Every institution has the objective of growth, or at least, viability (survival), which is in direct correlation with the will to power, which is the root of all evil. If one's objective is survival, then ultimately when one extends that will to its limit, one will always end up with the need for absolute power, absolute control, and absolute safety. This is in direct opposition to the objective of human beings, who are intrinsically bound by the objectives and characteristics of the soul, which is ultimately, unconditional love. If one's objective is service, then when we extent that will to its limit, one ends up with unconditional love. Therefore, the objective of the institution is in direct contradiction with the objective of the individual; Growth/Sustainability/Viability vs. Unconditional Love/Service to others. Even though institutions might have mission statements that proclaim that their main goal is service to others, the intricate design of any institution is always ultimately geared toward remaining viable as an institution. Therefore, if there is ever a defining decision between service and viability, then viability will always take precedence, because according to the logic of the institution, if the institution doesn't remain viable, then the institution can't serve. We see the nature of evil prop up in the logic of the institution, which is always that of the means justifying the ends. The logic of the institution is in direct contradiction to the gospel of Jesus Christ, which is based on the nature of the soul, which is unconditional love, which is based on the idea that the means and the ends are one, in and of themselves. The "means justifying the ends" logic of the institution is the beginning of the end of the service-oriented mission statement of the institution, which slowly but surely deviates from service to the other extreme of absolute power, absolute control, and absolute safety. It is in the defining decisions, on the edge of truth, where one defines who one will ultimately serve... mammon or God. This decision will define who one will ultimately become; one becomes what one serves. And since we are all bound by the individual soul, which is simply a part of the universal soul, we are ultimately destined to serve and eventually become as God, or, if you prefer, we are already there, we just can't perceive it yet. Mammon is here to simply teach what is real from what is illusion.
You can determine the ultimate objective and thereby the intention of something by observing the means by which they operate. If the objective is viability, then the ultimate intent and therefore the means will be self-centered, even though it might not seem this way on the surface. If the objective is unconditional love then the ultimate intent and therefore the means are "other-centered", and viability is not an issue. It is in the intention where we see who we truly are. And true intention is very difficult to determine. It is only in extreme moments of being where one's true intention is determined. Within the mundane, true intention is grey and undetermined. It is in the extremes where our true colors become transparent for all to see, including ourselves. This is why we must make the choice to be willing to surrender our viability in the name of the ultimate intention, which is unconditional love, which is the face of God on earth, which is manifested in everything around us. This is ultimate obedience to God and only to God. This is the ultimate defining decision that you have to make for yourself if you are to serve God: Are you willing to love the other unconditionally? No matter what the other does, thinks, or perceives, are you still willing to love the other? Are you willing to sacrifice your own viability for the viability of another, through the power of unconditional love? It is this decision that will ultimately define who you are, and therefore define what you will think, what you will do, and what your true intentions will be through out your life. It is in the extremes where we define who we are. It is in the extremes where we can achieve the balance, the serenity, and the peace that we have been seeking for so long. We are in a period of time which is characterized by the extreme nature of everything around us. Underlying all of this is an extreme war of ideas between "survival of the fittest" vs. "unconditional love"; one being centered on the self and the other being centered on the other. As we have seen time and time again, during times of true definition, the institution will always choose viability over service, the self over the other, preservation over love, which ultimately ends up in Satan's kitchen. The institution, in the name of service, with the intent of preservation, can act with malice without the need for any particular individual within that institution to act with malice. It is the summation of complex specialized tasks that creates the will of the institution. The institution can bypass individual responsibility by dividing an objective into multiple seemingly mundane tasks which can amount to the embodiment of evil. Nobody is responsible and nobody has done anything wrong. It is in complexity where institutions hide from their true intentions. It is in simplicity and transparency where individuals flourish and institutions fail. Viability (or survival) always ends up in the will to power. There is actually no real transformation from the will to survive to the will to power; it is based on the same energy, which is self-centeredness. The will to power is always thinking that it is striving for survival, because it is actually trying to survive. It is slowly dying because it is empty and void of meaning and purpose, and therefore keeps on trying to "survive" while on the will to power. When survival is attained, there is no sense of being, there is no energy and no life. In face of such a void, one feels threatened and drives further and further down the self-centered rabbit-hole of survival of the fittest with no end in sight. The objective of this path can never be fulfilled since the objective becomes absolute power, absolute control, and absolute safety, which is an illusion which can never be attained. The reason why viability in and of itself can never be fulfilled is because it's concentrated on the self, and the true objective of the self is to connect with everything outside of the self because everything outside of the self is part of the self. The true intention of individuals who travel down the rabbit-hole of survival of the fittest is to connect, since everyone has a soul which has an unconscious desire for connection with everything else. Yet, the soul can't experience this connectivity until it surrenders to the will of God, which is when it becomes purposeful, with meaning, thereby regaining life. This is when the soul is transformed from survival-driven to service-driven, from self-centered to others-centered. The purpose of nature is not survival, but connection. Within the self-centered comfortable world of never-ending consumption there is no life to be found. We must have the courage and the resolve to leave the consumer-driven self and venture out into the cold, dark world of uncertainty. We can't afford to hide any longer. This is part of the process of surrendering, of letting go of the control you think you have over your world. What you will find will pump life back into you. An institution can never surrender its power and will to God, since the institution has no soul and is not part of a larger organism, and thereby will always continue on the will to power, or the will to survive, which is why institutions are always bound for failure. Every institution fails because no institution can sustain an idea that is larger than itself. The institution doesn't have a soul and thereby doesn't possess the qualities that a soul possesses. The institution, at first allows, then promotes, and eventually coerces individuals to consciously deviate from