The Fact of Oneness Permits the Fact of Radiation

from   Directions For The New Day #38

Uranda   November 24, 1946

Life itself is evidence of the Spirit of God that pervades all things, and which gives each one an opportunity of entrance into that realm of consciousness where we know the Oneness of all things Divine. Unless that vision, which begins to recognize at least the possibility of the Oneness of all things Divine through the all-pervading Spirit, can be inspired, it is impossible to draw any individual into a true awareness of the fundamental principles of life. That is one thing which, as yet, while it is recognized by those of us here, and to some degree has been experienced, needs still deeper realization. 

Sometimes it is difficult for the human mind to grasp clearly, or with conviction, the idea that is signified by our use of the word, Radiation. First, of course, we recognize the One Law, the Positive and Negative polarities, and that we can provide a Positive Point in the world only according to our negative or responsive attunement to the Lord. If there is negative attunement to the Lord, so far as we are concerned, there is Light shining through us whether it can be seen or not. Jesus said, “Let your Light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in Heaven”. We have undertaken to fulfill that admonition. We might call it the basic instruction for Emissaries of Divine Light. It is the keynote back of the very name by which we are called. 

We know that light by its very nature radiates. The admonition is: “Let your light so shine.” Attunement allows Radiation, but there has to be a light before there can be any shining. The individual has to be attuned to the Lord, the Source of Light, or he does not shine, no matter how hard he may try. If there is to be Radiation, the individual must have his lamp lighted. The Oil of Love must be in the individual, in Response to the Source of Light, if his lamp is to be trimmed and burning. It is only as the individual is filled with Love for God that his Light can shine. That was clearly revealed and taught by Jesus.

That shining of the Light, when there is a Light, is Radiation. If there is no Light, there is no shining; there is no Radiation. These are the basic principles back of a beginning of an understanding of Radiation as we use the word. The next phase of the matter, insofar as its influence upon others is concerned—if there is actually a Light so that there is Radiation—requires a recognition of that Oneness of Being that is established by the Spirit with respect to all things Divine. 

The things of God cannot be separated from the things of God. That which is sacred is never out of tune with that which is sacred. That which is pure is never out of harmony with that which is pure. All of those things that characterize the nature of the Divine are always harmonious to those things that characterize the nature of the Divine. The Spirit of God is that Spirit of Divine Being by which all things that are of God are actually one. They may manifest at different points and in different ways, through millions of individuals or God-Beings in this world or some other, but that which is of God is always harmonious to that which is of God. When that is realized, what we speak of as Oneness is not difficult to comprehend. 

There is a separation between the things of God and the things of the unreal which man has brought forth. That separation has seemed to man to cause a separation between man and God, and, in fact, it has, but it does not need to be so. The point is that as we, or any anywhere, turn attention to the things of God, so that by reason of the Oil of Love our lamps are lighted, so that there is a Light and so that there is a consequent Radiation, then we are attuned by that very fact to those expressions which are of God which may appear anywhere on the face of the earth, or in the Cosmos, for that matter. The things of God are never separated from the things of God, regardless of time or space or distance. That is the basic Reality of what we call Oneness. 

When one is Radiating, that is, when one is letting the Light shine, we know that that Light will be seen, recognized and comprehended, only by those who are themselves letting the Light shine, or by those who are attuned to things Divine sufficiently to let themselves be aware of what we call Light, which, in this instance, simply means the Light of God's Love. The Light is shining either to those who are a part of the expression of God, through whom the Light is also shining, or to those who are attuned to that which is of God, so that they are not separated, at least at that particular point, from the things of God. At whatever point any individual is in tune with the things of God, there he is in tune with the whole, and is thereby open to the Radiation of the Light of God's Love which is caused to manifest on earth through the instrumentality of human beings. 

When we recognize this, there should come a deepening Realization of what Oneness really means. Without a consciousness of Oneness, there cannot possibly be any truly effective Radiation. When there is a consciousness of separateness, there is no shining, at least not beyond the immediate range established by the walls of the consciousness of separateness. As I said a moment ago, there is a great need here for each one to come into a deeper Realization of the actuality of that Oneness, not trying to delude yourselves into believing something intellectually, but, rather, to reach a point in vision and understanding where there is a Realization of the fact. 

As long as the mind is under the conviction of separateness, it seems to the mind that a consideration of Radiation, to any distance at least, is something that is futile, and to attempt to arbitrarily make the mind believe that it works, when it is under the conviction of separateness, causes the mind to feel that a delusion is being imposed upon it. If there is, in the beginning, any sense of delusion with respect to the actuality of Radiation, then that mind is not what we have called an Open Window between Heaven and earth. It may be open to some degree; there may be some light coming through, but there is still a shade drawn, so to speak. 

