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Similar is the predicament of people who do not have a spiritual goal in life. If you do not seek the Kingdom of God within, if you do not have Liberation as your goal, then life is spent in trying to cover vast regions of this relative world-process, the realm of maya or illusion. And you go on doing so from incarnation to incarnation, trying to encircle as much “land” as possible from this world. But nothing is really tangible. As you exit from one embodiment and enter into another, you do not carry anything you acquired with you, for it is all left behind. Therefore, Lord Jesus says, “But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (KJV Luke 12:31) Turn your mind to that great goal, the Kingdom of Heaven. Without it, all your attainments become vanities. With it, every attainment yields a purpose.
Seven Parables That Give Insight into the Kingdom of Heaven
Lord Jesus described the Kingdom of Heaven through parables. By gaining insight into these parables, one can understand that Jesus was not referring to a future time. He was asking people to bring about a change in their current state of consciousness so the Kingdom of Heaven could be realized at any moment.
Following are seven parables Lord Jesus told to give insight into the Kingdom of Heaven:
