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Dec 31 2024
Consciousness, Politics, Power, Prayer

A Better Government (Part 2)

Answer This Question

In the last post, I promised we would get the so-called “bad guys” out of office. Let’s unseat these corrupt, power-mad, inept politicians and replace them with wise, efficient, selfless leaders. You and I can do this, but first answer this question. Who made them?

Be careful how you answer because there’s only one correct answer. Any other answer denies God as the only Presence. Here’s the correct answer: They never were made. God Identified is the only Identity. This Truth aligns completely with God’s Allness.

There’s A Snake — Or Is It?

No one can deny that these crooked, corrupt hacks do seem to exist, and their appearance does seem convincingly real. But, judging by appearances, a rope has often been mistaken for a snake. However, a closer look reveals the supposed snake to be nothing more than a coiled rope.

Similarly, a closer look at those villains sitting in positions of power reveals the living Christ (the living Presence of God). Some people, who were too afraid to take a closer look, still believe a snake was coiled in the corner of the garage. Are you too afraid to take a closer look at your “snakes” in government? Are you too afraid to be wrong? Too afraid to see that your snakes were mis-perceived ropes?

Let’s get to the point of this post. Since divinity is the Reality of every Identity, you can pull that divinity into visibility by keeping your focus on the Truth of any Identity. How do you think Practitioners heal? The bigger question is: Are you willing to focus on the Reality of your “snakes?” If you’re willing, here are a few suggestions on how to proceed.

Just A Few Suggestions

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This first step is a must: Forgive yourself. Forgive yourself for believing that any government (or leaders in government) has power over your well-being (or the well-being of anyone). You profess that God is the only Power, then let it be so.

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Next, ask yourself, “Am I willing to drop my human estimation of all leaders in government?” Note the word “willing.” If your answer is “No,” you can stop reading now.

If your answer is “Yes,” take the political leader and government official(s) that concern you most. [As an aside, my choice is Kim Jong Un.] If it helps, call them by name, and say, “As God is the only Presence, I am willing to perceive your Identity as God Identified.” If you can’t wrap your heart around that, how’s this? “I am willing to behold you in the image and likeness of Love, Light, Peace, and Intelligence – all that God Is.”

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Here’s the last step. During one of your prayer periods, take any government leader into your prayer and ask “your” God-Consciousness, “Tell me who this Identity called __________ really is. What is his/her true nature?” Listen for the answer. God will reveal the true nature of this Identity. You may have to do this many times, but it is worth it.

You may be more inclined to take a whole body of government and ask, “What is the Truth about this body of government that I need to know?”

Will this do any good? Will this have any effect on the government where you live? Yes! As stated earlier, when you discover, acknowledge and hold fast to one’s True Identity, you will pull it into visibility. However, no change has happened. The changeless I AM simply revealed Itself.

Should you follow the suggestions above, I promise the benefits will be more than satisfactory – even if those in power are replaced by more suitable government officials.

The true litmus test is not what seems to happen “out there,” but what happens in your perception. Your perception of government and government leaders will change, and that change will be consistent with God being the only Presence and Power. No longer will you judge by appearances. You will judge by God’s Allness.

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Dec 02 2024
Consciousness, Politics

Do You Want A Better Government?

Answer This Question

What do the United States, Argentina, Russia and many countries in Central America and Africa have in common? Political and governance instability. Inquiring minds are asking if anything can be done – spiritually – to help improve governments around the world. There is, and this two-part series offers some practical suggestions.

You are the starting place for the kind of government you’d like to see. It all starts in Consciousness – the Truth you are conscious of. If you don’t like what you see, take a look at what you are perceiving. Answer this question: Are you perceiving God as the only Presence, or are you perceiving a corrupt and broken government? Your answer to this question reveals if you need a perception correction.

The Perfect Starting Place

God’s omnipresence is the starting place for a better appearing government. Sprinkled throughout the Holy Bible are verses pointing to the omnipresence of God.

