I LOVE YOU, MY LORD AND/OR THE MESSENGERS OF GOD
(an unfinished essay)
This is called “an unfinished essay” because I had other scenarios or dialogues worked through in meditation with my spiritual helpers. However, spirit temporarily chose not to assist me with them at this moment (i.e., I temporarily forgot about the additional scenarios). Upon later meditation, spirit requested me to add other writers’ discussion and dialogues for which I am waiting (Dear readers and contributors: You may add to any part of this essay. Just copy it on Microsoft Word, make your changes, attach it to and email it to me. As for your dialogue, I would like to include it in the blank space near the ending of this essay. Please email me at davidhakim@hotmail.com ).
I realize that the dialogue may be personal, but if the author desires it, I can include the dialogue anonymously.
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Part I: Using the terminology, “I love you, my Lord,” which was my first attempt at writing this essay:
My first attempt at writing this paper was entitling it, “I love you, my Lord.” To this previous title, Dr. Sandra Adler comments as follows:
My belief is that there is no God outside of me. I am God, the creator of my universe
An example of the simplicity of the above is the following: I witnessed a young student stabbing at another with a pencil. For some reason the aggressor was angry, crossed the room carrying a pencil, spoke to the other student briefly and stabbed him in the arm with it. Of course the student being stabbed was in pain, but so was the aggressor, because it was as if he had injured himself. When I pointed him out to the authorities, he seemed relieved that he was not getting away with his conduct.
I also sometimes connect with my guidance saying "I love you, my Lord." My guidance expresses their toleration of my use of these words, since God is not limited to them. Each of us is a limitless and inseparable part of God and is God (see Dr. Adler’s quotations in “Spirituality” on this website, www.davidhakim.com).
God is sometimes characterized as a circle, since it has no beginning and no end. Perhaps all matter and energy and anything else that exists is somehow superimposed upon this circle.
In addition to Dr. Adler's statement, I can imagine someone
saying the following:
I do not perceive an emotional God, a blaming, punishing God or
a rewarding God, who is "pleased" or "disappointed" with us.
There is no "personal" aspect to God, as we know such things.
"He" ("It?) is so far elevated, all knowing and beyond personal
characteristics that I have difficulty in relating with Him.
It might be characterized, for comparison, as a single atom of
copper having a direct relationship with the statue of liberty
which it happens to be a part of.
I respond to the above by stating the following:
First, the difficulty one encounters in daily living:
From http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/11/messages/444.html :
Re: When the going gets tough...
Posted by ESC on October 21, 2001
In Reply to: Re: The tough get going posted by R. Berg on October 21, 2001
Hi!
I wanted to know what does the phrase,
"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going" means. Actually I understood the first part of it. But the second part "the tough gets going" is not clear to me. What does the word "tough" stand for, here? Does it mean "brave", "bold", "determined" or something like that?
Any answer is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
-K.Sunitha
Yes, it means precisely those things--brave, bold, determined . . . rugged, strong, indomitable. The saying goes ". . . the tough GET going": "tough" functions as a plural noun here. Those who are tough (strong) get going: they spring into action to meet whatever challenge is making things tough (difficult).
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING - "When the situation gets critical, those who aren't weak-willed work harder and never give up. The proverb is attributed to Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969), the father of (U.S.) President John F. Kennedy. It was recently popularized by Billy Ocean's song 'When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going' (1986). The saying is found in varying forms. When the times are tough, the tough see opportunities." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).
My response when things get difficult would be to do the following first: I try to be “cool, calm and collected.” I tune into guidance and plan my adventure with destiny one step at a time. Perhaps I would prepare another dialogue in writing! I am always surprising myself by what I pick up from guidance when I am spiritually cleansed!
Second, would it be pretentious of me to say to another, "I love you, my Lord"? It would place the relationship in another dimension. It would remind us that we are all equals. However, a simple “I love you” should always be adequate.
Third, am I really so insignificant when compared with the Almighty? An atom with awareness may have some idea of God. He may even see his relationship with God or the All, as contributing to He/She/Its essence. We do much in the universe through, by and with God.
Finally, an atom of any substance is an integral part of the structure, of the All. I believe I define God when I mention "The Lonely Planet" (more on this below), "The Secret" and “The Force."
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Part of this essay is a dialogue between me and my true self, my creator, and/or my angels or Messengers of God. It can be used as a format for your dialogue, whether or not you wish it published on my website. However, do not accept a negative dialogue because it can be influenced by your painbodies (see Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose (Paperback: Namaste Publishing Book, Plume, Penguin Group [USA], N.Y., N.Y., 2008. A review of “A New Earth” is also part of this website: “Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth" (Review) - By Kelly Pierce.)
