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| There were three brothers, on their journey to the Absolute Truth, seeking the New Jerusalem. At the beginning of this journey, they� saw three roads, the one on the left was quite bare and stony, shady and cold. The one on the right was sandy and clean; full of hills, without any trees, both roads seemed quite difficult to take, as it was not possible to really know where they were leading, as both were very sinuous. The third one, between them, was straight and beautiful, but was out of reach, that path was as if floating on the air and they couldn't see how to take that path. |
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| So they thought that maybe, by taking the left one or the right one, they could some day cross the centre path and enter into the New Jerusalem. |
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| They looked to each other and decided that one of them would take the right one, another would take the left and the third one said: "I will wait here for you, trying to find a way to the central path which seems the most suitable to lead us to our goal, the New Jerusalem. Let's meet again in one year and one day, and if no one comes back I'll try to find you and I'll tell you if I've found the way to the central path." |
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| So said, so done. |
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| The eldest brother took the right path, the second brother took the left path and the youngest stayed there under a beautiful tree and started spontaneously to meditate. |
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| The eldest started to walk on that strange path, under the sun, it was very hot, and there wasn't any shade to protect him, but by willpower he wanted to continue. While he was climbing the hills that were becoming bigger and bigger, he met a small man with a smiling face who asked, "What are you looking for?"� The eldest answered, "I want to get to the central path, and I feel I should strengthen my willpower, because the path I took is very difficult - but I won't give up, I will do it." |
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| "I will show you how to get powers," said the small man, "which are called siddhis" it will give you the power to cure people, to manipulate people, to fly, to create objects from nothing, it may help you in your seeking." |
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"Oh yes, I guess it will make me strong enough to reach the central path and reach New Jerusalem. Then I can go back to my brothers and teach them, become their guru in order to lead them also there."�
He started to study, and soon, he was able to fly astrally, to use the power of spirits, to cure people, but never could hefly high enough to join the central path, and it was making him angry.� So, he was curing people, and was very proud of it, because he was able to make them feel good, and he was feeling very powerful and spiritual.
He was wondering why God didn't help him more to reach the New Jerusalem. He couldn't forgive God who was not helping him, when he was making so many efforts by helping people, by flying in his astral body using the nice warm energy he could find on this path. |
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| One day, he arrived at a certain pointon the mountain, where he started to see the future.� So he thought, "Ha! Now I will soon arrive at the New Jerusalem!"� But all he could see in the future was destruction and wars, and later on he could see the three paths joining and felt, "Ah, here we are, I will now be able to take the central path to reach New Jerusalem." |
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| However, a strong man was guardingthe door at the crossing point. The gate was so narrow, and he was wondering how he could go through. |
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| The guardian asked, "Do you forgive everyone?" |
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| "No!" said the eldest, "because many people wanted to overpower me during my journey! They don"t even have the powers I have!" |
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| "Do you forgive yourself?" asked the guardian. |
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| "No!" he replied, "I am angry at myself, because apparently I was not able to get enough power to get directly into New Jerusalem." |
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| The last question the guardian asked was "Can you ask God for forgiveness?" |
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| "Why ask Him for forgiveness?" he exclaimed, "I haven't done anything wrong! He should ask me for forgiveness to have made me believe that path could lead me to the New Jerusalem.' |
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| "So I am sorry, you cannot passthrough the door. Come back when you have the power of forgiveness, innocence and humility." By the strength of those words, the eldest brother fell down and lost consciousness, to find himself in the same place he had left one year before. |
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The second brother took the left side. It was a very humid path, with dead trees, and the sun was not shining at all - only the moon was there, showing the way. He was feeling very sad on that way, and memories of his childhood and previous lives were coming back.
Then, numerous dead spirits went to him and said, "We can help you to find the way to New Jerusalem", and the second brother said, "Oh yes, I would like that, I am losing courage on the way and I need to be helped.� I cannot do anything by myself; I've lost all desire." So the spirits were doing everything for him, and he started to take alcohol to get more courage to continue walking. The spirits were leading him somewhere he didn't know, his will was completely dominated by their will, and he was happy because of that. He didn't desire to guide himself, as he was feeling so powerless.
He was also feeling very guilty to have left his younger brother alone at the beginning point, but he had no energy at all to go back, he didn't know who he was and was walking aimlessly, with lassitude.� He was losing peace, and couldn't get any satisfaction. He was starting something and never finishing, and sometimes was feeling like he should stop his life. Of course the dead spirits were telling him that that was a good idea, and that they would be very happy if he would join them, but even for that he didn't have energy.
