EVOLUTION
---THE NEXT STEP IN HUMAN EVOLUTION
---The next step in human evolution is a revolution in consciousness.
This Temple was founded for the express purpose of finding those with the potential for
taking the next step in human evolution.
The next step in human evolution is a revolution in consciousness.
While there are many dramatic improvements in store for physical existence such as reversal
of aging, smart immune systems, enhanced sensory capabilities, superhuman strength and
speed, electrical nervous systems, etc., these still pale in comparison to the improvements in
our states of consciousness.
Most people on this small planet still continue to live lives "of quiet desperation".
Most
people on Earth assume that they must struggle to merely survive but remain, at best, doomed to
age and die. Most people alive continue to live in emotional straight-jackets of anxiety,
depression, anger, rage, jealousy, and fear.
We live in a mortal culture dominated by self-defeating philosophies and religions that do not
promote human happiness. The iron fist of social control instills guilt and fear to control the
individual as a slave to "the greater good".
We reject all of that.
"Enlightenment" is a word that has been hijacked by mystics who advocate death and the
destruction of the individual self as virtues. What the Temple Teachings point to in contrast
are a series of increasingly practical and purposeful stages of true enlightenment.
To see the light you must open your eyes.
Everything we do in this Temple is dedicated to increasing this experience of eye-openings to the
reality that actually is, as opposed to the delusions held to be "real" by the milling masses of
humanity.
We begin with the fundamental fact that there is no "humanity". There are no
"groups". There is no "society".
There are only individuals.
We therefore place the individual in the correct context.
The individual is more important than any group and this is true because there are no groups.
There are only individuals.
That is the first awakening to true enlightenment.
"God" for the Temple is not a supernatural entity with a white beard sitting on a throne in the
clouds. "God" is recognized as ultimately nothing more and nothing less than the most important
person in your life. The Temple states that that person is YOU.
This does not deny that there are others so important to you that you would be willing to die to
protect them. But this is a simple recognition that you remain the most important person in the
universe because you are at its center and if you did not exist then you would not care for
others since you would not be there to do so.
The universe exists to serve you. You are the center of it all. Without you there is nothing.
Realizing the truth of these words is another level of Temple enlightenment.
At each stage of our continuing enlightenment we become more aware of what is the nature of
reality and we leverage these facts instead of fighting against them.
The river of life can take you to where you truly wish to be going and at the same time it is
equally true that life is the journey and not the future destination.
Yet we do not merely "go with the flow" of this river of life. We steer our passage and look
ahead to where we are going. We set goals and determine how to achieve them. Yet we do not live
only for these destinations as we enjoy the journey that we are on toward those goals.
In this moment, this very second, you have all that you need to enjoy what is in your experience.
If this moment has pain, you have tools to reduce and remove that pain. If this moment has
pleasure, you have tools to allow you to truly enjoy that pleasure.
As we increasingly become enlightened to the nature of what is real we also increase our capacity
for joy and happiness while reducing the incidence of sorrow and misery, which remains the lot of
the masses at this time.
We have all of us been brought up in a mortal culture filled with incorrect perspectives on
almost every important issue in life. We are surrounded by bad advice, stupidity, and
self-defeating ignorance.
Everything we find in this Temple allows us to see through the lies, delusions, and
self-deceptions that improperly guide the rest of the world.
With each new stage of enlightenment we then have the opportunity to act on it to own it as our
own.
Insight is not enough.
To remain awake one must act upon what one has achieved.
The stages of enlightenment from the Dayside all the way through the Nightside and into the
Twilight are like the dreams we remember upon awakening. If we do not act upon them such as by
writing them down then we fall asleep again and forget what we learned.
Life is a process. You must continue to breathe, to eat, to sleep, and to awaken. It is never a
finalized accomplishment.
Life is dynamic and ever flowing.
Life is a choice we continue to make into eternity.
Life is wonderful!
So to all true followers of this Temple I wish you well as another year passes into eternity.
Stay Strong!