Chapter 13
{13:1} The same day went Jesus out Go beyond your self-image and deal
of the house, and sat by the sea life in this moment.
side
{13:2} And great multitudes were You deal with your emotions by
gathered together unto him, so that discerning and affirming spiritual
he went into a ship, and sat; and principles. You release your power to
the whole multitude stood on the change in every conflict through
shore choosing forgiveness.
{13:3} And he spake many things The desire to change is only the
unto them in parables, saying, beginning of the process.
Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
{13:4} And when he sowed, some You may be distracted by new thoughts
[seeds] fell by the way side, and and never complete the change you
the fowls came and devoured them have begun.
up:
{13:5} Some fell upon stony You may think you can change on the
places, where they had not much outside, without ever questioning
earth: and forthwith they sprung your past choices or values. Since
up, because they had no deepness you don't face your doubts, you seem
of earth: to make rapid progress.
{13:6} And when the sun was up, But as soon as you face opposition or
they were scorched; and because conflict, your lack of commitment
they had no root, they withered to the new idea or principle keeps
away. you from learning any more.
{13:7} And some fell among thorns; And you can always abandon yourself
and the thorns sprung up, and to intellectual argument and
choked them: cynicism.
{13:8} But other fell into good But you have learned to see the law,
ground, and brought forth fruit, praise it as good, apply it fully,
some an hundredfold, some and seek the lesson it will bring
sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. you.
{13:9} Who hath ears to hear, let Your mind makes the music. The sound
him hear. itself is just noise.
{13:10} And the disciples came, and How can you be wise about some things
said unto him, Why speakest thou and so ignorant about others?
unto them in parables
{13:11} He answered and said unto As your spiritual identity unfolds,
them, Because it is given unto you you first use wisdom with the parts
to know the mysteries of the of yourself that seek truth as a
kingdom of heaven, but to them it guiding principle.
is not given.
{13:12} For whosoever hath, to him In order to persist and grow, your
shall be given, and he shall have attitude must acknowledge and
more abundance: but whosoever hath contribute to your developing goal
not, from him shall be taken away of expressing God as your source
even that he hath. of being.
{13:13} Therefore speak I to them Your mind holds many ideas that do
in parables: because they seeing not directly contribute to your
see not; and hearing they hear self-awareness.
not, neither do they understand.
{13:14} And in them is fulfilled Not every part of yourself is at the
the prophecy of Esaias, which highest stage of your development.
saith, By hearing ye shall hear, You must gently guide and teach
and shall not understand; and yourself to use spiritual truth
seeing ye shall see, and shall not as the lens for your world.
perceive:
{13:15} For this people's heart is Time is nature's way of keeping
waxed gross, and [their] ears are everything from happening at once.
dull of hearing, and their eyes The beauty of being is in becoming,
they have closed; lest at any time and the mark of identity is in the
they should see with [their] eyes changing linkage of cause and effect.
and hear with [their] ears, and You are constantly escaping the
should understand with [their] limitations of formlessness.
heart, and should be converted,
and I should heal them.
{13:16} But blessed [are] your Part of you accepts and acknowledges
eyes, for they see: and your ears, your role as co-creator of your life
for they hear. with God.
{13:17} For verily I say unto you, And this is the part that is most
That many prophets and righteous self-aware. This is what seven
[men] have desired to see [those billion years of evolution has
things] which ye see, and have not sought to become. The seven days
seen [them]; and to hear [those of creation exist in the
things] which ye hear, and have Sabbath day.
not heard [them].
{13:18} Hear ye therefore the Take responsibility for how you
parable of the sower. choose as well as what you choose.
{13:19} When any one heareth the It takes courage to accept a new
word of the kingdom, and idea and make it part of yourself.
understandeth [it] not, then There is a part of your mind that
cometh the wicked [one], and sees any change in your values as
catcheth away that which was sown the death of your past self.
in his heart. This is he which
received seed by the way side.
{13:20} But he that received the Yet the greatest death of all is
seed into stony places, the same staying the same, because God's
is he that heareth the word, and will for you is growth and change.
anon with joy receiveth it;
{13:21} Yet hath he not root in When you find out who you really are,
himself, but dureth for a while: you stop looking for excuses to
for when tribulation or return to past thoughts and opinions.
persecution ariseth because of the Until then you have no commitment to
word, by and by he is offended. truth.
