Know yourself and grow yourself ... the degree that we know ourselves defines the degree to
which we grow ourselves. Know yourself in depth ... answer in detail ‘Who am I?’ The answer to this
lies within. It is our starting place for spiritual and personal growth.
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TRUTH
It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth,
in which alone it finds liberation and delight,
the first reaction of human beings to Truth is one of hostility and fear!
~ Anthony de Mello |
The Will To Win
~ Berton Braley
(Especially for our grandson, Mitchell, who has proved this to be true)
If you want a thing bad enough
To go out and fight for it,
Work day and night for it,
Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it.
If your desire of it
Makes you quite mad enough
Never to tire of it,
Makes you hold all other things tawdry
and cheap for it.
If life seems all empty and useless without it
And all that you scheme and you dream is about it,
If gladly you'll sweat for it,
Fret for it, Plan for it,
Lose all your terror of God or man for it.
If you'll simply go after that thing that you want,
With all your capacity,
Strength and sagacity,
Faith, hope and confidence, stern pertinacity,
If neither cold poverty, famished and gaunt,
Nor sickness nor pain
Of body or brain
Can turn you away from the thing that you want.
If dogged and grim you besiege and beset it,
Count on it ... you'll get it!
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GOD
I see God in every human being.
When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord Himself.
Is it not a beautiful experience.
~ Mother Teresa
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Awakening In Consciousness
~ by Michael Bonamassa, Sr.
Is humanity ready for a transformation in consciousness? ... an inner flowering so radical and
profound that compared to it the flowering of plants, no matter how beautiful, it is only a pale
reflection? Can human beings lose the density of their conditioned minds and become like crystals
or precious stones, so to speak ... transparent to the light of consciousness? Can we defy the
gravitational pull of materialism and rise above identification with form that keeps the ego in
place and condemns us to imprisonment within our own personality?
The possibility of such a transformation was the central message of the great wisdom teachings
of humankind. The messengers ... Buddha, Jesus, and others, many of whom many have not known ...
were humanity’s early flowers. They were precursors, rare and precious beings. A widespread
flowering was not yet possible at that time, and their message became largely misunderstood and
often greatly distorted. It certainly did not transform human behavior, except in a small minority
of people.
Is humanity more ready now than at the time of those early teachers? Why should this be so?
What can you do, if anything, to bring about or accelerate this inner shift? What is it that
characterizes the old egoic state of consciousness, and by what signs is the new emerging
consciousness recognized? The ideas and concepts presented in most spiritual writings may be
important, but they are secondary. They are no more than signposts pointing toward that which is
best defined as "awakening". As you read this, it is our hope that a shift takes place within you
because mankind is now in a time which calls for the masses to awaken from sleep walking through
life..
This article’s main purpose is not to add new information or beliefs to your mind or to try
to convince you of anything, but to bring about a shift in consciousness, that is to say ... to
awaken. In that sense, this article probably is not “interesting.” Interesting means you can keep
your distance, play around with ideas and concepts in your mind, agree or disagree. No, this
article is about YOU. It is written with the hope of changing your state of consciousness ... but
it can only awaken those who are ready.
Not everyone is ready yet, but many are, and with each person who awakens, the momentum in the
collective consciousness grows, and it becomes easier for others. If you don’t know what awakening
means, read on. Only by awakening can you know the true meaning of that word. A glimpse is enough
to initiate the awakening process, which is irreversible. For some, that glimpse will come while
reading this article. For many others who may not even have realized it, the process has already
begun.
Many people who are awakening define themselves as "moving through a period of transition".
Often they are experiencing a career transition, loss of significant relationship, a health crisis
or another sort of major shift in role (perhaps a job promotion, new relationship, new friends ...)
Just as often, those who feel "in transition" have not experienced a shift in their external
life situation but rather, they feel as if a shift is happening from within. Here are some of the
symptoms ... do you resonate with any of them?
- A growing discomfort with your familiar environment which can manifest as feelings that
you are no longer satisfied with your occupation or even with your primary relationship.
- A penetrating sense of loneliness, often accompanied by anxiety that your isolation will
never end.
- A growing curiosity about your personal needs and a passion to discover what they are and
to have them validated by someone who understands what you are experiencing.
- The emergence of skills you never knew you possessed, such as the ability to heal or
counsel others, and a shift in your perception of reality. This frequently includes a heightened
sensitivity to energetic or vibrational patterns transmitted by people and environments.
- An emerging sense of new identity, which can include discovering new ambitions or desiring
to live an entirely new lifestyle.
- Sensations of liberation unlike any you have ever known before as if you have broken away
from invisible chains that had attached you to repetitive patterns of behavior that no longer suit
the size of your spirit.
- An absolute awareness that something in your life has changed and that, although you may
not be certain what the future holds, you definitely can not go back and live as you had before.
This list was adapted from "The Signals That Self-Discovery has Begun" written by Carolyn Myss
in her book "Why People Don't Heal and How They Can." Myss goes on to say, "Everyone on the path to
Individual power will become familiar with at least one of these signals or stages, and some may
experience several or even all of them." And she adds, "The deep feelings of loneliness that can
accompany an awakening require some level of validation, particularly if you are not surrounded by
people who understand what you are experiencing."
If more than one of those "symptoms" is familiar to you, you can take a deep breath because you
have found your way to awakening to heightened consciousness.
For some, it may have begun through loss or suffering; for others, through coming into contact
with a spiritual teacher or teaching, through reading such material as "The Power of Now" or some
other spiritually alive and therefore transformational book ... or any combination of the above. If
the awakening process has begun in you, it is a time of becoming 'aware' ... enlightened.
