John 16:26 · World English Bible
John 16:26 Meaning In That Day You Will Ask
In that day you will ask in my name; and I don’t say to you that I will pray to the Father for you,
What does John 16:26 mean?
The name means the state, not the word. Not invoking a formula but acting from the same consciousness.
From the Ego v. Being reading below.
John 16:26 through 2 lenses
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Ego v. Being
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EGO & BEING
Ego v. Being
The name means the state, not the word.
Not invoking a formula but acting from the same consciousness. The name points to the state, not a password.
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ESOTERIC
Esoteric
The day spoken of is the state in which a person no longer reaches toward the divine through a mediator outside himself. To ask in the name is to work from within the very nature and power of the inner Christ, so that no go-between is needed between the man and the source. The Father is the highest center at the crown, and the awakened self stands in direct contact with it.
The absence of any intercession is the whole point: the kingdom is within, and once the inner self is roused, the person draws from the source directly, with nothing standing between.
The Father: the highest center at the crown of the body, the source of all the inner life. The name: the nature and power of the inner divine self, worked from within rather than appealed to from without.
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Live John 16:26 today
- When you catch yourself saying the right words without meaning them, in a prayer, an apology, a thank you, stop mid sentence and start again from what you actually feel, even if it comes out plainer.
- Next time you want something from someone, drop the technique you were about to use, the softening phrase, the flattery, the script, and just ask as yourself. Let them meet you instead of your packaging.
- Under pressure, in a tense meeting or a hard conversation, say the one true sentence instead of the three safe ones. The state you speak from carries further than the phrasing.
Where in my life am I saying the words of something I am not actually standing in?
The same truth in other traditions
Zen
A student who repeats the master's words has borrowed a coat, not grown skin. The teaching asks you to stand where the master stands, not to quote where he stood.
Tao Te Ching 1
The name is not the thing named. Say "Tao" all day and you have still only made a sound; the reality is reached by becoming quiet enough to be it.
Sufism · Rumi
The lover who calls out the beloved's name is already answered inside the calling. The word was never the bridge, the longing was.
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