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Now, those of you not into being told what to do, relax. We're going to make this commandments stuff a bit more positive than the original version, but we'll keep the main idea of this part of Exodus. Remember that the Hebrews were just getting out of Egypt and getting used to this new Yahweh rescuer God. And they were trying to put together a peaceful community, not of slaves, but of free people congregating together. And some structure was obviously useful. For our New Age, though, we might want to reword things. For the full version of this chapter, head over to the prose page at www.wordtouch.com and you can download the PDF. But here are my Ten Guidelines for the 21st Century, taken from the essence of the ten commandments. I would love to know not only what you think of these, but how you feel about them:
[1] Be true to your Higher Self, the most loving and expansive impulses of your soul, and do not fear and lose that loving focus, for you are One with All That Is.
[2] Understand yourself well enough to make commitments that you can keep. Don’t make any that you know in your deepest self are not going to work for you.
[3] Remember to set aside a timeless space to remember Who You Really Are, to be your creative self, to rest, to have fun. Create and keep your own Sabbath of the soul.
[4] Honor your past, recognize the lessons therein, and forgive everyone in order to further your own inner growth.
[5] Respect all life and seek not to destroy it out of fear or misunderstanding.
[6] Respect your most intimate relationships, always acting from love and not fear of loss, and be fully honest about your feelings and actions with your significant other.
[7] Respect the material possessions and privacy of other humans. You are already abundant and need take nothing from another.
[8] Personal honesty should be part of every thought, word, and deed, with the guidance of love for Higher Self and others leading to all forms of self-expression.
[9] and [10] Work on your own inner sense of abundance and take responsibility for creating your own reality rather than coveting what you think others have.
I'd like to thank Bishop John Spong, George Carlin, Conversations With God, Book 1 by Neale Donald Walsch, and Conscious Loving by Katie and Gay Hendricks for the inspiration for the ten guidelines. Thanks, folks!
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