  • Do not I fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. (Jer. 23:24)
  • Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! (Psalm 139:7-8)

A List Of Attributes Helps

A catchy metaphysical statement sums it up with, “There is no spot where God is not.” Of course, the higher view is God is All, and besides God there is nothing at all.

Whichever statement you run with, flesh it out with something that has practical meaning, such as the attributes of God. Below is a list to consider:

  • God is Love
  • God is Life
  • God is Light
  • God is Perfection
  • God is All-Knowing Intelligence
  • God is Substance

The Power Of Acknowledgment

Now, when you say “There is no spot where God it not,” you realize that there is no spot where these attributes are not already present. “But,” you say, “Allen, I can’t see them.” Does that mean they are not present?

On a cloudless night, you can look up and see the stars twinkling on their black bed, yet on a sun-drenched afternoon, look up. Can you see the stars? No, but they are there.

Although you don’t see them, all of the attributes of God are present, and you can see them. Instead of whining and complaining about their absence, simply acknowledge they are present here, now, and always. They are here because God is ever-present.

Don’t complain that love, justice, honesty and integrity are missing in government. Instead, acknowledge their presence. They must be present because God is Present.

Here’s a dare. Start and stay with God’s Absolute Allness and find something – anything at all – to complain about. Can you do it? Should you find one thing to complain about, you’ve broken the agreement to start and stay with God’s Allness.

Bad Guys or False Perception

All over the world it appears that the governments of many nations are corroding. Self-centered, inept, divisive, dishonest and greedy leaders are running and ruining these governments. What you and I have to do is get rid of the seemingly bad guys. Again, it’s a matter of Consciousness.

In the Holy Bible, God says, “And let us make man after our image and likeness.” This is the first verse that hints at the divinity of man – generic man. Man, when rightly perceived, is just what God is. Every identity is Love, Light, Intelligence and Perfection in living action. Any other type of man is a sham. The corrupt, inept, self-centered identity is a distorted perception of the Perfect One.

To get rid of those seemingly corrupt leaders in government is simply correcting your false perception of them. Are you willing? If so, a suggestion of how to proceed will come in the next post. Please stay tuned!

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Oct 25 2024
Consciousness, Mind

Just God And Nothing But God

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This post piggybacks one I wrote earlier in the year. Because of its simplicity and practicality, it is my favorite post. Here’s the bottom line: YOU ARE DEALING ONLY WITH GOD – NOT PERSON, PLACE, CONDITION OR THING.

This Happened Recently

Not too long ago, I had to get copies of my mother’s death certificate. People were packed arm-to-arm in the small office. I stood in line listening to the clerk’s rude and snappy responses to the people ahead of me.

Normally, I would’ve braced myself for the clerk’s attitude, but not this time. “Allen,” I reminded myself, “you’re dealing only with God, not personality.” This ousted both person and personality and left only the Infinite Goodness and Love of God. The transaction was brief and pleasant.

Most recently I had to schedule an appointment with an optometrist. My eyeglasses (which are required for driving) were on life support – one lens missing and the other falling out of the cracked frame at the most inconvenient time.

The last time I visited an optometrist was over twenty years ago, and she told me I had a cataract forming in my left eye. At first, I braced myself for the doctor suggesting cataract surgery, but since I knew that was not an option for me, I just reminded myself, “Allen, you’re not seeing an optometrist. You’re dealing only with God.”

From the moment I stepped into the office, I looked around and claimed the Truth: I am dealing only with God – not glasses, technicians, doctors, etc. The visit was like a party. The doctor and I laughed and shared stories about visits to New York City but best of all, my vision had improved. There was no mention of cataract surgery.

Those are my stories, but here are some other ways this gentle reminder can be helpful for you.

There Are No Others

Perhaps you are an entertainer and must perform before large crowds. If you think you are performing for “other” identities that appear separate from you, it’s easy to get your nerves in a knot. But this doesn’t have to be. Here’s the spiritual solution.

