LAW -- PART THREE

Humanity´s whole attitude towards the law, crime and punishment, has to change. The only laws that will be respected and obeyed by an evolved soul are Natural Laws.

The Need For Change

There are, of course, always going to be certain individuals who will not learn through their own actions. They kill or steal because they do not think it is wrong. They do not desire to work because they would rather obtain money the easy way. These people will, naturally, reap the effect of Natural Law, but, in that they are potentially dangerous to society, society must take action against them and must isolate them until such time as they have been re-educated.

What happens today is that such people are isolated as a punishment, are not re-educated, and are then released after so many years of punishment to carry on exactly as they had done before. If you look at the crime records in the World today you will see that very often it is a few persistent offenders who continually appear before the judges; but Humanity does not seem to learn from this and to appreciate the need to change its present systems.

A Reflection of Natural Law

Humanity´s whole attitude towards the law, crime and punishment, has to change. The only laws that will be respected and obeyed by an evolved soul are Natural Laws. Now I am not saying that you should ignore all of Humanity´s laws, because many of them will reflect in some respects the greater Law. Obviously it is wrong to attack or kill another person. It is wrong to steal, to slander or to bear false witness against another person. All these aspects, for they are only aspects, of Natural Law appear in Humanity´s laws and should be obeyed. However there are some of Humanity´s laws which are not correct, and these should not be obeyed.

Humanity needs to make its laws more spiritual, more a reflection of Natural Law. Humanity has to recognise that when a person breaks the law, not punishment but re-education is required. Humanity must realise that most people commit crimes only because of the environment which has led them to think and behave in that way, for the sum total of a person´s physical consciousness is the life they have lived, the things they have seen, the people with whom they have associated, what they have practised and done, the whole vibration of the country in which they live.

Help Not Punishment

Humanity must look at its forms of punishment and see if they really are having the desired effect. Remember that fear, fear of being punished, fear of being imprisoned, will in no way restrain a person who is determined to do something. Even in war, when they fear death, people will risk their lives if they believe that what they are doing is just. Humanity must examine its prisons and ensure that they become not punishment cells but schools of education and learning. It must ensure that the standard of life inside these prisons is of a higher standard than life outside, for here are people who need special treatment, who need a special atmosphere, who need individual attention. People who are placed in prisons need help, and help is not given by imprisoning a person within four square walls, sometimes in solitary confinement, our of sight of the sun, of nature and of life.

The Greatest Law

Finally, Humanity must realise that the greatest law that exists in the Universe is Natural Law. What Humanity does will always have an effect no matter what form of punishment Man-made laws decrees. The punishment of Humanity in no way transmutes the effect of Natural Law, and by punishing a fellow brother or sister Humanity is very often only incurring karma for itself.

The greatest Law of this Universe, which has been demonstrated to Humanity by so many Masters when they have incarnated on the Earth, is that you do unto others as you would have others do unto you. If you break the laws of God you expect to be forgiven, you expect to be helped, you expect to be gently shown the error of your ways: you do not expect to be punished. Should not a person who breaks Humanity´s law expect the same treatment??

Humanity has advanced beyond the age of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. It is slowly beginning to recognise the sanctity of life. Let it now begin to understand the purpose of God, the rule of God, and let the Laws of the Universe, not the laws of Humanity, govern life on the Earth and then perfection, harmony and brotherhood will return to this World.

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

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".

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".