One important question on discernment and proper distinction is, what characterizes each thing. Those are its qualifiers. Before we consult external sources, we learn to consult the consistency of inner feelings, those inner feelings that are coherent and consistent, and of true empathy.
Empathy and sympathy fundamentally differ, although they're used synonymously. Sometimes their meaning is applied in ways that are difficult to distinguish. Generally, however, sympathy involved pity and personal feelings. Empathy does not. Empathy is often neutral, the ability to feel what is, including the ability to see the world through others' filters. With this meaning in mind, an empathic person is not per-say effected by another's feeling. One does not take on others' feelings to such extend that one's perception is diluted by that reality. One simply recognizes the truth of another's reality to the best of one's ability.
A clear example may be that of a caring doctor, who empathizes with his patient, but is not effected to the extend that his patient's illness becomes his. So often, those that speak of empathy mix its meaning with pity. In other words, we often hear, "I am very empathic and sensitive," in the sense that I take on others' imbalances and let them effect me. By the aforementioned definitions, that is not true empathy. That is sympathy. Consider what "sympathizers" do when for the purposes of gain and profiteering they exchange their religion, or whatever may be the case. In its most negative sense, we call them "sympathizers" and "traders". But empathy often leads to compassion, which is why those in the healing and wellness profession strive to be empathic, not sympathetic.
Now regardless of how the words are used, I am using empathy in the aforementioned sense. For one may use a mix of sympathy and empathy and attribute similar meanings to both. Definitions are not written in stone, they're relative and pragmatic according to how language is applied. So my purpose is not to get lost in the word itself, but to clarify that I use "empathy" as I have defined it.
Wherever we go, we may ask to be shown the truth of things as they are, as necessary at this moment for me, in every detail. Pray, placing them within yourself, in that vault and treasure chest of the divine spark, the heart, before the Creator. Praying this way, I have discovered great things often. And they don't stop coming, being and becoming unveiled.
Empathy and sympathy fundamentally differ, although they're used synonymously. Sometimes their meaning is applied in ways that are difficult to distinguish. Generally, however, sympathy involved pity and personal feelings. Empathy does not. Empathy is often neutral, the ability to feel what is, including the ability to see the world through others' filters. With this meaning in mind, an empathic person is not per-say effected by another's feeling. One does not take on others' feelings to such extend that one's perception is diluted by that reality. One simply recognizes the truth of another's reality to the best of one's ability.
A clear example may be that of a caring doctor, who empathizes with his patient, but is not effected to the extend that his patient's illness becomes his. So often, those that speak of empathy mix its meaning with pity. In other words, we often hear, "I am very empathic and sensitive," in the sense that I take on others' imbalances and let them effect me. By the aforementioned definitions, that is not true empathy. That is sympathy. Consider what "sympathizers" do when for the purposes of gain and profiteering they exchange their religion, or whatever may be the case. In its most negative sense, we call them "sympathizers" and "traders". But empathy often leads to compassion, which is why those in the healing and wellness profession strive to be empathic, not sympathetic.
Now regardless of how the words are used, I am using empathy in the aforementioned sense. For one may use a mix of sympathy and empathy and attribute similar meanings to both. Definitions are not written in stone, they're relative and pragmatic according to how language is applied. So my purpose is not to get lost in the word itself, but to clarify that I use "empathy" as I have defined it.
Moving on, consider for a moment the likelihood of trying on new cloths, when you are in need of it. When it comes to the study of spiritual phenomena, it is no different. With unattached indifference, and without judgement, you try on the various spiritual phenomena for a moment, when and if it speaks to you.
I've spoken often of the subject of "rogue followers", "rebels", "hippies", "the psychedelic era", and "feminist" movements. These carry particular frequencies and resonances. They've given rise to a great deal of spiritual phenomena in the new-age movement and pop-culture. I do not judge them. However, more often I'm suspicious of them. They're a cry to religious superstition and institutionalized injustice, and in that light they've sometimes helped shape new ideas. On the other hand, when we oppose, what we resist persists and gives rise to greater opposition. It's like a rebellious child, who in attempting to do the opposite of his parents' doing, makes similar mistakes or worse.
In as much as we are surrounded by so many new founders of new religions and movements, and some make more sense than others; and in as much as they influence us all as part and parcel of the fabric of pop-culture; we must learn to discern. Most importantly, they influence the youth, our loved ones and children. One common aspect is rebellion is at their root, and it is the song of youth. We must consider this carefully and compassionately. It is foolish to pretend they do not exist, or put on blinders as though we are not influenced by them.
