I liked when Curtis removed one of the black lines in the drawing and said this is you feeling inadequate, because you shouldn't when you're a part of a system creating good fruits - that is a great thing!
So true! There can be great peace in knowing that we are part of something big and connected and beautiful, no matter what is going on in the ups and downs of external life.
I love this! It took a total crushing of my life for me to see that good can only come from it's source and I am NOT that source. This idea is not servile or false humility. It is simply one of the lovely truths that helped set me free! It feels right to redirect all credit and praise to Him who sends us the good stuff. :)
This is interesting, I used to seek praise for my own "good works", but when I had a spiritual shift, after my alcoholism came to a head, I began to notice an aversion to any kind of compliments or thanks. It was like, all of a sudden I realized that nothing I had done until now, was actually "good" because it was all self-serving. And so with an altered intention now, I can do those same things, but instead of for MY own sake, for the sake of the good itself.
It sounds like you experienced a profound transformation in perspective, Nick. What you describe is certainly a shift towards a more heavenly mindset. I'm really looking forward to hearing about your journey forward! God bless you.
Finding value in doing good for good's own sake is the heavenly mindset. We all experience glimmers of this truth when we do random acts of kindness that are spontaneous with zero expectation of reward. I think humanity is growing into heaven and it's only a mater of time before there is a consciousness shift into doing good and loving the truth for their own sake happens.
Nick Collette i could have written that myself, I would always do good things for the praise and to be known as the ‘good, kind sharing person’. But something shifted over the last few years where I actually don’t seek praise for good deeds, I don’t hush people who wish to say thank you but I really don’t seek it anymore. I actively try to avoid it if possible, like trying to do things quietly or anonymously if possible. And I have finally understood that I now do good purely for the sake of good. Kind for the sake of kindness. I no longer do good to save myself a seat in heaven because when I die, what will be will be. I just love the goodness in itself so much. I never paid this thought shift much mind until I watched this video and it all made sense. I have a long way to go in all aspects and I’m far from perfect, but I feel much more comfortable with myself and those around me now. I’d give the shirt off my back for anyone, but I’d try to sneak back off before anyone knew it was from me. I only feel happy to know others are happy.
I listen to you all the time and mentioned that I was helped by two angels when I was a toddler. In your video about what happens when we die, you mentioned that angels do not concern themselves with the stuff we take so seriously, and that is the truth. When I relayed my fears to the two I saw, they looked at each other with such deep compassion for me because I could not help myself. There was no making me feel as if my needs were irrelevant. They were gone as quickly as they appeared, after getting my grandmother to come get me, so there was no time to thank them anyway. But 64 years later, I remember the two I saw as if it were yesterday. I also know from my experience that there definitely is more after we die.
Patricia, how could I forget your profound experience as a toddler! I was and still am struck by your description of angelic compassion-- something Swedenborg wrote extensively about!
We the people are beautiful, loved and blessed todo we Live 2 Give Dare 2 Care Thank you so much Curtis for Being an Angel teaching us how 2 become Angelic !
I have always thanked my " Angels and Guides" for watching over me and my family after close calls ..... I just had a conversation with them , letting them know that I just found out that they may not like the praise, after watching this episode,.... but I told them I love them anyway...
Your comment makes me smile! I am sure that what your angels take from your gratitude is the love in your heart for their influence! Have you seen this episode? It might be relevant! :) It's called, "Angels Can Hear Your Feelings." ua-cam.com/video/FufJKLcCuPQ/v-deo.html
I get it! Everything is starting to make sense! It has been a long, long time. It had to open countless doors to get the one that you just shared in only few sentences. Thank you and God bless.
WOW! Ken, you're message made my day, and probably my week! Your experience is a testimony to the potency of these teachings-- they totally are revolutionary! Thanks so much for letting us know, my friend :)
i am on a binge with your videos atm lol. so i must comment on what I see. I believe all good comes from the divine(energy) which lends to our earthly needs to give thanks and praise to the angelic homies that are by our side. as a energy guy, i know all and any energy that gives good and positivity is from the divine, never taken back or barrowed, so that also could mean that since all good comes from the lord and the lord gives us free will and choices, then only the person does the good which determines the light and love in the person. and praise is certainly good. Angel Michael is always smiling when you give thanks and praise, not cause of the praise precisely but the acknowledgement and vibrational connection you just made with them..
What a wonderful message! I'm so grateful that you were led to these teachings, and that you're experiencing the life-change associated with living them out in life! God bless you.
I love to listen to your shows. They help me make sense of things I have been taught my whole life but just didn't quite understand. You put things in such a way that things are just falling into place for me and I say to myself, "Yes, I was on the right track. That is what I thought it meant." You are helping me build my spiritual understanding of things!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Thank you so much, Rita, for this powerful testimonial! Your response is the kind of thing we hardly dared hope for when we started our channel. So glad to have you here with us as we continue to explore things together!
