The ego is idolatry;
The sign of limited and separated self, born in a body,
Doomed to suffer and to end its life in death.
It is the "will" that sees the Will of God as enemy,
And takes a form in which it is denied.
The ego is the "proof" that strength is weak
And love is fearful; life is really death,
And what opposes God alone is true.
The ego is insane.
In fear it stands beyond the Everywhere,
Apart from All, in separation from the Infinite.
In its insanity it thinks it has become
A victor over God Himself.
And in its terrible autonomy it "sees"
The Will of God has been destroyed.
It dreams of punishment,
And trembles at the figures in its dreams;
Its enemies, who seek to murder it
Before it can ensure its safety by attacking them.
The Son of God is egoless.
What can he know of madness and the death of God,
When he abides in Him?
What can he know of sorrow and of suffering,
When he lives in eternal joy?
What can he know of fear and punishment,
Of sin and guilt,
Of hatred and attack,
When all there is surrounding him is everlasting peace,
Forever conflict-free and undisturbed,
In deepest silence and tranquility?
To know reality is not to see the ego and its thoughts,
Its works, its acts, its laws and its beliefs,
Its dreams, its hopes, its plans for its salvation,
And the cost belief in it entails.
In suffering, the price for faith in it is so immense
That crucifixion of the Son of God
Is offered daily at its darkened shrine,
And blood must flow before the altar
Where it’s sickly followers prepare to die.
Yet will one lily of forgiveness change the darkness into light;
The altar to illusions to the shrine of Life Itself.
And peace will be restored forever
To the holy minds which God created as His Son,
His dwelling place, His joy, His love,
Completely His, completely one with Him.
***Just like the book Thank you Helen and Bill… and Jesus. rell
Posted on Jun 25, 2005, 6:37 AM from IP address 24.217.189.221