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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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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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Jan 21 2024
Body, Consciousness, Healing, health

Pain, Pain Go Away

“Lately, Allen, I’ve been in a lot of pain. On a scale of 1 to 10, I’m averaging a 20. If you were in my shoes, how would you deal with this spiritually?”

You Don’t Have To Put Up With Pain

Pain seems to be an invincible opponent. It even boasts the power to derail your best attempts to pray, leaving you spiritually defenseless – like a declawed cat fighting a rottweiler. I have experienced the kind of pain the reader mentions, and I assure you that you can eliminate this deceptive presence. Not merely cope with it, but completely eliminate it. It’s a challenge, but you can meet it.

The Holy Bible says, “With God all things are possible.” Here’s my paraphrase: With God’s Allness as your starting point, it’s possible to prove the nothingness of anything unlike God – even pain.

This Denial Did Work, … However

I started my journey to the Absolute, like many of our readers, by way of metaphysics – affirmations and denials. In my late teens I latched onto this denial “Pain, sickness, poverty, old age and death cannot master me, for they are not real.” Whenever I seemed to experience any type of body pain, I reached for that denial. Not because I expected it to work magic on the pain, but because I felt the statement was true. Pain is not real. It always worked … until it didn’t.

I Had To Do Something Different

One day I lay in bed curled up like a cocktail shrimp. The pain was at the 20-level. This went on for more than 24 hours. I repeated the denial over and over, but the pain didn’t subside. I knew more was needed.

Curled up in pain, I said, “Allen, God is all you have, so let’s resolve this.” I prayed, “God, it appears that I’m in great pain. My joints, even my organs hurt. Is this true? Am I really experiencing this pain?” I was not addressing a God outside of me, but rather the God of my Being. Essentially, I was talking to my Self.

I was so intent on knowing the answer to my question that I momentarily forgot about the pain. Throughout the night I questioned and listened. It seemed as though nothing was happening. Then, like a dark room that is suddenly flooded with sunlight, “my” Consciousness was flooded with Peace. I basked in it for as long as I could. As you’ve probably guessed, the pain was gone and never returned.

Do You Know What Pain Signifies?

Since then, I have experienced pain, but my attitude toward it has changed. For those of you who’ve read Marie Watts’ You Are the Splendor, I’m sure you remember the analogy of the dinner bell.

The dinner bell was once used to alert the household that dinner was ready. When the dinner bell rang, you stopped whatever you were doing and rushed to the dinner table. The dinner bell alerted you to a tasty meal. Once everyone was seated around the table, the bell stopped ringing. Its job was done.

Pain, like any problem, is not a bad thing. It’s the dinner bell that is alerting you to something wonderful – the Presence of God. No, God is not causing the pain, but the pain (like any other problem) signals there is a God-fact waiting to come forth in your awareness. As soon as the God-fact is known, the pain stops. The pain has done its job.

Essentially, pain or any other problem is saying, “Hey Johnny, I have something new to reveal about God’s Presence, and you really need to know this.” Like the family responds to the dinner bell by coming to the table, you respond to the pain (bell) by “listening” prayer.

Getting Rid Of The Pain Is Not The Point

But you must be mindful of your goal. The goal is not to get rid of the pain. Your aim is to discover the Truth the pain is drawing your attention to. In prayer you may ask, “What is the Truth I need to know?” Although it is possible for the answer to be revealed in an instant, you may have to do this many times throughout the day.

Many readers of my books and this blog tell me that they’ve tried this approach but the pain or problem didn’t go away. I always answer with this question: “What Truth did you discover?” If the answer is none, they weren’t done. Following the suggestion of this post, you must be focused on the discovery and not the relief from your condition.

Reader, heed this advice: Don’t tie your feet before you start the race. Do not permit yourself to think, “My pain is so great I can’t get still.” You can. And you will prove to yourself that not only can you get still to “hear,” but you can experience moments of bliss.

Should you ever seem to be in pain, or should an insurmountable problem pop up, give this approach a try. It works!

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Nov 13 2023
Consciousness, Revelation

I Urge You To Reconsider — Here’s Why

I thought our readers would be more excited about last month’s post on detoxing – the spiritual approach. Not so. Many confessed that they could do it for one or two days, but not more. A week or month was out of the question. Yet, here I am again, pushing the spiritual detox.

The spiritual detox snatched hope away, and that’s what upset our readers. “Hope, Allen, is natural. If you’re in pain, what’s wrong with hoping for relief? If you were diagnosed with an incurable disease, wouldn’t you hope for a healing? Take my money, take my car, take my wife, but don’t take away my hope.”

For human beings, hope is natural. They couldn’t live without it. But, reader, you are not a human being. Halloween has come and gone. Stop the sham!

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, it’s because you know that God is the only Presence and Power. If you don’t know it, you at least feel the rightness of this Truth. In God’s Allness, only spiritual beings exist, and that’s what you are.

You and God is one. Yes, I took the liberty of using the singular verb is. However, the sentence would be more accurate if I took out the word “and.” Just like the wave of the ocean is the ocean, your Identity is God Identified.

Christ Jesus knew this and proclaimed, “I and my Father are one.” On the heels of that he, declared, “All that the Father has is mine.” Take a minute to ponder those two statements.