I think that this perspective is the antidote to self-consciousness. I know I'm much more likely to trip up if I'm focused on myself than if I'm focused on doing my best work. It also means the difference between giving energy in a particular situation or taking energy.
This definitely rings true. I'm a very self conscious person which impedes my life many times and I sometimes wish I was clueless about people's opinion or perspective of me but that will probably become another problem into itself lol. If a person is so in love with Jesus the opinions of man won't mater to him or her as much any more. I would like to get there one day but I got to strive for it.
@@offTheLeftEye if only we would be helping each other become the best rather than competing at ranking first ourselves... what a wonderful world it would have been...
@@sophiawilliam4315 We can work our way back to that kind of world! If each of us try to focus more on helping than competing, that is helping the whole world to change, one person at a time. 💖 Every person can channel a little more heavenly love to earth, and that kind of love can grow.
What you are saying reminds me of when John was in the spirit in Revelation, he fell down to worship the angel, and the angel immediately protested, saying, "No! Do not worship me." I think the angel was saying that God was the one to be worshipped, not the angels.
Everything comes from the Lord. I see myself and understand that I exists only because He created me and breathes life into me. What, then, is my merit? I get to live and be free! Why do I keep forgetting that? I don't own me because He sustains me, and yet I still get to choose and be free? That is quite THE present. That is LOVE. Being good is the least we can do! How did we get so spoiled? 😅
Hi Curtis. Forgive my ignorance but is there a way I can email a you guys individually so as to ask a question that I don't feel comfortable with asking publicly? Thanks in advance. You guys have changed my life!
God bless you redeemer. The writings changed my life. It's been a slow process for me because I hang onto to much crap. It's up to us. My people perish because of lack of knowledge.
How nice that you'd like to visit! The main Swedenborg Foundation office is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, but the Off The Left Eye studio is in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. We do sometimes have people come through to have a tour of our studio, and meet the staff as they are working, so if you let us know ahead of time, that could be arranged. Also, there are events coming up in the Los Angeles and Philadelphia areas especially to meet with viewers. So, if either of those are possibilities for you, upcoming events are posted in the "SF News" section of our website: swedenborg.com/news/
@@offTheLeftEye thanks a lot. That's good to know I'm in Ohio so it'd be a nice road trip. I can't tell you how grateful I am to off the left eye. For once in my life ( 40 years) I am having consistent spiritual growth. Because of your ministries truth/wisdom and love/compassion. Thanks 😊
@@garysmith1615 It's so wonderful to know that these concepts are truly helpful in your life. That is our greatest wish! We're blessed to have you in the audience, Gary.
Looking forward to your class on 'stupid'....haha Hit Control-F (find) and look for that word through the whole book to get your information.....lol I am reminded of the story in the Bible about the disciples arguing about who will sit and the right and left of Jesus to judge the nations. It is rather humorous.
This is such a hard thing for me to integrate into my thinking. I know the agnels are the "wires" and are being willing to be that conduit for God's loves. I know I an not do good on my own and I am grateful for anything that is contributing to my ability to do anything good. Thanking the angels is completely out of gratitude.for me and I almost can't help it. I feel guilty if I DON'T! Yet they can not even stand to be thanked? Not asking they be given a medal or a parade or an end of year bonus...but how can gratitude toward those who contribute to my happiness be bad? Seems like a contradiction, but also makes sense in other ways.
Yes, I know this can be tough to wrap our heads around. I'll share some thought that I shared with Jay under his comment. I think a simple thank you is no problem. Gratitude is always a beneficial thing. What Curtis is talking about here is the kind of focus that would be giving credit to the angels, when they know and feel so clearly that it all comes from God. Maybe think of an analogy of someone spending hours making a wonderful meal for someone who needs it, and then someone else delivers that meal. The delivery person is happy being able to bring this wholesome gift to someone, to be a part of getting the gift to the receiver, and knowing how helpful it will be. A simple and happy "thank you" to the delivery person is nice, and feels nice. But if the receiver starts to thank the delivery person for how wonderful the meal is, as if the delivery person was responsible for the meal itself, the delivery person would get uncomfortable, and want to direct credit to the creator of the meal. Angels deliver God's goodness and truth to us, and they take joy in being those delivery people or messengers. A simple thank you as part of the general gratitude is fine and lovely. But they always want us to remember where the goodness and truth and help really come from, and direct our main gratitude to the Creator. Does that make sense? This reminds me of a scene in the book of Revelation. An angel had been with the apostle John, guiding him through visions and bringing him information and messages. No doubt there was joy for the angel in this task, but the angel seems alarmed when John bows down to him: "I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!” -Revelation 22:8-9
@@offTheLeftEye Wonderful analogy. Dropped it all into place. My son is a delivery person and likes his tips. The people are thrilled to get their favorite food, but it would be a mistake to think my son was the source of the happiness, when he was just the messenger. Same exact thing with what I do and how I feel in my counseling practice. I hold the frequency (a frequency holder 😊) in the room for others to see themselves in a truer light. That revelation and deep knowing doesn't come from me, it doesn't even come from them. We're connected, and with the right "frequency," Love enters and truths are revealed. I have the best job ... as a delivery person (as do you all!!). ❤🌱
Curtis, did Swedenborg ever visit India?! I'm making lots of correlations in this and other videos... To the point; it's actually an insult in India to say thank you or please. They feel you must not feel close to them, like you would just pick an apple from a tree, that it's all one flow. Before ever coming India, I threw some bread towards a waiting crow and as it went through the air time stood still, and I realized that no one gives anything - if its all one beautiful flow of love. If we see angels as something other to us, they will sense it and may not feel that we know this unity in an infinite glorious dance...
