“For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.”
I like this old language; reading slowly, listening, reading again, listening… imagine all the people who read that passage before you; maybe at candle light with cold hands?
Replacing words:
“the world” = thoughts, mental images, perceptions, sensations…
Lust, lust, pride = desire, lack, agitation; “the belly of the mind is always hungry”.
Father = Source, Consciousness; Love, Peace, Synchronicity; I am…