Mark 3:34-35 … A real Reunion (12/15/16)
“And looking at those who sat around him, he said: Here are my mother & my brothers. Whoever does the Will of God is my brother & my sister & my mother.” ~ Jesus (Mark 3:34-35)
This passage speaks to the Truth that, once the selfless Way is chosen, all sentient beings become full & literal members of one’s intimate Greater Family – and are “automatically” treated as such … Just as importantly, it is our active treatment of others (especially strangers & enemies) as such Family members that allows us to walk that same Way – that actually becomes the essence of that greatest of Walks.
Note as well that it is not enough to treat those previously seen as “less than” like Soulmates – we must also treat all those previously known as “more than” as equals. Indeed, we cannot immerse ourselves into the lives of associates or strangers or enemies or competitors (an immersion that – again – is absolutely necessary to Walk the Way at all) until we consciously “cut ties” with all friends and family members who would hold us back from the same (a Truth that sheds light upon Jesus’ “Get behind me Satan” of Matthew 16:23) … We are not to cut off our Love for them, of course, but are rather to boldly & openly sever all previously affirmed obligations & all previously made promises & all previously bound commitments, as well as to clearly & unequivocally dismantle all the hopes and expectations and dreams related to us that those folks might have developed … Love must be free to be spontaneous & full, and Love must be spontaneous & full to BE at all.
Past friends and originating family members will in all likelihood not understand this, of course – they will more likely than not try and keep the newly Awakened Soul “in their place”; to keep them from Caring for the downtrodden, to keep them from befriending mutual enemies; to keep them from treating others just as wonderfully as the special ways they were fond of being exclusively treated before. They will rant and rail against the concept of the Greater Family, because to accept the same is not only to feel themselves “lowered” (in actuality all others have simply been “raised”), but also to be Called to do the same – to be Called to live just as dangerously and stroll through crowds of foreigners just as intimately. They will not wish to do this, and so often must be hugged and then sent on their other, far more limited ways.
In addition, it is well to note that there is indeed a special fondness that blossoms between those rare few who also choose to Live the selfless life and walk the selfless Way and embody the selfless Truth. This doesn’t mean that we show such people more frequent expressions of Love or that we spend more time with them than others – for this is the trap of ease & comfort into which the unenlightened fall. No, while the bond between all “fellow Saints” will be knowing and strong, and while they will on occasion enJoy the radiance of each other’s company, they will more readily send each other on their respective ways; knowing that theirs is primarily a Life tread most potently when alone – knowing that there are 7+ billion other Souls on the planet in need of Awakening, and that many more of them can be reached if the few who have already Awoken disperse as widely as possible amongst them.
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