What happens when we die?
Is there sin? Is there a battle between good and evil? What happens when we die?
Today I was line dancing to country music with women in their 60's to 80's. Every one was on medication! Except me. I turn 76 next month June.
So I decided to send out a weekly Health Tip — aiming for every Tuesday — inspiring you to grow into ever more abundant health :)
Today I want to begin with Death.
Merryl brought back a paperback from UK — Testimony Of Light by Helen Greaves.**
This book is so full of hope and inspiration. It's a woman who died, Frances Banks, telepathically communicating with her best friend on earth, Helen. Frances was a Catholic nun for decades.
The book ends with these words from Frances:
"Perhaps my greatest regret now is the realisation that, whilst I was seeking... to discover that 'breakthrough' to spirit for which I longed, the Light of the Unity with all things, all Beings, dwelt within me in ineffable glory...
The Light dwells in all of us as a shining effulgence, the Light of Oneness with all Spirit... even to the Throne of Grace Itself.
'Let your Light so shine before men' is essentially a fact here [on the other side] where each is revealed by his light." [quote is from the bible, Matt. 5:16]
In the 1970's when I was in my twenties, I was doing a LOT of meditation, sometimes 12 hours a day I'd sit and listen to my whirlygig mind. And occasionally have my mind blown!
In every country, I always shared a home with vegetarian friends, all meditating. The physics was conducive to going higher in bliss.
One day in London, out in the back garden with a few others, an omnipresent Light immersed me. There was nothing but Light. I don't know how long it lasted.
Then I saw the garden's flowers shimmering out from the Light and the experience ended. Though the ecstasy lasted for days.
The closest my mind could get to describing it in words, was:
"I have never sinned and could never sin. I am Pure Innocence." Like the innocence you see in a baby's eyes in the first few hours after birth.
It blew my mind. I'd been in Sunday School from the age of two (when my brother was six). Both my parents devoted their lives to the Methodist church.
It had NEVER ONCE entered my head that there could be NO SIN!!!
This week I was reading a free book in Kindle Unlimited — Flight to Heaven by Capt. Dale Black.** He echoes my experience.
This young Christian was the only survivor of a plane crash. His bones were blown apart, yet miraculously he suffered no organ injuries.
On the operating table, he went to what he calls Heaven. He writes:
"It was blissful beyond belief. I never felt such overwhelming peace... The flowers... each petal and leaf illuminated with that glorious light... I was immersed in music, in light, and in love... I felt so special, so loved. I had never felt such a deep sense of belonging...
There was no sin. And the absence of sin was something you could feel... The revelation of sin's absence was ASTOUNDING and exhilarating. This is where I belonged. I was made to be in heaven. In a perfect place where there is no sin."
Frances was "dead" when she saw the Light. Dale went through an NDE (near-death experience) to discover the state of no sin.
I was blessed to experience both here on earth while fully alive! Jesus said the Kingdom of God (of heaven) is within. That's literally true, it's not a metaphor!
The Light and Love is inside you.
Do I believe in "Original Sin" (fall/redemption)? No. Do I know first-hand "Original Blessing" (creation)? Yes.
Have you read Rev. Matthew Fox's book? — Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality.** One Amazon review reminds us:
"Christianity in the west... has focused upon the non-scriptural notion of original sin at the expense of scripture's exuberant message of joyful original blessing.
Original sin, which appears to be the fifth-century contribution of Augustine, generates a worldview centering around a primordial fall salvaged by a bloody sacrifice (Christ's)."
I go to church once a year on Christmas day in honor of my late mom and dad. But the rest of the time, though I'd love to sing hymns of praise in a community every week, I'm unable to attend because they're preaching the opposite of my personal experience.
According to Rev. Fox, it's also the opposite of what scripture teaches — humans are essentially good because we are made in God's image.
We are not sinners. We are divine. Our capacity for Love and Compassion is boundless. The very heart of Buddhist teachings is "compassion for all living beings."
What do you think? Do you have a first-hand experience of sin or death?
Let me know in the comments. I love that Substack gives us a 2-way channel now 😍
To a Life of Love & Laughter,
Val @ GreenSmoothie.com
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