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Indaba YOKUQALA ingekhe yathuthukiswa ngesimo sezinto ezihlelekile kulomhlaba ohlelekile osemkhathini ngaphandle komgaqo wokuqamba noma weFomu.

Ngaphandle komqondo wefomu elula bekungeke kuhlanganiswe futhi kukhuliswe kube yikhonkrithi. Ngaphandle komgomo wokwakha izinto zomhlaba, zezitshalo nezilwane, azikwazanga ukuqhubeka kanjalo. Ngaphandle komgomo wokwakha izakhi zomhlaba, zezitshalo nezilwane, bezingazihlukanisa bese zibuyela kuleso simo esivelele lapho zivele khona. Ngefomu lendaba lisebenziswa, futhi lithuthuka lisuka embusweni liye komunye umbuso lifomu. Amandla onke anendaba, futhi yonke into ingamandla, amandla futhi okubalulekile kungukuphikisana okubili kwento efanayo kunoma iyiphi indiza yokusebenza. Umoya ezindizeni eziphakeme uba yindaba endizeni yethu, futhi nendaba yendiza yethu izophinda ibe umoya. Ukusuka kulokho okuyisisekelo okulula, ngomhlaba wethu nangale, kwezihlakaniphi zokomoya, konke kwenziwa ngendaba nomoya, - noma “amandla” njengoba abanye bethanda ukubiza umoya-kepha kunezinhlelo eziyisikhombisa zezenzo zabo. Siphila ngokomzimba, okuphansi kakhulu endaweni yokubonisa izinto ezibonakalayo, kepha hhayi endaweni yokuthuthuka.

Ifomu ngumgomo obalulekile kunoma iyiphi indiza yokusebenza futhi, njengomgomo, ifomu lisebenza kuleyo naleyo mikhakha eyisikhombisa. Kunezindlela zokuphefumula, ezisetshenziswa ngumqondo ukwenza ukungena kwakho kokuqala empilweni yokuphila; izinhlobo zokuphila, olwandle olukhulu lokuphila olusebenzisayo ukudlulisa amandla alo ngokusebenzisa imihlaba ebonisiwe; amafomu we-astral, asetshenziswa njengendawo okugxilwe kuyo noma indawo yokuhlangana yawo wonke amabutho namafomu ngawo, njengasondweni lombumbi, ingqondo isebenza; izinhlobo zobulili ezingokomzimba, ezisetshenziswa njengevili lokulingana noma isondo lokulinganisa lapho ingqondo ifunda imfihlakalo yokweqisa, ukungabi nabugovu, nobumbano; izinhlobo zezifiso, ezisebenza ukuveza, ukubona, ukubona kanye nokuhlukanisa izifiso ngokwentuthuko yazo yemvelo ezweni lezilwane; izindlela zokucabanga, - ezenziwe ezenziwe ngababazi bemidwebo, abadwebi, nabanye abaculi - ezibonisa isimo somqondo, zibonisa izinhloso zobuntu, futhi zisebenza njengensalela noma inzalo ngokwendlela yokwakheka kobuntu obusha ngayo; ifomu lomuntu ngamunye, okuyisimilo noma i-ego ephikelelayo kusuka empilweni uye empilweni, ithatha inani lokuthuthuka. Lapho ifomu lomuntu ngamunye seliqede umjikelezo walo wokukhula lifile ngendlela yobudala kuze kube yiminyaka futhi alisekho ukuphuma. Ngaphambi kokuthi iphelele, ifomu layo lingashintsha. Kunezindlela ezinhle kakhulu ezingaphezulu kwesilinganiso esikhuphuka ngaso sonke isikhathi, noma kungenzeka kungabi yinzuzo ukucabanga ngazo.

Umzimba womuntu ubonakala uhlala unomphela, kodwa siyazi ukuthi izinto ezenziwe ngawo zihlala zilahlwa, nokuthi okunye ukusetshenziswa komhlaba kufanele kusetshenziselwe ukufaka izicubu zomdaka. Isikhumba, inyama, igazi, amanoni, amathambo, umongo, namandla ezwe, kufanele kuthathelwe indawo njengoba kusetshenzisiwe, uma kungenjalo umzimba uyaphela. Ukudla okusetshenziselwa le nhloso kwenziwa ngalokho esikudlayo, esikuphuzayo, okuphefumulayo, okuhogelayo, okuzwayo, okubonayo nesikucabangayo. Lapho ukudla kungeniswa emzimbeni kudlulela emfudlaneni wegazi, okuyimpilo yomzimba. Konke okungafakwa kugxotshwa ngumjikelo wokuphila bese kufakwa ngegazi kwizicubu, noma lapho kudingeka khona. Enye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ngezinqubo ezijwayelekile zomzimba ukuthi, emva kokuthathwa kokudla, izinhlayiya zakhelwa kumaseli okuthi wonke, ahlelwe ngokuya ngesimo sezitho nezicubu zomzimba. Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi umzimba ophilayo futhi okhulayo uqhubeke ungashintshi ngokufana nefomu lawo kuso sonke isikhathi sokuphila, ngaphandle kokuthi udaba olusetshenziswayo ekwakhiweni kwalo lubunjiwe futhi lwaphethwe ngokwendlela eqondile yokwakheka.

