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MESSAGE THIRTY-FIVE
ON THE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF REALITY
May 5, 1982
The following has been revealed today by the Most High. In the
context of these “Messages From Within” it is also important to talk
about the structure of reality. What is reality? What is its content and
structure?
This topic is very deep and broad and, in most instances, transcends
any possible understanding by those who are on Earth in physical bodies
with very limited conscious awareness. In order to fully understand
reality, one would have to eliminate first all unconscious processes which
impose extensive and intensive widespread ignorance on people. This
situation, which is the result of activation and dominance of the negative
state on Earth, puts blinders on people’s vision and perspective so that
the true comprehension of reality is beyond and above their present
scope of thinking.
However, the time is coming when these blinders are going to be
gradually removed and the opening of full access to the human mind and
all its dimensions will occur. In preparation for this important step and
event, which is vital for mankind, the following conceptualization of
reality is being presented. This conceptualization has to be considered
only an approximation of the true content, structure, dynamics and
nature of reality. One must keep in mind that there is always a
transcending understanding of this concept. One of the reasons for such a
transcending understanding is in the fact that reality is in the mode of
continuous change, re-creation, modification, update and progression
from eternity to eternity. This nature of reality eliminates any possibility
of permanent conceptualization in terms of stagnant and static words
and categories of external description.
The structure of reality in general can be understood from two
interdependent perspectives — from its content and from its form. The
reason these two perspectives are interdependent is because the content
of reality determines its form, and the form of reality is a manifestation
of its content. One cannot be and exist without the other.
Reality in general can be defined as a state, process and condition of
being and existence which always is in itself and by itself. Its nature is
constant self-awareness and full consciousness. Reality in an absolute
sense is “I AM”. Because this “I AM” denotes in its essence and substance
always to be and to exist without any beginning or end, it constitutes
the essence and substance of what is called by humans the Most High or
God (and all other similar names). Thus, reality can be defined as an
absolute state, process and condition of the Most High. In this respect,
the only thing that is real in an absolute sense is the Most High. All else
in being and existence derives its sense and manifestation of reality from
the Absolute Reality of the Most High’s Being and Existence.
This definition inevitably leads to the conclusion that whatever is not
derived directly from this reality, that is, from the Most High, is unreal
and can be and exist only by stolen principles of reality; thus, it is a form
of pseudo-reality.
In view of the above one can arrive at a reasonable conclusion in
regard to the content of reality. The content of true reality is an eternal
presence of the Most High in it Who is the only reality in Himself/Herself
and by Himself/Herself. This presence of the Most High constitutes the
life of reality because the Most High is the only Life in an absolute sense.
Thus, whatever or whoever contains and recognizes such a presence, by
that containment and recognition, validates its or one’s reality, becoming
truly real and alive. Whatever or whoever does not contain and does not
recognize such a presence cannot validate its or one’s reality and
aliveness and, therefore, it or one is either unreal and dead or only
pseudo-real and pseudo-alive.
The existence of pseudo-reality is possible only from someone or
something which is or was initially real and alive in the sense of the
above definition but in a subsequent round of creative effort produced
something or someone which or who denied and rejected the true content
of reality and aliveness, thus, failing to validate its or one’s reality and
aliveness. This situation can be considered the originating factor of the
negative state. This is how the negative state originated.
As mentioned above, the content of reality actualizes itself through
its various forms.
In general, one can conceptualize three forms of reality and their
respective contents.
The first form of reality can be called spiritual reality. Its content
consists of all creative principles, categories, concepts, ideas and notions
of life and reality in their totality and fullness. Spiritual reality
constitutes the only source of life to all subsequent or successive realities.
The center and the nucleus of this reality consists in the everpresence of
the Most High in it, Who is Life in Himself/Herself and by Himself/
Herself. This presence constitutes the principle of aliveness and reality of
spiritual reality. In general terms, spiritual reality can be considered a
spirit of being and existence.
The second form of reality can be called mental reality. Its content
consists of all actualized principles, categories, ideas and notions of life
and reality in an objectivized and subjectivized awareness and
perception. The process of this actualization and the constituency of
objectivized and subjectivized awareness and perception of life and
reality results in manifestations of mental processes such as thinking,
will, emotions, feelings and all other mental activities and characteristics
which allow one to experience the reality of self-awareness and
awareness of reality. In general terms, mental reality can be considered
the soul of being and existence. Mental reality can be and exist only as a
proceeding of spiritual reality. Spiritual reality is an occurrence of the
Absolute Reality of the Most High’s Absolute Being and Existence.
Nothing can be or exist unless it proceeds from the occurrence of
spiritual reality which is a result of continuous emanation and
transmission of life from the state and process of the Absolute Reality —
the Most High.
