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'''Idolatry''' is assigning to another the God flame that is within oneself and then worshiping that other in the place of worshiping the flame within. Idolatry is attachment to the form of the one who has mastered God and mastered the Christ. (Of course it may also be the elevation of antiChrist in another proportionately as one has elevated his own ego in himself.) | '''Idolatry''' is assigning to another the God flame that is within oneself and then worshiping that other in the place of worshiping the flame within. Idolatry is attachment to the form of the one who has mastered God and mastered the Christ. (Of course it may also be the elevation of antiChrist in another proportionately as one has elevated his own ego in himself.) | ||
Attachment to the form, the worship of that form, deprives us individually of that God-mastery. So we find that the adulterous generation<ref>Matt. 12:39.</ref> is the compromise of the sacred fire and its misuses in the | Attachment to the form, the worship of that form, deprives us individually of that God-mastery. So we find that the adulterous generation<ref>Matt. 12:39.</ref> is the compromise of the sacred fire and its misuses in the [[chakra]]s. We find that the idolatrous generation is turning over our responsibility of freedom to others, whether it be to [[Jesus Christ]] or [[Henry Kissinger]]. Turning it over to another is entering into idolatry. | ||
[[El Morya]] has spoken of challenging idolatry in his embodiment as [[Abraham]]: | [[El Morya]] has spoken of challenging idolatry in his embodiment as [[Abraham]]: | ||
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<blockquote>Therefore the sacred fire is available, but it is not accessible to you when you are in a state of idolatry of any human person or any personality, including the personality of an [[Ascended Master]]. It is to the Light that you bow and to the Universal Light. Therefore speak not of the greatness of this one or that one, lest you find yourselves outside of this camp.</blockquote> | <blockquote>Therefore the sacred fire is available, but it is not accessible to you when you are in a state of idolatry of any human person or any personality, including the personality of an [[Ascended Master]]. It is to the Light that you bow and to the Universal Light. Therefore speak not of the greatness of this one or that one, lest you find yourselves outside of this camp.</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>This, then, is the inner walk with God. Be stripped, then, this night of your self-attachment, self-idolatry! Be stripped and know that the shield of the L<small>ORD</small> is your exceeding great reward<ref>Gen. 15:1.</ref> when you cleave unto the L<small>ORD</small> and the L<small>ORD</small> only. Know the effacement of self and then know the appearance of the God Self within you.<ref>El Morya as the Patriarch Abraham, “Friendship with God,” {{POWref|35|25|, June 21, 1992}}</blockquote> | <blockquote>This, then, is the inner walk with God. Be stripped, then, this night of your self-attachment, self-idolatry! Be stripped and know that the shield of the L<small>ORD</small> is your exceeding great reward<ref>Gen. 15:1.</ref> when you cleave unto the L<small>ORD</small> and the L<small>ORD</small> only. Know the effacement of self and then know the appearance of the God Self within you.<ref>El Morya as the Patriarch Abraham, “Friendship with God,” {{POWref|35|25|, June 21, 1992}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||