The CONSCIENCE

Did you know that bears in some countries are kept in tiny cages till they die, just for the extracting of bile from their stomachs? “Forgive them Father for they know not what they do." Comes to mind here.  Caring about these things varies an awful lot from country to country / person to person don’t you find? Why is this? Respect for others only comes with respect to the self. The value of life is a balance that does not allow for arrogance! 

The Garden of Eden was an allegory of the ‘fall’ of man into ‘sin’. What do we as spiritualists think of this? How do we find this fits into our adopted principals?  When innocence / ignorance was replaced by discernment/self-consciousness. The ability to chose between selfish and not selfish, to see what is right and wrong, personal responsibility came into being.

But we can ignore this innate inbuilt thing that is always there to guide us, our conscience, and remain very limited, brutish and ignorant.  The law of necessity demands evolution of all mankind, and Nature insists on harmony so what does it do? It uses a very demanding way of getting the attention of the subject. Pain. 

Trials and tribulations not only strengthen the ability to see other peoples suffering; they also draw people together in a common understanding, that of needing and helping, this causes the awakening awareness of human [kind] -ness and a reverence for life and common identity, which is the root of all God’s word.

How many aeons has it taken for this awareness to get to the present day ability/desire, to stop prejudice and cruelty, against people and animals, the pollution of the land, trees and indeed the earth­ itself. The way we judge a civilisation is through its attitude to the sanctity of life.

If only we could see these lessons more clearly, and understand that individual self-consciousness.

Our conscience and the ability to use it is a divine gift, and if we used that spirit consciousness / awareness part of us more readily by example, more people would be enthusiastic about cherishing and nurturing the growth of this gift.

The light of wisdom can only illuminate a mind when the grime of selfishness is rubbed away from the lower nature. Only then will compassion burn brightly, only then will the poor bears be released from their cages.

Now go to the next article that catches your interest - first asking for guidance from the spirit helpers of course!