Fear.

What is it that stops us doing what we know is good?

Fear.

We fear that virtue won't work.

We'll miss out, we'll starve.....

At worst it is considered stupid.

Shri Yogendraji said: "When people start telling you you're a fool you'll know your on the right track."

But fear rules on Earth.

And we experience: persecution, exploitation, prejudice, hate, inequality, hypocrisy, and war.

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X.

Generation X and their descendants have planets in Scorpio.

And that is their curse.

They think that it is alright to hate.

They think that it is alright to damn people.

They think that it is alright to blame others.

And they think that it is alright to kill.

They use violence - verbal, emotional, psychic, spiritual, and physical.

They are materialistic and hypocritical.

They think that it is alright to turn to the devil as an alternative.

They are fascist, judgemental, racist, and homophobic.

When challenged they yell.

 

And when beaten they sulk.

They are narcissistic.

And they are ignorant.

Their egos won't let them admit any faults.

They lie, they cheat.

They scapegoat their enemies.

And they make everyone else like them.

None of these things is acceptable for a modern civilized human being.

And this should be made clear to them in the future.

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Church.

Why is it that church people get away with neglect and complacency while thinking of themselves as good Christians?

They seem to think that  because they accept the traditional theology and more or less obey the rules on sexual behavior* that this makes them good Christians.

But they do not modify their behavior in regard to money, hospitality, or politics.

They talk about their house renovations, and their holiday houses, their overseas trips, and their marvelous offspring.

But they never talk about religion or spirituality.

And this is not new.

It has been happening for thousands of years.

They only ring you when they want something.

And they never visit.

They don't invite you into their homes.

And they avoid conflict.

What actually happens is that a vital, enthusiastic minister is domesticated by the congregation.

They put up a facade of niceness and they stonewall.

They don't want to do anything more than indulge their delusions.

"We are the good people because we go to church."

There is evidence that this was happening in Jesus' time.

Lip service and cheap grace.

It is not good enough.

And it is dying.

(*Or at least appear to.)

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The Kingdom of God.

"But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first."  Mark 10:31 (NRSV)

Those who live a life valuing money and possessions, status and fame, authority and power are first in our world.

The rich and powerful rule.

But they will be last in the Kingdom of God.

And those who are left behind, forgotten, powerless, and subjugated; who value justice, compassion, mercy, and peace will be first.

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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Stiff-Necked People.

Moses complained of his "stiff-necked people". (Exodus 32:9. 34:9)

But the modern Christian churches are full of stiff-necked, obdurate people.

They are stubborn and hard-hearted.

Prejudice and intolerance marks them.

And they judge and punish others.

This is a far cry from the Gospel of Love that Jesus taught.

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The Truth.

The truth is that right-wing governments voted in by Generation X and their descendants have given corporate plutocrats absolute power. 

And absolute power corrupts absolutely.

They have used the media they own and the sporting clubs they finance to brainwash and intimidate the public.

"Work harder!"

This is the answer to every question.

It's deliberate and it's evil.

They destroyed the unions and imposed draconian working conditions.

All the gains unions had made over years of struggle were lost overnight.

In the name of Neo-Liberal Economics.

And they tell us we prefer their fascist philosophy.

They call it "populism"

As if it was popular.

They manipulate the truth.

And they scapegoat liberals.

Gays and immigrants are easy targets for a generation of homophobes and racists.

And they abuse religion calling their enemies "agents of the devil".

While they call themselves "bad" and "no angel".

They even resort to "pure evil".

But the Religious Right justify them for political purposes.

And they judge everyone and damn their enemies to hell.

Even to the point of turning to the devil.

But their narcissism won't let them admit it.

They think they are agents of a violent, dictatorial God.

But they are wrong!

They are agents of evil.

They endorse violence, hate, and lies.

History will judge them.

This is the truth.

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The New Religion.

The New Religion is not a captive of the past. 

It is free to reinterpret historical scriptures in the light of new revelations.

It is not a set of intellectual propositions but an immediate experience of the Divine.

And a realization of Reality.

And with this realization comes a contradiction of traditional theology.

We come to realize that the traditional image of God as a harsh punisher and judge of humankind is false.

God does not punish us or judge us.

And so the traditional teaching that the sin of Adam and Eve is overcome by Christ's death on the cross becomes a nonsense.

The inmost nature of God is Love.

God is the loving Father of everyone.

And He loves His gay sons and daughters.

The traditional image of God is based in fear.

But there is no fear in God.

And so we must overcome our fears.

And open our hearts to everyone.

Any suggestion of violence in scripture is false.

God is non-violent (Ahimsa).

These passages are projections of human expectations onto God.

We expect Natural Justice.

We expect punishment for sin.

But God does not act in this way.

God is merciful and forgiving.

God is compassionate.

God is Love.

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