THE T.O.L. THE CHAKRAS AND TRUTH 

FAITH AND BELIEF # 4

In the First Triad of  BECOMING 

TRUTH and AWARENESS ...

  come to the forefront. Truth is a balance of many factors, all being actualized through the sephirot of Wisdom and Understanding.  As we say before testifying in court ...                                                                             

"The Real Truth and nothing but the Truth so help me Lord."

 However, these truths are not the same as the truths that we understand on this side of the veil between worlds. These are the truths we will also be accountable for when we cross over the veil and reconcile with our karma. This is why the Ancestors stress; "With all your strength get knowledge" - that is - the knowledge of these spiritual truths - not necessarily the truths of the law as we know it or science and technology.

Furthermore, Truth is balanced on the right of the Tree by; 

Belief, Trust, Surrender (that comes from trust) and Hope. 

  Those on the left by; 

Hopelessness, Doubt, Denial and Resignation (resulting         in Detachment.)                                                                                   These all help us to find the middle path to Truth.

  Truth can be a slippery slope as per the teachings of the Ancestors below. It changes according to the circumstances often in that present moment. It is wise to remember;                                                                 If the law does not serve love do not serve the law. Hence some things that you think to be untrue can be the real "Truth" when embraced by love.

The shadow side of Understanding is ego and we must be sure to let that go when searching for the truth of the matter. Self-righteous indignation plays no part here. Sometimes it is better to be effective rather than right, to discern, to not judge severely, to keep the peace, to walk away, "turn the other cheek." Moreover, we need to take the Truth from whence it comes whether its a scripture, a teaching of a sage from another tradition or a beggar in the street. We should also be cognizant of learning from any and all of the Four Beings of Nature. 

The only real truth is God's love for us. God is not a test of love, God's love is not a test. 

The Creator does not play favorites S/He loves us all. Karma is built as a defaul into the soul and we all are capable of Becoming and reaching spiritual perfection. This can take many life times.                      

Truth is balanced by both Knowledge and a deeper sense of Knowing, by Verbal (differentiated) and the Non-Verbal (undifferentiated) thought that often begins in the imagination. The power of "seeing what seeing eyes cannot see" is greater than that of thinking, the perception of the seer is greater than that of the thinker.

“People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind – imagination and intuition.” W.B. Yeats

In Kabbalah there are four levels in which to interpret the scriptures and Truth;  

The Literal, the Allegorical, the Interpretive and the Secret. The latter is at the heart of Kabbalah and all mystical traditions. It is the Secret, the Seeing that the Ancestors are trying to impart to us. The first three are qualities of Understanding, 

 the Secret - a quality of Wisdom.

For the same reason they teach;

Information is not to be equated with Knowledge, Knowledge is not to be equated with Understanding, Understanding is not to be equated with Wisdom, and Wisdom is not to be equated with Virtue or Holiness (i.e. Becoming)

Wisdom without Love ( the central sephira on the Tree) is the shadow side of Wisdom and is an empty shell. Hence they affirm;

You will come from Doubt to Belief (first believe,) from Belief to Understanding, from Understanding to Knowing and from Knowing (Wisdom) to Feeling (being heart felt.) This is the way.

When the heart is muffled, the soul shrinks.

FAITH AND BELIEF

To see has not always been to believe. You will begin to see because you first believe. When you believe enough there will be no need for seeing. It will all be as you will it to be, appearances no longer mattering.

"... And according to your belief, is it done unto you." Matthew

Faith and Belief are not quite the same. Faith can be blind and Belief usually arises from information, facts and understanding.

Faith is a very strong thing and if a human has faith and a simplicity that does not rationalize, s/he will be found worthy of reaching the rung of Grace (Daat) which is even higher than that of holy wisdom.” Chassidic saying

Faith - (Grace, the deep Knowing of the Divine Presence) - the purple small sphere above enhances Wisdom and Understanding. It is not a true sephira but it assists us in reaching Keter. Belief can do the same but is not quite as powerful. These qualities are all seminal in our quest for Keter. 

“The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility.” Tertulian

Faith is stronger than Belief and can grant us direct access to Keter. 

It will be given to you according to the measure of your Faith.

 Will, strong Intention and Passion have a lot to do with Faith.

These mediate in the central column of the Tree between Contraction on the left and Expansion on the right.

The Inner Healer which is part of the Soul is empowered in those folks who are suggestible, gullible and hypnotizable. It sometimes helps to be ignorant and be in denial of scientific facts when studying patients who have had spontaneous remissions of diseases that have defied the best of what allopathic medicine has to offer. Even a charlatan "faith healer" can sometimes heal such a sufferer if s/he truly has faith.

We know from double blind studies that distant healing or prayer works even if the patient does not know these prayers are being offered. Hence the power of prayer or spiritual healing can defy a bad prognosis.

Make you prayer to Him/Her and S/He will hear you. You have only to decide on the matter and have faith and it will be established for you.

The challenge most of us have, is to have this amount of supreme faith.

William Osler, a famous physician and also one of the founders of John Hopkins hospital wrote the first significant and scientific textbook of medicine; The Principles and Practices of Medicine, in 1892,  

In Exodus and Numbers Moses is described as striking the rock in order to get water to the Israelites in the Sinai desert. God, however, had instructed him only to speak to the rock. Moses and other enlightened beings are always held to a higher standard.

When one has complete faith with absolute certainty one may be able to make a decree. 

"You shall also decree a thing and it will be established for you and the light shall shine upon your ways." Job

Sometimes when a vow is taken with complete faith that one would do some specific, magnanimous task for the greater good if one is healed or given a special gift, this might initiate a promise from the Creator to grant that request. However, the contract must be fulfilled by ones actions after it is granted and so ...

You should wish for yourself that which the Creator wishes for you and not otherwise.

In this instance our actions must be in line with our Divinely given purpose. We collaborate with the Infinite one through His/Her desires for each one of us.

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