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(50) “So what do you think? Is it wise to stay inactive?” “I don’t think so.” All nodded. “ But still Rafael there is one thing, I don’t understand, why such drastic measures on not utilizing our talents as to throw in the darkness? We are not doing anything good or bad.” All nodded “Good question Mathew. As I told you, do not take anything in the Bible in the literal sense.” All nodded. “But then what would it symbolize Rafael?” Rafael smiled. “I would like to say a story of a cat who had a friend, a dog. They both were the best of friends.” “A very weird friendship.” All smiled “Yes Mark, I just wanted to show how much different two human beings can be by this union.” All nodded. “So this cat and dog meets in a park daily. But there was a problem. The dog is always late. The cat waits and waits for hours until the cat doses off, the dog comes strutting. If you were the cat, what would you feel?” “I don’t think, for me, any friendship with

(47) “Today I saw a man, actually a peon in a government office, a very old man but as fit as a fiddle. A friend of mine wanted a signature from the officer. Usually government officials use their clout to gain extra income through bribery. So every section of the office has to be oiled with bribe in order to get anything done. It was in this maze that my friend put his head into. With the necessary attestation, we got out of the office in search of the peon, who has the sole power to put the official seal of the respective official.” “What happened then?” “Well we couldn’t find him, we waited and waited and someone told that the chances of putting a seal at this hour is nil, so better return tomorrow. But my friend persisted. He stayed there. He said, we’ll wait, no problem. And finally, by quarter to an hour, the peon arrived, with quick steps. We introduced ourselves and asked, “would you be kind enough to put a seal on the attestations?” without batting his eyes

  (45) “Now we are going to the next level - The Mind.” “You mean to say, the mind who creates obstacles at every turn of life?” “Exactly Mark, the very same serpent in the garden of Eden, which helped deviate the first parents from reaching God.” “God, I feel like shooting my mind, if ever it dares to come in any form.” All smiled. “It’s the same you Mathew, you are the physical creation of your mind.” “That is true, anyway, I’m glad now I know, how evil is my own mind. Its in itself a handful.” “Exactly, you should never forget that. There is no evil outside your soul. No man can do evil unless your mind creates it for you. So the devil is in you, that is the anomality of our being. That is the imperfection of our creation.” “Oh!!! No wonder, I always used to think, how come the snake came to the garden of Eden. Now I understand, it’s the symbolism of our mind creating the imperfection of nature. Now what Rafael?”

(43) “How are we going to say, no to beauty, Rafael?” “Its easy to be said than practiced. But just now, I’m making you aware of the troubles the five senses would create when we are under its control. When you see a delicious meal in television, naturally your mind brings the smell of it or the presenter explains it and when our ears hear it, our mind brings out the smell from memory, we feel, the food is prepared in the house and the taste buds starts to work of watering the whole mouth and naturally, the stomach is ready to have the food.” All nodded. “But alas! No food, the result, more hunger.” All nodded “Right Mark, More hunger, which means, you would never be satisfied, even if you try your level best by trying to eat with your eyes. That is what happens, if you are looking for beauty to fulfill your wish. The only way you can find beauty is, when you love your Self, which means, your soul, because you are a spiritual being, a drop of God soul, the

(42) “The next obstacle the mind puts before you is for your eyes - beauty.” “That’s true, Rafael, “A thing of beauty is  always a Joy.” All nodded. “But how long will the beauty stay?” “Yeah, until the person who enjoys it dies.” All nodded. “Exactly, its not an everlasting one or until the beauty stays. Then after that, what? search for the next beautiful thing? or person? and the next one.” All nodded “But Rafael, it seems an unending process. But how come, I didn’t notice it. When you said it, now I understand, its true, the collectors of paintings, stamps, handicrafts, photographs, painters, story tellers, literally all of us has this craze for wanting beautiful things.” All nodded. “You’re right Monica, all has it because, the mind wants to cover your goal of reaching God Soul. So the maximum time you stay back from uniting with God, the better.” “The devil of a mind. But that’s terrible. I really cannot imagine myself  creating the obsta

(41) “But Rafael, that’s terrible, my own mind, betraying me. I really cannot imagine.” All nodded. “That is what it is meant, when Judas betrayed Jesus. Judas was one of Jesus’ own, very close. But Jesus knew that. So He accepted it.” “But Rafael, I thought, it was another human being, like Judas as another person.” All nodded. “No Rebecca,  Here there is nothing of people as in human being. We are soul, a drop of God soul. Remember,  whatever is there in the universe and its people, are bunch of atoms, we are its creators because our mind created, we wanted them.   If we have to get out of it, we will have to have a map and the Bible is that - The user's manual.” All nodded. "But Rafael, do you mean to say, that I'm just a bunch of atoms created by someone, who wanted to be as such?" "You're  a drop of God soul never forget, Rebecca. But that soul is hidden by atoms created by others, yes and yourself too." All nodded

(40)  “Rafael, do you mean to say that we are the one who create our own destiny?” “There is one thing, which can create as well as break you and that is your mind.” “Mind? As in thinking and deciding thing of human being?” “Exactly. He is the obstacle creator. He always says only the opposite of what we think.” “What does that mean Rafael?” Rafael nodded. “Do you remember, in the Bible there is a part in which Eve is being tempted by the serpent to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree?” “Yes sure.” “Exactly, there is no serpent in the literal sense, it’s the mind, tempting it and giving loads of reason for making her eat.” “Are you sure Rafael,  I don’t think so.” Rafael nodded. “When you make a resolution to wake up early in the morning and for many days you try to keep it and one fine day, you feel not to get up and can you say what all thoughts go through you?” “Loads of reasons come Rafael, like, if I don’t wake up today, no pro

38 “Before starting with the controlling our senses, I just have a question regarding, “ How come we can feel ourselves when you say we are created by invisible atoms?”” “Great question, Rebecca. The power of God’s thought. He had already decided to be present in this Universe. But afterwards, it was your parents to bring you out to this world. So when God created this universe, He had planned everything, in advance. So with the power of His wish, you are here. If God can make you a solid, touchable, person from the invisible atoms, then you too have the same power, the power to materialize, what you wish for.” “But unfortunately, we are creating more obstacles by our wishes I feel. Look at the nature now. Its simply a garbage pit.” All nodded. “The only thing we can reduce the obstacles is, be in the presence of God, then you would have lesser wishes and lesser creations to make.” All nodded. “I think, this is enough for today, we’ll discuss more tomorrow.” All n

(37)  “So its important to know that our soul needs nutrition until we are able to unite it with God soul. But Rafael, usually this union takes place only when a person dies. So do you mean to say, that Death is inevitable in the sense that we are buried or our body cremated?” “Great Question, Rebecca. Yes. It’s very important, that is what the death of Jesus means.” “All nodded, Man relies solely on his senses for existence.” “You mean to say, that the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and skin?” “Yes the very same. The people who uses these senses are the worst handicaps of all.” “Are you sure Rafael? I thought it was just the opposite, those who do not have it would be the handicap.” All nodded. “No Rebecca, remember, don’t forget, you are spiritual beings, the physical body is made up of only atoms and atoms are unable to be seen, but the soul within, which has to be united with the God soul is blocked, it cannot make itself free  because it is being rul