FOURTH SACRED SCHOOL REVEALED
On the fourth day of Creation, the stars in the heaven appeared. They were already there. Each star, each focalization of light, each Divine Being, was in its place, in its location; but on the fourth day they became visible from the earth, in the earth. And that really is what we are about now in this phase of our lives: that where we are in the heaven should be made visible in the earth. Our location in heaven should be visible in the earth. And it’s natural enough that the only way that can happen is for each of us to embody in the lower levels of substance, in the earth, what we are in spirit, who we truly are.When we embody who we truly are individually, that shines on the earth and is visible in the earth. Of course, most people won’t see it because there are clouds obscuring their vision of the heaven. But as far as we’re concerned individually, we know who we are. We’re spiritual Beings. We know the quality of that Being and we’re letting it shine upon the earth, and that is of tremendous value and worth. In fact, it’s the only value and worth that we have in being alive. Speaking of location in the earth, I think we are very definitely beyond the notion which many people have, that their significance relates to their location in the earth or in the earthly design of things. Often they’re thoroughly embedded in the earthly identity and consciousness, and therefore they feel that their value is in their earthly location— maybe where they live physically. “Unless I live in New York, where all the culture is, I’m not living. Unless I’m living where the intellectuals or the artists are, I can’t possibly have a rich life.” Or it may relate to their employment. “Unless I’m a (you-name-it) lawyer, politician, nurse, doctor, I’m not significant.”
But one can ask oneself how signifi cant any of those earthly roles are, of themselves. I think we all agree that, of themselves, they achieve very little, although we all have to be doing something.Well what are we doing? Our real job is shining upon the earth—letting our light shine upon the earth, out of heaven. And here’s the value, here’s the way to experience the real quality of life. Human beings are always talking about seeking the quality of life. From the religious standpoint, location is important. They say they’re going to heaven. They’re going somewhere where the quality of life will be really great—but at some other time, after they die! All human activity actually is an endeavor to improve the quality of life, no matter how misplaced some of those endeavors may be. There’s no need for us to go anywhere else or do anything else in the external sense to experience the finest quality of life possible on Earth.We can still do whatever the job is we’re doing, whatever the external activities are that we’re doing now, and we can still live in the same homes, wherever they are. But if we express the quality of who we are in Divine Identity, we will find the quality of the Identity permeates where we are in earthly location and brings about the highest value, and the finest quality of experience. In other words, oddly enough, from the new perspective, I AM is the location. I AM is the quality that everybody longs to experience on Earth. Each of us can say that. Everybody can say that. So where I AM is the significant location.Where I AM is the valuable location in my service to the Lord and to the whole. It doesn’t matter where it is on Earth, because actually a star in the heaven is viewable at night from anywhere on its side of the Earth. Our true Identity is always the significant location. And throughout eternity, where I AM is a focus of divine experience in the heaven, in whatever forms we find ourselves in the eons to come. In true Identity we’re always here and now. Always, we are here, wherever that is. Actually it is where I AM. I am here now. And throughout eternity that is going to be our location. You can never be “there.” And you can’t be “last year” or “next year.” You have to be here and now, and this then will eternally be the divine location and the place of divine quality of experience.
(Following group conversation:) You can have a group of people physically in the same location but not spiritually in the same location. And, conversely, you can have people that are spiritually in the same location but not in the same physical location. And that’s what we have now. They are the stars consciously shining out of the heaven.
