Richard Close

My search for God and truth has crossed many years of yogis, Sufis, mystics, Christian monks, Education, Masters Degree programs, Seminary Schools, and living with the US and African poor. I spent years transcending. In lone America, places like the Swiss Alps, nuclear bomber pilots, and nuns were taught how to transcend. Ultimately, the awakening came after swimming in the filters of objective intellectual arrogance and 25 years of corporate consulting; we can never really comprehend creation. However, we can Love it and synchronize our wills with the Creator’s Holy Will. Yet, having a relationship with the personality that created it all is remarkably accessible and easy for anyone. There are millions out there with the living Spirit of the Creator in them. Our enlightenment does not come from withdrawing from the world but from engaging it with Love. Yes, Jesus did retreat and pray, but that was so he could return and heal. It is what he did that we can not ignore.

This personal relationship with our Creator is a profound yet straightforward truth that our Creator desires deeply for us to have. In the end and now, the free will choice is to either embrace the patterns of lies and addictions of the world or embrace the freedom that Holy Love offers. This is the everyday experience of our brief life on Earth. When one's eyes and heart are open to life's endless reactions to Love, it also frees our eyes from the patterns of material slavery and suffering. We must all choose what the Holy is over what Evil is or be doomed in our lifetime. This paper is intended as a guide in such a quest. There is no way out; we must constantly decipher Holiness from Evil intent. Creation's cosmic force of time forces us to choose which is Holy or Evil continually. Based on those accumulative choices, we become who we are. Why is Love so powerful? Because "God is Love."

Yet, this spiritual quest has a crucial aspect that cannot be overlooked. It demands a multitude of life choices, and these choices are not to be taken lightly. We are tasked with making numerous decisions that shape our spiritual journey in one lifetime.

From the start, let's get this truth straight: Love is more powerful than Evil. In these notes, we will grow to understand that even in the middle of all great tragedies and suffering, there is a moral challenge to Love. Divine Love is always present to guide us.

A note for my Eastern thinkers. It is my experience that Samadhi is very flat. The second point is that when you reach the pinnacle of contemporary yogis, you discover the terrible fact that they have yet to reach the goal of cosmic consciousness. I know we have read about so much enlightenment. And yet, bringing a child into the world is the most profound mystery and a wonderfully rich experience that swims with a divine purpose. The maternity ward is a far more Holy place than any ashram or cathedral. Had I only known this stuff years ago when I started my search for Divine Father Creator?

My children, I write this to save you time and pain along life's paths.