There is most often a mix of light and darkness. If it were in the extreme; either of extreme light or darkness; it would be easy to distinguish. Most often, darkness guises itself with great mastery in plain site. That is its mastery, its trickery. They say, "like a thief in the night," but good thieves know how to steel in plain sight; and our thoughts and feelings, especially unexamined opinions and beliefs, often become those thieves. People suffer a great deal. Families and household, neighbors and such, all suffer. They fail to face it, and suffer more. I once read, our beloved friend and humanitarian teacher, Bruno Groening (1906-1959) once said, every household is soon becoming a hospital. And it is so.
A heavenly vision of light showed me this: I speak to the dark, not of the dark. We must learn the simple distinctions of light and darkness, and realize what we have often tried on and what we wear, as in the example of cloths. On the inner planes, many are like a person with many cluttered and unknown layers of spirits and spiritual forces, and they do not know what they have on, or what they have period. We must learn to take the blinders off, and speak not behind its back or in secret, but in plain site, as it does. People often speak "about" and "of" things. They need to learn to speak to things, to relate truly and know themselves and others, watch and discern as is, without judgement.
I have known the founders of various spiritual movements. The deepest sorrow among them is, they do not know their teachers and inspirations well. They do not know the spirit of their founders well, because they do not know themselves. It is one of the most common errors among spiritual folk. On occasion, they've shown me that they do not like me. Then again, on occasion they've deeply thanked me and said, they've been assisted in discerning the truth and spirit of their founders.
Some of them have had teachers and inspirations that appeared highly evolved, and they were not. We had to free them from their bondage, for some hold spiritual dominion over their subjects, and drain their life-force, somewhat like batteries. Human subjects empower and feed them. In this regard, it is often the public's mistake for empowering false leaders. However, such false leaders prove to the masses their ignorance, and serve that purpose. Otherwise, they do not realize their grave errors.
Others have had teachers that were humble simpleton humans, who were far more evolved. Society has a way of putting certain types on the pedestal. Supply meets demand. In this way, they miss the mark; the real teachers, teachings, and inspirations that surround them. Society also has a way of changing those who are in the limelight. These are subtle moves of spirit, tests and trials, too common and amongst us. So it is the responsibility of the masses to learn and discern the true and innocent simpletons who are their true inspirations. As more of this realization dawns, greater leaders will step forward.
Others have had teachers that were humble simpleton humans, who were far more evolved. Society has a way of putting certain types on the pedestal. Supply meets demand. In this way, they miss the mark; the real teachers, teachings, and inspirations that surround them. Society also has a way of changing those who are in the limelight. These are subtle moves of spirit, tests and trials, too common and amongst us. So it is the responsibility of the masses to learn and discern the true and innocent simpletons who are their true inspirations. As more of this realization dawns, greater leaders will step forward.
The real shapers and movers, those truly inspired founders, have a way common to them also. One must learn to study the sources within one's self first. Then recognize their representation without. Then study the sources within and without as these mirror one another. Who are they? What are they? Especially, who are their founders, and what are their true origins? Inquire and try them in as much as you must know yourself, and their influence on you. Don't wait too long without proper inquiry and investigation, neutral and compassionate, for when you wait too long their influence reaches into all areas of life. And if you should withdraw, it may have already effected family members and generations. If you should know and appreciate them better, and kiss the ground they walked on, then that too is to your advantage.
This message is on learning to follow the mastery within and trying on, so to speak, those things that best fit you. It's to know you are important. You matter. You have guardians that wish to guide you, and you have several at all times. Furthermore, you have assemblies. If you do not call or ask, you are left to yourself. More importantly, they appear in your aloneness, not loneliness. But loneliness too may be a good lesson of separation, to know the value of union. Alone all one, remember this.
The previous message spoke of the dawn hours, or the sun rising and setting. It also touched on learning to note and notice the import and value of certain phenomena. This message is on learning to study what is as is, in as much detail as possible. If it is with you, around you, and recurring, then we must face it and know it.
