LAW -- PART ONE

The only true and permanent laws that exist in our Solar Body are the Natural Laws. These are the laws which govern all Spirit, all Mind and all Matter within the Solar Body, and they range from the ones which govern our individual behaviour, such as the Law of Cause and Effect, to the laws which govern matter, such as the Law of Multiplicity.

Humanity´s Laws

Everything that exists in creation is governed by Natural law, and inherent in them is the Will of your Creator, for no matter what Humanity might do, or might seek to do, it cannot avoid their effects. Therefore when I talk about Humanity´s laws I am talking about regulations, or rules, which Humanity has drawn up according to its own consciousness and not according to God´s consciousness. Humanity´s laws are not laws in the true sense of the word.

As Humanity has lived and evolved on the Earth, as civilisations have come and gone, it has, of course, made its own laws. If you wish to judge the evolution of a particular civilisation you should look at its laws, its regulations for life, for in them you will see a refection of the consciousness of that Age.

Comparisons

As you look at your laws today you think that they are humane because you are comparing them with the laws of two hundred years ago, when a man could be hung for stealing a sheep and a hungry boy could be deported for stealing a loaf of bread. However, if you were to advance two hundred years from now and look back on the laws of today you would think how babarous they were.

Humanity´s laws have gradually evolved over the years to their present state and they will be changed only by the actions of Humanity when it truly desires a change. Some of Humanity´s laws are evil, and oppose Natural Law, but no matter what I say Humanity will not change them immediately, for it is only Humanity´s progression and evolution that will change its laws. What I am seeking to do in this article is to present some new aspects on Law so that you can place Man-made laws in their true perspective.

Civil Law

Man-made laws generally fall into two categories. Firstly there are the civil laws that stem from the need for people to live together harmoniously in society. They regulate, for example, how one drives cars, how one collects taxes, how one buys and sells, and so on. These laws are formulated by Man according to his point of evolution, and as his way of life changes so do his laws. They cannot be judged as being spiritual or unspiritual, right or wrong. Secondly, there are the criminal laws, and it is when we look at these that we begin to discover certain aspects of unspirituality.

So man, whilst he lives in a physical body, is governed not only by the Natural Laws of which he is largely unaware but also by his own laws. He learns that if he breaks the laws of his society and is caught he will be punished. If Man approves of such laws, if he considers that they are just, he will obey them; but if he considers that they are unjust he will ignore them and, even if he is caught and punished, he will not think that he deserves to be punished. Therefore no point is served by punishing him, and to punish any man who does not think he has broken a law is not a punishment but a crucifixion.

Penal Law

The laws that usually cause the most conflict today are those that refer to murder, violence, robbery and corruption. Let me begin by pointing out that the whole principle upon which your penal law is based is that of punishment for the crime. A man commits a crime: he kills or steals, and therefore the law says that he must be punished for his offence. The law does not consider that perhaps, most of all, that man needs teaching or re-educating so that he may be able to live again in society as a responsible being.

It is the principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Have you ever considered the fact that your Creator does not punish you for your offences, and that the whole reason for Humanity incarnating on the Earth is to learn through its experiences and gradually to evolve its consciousness?? What you do will come back to you, but never in the form of punishment.

Why Punishment?

It is through your own actions that you learn to appreciate what you have done and thereby to evolve through those experiences. Any person who murders, or steals, is obviously unaware of the existence of the true spiritual Laws which govern the Universe. That person should therefore, be helped in every possible way, and you do not help them by attempting to equal the score, for whether it be in some "primitive" country where a person found guilty of stealing has their hand cut off, or ín some "civilised" country where a person is sent to prison for so many years, the effect is the same: it is punishment.

Part Two follows....

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