The Kingdom

06 November 2025

The Eternal Now

Paradise is here. It always has been. We only have to open our hearts to it. The abyss is also here, if our hearts are full of darkness. These are not locations - they are creations of our own spirits.

Creating the Kingdom

We lament the suffering in the world, but we create it. We imagine monsters, evil people and others are the cause of the world’s suffering, but we are ourselves the cause. We kill, torture and exploit other beings and wonder why this world is not paradise!

We have power to create the kingdom, here and now. The kingdom begins within ourselves and radiates out to others. Paradise is within us. That is where it has always been.

You want to create paradise on earth? End the suffering for which you are responsible. There are no devils but ourselves. There are no angels but ourselves.

Be heaven - don’t look for it. It is nowhere else to be found. Don’t wait for it - it is not in the future, but is right here, right now.

You are the key.

May all beings know peace!

Gerald T. Jordan, MBA, MEd, MCouns