Before you step in front of your audience, remind yourself that You and God is One. Look at the audience and know “I am dealing only with God.” Here, you’ve eliminated separation and acknowledged that you and the audience is One – God. This will bring out the best in you and your audience, and it will be a great time for all. Let’s move on to another scenario.

Driving Can Be Pleasurable

Cars zipping by, lights turning red, drivers distracted by phone screens, and scooters darting in and out of traffic can make driving a living nightmare. It doesn’t have to.

Many people tell me they are uncomfortable driving. No matter what reason they give, it really boils down to this: Appearances. Most drivers think they are trying to manage cars, drivers, traffic, lights, and a host of other things. When you are driving, YOU ARE DEALING ONLY WITH GOD – NOT PERSON, PLACE, CONDITION OR THING. That’s the Truth.

God is one Infinite and Indivisible Presence. Keep this in mind and it will wipe out all otherness and leave only God’s Peace and Love in your awareness. When you get in the car, as driver or passenger, remind yourself that you are dealing only with God. It will make a big difference in your driving experience.

Improving Telephone Conversations

This is also a wonder-worker with telephone conversations. It prevents them from sinking into a ditch of dualism, and it can turn an ordinary conversation into a magnificent moment. Try the following.

Before you make a call, or answer the phone, acknowledge, “I am dealing only with God – the One Infinite and Indivisible Presence of Love and Light.” (You don’t have to use those exact words. Choose your own.)

If the conversation starts heading toward unpleasant places, just remind yourself of the above Truth. When you do this, I guarantee something will subtly change and the conversation will take wing and fly to wonderful places you never imagined.

No, I don’t mean you will start talking about God and spiritual matters, but you will sense/feel that Truth undergirds your conversation as it heads heavenward. Again, try it and see for yourself.

Your Wonderful Body

This post cannot end without addressing the Body. Do you think of your Body as a mass of flesh housing muscles, organs, bones and blood? When you think of your Body, do you attach a birth date to it?

Yes, even in the case of your Body, you are dealing only with God. You cannot leave the Body out of God’s Allness. If your joints seem to ache and swell, if your head hurts, or if your stomach aches, bring your attention back to this one fact: you are dealing only with God’s presence of changeless perfection.

Perhaps it appears that you need immediate medical attention. By all means get it, but keep in mind that you are not dealing with a fleshy, material body. You are always and only dealing with God.

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Sep 19 2024
Consciousness

This Explains A Lot, Doesn’t It?

This excerpt is by Vivian May Williams from her book titled, Absolute Science Practice .

Christ Jesus said, “Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before yeask Him.” Do you believe this? If so, why do you ask God to do more for you?If your Father knows what you need before you ask Him, why do you even attempt to tell Him your needs and desires?

The Christ, Truth, answers these questions by calling your attention to the very foundation of your Being. If you have a kind and loving so-called earthly father, do you have faith and confidence in him? Do you believe that he is constantly aware of your needs and desires and that it is his pleasure and satisfaction to carry out his ideas for your welfare and support? Knowing that he is at work for you, whether you are aware of all his moves or not, you just leave it to him to do whatever is best for all concerned. But how about your heavenly Father? You may declare that He is changeless Principle and is all Intelligence, and yet you pray to Him to alter His course of action if it does not suit your desires, and you attempt to dictate to this all Intelligence with limited human sense.

Your reason for deviating from the path of Christ is this: For eons of time man has been deceived into believing that the personal ego could do as it pleased and could direct God at will. It forgets that “God created all things for His own good pleasure” (Rev. 4:11) and that the world of creation is God’s playground where He enjoys Himself.

Man, in turn, will enjoy this same pleasure just as soon as he relinquishes all belief of himself as a separate selfhood and just lets God act. Why do you pray at all? The answer is simple. You pray because you cannot help it. Prayer is an acknowledgement of Truth. Truth is always turning to God in contemplation of Itself because Truth cannot contemplate anything contrary to its own nature-this appears as prayer. Your real Self is always thinking of God and heaven because your real Self is God.