Someone recently said, I want to get to the bottom of it. We all say it at times. But we can not get to the bottom of things if we are unable to truly face them. For example, recently I encountered someone on the issue of boundaries and discernment. A few months prior, I encountered another similar to her. It's interesting how we attract three, four, even five of the same kind of people within a few weeks. Once I encountered three individuals with the same name, within a few days. These are clearly no coincidences.
Now, there is great evil in people who think highly of themselves. They speak of oneness, love and light, but are possessed by a variety of creatures unknown to them. If I told you, some of them could contribute to the death of your loved ones, you may be surprised but it's true. A muslim miracle man once told me, the Prophet Mohammad walked among the dead in a cemetery; and it is said, he declared that many among them were taken by the Jinn. The "Jinn" are familiar spirits of various species and kinds, from which we get the word "Demon" from the Hebrew with a similar meaning, "Familiar Spirit". Remember that what is most familiar does the most harm.
If you do not know, study this field with the intention to know yourself. Not the field of "exorcism" as it is shown with terror in the films, but the real issue of the exorcism of a variety of familiar spirits; "spirit attachments", "possessions", "witch-craft", "sorcery", "spirit releasement" and the like. There are many wise documentaries, literature, and studies on the subject, especially as of late. An early wave of this study has begun within the fields of Holism and Consciousness, and other integrative models of health. A more spiritual look at the subject is just being recognized by modern science, and within the field of Psychology, "Spirit Releasement" is beginning to gain wider recognition. I believe, within future studies it will prove as a most significant contribution to health and medicine. You may save lives, when you learn about such subject with pure intentions. Spirits, and spiritual and creative forces, have far more influence and dominion over humans, for in essence we are not bodies, we are spiritual beings.
The most common symptom of those who are possessed by lower entities, thoughts and feelings of various kinds, including vengeful ancestors, anger, rage and the like, is domination. It is the love of power, and not the power of love. But the Creator out of mercy has given us this playground to learn our lessons. And so to each their own. Suffice to say, pride and domination is the worse affliction of evil spirits among spiritual folk, and sadly most of them are afflicted by it. Patience and humility is its antidote and cure. One must study and know these tendencies, especially in thought and feeling, within and without. Accordingly, love and compassion may enter.
If you do not know, study this field with the intention to know yourself. Not the field of "exorcism" as it is shown with terror in the films, but the real issue of the exorcism of a variety of familiar spirits; "spirit attachments", "possessions", "witch-craft", "sorcery", "spirit releasement" and the like. There are many wise documentaries, literature, and studies on the subject, especially as of late. An early wave of this study has begun within the fields of Holism and Consciousness, and other integrative models of health. A more spiritual look at the subject is just being recognized by modern science, and within the field of Psychology, "Spirit Releasement" is beginning to gain wider recognition. I believe, within future studies it will prove as a most significant contribution to health and medicine. You may save lives, when you learn about such subject with pure intentions. Spirits, and spiritual and creative forces, have far more influence and dominion over humans, for in essence we are not bodies, we are spiritual beings.
The most common symptom of those who are possessed by lower entities, thoughts and feelings of various kinds, including vengeful ancestors, anger, rage and the like, is domination. It is the love of power, and not the power of love. But the Creator out of mercy has given us this playground to learn our lessons. And so to each their own. Suffice to say, pride and domination is the worse affliction of evil spirits among spiritual folk, and sadly most of them are afflicted by it. Patience and humility is its antidote and cure. One must study and know these tendencies, especially in thought and feeling, within and without. Accordingly, love and compassion may enter.
Especially there are those who speak of equality, love and light. Many of those unfortunate ones that do so falsely, or as a mix-bag, often deeply believe in the fire of activism. They believe in getting louder and louder, taking the stage into the limelight, and saving souls. Of-course many of them mean well. As I said, in my case too, more often we're confronted by a mix of light and darkness, especially in this world. But there is that common and familiar, (remember "familiar spirits"), often subtle but in plain site; there are these qualities that qualify these forces and spirits to dwell among us as a testing ground. When we speak of equality, love and light, but judge more harshly those who are actually giving and receiving it, we must ask ourselves what are we doing? Are we not the worse judge ourselves, and are we sure the "love and light" we speak of is actually "love and light"? Could it be that we worship the false god of punishment, especially that of the critique of reason? For we could receive the good in anything. And who among us is flawless? Whereas we choose to judge.