The third form of reality can be called physical, material (in the sense
of matter) or natural (in the sense of nature) reality. The content of this
reality consists of concretizations of various mental forms of all spiritual
principles, categories, concepts, ideas and notions which unceasingly flow
from spiritual reality through mental reality into physical reality,
causing physical reality to become.
Thus, physical reality is the result of the occurrence of spiritual
reality from the Absolute Source of the Absolute Reality — the Most
High — through the proceedings of mental reality. This process in its
cumulative effort makes it possible for physical reality to become real.
From this, it logically follows that nothing in physical reality can be and
exist without the being and existence of spiritual and mental reality first.
If it were possible to withdraw from physical reality the presence of
mental and spiritual reality respectively, physical reality would instantly
fall apart and cease to be and exist. Simply, it would no longer be real.
The same is true with regard to mental reality — withdrawal of spiritual
reality from mental reality would put an end to any awareness and
perception of being and existence. Simply, mental reality would no longer
be real.
Thus, in an ultimate sense, the only true reality which can be
conceived to be and exist by itself and in itself is spiritual reality. The
reason spiritual reality may be conceptualized in this manner is because
of the eternal presence of the Most High in it.
From this conclusion it logically follows that the reality of any reality
can be conceptualized only from the being and existence of the Most
High. Nothing else makes any sense or has any reality.
Because physical or natural reality is a concretized form of mental
reality and spiritual reality, it can be conceived, in general terms, as a
body of being and existence.
The above description may convey to one a notion of the structure and
content of reality.
The next question is how this theoretical conceptualization of reality
can be conceived in practical terms of everyday living. What is the use of
having such knowledge?
The above described concepts of reality can give one a true
perspective, meaning and purpose for one’s life and one’s reality. It can
be applied to every individual sentient entity or human being for they all,
each in themselves, reflect the reality of their being and existence in the
above-described manner. After all, every individual is a complete and
total universe in oneself. The structure of that universe is the exact
replica of the above described reality. One consists of spiritual reality,
mental reality and physical reality. (Note: physical reality in this
connotation is not limited to the elements of matter only.)
The true reality of one’s being and existence depends upon the stance
or attitude one takes toward the structure and content of reality in
general. If one recognizes, accepts and applies in one’s life the fact that
one is real only because of spiritual reality from the presence of the Most
High in it through mental reality which gives concrete physical reality
life, then one is truly real and alive. On the other hand, if one denies and
rejects this fact, then, of course, one is unreal and dead, no matter how
much one thinks, feels and perceives within oneself that one is real and
alive. One has to remember that true reality and aliveness can be
validated only by recognition, acceptance and application of the
above-described concepts of reality and life. If not validated in this
manner, then true reality and aliveness are cancelled and one condemns
oneself to be and to exist in pseudo-reality and pseudo-aliveness. In this
instance one becomes a thief of reality and life. Stolen reality and stolen
life does not belong to the thief but to one from whom it has been stolen
— in this case the Most High. Thus, a thief of reality and life cannot be
considered the rightful owner of reality and life. Therefore, a thief does
not live and is not real in the true sense of these words.
This is what Jesus Christ meant when He warned in the Gospel of St.
John (Chapter 10:1-18) that one who does not enter the sheepfold by the
door but climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber. He further
proclaimed that He is that Door and Life leading one to the true life and
reality. This obviously denotes that in order to have life and, thus, to be
real, it is necessary to recognize and to accept first that the Lord is the
Life in everyone.
On recognition, acceptance and application of these facts, as described
here and throughout these “Messages From Within”, depend the entire
quality, quantity and destiny of life one has on this Earth. Each
alternative (recognition, acceptance and application, or rejection, denial
and refusal) bears its natural consequences for one’s life and reality. This
is the reason why these so-called theoretical constructs and ideas are so
important to formulate and to understand. They give one a base, a
foundation on which one can properly build one’s everyday practical life
validating or invalidating, by the mode of recognition, acceptance and
application, or rejection of these facts, the reality of one’s life and
everyday living.
In human terms, these theoretical constructs can be conceptualized in
the following manner.
Everyone’s spiritual reality constitutes what is called the Inner Mind.
The innermost sanctum of the Inner Mind consists of and contains the
everpresence of the Most High, Who gives reality to one’s being and
existence by being reality in and by Himself/Herself. Therefore, the Inner
Mind is the only true reality in itself from the everpresence of the Most
High in it. All else proceeds and becomes from the reality of the Inner
Mind’s being and existence. This is the spirit of everyone.
Everyone’s mental reality constitutes what is called the interior mind.