Since God is all, He cannot think of anything outside of Himself. Error is outside the scope of Spirit because Spirit fills all space. Since there is no place for error to be or to go, then it is quite obvious that it does not exist. Then, in your prayers, why do you plead with God to remove that which is not there? Can you not see that you are wasting time that you might spend in acknowledging Him in all ways?

Again, you may say, “But I want more than anything else to be able to keep my mind stayed on Him-how can I accomplish this?”

First of all, you must be selfless. You must want to manifest perfection because you want to reflect God’s nature. You must do the right and proper things because that is according to Principle. You must not adopt the truth because you want to use it for selfish attainments. Your religion is dependent upon your understanding of God. If you do not understand your nature you cannot profess to know God, no matter how much you patronize or support a church.

The word “church” has been defined as “the structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.”

Again I say, if all your words and actions do not proceed from divine Principle, then you have no church in the real sense of absolute Science. Christ, Truth, speaks from the basic Fact of Life called God; therefore every word that proceeds from the mouth of man must be a scientific fact, otherwise it has no place in the realm of Spirit called heaven.

Because man has believed that there are two of him (a material man to be de-materialized and a spiritual man in God’s image) his mind has fluctuated between beliefs and realities.

No wonder it takes so long to discover the truth about himself. There is but one way to freedom and that way is safe and sure and can be realized now. You are the only one who can de-materialize your own human beliefs because God cannot rid you of anything He knows nothing about.

Therefore, you can and must de-materialize your belief in a material man right at this moment by refusing to believe that there are two of you. Resolve right now to accept yourself as the man God created and refuse to ever associate anything with yourself that you cannot associate with God.

If, when you pray, you say, “Please, God give me more health, money, or whatever you desire,” you are really not praying at all. I have told you that prayer is an acknowledgment of facts.

How can you ask for more when God has already endowed you with His kingdom of ideas? Help yourselves as God’s heirs, but don’t become beggars. Jesus did say, “Ask and ye shall receive,” but he did not say to ask for things. When you recognize the fact that your body or manifest world stands in the same relationship to your Soul as your Soul stands to God, then you are in a position to demonstrate this fact. Then when you “ask” you are acknowledging at the same time. First you acknowledge the presence of your true identity or Soul and its relationship to God. Then you “ask” this presence and power to express or identify Itself as health, wealth, or whatever the human sense thinks it lacks thus you do not “ask amiss.”

But if you ask for conditions to be changed, or for things to be added, you “ask and receive not because ye ask amiss”? The Christ deals with God and nothing else because there is nothing else to deal with. When you recognize yourselves as potential Christs, you will be well on the way to ultimate fulfillment of these words spoken by Christ, Truth, through the man, Jesus: “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed, and bethou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe thatthose things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire when ye pray,believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

If you have any complaints against the working out of your problems, it is because you have been “asking amiss” instead of coinciding your appeals with a changeless Principle.

You may say, “How can I be sure that I will receive the things I desire?” You can be assured because you already possess the “substance of all things hoped for.” Everything you desire is embraced within you-you must release it through the acknowledgment of its presence and fulfillment. If you believe you possess the Christ-power of God, you can move every mountain of false belief and cast it into the sea of oblivion. But if you doubt your Christ-Self you may as well close your books and your lips and remain silent until you have resurrected faith in yourselves.

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Jul 30 2024
Prayer, world

So You Want To Pray For The World

Here’s The Good News

The world is hastening to hell in a gas-filled hen basket. Disease is running rampant. Threats of war loom in every corner. Violence is spreading like a wild virus. Corruption lurks throughout national and international governments. It’s a mess. People who pray are wondering, “When will it stop, and how can I help this troubled world?”

Here’s the good news: There is no help for a troubled world. None at all. Yet, the World is not in a hopeless situation.

It Gets Clearer When You Shrink The World

Let’s shrink this apparent world situation to a mere fraction of itself – the troubled body. Certainly human aids such as pills and surgery help the body, but their help is temporary. The hip is replaced, blood pressure is lowered, kidney stones are removed, but the body is still vulnerable to disease.

