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Spiritism: a
matter of public
utility |
Rita
Garcia
Côre |
Let us not leave
Spiritism under
the candlestick of accommodation,
but share it in
its entirety and
the world will
thank you
How dare this
title, the
reader will
think! Exaggeration? Is
it a joke? I
say no. These
are times of
disbelief. In
the case of
Western
culture,
illusions fall
away from dogmas,
from myths and
from rituals of
the religions of
Romanized
Christianity. A
visit to the
social networks
on the Internet
and one will
witness
irreverent
cartoons about
God, religion
and Jesus. There
are communities
of atheists,
where
people play
with Satanism, witchcraft
and sorcery.
We also
know of people’s
great interest
in horror
films that deal
with
the "afterlife" -
with scary
costumes, or
other hit films
which
investigate the
same
topic, together
with approaches
about
reincarnation
and psychic
phenomena. And
if, on the one
hand, we see a
neo atheism
somewhat
anarchic and
provocative,
without strong arguments,
on the other
hand, there are
plenty
of magical
and esoteric fads,
with the
resumption of
old prophecies
of
eschatological
character: the
end of times,
the Age of
Aquarius, a chaotic cauldron,
seething with
conflicting doubts
and indifference
to life. Basically, a
mask for fear,
insecurity and
loss of ground.
For
centuries, the
so-called moral
values were
dictated from
above by
institutions
representing the
figure of God on
earth. But because the
concept of
God, determined
by the so-called
traditional
religions, has
no
place, so, "here
is where they
killed It (the
concept)." Or
rather, the
concept faded away
because it never
existed.
It is good to
explain what we
mean by
the "godless".
They are
the philosophers
of the late
eighteenth
century to the
present
day and a good part
of humanity. It
does not include
the religious
who, firm in the
faith, cultivate
spirituality as
an essential
body of their
life and their
moral
behaviour guided by
so-called divine
laws. To them we
offer our
respect.
But what about
the others? How
to bring them to
consciousness of
God?
Here we come
with our program
of "public
utility". The
spiritist
concept of God
is
philosophical,
of course. The
Spiritist
Doctrine has
the humility to
recognize
that we do not
understand God,
because we do
not have the
"sense" for it. But we
can prove
its existence by
its effects. In
this case, we
see that life
is intelligent. Today more
than ever we
know this:
DNA, stem
cells, the
elements of the
universe that
are in the
constitution of
earth itself and
our bodies
and so
forth. Now,
if Life is
clever is
because it
has an intelligent cause.
That which keeps
the cosmic
order, the order
of life that in
the present time
is fashionably
named the
Universal Whole,
is called God.
This Cause
- unknown to us,
but we perceive
and we
sense, because
we are
transcendent
beings (enough
to just have
a minimum sensitivity
to
recognize this
reality) - is
what is
called God. The
word in its
remote
origin means light.Anyway, it
is what keeps
the cosmic
order, the order
of life which
today is
fashionably
named the
Universal
Whole , that
which moves
everything is
called God. God
is in the most
distant galaxy, the
dust of the
stars, in you
and no matter
what we think
about it. There
isno need
to believe in
God.
Ultimately God
is not
ONE BEING. When
Science seeks the
cause of
life, the
origin of the
universe, it
seeks God by
another
name. And when
science affirms
that God does
not exist, it
has every reason
to do so , as
the "god" such
the one
presented by
religions is an
image made
in
the likeness of
man and
accordingly
to the culture
in which one
operates God has
had many faces
that it really
is no more than
a mythological
concept.
The spiritist
philosophy has
humility before
the Intelligence
of
Life; recognition
of this
magnificent
orchestration
that man cannot
yet understand.
But it is
also what we
have seen with
Stephen Hawking, for
example, in
a presentation
of
Discovery Channel.
The English
scientist,
after stating he
is
agnostic, said
that life is
worth living
just to admire
the mysterious grandeur of
the universe
and search for
it incessantly.
