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Having reminded you of the [[fact]] that you are not born [[defective]], under the fictitious [[guilt]] of [[Original Sin|racial condemnation]], I would now elaborate some of the ramifications of this [[truth]]. You see, if you believe that you began life on this mortal sphere [[handicapped]] and [[depraved]], it is difficult to assess [[progress]] accurately. But since you were not born this way, but rather were born under the [[smile]] of God and the approval of [[the universe]], there is no [[legacy]] of guilt to carry from earliest [[childhood]] into [[maturity]].

Having reminded you of the [[fact]] that you are not born [[defective]], under the fictitious [[guilt]] of [[Original Sin|racial condemnation]], I would now elaborate some of the ramifications of this [[truth]]. You see, if you believe that you began life on this mortal sphere [[handicapped]] and [[depraved]], it is difficult to assess [[progress]] accurately. But since you were not born this way, but rather were born under the [[smile]] of God and the approval of [[the universe]], there is no [[legacy]] of guilt to carry from earliest [[childhood]] into [[maturity]].

I realize that for those who were not raised under a [[theological]] [[understanding]] of God's [[love]] which was accurate, this [[heritage]] of [[shame]] and [[guilt]] is difficult to let go of. It is more or less like a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy self fulfilling prophecy] so that when you make a mistake you can say, "Well, that's just the way I am made. I have always been a [[sinner]] by [[birth]] and by [[nature]]". But when you [[understand]] that you were not born a sinner, and when you also understand that you were born as a mortal to begin the great perfection [[ascension career]] to [[Paradise]], it is possible, therefor, to allow your estimate of [[self]] to be constantly [[adjusted]] upward. In other words, then, for all those [[mistakes]] of learning, you understand that there is no shame or guilt involved. Only when a person deliberately chooses [[evil]] should there be feelings of guilt and the need for [[forgiveness]]. Having, therefor, this basic [[attitude]] that your lives are a [[process]] of moving from [[potential]] to [[actual]], from one level of [[attainment]] to another, to another, and to another, it is not appropriate to look back on the [[past]] with any sense of shame or [[regret]], any self denigration, any self loathing.

I realize that for those who were not raised under a [[theological]] [[understanding]] of God's [[love]] which was accurate, this [[heritage]] of [[shame]] and [[guilt]] is difficult to let go of. It is more or less like a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy self fulfilling prophecy] so that when you make a mistake you can say, "Well, that's just the way I am made. I have always been a [[sinner]] by [[birth]] and by [[nature]]". But when you [[understand]] that you were not born a sinner, and when you also understand that you were born as a mortal to begin the great perfection [[ascension career]] to [[Paradise]], it is possible, therefor, to allow your estimate of [[self]] to be constantly [[adjusted]] upward. In other words, then, for all those [[mistakes]] of learning, you understand that there is no shame or guilt involved. Only when a person deliberately chooses [[evil]] should there be feelings of guilt and the need for [[forgiveness]]. Having, therefor, this basic [[attitude]] that your lives are a [[process]] of moving from [[potential]] to [[actual]], from one level of [[attainment]] to another, to another, and to another, it is not appropriate to look back on the [[past]] with any sense of shame or [[regret]], any self denigration, any self loathing.

Just as you look on the [[progress]] of any human preschooler with amusement and [[affection]] and see the level of [[behavior]] with a generous [[understanding]], so does [[the Father]] of all and all universe administrators and [[Supreme Creators|Creators]] understand that you are just children, spiritually, having just been [[born]] of the [[animal nature]] and so recently [[infused]] with the divine nature. It is inappropriate for any [[parent]] to [[expect]] their three year old to have the [[maturity]] of an eighteen year old. No normal parent would ever expect that kind of thing. And yet, many people are intolerant with themselves as adults and do not [[accept]] their progress realistically. They expect themselves to be far advanced of what their [[experience]] [[quotient]] actually is.

Just as you look on the [[progress]] of any human preschooler with amusement and [[affection]] and see the level of [[behavior]] with a generous [[understanding]], so does [[the Father]] of all and all universe administrators and [[Supreme Creators|Creators]] understand that you are just children, spiritually, having just been [[born]] of the [[animal nature]] and so recently [[infused]] with the divine nature. It is inappropriate for any [[parent]] to [[expect]] their three year old to have the [[maturity]] of an eighteen year old. No normal parent would ever expect that kind of thing. And yet, many people are intolerant with themselves as adults and do not [[accept]] their progress realistically. They expect themselves to be far advanced of what their [[experience]] [[quotient]] actually is.