1. The Good News of Elementalism can be understood by considering the implications of the First and Fourth Tenets.
2. If consciousness is the prima materia, and if its natural state is bliss, then all suffering is necessarily temporary, and we all have eternal life.
3. The Good News of Elementalism is that the good guys win in the end.
4. Not only does every fragment of consciousness eventually overcome all suffering, whether in this life or a future one, but that consciousness lives forever.
5. Here a distinction must be made between the various kinds of suffering.
6. Physical suffering is when the physical body loses its homeostasis. Hunger, thirst, tiredness and loss of bodily integrity all cause suffering.
7. Emotional suffering is when the emotional body loses its peace. Fear, envy and rage cause suffering.
8. Mental suffering is when the mental body loses its understanding. Confusion and ignorance cause suffering.
9. Spiritual suffering is when the spiritual body loses the will to say Yes to life. Overcoming this suffering is the purpose of this book and is the purpose of Elementalism.
10. When a person desires something and does not get it, they suffer, but most forms of suffering can be ameliorated simply by letting go of the desire. In this category are emotional, mental and spiritual suffering.
11. Physical suffering is in a different category. Hunger, thirst and bleeding wounds have to be attended to, otherwise a person will die.
12. Therefore, ataraxia depends on learning to tell the difference between physical suffering on the one hand, and emotional, mental and spiritual suffering on the other.
13. With a distinction thus made, physical suffering can be dealt with by correct action, while emotional, mental and spiritual suffering can be dealt with by meditation.
14. The Good News of Elementalism reminds us that all suffering is temporary. Even if no action is taken, or if the suffering is overwhelming, the most extreme possible outcome is death, and thereby exfiltration from the material world and a return to God.
15. All fragments of consciousness have a path back to ataraxia. Whether we travel that path quickly or slowly does not change this.
16. The most important thing is not to strive for an end to suffering, for both suffering and its cessation are guaranteed, one way or another. The most important thing is that the gods are entertained by one’s efforts to strive for an end to suffering.
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This chapter is an excerpt from Elemental Elementalism, the foundational scripture of the new religion of the Age of Aquarius.
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