These temporary measures offer new hope for anyone suffering from pain, disease and disability, but a temporary patch-up job does not wholly satisfy. What you and I want is the experience of permanent wholeness. This is where a spiritual approach to the Body is needed.

When you call a Practitioner for help with a “sick” body, does the Practitioner dig into your medical history? Does the Practitioner suggest special diets or exercises? The answer to both questions, as you know, is no.

What does the Practitioner do? “I turn completely away from the appearance of a mortal, born body and focus my attention on the true Body – God.” That’s one Practitioner’s answer. The purpose of turning away from the appearance is to get a clearer realization of the One Body that is constituted of Wholeness and Perfection.

Many Practitioners will not even bother to ask the nature of the complaint. Why? Because they know the troubled body is not body at all. God is All, and All is always well. There is One Body and that Body is God.

Scaling Things Up Again

Let’s scale the personal body back up to the World Body. Your Body and the World Body is the One Body – Perfect, Whole and Onederful.

If the World Body seems sick or troubled, you’d treat it exactly as you would Aunt Dora’s Body. You don’t focus your attention on the troubles and try to resolve them with human effort. Instead, you turn your attention completely away from the World Body (which is nothing but a microcosm of the One Body) and focus on the One Body – God.

You may ask yourself, “What do I know about God?” Your answer may be, “Well, I know God is Love.” That’s a great launching pad for further contemplation which may go like this: “The One Presence is Love, so All is Love. The World is Love. It moves in Love and as Love. Love is all there is of the World.”

This is a short contemplation, but notice how comforted you feel. Anxiety and fear have drained away. You feel an assurance that all is really well. But you’re not done yet.

You’ve said the right words, but now it’s time to dive deeper and grab the pearl of Truth that upholds those words. It’s time to “be still and know.” Simply ask your God-Consciousness, “What more do I need to know?” Now listen. A Truth will be revealed.

This Is How You’ll Know

A question I’m often asked is, “How do I know that I’ve experienced a Revelation?” In the context of this post, here is the answer. When your view (perception) of the world shifts from the appearance to the Truth, you know that you’ve experienced genuine Revelation.

Will This Work?

Will this help the world? When you follow the suggestions in this post, it will do the most important thing. It will help you overcome your misperception of the world. Like Christ Jesus, you will know, “I have overcome the world.” This will prove to be a benefit to you and so-called others.

There’s a once popular African-American spiritual made famous by the great gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson. Its most popular line is “Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of the World.” You don’t have to wait until after a supposed death to be done with the troubles of the world. Now is the time, and today is the day for you to be done looking at, discussing and ruminating over a seemingly troubled world. God Is All, and All is always well.

There will be no post in August. However, in September we will return with a new feature that you will enjoy very much.

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Jun 24 2024
Consciousness, Illumination, Mind

Understanding Spiritual Experiences

They Sniggered When She Said This

During a class on meditation, a woman captivated the group with her unusual spiritual experience. “I was walking down the main corridor of a mall when, all of a sudden, I found myself upside down on the ceiling of the mall.” You could hear sniggers and hushed giggles as she continued. Later, someone asked me if that was a genuine spiritual experience.

Throughout the years, people have shared stories of kitchen cabinets moving up and down the wall, purple balls flying out of their pastor’s mouth, door knobs moving around the door, and other “strange” occurrences. Were these spiritual experiences? I doubt it.

These Were Actually Spiritual Experiences

Contrast these experiences with the genuine spiritual experiences of Christ Jesus. Every miracle of Christ Jesus was, in fact, a spiritual experience. When he multiplied the loaves and fish, that was a spiritual experience. When he instantly traveled from one side of the sea to the other, that was a spiritual experience. All 37 miracles were spiritual experiences. What’s unusual about Jesus’ spiritual experiences is that they were witnessed by others – many others.

The kitchen shelves moving on the wall, the door knobs circling the door, the woman hanging upside down on the ceiling of the mall – what was the purpose of these events? I ask this question because each spiritual experience of Christ Jesus was a purposeful experience. They were not random, nonsensical events that defied explanation. Each miracle (spiritual experience) was a living demonstration of a spiritual principle. Behind every spiritual experience is a spiritual Truth that warrants the experience.

If you had the chance to witness another person’s spiritual experience, you’d think you saw a miracle. Such was the case when people witnessed the spiritual experiences of Christ. I’m sure many whispered, “Did you see that? It’s a miracle.” But was it? No! Each experience demonstrated a spiritual principle, the most natural thing in the world.

When Christ appeared to raise Lazarus from the dead, it was no miracle. The principle behind that so-called miracle is LIFE (BEING GOD) IS ETERNAL—BOTH BIRTHLESS AND DEATHLESS.

Again, when Christ multiplied the scant supply of bread and fish, it appeared miraculous, yet it was merely proof of the principle that ALL SUPPLY IS OMNIPRESENT AND EVER-PRESENT.

Free Travel Is A Spiritual Experience

My favorite “miracle” of Christ Jesus is found in John 6:19-21. “After they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea. He was coming near the boat, and they were afraid. But he said to them, ‘It is I. Don’t be afraid.'” Then they were willing to take him on board, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading.”

Yes, walking on the water is quite impressive, but that’s not the spiritual experience (miracle) that excites me. It’s the fact that when Christ stepped into the boat, they immediately arrived at their destination.

This is no random, inexplicable event. It demonstrates this spiritual principle: IN THE INDIVISIBLE ALLNESS OF GOD, THERE IS NO TIME OR SPACE. THERE IS ONLY HERE AND NOW. Did you know that more and more people are, even in this day and time, having this same experience? For obvious reasons, they aren’t telling too many people.

It Was Necessary, So It Happened

It’s true that most spiritual experiences are spontaneous – sometimes even surprising. You may be walking along, and suddenly your environment is flooded with light. More than surprising, it’s an enchanting and delightful experience.

In most cases of a genuine spiritual experience, there is always a need for the experience. There was a need to feed the multitude. When the disciples were rowing the boat that night, “a high wind arose, and the sea began to churn,” it was necessary for them to get to shore.

The question that is often asked is, “Allen, was this a spiritual experience?” You don’t have to ask me. Ask yourself this question: What spiritual principle is behind this experience? If you can’t answer that question, most likely, it was not a spiritual experience.

How To Have A Spiritual Experience — The Short Answer

I remember a time when people would give their left lung for a genuine spiritual experience. They prayed and waited in long silences hoping to have a spiritual experience. When that failed, their minds went into overdrive imagining events that never really happened.

You can’t force a spiritual experience; neither can you effectively pray for one. But don’t be dismayed. There is a surefire way to “have” spiritual experiences. TAKE YOUR ATTENTION OFF OF EVERYTHING THAT TROUBLES OR CONCERNS YOU AND KNOW GOD TO BE THE ONLY PRESENCE – DESPITE ALL APPEARANCES. When you do that, you will enjoy many wonderful experiences that bear witness to God’s Absolute Allness.

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May 20 2024
Consciousness, Illumination, joel goldsmith, Mind

Enlightenment Should Not Take So Long

May I ask a question on something that is puzzling me please? You mention the Infinite Way in a recent post. I read Joel Goldsmith a lot and find much of what he says reflects the Absolute. But I am confused by the insistence on how long revelation takes, all the time required, the degrees to go thru, the initiations. This does not seem to me to accord with the idea of the Finished Kingdom. Can you enlighten me please?

Reading Joel Goldsmith Can Be Frustrating

I was a freshman in college when I embraced silent prayer. That was the same time I reopened The Infinite Way by Joel Goldsmith. Loved it! In all of his writings, Goldsmith focuses on the three keys of spirituality: revelation, realization, and illumination.

Have you read Goldsmith’s books, or listened to his tapes? While listening or reading, did your heart sink? It’s understandable. Joel Goldsmith makes it seem like the path to spiritual enlightenment is a long, slow, and frustrating one. You can read an excerpt from one of his books, and ask yourself, “Am I ever going to get there?”