the intricate nature of their own soul. The institution eventually becomes an artificial entity of its own, with an artificial mind of its own, independent from the individuals who serve its very own purposes, and will do anything in its power to remain viable. The robots that we feared from science fiction movies are already here in the form of institutions. What the institution does from day one is search for individuals that will support its own viability and places them in strategic positions that will ensure that this happens. It is these individuals who hold the keys to the institutions, their strategic management, and hold the power to make key decisions. On the surface, these individuals might not appear to be in important positions of power within the institution, which is intricately designed by the institution itself as a means to protect itself from foreign enemies. They are usually not the public figures that represent the institution to the outside world. They are usually entrenched within the mechanisms itself of the institution, and as mentioned, the complexity that the institution creates is geared at creating less agency for individuals, which creates less sense of responsibility, which creates more protection for the institution. With individual agency out of the way, the institution can thrive. Institutions love to hear the following statement, "I did nothing wrong, I was simply following orders". Institutions seek obedience, without question, in other words, they seek unconditional obedience from the individuals who serve them. This mentality creates a culture of obedience within the institution and at the same time a culture of persecution and condemnation against those who deviate from the established mindset of the institution. In order for an institution to gain control and power over others, thereby contributing to its growth and viability as an institution, it needs converts; it needs each individual's agency to submit to the agency of the institution. And in order for this to happen, the individual agent must perceive the good will of the institution, on the one hand, or it must perceive the indispensability of the institution for their own personal survival. Thereby, the institution is always in campaign to show its good nature on the one hand, and spread fear on the other. In ignorance, we love the institution, and in fear, we need the institution for our own survival. The institution always seeks others to perceive of its own indispensability; the slogan being: without the institution you will not be able to make it. But, as mentioned, intentionality is always the hardest thing to perceive under normal conditions, and can only be perceived under extreme conditions. As more and more extreme conditions appear, institutions will have to reveal their true colors to the individuals that support them, and this will be the ultimate demise of their viability. As individuals perceive the true nature of the institution they will choose to no longer support the institution, and despite the efforts of the institution to coerce and control the individuals within them, the institution will fall, since the more they have to exert coercion and control, the more individuals become aware of the true nature of the institution... and the stack of cards comes tumbling down. Individuals will give up the control they thought they had, that was instilled in them by the institution, and turn to God for answers, for they will need to face their fears directly, without the comfort of the institution backing them up. We can see why the enemy of every institution has always been the agency of the individuals that support it. The institution always wants to subdue the agency of its individuals into complete obedience of its own will. And as we know, the institution has no soul, and therefore its agency always becomes corrupted. What will eventually happen in the new era is the dissolution of the institutions of humankind. There is nothing of worth that an institution can do more effectively than an individual or group of individuals. With the collapse of the institutions, we will see the decentralization of the macro units, and expansion of the micro units within compassion and love. The conversion will occur with the rebirth of the culture of humankind, through the surrendering of our individual will to God, to nature's will, which is that of unconditional love. We must understand that the institution itself is an illusion. Without individuals there is no institution. Institutions do not really exist; they are simply a mental construct. We must always remember that behind the will to power of any individual person, is the will to love unconditionally. This is the nature of all human beings. This perception of what is real, of what is underneath the surface, is what we strive to attain on a daily basis. Yet, behind the will to power of the institution there is nothing, there is a void, since it doesn't possess a soul and is not connected to any larger organism, and ultimately doesn't really exist. Follow your soul, not the institution that claims to be protecting and serving you. Don't bother going against the institutions either since they neither reason nor bother with truth; don't bother with creating opposition campaigns against the institutions since this will only inflate their artificial will. What we must do is follow our soul, and remain in the spirit of our soul, that of unconditional love toward all human beings, all beings, all things. This is the means and the end. There are no ends in themselves. There are only means. This is why the means is the end. If we do our part, the institutions will take care of themselves. By simply doing our small part, in simplicity, in humility, and in faith we can bring back the kingdom to earth. We do not want to survive. We want to live. We want to love life. Seeking survival is seeking your own slow death. Seeking life is seeking love, which is ultimately service to God. There are infinite ways to seek love in your life, from the infinitely simple to the infinitely complex, from the infinitely small to the infinitely large. Whatever your way, don't worry about your life, don't worry about survival, yet seek with all of your courage and all of your heart the kernel of unconditional love that is waiting to hatch into life. Don't be afraid, the good Lord is always present. If you do this, your world will change, and our world will follow. The key for the individual is to always understand the indestructible bond that love and freedom share. In order to gain more freedom, we must venture more and more into the rabbit hole of unconditional love. While our culture proclaims the opposite, this is the great deceiver. Freedom in and of itself has no life and leads only to destruction. On the other hand, love's gift is always freedom. The love we seek is independent of conditions and therefore is independent of the actions, feelings, thoughts, and perceptions of the other. Since we already know what others truly are, we can already perceive past the veil of illusion into each individual's soul, where a sea of love lies dormant waiting for you to see what they could never see for themselves, and when you see in them what they could never see in themselves, they will awake to the truth of who they are and what the world truly is, while you will awake to the truth of who you truly are. In others we see ourselves since the other is who we truly are. It is the unconditional nature of love which grants freedom, and the more unconditional our love becomes, the more we move into the realm of freedom. The freedom you have been looking for is already here, but the great paradox has always been, as Jesus so eloquently stated, that if one tries to save one's life it will be lost; and if one gives one's life it will be saved. Thereby it is through our faith that we can achieve the unachievable, seeing beyond the veil into reality.
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