punished or that there is no power behind the universe and that all events are random. It is hard to understand how a benign or friendly universe could allow the events such as in Haiti or the kind of economic deprivations that many people are experiencing. But it is at this time when it is most important to remember and experience the truth that there is one creative, loving Source behind everything that exists in the material world. There is no separation between man and god or man and other men or man and nature. You are the person whose life has been devastated in Haiti. You are also the person whose life is untouched by such troubles. You are also the divine Source of everything that we experience in this world. It is hard to believe that all of that is an illusion, that it is a product of the One Mind which means that it is a product of our mind, for our mind is inseparable from the One Mind of god or creative source. People who are experiencing pain and troubles in their lives are not separate from god or you. They are as much one with god and loved by god as anyone else. In their human existence they may have forgotten this or they may not be able to feel or experience this at this moment, but is nevertheless true. There is a bigger part of them that is pure love, pure light, untouched by the apparent disaster around them. Human compassion is a beautiful expression of the love that is the creative force of the universe. When people experience distress in the world or others mobilize to help them, all humanity takes another step forward in knowing itself as god. There is nothing bad or wrong happening at any time. There is a continuous evolution and unfolding happening in perfect ways. Those who experience the most insufferable lives will still eventually know the truth about themselves and experience the love they may not be experiencing right now. The most important task for humans is not to question how or why the universe would allow such things to happen, but to look inside themselves and find their most loving response and to find any part of themselves that would allow such a thing to happen. And to remember that there is only one mind, one divine, loving creative power that they are one with and so is everyone and everything. This is the only truth that can possibly be. |
