There is one sure thing about being human—everyone is in the same club! We come here helpless and leave the same way. In between we take on the color of our surroundings, speak the native tongue and learn the hidden ways of a society that has no love for us at all.
No one wants to see this, so true teachers have few followers. Vernon Howard spoke the truth and it was taken as an insult to most pretenders. For pretense is rife among human beings.
Churches are built and creeds are written. Everyone pretends to be shocked when priests are found to be guilty of unspeakable acts. I believe those people are called pharisees.
As I write, people are judging me for being too honest, for seeing too clearly. “What about the good people?” They cry. I ask you if you are good. And if you are honest, you will know the answer to that immediately.
There is a way out of the mess, though. It is called repentance. Oh, that is really an unpopular word, especially among the non-dual community. They have seen the light, or so they say. And we are all good.
On a higher level that is true. But there is a price that must be paid. One must see one’s own evil without judging or condemning oneself. One must bare one’s soul before the altar of awareness.
And no one has a right to collect followers just because they are glib, good-looking or intellectually on point. The heart would have none of that. One must come without any recommendation at all.
Vernon Howard said that all we have to do is wait on God. How hard that is when mechanical human beings think they can figure things out themselves.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” That is still true this very moment in time.
Vicki Woodyard
THANK YOU 🙂 Yes, waiting, but actively I guess, prolonging the active or concentrated phase, which is not that easy – not to pretend to be good or bad – and yes, how can we be truly GOOD if we follow just because someone has a nice smile, a ‘perfect’ body??? Do not also truthful leaders, TEACHERS rather than needing followers, work for one and the only cause of bringing about new teachers, self-aware, ever on questioning thus kind interested people – isn’t that a sign of being actually lovable towards others, this world? Whom do sheeple follow – yes a leader, and who actually knows where he is going to – hmm?! Nice words are quite attractive, fine muscles and smiles too – yep but often too cheap/shallow to whole-heartedly digest. Thus we become weak, instead of LIVING – either way we go, there is no escape in this Energy-Universe.
Also I learned that it helps considerably to never take personally what we experience – that won’t ever do – not in my experience – there are other spaces and frontiers to head onto – infinitely – right?! DEAREST VICKI – much Gratitude to YOU, especially for your soundness, your ever on honesty, earnestness and CLARITY in speaking! Even if not many are involved, see the need for transparency, human integrity, commitment and WORK for connective human depth – that’s obviously a hell of a sign of today’s time….