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Believing or Knowing?

Posted on Dec 13th, 2007 by Kozmyq 1 : The Reminder Kozmyq 1
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A long time ago, a stranger approached me and asked me one of the most profound questions I had ever heard, at that time in my life. The question was quite simple in statement; that's what made it so profound to me. He asked me:

"Do you believe in God?"


I promptly and obediently declared, "Yes - I believe in God!" My posture displayed a defensive ‘there - I showed him' demeanor. Then to my surprise the stranger countered with another question, to which I had no snappy reply:

"Do you believe there in God, or do you know there's a God?"


Thus began many years of quiet (and not so quiet) contemplation over believing vs. knowing for me. At one point in my life I was led to believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. I had even purchased lottery tickets, believing I was going to win. Believing just didn't seem to serve me during those times.

For years I would cringe whenever I would hear someone say something like, "All you have to do is believe," or, "believe in yourself," etc. Because of that one day a stranger asked me that question, it made me realize that merely believing was not going to be enough for what I had to accomplish in this lifetime. I never understood why until recently, and I had no idea of where to begin to look for the answer.

Best-selling author and advocate for Peace, James Twyman makes this observation:

"When you believe something, you are using the faculties of your mind. It is the action of thought, not spirit. When you know something to be true, you are employing action of your soul. Guess which is more powerful? Your soul is eternal and still possesses all the spiritual knowledge you have ever achieved. More than that, it has access to all the knowledge in the Universe. Your mind and the power it is able to generate, is considerable, but limited."

Oh - how relieved my heart was to receive that gift! Having this information has allowed me to break down many self-imposed barriers to my spiritual truths. What James said resonated with me. So I'd like to try my own observation:

"Believing - being designed for an intended purpose - falls within the spaces of Relativity. It can be good or bad; positive or negative; emotional or rational, or a mixture of relative poles. Knowing, however, is an ‘absolute'. Because it extends from the soul, knowing does not fall within the confines of a relative world. To say, "I know," is also a declaration of Being. It conveys the idea that we are in a state of Knowingness, thus leading us to experience a feeling of Certainty."


Personally, this is most exciting to me in my spiritual journey, because it further demonstrates my role in the creation of my experience here on Earth. As we learn more, our perspectives may change, as well as our points of relativity, or our beliefs. But I am quite certain - that as long as we continue to search for our truths, we will find the answers.

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