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November 13, 2002
Santa Cruz
Received by F.A.B.
I am here, Joseph.
We will help you in your desire to understand the role of the
physical appetites in spiritual progression. We understand that
the
Padgett messages don't supply a method for doing this. You have
reasoned that these appetites are good, so indulging in them
moderately can't be bad. You have thought that God created the
pleasure zones in the body, so they must be intrinsically good.
Well, you are substantially correct in your assumptions. The idea
of
punishing the body as a way to God, is, as you know, false. God
desires the happiness of His children. It was intended that the
physical body be in complete harmony with the soul. Where this
harmony exists, there is happiness.
Obviously, the body for a mortal cannot be ignored and must be
taken
into account. This is where you need help. What you need to know
is
that the body can be honored on the spiritual path, that attending
to
the body's needs is an important way to manifest the spiritual.
The soul is obviously of a higher nature (or at least is capable
of a
higher nature) than the body, yet for a mortal, each needs the other
for effective functioning. The soul must use the body in order to
manifest its will. When the will is in harmony with spiritual laws,
the appetites of the body will likewise be in harmony. So, it
behooves all mortals to direct their will towards spiritual harmony.
Where this harmony exists, there is a knowing in the soul as to
the
physical, that is, the mortal simply knows that a particular activity
is in harmony.
Problems have arisen because many religious traditions have condemned
the body and its pleasures, sight unseen. And so, these attitudes
are passed on to future generations. What will be necessary is to
reframe the whole subject and present it anew.
The whole world is moving toward Truth, toward understanding the
fundamental goodness of Life. There are many instrumentalities in
place that will further this work.
Be assured that you will find the truth you seek, to your happiness.
Keep faith with your highest ideals, and in the fullness of time,
understanding will come to you, and you will live your life, assured
that you are in harmony with God's will.
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