The mental/thinking body of the individual: Level 3:
Part III
Secularists say: ‘Secularism/atheism is not a religion’. But secularism is ‘the belief’ that religion, religious bodies, the Higher, World Two should have no part in political or civic affairs or in running public institutions, especially schools’.
But secularism/atheism is a ‘belief’. Secularism, atheism, relativism is no less a religion than other beliefs’/religions.
Secularism: exclusion of religion from public affairs: the belief that religion and religious bodies should have no part in political or civic affairs or in running public institutions, especially schools
Encarta Dictionary: English (North America
The operational word in the definition of secularism is ‘belief’.
While the operational word in the definition of a ‘theist’ is also ‘belief’, it is also true no theist would suggest the consideration of God in public affairs and civic affairs be totally excluded.
The very fundamental concept of one of the most influential free governments of the world specifically states the rights of the individual are granted by their Creator and thus cannot rationally be removed by humans in society since the right to ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ was not granted by any physical beings.
Atheists/secularists/relative truth advocates would say: ‘It is only theists who are religious.’ Atheists would say the belief in nothing, the belief in a non-existence, is not rational. Note the word ‘belief’ used by the atheist. Atheists use a double standard. Atheist yell: ‘Prove there is a God, prove there is a Creator, and prove there is a ‘First Cause’.’
The theist then cowers and says: ‘We cannot ‘prove’ God exists.’ Rather than concede they cannot prove there is a God the theist should simply reply: ‘Prove there is not a God.’
The atheist will reply: ‘One cannot prove a negative’ and then presume they have won the debate completely ignoring the fact they began the debate with the negative statement: God does not exist.
What does this seeming digression into the discussion of non-existence have to do with level 4?
Level 4 is the first ‘location’, the first state of experiencing existence other than the physical.
In addition to finding personal peace, serenity, balance, purpose … some suggest the process of finding balance is the first step to obtaining immortality.
There are many answers to the question regarding why dedicate part of one’s life, not to mention dedicating one’s entire life, to one of the three ‘ways’ offered by both East and West to entice individuals to expend their energies upon ‘their’ way.
In essence, the heart of the three ‘ways’ goes to the concept of finding one’s fourth level. The fourth level being the means by which one becomes the ‘master of one’s physical machine.
“In this connection certain teachings compare man to a house of four. Man lives in one room, the smallest and poorest of all …
The fourth room gives man immortality and all religious teachings strive to show the way to it…
I said last time,” he said, “that immortality is not a property with which man is born. But man can acquire immortality. All existing and generally known ways to immortality can be divided into three categories:
The way of the fakir
The way of the monk
The way of the yogi”
Gurdjieff quote, In Search of the Miraculous, P. D. Ouspensky, Harvest Books, 2001, p 44.
Level 4 is just that, the fourth level of the seven levels attainable by a human being.
Although level 4 is only the fourth level of seven, it is the level where one learns to be the master of the other six levels.
“… and until he is told of it, he does not suspect the existence of the other rooms which are full of treasures. When he does learn of this he begins to seek the keys of these rooms and especially the fourth, the most important, room. And when a man has found this way into the [fourth] room he really becomes the master of his house, for only then does the house belong to him wholly and forever.”
Gurdjieff quote, In Search of the Miraculous, P. D. Ouspensky, Harvest Books, 2001, p 44.
It is only when an individual enters the fourth level does the potential for mastering levels 1, 2 and 3 in reality one and the potential for mastering levels 5, 6 and 7 in reality two become possible.
The secularists would say: No, no, no, there is no other existence than physical existence! The atheists would say there is no other existence other than our present reality, no other existence other than the physical universe! The relative truth advocates would have you believe there is no such existence as reality two.
Secularists/relative truth advocates/ atheists[i] are steeped in their religion.
Part III
Secularists say: ‘Secularism/atheism is not a religion’. But secularism is ‘the belief’ that religion, religious bodies, the Higher, World Two should have no part in political or civic affairs or in running public institutions, especially schools’.
But secularism/atheism is a ‘belief’. Secularism, atheism, relativism is no less a religion than other beliefs’/religions.
Secularism: exclusion of religion from public affairs: the belief that religion and religious bodies should have no part in political or civic affairs or in running public institutions, especially schools
Encarta Dictionary: English (North America
The operational word in the definition of secularism is ‘belief’.
While the operational word in the definition of a ‘theist’ is also ‘belief’, it is also true no theist would suggest the consideration of God in public affairs and civic affairs be totally excluded.
The very fundamental concept of one of the most influential free governments of the world specifically states the rights of the individual are granted by their Creator and thus cannot rationally be removed by humans in society since the right to ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ was not granted by any physical beings.
Atheists/secularists/relative truth advocates would say: ‘It is only theists who are religious.’ Atheists would say the belief in nothing, the belief in a non-existence, is not rational. Note the word ‘belief’ used by the atheist. Atheists use a double standard. Atheist yell: ‘Prove there is a God, prove there is a Creator, and prove there is a ‘First Cause’.’
The theist then cowers and says: ‘We cannot ‘prove’ God exists.’ Rather than concede they cannot prove there is a God the theist should simply reply: ‘Prove there is not a God.’
The atheist will reply: ‘One cannot prove a negative’ and then presume they have won the debate completely ignoring the fact they began the debate with the negative statement: God does not exist.
What does this seeming digression into the discussion of non-existence have to do with level 4?
Level 4 is the first ‘location’, the first state of experiencing existence other than the physical.
In addition to finding personal peace, serenity, balance, purpose … some suggest the process of finding balance is the first step to obtaining immortality.
There are many answers to the question regarding why dedicate part of one’s life, not to mention dedicating one’s entire life, to one of the three ‘ways’ offered by both East and West to entice individuals to expend their energies upon ‘their’ way.
In essence, the heart of the three ‘ways’ goes to the concept of finding one’s fourth level. The fourth level being the means by which one becomes the ‘master of one’s physical machine.
“In this connection certain teachings compare man to a house of four. Man lives in one room, the smallest and poorest of all …
The fourth room gives man immortality and all religious teachings strive to show the way to it…
I said last time,” he said, “that immortality is not a property with which man is born. But man can acquire immortality. All existing and generally known ways to immortality can be divided into three categories:
The way of the fakir
The way of the monk
The way of the yogi”
Gurdjieff quote, In Search of the Miraculous, P. D. Ouspensky, Harvest Books, 2001, p 44.
Level 4 is just that, the fourth level of the seven levels attainable by a human being.
Although level 4 is only the fourth level of seven, it is the level where one learns to be the master of the other six levels.
“… and until he is told of it, he does not suspect the existence of the other rooms which are full of treasures. When he does learn of this he begins to seek the keys of these rooms and especially the fourth, the most important, room. And when a man has found this way into the [fourth] room he really becomes the master of his house, for only then does the house belong to him wholly and forever.”
Gurdjieff quote, In Search of the Miraculous, P. D. Ouspensky, Harvest Books, 2001, p 44.
It is only when an individual enters the fourth level does the potential for mastering levels 1, 2 and 3 in reality one and the potential for mastering levels 5, 6 and 7 in reality two become possible.
The secularists would say: No, no, no, there is no other existence than physical existence! The atheists would say there is no other existence other than our present reality, no other existence other than the physical universe! The relative truth advocates would have you believe there is no such existence as reality two.
Secularists/relative truth advocates/ atheists[i] are steeped in their religion.
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