The Teacher Within That Is The Being Of Light

When the ancients expressed the need to Know Thyself, they were making reference to our Higher Soul-Self that is a Being of Light (see Soul Self http://SoulSelf.org ) that dwells in a twelve-dimensional Soul-Realm. And when Jesus stated in the Gospel of Thomas that "Jesus said ...But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty" -- he was making reference to our Higher or Soul-Self (see Being Of Light http://BeingOfLight.com ). In the words of the pre-Nicene Church Father Origen in his famed De Principiis he explains: "The soul has neither beginning nor end... Every soul... comes into this world strengthened by the victories or weakened by the defeats of its previous life. Its place in this world as a vessel appointed to honor or dishonor is determined by its previous merits or demerits. Its work in this world determines its place in the world which is to follow this..." Each our our Soul's that is our True-Self, is as a Single Neuron in the Mind of God that has evolved over the course of the many lives it has projected in this world -- portrayed as the Far Country in the parable of the prodigal son -- and is the Higher Self that Jesus commanded to be our Only Teacher ( http://brotherofjesus.org/#TheOneTeacher ), when Jesus taught: "But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have One Teacher, and you are all brethren" (Matt 23:8). Is portrayed as our Elder Brother in the parable of the prodigal son.

Giordano Bruno who attempted to restore the Original Gospel Teachings and was declared a heretic and burnt at the stake by the Church, made reference to the Being of Light within each of us "Within every man there is a soul-flame, kindled at the sun of thought, which lends us wings whereby we may approach the sun of knowledge." That our Soul or True-Self is not in the body -- but is the Higher Consciousness drawn from all the lives the Soul has lived, Bruno states: "The soul is not the body and it may be in one body or in another, and pass from body to body" And this is why the pre-Nicene Church taught that the Original Gospel is founded upon the evolution of the Soul over the course of many lives (see Pre-Nicene Church Taught Reincarnation http://reincarnation.nazirene.org/#PreNiceneChurch ). But to tap into our Soul or One Teacher that Jesus taught to seek out, we have to be aware of our Inner Self -- as stated by Giordano Bruno when he wrote: "The Divine Light is always in man, presenting itself to the senses and to the comprehension, but man rejects it" Of the Elder Son the Father said: “My son, the father said, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours" -- and because our Higher Soul-Self remains in the Inner Kingdom, our Soul-Self sees and understands all things from the Higher Reality of the Divine Mind of God.

 

The Light of the Soul evolves through the interaction of opposite polarities of mind -- i.e., Male and Female, Earthly and Spiritual. Because the Soul dwells in a twelve-dimensional realm where all divisions of mind (male/female, earthly/spiritual) exist in oneness, the Soul must incarnate into this three-dimensional realm where the interaction of opposites can be brought about. Quoting from When Man Meets Woman  http://TheRealFactsOfLife.Ebionite.com#WhenManMeetsWoman : In the allegorical account of Genesis, when Eve was drawn from the side of Adam, what is being personified is the fact that the mind of mankind became divided across the polarities of male and female when we entered this world. What this means is that when man meets woman, it is in reality one half of the mind meeting and interacting with the other half -- both of them divided opposites with greatly differing mental perceptions and abilities -- each with the capacity to fill the mental void of their spouse -- and when brought together in Balanced Wholeness, Pure Intellectual and Spiritual Enlightened Genus is the result. Therefore, when man meets woman, two halves of the Mind are brought together with the capacity to interact, grow and evolve to Wholeness and Completion.

