Angels Or Aliens?

Q: What do you think would happen to the religions of the world if it turned out that all these encounters with angles and God, reported by the saints and prophets, were actually encounters with aliens? I am puzzled by the Catholic Church saying it is OK to believe in aliens.

MM: It would depend on how willing people are to suddenly accept such news, be that believers or non-believers. But, it should not take away from the fundamental message of kindness and compassion that all the religions - at their best - teach. The Catholic Church, for example, reminds people these so-called "aliens" should be considered our brothers. Everybody may take another look at religious teachings if they suddenly were convinced that superior, scientific beings were the original sources of these teachings, as polluted by human thinking as these teachings may have become over time.

Q: What about demons?

MM: Bad aliens, fallen angles, etc?

Q: Well, possible.

MM: Good aliens and bad aliens - even among "superior beings"? It would not be surprising.

Q: People would be very afraid, and others very excited. I am not sure how I would feel. Mostly confused, I guess.

MM: Try not to be afraid, and don't bother with "confused". For that you need to know your center. Practice meditation. Your very center is where you meet the truth - the true God. This "true God"- is not alien at all. Not a "he", a "she", nor an "it", but intimately familiar. All fear and confusion ends.

Eternity Becoming Aware Of Itself

Q: What does it mean to be bored, from a spiritual standpoint? We generally agree that anger is bad or spiritually immature, but how about boredom?

MM: If you are bored with what the world has to offer you are either ungrateful or tired of the material world. Either way, you are ready to start on the spiritual path.

Q: How do I know which one it is?

MM: You don't need to know the difference. The cure for both ingratitude and for materialism fatigue is to turn inward. Don't try to "fix" your boredom. This boredom is of the material world. People either indulge in it or seek something exciting. Remember, your body and your mind are both of the material world. Find what was there before your body and mind. It can be re-membered, re-discovered. The body and the mind cover it up, and separate us from "it". Once re-united you are both lost and found at the same time. That is not a moment in time. It is eternity becoming aware of itself.