I do not think Swedenborg did go to India, Unified. That is interesting about not saying thank you. Angels are resistant to getting credit for the good they do, as all goodness comes from God as you say. And yet it says many times in scripture to give thanks to God. We are all part of the flow!
It's not so much that angels have our mentality of reward at all and humans can transcend this easily as well but they live in the joy of God where you can not even account for all the good God does it would be like counting all the stars 🌌 so why not just let that take over.
So we shouldn't say thank you to our angels that are with us? That seems terribly rude to me. I always say 'thank you God and thank you angels for helping me through the day.' I don't want to upset them.
A simple thank you like that is no problem! Gratitude is always a beneficial thing. What Curtis is talking about here is the kind of focus that would be giving credit to the angels, when they know and feel so clearly that it all comes from God. Maybe think of an analogy of someone spending hours making a wonderful meal for someone who needs it, and then someone else delivers that meal. The delivery person is happy being able to bring this wholesome gift to someone, to be a part of getting the gift to the receiver, and knowing how helpful it will be. A simple and happy "thank you" to the delivery person is nice, and feels nice. But if the receiver starts to thank the delivery person for how wonderful the meal is, as if the delivery person was responsible for the meal itself, the delivery person would get uncomfortable, and want to direct credit to the creator of the meal. Angels deliver God's goodness and truth to us, and they take joy in being those delivery people or messengers. A simple thank you as part of the general gratitude is fine and lovely. But they always want us to remember where the goodness and truth and help really come from, and direct our main gratitude to the Creator. Does that make sense? This reminds me of a scene in the book of Revelation. An angel had been with the apostle John, guiding him through visions and bringing him information and messages. No doubt there was joy for the angel in this task, but the angel seems alarmed when John bows down to him: "I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!” -Revelation 22:8-9
Thanks for your question, Jeezy G. God is definitely all good, but as Swedenborg describes it, evil is the ABSENCE of good, like darkness is the absence of light. So God is not evil, it is what happens when people choose to turn away from God's principles. Make sense? Here's a short clip we did called, "Did God Create Evil?" ua-cam.com/video/IGPv4AS5eDg/v-deo.html Perhaps it will give you some thoughts about it.
thats my question too. who created the evil beings in the astral realm (lower fourth) that people encounter in out-of-body experiences. these beings are pure evil and have many different forms ( greys, reptilians,mantis) and the gnostics called them archons, parasites that influenced humanity since the beginning. how can god supposedly be all love and light but created all these evil beings? something is wrong with this depiction of god. in hinduism god creates good AND evil
@@cityofangels4874 fascinating! I'm not familiar with the lower fourth astral realm, or reptilian beings, etc. On this channel we share the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, (1688-1772), a Swedish scientist and mystic who had spiritual experiences similar to NDEs or OBEs, and wrote many volumes about what he learned and saw of the afterlife! Swedenborg believed that the Bible had an inner meaning, and shared these ideas in his writings. What you share is fascinating but I'm afraid it's out of our realm of expertise! From the point of view of this channel, God did NOT create evil. But it's great to have a knowledge of other faiths and come to your own conclusion about what resonates with you! If you want to learn more about Swedenborg, check out "Who Was Swedenborg" ua-cam.com/video/HEa0e8AcS78/v-deo.html or to hear his worldview in a nutshell, check out "Swedenborg 101: The Basic Nature of Everything." ua-cam.com/video/3Q14EcEwQVQ/v-deo.html Let me know what you think!
Hey that’s in here comes Santa clause “So be good for goodness sake “LOL ok I’m not thanking you guys anymore sorry If I upset you because I’m sure your Angels
:) Your encouragement has meant the world to us, Bonnie! And if God is reaching you through these videos, we're happy and grateful to know that. Yeah, that line in "Here Comes Santa Claus" says it all, doesn't it? :D
@@offTheLeftEye I feel weird about recieving praise, kind of like an "usurper vibe" ☺ But I feel even weirder about not thanking and praising other people 😐
@@LadyWeaver No, I interpret this as considering it in regards to one's self - that we should strive to move away from the need to get thanks and praise in order to feel good about doing good things. In regards to others, I think sincere gratitude (without idolizing others) is a healthy and connecting thing. It helps us to see the value and preciousness that God sees in the people around us. We can recognize that all goodness comes from the Lord and at the same time connect with others by expressing gratitude that they chose to be an instrument of the Lord's goodness. Does that make sense?