Njengoba ukugeleza kwegazi emzimbeni wethu kugcina yonke le ndaba ijikeleza ngakho-ke kuye kube nokugeleza kwempilo yomzimba wezulu nomhlaba okugcina yonke imicimbi yawo ijikeleza njalo. Yehlisa okubonakalayo kokungabonakali futhi ichithe futhi kungabonakali kokubonakalayo ukuthi ingxenye ngayinye yayo ingasebenza iqhubeke futhi iye ekupheleleni ngesimo.

Sibona amafomu angenakubalwa asizungezile, kodwa kuyaqabukela sibuze ukuthi izinto ezibonakalayo zithatha kanjani amafomu lapho sizibona khona; ukuthi ngabe ifomu nendaba enkulu kangakanani ziyefana; uhlobo luni; noma kungani ifomu elinikeziwe kufanele liphikelele ezinhlotsheni ezifanayo?

Izinto esetshenzisiwe azikwazi ukwakheka, uma kungenjalo ngeke zishintshe ngokushesha; noma uma iguqukile izoshintsha ibe yifomu elithile. Ifomu alikwazi ukuba yindaba enkulu noma lingahle lishintshe njengoludaba, kanti, sibona ukuthi wonke umzimba ulonda isimo sawo, ngaphandle kokushintsha okuqhubekayo kwento ukugcina umzimba usesimweni. Sibona izinto ezinkulu, futhi sibona indlela okuyiyo. Uma sibona inkinga enkulu, futhi siyibona isesimweni, futhi udaba olubi kakhulu kungesilo uhlobo, futhi lolu daba alusilo, ngakho-ke asiliboni lelo fomu ngaphandle kwalolo daba. Ifomu, khona-ke, yize lingabonakali ngokwalo, lingena ekubonakaleni kuphela ngosizo lwendaba, kepha, ngasikhathi sinye, lenza ukuthi into ibonakale, futhi ngokubonakala, ukukhombisa ukukhula kwayo embusweni engezansi; ukusebenza njengemoto yemfundo yengqondo; futhi ngokwenza lokho ukusiza ukusiza inqubekelaphambili yayo ngokuxhumana nengqondo.

Izinhlobo zemvelo esizibonayo zingamakhophi weqiniso noma angaphansi kakhulu okuboniswa kwe-astral amafomu afanele. Impilo yakha ngokuya ngokwakhiwa kwefomu le-astral futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ifomu livela emhlabeni wethu.

Amafomu imicabango ecashile. I-Crystal, i-lizard, noma izwe, ngalinye livela ukubonakala ngesimo, okuwumcabango ocwazimulayo. Imicabango yokuphila konke ivele ibe yifomu ngemuva kokufa futhi inikeze imbewu lapho, lapho isikhathi esifanele sifika, ibunjwe ubuntu obusha.

Okubalulekile, isibalo, nombala, izinto ezintathu ezibalulekile okufanele zakhiwe. Indikimba ingumzimba wefomu, ubale umkhawulo wayo nomngcele, bese ufaka umbala uhlamvu lwayo. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele ifomu lihlukanisa isigaba sempilo, futhi impilo kancane kancane izakhela esimweni bese ibonakala.

Amafomu awekho ngenhloso yokubopha futhi ukudukisa ingqondo, yize amafomu ebamba futhi edukisa ingqondo. Kungumqondo uqobo uqobo oluzidangalisa futhi uvumele ukudukiswa ngefomu, futhi ingqondo kumele iqhubeke ekukhohlisweni ize ibone ngamafomu nenhloso yamafomu.

