Everything Is God?

WED., OCT. 28, 1987, 6:21 AM
FARM, STUDY

The philosophical discussion you led last evening centered, at one point, on the extent to which a view of health should be holistic. Beyond holistic thinking you envisioned a purely spiritual position in which “everything that happens is God.” Isn’t it appropriate that I comment on such a vision on this cool, clear morning? Of course.

This is another classic example of both/and. In ultimate reality everything is energy, and all energy is, finally, Me. I am (is) the essence of all that exists, and so that far end of the continuum is correct in seeing that all healthy functioning is from Me and every condition of ill-health, is finally, a manifestation of Me. Cures and treatments are also Me in other forms. I create and I destroy. I sustain and I let life pass on.

And yet I also have told you that I created this earth (and the creation process continues) as a physical plane, a manifestation of the spiritual essence, but with physical reality. Many forms of life inhabit this earth, all part of an ecological system, but also with much competition, for food is necessary for life, and each life form is a potential food for other forms. In the midst of this is humanity, My highest manifestation, recognizing superiority over other life forms, but yet in much competition with other humans for space and about principles and ways of living.

You are part of a culture of humans that acknowledges Me, but also puts much faith in science and technology (which generally deny My influence) which have been part of a development – a secular culture which does not count My influence as very great in most day-to-day affairs. Your culture’s medical system has physical and emotional causes for most dysfunctioning and is still rather disdainful of other systems, particularly the notion of spirit being a factor in health, illness, healing, and death.

Now I have created this earth, and it is such that this secular view is quite possible, even logical and rational. Many departures from health are certainly physical in nature, and certain physical and chemical remedies seem to restore health. So, here in the earth I commend to you this “middle ground,” a holistic view of health. Include the reality of physical dysfunctioning. Anthony’s cancer and its complications were real, and his life could not be sustained with this “mess” in his body. So he “dropped his body” and lives on as spirit, but the physical malady was real.

Include the reality of the rational mind, which is both a manifestation of Me and a denier of the power of spirit. The mind proclaims the reality of the physical world and resists comradeship with spirit. The mind and the emotions are part of healthy functioning, and, then, a cause of dysfunction. Social relationship are part of health and of healing, but also can be causes of distress – the relationship itself or the lack of a needed one.

The environment, both natural and created, helps sustain life and health (nowhere else is there such an environment as planet earth) and yet also poses threats to health. The bite of a tiny mosquito can transmit a debilitating and possibly fatal disease. Eating food that has become radioactive can bring sickness as well as strength. An earthquake can cause the death of many persons. The list can be ever long.