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fusnik11 · 07-31-2008, 07:05 AM

I too think the endowment is meant to show our true relationship with God. The irony of the endowment is that by taking the fruit Adam enters into a state of illusion not awakening. Adam in his 'awakened' state seeks messengers and gets caught up in judging who is and is not from God. LDS currently interpret this as the necessity for modern day lay leadership and the importance of direction from another carnal being. What Adam does not realize is that this misconception locks him into further illusion and false security. Adam should not be seeking messengers from above but should be accepting of all messages as truth.

The endowment is not about a Godhead in the heavens, it's about God allowing us to realize that we are indeed a trinity: spirit, body, and mind.

I find it prudent to view the endowment from the moment you step into the temple as layer upon layer of an unfolding story about oneself and ones spiritual journey of enlightenment. The clothes, clasps, verbage, and movie are all small parts and pieces of a giant puzzle that simply and beautifully states, 'You, Adam and Eve are perfect as constituted.'

07-31-2008, 07:05 AM	#94
fusnik11 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,506	I too think the endowment is meant to show our true relationship with God. The irony of the endowment is that by taking the fruit Adam enters into a state of illusion not awakening. Adam in his 'awakened' state seeks messengers and gets caught up in judging who is and is not from God. LDS currently interpret this as the necessity for modern day lay leadership and the importance of direction from another carnal being. What Adam does not realize is that this misconception locks him into further illusion and false security. Adam should not be seeking messengers from above but should be accepting of all messages as truth. The endowment is not about a Godhead in the heavens, it's about God allowing us to realize that we are indeed a trinity: spirit, body, and mind. I find it prudent to view the endowment from the moment you step into the temple as layer upon layer of an unfolding story about oneself and ones spiritual journey of enlightenment. The clothes, clasps, verbage, and movie are all small parts and pieces of a giant puzzle that simply and beautifully states, 'You, Adam and Eve are perfect as constituted.' Last edited by fusnik11; 07-31-2008 at 07:08 AM.