An essential part of the awakening is the recognition of the unawakened you ... the ego ... as
it thinks, speaks, and acts, as well as the recognition of the collectively conditioned mental
processes that perpetuate the unawakened state. It is only through this awakening that one comes to
understand the main aspects of the ego and how it operates in the individual as well as in the
collective.
This is important for two related reasons: The first is that unless you know the basic mechanics
behind the workings of the ego, you won’t recognize it, and it will trick you into identifying with
it again and again. This means it takes you over ... nothing more than an imposter pretending to be
you. The second reason is that the act of recognition itself is one of the ways in which awakening
happens. When you recognize the unconsciousness in you, awakening is the arising consciousness
which makes the recognition possible. You cannot fight against the ego and win, just as you cannot
fight against darkness. The light of consciousness is all that is necessary ... and you are that
light.
Awakening is who we ARE without artificial masks and embalming conditionings. Awakening is not
about going off to a cave or monastery to dwell within, it is about manifesting that awakening into
every aspect of your life ... every aspect of everyday life. The daily grind is not a *chore*, but
rather a means of meditation. It is simply 'being in the moment'. When you dust, only dust and do
not think of anything else. When you vacuum or wash dishes or whatever, only vacuum or wash dishes
or whatever without thinking of anything else. BE what you DO, whatever that doing is. Instead of
a diversion from awakening, make it a tool of awakening. Sing and dance as you vacuum, turning the
task into a cosmic ritual of DOing. And do it with all seeming *chores*.
But alas, that body and circumstances are the very ingredients for your awakening. Do not simply
*do* your chores, BE your chores. They must be done anyway, so why not use them as a tool in your
awakening. I would only add that if your seeming awakening is not the very tasks at hand (house
work, family, job, money matters, and the like), then it is not awakening. I do not advocate "drop
your life and follow me", but rather "pick up your life and follow no one but your own awakening".
All I ask is that you listen, and try it for yourself. No one Saves us but ourself, no one can and
no one may, others can point to the path, but we ourself must walk the way.
Wonder not ... DO it and find out for yourself. In the moment there is only DOing and BEing. No
hopes or dreams or desires, just DOing what must be done and BEing as we must BE. Do not "hope",
BE. If you allocate 100% of your energy to awakening, you will find that you have 200% of your
energy for everything else.
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Embracing The Positive And Negative In Wholeness
Only when we can love 'hell' will we find 'heaven'.
Many often view the spiritual path as a search for the light. In truth, spirituality asks us to
bring light and darkness together in wholeness. And in fact, this is the only possible solution. In
our world of duality, any effort to focus all attention on the light only serves to increase the
power of the darkness. Our aim is not to deny or reject anything, but to embrace it all in order to
achieve balance.
When we are able to contain both the light and dark together, that is a very enlightening
state. It means that we no longer have to choose one experience over another ... we do not have to
choose LOVE or HATE, BLAME or FORGIVNESS, SADNESS or JOY, ANGER or OPENHEARTEDNESS. We are no
longer polarized ... no particular feeling boxes us in and keeps us from the light of true self. We
then have access to the full range of human experiences we came into this life to embrace.
Take the spiritual approach to healing life's problems by clearing blocks to transform your life.
Discover a whole new way of working with life's challenges by attaining new levels of self-acceptance
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SUFFERING
Suffering points out that there is falsehood somewhere.
Suffering occurs when you clash with reality.
When your illusions clash with reality ...
when your falsehoods clash with the truth,
then you have suffering. Otherwise there is no suffering.
~ Anthony de Mello
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Spiritual Insight
(A Channeled Vignette)
The Vibration Of Love Energy
... Only A Vibration Away
You are encouraged to embrace the countless realities that are only a frequency ... a vibration
away. Within your universe, there are several realities, several outcomes, several parallel
realities that could always manifest.
Everything you experience as solid and "real" is and illusion ... it is merely a vibration of
energy ... energy held, or locked in place, by your belief systems. If, for a moment, you could set
aside all mental programs about your reality, you would experience an entirely different perspective
of what is really 'real'.
You are broadcasting energy in the form of your thoughts, your emotions, and your beliefs at
all times. As you send the energy forth, several realities are always possible. The reality that
manifests is the one you have focused more of your energy on.
There is a higher level of stress and discordant energy happening on all fronts at this time on
Earth. Any and all of these lower energies can be overcome by being in your pure calm center and
radiating the vibration of love energy. The more conscious and responsible you become in creating a
coherent energy field within, and then radiating it out to all, the greater the service to yourself
and the rest of mankind.
These vibrations will reflect and deflect any discordant or disturbing energy fields that you
encounter. Ride the vibration of Love that dwells in your sacred heart space ... ask for support
from the realms of truth and light where your angels and guides are waiting for your contact.
It is important for you and all humans who are sensitive to the subtle energy signature of
others, as well as the personal interaction with other matrixes, to take the time to keep your own
personal energy field clear, clean, and centered.
Use the most powerful energy there is ... LOVE energy ... for God is Love ... and
so are you. Dwell in your sacred heart space in the perceptions of your higher self. No matter
what is happening around you, no matter what energy matrix you encounter, continue to anchor and
hold a pure high vibration of love energy in the midst of any discordant fearful emotions and energy
signature. Ask for support from the realms of truth and light. Your angels, your guides ... they
are beings of divine Love who can and will embrace you in an energy matrix of upliftment and
protection.
Try it ... experience the power of love energy ... and see! You have a television in your home. Even though it is turned off at this time, you can simply
activate it by turning the power button to "ON" and there would be a program or news or movie. Your
brain is much like the TV ... you can switch the channels. You can find a memory of the past that
invokes emotions ... you can review a channel of your worries ... or you can envision and get a
sense of your possible futures. Remember, those countless realities are only a frequency ...
a vibration away.
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