Discernment
"A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards, as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push."
— Wittgenstein
You are standing at a door, it is the door to eternal Life. You have read about it; you have studied it; you may have even been taught how to get there. You have this one chance to walk through. And, there is just one thing wrong: someone told you that you have to push, and not pull. Have you ever tried pushing on some door, which you really needed to pull instead? Did you feel kind of stupid? Well, what if there were a spiritual doorway, which led to the True God and eternal Life, and you were pushing on it, rather than pulling? What if you knew all about it, and really wanted to pass through that doorway, but you just did not know the right way. There is a way you can know how to "pull" or "push": it is called discernment, or truly thinking for your self. And there is a way to practice it in your life. Either you reject what is wrong and accept what is right, or you reject what is right and accept what is wrong.
Some people accept their limitations, problems, and the way things are in their life as the way they should be. Others go looking for answers but do not learn to reject phony appearances, erroneous answers, false teachings, and wrong thinking. In either case, their problems are not really being solved. The better choice is to learn to discern more carefully, and, in so doing, come closer to Truth, Love, and Light. You can make that choice. In fact, you make this choice all the time, whether you are aware of it or not. In your own thinking and actions, throughout life, you either reject what is true and accept the Lie, or you reject the lie and accept the Truth. You either reject evil and accept good, or you accept evil and reject good. You reject what is wrong and accept what is right, or you reject what is right and accept what is wrong. There are really no other choices. As we have seen regarding "denial," refusing to see the difference between the two is making a choice, and it is inevitably to your detriment.
What we mean by "wrong thinking" is basically the reversal of the Truth. It is amazing the extent to which the basic truth is reversed in our society, popular psychology, New Age philosophy, and Biblical interpretation. Of course, they often contain some things that are true, otherwise it would be too easy to see through a total lie. But, they always mix in one basic thing that is not true — something that is enough to completely misdirect you. You need to understand that those who have reversed the truth, have always done so and continue to do so to this day, for the sole purpose of spiritually destroying you. They want you to accept a lie, to live a Lie, and to become part of a greater Lie. They want to separate you from Truth, Love, and Light within you. They are not just wrong in terms of their thinking, they inevitably have the wrong spirit.
There are many, many false ideologies affecting the thinking of millions of people. The fact that they influence or shape the thinking of millions, does not make them right, true or good. The bestseller lists inevitably reveal what appeals most to people, in their illusions. In fact, if there were a formula for a best seller, it might be: tell people exactly what they want to hear; tell them they are really wonderful, or perfect; tell them there is no evil; tell them they can get more into ego, emotion, desire, passion, and ambition in life; tell them all of their problems will be solved by going along with the common programming, conditioning, indoctrination, and illusions about life; tell them they can get what they want from others; tell them they deserve everything they want, everything; tell them they can do no wrong. People like to hear that. It's not the Truth, but for a world living in denial, it is just what people want to hear. read more ...
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