And who is the One that can see the false as false?
It's not a person, it's only the Holy Spirit.
There is not a person, we could say Jesus was a symbol of that mind,
really, Jesus really wasn't a man, there came a point where you know obviously, Christ isn't male or female
or a body or this so many years old, or it doesn't have any culture to it or history.
It was just a symbol, but there was a point where there was a merge
there with Jesus and the Holy Spirit and therefore you know,
the people could bring the woman who they caught in the act of adultery.
And come and be ready to stone her and Jesus could say, you know,
"Let he among us who is without sin, let him cast the first stone."
Well there was one among them who was without sin and it was the Christ.
And Christ, believe me is casting no stones.
And he knew exactly what he was saying when he says it, let he who, you know among us who is without sin, let him cast the first stone.
He knew full well there was, the Christ was present and the Christ would cast no stone.
And so what did they do? They all dropped the stones.
They're all like, 'Hmm I'd like to stone her but, if this guy is really who he says he is,
and I throw this stone, then that means I'm saying I have no sin.'
And all the men are going, 'can't do that' you know, so they drop the stone.
Everyone drops the stone,
and then they all leave and then she said, "And Lord, what do you say of me?"
And he said, "I condemn you not, go your way and sin no more."
Not that sin was real, but just go your way and stay in your right mind.
Stay innocent, I condemn you not, I see your innocence. Now stay that way.
You know, live your life that way. That's no different than him saying, follow me.
Go your way and sin no more, is just saying, go your way and live like I live.
In innocence, you know you see how it was a positive message, there was nothing, there no acknowledgement of sin.
And wouldn't it be great to have that be your default setting?
Whatever happens. Somebody says they're gonna pay you back money? They don't.
Hmm, default setting.
You know, all things work together for good - default setting.
You know, or somebody says something, does something, whatever.
Wouldn't it be great to have your default setting be this peaceful, still state of mind?
Instead of this knit picking, 'well I'll be damned, did you see what they did?'
'I'm gonna get back at them, they're not getting away with this.'
You know, that little niggling thing that is always offended, always doesn't like something,
always gotta change something in the world you know, well it would be much better if only this and this and this
you know it's just got a one track mind, it's discontent.
And it's just constantly trying to project out reasons for it's discontent,
even though it's, it in itself is a death wish. So it's like, what do you expect of a death wish?
But it's gonna attempt, with all of it's power, with all the power you give it, it's going to attempt to distract you from peace.
For what does Jesus say? "But the ego has no power to distract you, unless you give it the power to do so."
It's like a puff of nothingness, it's like the wicked witch, we're back to The Wizard of Oz.
The wicked witch in The Wizard of Oz, it just takes a bucket of water,
which to me is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, a bucket of water.
A bucket of water, and no more screeching, no more screaming, no more snarling;
we don't even have a big long green nose to deal with anymore.
You know, it's all gone, and it's just a hat and a gown that's left after the bucket of water comes.
And then, of course Glenda says "You always had the power to go home."
You know, that was just a symbol foreshadowing her return home.
That there's nothing evil, that there is no evil.
So it's beautiful, I mean I really feel it's like an honor, we're going through the highest of high purifications.
That's what our life is about. Isn't that wonderful? I mean
think about, seven billion people seemingly on the planet and we've come down to the funnel,
we're kind of going ready to go, you know how water spins faster when you get down close to the spigot.
It's like, phewawew and you can feel that. It's part of you coming to this Easter retreat.
You're coming out of your comfort zone; you're coming out of your status quo.
You're coming out of your day-to-day, and you're saying phewawew, let's go down it together.
I can't think of a holier purpose than that, I mean that to me is glorious, is the most glorious!