This Was Revealed At The Dinner Table

As the years went by, I questioned whether this long and slow route to enlightenment was the only route. “Why,” I asked, “can’t there be an expressway to enlightenment?” In the meantime, this happened. On one of my lecture tours in the Midwest, I met Libby – a former student and friend of Joel Goldsmith. Sitting at an outdoor café, under a starlit sky, Libby shared how Joel healed her of a life-threatening disease. I’d heard so many of those stories that I wasn’t impressed. My ears perked up when she told me how Joel struggled with sitting in silence and listening to the “still small voice” within.

From that story and reading his biography, I concluded that spiritual enlightenment was a somewhat long and slow journey for him. His struggle filtered into his many books and lectures.

The Expressway To Spiritual Enlightenment

Let’s go back to my original question: Why can’t there be an expressway to enlightenment? Luckily, there is an expressway to spiritual enlightenment, and you can hop on it once you accept this truth: SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT IS NOT AN ACHIEVEMENT. IT IS THE NATURAL STATE OF THE ONE AND ONLY MIND.

So much of what’s called “spiritual practice” is based on the goal of achieving spiritual enlightenment, as if it’s something outside of us. There is no outside to the Infinite. All Truth is within you at this very moment. The one and only Consciousness (your one and only Consciousness) is fully illumined right now.

In a nutshell, this means THE ENLIGHTENMENT YOU’VE BEEN SEEKING IS ALREADY YOURS. You don’t have to “get” it, but you do have to accept and acknowledge that ENLIGHTENMENT IS YOUR PRESENT STATE OF BEING.

Have You Heard Of This Law?

I would like to stop here, but I haven’t fully answered the question. What the questioner wants to know is why spiritual enlightenment seems to take so long. He’s only asking because he rightly senses that it should not. So, let’s address the question. There are two reasons. The first reason is addressed in what’s been written above – the belief that you have another mind other than the one enlightened Mind.

The second reason is eye-opening. I’m going to set it up by sharing my story with you. When I was a young pianist, my teacher(s) gave me six or seven weeks to completely learn a Beethoven sonata up to performance level. However, when I was nineteen, things changed. My teacher expected me to bring a sonata up to a near-performance level in one week. Big difference. When I had seven weeks, I took seven weeks. When I had one, it only took one (unless it was one of the knuckle breakers).

Parkinson’s Law – Were these the first words that popped into your mind after reading that scenario? In very simple language, Parkinson’s Law states, “If you give yourself a lot of time to do something, you’ll probably use up all the time, even if you don’t really need it.”

You Don’t Need The Time, So Why Take It?

Believing that spiritual enlightenment takes a lifetime, most people give themselves a lifetime to experience it – even though they don’t need it. Because the one Mind is your Mind, you don’t need time to experience enlightenment. Stop taking the time you don’t need.

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Apr 16 2024
Body, Eternal Life, Life, marie watts

Your Eternal Body

After a funeral service, even Truth students mosey back to their cars thinking about their affairs and “getting them in order”. Basically, they do exactly what they should not do – ponder their mortality.

LIFE IS ETERNAL. So when you are faced with the appearance of death, let it trigger a calm consideration of your IMMORTALITY.

As some of you know, my mother’s funeral was this past Monday, and this post by Marie Watts is in her honor and memory.

Do you wonder why it is necessary to perceive more and more completely the Substance and Activity that exists as this Body? It is of the utmost importance for us to know – completely know – just what the Nature of this Body is, because ultimately we must transcend this supposedly inevitable illusion called death. As we have stated before, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. And our knowledge of that which exists as this Body is the POWER of the Presence of eternal Life. And I do not mean life in or as a temporary body.

We know that our Bible presents statements that can only be interpreted to mean that death – or its appearance – will be transcended. For instance we read, “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” Then too we read that beautiful verse in Revelation 21:4, which says, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any pain; for the former things are passed away.”