Sexual Intercourse within a Divine Marriage (see http://divinemarriage.nazirene.org ), is the means by which the interaction of Male/Husband and Female/Wife can be brought about to manifest Wholeness -- as stated by Jesus: "They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Mark 2:17). But this Wholeness requires an in-depth interaction that initiates the process of mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening that goes far beyond the connection initiated by sexual intercourse that is the limitation of the vast majority of marriages. And this in-depth interaction is noted in the Gospel of Philip where it states: “When Eve was still with Adam, death did not exist. When she was separated from him, death came into being. If he enters again and attains his former self, death will be no more”. And further presented in the Gospel of Thomas where it states: "Jesus said to them, When you make the two one, and when you make the inside like the outside and the outside like the inside, and the above like the below, and when you make the male and the female one and the same, so that the male not be male nor the female, female; ...then will you enter the kingdom." With respect to entering into the Kingdom, Jesus said to the man who asked him how to achieve eternal life: "As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. 'Good teacher,' he asked, 'what must I do to inherit eternal life?'" (Mark 10:17). In answer to his question, Jesus said: "You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.'"

 

With respect to the issue of adultery, Jesus further stated: "You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart" (Matt 5:27-28) -- you must first understand the higher purpose of marriage beyond the physical level and child rearing. Does fidelity in marriage matter? Why? If the Higher Purpose of Marriage is the Union of Opposites which will then develop the Male-Linear and Female-Intuitive minds beyond organic levels of human consciousness into the embodiment of Oneness/Wholeness and Completion, then this process cannot be brought about with a multitude of sexual partners. And this is also seen in the allegation of the Elder Brother with respect to the failures of the prodigal son when he stated at Luke 15:30: "But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots" -- which means that so long as the prodigal son continues to squander away his generative power which is his inheritance from God, he will not be able to channel the vital life-force he needs to grow and evolve his mental and spiritual spheres of mind -- which channeling of energy is necessary to achieve Wholeness. And when a man lives a lawless mindset and lifestyle where he squanders away his generative power, he remains incapable of receiving the higher knowledge of the Kingdom -- as seen in the words: "And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples" (Mark 4:33-34). the words: "...as they were able to hear it", indicates that their minds remained undeveloped and incapable of comprehending the higher spiritual knowledge. Which is further confirmed in the statement to his disciples who had begun to fulfill the Law and were seeking Wholeness: “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that, they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding” (Mark 4:11-12) With respect to the necessary mindset and lifestyle necessary to understand the spiritual meaning of the Gospel teachings, the person has to become the "good ground" in the parable of the Sower and the Seed: “And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?” (Mark 4:13).

What this means is that the ability to spiritually evolve and begin to connect with our True or Soul-Self that is a Being of Light at the Core of our Consciousness (see https://beingoflight.brotherofyeshua.com/ ), we must fulfill the Law and live the necessary Consecrated Mindset and Lifestyle. And this is why Jesus taught his followers to live the necessary Spiritually Holistic Lifestyle http://lawofthegospels.ebionite.com/... . Which means that when the Gentile converts separated the Gospel teachings from the necessary lifestyle -- choosing to believe in Jesus rather than embracing the transformative lifestyle he taught -- they rendered themselves incapable of comprehending the spiritual meaning of the Gospel --- and they were cut off from developing the ability to be taught by the Inner Teacher that Jesus commanded to seek out. And this Fact of Life was confirmed in the quotation of the Apostle Peter that is found in the Homilies of Peter's disciple Clement: "And therefore I advise not only wise men, but indeed all men who have a desire of knowing what is advantageous to them, that they seek after the true Prophet; for it is He alone who knoweth all things, and who knoweth what and how every man is seeking. For He is within the mind of every one of us, but in those who have no desire of the knowledge of God and His righteousness, He is inoperative; but He works in those who seek after that which is profitable to their souls, and kindles in them the light of knowledge. Wherefore seek Him first of all; and if you do not find Him, expect not that you shall learn anything from any other. But He is soon found by those who diligently seek Him through love of the truth, and whose souls are not taken possession of by wickedness. For He is present with those who desire Him in the innocence of their spirits, who bear patiently, and draw sighs from the bottom of their hearts through love of the truth; but He deserts malevolent minds, because as a prophet He knows the thoughts of every one. And therefore let no one think that he can find Him by his own wisdom, unless, as we have said, he empty his mind of all wickedness, and conceive a pure and faithful desire to know Him. For when any one has so prepared himself, He Himself as a prophet, seeing a mind prepared for Him, of His own accord offers Himself to his knowledge”.