Universal Religion: The Final Destiny of Mankind

Alan Anderson Christopher

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In this writing the author completes and unites all religions in a breathtaking articulation of the universal construct of man and woman balance upon which all things rest. "The resurrection is your rebirth into man and woman balance. I am reborn into life (love) with You--I am not alone; You are with me--our hearts are pure and our fear has departed."The Universal Religion: The Final Destiny of Mankind

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Dating
• Mind
• Body

Informations

• Publié par: First Edition Design Publishing
• Date de parution: 02 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781622872077
• Langue: English

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The Universal Religion: The Final Destiny of Mankind
Christopher Alan Anderson


First Edition Design Publishing, Inc.
The Universal Religion: The Final Destiny of Mankind



Christopher Alan Anderson
The Universal Religion: The Final Destiny of Mankind
Copyright 2012 Christopher Alan Anderson
ISBN 978-1622872-07-7

Published and Distributed by
First Edition Design Publishing, Inc.
September 2012
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ALL R I G H T S R E S E R V E D. No p a r t o f t h i s b oo k pub li ca t i o n m a y b e r e p r o du ce d, s t o r e d i n a r e t r i e v a l s y s t e m , o r t r a n s mit t e d i n a ny f o r m o r by a ny m e a ns ─ e l e c t r o n i c , m e c h a n i c a l , p h o t o - c o p y , r ec o r d i n g, or a ny o t h e r ─ e x ce pt b r i e f qu ot a t i o n i n r e v i e w s , w i t h o ut t h e p r i o r p e r mi ss i on o f t h e a u t h o r or publisher .
Foundation of Man and Woman Balance
www.manandwomanbalance.com
Preface
The purpose of this writing is to complete and unite all religions. Without question, religion plays an important role in the world, for it carries our deepest hopes and longings for finding both love and salvation in our lives. It may be said that religion arises out of the deepest recesses of our hearts. The purpose of this writing is to actually complete and unite all people in love. Upon reading this work, your own salvation is assured.
On a personal note, I suspect this writing completes my own spiritual journey. I was never comfortable with the religion of my upbringing. I felt it did not open up the heart, at least enough for my taste. May this statement warm all our hearts through and through.

C.A.A.— April 27, 1994
Santa Rosa, California
Table of Contents
The Final Destiny
One Universal Religion
In the Beginning
The Cosmic Blunder
The Hidden Reality
Your Eternal Companion
A Child is Born
God Is …
Salvation
Metaphysical Guilt
Religious Perspectives:
Western Spiritualism
Eastern Mysticism
Secular Humanism
New Age Transformation
Homosexuality
The Romantic
Fatherhood and Motherhood
Freedom of the Soul
Spiritual Purity
Faith
The Second Coming
The Final Judgment
Ascension
The Communion
The Event
Epilogue: How to Create a Universe
Appendix 1: My Nightly Prayer
Appendix 2: Into Your Heart

Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
The Final Destiny
The final destiny is about to begin. Yes, it is now upon us, yours and mine. And just what is this final destiny? We are to be saved. It is true; we are to find our salvation in this expanse called the universe. Heretofore, our lost souls have been wandering around, not knowing our place in life. Indeed, some may think that they already are saved, but they are not. Some may think they have found the way to the truth and the life —but they have not. How do I know this? Because they have not as of yet come to the one universal religion. Thus far their belief, whatever it might be, has not and cannot take them to salvation. In fact, all of our beliefs (religions) to date have fallen short of life and therefore cannot lead us to salvation. Only upon understanding and taking to heart the one universal religion can we find salvation. This I must tell you for, you see, my salvation is at hand as well.
Now, some may think they do not need salvation. Perhaps they think the idea of sin is only a creation of our various religions and that there really isn’t anything from which to be saved. Or maybe they think that they can save themselves. They really can’t. Each one of us needs salvation and we cannot do it by ourselves alone. Each one of us needs to be saved one time in this universe. Once we are saved, we are forever saved. It is a threshold we must cross. Such is our only and final destiny. It is not a question of if but when. And now with the universal religion, our salvation can begin. ‘I’ am the one to lead you over the threshold as ‘You’ are the one to lead me. Let us go together and begin the task of our salvation.
One Universal Religion
Since the beginning of time mankind has held a vision of a one universal religion. This vision arises out of a belief in a truth to life. It is life we seek to find in this universe. We seek to be in life . Philosophy may be our understanding, but religion is our calling to be in life. Religion feels the ache in our hearts and souls, if you will. Through religion we find our place in the universe.
But we find ourselves only as our religion is true to life. If our religion is not complete, that is, if it does not hold true to all life everywhere in the universe, then it certainly cannot be the one universal religion from which we may find our salvation. We all know there are many current religions that mankind believes in and through which he claims salvation. Many a great spiritual teacher has brought a message for mankind that certain people believe holds the key to their salvation. To name a few, Krishna gives to us Hinduism; Lao-tze gives to us Taoism, Confucius, Confucianism; Buddha, Buddhism; Mahavira, Jainism; Zarathustra, Zoroastrianism, Moses, Judaism, Jesus, Christianity; and Mohammed, Islam. There are also the more naturalistic religions such as Shintoism of the East or the spiritualism of the Indian in the later Americas. There are many to choose from.
Now, which one of these religions is complete (universal)? They can’t all be the one universal religion, can they? Perhaps none of them are true to life. Or perhaps all of them will lead us to salvation. Some religions saints suggest just that, that the path (or particular religion) is not the concern, only the destination. If this is so, then maybe the various religions can lay down their claim (and arms) that their path is the only path. But then again, if there is one universal religion, ought not the path be the one that leads to it?
Let us ask, what is the final destination that religion claims to lead us? If, as most religions claim, God is truth, then the final destination would be a recognition of or a union with God. From a religious perspective, the final destination of all mankind is union with God. I understand that not everyone may agree with this but, ask yourself, why would you be against such an idea? Would not union with God provide for and ensure the salvation of each of us? I think so, but I am afraid that is not the real issue. The more substantive issue or question is what actually is the “God” that we are supposedly to unite with? It seems that each religion has its own understanding of “what is God.” And then there are those who deny the existence of God altogether, rather suggesting that “God” is only a projection out of man’s mind, reflecting his own conception (or deception) of things. So the question of the essence of God is not an easy one, but it is the question that we must attempt to answer if we are to enter into the one universal religion. Until we are able to understand and experience “what is God,” we cannot and will not be saved. But if we can understand the “essence of God,” not only will we be saved but also we will understand all religions and their place in the one universal religion. To make this most critical understanding we will have to return to the beginning.
Before we do, let me ask, what is it that you believe? Have you ever asked yourself why you believe as you do? We tend to take our own beliefs (world views) for granted. They seem to fit our own understanding and experience. But why believe “this way”? Why not believe “that way”? It is not so easy to defend or change beliefs, is it? They take us to the core of ourselves, our own beginning.
In the Beginning…
In the beginning, God… But what is “God”? We have been told that we cannot know God, that God is beyond human comprehension. But does anyone really know that this is so? Some suggest to us that God can only be experienced, not understood. But don’t experience and understanding go hand-in-hand? Don’t we place our experience into a context or within an order in our minds from which we can then understand and be conscious of things? Then we can say “I believe” or “I know.” Yes, we do believe—in something. We must believe in something . Our consciousness (order) demands it. But what might this order be? Is it metaphysical (of the beginning) or just personal (our own subjective creation)? Is the order in our minds and in God’s mind the same one universal order or is ours somehow limited? What I am asking here is whether or not our truth and God’s truth are one and the same. What do you think?
All of us make claims about what we consider to be basic reality. We say “In the beginning, God,” or “God can only be experienced,” or “God will save us” or “There isn’t any God,” and so on. But, I wonder, have we really given credence to the one who is making the claim? Who says “God” says? “God speaks to me”—says who? “God exists within me”—says who? “God loves me”—says who? Perhaps all these things are true, but have we given as much credence to the one making the claim (oneself) as to the one the claim is about (God)? Are we allowing ourselves to be accountable for our claims? Our claim is our conception of reality, the “truth” that we say is so. Are not we, as claimants, just as substantial as the claim? In the claim, “In the beginning, God”… am not I, as claimant, equal to the claim? Do not each of us have to be “as God” to claim something about God? Interesting question. Maybe we should say, in the beginning, I (or we)…
So whatever we claim about God or anything, one thing is certain, we are the ones making the claim. I think we should take notice of this fact. I may state that “God exists,” but in that claim I am also exclaiming (and subsuming) my own existence. “I say that God exists” is the more accurate statement. The moment I say (or think or experience) that God