Ortan

So we return to the topic of love and self love. In order to recognise the type of being that you truly are, it is important to know exactly what it is that you are. That you understand the physical side and you love it. For your bodies are the way that spirit is manifested on the earth plane and they must be nurtured and cared for very tenderly so that they do not distract spirit from this work. Hence it is of no importance for you to spend time concerning yourselves about the looks of these bodies but very much more about the workings of these bodies. And it is for this reason that we counsel exercise and dietary care. Not because we wish to assist you in the ego practice of vanity but because we wish to assist you in growth.

The second practice to be carried out is loving kindness to the self. By generating the feeling of love, starting to radiate it and the bringing yourself into this. Continue with the other things we have discussed and then move into the area of self love as the first stage in self development on an accelerated path. For if you cannot accept yourself with compassion and love then you cannot accept others with compassion and love.

Learn to love that critical judgmental part of the mind and show it other ways to be. So also practice loving the thoughts and loving all aspects of the personality. You may even wish to love yourself in the future and in the past. And send love back to yourself and forgive yourself in the future and in the past for all that you have done. For you cannot do anything wrong. There is no such thing as wrong, know this and it is a very great relief. But also consider the importance of integrity, of courage, of discipline and dedication but most of all of self love, second to this is love of others, loving others as if they are you. For this is very much what was meant in the early teachings of loving the other.

It is important to love them just as well as you love yourself. And if you do not love yourself well then how are you going to be able to love these others and assist them and lead them on this journey of self discovery and self love, self development and accelerated spiritual growth. Hence they will see the ease that you show, the confidence, the softness and the kindness, the nurturing that you give to yourself without question. And they will see that this is not an ego posture but it is the choice of an enlightened being who holds out their hand to them equally. And encourage these other beings to know that they were made manifest upon this earth plane for a reason. and it is not always going to be the case that they will be consciously aware of this reason and they need not strive to know it, instead they should strive to perfect themselves as a vehicle for spirit in the ways that we have been elaborating.

In doing this all will unfold in perfection for the ancient teachings show the futility of grasping and attachment, and wishing for explanations is one of these graspings that is common in the western world you have been born into it and explanations are given to some extent as I am doing today with you, but many explanations are futile for those who wish them and demand them are not ready to understand them and even if you were to give them they would not understand them or feel that they were adequate or there would be some other reason. So do not worry about these types of things, you will be motivated to just the right degree to give just the right amount of explanation to each soul and trust as you make contact with the higher realms that we will know and be able to direct you energetically to the needs of these people.

Nothing is too trivial or too small to be discussed. The physical side is just as important as the personality side in the beginning. Encourage them to discuss what it is that they do to support the physical body. And support them in making changes to this so that the body will work fluidly and well for many years that they may support their spiritual development. Do not allow them to consider these things unimportant and do not allow yourself to consider them trivial. For if one comes forward who is unwell or who is overweight or who is not exercising or eating well then support them to make this first change.

For those who abuse the body are those who are not in self love for you would not abuse your body, if you loved it you could not do this. Learn to tune into the body and listen its requirements.