Real and false relationships

The natural self, the spiritual self, inside each of us, is loving and kind and generous and social. The natural self reaches out to others, cares about others, wants to help, to support, to live in harmony. In an ideal society, the natural self could act on its caring impulses with good results, and without coming to any harm, because it would be able to trust that the people it reached out to, were showing their own real nature, and would therefore also treat others well. But this is not an ideal society, instead this society harbours many kinds of false interactions between people, and these can lead to entirely false relationships, inside which the natural self is desperate for liberation into something real. Add to this the good spiritual advice to keep good company, and you will find yourself in even more of a dilemma. What can you do about the unreal relationships you find yourself in, or find others offering to you? You need to protect yourself from all kinds of false interactions to the best of your ability, even if that means you only have a few friends, and 'keep yourself to yourself" if necessary, at work and in your neighbourhood, and possibly even within your family. Try to be as real as you can in all your interactions, even when it seems to cause you problems, because then you are going with the flow of divinity and the universe, and in the end you will reap enormous benefits. You need to stay as real as you can for your own spiritual health. Whenever you lie with the intent to deceive, or when you have ulterior motives as you interact with others, you not only deceive the other person but you also alienate yourself from your own innate nature and from the nourishment and support that you receive from God. You might think you gain something you want, but you are definitely not gaining anything real, for you set yourself apart from the natural and loving existence that is underlying everything, and then one day you will have to deal with all of your bad behaviours and put them right. Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, whatever you have been doing that you know was wrong, ask God for healing and guidance, and join the natural and loving existence. It is never too late, you will feel a weight lifting from your soul, you will feel the great sweeping support that is available to all that are living a good and decent life. Even if it seems to you that being good brings you no gain, be still and listen to your inner self, listen to the wise melodies of love and all good things, do so by meditating on all the wonderful dreams God dreamed for all Its darlings. Be real yourself, and wisely protect yourself from false interactions with others, and you will help yourself in your spiritual journey, and also help make this society a better place for everyone.

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