Hi all,
I found this gem in the French section:
http://board.1111angels.com/viewtopic.p ... ne#p219680
I have translated it to English since I feel it is very fitting to our recent discussions.
Illawarra District, Australia, October 8, 2013 (date of transcription).
Teacher Aaron of Urantia.
Subject: “Contempt, criticism and enlightenment”.
Received by Elaine.
Aaron: “Contempt. It’s a word that has a harsh connotation, without even considering the meaning attached to it. Contempt and criticism usually accompany an individual who is unable to perceive and explain the meaning or nature of someone or something, or of the events that led to a spiritual experience such as the enlightenment event. in question. Can you blame him if the experience is not within the realm of his current spiritual understanding? At one point you yourself despised and criticized these people and experiences that are now dear to you. What changed ? Was it within you or was it a series of external events that caused a deeper reflection, a new analysis of what you believed possible, valid and true? In reality, it is a combination of the two, an internal evaluation of an external experience.
“Moment by moment, without fail, we work tirelessly alongside your Creator Fragment to encourage you into new streams of elevating thought. These efforts often go completely unnoticed, but the results can be seen and also felt in the angelic realms. However, we are sometimes hindered by events that occur in your mortal life, which can mute or even distort our gentle nudges. The experiences of your life, these material events, shape you and direct even your most spiritual thoughts because you are predisposed to believe in the truth of your personal experiences. What about your neighbor's experiences, experiences that may be completely different from yours, but whose resulting effects involve the same gifts of the Spirit? Is one right and the other wrong? No, they are all right because they follow their own sense of truth, for the love of God and spiritual fulfillment.
“How can this be so, you ask? It is simple from the Father Creator's point of view. God responds to each of you on your personal level, always, and it greatly delights the Creator when His children think of Him and invite Him into their daily thoughts and activities. You, my dear ward, have your own unique point of view, different from that of your husband, your mother, your brothers and sisters, indeed, different from that of any being in the distant universes since each of the children of God has a personality of its own. What you gather with your experiences, not only here in this mortal flesh, but throughout all eternity, is a gift to God, made even more aromatic when offered with foreknowledge, purpose, and love.
“You have an understanding of these things, but you still allow narrow minds to interfere with your approach. Do you stop to ask why? Why me, when all I wanted to do was help, love, extend my hand in friendship and encouragement? Look beyond the words you hear or the characters on your computer. Take a closer look with a heart full of compassion and forgiveness toward those who only judge you from their own perspective just as you do yourself. As you step into this new arena of understanding, look deep within. Look at your own way of being and note the similarities with those who despise – the way you yourself harm and cause others to stumble on their path to spiritual wholeness.
“Quite often, what you notice with dismay in others is hidden in your own array of behaviors. How will you speak and act toward others as you travel the roads of Spiritual attainment? With love, dear child, always with love! Find beauty in the glorious gift of life. For where beauty is found, there is Love, and where there is Love, Truth can be found.