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Dot · 06-20-2009, 03:02 PM

I find the story of Adam and his relationship to God in the first book of Genesis interesting, and telling of its development. It's a story of the "fall of man." It's the story of the fall of all of us. It's the story of the fall of you.

Initially we see only God - Adam was in God. Then God created Adam. After that Adam was still very close to God. So close, in fact, the God was a large part of Adam, and Adam was a large part of God. There was no division between the two. The two were one. All things to Adam were God/Good. Adam saw God in everything.

Then we see Adam eating some fruit. At that point he begins to see things as good and bad. He experiences division. He begins to fall from his intimate relationship with God. Adam puts on clothes because he is ashamed. He doesn't want God or anyone else to see his "naughty" parts. Adam becomes afraid. He is ashamed.

Adam - who had been seeing God in everything - then begins to see Good and Bad - and Adam sees bad all over the place. He begins to judge - judging bad from good - rather than letting God be the judge. And, in that, Adam, himself, becomes aspects of bad.

This angers God. From both perspectives - God sees an Adam that is outside and separate from God, and Adam sees a God that is outside and separate from Adam.

God is not angered because Adam put on clothes. God is angered because Adam felt shame. It is Adam's fear that attracted a vengeful aspect of God. It is Adam's fear that creates a vengeful God - within Adam's experience.

That's an important lesson to take in. And we need to understand that the motivations behind our actions are much more important than the actions themselves.

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06-20-2009, 03:02 PM	#34 (permalink)
Dot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 106	I find the story of Adam and his relationship to God in the first book of Genesis interesting, and telling of its development. It's a story of the "fall of man." It's the story of the fall of all of us. It's the story of the fall of you. Initially we see only God - Adam was in God. Then God created Adam. After that Adam was still very close to God. So close, in fact, the God was a large part of Adam, and Adam was a large part of God. There was no division between the two. The two were one. All things to Adam were God/Good. Adam saw God in everything. Then we see Adam eating some fruit. At that point he begins to see things as good and bad. He experiences division. He begins to fall from his intimate relationship with God. Adam puts on clothes because he is ashamed. He doesn't want God or anyone else to see his "naughty" parts. Adam becomes afraid. He is ashamed. Adam - who had been seeing God in everything - then begins to see Good and Bad - and Adam sees bad all over the place. He begins to judge - judging bad from good - rather than letting God be the judge. And, in that, Adam, himself, becomes aspects of bad. This angers God. From both perspectives - God sees an Adam that is outside and separate from God, and Adam sees a God that is outside and separate from Adam. God is not angered because Adam put on clothes. God is angered because Adam felt shame. It is Adam's fear that attracted a vengeful aspect of God. It is Adam's fear that creates a vengeful God - within Adam's experience. That's an important lesson to take in. And we need to understand that the motivations behind our actions are much more important than the actions themselves. Interesting article... Masturbation: God's Great Gift to Us Last edited by Dot; 06-20-2009 at 03:07 PM.