Watch out! There's something nasty within, the inner enemy that causes all sin! Within us all is the ego, which is that which wants us to believe in this world of illusion and therefore to believe in separation. We are not separate from each other and not separate from God - KNOW THAT!
As we progress on the spiritual path it can seem bright and nice with only the occasional dark cloud, however as we become truly ready for change a surprising and for many, scary process happens. We become aware deeply of the ego, aware of how it tries to scare us by whispering we might be ill or urging to judge that person because they don't wear the right clothes. The ego is about separation, it thrives in it and can only exist when the mindset of separation reigns supreme. It's shocking because as we realise the level of control the ego has it can be crushing and deeply sorrowful and yet we should remember that we now are AWARE of what it has done and tries to do, meaning things will be different from here on in. Allow yourself that temporary sadness, feel the loss and realise you miss only one thing, your oneness with God, there is no other form of security, not with money or with a loving partner. By desiring anything in this world over and above God means relegating God to second place and the ego to first place.
This is an illusion we live in here, a place that feels cut of from direct experience of God, in our minds it feels as if God is a long way a way, but that is an illusion for God is close- can you feel that?
You must become aware of what is wrong first so you can make it right, don't feel bad for observing your lack of mental control, for example the fact you judge people for any reason. You can't see anyone but yourself wherever you look in this world, whatever you see is a projection of what is inside you! So it is essential to see everyone as God so you can see yourself as God. It is essential to forgive everyone for anything or we will never accept that God forgives us for everything, in fact God doesn't acknowledge this reality exists so whatever you think is happening here is not happening. We crave the love and eternal peace of God and once we really understand that we do we can move to the second stage which is changing our mind habits, changing our thought system away from the ego thought system to a thought system in harmony with God. By forgiving as God would do we start to merge with God, this is an illusion this whole world, make forgiving yourself and this whole world a priority because it is not really happening. Screams of pain can only occur when you believe it's real. Forgive who you think is bad now and you can feel waves of Gods peace coming to you, forgive yourself for all you think you have done. Put your attention not on worrying about things but on forgiving everyone, for if you can't believe the people of the world are divine you never will believe you are. It's a step by step process, use your whole life to take you to that point of non-judgemental love, you either think the way of the world (and therefore the ego) or you think the way of God. no exceptions. You choose, for you will live with the consequences.
Monday, 21 May 2007
Friday, 18 May 2007
Change
We can be inspired or bewildered by change, yet that is where we find ourselves, in an ever changing world. No government will stay the same even in non democratic countries, weather patterns won't stay the same, the people we share our lives with won't stay the same and even we won't stay the same changing for better or worse depending on influences ( but it's always our decision how to respond).
Fear not change. hear those words and rest in peace even while you are in a body. What you feel peaceful towards cannot possible hurt you. Forgive what you dislike and discover peace descending upon you from on high. The fathomless peace of God is within your grasp if you can learn to forgive all that you consider wrong or inharmonious. There can be no other path to God than through Peace, so if one is offered don't even consider it. You reach God by working with God, by working with Peace and Love and deep forgiveness of all you previously considered 'wrong'. Consider God real and all else illusory. Forgiving with God is what's important, not which country you find yourself living in, not whether you have a glamorous job or perhaps no job, not whether you have made many mistakes in your life or comparatively few. there is truly only one mistake for which you will truly suffer and that is separation from God, for God is what you are. Living in a world full of people who hate and judge and chase what will only harm them is sorrowful indeed but living with God in such a place changes ones possibilities. It helps you see opportunities to practice forgiving your confused Brothers and Sisters which will benefit them and you in this pained world. The pain is there because the forgiveness isn't. The war is there because instead of understanding and friendship there are nearly constant attempts to control due to fear. Yet the moment you start to awake in God is the moment fear starts to die, though remember before it goes it will kick up an almighty series of internal earthquake tremors in its attempt to foil Gods forgiveness master plan. By staying calm they will pass, by forgiving yourself for the fact you fear you help release the fear from your being that much sooner.
Be loyal to your forgiveness because it is preferable to fast cars and financial freedom, lots of friends and even sex. (I know you can't believe it... can you? But that's because you woefully underestimate Gods power and your own ability to unite with God). However Rome wasn't built in a day and enlightenment is a multi-life challenge. Moving from incarnation to incarnation and refusing to accept nothing less than Gods light in our minds is a demanding business and it starts today by forgiving what you think you don't like.
Forgive what you find ugly in Politics and Business, they only refelct what you have refused to see in your own mind. Our minds are vast containers comparable to an iceberg in the sea where the tip above the water is our conscious mind and where the vast bulk of the iceberg below the water is our sub-consciounce mind where so much past life pain, fear and guilt is stored. The part of the iceberg below the surface of the water (our subconscious mind) influences our view of life, we look through the lense of our guilt and claim we see corrupt people and evil when in reality to help us cope with our tortuous pain we project our own guilt out and claim it's in fact others who are guilty (how convenient). However by acknowledging its our own projection and forgiving others we free ourselves from a portion of our own guilt. We can't hold anything against anyone else without holding it agaisnt ourselves as well.
