Reasons Why...

THE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
In order for this book to have meaning for you, there are nine basic assumptions that need to align with your belief system. Or you should at least have an open mind that these 10 ways of believing might be valid.

The Basic Assumptions are:
1. There Is a Higher Power
2. God is Love/Loving
3. There Is a Purpose in Our Lives and Things Happen for a Reason
4. We Have Free Will – Destiny Isn’t Fixed, But Is Affected By Our Decisions and Actions
5. There is Life After Death
6. Each Human Has 3 Selves or Aspects to His or Her Being
7. Survival of The Fittest
8. Evil Can Be Explained
9. Divine Guidance and Assistance is Available

BASIC ASSUMPTION #1: THERE IS A HIGHER POWER

All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force…
We must assume behind this force the existence of a
conscious and intelligent Mind.
This Mind is the matrix of all matter.
- Max Planck

Whether you believe in God, Allah, Buddha, the Universe, Divine Intelligence, Love, Spirit, Cosmic Intelligence, Infinite, I Am, the Light, the Force, the Source, the Creator, Christ Consciousness or the interconnection and interaction of energy in the universe, for the Five Reasons Why to have meaning for you, it’s important to have belief in a Higher Power. If you are agnostic or atheist yet still have a scientific view of the connection and effect of higher-level, creative energy, you qualify as having a belief in a (albeit somewhat different) Higher Power.

Throughout this book, you’ll see references to “the Divine,4F ” as well as a Higher Power. This is to help unify the beliefs of all kinds.

I pity the man who says there isn't a Supreme Being…
Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science
becomes convinced that
a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe.
- Albert Einstein

BASIC ASSUMPTION #2: GOD IS LOVE/LOVING

No matter how you define this Higher Intelligence, as energy or as an entity, the meaning is the same: Love. God is Love. The Divine is Love. Not human, emotional love but a benevolent spiritual power that influences everything in the Universe, from atomic structure to planetary alignment. We connect with the Divine when we express and share love.

This might be a difficult assumption to accept, if you’re going through something really tragic, because you might be inclined blame your Higher Power, either for creating the problem or for allowing it to happen. Once you understand the Five Reasons Why, you’ll be able to realize the truth that your Higher Power wants the best for – and from – you. For now, you just need to want to believe that the Higher Power – the Divine – is Love.