LAW -- PART TWO

There are many of Humanity´s laws which are incorrect as far as Infinite Spirit is concerned, and there are many laws which Infinite Spirit commands which Humanity does not recognise.

The Death Penalty

Many countries in the World today are gradually abolishing the death penalty. The death penalty is really the ultimate in stupidity, for by the act of taking away a person´s life you cannot teach them anything. No matter which one of the great Teachers you follow, be it the Nazarene, the Buddha or Mohammed, be aware that they all taught one thing -- Love! They taught that you should show compassion, that you should always try to help your less evolved brothers and sisters. Criminals are not helped by being executed: they are helped by counselling and re-education, by being given specialised treatment, so that they may realise the foolishness of what they have done and be returned to society as responsible members who have learnt something from their mistakes.

As Humanity does not create life, it has no right to take it. All life is sacred and there is no justification for capital punishment whatsoever, for the greater law of the Universe will always take effect on any of Humanity´s actions. There are many of Humanity´s laws which are incorrect as far as Infinite Spirit is concerned, and there are many laws which Infinite Spirit commands which Humanity does not recognise. So you may well break a law of Infinite Spirit and, whilst not breaking one of Humanity´s laws, still have to pay the effect.

Law of Infinite Spirit

So the definition of what is the law is not as clear-cut as you would think. If one of Humanity´s laws conflicts with the Law of Infinite Spirit then, obviously, if you comply with the Law of Infinite Spirit and thus break Humanity´s law, even if you are punished by a judge in a court, you have in reality committed no crime. People might judge you as having done so but, truly you have not, and the greater Record, the Record that is important, will show you as having committed no crime at all. Remember that what is important is the judgement of your Creator, not the judgement of Humanity, the judgement of the judges and the juries.

Likewise, if you are accused of a crime and you go before a judge and a jury and are found innocent of the offence, even though you are in fact guilty you will not escape, for the Law of Infinite Spirit always has its effect. Any one who breaks the Law of Infinite Spirit, because they do not understand the real nature of their actions should be treated like a young child and helped to understand the existence of, and the reason for, such a Law. To punish them will be of no help, for true learning cannot take place through punishment.

Corrective Education

In ancient civilisations the courts of law were entirely different from those of today. There was no legal profession as such. The judges were people of great spirituality, the priests of the temple, who understood the Natural Laws of the Universe. An accused person was brought before these spiritual people so that the true nature of their actions could be judged. These spiritual judges then decided on the corrective education necessary to ensure that the guilty person realised the error of their ways.

These men of great spirituality could recognise the soul-evolution of an individual and also could tell from their aura whether they lied or spoke the truth. Therefore the law was administered fairly. There were no wrong judgements, and no need for a judge and jury. The judgements were spiritual judgements, and no prejudices, no clever lawyers, no bribery, no corruption, were involved as they are today.

Human Factors

Today far too many human factors are involved in the enforcement of the law. Humanity today, of course, is not so spiritually aware as it was in some of the civilisations of old. In certain countries the system of a judge and jury exists, and this is an advancement on the legal systems of many other countries. But even this is open to abuse, for if, because of his soul-evolution, an evolved soul carries out a particular act and is taken before a judge and jury of less evolved souls, then they will perhaps find him guilty, whereas in actual fact he probably is not. For example, if you have a man who refuses to fight for his country in time of war a judge and jury will probably send him to prison, whereas in actual fact, although he is breaking the law of the land, perhaps he is obeying the Law of Infinite Spirit.

Society today is gradually becoming more and more brutal. Violence is increasing everywhere. This is the nature of the scoiety in which you now live. It reflects Humanity´s total lack of spirituality at all levels, from the rulers of the land to the people of the land. It also reflects the quickening of the spiral on which the Earth rotates and the start of events that Humanity is now experiencing around the globe.

Violence Only Creates Crime

It is hard for Humanity today to accept but, at the moment of conception, every child is a perfect reflection of Infinite Spirit. Most of the factors which are responsible for modern crime are to be found in childhood. Children are greatly influenced by the wrong example of their parents, by wrong education both from their parents and their school teachers and by the wrong example from the World itself.

How can you expect as child today not to be violent when the whole World is violent, when every day the newspapers and the television reports show violence?? A child accepts all these events as being normal. You cannot blame a child if it imitates life around it. You may find this hard to accept, but if a man commits a crime, unless he is committing that crime as an instrument of Infinite Spirit, he is committing that crime against his own soul judgement and because his personality has obscured his soul wisdom.

Part Three follows....

This article is from "The Fantastic Teachings of Ramala".