To speed your positive disposition, review the spiritual cleansing techniques in “Action” or “Enjoy,” recite the prayer in “Universal Cleansing and Healing” and/or viewing your spirit in a mirror and saying you see it (as described in “Discernment”), all of which are this website.
I had originally thought of naming this essay, “I love God,” but I named it “I love you, my Lord” and lately, “I love you, my Lord and/or Messengers of God” because this expression is more personal and hopefully more conducive to getting others to add to this essay. For example, since everyone is God, one is exhibiting affection and tenderness toward oneself and others. If one can truly feel a love of God, he will certainly love himself and the universe(s) and bring about greater happiness for himself/herself.
For some of us, it is easier to generate a love of God if we can believe and feel that He/She/it is a benefactor. Knowing the possibilities of “The Secret” (also see the essay of that name on this website), we are rewarded when we believe and feel that God is good, kind and loving.
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One of the most outstanding works of fiction which promotes a belief that God truly loves us is “The Lonely Planet,” a short story within The Best of Murray Leinster (Edited and with an Introduction by J. J. Pierce: A Del Rey Book published by Ballantine Books, Random House, New York, N.Y., 1978, p 274 [originally published in Thrilling Wonder Stories, Standard Magazines, Inc., December, 1949]). The planet manages to convince people to live on it. The lonely planet can be said to represent God: Everything can be granted to he who asks. Things can literally “Fall into one’s lap.”
The creature which was Alyx [the name of the planet] had consciousness of a type never before encountered. It responded not only to physical stimuli but to thoughts. It did whatever one imagined it doing. If one imagined it turning green for more efficient absorption of sunlight, it turned green…. If one imagined it turning red, it turned red. And if one imagined it extending a pseudopod, cautiously, to examine an observation-instrument placed at its border on the icecap, it projected a pseudopod, cautiously, to examine that instrument. 275-6.
…. [Before the planet was able to entice people to willingly live on it, it captured them.] They had palaces to live in, ingenious pseudopods---to run any imaginable device for the gratification of any possible desire, [the ability to listen to] any of the music that had been heard on Alyx during the past five hundred years, and [provide] generally every conceivable luxury.
There were sweet scents and fountains. There were forests and gardens which changed to other forests and gardens when men grew bored with them. There were illusions of any place that the prisoners wished to imagine. 296.
Alyx was nonjudgmental and the only time someone was injured was when Alyx was seeking companionship of man: He got too close to a planet and because he was unaware of the power of his gravitational pull, he tore the other planet apart. 299-300.
The full text of “The Lonely Planet by Murray Leinster” is now a link on this website.
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Part II: “I love you, my Messengers of God:
First, an explanation of “Angels, or Messengers of God” from the Americana Leadership College (www.alcworld.com) website: This excerpt is essentially a reprint of Dr. Francisco Coll’s Man and the Universe (Americana Leadership College, Inc., P.O. Box 428, Osceola, Iowa 50213-0428, 5th Printing, 1992):
Imagine tapping a source of wisdom that can advise you on critical decisions and assist you with your timing. You can!
How would your life improve if at anytime, anyplace, you could communicate with wise advisors whose love for you was unconditional and whose resource was the Wisdom of the Universe?
The three halos above the stick figure (Please refer to the figure on http://www.alcworld.com/mu/4angels.html ) represent entities who are your personal spiritual guidance. These highly evolved souls are here to back you in mastering the lessons you chose for yourself while here on earth. These spiritual helpers are known by many names; guides, angels, the Comforter, Holy Spirit, archetypes, ascended masters, etc. They are not holy, they are whole. They are one with all things.
In behalf of their own desire to grow and to better themselves, they are the messengers of the universe. Their purpose is to free their spiritual brothers and sisters from the bondage of ignorance.
When a soul masters the lessons of planet earth he is ready to graduate from the earth plane. That soul no longer has to evolve in a physical body. These highly evolved souls become helpers of souls with bodies here on plane earth. They can be of service because they have mastered the lessons you are learning. Everyone has at least one of these souls to assist them. People whose life purpose has to do with working with things (artist, engineer, mechanic, etc) will have one or two spiritual helpers. People who came to work with people will have many more helpers. People have free will and you need more help if your life lessons are to be learned by working with people.
Now we know these spiritual helpers by many names; guides, angels, the Comforter, Holy Spirit, archetypes, ascended masters, etc. They are not holy, they are whole. They are one with all things. In behalf of their own desire to grow and to better themselves, they are the messengers of the universe. Their purpose is to help their brothers and sisters liberate themselves from the bondage of ignorance. They are here to help you understand who you are, where you came from and what you are doing here on planet earth. They want to bring people the essence of spiritual truth. This is what creates a high soul -- his efforts to better himself and help others.