Fear not change. hear those words and rest in peace even while you are in a body. What you feel peaceful towards cannot possible hurt you. Forgive what you dislike and discover peace descending upon you from on high. The fathomless peace of God is within your grasp if you can learn to forgive all that you consider wrong or inharmonious. There can be no other path to God than through Peace, so if one is offered don't even consider it. You reach God by working with God, by working with Peace and Love and deep forgiveness of all you previously considered 'wrong'. Consider God real and all else illusory. Forgiving with God is what's important, not which country you find yourself living in, not whether you have a glamorous job or perhaps no job, not whether you have made many mistakes in your life or comparatively few. there is truly only one mistake for which you will truly suffer and that is separation from God, for God is what you are. Living in a world full of people who hate and judge and chase what will only harm them is sorrowful indeed but living with God in such a place changes ones possibilities. It helps you see opportunities to practice forgiving your confused Brothers and Sisters which will benefit them and you in this pained world. The pain is there because the forgiveness isn't. The war is there because instead of understanding and friendship there are nearly constant attempts to control due to fear. Yet the moment you start to awake in God is the moment fear starts to die, though remember before it goes it will kick up an almighty series of internal earthquake tremors in its attempt to foil Gods forgiveness master plan. By staying calm they will pass, by forgiving yourself for the fact you fear you help release the fear from your being that much sooner.
Be loyal to your forgiveness because it is preferable to fast cars and financial freedom, lots of friends and even sex. (I know you can't believe it... can you? But that's because you woefully underestimate Gods power and your own ability to unite with God). However Rome wasn't built in a day and enlightenment is a multi-life challenge. Moving from incarnation to incarnation and refusing to accept nothing less than Gods light in our minds is a demanding business and it starts today by forgiving what you think you don't like.
Forgive what you find ugly in Politics and Business, they only refelct what you have refused to see in your own mind. Our minds are vast containers comparable to an iceberg in the sea where the tip above the water is our conscious mind and where the vast bulk of the iceberg below the water is our sub-consciounce mind where so much past life pain, fear and guilt is stored. The part of the iceberg below the surface of the water (our subconscious mind) influences our view of life, we look through the lense of our guilt and claim we see corrupt people and evil when in reality to help us cope with our tortuous pain we project our own guilt out and claim it's in fact others who are guilty (how convenient). However by acknowledging its our own projection and forgiving others we free ourselves from a portion of our own guilt. We can't hold anything against anyone else without holding it agaisnt ourselves as well.
Forgive now!
Is there anything more urgent? Is there anything more right? We spend so long laying the blame for our sorrow on anything outside of us whether it be past partners, bosses, lack of money that we don't realise the Ultimate solution is within us. Namely Forgiveness. With this tool it is possible to right all wrongs, with this tool we can set sail for God and not as an idea but as an ever lasting experience. We cling to the teachings of the past and even fail to apply them and in our mind we imagine God is light years from us, never mind actually within and without us. Surging through our veins, directing our speech if we allow and filling our heart with loving guidance on matters large or apparently small.
How to reach what seems too good to be true? Forgive. Forgive your brothers and sisters totally (and that requires perseverance) forgive yourself and know that you are worthy. God never judges- only humans do. Judgement should be considered mental violence of the highest order. Even a 'criminal' who opens their heart to God is accepted without judgement and receives only love. Yet we can't feel enough love to forgive that criminal ourselves. Yet what we hold against others we secretly hold against ourselves for we actually believe that we aren't deserving of such infinite acceptance.
Where to start. Realise we are Spirits not bodies. Realise God is Spirit and nothing physical, so value love over any physical success. Practically - make love don't have sex, until your love for each other can override and feels more powerful than the physical sexual act know you can deepen your experience and do better. Send Love to someone who annoys you rather than thinking dark thoughts in your mind about them, God can see your mind. God will not judge you for such thoughts but offer to join with you in sending loving thoughts to those you would normally judge and hate. In joining together with God in this Highest of Endevours you become one and you are on the path. From there it is a matter of absolute consistency, forgiving your own errors but striving to do better and never saying the word can't . With god anything is possible and that's just for starters.
How to reach what seems too good to be true? Forgive. Forgive your brothers and sisters totally (and that requires perseverance) forgive yourself and know that you are worthy. God never judges- only humans do. Judgement should be considered mental violence of the highest order. Even a 'criminal' who opens their heart to God is accepted without judgement and receives only love. Yet we can't feel enough love to forgive that criminal ourselves. Yet what we hold against others we secretly hold against ourselves for we actually believe that we aren't deserving of such infinite acceptance.
Where to start. Realise we are Spirits not bodies. Realise God is Spirit and nothing physical, so value love over any physical success. Practically - make love don't have sex, until your love for each other can override and feels more powerful than the physical sexual act know you can deepen your experience and do better. Send Love to someone who annoys you rather than thinking dark thoughts in your mind about them, God can see your mind. God will not judge you for such thoughts but offer to join with you in sending loving thoughts to those you would normally judge and hate. In joining together with God in this Highest of Endevours you become one and you are on the path. From there it is a matter of absolute consistency, forgiving your own errors but striving to do better and never saying the word can't . With god anything is possible and that's just for starters.
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