Previous columns introduced the concept of BOB, the Being Of Bliss—The impersonal Intelligence, Love, and Substance out of which It creates everything. We are expressions of BOB, and It experiences life through each of us with the single operational tenet, “Thoughts become things.”
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Then somebody invented some “rules for living” that don’t work. We call them RACE rules: Always be right and work to please others. RACE is another acronym—Righteousness and Approval Complicate Everything. We left off last month talking about heroes, BOB’s favorite form of entertainment.
The heroes are those who work their way through the RACE rules in varying degrees of realization and find the cardinal rule—the ONLY rule: Thoughts become things. They look at life in a very special way.
The Hero Mindset
Have you ever seen an unhappy winner? Of course not. It follows then, if you want to win at the game of life, be happy. Misery is for losers.
Yet there’s the famous quotation by Henry Clay, “I would rather be right than President.” Well, there are a lot of things I’d rather be than president … but that’s beside the point. There’s only one important thing to remember about that: Henry Clay is dead.
Students of Logic 101 will denounce the above reasoning, and they will be right. If you disapprove of my non sequiturs, I must confess: I don’t care. I’ll be happy anyhow. So who’s the winner?
Yes, it’s nice to be right, but it’s not a path to happiness. Once you’ve made it to happiness, being right doesn’t matter. Love matters.
It’s the feeling you get when you give up the attachment to being right. The positive energy you radiate when you’re happy is the energy of Love. You aren’t worried about being right or getting anybody’s approval.
Once filled with Love, you then create your life in the best possible way. It’s the deep-down sense of “I’m OK even if you disapprove of me,” and “I’m OK even if my logic is absurd.” “OK-ness” is the emotional foundation for creativity and happiness.
BOB doesn’t care whether one part of It sees things differently than another, in fact it’s fine with It if everybody has a different experience. Variety is the spice of BOB. We’re just a bunch of little kids here to entertain BOB as we play in the sandbox of life.
Is BOB having fun? Of course It is. It now has millions … nay BILLIONS of units of Its own creation right here experiencing this game in millions … nay BILLIONS of different ways, from the horrors of the tortured to the ecstasies of the lovers; from the beauty of the symphony to the ugliness of the battlefield; from the naiveté of the followers to the mendacity of the leaders; from the generosity of the givers to the greed of the takers; from the sanctimony of the teacher to the gullibility of the student; from the piety of the priest to the guilt of the sinner; from love to hate and everything in between. Now, THAT’S entertainment!
You can choose how BOB entertains Itself through you. Your life can be a horror story, adventure, drama, romance, or sitcom. The more love you enjoy, the more choices you have, and the closer you are to the essence of BOB. So what’s your part in all this? Simple.
Your mission, your ONLY mission is to enjoy life as much as you can and use the creative power of BOB to make it more fun for everybody else, too.
BOB will like that. So will we. Some may say my point of view is blasphemy, and they could be right. I’ll take the sitcom.
Speaking of sitcoms, it might be time to bring up the idea of worship. BOB, being unconditional Love, doesn’t know ego, so how do you think all those praises and hosannas affect It? That’s right. Not a bit, although there’s no doubt It finds it entertaining.
How do you think It responds to words and thoughts like “I’m a miserable sinner” or, “I know my limitations” or “I’m unworthy?” Probably in the only way It can respond: “YES, you’re miserable” or “YES, you’re limited” or “YES, you’re unworthy.” Remember, thought is creative and the word adds power to the thought. Add emotion, and voila! BOB always says, “YES.”
On the other hand, “Hallelujah, I’m saved” or “BOB loves me” or “I’m going to Blissville” get the same responses: “YES, you’re saved,” or “YES, I love you,” or “YES, you’re going to Blissville.” It all works. Think happy thoughts, and that’s the experience you create.
See? BOB…Bliss… Unconditional Love… has no concept of “right” or “wrong.” It’s only what you create with your thoughts, and it’s all OK. It also has consequences, and they all come together to entertain BOB.
Now, here’s the kicker! No matter what you create, eventually you’ll create something else. After all, we all are eternal beings (like BOB), and eternity is a long, long time. It will come to pass for everybody that they’ll realize the creative power of their thoughts and play different games to entertain BOB in other ways.
Let’s take that one step further. There’s no such thing as salvation. There’s only thinking and doing something else. There’s nothing to be saved from, other than what you think, and what you think also will save you. If you want to think you’re saved, do so. You will be. If you want to think you’re damned, do so. You will be.
Someday within the circumstances you create you will have suffered enough and then what? You’ll do something else… and we’ll all eventually do something else and something else and something else. Eternity takes a while, y’know.
The heroes are those who discover and use the creative power of their thoughts—the ones who realize that thought powered by emotion is the creative force in the universe and the ones who take charge of their thinking. They create happy lives for themselves and for the glory and entertainment of BOB. Eventually, we all are heroes. For some, it just takes a little longer than others. What do you think?
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