No there is a better scenario!!! What he is meaning and Jesus is also implying is heaven IS on earth, your sense of self does get tangled up yes but Jesus is referring to , not chipping away at the layers? But throughout your life your brain gathers all subconscious thoughts memories etc and your conscious brain says what is interprets also, so all they thought forms along with everyone else’s , mum dad and your upbringing,teachers etc so by the time your about 10yrs-13yrs you don’t have a clue who the real you is,plus your subconscious attaches feeling to your thought for example your hit by a red car when you where a child. Every time you see a red car from then on you automatically sense fear unless you retrain it to know better. So by removing subconscious thinking it starts to unravel the whole neural network (awakening process!) and teaches you to surrender all thought ,then ego is next,then the form which makes you realise that you are blissful ,abundant and a very powerful eternal being in the present moment, and that is heaven,then there’s gods pad upstairs . You ,me trees , that guy who annoys you,we are all divine life sparks,from the divine god source we are all connected,that ethereal cord has divine live in it,and that’s the one that is attached to the physical body the one that makes you travels all dimensions like shamen, and it is also the one present at you birth which is also known as kundalini,Chinese call it chi,life force energy, There is no such thing as time,made up for religious and tax purposes so no past and no future Buddhist 8 fold path teaches you to stay present, Jesus is saying exactly that also,the cross symbolises present (the vertical piece of wood with heaven at top) and left and right symbolise past and future , think about it? If you worry it’s always about future,past probably reminiscing so sad, if you understand they don’t exist and live only in this present moment plus there is no concept of time ,and you can pop out on an amazing magical journeys every single day for as long as you like doing anything your heart desired,wouldn’t you be thinking this is heavenly xxx 😇😇😇
There is a spiritual realm and like all realms including our own there are laws which you can use to your advantage or not. There are spiritual practitioners that can learn some of the spiritual laws and use them as a tool and get the results they wanted. They can achieve positive results like gaining health and wealth and grow in wisdom of spiritual powers but it's empty without love. I don't want to grow without Jesus. If I was given the choice where all spiritual laws and understanding was laid bare for me but I must travel alone and be my own God, I would reject it. I don't care about my personal growth or manifestations, if it's without Jesus then I want none of it. I rather walk with Jesus and be as ignorant as a child to all things of power or manifestation, I don't care. This is why I shy away from spiritualism or of things like learning the power of manifestation through astral realms and things like that. To me it's an empty existence because it's all about me and what I can do for me even if the goals are with good intentions, it's dead works. Jesus first. I want to learn from him, let him be your teacher and you'll never be hungry and thirsty again. I'm a sinful person and by no means perfect so please don't misunderstand me, I'm human and I probably have more issues then you lol. I just want Jesus, and in my journey to walk with him I trip and fall all the time but I always get back up and try again.
I liked when Curtis removed one of the black lines in the drawing and said this is you feeling inadequate, because you shouldn't when you're a part of a system creating good fruits - that is a great thing!
So true! There can be great peace in knowing that we are part of something big and connected and beautiful, no matter what is going on in the ups and downs of external life.
Yes!
I love this! It took a total crushing of my life for me to see that good can only come from it's source and I am NOT that source. This idea is not servile or false humility. It is simply one of the lovely truths that helped set me free! It feels right to redirect all credit and praise to Him who sends us the good stuff. :)
What a remarkable path you've been on, Terra Ray! I feel the potency of your new, heavenly mindset. Thank you for reaching out, dear friend!
Yes, that is also my feeling...it is not me....it is God...my life came also to a crash before I truly realized...💛
This is interesting, I used to seek praise for my own "good works", but when I had a spiritual shift, after my alcoholism came to a head, I began to notice an aversion to any kind of compliments or thanks. It was like, all of a sudden I realized that nothing I had done until now, was actually "good" because it was all self-serving. And so with an altered intention now, I can do those same things, but instead of for MY own sake, for the sake of the good itself.
It sounds like you experienced a profound transformation in perspective, Nick. What you describe is certainly a shift towards a more heavenly mindset. I'm really looking forward to hearing about your journey forward! God bless you.
Finding value in doing good for good's own sake is the heavenly mindset. We all experience glimmers of this truth when we do random acts of kindness that are spontaneous with zero expectation of reward. I think humanity is growing into heaven and it's only a mater of time before there is a consciousness shift into doing good and loving the truth for their own sake happens.
Nick Collette i could have written that myself, I would always do good things for the praise and to be known as the ‘good, kind sharing person’. But something shifted over the last few years where I actually don’t seek praise for good deeds, I don’t hush people who wish to say thank you but I really don’t seek it anymore. I actively try to avoid it if possible, like trying to do things quietly or anonymously if possible. And I have finally understood that I now do good purely for the sake of good. Kind for the sake of kindness. I no longer do good to save myself a seat in heaven because when I die, what will be will be. I just love the goodness in itself so much. I never paid this thought shift much mind until I watched this video and it all made sense. I have a long way to go in all aspects and I’m far from perfect, but I feel much more comfortable with myself and those around me now. I’d give the shirt off my back for anyone, but I’d try to sneak back off before anyone knew it was from me. I only feel happy to know others are happy.