Once I was vehemently hated by the followers and disciples of a spiritual master, because the master let them know he was delighted and awaiting my arrival before he knew who I was. This had aroused the jealousy of the disciples of "love and light". This is very common. May the Creator have mercy on such folk, who want what others have out of jealousy, what is not theirs to have. And they'll never learn to receive the truth of love and light. In reality they're starving without it, and find themselves unworthy and out of reach. Then they attack those that have it, childishly. They do not realize that their actions only makes it harder for them to receive it. It's like homeless children who kick and push love away since they trust no one.
If our female spiritual sisters are not careful, they fall under this power-play and struggle with the male. Males too, who have issues with females. It is the same. Male domination, or female domination, both have detrimental consequences, and most families have some or much of one or the other in their ancestry. Again, one must learn to truly discern and characterize what they have on and in them.
Once I was vehemently hated by the followers and disciples of a spiritual master, because the master let them know he was delighted and awaiting my arrival before he knew who I was. This had aroused the jealousy of the disciples of "love and light". This is very common. May the Creator have mercy on such folk, who want what others have out of jealousy, what is not theirs to have. And they'll never learn to receive the truth of love and light. In reality they're starving without it, and find themselves unworthy and out of reach. Then they attack those that have it, childishly. They do not realize that their actions only makes it harder for them to receive it. It's like homeless children who kick and push love away since they trust no one.
If our female spiritual sisters are not careful, they fall under this power-play and struggle with the male. Males too, who have issues with females. It is the same. Male domination, or female domination, both have detrimental consequences, and most families have some or much of one or the other in their ancestry. Again, one must learn to truly discern and characterize what they have on and in them.
See! You are seated at a table. You are making certain clear distinctions between the kinds of things that truly help save lives. Then someone says, they do not want to make those judgements. They believe in equality and so on. They believe in love and light. As you get to know them better, you learn they judge more harshly. In fact, those that vehemently oppose judging others and fight for a quasi political equality, often deceive themselves and others most by their judgements. This is why many among them become lawyers and politicians. No pun intended. When in fact you are coming from a deep place of compassion, they say you are judging. Imagine Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, when the powers that be proclaimed they were judging them, when in fact they were speaking of true justice and equality. These kinds of things happen often, when evil reverses the meaning of good as evil.
When people are triggered, they suddenly jump into a certain mode. They are responding to a curse, a spell as though it were, without realizing it. You are making simple distinctions and they judge you. But they're the ones possessed by those judgements, not you. You are simply stating the facts. However, this dance is a tricky one. Most important, is to know yourself well in that moment, very well.
I've said enough about trying on each thing, one at a time, especially those things that you have in and around you. We must know them well. The goal is, finding that space of compassion in which there is union. When we find that, the rest is left behind, including the mind and person if need be. With true empathy comes true compassion, and with that comes true union, that is the union of truth. When two people truly love one another, they often experience moments of union that is of truth. However, these moments are more often inspired in the love of true companions and seekers, not in the ups and downs of human definitions of love and romance.
I am quick to leave behind anyone or anything that is not resonant with my truth. When I was younger, I was too concerned and inexperienced. I blamed myself for many things. I thought I empathized, when in fact I sympathized. I compromised my own truth out of a genuine desire to help and naiveté. Now, I realize all children must learn to focus and leave behind what is not theirs, or for them. It is as simple as that, because then better things await us. But better things can not come, when our home and space is cluttered with complacency and garbage, all these false layers we wear.
The first greatest truth is to love the Creator; the second is, to be and become lovers of truth. These are achieved, when we practice patiently, knowing one's self, in order to know the Creator; for the truth of self is selfless. With these in heart, we may discover the truth of things as they are, and that is the prayer here.
Wherever we go, we may ask to be shown the truth of things as they are, as necessary at this moment for me, in every detail. Pray, placing them within yourself, in that vault and treasure chest of the divine spark, the heart, before the Creator. Praying this way, I have discovered great things often. And they don't stop coming, being and becoming unveiled.
Remember that the God of Moses said, "I am that, I am". However, the exact translation and etymology is something more akin to a variation, something like, "I am-which-is-and-is-becoming-that, I am." The Creator is a constant being and becoming. Contemplating this, the Creator is the truth of each moment, in and through every moment; The Master and Mastery, is also the truth of the moment; and these two are the same, the Creator and Master (Mastery).
- (C) Houman Z. Emami
Friday, March 31, 2017 (completed at 3:33PM)
