The New Earth

[Ms Tercy Lonan]

THE NEW EARTH
“And God spoke unto Noah, saying, ‘Go forth from the
ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons’ wives
with you. Bring forth with you every living thing that is with
you of all flesh, both fowl, and cattle, and every creeping
thing that creeps upon the earth; that they may swarm in
the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.’”
Coming out to “the new earth” is what happens to you
after the ark. You view the earth differently, finding joy in
everything. You begin to realize that everything around you
is given to you as aid in your spiritual advancement. They
help you and you help them, and any instance of suffering
that transpires is there only for adjustment, to keep you
from stumbling by reminding you that everything comes
from one source—the Creator.
The suffering is now mitigated by your understanding
that it’s for your own benefit. It allows you to verify where
you are and how far you’ve deviated from the right path.
You get to work, adjust your course, and come right back to
a new ascent.


We can sum up the whole notion of suffering with a
simple example. A terribly thirsty man stands before a
stream of pure spring water, trying to fill up his dirty cup.
The water tastes disgusting and bitter to him. He cannot
drink it, and he curses the dirty stream (as we often curse
the Creator, who sends us suffering). When the man finally
realizes that the problem is not with the water, but with his
cup, he cleans his cup and the water tastes wonderful.
It is the same with us. People concern themselves only
with their corporeal tribulations and curse the suffering that
befalls them. They immerse themselves in their problems,
blaming everyone around them. But those in whom the
point in the heart awakens—who begin to seek entrance into
the spiritual world—learn that suffering is helpful because it
identifies the spot (desire) that needs checking and cleansing
(correction). And the correction is done only by finding the
right intention.
The desire remains, only the intention changes. You are
no longer waiting for the next blow to come, but instead
you actively try to make contact with the Upper One so He
wouldn’t need to push or adjust your path. You advance
upward joyously and without pain to where the infinite,
pure Light of love and goodness awaits.
This Light is intended for you; the stream is always
flowing with pure spring water for any who thirst for it.
Understanding this concept is symbolized by Noah “going
forth from the ark onto the new earth.”
It is a “new earth” because the earth that was cursed
by the Creator (your egoistic desires) began to yield fruit
(egoistic desires joined with altruistic ones), enabling life to
appear, which steadily brings man to the goal of Creation.


“And God said, ‘This is the token of the covenant which
I make between Me and you and every living creature that
is with you, for perpetual generations: I have set My bow in
the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between
Me and the earth.’”
The bow in the cloud (a rainbow) is a restriction that the
Creator takes upon Himself not to hold a true judgment
over man: to not make any more floods and ruins, but
despite your actions (for you are still egoistic by nature) to
lead you only to maximum correction.
The Creator pledges to lead you through the good path,
the path of love, even though you may perceive this path as
fraught with suffering. (Remember the example of the dirty
vessel and the pure water. You are the dirty vessel, while He
is the pure water. Start cleaning your vessel and you will
come to savor the water’s true taste.)
A few more words about the rainbow. The rainbow
has seven colors. What does that mean? The seven colors
denote the seven qualities (Sephirot) that comprise our small
but complete desire, the combination of the qualities of
bestowal and reception—the Creator and the creature.
“And the sons of Noah that went forth from the ark were
Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of
Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah, and of these was
the whole earth overspread.” Your corrected desires are called
“sons.” At first there are three of them (referring to the three
lines. The right line is from the Creator, the left is from the
creature, and the middle line is the result of their union).
The three sons beget all life on the earth. “Life” is
everything that opposes egoism. If at times things around
you appear lifeless—not opposing the ego, but self-serving,


leading to ruin and death and tearing the world apart—stop,
think about the goal, and continue your work on correcting
yourself and the world. Everything is created with only one
goal—to rejoin the Creator.
Believe me, dear reader, it’s about to be revealed to you.
And one other vitally important thing will be revealed to
you: everything is governed by one law—the Law of Love!
“And the whole earth was of one language and of one
speech.” As you can see, after the “flood,” all the desires are
aimed only at the Creator. Together they form a single whole
between themselves and Nature. All our desires (“bathed” in
the Light of mercy) “speak” the same language—the language
of love for the Creator.
However, there is still a great deal of work ahead of these
first altruistic desires. They must move toward egoistic
desires, mix with them, and begin to correct them, starting
with the easier ones and moving on to the harder ones, until
the entire ego has been corrected. The goal is to “cleanse the
vessel” completely. But that will happen later. For now we
are only at the beginning of the path.
“And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they
found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.”
As with any reference to movement, “they journeyed east”
signifies the attainment of a new spiritual degree. To “settle”
or “dwell” means to mix with the new egoistic desires that
manifest at that next degree. This is where the infiltration of
one desire into another leads to unexpected consequences.