The final
moment of the
program, with
the image of the
stars in the
background and
the man
physically
limited by
a progressive
disease that robbed
him of the
movements and
voice, was a true
encounter
with God. Full of
God and
perhaps having
more conscious
of God’s
concreteness
than many
religious
people. My Dear
Mr Hawking, the
god that you do
not really
believe in, does
not exist. To
resist the
disease, to
insist
on scientific
research, placing
one’s intelligence in
service of
humanity is
God’s light,
its uninterrupted Big
Bang, is
your Light. It
is the Supreme
Intelligence to reflect on his
divine humanity.
We see that the
spiritist
concept of
God does not
conflict with
that of Science,
it does not set
narrow rules.
Everything walks
and everything
evolves and
Earth is a spaceship
and is a home
for us,
strolling in the
infinite
following the
sun
We know from
the Primary
Cause of
life some of
its laws which
go on
unfolding as we
progress in
knowledge
and morality. To
be in harmony
with these laws,
which are
fact compatible
and natural with
the cosmic
order, is an impositive
from nature and
not a religious
postulate. So to
be good, do
good, has
nothing to do
with a
particular church preaching,
or with what mum
and dad want you
to do, or
with social
rules, but
with the
well-being of
the individual
as part of the
universe. Astonished? Do
you really
think that the
universe begins
after the
clouds? Or
after the Earth
or the Moon?
You better
understand that
your grounded
feet place your
head towards the
infinite.
Have you
understood the
gravity of the
situation?
What matters is
that you are
also a part of
the universe.
So we better
get on with the
universe and its
immutable laws
whilst we are on
our way.
Here comes Spiritism
again. Everything walks
and everything
evolves and the
Earth is a spaceship
and is a home
for us,
strolling in the
infinite
following the
sun which goes
on conducting
according to the
order of the
Milky way which
goes on and on.
Suddenly a bunch
of buzz heads
appear with the
Mayan
calendar and the
alignment of the
stars in our
galaxy!What
a frisson! They
believe in the
evolution of the
universe and in
the end of the
world – so they
try to escape to
someplace to
wait for aliens.
Darwin’s theory
is studied and
it is agreed
that “we
transform
ourselves” when
we were matter
in bygone days,
to be now very
different from
what we were
during cave
times – but it
is so difficult
to believe in
Spirit!! Well,
where is
intelligence??
If the thinking
being is
confined to the
brain ; why do
brains that are
identical in
their structure
and formation
not possess the
same potential?
Complex! The
brain has not
yet been
properly
understood,
right?? But
it has been
admitted that
other states of
matter beyond
the
traditional ones
(solid, liquid
and gas) exist.
Oops! Is
there "something intangible" which
we could
call Spirit and
which acts on
the brain? If
there is, is it
"brand new"? Or
"brand
new cosmic
energy ? “ Well,
what a trick of
evolution! The
body we have is
formed is by a
matter that
carried
on evolving
for millions of
years to have
this skin,
this way of
walking, this
look which are
all so
cool ... The
body learned
to blink
your eyes, to
chew, the
teeth became
more beautiful,
paws became
hands and matter
continues to
evolve!
What if we are
two? Spirit and
body? The body
dies and you
carry on. Oh,
what a fright!
Where does the
Spirit go to?
Some
say jokingly
that some
babies are born
with teeth,
with small
hands which can
reach mobile
phones quickly
and that they
are nowadays
even born
already carrying
a tablet or
Smartphone.
What about the
Spirit? Has it
learned nothing?
Is it rubbish?
Talk to steer
sleeping?
If there
is Spirit and
Matter, both are
subject to the
Law
of Evolution. Done.
Here is
reincarnation.But
a
subject for
another article
as this is
already quite
large. Let’s
carry on.But
this is Natural
Law. It is not a
matter of
belief. The
matter
is studied by
scholars who
have no creed.
O.K. then.Let’s
move on.If there
is Spirit,
ultimately something
more dense than
matter which "we
see and touch,"
but which is as
concrete as
matter. The body
on becoming
decomposed at
physical death;
does the spirit
also decay?
Well, some say,
"science has not
established whether
there is life
after death."
But has it
proved the
contrary?
How can it do
that? Poor
Galileo!! During
his time
“science” had no
“proofs” of his
theory or
calculus yet!!
What about now?