A consciousness of separateness from God still is present to some degree in every one of you. How can I, by use of words, by example, through Radiation, through inspiration or instruction, assist you into a deeper, more vivid, consciousness, not of something that you try to believe, but of something that you come to recognize as an actual fact? Trying to believe something is of small value. Until you reach a point where you can see it and know it as a fact, you cannot possibly have the absolute conviction that is properly called faith. 

Faith depends upon a recognition of the Laws of Life, upon an absolute conviction that they work, and an assurance that, by working with those Laws, results are certain. Then one can properly say that he has faith. That faith requires, in its actual operation, a consciousness of Oneness, and a deep Realization that the things of God can never be successfully separated one from another. 

The things of God can be separated from the things of man—but no one can actually separate the things of God from the things of God. One may think he has done it, and it may seem that it is so, but it cannot be done in actual fact. The things of God are always in tune with the things of God. There is always harmony between those things that characterize the nature of God, whether they manifest here or there, regardless of the individual or race or color or creed. Those things that are the expression, through the individual, of the characteristic nature of God are always in tune with the expression of those things through any other individual on the face of the earth. The degree of recognition, the degree of attunement and the degree of expression in and through various individuals does vary greatly, yet if there is even a small degree of actual expression of the things of God through any one individual, that means that he has a contact point that is in tune with the things of God and is, therefore, to the degree of Response, open to the Radiation of the Spirit—the Light that shines from the Fire of Divine Love made manifest on earth through human instrumentality. 

The individual through whom no characteristic of the nature of God finds expression, the individual who is completely out of tune with the Spirit, so that nothing Divine, nothing noble or nothing real manifests through, is that individual who has committed the unpardonable sin against the Holy Spirit. Not because God is not willing to forgive, is it called the unpardonable sin, but because the individual has reached a point where he has no attunement with things Divine, and, therefore, is beyond reach of the Spirit, and there is no way left by which he can be drawn into a Realization of things Divine, so he himself causes it to be the unpardonable sin. 

As we recognize these factors which we have considered in various ways before, there should come a deepening Realization of the fact of Oneness. It is the fact of that Oneness that permits the fact of Radiation. Human beings have come to the point of recognizing that a radio broadcast, vibration or wave impulse, at one point may be picked up at some other point far distant. The principles involved are exactly the same, but there has to be an actual Radiation, an actual broadcast, if there is to be reception, but beyond the fact that there must be a broadcast, or Radiation, there is also the fact that the receiving station must be tuned in on the broadcasting station. 

What is it that causes individuals to tune into the things of God? Sometimes it is despair. “Man's extremity is God's opportunity.” Sometimes it is a Realization of the futility of man's working in his own strength; sometimes it may be the fact that the individual feels, through joy or through some blessing, Love Response to God. That is the ideal means of attunement, and it is the reason why thanksgiving to God for the blessings that we have is so important. I think there has not been a sufficient Realization throughout the School as to the reason for thanksgiving to God and an attitude of praise. The real reason is that it keeps the individual open to, or tuned into, that which properly Radiates from God. It inspires Love Response to God by which the individual may receive the Radiation of God's Love. 

Just as there is no point of separation, actually, between the individual who Loves God and God Himself, so there cannot be, actually, any point of division between those who truly Love God. If there seem to be divisions, it is because of limited vision or because the individuals do not, to the same degree, Love God. There are divisions between the things of God and the things of man, but to the degree that the things of God are expressing through the individual, he is not separate from God, and in him there is no separation from those who are attuned with God. 

When you recognize that the positive point of polarity manifest on earth is a point of orientation for all those who are letting that which is of God find expression in daily life, we see that the Reality of the Oneness of Divine Being begins to have positive expression on earth. It is a real influence; it begins to be a force, a true factor, then, in the lives of men. 

Although thousands of individuals have loved God, they have not understood the Law, and have not been aware of true Oneness with God or one another. They have been working in a state of separateness; therefore, the mere fact that they loved God to the degree that they did was not effective in daily life, but when there is a true coordination on earth, with a consciousness of understanding, then the Will of God begins to be done on earth. The Current of His Love and the expression of His Will on earth causes a true Radiation that is responded to by those who find joy in letting His Will be done on earth. Therefore, in the actuality of Radiation and through attunement thereto, we have the fact of Oneness realized, and when it is realized it becomes a means for the release of the Power of God on earth. Without that Realization there is no way by which the controlling Power of God can manifest on earth; therefore, without that Realization, individuals, even though they love God to some degree, are still puppets of circumstance, controlled by outer conditions, and are still subject to the same things to which everyone else in the world is subject. 

It is only as there is established in you, as a Unit, in actualized Realization of Oneness, the fact of Radiation and the fact of Response thereto, that the Power of God, manifesting according to the Will of God, can begin to be a controlling, effective factor in the lives of the children of men.

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