God is in Everybody but not Everybody is Good

[air]

God is within every being. But it is not necessary that every being is good. The question that arises is how can every being have God, but not be good?



The answer: every being has God because every being is empowered, is ignited, is energized by the power of God. But every being is not good because this being has got its ego and this ego carries with it a mind, memory, an intellect or karmas of past lives and experiences.. And because a being carries its own karmas, its mind, its intellect, it need not be good.



Why are there so many terrorists? Why are there so many thieves, gangsters and rapists? Because these people are experiencing the result of their karmas. The law of karma, being reformative, is reforming these people as they live and equating their karmas or these people are redeeming their karmas with circumstances, actions, pain, pleasure and all kinds of things.



Therefore, remember that everybody has God, but not everybody is good. Our challenge is not to see the ‘everybody’ who is not good, our challenge is to see beyond, and see the God that is within everybody. By seeing that God, our God will always be manifested.



AiR

[mojomojo]

There is an energy prevalent throughout, which permeates everything in existence, at its highest level, we call it love, God or whatever title we choose, at its lowest level we use words like evil, etc, but is it the one and same energy?
Are we but transformers, who when experiencing negativity, through our reaction, both in thought, words and deeds, decide whether, we release positive or negative energy, that which we give out, adds to the collective consciousness, as within, so without, the world as it is, a direct result of mans inner conflict.
Is it fair to say, that if man worked on his inner self, that the outer world would improve, to become a master, a master of self.
Who knows you better than you?, why then does man have the need to follow others, for someone else to show the way, only you can work on you, though there maybe some common similarities for the large part it is a lonely path, there is but one earth, but as many worlds, as there individuals to perceive it.
The ego always seems to be perceived as the enemy, with its desires and needs, but the ego needs time to exist, it needs the past and future, it cannot exist in the now.
Desire is a longing to experience the pleasures of the past or what we perceive to be pleasures, for the future.
Is it that simple, to be fully aware in the present, man can be fully absorbed in his work, is that it, not giving attention to his worries, is it denial.
Walking through the park one day, stopped by the lake, there were swans, ducks, sunlight danced on the surface, taking it all in with the widest lens possible, not observing anything singular, but observing the whole, mind empty, the intensity of the view shifted, colours more pronounced, now not looking at the view, but an integral part of it, in my mind came the thought wow, isn't it beautiful, and with that I lost it.
Take everything written here with a pinch of salt, it is my experience and that can never be yours and why would you want someone else's experience, be it from a book, or word of mouth.

[sparklekaz]

Hi to both of you Air and Robert,

I believe that we all carry within us the spark of spirit/God call it what you will. And like Robert I believe that life is a process. We each walk our own unique journey. Constantly changing, sometimes in good ways, sometimes in bad. But all the time hopefully learning. Our experiences do shape us, and if someones experience of life and other people have been negative, it can take a very strong character with a deeply ingrained sense of what they believe is right or wrong, to rise above their circumstances. Just as someone who has always led a privileged and happy life may find it difficult to develop empathy for someone who has not. This does not make them a bad or unfeeling person. Simply that they have no common frame of reference to work from.

Air's desire to share his thoughts and beliefs come from his desire to help others. I guess we all like to share the idea's that we are passionate about. And I do feel the goodness that comes from him in this. His intentions and motives are of the highest. Sometimes its not about what we say, but how we say it. If that makes sense. To inject some of ourselves into what we share, rather than lecturing on a subject. To engage people's attention I've found is to try to reach them on the heart level, rather than just on a mind level. I believe however well intentioned our motives are, they can be received indifferently if they are not delivered in the right way. Something for you to consider perhaps Air.

I loved your description of the walk to the park Robert. You said "Walking through the park one day, stopped by the lake, there were swans, ducks, sunlight danced on the surface, taking it all in with the widest lens possible, not observing anything singular, but observing the whole, mind empty, the intensity of the view shifted, colours more pronounced, now not looking at the view, but an integral part of it, in my mind came the thought wow, isn't it beautiful, and with that I lost it." Your description was so poetic and vivid - in that moment in my minds eye, I was with you.

For those few seconds you were totally at one in the moment. Part of the moment. You were the moment. I guess that is what we all strive for. And given the nature of mind, to experience it if only momentarily, is an absolute blessing. I don't agree we should take everything everyone else writes totally with a pinch of salt. What I would say, is if it resonates or lights a spark within you, then allow it to draw you instinctively, or intuitively where it will. But know your own mind and reject what doesn't feel right. I for one have been gently nudged by the words of others in a direction I might not have thought to go, but thereafter have been eternally grateful that I was. And to those people I say thank you.

Love and light
Kaz