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God is great, but God is not a
religion. For if there were no such thing as Islam,
Christianity, or Judiasm, there would still be God. You do not
need religion to find God and God does not need religion to
find you. But that is not what any of these religions teach
you. That does not mean that you will not find God through
religion, if that's where you are looking, but it does mean
that you and others are at risk of suffering more than
necessary before you do find what you are looking for.
God loves freedom and God love
you. So it is somewhat tragic that some people will take
advantage of your good nature and your willingness to trust
others, to enslave you. Some do this knowing that this is what
they are doing and some do not. If you want to know the truth
then you must be willing to love the truth. You must be
willing to be free.
What does this mean? It means
that you must be humble and honest enough to recognize the
difference between what you really do know and what you really
don't know. Some people give up too easily: they have more
faith in what they were told about God, than they have in
their own ability to find the truth about God for themselves.
Why should you trust in your own ability to know God? Because
when you love the truth and honor the truth as you know it,
God will give you more truth to know. This is what I have
discovered; this is the central point of everything I have
ever written. What I am telling you is the key to finding what
you are looking for.
There is a difference between
what you believe and what you know. Sometimes you might
actually believe you know something, only to find out you
really don't. Others will attempt to share with you what they
believe to be true, and thereby challenge you to take a look
at something you may not have considered before. Then it will
be up to you to discern to the best of your ability if this
new information is "true" or not; if it offers you
insight you did not have before. That might lead you to the
conclusion that there is a greater truth than that which you
once held. That is when you must be humble enough to admit to
yourself that you have been in a state less enlightened than
the one you are in RIGHT NOW… and perhaps there is even more
enlightenment waiting for you.
Perhaps I have already lost
you. Perhaps you have no idea what I am talking about.
When I say, that to find the
truth, you must love the truth, it means that you must always
be willing to discover a deeper truth than the one you now
hold onto. It means that you must be willing to be confused
sometimes because some things are more difficult to understand
than others… and after all, you are always learning and you
don't yet know everything. You cannot love the truth and be
afraid of new ideas. You never know when a new idea will lead
you to a deeper truth than the one you now hold onto. And you
never know when, where, or how an idea that holds the key to a
deeper truth will reach you… or inspire you… or set you
off in a direction leading to a new discovery.
This is what freedom is for: to
find the truth, to live the truth as you know it. It also
means that you should respect and honor other people. After
all, we are all searching for deeper understanding, and we are
all still imperfect in our understanding. So to love the truth
means to love freedom too, because only in freedom can you
discover and live the truth as you come to understand it. And
to love freedom means that you acknowledge everyone deserves
to live in freedom. Everyone deserves to discover, explore and
express ideas that come to them. To love freedom is to respect
other people's right to their own processes and that implies
tolerance and respect for others. Live your own truth, allow
others to live theirs… Find a way to live that allows
everyone their freedom and their dignity.
Truth, Honor, Dignity,
Compassion, Courage, Love… these lead to freedom… and to
God.
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