Inhloso yefomu kusetshenzelwa njengensimu, ilabhorethri, nobuhlakani obuhlala ngaphakathi ukuze busebenze. Ukwazisa ifomu ngenani layo langempela, kanye nengxenye elithatha ekuguqukeni kwenqubomgomo ehlakaniphile esikhuluma ngayo njengengxenye ingqondo, kufanele sazi ukuthi kunezindlela ezimbili: i-Path of Fomu ne-Path of Consciousness. Lezi ukuphela kwendlela. Munye kuphela ongakhethwa. Akekho ongakwazi ukuhamba zombili. Bonke kumele bakhethe ngesikhathi, akekho ongala. Ukukhetha kungokwemvelo njengokukhula. Kunqunywa ngesisusa somuntu empilweni. Indlela ekhethiwe, umhambi ukhonza njengoba ehamba. Indlela yezindlela ifinyelela phezulu naphezulu, phezulu kwamandla nenkazimulo, kepha ukuphela ubumnyama bokuqothulwa, ngoba wonke amafomu abuyele entweni engenamsoco. Kusuka ekulangazeleleni kokuqala ukuba nezinto noma ukuba uhlobo oluthile, esifisweni sokutholwa noma ukutholwa ifomu; kusuka esifisweni sokuphathwa ngokhonkolo, kuya ekudumisweni okuhle kawonkulunkulu uqobo; ukuphela kwendlela yamafomu kuyafana kubo bonke: ukubhujiswa kokukodwa. Ifomu elikhudlwana lithatha okuncane, libe ngamafomu ngokwenyama noma ngokomoya, futhi ukukhulekelwa kuyashesha inqubo. Izindlela zikakhonkolo ezikhulekelwa izingqondo zabantu zinika indawo yokukhulekelwa kwezindlela ezinhle kakhulu. Onkulunkulu abancane bangenwa onkulunkulu abakhulu futhi laba banonkulunkulu omkhulu, kepha onkulunkulu nonkulunkulu bezithixo, lapho sekusondele izinto ezingaphezulu, baxazululwe baba yinto enkudlwana.

Isifiso, isifiso, nengcebo, zihola emhlabeni kanye nokuhleleka komhlaba. Ukuhleleka komhlaba kuyizinto ezingenakufinyeleleka zezindlela zokhonkolo. Izinto ezenziwa ngumphakathi, zikahulumeni, zesonto, zingokoqobo ngokomqondo futhi zinamafomu wazo afanele njengoba nje amafomu ekhona lapho izigodlo, ababhishobhi, noma abantu bakhiwe khona.

Kepha amafomu ukhonkolo, kanye nezinqubo zomphakathi, zikahulumeni kanye nezokholo, akuzona izinto ezimbi okufanele zichithwe. Ifomu libalulekile, kepha kuphela ngokulingana nezinga elisiza ngalo ekuqondeni kweConsciousness. Njengoba kusiza intuthuko ekuqapheleni kuphela lapho kubaluleke kakhulu.

Indlela yokwazi iqala ngokuba khona kokwazi. Iyaqhubeka futhi iyaqhubeka nalokhu kuqonda, nasekuxazululeni zonke izindlela nokucatshangwa ukwazi. Lokhu kuholela ebunyeni, okufana nephuzu phakathi kwamazwe amafomu. Lapho umuntu engahlala ngokuqinile, ngokungesabi, futhi ngaphandle kokukhathazeka iphuzu lokuba yedwa-ness, nansi le mfihlakalo: iphuzu le-yedwa-ness liyanda futhi liba yi-all-one-ness of Consciousness.

Ukungena ekusakazweni kwempilo yezwe, kuzisongele ezintweni ezixakaxaka nezishubile, kungene ezingqondweni bese kuthengiswa yimizwelo, ingqondo izungezwe, ifakwe ngaphakathi, iboshwe phansi futhi ibambe isiboshwa ngesimo. Izinzwa, imizwa, kanye nezimo, kuyizifundo zomqondo — umenzi wazo wangempela — kepha engakwazi ukubusa izikhonzi zawo azithwalayo, azishwabadele, futhi azithumba inkosi yazo. Ngomqondo izinzwa sezikhule zaba yinto engokoqobo, ziye zakha ngezintambo zomqondo ezingabonakali zemizwelo ezinamandla kunamabhande wensimbi, kepha ziye zenziwa ngobuhlakani ngendlela yokuthi zibonakale zifana nakho konke okuthandekayo empilweni, empilweni uqobo .

Ifomu manje linguNkulunkulu; abapristi bayo abakhulu yizinzwa nemizwa; Ingqondo iyisihloko sabo, yize besengumqambi wayo. Ifomu uNkulunkulu webhizinisi, womphakathi, nowesizwe; zobuciko, isayensi, izincwadi, kanye nesonto.

Ngubani olokotha ukulahla ukuthembeka kuNkulunkulu? Ngubani owaziyo futhi obudisi futhi oyithandayo, ongachitha godu unkulunkulu wamanga, futhi amsebenzise ukubhula kuze kube sekupheleni; Vula abathumbi; funa ifa lakhe laphezulu; bese uqala indlela eholela ku-All-one-ness of Consciousness.