THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
Thou shalt not kill (Exodus 20:13).
As rules of conduct, the commandments are just such “thou shalt nots” as you see written up, “No smoking” or “No thoroughfare.” But when you get behind the surface meaning, then “Thou shalt not” becomes “Thou Canst not.”
So this commandment, “Thou shalt not kill,” is fundamentally an expression of the cosmic law that20you cannot kill, and the sooner you find that out the better. We are always trying to kill. However, this commandment is here to tell us that to think we can kill anything is to lay up trouble for ourselves that will have to be met and wiped out some time or other.
No one can kill your character. No one can kill your peace of mind. No one can kill your business, or your reputation, or anything that is yours. You can, but nobody else can.
Many people waste their lives in thinking how they are being hurt, or damaged, or injured by other people; how good they could be, what marvelous things they could do, if it were not for others. So long as you believe that, you cannot progress. As soon as you know that nobody can hurt you, then you are free to overtake any mistakes, and to be and do the thing you want.
Anytime one attempts to violate this cosmic law, they inflict the result on themselves more than the target of their actions. We must act in harmony with these laws or pay an incalculable price for violating them. He who has ears to hear…
Listening,
Z Gardener
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