@@jojo1234a Mathew 6:3
I listen to you all the time and mentioned that I was helped by two angels when I was a toddler. In your video about what happens when we die, you mentioned that angels do not concern themselves with the stuff we take so seriously, and that is the truth. When I relayed my fears to the two I saw, they looked at each other with such deep compassion for me because I could not help myself. There was no making me feel as if my needs were irrelevant. They were gone as quickly as they appeared, after getting my grandmother to come get me, so there was no time to thank them anyway. But 64 years later, I remember the two I saw as if it were yesterday. I also know from my experience that there definitely is more after we die.
Patricia, how could I forget your profound experience as a toddler! I was and still am struck by your description of angelic compassion-- something Swedenborg wrote extensively about!
We the people are beautiful, loved and blessed todo we Live 2 Give Dare 2 Care
Thank you so much Curtis for Being an Angel teaching us how 2 become Angelic !
Your presence here is a blessing to us!
I have always thanked my " Angels and Guides" for watching over me and my family after close calls ..... I just had a conversation with them , letting them know that I just found out that they may not like the praise, after watching this episode,.... but I told them I love them anyway...
Your comment makes me smile! I am sure that what your angels take from your gratitude is the love in your heart for their influence! Have you seen this episode? It might be relevant! :) It's called, "Angels Can Hear Your Feelings." ua-cam.com/video/FufJKLcCuPQ/v-deo.html
I get it! Everything is starting to make sense! It has been a long, long time. It had to open countless doors to get the one that you just shared in only few sentences. Thank you and God bless.
WOW! Ken, you're message made my day, and probably my week! Your experience is a testimony to the potency of these teachings-- they totally are revolutionary! Thanks so much for letting us know, my friend :)
i am on a binge with your videos atm lol. so i must comment on what I see.
I believe all good comes from the divine(energy) which lends to our earthly needs to give thanks and praise to the angelic homies that are by our side.
as a energy guy, i know all and any energy that gives good and positivity is from the divine, never taken back or barrowed, so that also could mean that since all good comes from the lord and the lord gives us free will and choices, then only the person does the good which determines the light and love in the person.
and praise is certainly good.
Angel Michael is always smiling when you give thanks and praise, not cause of the praise precisely but the acknowledgement and vibrational connection you just made with them..
Yes, Mr. Kerr! We all rejoice when people jump on the love and goodness train!
All good comes from the Lord and not us. Swedenborg is criticized for this view, but for a long time I felt his insight is right on the money. Amen.
I'm really glad you can relate to this information, David!
Mark 10:18
@@nickjamesb2051,this is true.
"Head weather" - I love that phrase! Thank you. Another deeply helpful video.
I'm so glad that point resonated with you! It's a great teaching to go along with that phrase. You rock, Anna.
I cannot express how important the information brought to light by this channel has been to my salvation. We are not Angels yet so Thank You!
What a wonderful message! I'm so grateful that you were led to these teachings, and that you're experiencing the life-change associated with living them out in life! God bless you.
I love to listen to your shows. They help me make sense of things I have been taught my whole life but just didn't quite understand. You put things in such a way that things are just falling into place for me and I say to myself, "Yes, I was on the right track. That is what I thought it meant." You are helping me build my spiritual understanding of things!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Thank you so much, Rita, for this powerful testimonial! Your response is the kind of thing we hardly dared hope for when we started our channel. So glad to have you here with us as we continue to explore things together!
I think that this perspective is the antidote to self-consciousness. I know I'm much more likely to trip up if I'm focused on myself than if I'm focused on doing my best work. It also means the difference between giving energy in a particular situation or taking energy.
VERY well said, Carrie! Thank you for sharing this with us :)
This definitely rings true. I'm a very self conscious person which impedes my life many times and I sometimes wish I was clueless about people's opinion or perspective of me but that will probably become another problem into itself lol. If a person is so in love with Jesus the opinions of man won't mater to him or her as much any more. I would like to get there one day but I got to strive for it.
I truly love your knowledge and insights of Swedenborg. Love this show It's the best!
We're all so glad to know this series is reaching your heart, Trish, and we're blessed and grateful to have you in the audience!
Thanks for the good work Curtis, well done.
Thank you for the kind and encouraging words, Stephen! I'm so glad you enjoyed this topic. Thanks for watching!
How beautiful!
I second that!
Perhaps claiming praise is what makes us competitive in this challenging world..
What a powerful thought, Sophia! I think you're on to something!
@@offTheLeftEye if only we would be helping each other become the best rather than competing at ranking first ourselves... what a wonderful world it would have been...
@@sophiawilliam4315 We can work our way back to that kind of world! If each of us try to focus more on helping than competing, that is helping the whole world to change, one person at a time. 💖 Every person can channel a little more heavenly love to earth, and that kind of love can grow.