He was trying to pray, to be very devoted to God so that He might help him to reach that uncertain goal that was the New Jerusalem, but couldn't really have pure desire, and nothing was quenching him. And the path was becoming more and more heavy, and more and more freezing. |
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| After a long walk he arrived at the same door as his brother, and the gatekeeper asked him, "Are you willing to forgive everyone?" |
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| "I don't know," said the second brother, "if I am able to do so, I have no desire to do anything." |
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| "Do you forgive yourself?" asked the gatekeeper. |
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| "How could I forgive myself?" exclaimed the second brother, "I left my younger brother all alone there, I gave up everything and nothing happened, I couldn't even have the desire to join the central path, and I guess I won't be able now to go through that narrow gate." |
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| "Can you ask God for forgiveness?" asked the gatekeeper. |
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| "How can I?" asked the second brother, "I am so faulty, how would I dare to ask for forgiveness, as I made so many mistakes on my path to Him. I don't deserve His love." |
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| "So," said the gatekeeper, "it is not the moment for you to passthrough, when you areable to forgive yourself without feeling guilty, to forgive others and to ask for forgiveness, being confident of God's endless forgiveness, you will be able to come back and cross the door." And so the second brother fell asleep and woke up at his starting point. |
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| There, at the starting point was the youngest brother, sparkling with joy. He asked them, "Did you find the way to the New Jerusalem?" |
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| "No," said the eldest, "the gatekeeper had the arrogance to tell me I should be more humble and forgiving." |
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| "No," said the second, "I have been such a bad person" I didn't merit God's Grace." And both of them told their own story. |
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| They then asked to the youngest brother, "And you, did you find it? Your eyes are sparkling, and you seem so joyful!" |
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| "Yes," said the brother. "Sit down and listen." |
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"For one year,I looked at the central path and felt that I should have true desire to get it. I made a lot of effort to do it, but nothing happened.� I then decided to surrender to God's will and just started to pray to God, "Please lead me on your central path."
Then a beautiful lady appeared before me, smiling, loving, peaceful, and so wise.� She said, put your hands towards me, palm upwards, and ask with pure desire and innocence, in the deepest part of your heart :
"Please Mother, lead me to the New Jerusalem and let me realise who I really am."�
I did so and suddenly a cool breeze started to flow spontaneously, filling the space between the tree and the path, so I could follow the path.� It was a joyful and peaceful path on which I learned who I was within. I realised I was the Spirit, which is the reflection of God.
I realised that God is my Mother and Father and that they are taking care of me, giving me full security and confidence.� I could then forgive everyone, even my worst enemies, feeling that they were also children of the Divine, even if they were taking wrong paths. I could also forgive myself, for example, for having �let you go on such a dangerous path as yours. I could ask for forgiveness from God and I felt within myself His endless forgiveness." |
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I came humbly to the gatekeeper, and very lovingly, he let me go through the narrow gate. I entered New Jerusalem. I could see many people there, with very sparkling eyes. I felt there the love, the compassion, and the bliss that God wants to give us.
He said to me, "Go down and share that experience with human beings, with your brothers who have taken very dangerous paths of life, you are not different from other human beings, but you can now feel that everything is within you.
Each time you meditate, your inner Mother will blow the wind and lead you towards us in the New Jerusalem and each time you will experience the same silence of thoughts, the same bliss, the same peace." |
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| "When I opened my eyes, I was still under that tree and realised that I never left the tree, and that everything that happened was within myself." |
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| "Would you like to experience the truth? asked then the younger brother. |
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| He said to his elder brother, "You must surrender your ego to God and forgive everyone, and ask him for forgiveness to have doubted His powers on your way, to have been so arrogant and loveless." |
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| He said to his second brother, "You must surrender you superego to God, and forgive yourself, and ask for forgiveness for not having been what you thought He wanted you to be. Not to feel guilty and take responsibility for your actions." |
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| "Both of you," the younger brother said, "just feel the presence of the Spirit within you, as you are sparks of the Divine. Let His all-pervading love penetrate your heart and fill all the needs of your being. Let the peace enter into your heart and lead you into thoughtless awareness. Forgive. Forgive and find your innocence within yourself, which has been hidden for ages. Forgive yourself and others, and try to be humble so you can feel that God really loves you, whatever you may have done." |
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| Both of them, after some time started to feel the cool breeze blowing, feeling in their being unconditional love, and the Silence within. They could have a sight of the New Jerusalem, where everyone has sparkling eyes and open heart. |
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| 6-04-01 |
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