Humankind's Spiritual Rebirth
What exactly does this entail in practical terms? The deeper humankind moves from its spiritual infancy and childhood into adulthood and maturity, the more of us are undergoing a complete change of consciousness. This takes place whenever one of us applies any new spiritual understanding that comes our way to all that is in our daily life and when, through this, we find a new approach to ourselves, the people around us and our world that helps us to look at them with different eyes and from a different level of understanding. This is the change of consciousness that brings us and our world the long promised rebirth and much needed healing.
The Jesus legend tells us in St. John 3:1-7: ‘There was at that place, a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came at night to Jesus and said to him: ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent from God; for no man can do these miracles that you are doing, unless God is with him.’ Jesus answered, saying to him: ‘Truly, truly I say to you, if a man is not born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.’ Nicodemus said to him: ‘How can an old man be born again? Can he enter again a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?’ Jesus answered, saying to him: ‘Truly, truly I say to you, if a man is not born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. What is born of flesh is flesh; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be surprised because I have told you that you all must be born again.’
This message is a reminder that was given to humankind, all those many years ago, that each one of us eventually must re-awaken into the consciousness that in truth we are spirit. It draws the attention to the fact that this can only happen after we have grown ourselves a soul and finally are waking up to our true reality, i.e. that we are spirit and soul, who is from time to time temporarily encased in matter. All soul memories are stored in our emotional body, symbolised by the element Water, and in the living cells of our physical body, Earth. When a soul has expanded sufficiently, it is the birthright of its spirit to be drawn back to its source by its Highest or God Self. Gaining access to the knowledge of who we truly are and understanding what our earthy existence is truly all about is the beginning of our rebirth.
The Lamsa Bible contains a footnote to this text that sheds some light on the meaning of being ‘born again’, in Jesus’ time: ‘Born again in Northern Aramaic means to change one’s thoughts and habits. Nicodemus spoke Southern Aramaic and hence did not understand Jesus.’ To change one’s thoughts and habits is known, in the modern use of the English language, as a change of consciousness.
To me personally, being reborn into the Eternal life means I have come home into knowing that:
• I am an eternal being of light, a child of God and a spark of the Great Light that can and will never die.
• Nothing can hurt or harm me, my true and core self.
• I always have been, still am and always will be safe and secure in the loving hands of God.
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This article is a chapter from ‘Healers And Healing’.
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