@@offTheLeftEye yes I agree too!
Consistently presenting thought provoking and insightful content. Ty
Thanks so much for the kind words and encouragement! That means a lot to us all. We're grateful to have you out there in the audience!
Love this channel. Great job Curtis. Love the way you break everything down with the highlighter..I finally understand. Thanks again.
That's wonderful to hear, John! We're really glad to have you journeying with us. May God bless you, always.
Love this! 🙌🏼
I'm so glad, Amanda. Thanks for watching!
It is nice to be late in my career and competition is fading and we are just focused on trying to make things better.
Nice, Jon. So the praise is for the potential use that's being served, rather than for the individual person doing the work, eh?
@@offTheLeftEye right, just a quiet excitement for the work itself
Love the explanation Child's
I'm so glad this resonated with you! Thank you for watching.
Very nice.
I'm glad this resonated with you! Thanks for watching.
Because there can’t be good with no evil...
We do need to understand the contrast between good and evil! And we can't understand that without knowing what evil is.
What you are saying reminds me of when John was in the spirit in Revelation, he fell down to worship the angel, and the angel immediately protested, saying, "No! Do not worship me." I think the angel was saying that God was the one to be worshipped, not the angels.
What a great connection to make! Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
GREAT IMFO TOTALLY GET IT AND UNDERSTAND THANK YOU SO MUCH
Wonderful! I'm so glad this makes sense to you. Thanks for watching!
Everything comes from the Lord. I see myself and understand that I exists only because He created me and breathes life into me. What, then, is my merit? I get to live and be free! Why do I keep forgetting that? I don't own me because He sustains me, and yet I still get to choose and be free? That is quite THE present. That is LOVE. Being good is the least we can do! How did we get so spoiled? 😅
Amen, clamarroan!
Hi Curtis. Forgive my ignorance but is there a way I can email a you guys individually so as to ask a question that I don't feel comfortable with asking publicly? Thanks in advance. You guys have changed my life!
Yes, you are certainly welcome to email us at offthelefteye@gmail.com, and we will respond as soon as we are able!
God bless you redeemer. The writings changed my life. It's been a slow process for me because I hang onto to much crap. It's up to us. My people perish because of lack of knowledge.
Don't go chasing waterfalls. Every time I hear the beginning intro it reminds me of that song by tlc.. 😁
Ha, I had never noticed that similarity. You're right! :)
I love to take a trip to visit the swedenborg foundation. Is that possible?
How nice that you'd like to visit! The main Swedenborg Foundation office is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, but the Off The Left Eye studio is in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. We do sometimes have people come through to have a tour of our studio, and meet the staff as they are working, so if you let us know ahead of time, that could be arranged. Also, there are events coming up in the Los Angeles and Philadelphia areas especially to meet with viewers. So, if either of those are possibilities for you, upcoming events are posted in the "SF News" section of our website:
swedenborg.com/news/
@@offTheLeftEye thanks a lot. That's good to know I'm in Ohio so it'd be a nice road trip. I can't tell you how grateful I am to off the left eye. For once in my life ( 40 years) I am having consistent spiritual growth. Because of your ministries truth/wisdom and love/compassion. Thanks 😊
@@garysmith1615 It's so wonderful to know that these concepts are truly helpful in your life. That is our greatest wish! We're blessed to have you in the audience, Gary.
Looking forward to your class on 'stupid'....haha Hit Control-F (find) and look for that word through the whole book to get your information.....lol I am reminded of the story in the Bible about the disciples arguing about who will sit and the right and left of Jesus to judge the nations. It is rather humorous.
It is! Humor is a powerful teaching tool!
This is such a hard thing for me to integrate into my thinking. I know the agnels are the "wires" and are being willing to be that conduit for God's loves. I know I an not do good on my own and I am grateful for anything that is contributing to my ability to do anything good. Thanking the angels is completely out of gratitude.for me and I almost can't help it. I feel guilty if I DON'T! Yet they can not even stand to be thanked? Not asking they be given a medal or a parade or an end of year bonus...but how can gratitude toward those who contribute to my happiness be bad? Seems like a contradiction, but also makes sense in other ways.
Yes, I know this can be tough to wrap our heads around. I'll share some thought that I shared with Jay under his comment.
I think a simple thank you is no problem. Gratitude is always a beneficial thing. What Curtis is talking about here is the kind of focus that would be giving credit to the angels, when they know and feel so clearly that it all comes from God.
Maybe think of an analogy of someone spending hours making a wonderful meal for someone who needs it, and then someone else delivers that meal. The delivery person is happy being able to bring this wholesome gift to someone, to be a part of getting the gift to the receiver, and knowing how helpful it will be. A simple and happy "thank you" to the delivery person is nice, and feels nice. But if the receiver starts to thank the delivery person for how wonderful the meal is, as if the delivery person was responsible for the meal itself, the delivery person would get uncomfortable, and want to direct credit to the creator of the meal.
