
| Difficult & Strict Requirements Of Discipleship (versus) easy & permissive church membership 105.) Since several centuries ago until these last of days—almost all organized religious establishments‡‡ have been misguiding, misleading and keeping their believers, devotees and worshippers away from the true teachings of their respective God messengers and prophets. a.) Organized churches, for example, frequently tell seekers that all it takes for them to be "saved" is to: • Believe in Jesus. • Donate their money and property to the church. b.) Another problem is that: a lot of those who believe that Christ will return to save only Christian believers at the End Time… • Are only praying and asking for what they want from Christ and God. • While doing nothing for Humanity, Christ and God. …Only to end up: with disappointment, dying and departing! |
| 106.) As an Ascended Master once said, ask not what you want from Lord— Ask What You Can Do And Sacrifice For Lord! * (i) LMW: Those who only pray for self- benefits — without ever asking what they can do for Humanity, Lord's Mission or God's Plan — cannot draw the Lord's Attention and Helping Hand — because they are still selfish! 107.) As Lord Reminded, I. One who wholeheartedly gives and shares to neediest and unfortunate ones… (i) [Out of goodwill; not with an expectation of reward or personal gain°°;] (ii) Will succeed in drawing Lord's Attention [invoke Him to Respond]! II. Those who take upon themselves a portion of His Work—are closest to Him. |
| * Which inspired one of JFK's popular speeches. ** To also clarify #331 in Agni Yoga, The Call. |

| ( °° “If you have an eye on the fruits of your actions, you are liable to be affected by worry, anxiety, and restlessness. “The question may arise: if the fruits have to be given up, how can one manage to live? But why this weakness of heart, this nervousness? He [Lord] who has assured you, saying, "I will care for your well-being," will certainly look after that. He will give the means and the wherewithal. All you have to consider is: which is more important: a happy life or liberation from the circle of life and death? Happy living is of only short duration; the joy of liberation is eternal, unshakeable. “… Many have said that the giving up of fruit is advised because there is no right or authority for the doer to desire the fruit**. This is a great blunder. The Lord has said … "refuse the fruit" — that is to say, the deed yields results, but the doer should not desire the result, or do it with the result in view. If His intention was to say that the doer has no right to the fruit, He would have said, "It is fruitless." So if you desist from action (karma), you will be transgressing the Lord’s command. That would be a serious mistake.” (Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Gita Vahini, Ch. 5) ) |