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Original Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 02:01:42 -0600
God is in the Heart
Fundamentalism and dogmatism are coming to an end.  That time is
quickly passing.  Maitreya teaches that the moment a person gives up
his brand of ism he will be free.  He will find that I am within him
for I am free of all ideologies.  I have come to teach you not to cry
out for me.  The gurus and religious fanatics cry out for me, and the
end result is that they never know me, the Master says.  You are not
born in sin, as they insist on telling you.  For I am with you and you
are with me.
Although in reality God is everywhere, individuals are becoming aware
that it is possible to experience the Lord in the heart.  God is not
in the sky, Maitreya teaches, God is in the heart.  When the mind is
quiet, free from dogmatic views, it will absorb the truth.  Self-
realization is God-realization; the teaching of the Master inspires
you to look within. This has nothing to do with religion, politics or
any form of ideology.
If you use this mirror to look at the religions of the world, you will
see they are based on the personal experiences of the prophets, gurus,
saints, etc.  When people follow them, however, they are bound to
experience suffering -- because they are not following their own Self.
If you close your eyes and allow someone else to lead you, you are
bound to stumble. Everyone has free will.  When that free will is not
functioning or is being misled, Maitreya says, the Lord intervenes.
Many teachers and gurus have themselves fallen through attachment to
powers which manifested through them either as a result of natural
development or through the grace of the Lord.  This happens, according
to Maitreya, because as soon as you try to claim anything for yourself,
as soon as you identify with those powers instead of understanding that
you are the immortal Self and the powers belong to the Lord, you are
lost.
This is a difficult test and even today the lives of many followers who
identified with their guru or teacher have been shattered when the
teacher or guru, forgetting the Self within, becomes attached to
material, mental or spiritual powers.  Thus some begin to accumulate
wealth; some misuse thought and imprison others mentally, creating
divisions and intolerance instead of respecting the freedom of each
individual; and others become attached to power and misuse it.
This teaching is from Maitreya's Mission Vol. II, by Benjamin Creme,
Share International -
If you'd like to know who Maitreya is go to this website:

If you can't access websites, & would like a few pages about Him,
write me a  note, I'll be happy to send you some literature.
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