{"id":240973,"date":"2023-09-22T05:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T05:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=240973"},"modified":"2023-09-23T05:57:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T05:57:12","slug":"makow-soul-as-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=240973","title":{"rendered":"Makow — Be a Self-Made Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

HenryMakow.com \u2013 Sept 21, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n

There is a place we can all go without a passport- inside. We need to mortify ourselves to the world and experience our connection to God.<\/p>\n

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.<\/em> –Luke 17-21<\/p>\n

The Satanists convinced us God doesn’t exist, when in fact He is the principle of our self-development and fulfillment. <\/strong><\/p>\n

We are spiritual beings. That’s why nothing but God can satisfy us. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Disclaimer<\/strong> – I’m not trying to convert anyone to my way of thinking. My job ends with bearing witness. Hopefully, some of you will recognize yourSelf.\u00a0Since writing this, my thinking has changed somewhat. I realize I put too much emphasis on self-mortification, “disciplining” the lower self. The ego is a source of tremendous motivation and energy. I try now to achieve a balance between soul, mind, and ego.<\/p>\n

Metaphysics 101<\/em>: <\/em><\/strong>Belief in God is Belief in Your Highest Self<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

by Henry Makow PhD — updated from Dec 16, 2021<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Human beings all have a spark of the Divine in them. Call it the soul. This is our true identity. This is also called the “Self” or Consciousness.\u00a0 The soul “hears” the thoughts but it is NOT thought. It edits and controls thoughts, deciding which thoughts to act upon and which to censor.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. The soul is our connection to the Creator; it is what defines us as human and why human life is sacred.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. This soul is embodied in an ape-like animal which has a variety of physical and psychological needs and instincts. Most of our mental activity is devoted to satisfying these material, sexual or psychological needs. We should look upon these thoughts as those of an obnoxious and unruly roommate. This is our small “s” self.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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