Angels deliver God's goodness and truth to us, and they take joy in being those delivery people or messengers. A simple thank you as part of the general gratitude is fine and lovely. But they always want us to remember where the goodness and truth and help really come from, and direct our main gratitude to the Creator. Does that make sense?
This reminds me of a scene in the book of Revelation. An angel had been with the apostle John, guiding him through visions and bringing him information and messages. No doubt there was joy for the angel in this task, but the angel seems alarmed when John bows down to him:
"I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”
-Revelation 22:8-9
@@offTheLeftEye Wonderful analogy. Dropped it all into place. My son is a delivery person and likes his tips. The people are thrilled to get their favorite food, but it would be a mistake to think my son was the source of the happiness, when he was just the messenger. Same exact thing with what I do and how I feel in my counseling practice. I hold the frequency (a frequency holder 😊) in the room for others to see themselves in a truer light. That revelation and deep knowing doesn't come from me, it doesn't even come from them. We're connected, and with the right "frequency," Love enters and truths are revealed. I have the best job ... as a delivery person (as do you all!!). ❤🌱
@@awakenedheartcounseling3973 Thank you for adding to the analogy! I love how you can recognize your work as a counselor as being a "delivery person".
Curtis, did Swedenborg ever visit India?! I'm making lots of correlations in this and other videos... To the point; it's actually an insult in India to say thank you or please. They feel you must not feel close to them, like you would just pick an apple from a tree, that it's all one flow. Before ever coming India, I threw some bread towards a waiting crow and as it went through the air time stood still, and I realized that no one gives anything - if its all one beautiful flow of love. If we see angels as something other to us, they will sense it and may not feel that we know this unity in an infinite glorious dance...
I do not think Swedenborg did go to India, Unified. That is interesting about not saying thank you. Angels are resistant to getting credit for the good they do, as all goodness comes from God as you say. And yet it says many times in scripture to give thanks to God. We are all part of the flow!
It's not so much that angels have our mentality of reward at all and humans can transcend this easily as well but they live in the joy of God where you can not even account for all the good God does it would be like counting all the stars 🌌 so why not just let that take over.
Beautifully said! I love it.
The bible never says to love yourself, but it does say to love one's neighbor as oneself
The Golden Rule, yes Reviving.
And the second of the Two Great Commandments.
Nice. Although Im not sure its "news" as "olds" from Heaven since its not as recent an information ;)
Ha, that's a fair point! Thanks for reaching out.
@@offTheLeftEye :)
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Thank you for watching, Virginia!
I want that T shirt.
Curtis has a nice collection, xxxild!
So we shouldn't say thank you to our angels that are with us? That seems terribly rude to me. I always say 'thank you God and thank you angels for helping me through the day.' I don't want to upset them.
A simple thank you like that is no problem! Gratitude is always a beneficial thing. What Curtis is talking about here is the kind of focus that would be giving credit to the angels, when they know and feel so clearly that it all comes from God.
Maybe think of an analogy of someone spending hours making a wonderful meal for someone who needs it, and then someone else delivers that meal. The delivery person is happy being able to bring this wholesome gift to someone, to be a part of getting the gift to the receiver, and knowing how helpful it will be. A simple and happy "thank you" to the delivery person is nice, and feels nice. But if the receiver starts to thank the delivery person for how wonderful the meal is, as if the delivery person was responsible for the meal itself, the delivery person would get uncomfortable, and want to direct credit to the creator of the meal.
Angels deliver God's goodness and truth to us, and they take joy in being those delivery people or messengers. A simple thank you as part of the general gratitude is fine and lovely. But they always want us to remember where the goodness and truth and help really come from, and direct our main gratitude to the Creator. Does that make sense?
This reminds me of a scene in the book of Revelation. An angel had been with the apostle John, guiding him through visions and bringing him information and messages. No doubt there was joy for the angel in this task, but the angel seems alarmed when John bows down to him:
"I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”
-Revelation 22:8-9
@@offTheLeftEye Sometimes it's hard to remember we are a team working for the same thing. Well said.
So, what part does Jesus Christ play in all this? Is Jesus God?
Check out this episode for a full answer to that question! ua-cam.com/video/EyC1Y6GO11s/v-deo.html
Question. If God is all, then is God all evil and good?
Thanks for your question, Jeezy G. God is definitely all good, but as Swedenborg describes it, evil is the ABSENCE of good, like darkness is the absence of light. So God is not evil, it is what happens when people choose to turn away from God's principles. Make sense? Here's a short clip we did called, "Did God Create Evil?" ua-cam.com/video/IGPv4AS5eDg/v-deo.html Perhaps it will give you some thoughts about it.
thats my question too. who created the evil beings in the astral realm (lower fourth) that people encounter in out-of-body experiences. these beings are pure evil and have many different forms ( greys, reptilians,mantis) and the gnostics called them archons, parasites that influenced humanity since the beginning. how can god supposedly be all love and light but created all these evil beings? something is wrong with this depiction of god. in hinduism god creates good AND evil
@@cityofangels4874 fascinating! I'm not familiar with the lower fourth astral realm, or reptilian beings, etc. On this channel we share the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, (1688-1772), a Swedish scientist and mystic who had spiritual experiences similar to NDEs or OBEs, and wrote many volumes about what he learned and saw of the afterlife!