{13:22} He also that received seed You can be aware of spiritual truth
among the thorns is he that but too afraid of the power of
heareth the word; and the care of circumstances to use that truth.
this world, and the deceitfulness Your faith is still in the outer
of riches, choke the word, and he world, which contains only fading
becometh unfruitful. echoes of the truth.
{13:23} But he that received seed You can choose to meet the new thought
into the good ground is he that with your undivided attention and
heareth the word, and unconditional acceptance. Then you
understandeth [it]; which also learn the lesson that it brings, and
beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, increase your happiness and joy. Then
some an hundredfold, some sixty, you add new understandings to your
some thirty. real treasure.
{13:24} Another parable put he If you wait until there are no risks
forth unto them, saying, The involved in your new choice, you will
kingdom of heaven is likened unto learn very little by making that choice.
a man which sowed good seed in his
field:
{13:25} But while men slept, his And since your attention is scattered,
enemy came and sowed tares among old ideas mix in with the new ones,
the wheat, and went his way. and confusion results.
{13:26} But when the blade was
sprung up, and brought forth
fruit, then appeared the tares
also.
{13:27} So the servants of the You wonder if this time is an
householder came and said unto exception to the law of cause and
him, Sir, didst not thou sow good effect.
seed in thy field? from whence
then hath it tares?
{13:28} He said unto them, An Your first impulse is to revert to
enemy hath done this. The servants tradition, and not make a choice
said unto him, Wilt thou then that about the situation yourself.
we go and gather them up?
{13:29} But he said, Nay; lest But if you do this, you won't be able
while ye gather up the tares, ye to learn anything from the situation.
root up also the wheat with them. Tares look just like wheat until the
{13:30} Let both grow together ear appears. Some things seem like
until the harvest: and in the time spiritual truths until you apply
of harvest I will say to the them and get bad results. Learn from
reapers, Gather ye together first your mistakes by acknowledging them
the tares, and bind them in and then use forgiveness to gain the
bundles to burn them: but gather full measure of understanding from
the wheat into my barn. the experience.
{13:31} Another parable put he You transform your mind not by effort
forth unto them, saying, The or work or repetition or suffering,
kingdom of heaven is like to a but by complete and total acceptance
grain of mustard seed, which a man of one new idea, using all your
took, and sowed in his field: resources to help develop this idea.
{13:32} Which indeed is the least (A mustard seed is the size of the
of all seeds: but when it is head of a pin.) As your understanding
grown, it is the greatest among grows, you provide a framework for the
herbs, and becometh a tree, so acceptance of further divine inspiration.
that the birds of the air come and
lodge in the branches thereof.
{13:33} Another parable spake he Trust in your ability to understand the
unto them; The kingdom of heaven lesson a new challenge brings you, and
is like unto leaven, which a woman you will prosper and grow physically
took, and hid in three measures of (wheat), mentally (birds) and spiritually
meal, till the whole was leavened. (bread).
{13:34} All these things spake Deal with each part of yourself at the
Jesus unto the multitude in level of its own development. Think of
parables; and without a parable each attitude you have as having a little
spake he not unto them bit of mind and personality of its own.
{13:35} That it might be fulfilled You are opening up your understanding
which was spoken by the prophet, to the process of understanding itself,
saying, I will open my mouth in and you are becoming conscious of the
parables; I will utter things which principles that you have been using
have been kept secret from the unconsciously in every part of your
foundation of the world life.
{13:36} Then Jesus sent the But after abstract theory, you begin
multitude away, and went into the to wonder what in yourself is part of
house: and his disciples came unto the truth, and what only seems to be.
him, saying, Declare unto us the
parable of the tares of the field
{13:37} He answered and said unto Your desire to grow and change comes
them, He that soweth the good seed from your will to know and be one with
is the Son of man; the spiritual self.
{13:38} The field is the world; But sometimes you find it hard to tell
the good seed are the children of a spiritual idea from one inspired
the kingdom; but the tares are the only by the conscious ego.
children of the wicked [one];
{13:39} The enemy that sowed them So let the idea develop thru the
is the devil; the harvest is the situation until it is complete. Then
end of the world; and the reapers use your spiritual discernment to
are the angels. determine the principle.
