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Dealing With Our Internal Resistance to Truth
There wasn't a day that went by without the Wind boasting of his strength. The Sun grew weary of the Wind's arrogance and planned to settle the matter once and for all. He challenged the Wind to a contest.
"Look, you old wind bag," bragged the Sun, "I'm going to prove you are not as powerful or influential as you believe you are."
"Oh, you are, are you? Just how do you plan to do that?" taunted the Wind.
"See that old Truth Student down there taking a stroll?"
The Wind whirled himself around to get a closer look. The Wind smiled his pleasure and delivered a taunting gust of wind to throw the Truth Student off balance.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Yes, I see him. Kinda wimpy isn't he? Surely you can find a more challenging subject than that weak old Truth Seeker!"
The Sun's voice did not waiver as he leveled his dare. "I dare you to blow the Student's jacket off his back."
"Wow! You're making this much too easy. In a short while," he bragged, "I shall rule Heaven and Earth."
He began to blow, gently at first, to disorient the Truth Seeker. To his amazement, the man clung to his jacket. The Wind blew harder, sending the man ricocheting to and fro across the street - but the elderly Truth student grasped his jacket even tighter! The harder the Wind blew, the more the man resisted.
The Truth Student's tenacity angered the Wind, so he sent huge gusts of wind, which pushed the gentleman into parked cars and against the sides of buildings. But the man would not release his jacket. One more fierce gust of wind blew the man's hat off and knocked him to the ground, but the man clung to his jacket even harder.
Finally, the Wind gave up and challenged the Sun to succeed where he had failed.
The Sun grinned and sent radiant rays of warmth upon the Truth Student. The gentleman stood up and brushed off his coat and slacks, grateful for the change in the weather. In a short while, he began to respond to the heat. Beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead and neck.
The sun continued to send radiant light and warmth upon the Truth Seeker who first unbuttoned his jacket and then took it off.
The Sun's "soft sell" approach was much more persuasive, wouldn't you agree? The Wind's agenda was to rip the coat off the man against his will. The Wind had mixed up loving invitation with harsh influence.
The Sun, on the other hand, understood the essence of tactful influence and that the greatest kind of power is showing warmth, kindness, and understanding through letting its light shine - instead of intimidation, power, judgmentalness, or humiliation.
The Sun used the same secret Jesus practiced when He warned His disciples not to force Truth principles on anyone. He encouraged a soft metaphysical approach. The story is in three of the four Gospels, so it is a valuable teaching. It shows up in Matt. 10:7;10-14; Mark 6: 7-11; and Luke 9: 1-5.
The literal translation is fairly straightforward. Reveal the Truth with those who are ready to hear it. If you meet with resistance or disinterest, don't force things. Shake the dust off your sandals and non-judgmentally continue your Truth walk.
Metaphysically, this passage is rich in timeless wisdom. I'll explain the key words and concepts first and then offer a metaphysical interpretation:
Jesus: that within us which recognizes and conscientiously works to fulfill our Christ Potential
Kingdom of Heaven: Christ Consciousness
Twelve disciples: the twelve higher consciousness powers inside us
Town or village: a group of accepted views, a belief system, a particular point of view, socially accepted behaviors
House: individual human consciousness
Shake the dust off your feet: denying the power of the superficiality of materialism or the unhealthy lure of outer appearances to cloud our spiritual understanding
Metaphysically, there are three valuable lessons with a spiritual context:
1.As we apply our growing awareness of Truth principles (the 12 powers, represented by the 12 disciples, which are strengthened by our (I Am-ness) to our existing beliefs and habitual ways of thinking, we will meet with some internal struggles. It is natural to feel some inner fighting whenever we are expanding our spiritual awareness.
2.Several of our beliefs will be easy to change. Others may take a while. Be patient with yourself as you refocus your thinking to the new, higher spiritual Truth.
3.When we encounter resistant thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs, we must deny the power of materialistic inclinations to distort our understanding (shake the dust from our feet) and keep walking the spiritual path on practical feet.
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Dr's. Bil & Cher Holton are Spiritual Leaders at Unity Spiritual Life Center in Durham, NC, where they practice positive, practical, progressive Christianity. Visit their website at Unity Spiritual Life Center and sign up to receive a complimentary 4-week e-course.
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