Swedenborg believed that the Bible had an inner meaning, and shared these ideas in his writings. What you share is fascinating but I'm afraid it's out of our realm of expertise! From the point of view of this channel, God did NOT create evil. But it's great to have a knowledge of other faiths and come to your own conclusion about what resonates with you!
If you want to learn more about Swedenborg, check out "Who Was Swedenborg" ua-cam.com/video/HEa0e8AcS78/v-deo.html or to hear his worldview in a nutshell, check out "Swedenborg 101: The Basic Nature of Everything." ua-cam.com/video/3Q14EcEwQVQ/v-deo.html
Let me know what you think!
Hey that’s in here comes Santa clause “So be good for goodness sake “LOL ok I’m not thanking you guys anymore sorry If I upset you because I’m sure your Angels
:) Your encouragement has meant the world to us, Bonnie! And if God is reaching you through these videos, we're happy and grateful to know that. Yeah, that line in "Here Comes Santa Claus" says it all, doesn't it? :D
@@offTheLeftEye Seriously tho...Would you guys interpret this as meaning that we should gradually move away from thanking and praising each other?
@@offTheLeftEye I feel weird about recieving praise, kind of like an "usurper vibe" ☺ But I feel even weirder about not thanking and praising other people 😐
@@LadyWeaver No, I interpret this as considering it in regards to one's self - that we should strive to move away from the need to get thanks and praise in order to feel good about doing good things. In regards to others, I think sincere gratitude (without idolizing others) is a healthy and connecting thing. It helps us to see the value and preciousness that God sees in the people around us. We can recognize that all goodness comes from the Lord and at the same time connect with others by expressing gratitude that they chose to be an instrument of the Lord's goodness. Does that make sense?
@@offTheLeftEye It makes a lot of sense 😊 Thank you for sharing your perspective 😊
No there is a better scenario!!!
What he is meaning and Jesus is also implying is heaven IS on earth, your sense of self does get tangled up yes but Jesus is referring to , not chipping away at the layers? But throughout your life your brain gathers all subconscious thoughts memories etc and your conscious brain says what is interprets also, so all they thought forms along with everyone else’s , mum dad and your upbringing,teachers etc so by the time your about 10yrs-13yrs you don’t have a clue who the real you is,plus your subconscious attaches feeling to your thought for example your hit by a red car when you where a child. Every time you see a red car from then on you automatically sense fear unless you retrain it to know better.
So by removing subconscious thinking it starts to unravel the whole neural network (awakening process!) and teaches you to surrender all thought ,then ego is next,then the form which makes you realise that you are blissful ,abundant and a very powerful eternal being in the present moment, and that is heaven,then there’s gods pad upstairs . You ,me trees , that guy who annoys you,we are all divine life sparks,from the divine god source we are all connected,that ethereal cord has divine live in it,and that’s the one that is attached to the physical body the one that makes you travels all dimensions like shamen, and it is also the one present at you birth which is also known as kundalini,Chinese call it chi,life force energy,
There is no such thing as time,made up for religious and tax purposes so no past and no future
Buddhist 8 fold path teaches you to stay present, Jesus is saying exactly that also,the cross symbolises present (the vertical piece of wood with heaven at top) and left and right symbolise past and future , think about it? If you worry it’s always about future,past probably reminiscing so sad, if you understand they don’t exist and live only in this present moment plus there is no concept of time ,and you can pop out on an amazing magical journeys every single day for as long as you like doing anything your heart desired,wouldn’t you be thinking this is heavenly xxx 😇😇😇
There is a spiritual realm and like all realms including our own there are laws which you can use to your advantage or not. There are spiritual practitioners that can learn some of the spiritual laws and use them as a tool and get the results they wanted. They can achieve positive results like gaining health and wealth and grow in wisdom of spiritual powers but it's empty without love. I don't want to grow without Jesus. If I was given the choice where all spiritual laws and understanding was laid bare for me but I must travel alone and be my own God, I would reject it. I don't care about my personal growth or manifestations, if it's without Jesus then I want none of it. I rather walk with Jesus and be as ignorant as a child to all things of power or manifestation, I don't care. This is why I shy away from spiritualism or of things like learning the power of manifestation through astral realms and things like that. To me it's an empty existence because it's all about me and what I can do for me even if the goals are with good intentions, it's dead works. Jesus first. I want to learn from him, let him be your teacher and you'll never be hungry and thirsty again.
I'm a sinful person and by no means perfect so please don't misunderstand me, I'm human and I probably have more issues then you lol. I just want Jesus, and in my journey to walk with him I trip and fall all the time but I always get back up and try again.
@@rickrouse7865 Well said!