Theos-Talk Archives (November 1997 Message tt00111)

There are many words and concepts that have lost their deeper meaning.
These words are repeated without much understanding and without their full
force. This is a sign of degeneration. I think that one of our tasks as
students of the Wisdom of the Ages is to regenerate as possible the words
and concepts that seems to have lost their inner and deeper meaning and
show only a distorted reflection of their inner wisdom.
It is our task to teach the younger generation the real meaning of
important concepts.
It is better not to use a word which one does not understand fully, than
throwing it around accompanied by a thougthform or vibrations which are not
in harmony with the real meaning of the word. That creates discordant
vibrations which do more harm than good.
A word used with full understanding is a mighty force in the world. It
creates harmonious vibrations, and if the full force of the will is also
behind it, it is a creative agent which carries out the will of the
speaker. (Maybe that is why the real meaning of many words and concepts is
hidden!) The man of wisdom is careful of the words he utters. Better not
use deep (sacred) words in a congregation which would not understand it.
The danger is that the ignorant would debase a sacred image with all the
harm that would follow such an act.

Let us consider the concept of Faith.

Have you ever wondered why religions (especially Christianity) stress so
much the need of faith for the people to be saved, as they say?
There must by a reason, and it is maybe not the obvious one which is
advocated by the servants of the church.
Let us first say that to have Faith is not the same as believing in some
theological theories as stated by the church or the Bible. That is a later
time distortions made by superficial thinking and degeneration of the real
meaning. (Very difficult to correct).
to betray it. The man of faith is faithful to his inner source of life,
the spirit. Faith is a requirement for the man who wants to tread the Path
of discipleship with safety. Faith is maintained completely without any
theories. It is a wordless inner conviction like a rock that will not
break. The spirit will not break.
In some religious communities the awakening of the first glimpses of faith
in a human being is called a salvation. The man is said to be saved. Not
quite true, but he has made the first important step on the way to real
salvation. This step awakens so much joy in the soul of the man because
the soul realises the importance of the happening, and at last the soul can
have some real influence over the personal ego. The soul rejoices and the
inner life of the man lits up as it were, usually he makes a complete break
in his life and his orientation changes drastically. Usually he/she tends
to be fanatical in some ways which is understandable as he is just taking
his first step of many to come.

Lets not say: You must believe this or that to be saved (or to make
progress).
Say: Build up your Faith in your inner source of life which maintains you
and is your connection with your Father in Heaven. Make it so strong and
alive that there will never be any possibility that you will betray it.
Then by it you will have life more abundantly.

Bless you,

Sigtryggur Omar Jonsson