The Sabbath Life

2008-5-28 00:48:00

Dan S wrote:

"JJ, I know you are a busy guy, but when you get the chance, I would like to know more about this 'Sabbath' life, which strikes a chord with me. Maybe this may explain why everyday of my life seems better than the last when the world around me seems to be crumbling in turmoil.

"If anyone else can point me in the direction of some good reading material on the subject, it would be much appreciated."

JJ:

As far as I know there is no other teachings on this subject as I did not draw it from any outside source.

When you think of it this doctrine certainly follows the Law of Correspondences and this explains why it registers with the soul, or at least seems to be right. When you look around you it does seem that around six out of seven have all on their plate they can handle. It even seems more so when you reflect on all the people you have come close to throughout your life. Many who seem carefree have many more problems than is obvious when you get to know them. Owen Wilson, that I mentioned, earlier is a great example. He appeared to be one of the most carefree people in the universe, but then tried to commit suicide.

The people on their Sabbath life usually don't speak up much about their lack of struggle. Everyone around them is grumbling about how difficult life is and they do not like to make others feel bad that life is going good for them. They tend to sympathize with their friends' problems without saying anything positive or negative about their own. They do not want to rub their good fortune in the face of others. This is the reason that those taking a Sabbath may be hard to spot until you get to know them.

Now even though a person may be working under the heat of the day in one of his lives of labor -- this does not mean he will not have good times, or rest or play. Look at our six days of general life. Some of us relax on Saturday or may do other labors around the house. Maybe Friday night you decide to kick back and party or relax. Even on regular nights most have a few hours to kick back and relax.

Even so, during a life of labor there will still be time to relax and play. Disciples must search their souls and sense their needs for relaxation and take what is needed.

In a follow-on message, JJ Dewey added the following:

Jarek writes:

"Two things I want to ask about the Sabbath life, if a person has a bad karma with a lot of debt to pay, does the Soul cease executing his debt in that life? Or is Sabbath just a life where no new energy unfolding takes place in chakras?"

JJ:

The soul will not only delay difficult karma during the Sabbath lives, but also during other lives. Sometimes the debt we have to pay is beyond our psychological ability to handle. In this case the soul will often delay the debt until we develop the inner strength necessary to deal with it. Thus you are not always working on the negative karma you created from the previous life, but you may be working on a debt from several lives back as a main focus.

Some karma is handled during the Sabbath life, but it will not be of the nature that will create great pain or stress for the pilgrim. He may find himself having more abundance than his neighbors and use his good fortune to help others in need.

As far as the unfolding of the energy pedals goes this moves ahead in normal progression during the Sabbath though a major surge is unlikely as this would disturb his rest.

Jarek:

"Also how can one recognize he's on he's Sabbath life when even in that life he may have a whole lot of trouble to deal with?"

JJ:

The Sabbath life is not problem free as no matter what advantage we may have human ingenuity always manages to complicate things and sabotage a good situation. Even so the person experiencing the life of rest will sense that life is easier for him than most of his friends. He will usually have fewer financial problems and when they come others will assist him. He will not get the marriage partner from hell that many laborers experience and his/her kids will provide a more positive than a negative experience.

Each of us needs circumstances a little different to have an enjoyable rest. If two people are told to take the day off and enjoy yourselves one may kick back and do nothing, but the other may go boating and water skiing. Even so our Higher Self plans on a life of rest geared to helping us rejuvenate and ready ourselves for the six labors to come.

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