Well, just
taking a look at
the history of
mankind and its
wonderful discoveries will
not do any harm
to anyone.At
least it teaches
us that the
future can
reserve big
surprises for
us ! And what
about death?
Can it reserve
surprises for
us? That is the
question. That
was the same
dilema as
Hamlet’s. As the
old saying goes,
“A
man forewarned
is forearmed."
And this old
saying is very
fitting here.
What if we are
two? Spirit and
body? The body
dies and the
spirit carries
on. What a big
fright!! Where
does the spirit
go to? If there
is life after
death only to
those who follow
a determined
religion?
If the spirit
survives, this
is a Law of
Nature and it is
universal. By
analogy if we
compare our
evolutionary
journey as
everyday life.
Think about the
body. Do you
drink, eat too
much? Do you
drive whilst
under the
influence of
alcohol?Do you
think your body
will do well?
Are you in
harmony with the
natural laws or
do your excesses
lead you to feel
unwell, to be
unbalanced and
fall sick?Then
man,
you are broken.
Are you sullen,
spiteful,
aggressive,
disloyal to your
wife, do you use
drugs, abuse
sex, humiliate
others, not
follow social
rules, not have
any limits. Man,
you are a total
wreck. Time to
reason: if you
are a spirit,
the spirit is
the one who does
the thinking and
carries out all
the above
mentioned in
your “record”.
The body is the
instrument of
the spirit.
Such life, such
a death.
If you die, in
Spirit you are
“beaten up”. And
it has not got
the protection
of the body.
Spiritism, more
than ever must
be Spiritism. It
is not enough to
preach just
moral principles
in our speeches.
Let's say that
the passage from
death is to
another
dimension, a
vibratory rate
which is
different
from the one we
inhabit and
compatible
with your new
state of "bare
wire". That is
it, you will
be exposed
to pains, to the
consequences of
your actions.Punishment?
No. Law of cause
and effect.
Everything very
natural, as the
universal laws
are.
! So you will
move through
regions of turmoils, consciential torments and
find spirits under
the same
conditions as
you!
So it is not
worth abusing
it!!
But ... relief may
appear. There
are always good
spirits everywhere. The
help
may come, but
each one has
to take care of
oneself.
On the flip
side, say in
another
incarnation, you
learned one little
bit. So you will
lead a life
without foolish rebellion, in
a balanced
and healthy
manner, seeking
to
be good, looking
after your
health
care, doing good
ultimately
striving to be
good as much as
possible, improving
yourself morally.
The body stays.
The spirit moves
on. How
beautiful!
After a slight
disturbance, as
if it was
somnolence,
you will find
people (yes, spirits are
people) like
you, with a
tendency to do
good. Isn’t that
better? But
there is no need
to wait
for another
incarnation. Start
now.
So, being good
is not a
matter of
pleasing A
or B, it is a
matter
of intelligence!
This
is a Natural
Law from which
we cannot
escape.
However, as we
are
living moments
of irreverence
towards
religions, God
and Jesus ; the
logical
explanation of
Spiritism is one invaluable tool to
help bring order
to the chaos.
For
those disillusioned with
the institutions
that are so worn
out by centuries
of accumulated
errors in deviations
from the true
teachings of the
Master of
Nazareth,
Spiritism by
taking from
Him the robes of
myth, the
legends
that shrouds
Him,
reintroduces His
doctrine to us,
as a compass
in stormy
sea, placed in
the boat safe
with
Reasoned Faith,
in the light of
reincarnation.
Therefore,
Spiritism, more
than ever must
be Spiritism.
It is not enough
to simply preach
moral principles
in our speeches
and studies. If
this was enough,
there would not
have been any
need for the
Consoler to
come. There is
no reason to
give up
the doctrinal
basis on the
pretext of
establishing
sympathies
with traditional beliefs..
To respect them,
yes and always,
but without
attacking them
and lead Spiritism as
a light in the
darkness
of uncertainty and
weariness of a
humanity full
of mistakes.Enlighten consciences, to
explain
about life and
good is, at the
moment, a matter
of public
utility!Do not
leave Spiritism under
the candlestick of
accommodation. Share it in
its entirety,
the world will
thank you.
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