What can we deduce from the previous examples given in the first and second parts, concerning God’s existence? First, there are billions of religiously affiliated people and millions who are not. Second, although a third of North Americans are statistically depressed and one in two is divorced, ignorance is bliss, and it’s not mandatory to believe in God in order to lead a proper life. So, what is all the fuss about then?
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16).
That’s the whole point, brothers and sisters. I know how challenging it is to persuade someone of the abstract concepts of God and eternal life, but if you could see the bigger picture, you would understand that connecting with the force that created us is the only way to live your life to the fullest. Because if God created us in His image and likeness, we have to fight against the limitations we were born with, as they don’t allow us to reach the depth of our potential. We have feelings and awareness enclosed within the shell of our bodies, and the more sensitive we are, the more keenly we feel God. This should be our primary goal, as otherwise, our life will be a hamster wheel—we are born, live, die, and are judged according to our deeds, and then, punishment or not, it all starts again until we raise our awareness to the point at which we begin to “hear,” or rather “feel,” God’s voice. Once that happens, we can finally break this never-ending cycle and follow “the path that will lead us to everlasting life” (Matthew 7:14) until we find the spring that will turn inside us into “rivers of living water” (John 7:38).
At this point, a lot of people wonder: “But how can we attain immortality if we respect God’s words? And what is the point of depriving ourselves of all the pleasure in the world for something so hypothetical as eternal life?”
Well, living in pleasure and self-indulgence is the surest way to destroy everything spiritual in you and to surrender to your dark side. Because we all have a dark side, right? From there comes our violent, predatory behavior that leads to all wars and atrocities. Actually, wars are only the tip of the iceberg, the final result of the violence and self-destruction that are deeply rooted in man’s mind. Thus, murders, thefts, and rapes were, are, and always will be a part of our society. According to the statistics, somebody gets killed worldwide every minute. Suicides? Even worse, every 40 seconds. Rapes and thefts? Perhaps every second. So, why can’t anybody stop this horrific brutality? And most importantly, why does humanity never learn from its mistakes and continue to follow this self-destructive path?
You have no answers, have you? It is what it is: man is violent by nature, and there is nothing to do about it. The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.
Still, there must be an explanation for this awful human behavior, and to find it, we need to break the problem into its tiniest parts, as Marc Aurelius suggested in his Meditations. But I am not sure that anybody is keen to uncover the truth, for we subconsciously already know it, but it is so terrifying that we’d rather ignore it. Therefore, instead of putting our finger in the wound and facing our destiny with bravery and determination, we prefer to play blind, deaf, and dumb, hiding behind our self-pity and self-complacency. It’s easier this way, isn’t it? And the simple explanation that everyone would give you is:
“We all have a dark side, but what can we do? It is what it is…”
A sage once said that the dark side in humans is called stupidity. Years ago, I was outraged and strongly disagreed with this statement, but now, as I know the truth, I’m astonished at how accurate it is. It only took me twenty years to fully realize what it is all about. And this is the key problem of our existence. In order to REALIZE something so crucial, you need to accumulate enough ENERGY, as this is the only way to raise your AWARENESS and eventually understand what is going on inside your mind. But it’s not by chance that we are such terrible wasters of our energy. If you think about it, the core of every sin is an action that makes us dissipate our energy until it is completely depleted. Look into wild nature—every living creature uses its energy to survive harsh environmental conditions and reproduce, right? What do humans do? Instead of devising a plan that will help them find their hidden, never-before-used well of energy that has remained sealed inside them all their life, they indulge in drinking, overeating, fucking around, hating each other, spending hours gossiping, watching soap operas and social media, over-consuming… The list goes on and on, and it is miles long. The million-dollar question here is why we have become so detached from the power that rules everything in nature and behave so differently from all other living creatures.
I’ll give you the answer for free. Actually, it all boils down to this:
Just as Saint George is killing the dragon, we must get rid of the disgusting thing called in the Scriptures the devil and Satan that dwells inside us. Of course, Satan is only a general term for explaining the harsh reality that humans are trapped in. The truth is that we have demons inside us, real creatures far stronger and more intelligent than we are. They have broken our will and made us their slaves, deceiving and manipulating us our entire lives. They made us blind, stupid, lazy, petty, spiteful, stubborn, and self-indulgent egomaniacs, and their manipulations have led to all the world’s lechery, violence, war, and atrocities. I know it’s hard to believe it, but I can assure you that demons are as real as the oxygen you breathe or the water you drink to sustain your life. And I am sure that, deep down, everybody already knows it, but a lack of energy makes it impossible to realize it. As Carlos Castaneda stated, “Down in the depths of every human being, there’s an ancestral, visceral knowledge about the predators’ existence.” (Carlos Castaneda, The Active Side of Infinity. HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1998, p. 222).
Nothing new? I can see your disappointment: “No kidding? We’ve heard that one before. Such a waste of time, reading this post for nothing!”
Well, let me tell you something, while paraphrasing Socrates: you know nothing and think that you do know, but I know you know nothing. Because everything is so simple and simultaneously so complicated, and it takes enormous energy and concentration if you want to discover the truth. Once that is done, you will understand knowledge, bring miracles into your life, and live in a fairy tale instead of in your present gray, mundane world.
But before we further break down the concepts of awareness, energy, and fighting strategy, we must be firmly convinced that God and the Devil exist. Otherwise, there is no point in continuing. So, let’s open up the great debate once again, but this time seeking evidence aside from the Scriptures and the religious literature mentioned above. And since, according to the Bible, “A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses…” (Deuteronomy 19:15), I will give you at least two testimonies about each topic, coming from sources beyond any human comprehension or scientific explanation.
The first proof of God’s existence: The Seer.