This mind is the process of the Inner Mind or its form of mentation. The
reality of its existence totally and completely depends upon the Inner
Mind where all ideas, concepts, categories and notions of mentation are
produced and from where they proceed toward their becoming. This is
the soul of everyone.
Everyone’s physical reality constitutes what is called the external
mind. This mind is the outcome or becoming of the Inner Mind through
the interior mind. This mind can be considered a concretization of all
ideas of the Inner Mind and mentations of the interior mind in the forms
of outward behaviors, actions and relationships. This is the body of
everyone. In fact, the physical body, as a most external part of the
external mind, is formed in the mother’s womb from the ideas of the
Inner Mind and the forms of its specific mentation. It would be an error
to assume that the physical body is formed by chance from genes of two
parents. As a matter of fact, the Inner Mind, the spirit, selects only those
kind of genes from the parents of one’s physical body which are
consistent with the content, structure and dynamics of its manifested
ideas and forms of mentality. All other genes and their prospective
parents are rejected.
The practical utility of the realization, acceptance and application of
the above-described structure and content of one’s universe is enormous.
On it depends the kind of life and living one has in any respect or in any
dimension, level, degree, line or step. It determines the degree and extent
of one’s realness and aliveness. It also determines the kind of loyalties
and affiliations one chooses with regard to the positive and negative
states. Such determinations constitute one’s spiritual profile. This
spiritual profile determines, in turn, one’s position and usefulness in the
hierarchy of spiritual organization of all Creation.
In addition to what was described in this message, it is necessary to
remind oneself of the following important facts.
Each of the above-described realities is manifested in its own real and
alive universe. Thus, spiritual reality is manifested in and by its own
spiritual universe comprised of an infinite number and variety of
spiritual worlds and their dimensions, degrees, lines and steps which are
occupied by an infinite number and variety of sentient entities and
human beings. The existence and being of the spiritual universe is real in
its entirety, and the aliveness and reality of its sentient inhabitants is
determined by the above-described principles. The spiritual universe, by
its essence, substance and function is the Inner Mind of Creation or its
spirit. It performs the same function and has the same content in regard
to the whole Creation as the Inner Mind of an individual. After all an
individual’s Inner Mind is structured by and built from the structure and
elements of the spiritual universe or universal Inner Mind.
Mental reality is manifested by its own mental universe, called the
intermediate universe, which is also comprised of an infinite number and
variety of intermediate worlds and their dimensions, degrees, lines,
levels and steps which are occupied, by an infinite number and variety of
sentient entities and human beings. The whole intermediate universe
with all its worlds and sentient inhabitants is in a precise
correspondence and position with the spiritual universe and its worlds
and sentient inhabitants. Again, the existence and being of the
intermediate universe is real in its entirety, and the aliveness and reality
of its sentient inhabitants is determined by the above-described
principles. The intermediate universe, by its essence, substance and
function is the interior mind of Creation or its soul. It performs exactly
the same function and has the same content with regard to the whole
Creation as the intermediate mind of an individual. The interior mind of
an individual, of course, is structured by and built from the structure and
elements of the intermediate or mental universe, or the universal
interior mind.
Finally, physical reality is manifested by its own physical universe,
comprised of infinite numbers and varieties of physical or external
worlds, galaxies, solar systems, planets and their various numerous
dimensions, degrees, lines, steps, times and paratimes which are
occupied by infinite numbers and varieties of sentient entities and
human beings. Once again the existence and being of the physical or
external universe is real in its entirety, and the aliveness and reality of
its sentient inhabitants is determined by the above-mentioned principles.
The physical universe, by its essence, substance and function, is the
external mind of creation or its body. It performs exactly the same
function and has the same content with regard to the whole Creation as
the external mind of an individual. The external mind of an individual is
always structured by and built from the structure and elements of the
physical universe or universal external mind. This universe with all its
worlds and inhabitants is in precise correspondence and position with
the intermediate universe and with the spiritual universe, thus making
the whole Creation a unity, oneness and harmony, and one reality and
life from the Most High.
The interconnections, relationships and interdependency of these
universes can be basically conceptualized in terms described in this
message and in “Fundamentals of Human Spirituality”.
The structure and content of reality, as briefly presented here, points
out the vital importance of seeing things, events and oneself in a
spiritual perspective. Without this spiritual perspective the true sense,
meaning and purpose of anything cannot be apprehended and reality and
life cannot be conceptualized. Thus, spirituality, as revealed, defined and
described in “Fundamentals of Human Spirituality” and throughout
these “Messages From Within”, is the only originating point of reality,
life and aliveness of any being and existence without any exception.
This is all for today.
Source: MESSAGE FROM WITHIN