{13:40} As therefore the tares are What seems holy and good but is not,
gathered and burned in the fire; is the final challenge to the person
so shall it be in the end of this who desires to be one with God.
world.
{13:41} The Son of man shall send But you have your attention on
forth his angels, and they shall unity, and thru forgiveness you are
gather out of his kingdom all non-resistant to the will of God.
things that offend, and them which
do iniquity;
{13:42} And shall cast them into a And every false understanding shall
furnace of fire: there shall be be fuel for the expansion of your
wailing and gnashing of teeth. mind, because you can learn from error.
{13:43} Then shall the righteous Hold your thought steady, do not condemn
shine forth as the sun in the yourself for mistakes, and you will
kingdom of their Father. Who hath reveal the I am consciousness.
ears to hear, let him hear. Wise up.
{13:44} Again, the kingdom of You have understandings as a part
heaven is like unto treasure hid of yourself already that you are
in a field; the which when a man not now consciously aware of. Choose
hath found, he hideth, and for joy the self-image that lets you bring
thereof goeth and selleth all that these forth freely.
he hath, and buyeth that field.
{13:45} Again, the kingdom of When you experience look for spiritual
heaven is like unto a merchant truths, you discover that there is
man, seeking goodly pearls: only one truth, that we call by many
{13:46} Who, when he had found one names. You look for health, wealth,
pearl of great price, went and wisdom, certainty... and you leave all
sold all that he had, and bought this behind when you discover God.
it.
{13:47} Again, the kingdom of Your scientific or religious worldview
heaven is like unto a net, that is only a tool to help you create
was cast into the sea, and understandings from your conscious
gathered of every kind: experience
{13:48} Which, when it was full, And periodically you review your
they drew to shore, and sat down, experiences, learn from the useful
and gathered the good into ones, and forget the rest
vessels, but cast the bad away.
{13:49} So shall it be at the end In the same way, your superconscious
of the world: the angels shall takes the understandings that benefit
come forth, and sever the wicked it, and lets the unconscious fears
from among the just, and incomplete thoughts go.
{13:50} And shall cast them into Using them only to stimulate desire for
the furnace of fire: there shall greater understanding, and to help you
be wailing and gnashing of teeth. build perspective.
{13:51} Jesus saith unto them, Bring all of your thoughts into
Have ye understood all these alignment around one central goal.
things? They say unto him, Yea,
Lord
{13:52} Then said he unto them, Then you use the law based on its
Therefore every scribe [which is] truth, not on its age or tradition.
instructed unto the kingdom of You accept responsibility for your
heaven is like unto a man [that own mind by making conscious choices
is] an householder, which bringeth and learning from the consequences
forth out of his treasure [things] without labeling them good or bad.
new and old.
{13:53} And it came to pass, And so you have accepted the truth
[that] when Jesus had finished of who you are, and you decide to
these parables, he departed thence apply these abstract principles.
{13:54} And when he was come into But they do not seem to fit with
his own country, he taught them in your spiritual tradition, and you
their synagogue, insomuch that they question whether you are just kidding
were astonished, and said, Whence yourself. How can you know all these
hath this [man] this wisdom, and things? You are still identifying with
[these] mighty works physical cause and effect, and not
{13:55} Is not this the carpenter's with God. Part of you believes that
son? is not his mother called Mary? understandings arise in response to
and his brethren, James, and Joses, circumstances, when spiritual truth
and Simon, and Judas say circumstances arise in response
{13:56} And his sisters, are they to the desire for understanding.
not all with us? Whence then hath Do you dare to express the truth
this [man] all these things in the face of your own doubts?
{13:57} And they were offended in But doubts destroy themselves unless
him. But Jesus said unto them, A you continually reaffirm them. So
prophet is not without honour, you accept that divine ideas may
save in his own country, and in take you somewhere unfamiliar and
his own house. will change the way you see yourself.
{13:58} And he did not many mighty Do not worship fear thru your impatience,
works there because of their be still and let God unfold in you.
unbelief