The ultimate perception of the Body is the fact that eternal Life does manifest Itself as Its own Substance in Form (the Body). And the Substance in Form has to be as eternal as is eternal Life Itself.

Anyone who has seemed to lose a loved one through that which is called death, knows that there can be no Love manifested as this experience. This so-called “last enemy” is only the culmination of all the other illusory enemies that appear to precede it, such as birth, sickness, deterioration, etc. If there were such a cruel thing as death, God certainly could not be LOVE. AND GOD IS LOVE.

We have not only the right, but the necessity, to see through and transcend this cruel hoax which has been accepted throughout the ages. When we know – thoroughly know – exactly what is the Substance, Form, and Activity of this Body, that so-called “last enemy” will no longer be feared; nor will it even appear in or as our experience at all. Certainly we are on our way to the revelation of this complete knowledge of the Body.

We can no longer gloss over the illusion that is called death by describing it as “passing on,” making the transition,” etc. It makes no difference what words we may use to describe this horrendous illusion, these words cannot alter the fact that “death” continues to appear to be true, and to be inevitable.

Let us have as much faith in the eternal, birthless, deathless Body as we have in our eternal Soul. Of course we can have more than faith in this eternal Body. Through complete illumination, we can be so convinced of the fact that this eternal Body is the only Body, that nothing can shatter our complete conviction. BUT WE DO HAVE TO REALLY KNOW WHAT COMPRISES THIS BODY, IN ORDER TO EXPERIENCE SUCH ABSOLUTE CONVICTION.

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The Books and How To Read Them

All over the world, people are buying Sounds of the Trumpet and God is All. Both books are having an uptick in sales. To piggyback on this wonderful activity, I decided to write this post on how to get the most out of these books. Although I think it’s a great idea to read each book from cover to cover, your busy schedule may not permit that. So, below are my suggestions for the must-reads from both books.

God Is All

I know that you want your prayers to be effective – to yield practical results. Perhaps you, like many others, have tried many ways of praying and none of them “worked.” God is All can, I assure you, help you to pray more effectively.

Because this book is a short read, the temptation is to start with Chapter 1 and read to the end. Don’t do it. I suggest that you start with Chapter 3: Conscious Awareness. This chapter is the foundation for an effective spiritual practice, and it addresses most of your prayer questions, such as:

  • What is prayer?
  • How to pray?
  • How to pray when you have so many things to pray about?
  • What constitutes effective prayer?

After you’ve read Chapter 3, go back to Chapter 1. The order in which you read the remaining chapters is up to you.

Sounds of the Trumpet

This is a longer book with shorter chapters. If I renamed this book, the title would be Spirituality Made Practical. Many of the 30-plus chapters address issues you face in daily life. Each chapter is great and has its own merit. However, for your convenience I made a list below of must-read chapters.

Spiritual Living Day By Day

This is the first chapter of Sounds of the Trumpet. It is a basic primer on living Truth principles every waking hour. The Holy Bible states, “Thou shalt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.” This chapter gives you tips on how to do that.

David And Goliath (1 and 2)

These two chapters reveal a spiritual approach to resolving any problem. The magnitude of the problem does not matter.

Rebuilding The Immune System

For the last few years, immunity has been a hot topic. From herbal concoctions to questionable shots, people are trying to stay disease-free. This chapter deals with total immunity – from disaster as well as disease.

Heavenly Bliss

How do you effectively restore a fractured or broken relationship? What is the key to trouble-free relationships? This chapter gives a failproof answer to these questions.

Thomas

This disciple doubted that Christ rose from the dead and demanded proof. Now he is known as “Doubting Thomas.”  This chapter reveals that the Thomas mindset can be a good thing. It can make the difference between merely reading Truth and seeing the visible evidence of Truth.

The Temple Of God

This chapter is about your Body. And what a wonderful Body it is! Yes, this chapter deals with the real nature of your Body as a spiritual presence.

CONCLUSION

Whichever book and chapters you read, remember this: THESE BOOKS ARE TO BE LIVED AND NOT MERELY READ.

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