The Laws

Law of Preservation

The instinct to survive and the duty to preserve — and where the legitimate boundary of self-preservation actually sits.

This article is written in English. The teaching pages are translated into sixteen languages; the articles follow as they are translated.

The Law of Preservation: A Divine Mandate for Existence Hello everyone. I’m delighted to share some profound insights today God’s Law of Preservation. This Law addresses one of the most fundamental principles governing all life, both physical and spiritual. It’s not simply a manual for survival; it is a declaration of a divine, immutable law that dictates the very conditions of our existence on Earth and our trajectory toward spiritual progress. My goal today is to transmit a complete understanding of this law, ensuring that when you leave, you possess the key knowledge as if you had read and contemplated it yourself.

I have structured this exploration into three essential pillars: the Natural Imperative, the Moral Boundary, and the Spiritual Contradiction. The Natural Imperative: To Live is to Work The Spirits begin with a clear declaration: The Law of Preservation is a natural law. It is inherent in all organic beings, and its fundamental expression is the necessity of work to sustain corporeal life.

Life is not a gift of passive enjoyment; it is an obligation of constant effort. The Spirits teach that the need to live is the first natural law, and from this, the mandate to work—in the broadest sense of activity, struggle, and effort—becomes unavoidable. Crucially, they address the suffering we associate with preservation. Why the struggle? The guidance is clear: Nature provides for all necessary needs. Scarcity, poverty, and the harshness of life are not inherent flaws in the divine order. They are, in fact, almost entirely a consequence of humanity’s own actions. We generate suffering through:

  1. Artificial Needs: We move beyond necessities and chase superfluous, material wants, creating systems of imbalance and injustice to acquire them.
  1. Selfishness and Greed: Our avarice leads to the unequal division of resources, where a few amass wealth while the majority struggle.

In short, the Law of Preservation, in its pure form, is benign and supportive. It is human vice, not divine Providence, that transforms it into a painful trial. The Moral Boundary: Preservation and Justice While the instinct for self-preservation is a powerful and laudable force—one that keeps us active, useful, and engaged in our trials—it is not an absolute right that supersedes all others.

The Spirits clearly establish a moral boundary for the Law of Preservation: Its limit is where it impinges on the preservation of others. It gives no right whatsoever to sacrifice the life or security of another being to save our own. This critical point reveals that the Law of Preservation is intrinsically linked to the two other great moral laws: the Law of Justice and the Law of Charity.

An individual's right to live and preserve themselves must always be harmonized with the collective well-being. The Spirits assure us that a future will arrive on Earth—one marked by spiritual maturity— when humanity will fully understand and implement the law of justice, enabling everyone to provide for their needs without destroying or impoverishing one another. The Law of Preservation must, therefore, evolve from a mere physical struggle to a spiritually just struggle.

The Spiritual Contradiction: The Case of Suicide Finally, this Law examines the ultimate contravention: Voluntary Homicide and Suicide. The instinct of self-preservation is considered excellent and providential, as it is what drives progress and ensures we complete the missions and trials we chose prior to our current incarnation.

Therefore, the person who takes their own life (suicide) is judged not as a martyr, but as one who contravened the Law of God. It is viewed as an act of moral cowardice, not courage.

• The Error: By taking one's life, the spirit is fleeing from the very trials and expiations it consciously accepted before reincarnating. These trials are necessary for the spirit's purification and advancement.

• The Consequence: The spirit does not end its suffering; it merely postpones it, often intensifying it in the discarnate state. The spirit may have to endure the full duration of the trial it sought to escape, now magnified by the regret and awareness of its flight.

The Law of Preservation, in its entirety, is thus not just about the survival of the body, but the survival and advancement of the Spirit through the necessary vehicle of the body. To destroy that vehicle prematurely is to reject the tools and opportunities provided by the Divine for spiritual growth. Summary In sum, the Law of Preservation is a powerful, dual-sided mandate. On one hand, it is the natural, physical requirement to Work and Strive to maintain life, a struggle which is only made truly difficult by our own material greed. On the other hand, it is a profound moral law that must be conducted with Justice and Respect for the lives of others.

The core lesson, the one I hope you carry with you, is this: Life is a trial chosen for the spirit's advancement, and self-preservation is the mandate to endure and fulfill that trial.


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