The prophets knew of these angels. They wanted to find a way of communicating this reality to the masses. They wanted to explain that these souls moved through the air. They looked at all the birds and choose a dove because a dove never leaves its perch until it has its direction (This is why a dove is an important religious symbol). Then they needed a symbol for the crystal clear nature of these souls; they chose a child. They put the wings of a dove on the body of a child and called them Messengers of God. When the early texts were translated from Hebrew to Greek, the words became "angel."
The moment you decided to come to planet earth to do your work, you attracted a team of these souls to help you. You had some relationship with each of them in the past. You have an affinity for each other. They are not greater than you nor you lesser than they are. You are a team. You learn from them, they grow by helping you. They have a bigger picture but you have the physical body. It is your life and you have the final say on all matters. Their respect for your freewill is profound.
When you feel chills, that's your guidance reassuring you or giving you energy. They are always with you, no matter what. Even if you should pass on in a confused state of consciousness, they will stay with you until you regain your inner pivot point. They are the still small voice, the good idea, the feeling of inner strength that is available to you always if you will but live in the eternal now where they reside.
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I am a feeler (see http://www.alcworld.com/mu/5gifts.html and Man and the Universe, p.33-4): My feeling nature seeks out situations where I feel good, especially to feel one with God, which many religions assist their congregations in doing. I am especially pleased that the church I attend, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Rochester, Michigan, celebrates the liturgy with feeling hymns similar to those mentioned in “Hymns” and “Spirituality” on my website.
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Part III: Dialogues:
At this point I have asked others to include their own dialogues about the loving relationships they have with God or their true self and/or their spiritual helpers or angels or Messengers of God. I am even requesting readers to this website whom I have never met to offer their dialogue through my email: davidhakim@hotmail.com. Since spirit informs me that this essay should be included in my website as it stands now instead of waiting for others, I am leaving a blank space to indicate where the dialogues from others will be included with my own dialogue following theirs:
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My dialogue:
David: I love you, my Lord and/or Messengers of God. Many thoughts come to mind when I say this. I have no doubt you are listening to me, however.
The hardest part of living has been fear of being judged, and as a result I have learned to judge myself too much. Lately, with focusing on “The Secret” I have been able to relax much of the judging.
I have relaxed on the judging of myself for not becoming a physician or world leader. However, I have done much work assisting myself and others psychologically and am still being of service. Physicians agree that a person’s psychological problems affect their health, and writing this website has improved mine.
Sometimes during my life I have felt abandoned or left behind. However, those really bad feelings are long gone.
I have difficulty sharing. I have had to walk away from others when others monopolize the conversation.
God or His Messengers: You are still fearful of being judged because it was ingrained into your being while you were very young. Even though you understand how your father’s perfectionistic streak overwhelmed him and you, you have substantially overcome it. However, it still influences your life.
Many who are physicians or practice other skilled trades spent years in spirit developing their skills and memory. At one time you did, but much time has passed since then. Also, your verbal skills were diminished substantially by how you were raised this lifetime.
For the work you chose for your lifetime, you felt it was a fair exchange because you knew when the time came, you would be able to express yourself adequately.
Your greatest gifts are your humility, sincerity, love of humanity and being able to express yourself through writing. Spirit has always and will always be assisting you.
What keeps you going even when depressed is your love of humanity.
You chose to be here.
Sometimes you believe you live a sheltered existence. However, you do your job in risk filled areas.
You love to share. But when you feel that you are ignored, you move out of the situation, which is wise. You are normal in that you realize time is precious and you do not want to spend it in gossiping or listening to gossip, even if in moving out you come across as dimwitted.
You, like most of humanity, have moments when you believe circumstances control your life. However, such apparent control has been agreed upon before your life began. Working with spirit will assist you in overcoming the subconscious factors affecting your life and give you greater freedom.
You have gained greater strength to live a peaceful life when you viewed “2001: A Space Odyssey.” One of the most troubling sequences to you was the sequence near the end where the character David Bowman (Kier Dullea) calmly proceeds with his life after contact with alien intelligence. You became somewhat reconciled to the fact of reincarnation when you witnessed his change to an infant. However, you grew even further when you recently had dizzy spells and experienced what you thought was the trauma of dying. During this episode, part of your eternal life flashed by and you viewed lifetime after lifetime briefly. You stated to your wife, Judy, that you hoped your parents had joy in the act of creating your physical body. Judy assured you that they did.
[Note from the author: My physician has determined that I suffered a minor stroke. He also noted that my brain tissue is shrinking and that I may later develop Alzheimer’s disease. As a result, I will exercise more frequently and am taking Lipitor more frequently: from one pill a week to one every other day. I also have an appointment with a neurologist in a few days.]
David C. Hakim
Rochester, Michigan
July 13 - 29, August 1-2, 6,
September 30, October 5, 27, 2008