CHARACTERS_AS_STATES
Biblical Characters and Places as States of Consciousness
The Bible is a psychological drama, not secular history. Its characters (e.g., Abraham) and places (e.g., Egypt) represent eternal states of consciousness…
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No Other Gods
It’s not an ancient work; it’s forever! It’s contemporary. These characters are eternal states dwelling in the imagination of man, and the day will come when you will meet them, and you will know they are states; but when you enter the states, they become animated. You animate the state of Abraham, and here is Abraham; but it’s a state, but suddenly it takes on to you flesh and blood. It becomes an animated being, and it is Abraham. You don’t have to ask any questions as to who are you? – You know when you enter the state of Abraham, which is the state of faith. All these are states – eternal states; which is God’s drama and man passes through states, as he passes through cities. If I pass through a city, the city doesn’t cease to exist because I passed through it. It remains for any one to pass through. Well, the same thing is true of states. I pass through the state of poverty. When I pass through poverty and rub it off and assume, while I’m poor, that I am rich; then when I become rich, poverty hasn’t ceased to be, any more than the state or the city ceased to be. It remains a state for any one to enter it.
The Bible is a psychological drama, not secular history. Its characters (e.g., Abraham) and places (e.g., Egypt) represent eternal states of consciousness that exist within the human imagination. When one enters and animates a state through imagination, it becomes a living reality in their experience. These states are permanent and accessible to anyone, and one can move between them.