In the realization that “All that the Father has is mine,” would Christ hope for health, supply, love, wisdom, or anything? In the realization of Oneness there is no need for hope. What could you hope for when all is already yours (You)?

This is why I’m pushing the spiritual detox. Hope is a denial of your Oneness. Hope is a denial of your spiritual Identity. Hope is a denial of your Godhood. Hope is a lie rooted in separation. It’s based on an assumption that you are separated from God and your good.

Remember, a spiritual detox facilitates God realization, and God realization inevitably reveals Oneness. Is God in pain? Is God in lack? Is God in trouble? You know the answers to these questions, but here is the most important question: As you and God is one Presence, can you be in pain, lack, or trouble?

Can you see that the practical value of a detox is the freeing Truth of Oneness? The realization of Oneness frees you from all that God is not. A popular minister once roused the masses with these three words – “Keep hope alive.” Wonderful words for hopeless humans, but utter twaddle for anyone who professes God is All.

I wrote this post to encourage you to reconsider the Spiritual Detox. Try it for a weekend. Next, try it for an entire week. Once you try it for 30 days, you’ll never hope again.

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Oct 23 2023
Consciousness, Prayer

The Spiritual Detox – Try It!

Every morning Emma starts her day with a cup of hot lemon water. For lunch she slurps on a green smoothie laced with protein powder. Some days it’s just cups of herbal tea and green-tea smoothies. Other days it’s bowls of chia-seed pudding and cold glasses of cucumber and mint infused water. As you’ve probably guessed, Emma is on a detox diet. A trend I thought had died and gone to diet hell is back, and more popular than ever.

Detox diets are supposed to rid the body of toxins and waste products. Their effectiveness is debatable. However, dedicated detoxers say that after a 7-day detox their skin is clearer, digestion is better, and they have unlimited energy. I think the detoxers are onto something, but it has nothing to do with teas, water, juices.

Behind every so-called human activity there is a spiritual principle. When you understand the principle, you can ditch the human activity and never look back. The spiritual principle behind the detox diet is purity. This is the pure Truth: GOD IS ONE, INFINITE, INDIVISIBLE PRESENCE, UNCONTAMINATED BY ANOTHER PRESENCE AND POWER.

Let’s make a turn and discover how this plays out as a spiritual practice. What follows is all about a SPIRITUAL DETOX.

Just as teas, juices and water are the essentials of a body detox diet, prayer, contemplation and silence are the basics of a spiritual detox. But this is not just any kind of prayer. It’s pure prayer – prayer purged of any desire for person, place, condition or thing. How do you know if your prayer is pure?

When you pray, what do you hope the end result will be? A healing? More money? Harmony in your affairs? A new home? If you’re detoxing, hope is a prayer toxin. When your prayer is pure, there’s only one expected goal: to know or experience more of the Presence of God. That’s it.

I encourage you to try this two-step 30-day Spiritual Detox. Here’s how:

STEP 1

The first step is the “Intention Step.” In a Spiritual Detox Diet, your intention is to consciously know and experience more of God’s Presence. That’s it!

STEP 2

In this step, you listen to hear the still small voice of your God Consciousness.

You may feel the need to use some words to segue into the silence. Bible passages or words from your favorite book will suffice. If you are new to this type of prayer, I suggest that you state words of intention as you enter the silence: “God, all I want is a realization of your Presence.”

As you state your intention, remind yourself:

  • “I am not hoping for a healing. All I want is realization.”
  • “I am not hoping for more money. All I want is realization.”
  • “I am not hoping to change or improve anything in my life. All I want is realization.”

Note my repetitive use of the word hoping. It’s there for a reason due to its toxic effect. Many so-called Truth students lead into the silence with all the right words. They say, “God, all I want is you,” but their prayer is riddled with hope that their problem(s) will instantly disappear. The problem, and not God, is the focus of these tainted prayers. This won’t do.

Pure prayer does solve problems. Pure prayer does heal sick bodies, and it does work what some call miracles. But how? Pure prayer reveals that God, and God’s Omnipresent Perfection is, and has always been the only Presence. In other words, pure prayer reveals there are no problems to be solved. Only God exists.

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Aug 24 2023
Consciousness, God, Prayer

Have A Lot Of Problems? Try Praying This Way

One of our readers asked this question: If there are multiple appearances, is the intention to get clarity one at a time or all inclusive?

She Was Drowning In Problems And Didn’t Know How To Pray

The third chapter of my first book, God is All, opens with the story of Alice Ross. Her cheating husband left her with two sick children and a sister strung out on drugs. She’s unemployed and about to lose her home. Her friends tell her, “Don’t worry, just pray about it,” but Alice doesn’t know where to start. She thinks to herself, “I have so many problems, I don’t know what to pray about first.”

Many people seem to be in Alice’s situation. There are so many problems; they don’t know where to start. When they focus their prayers on one situation, the others get worse. In faith, they soldier on, but it seems like a losing battle.

How do you solve this problem? How do you pray when it appears you are drowning in problems?

Don’t Pray About The Wrong Problem

Years ago, I was working on a challenging piece by Chopin. The fingers must move up and down the keyboard at a dizzying speed. There were many challenging sections. I thought the problems were a weak fourth finger, lack of finger independence, and a lazy thumb. I worked for weeks on these problems, but nothing improved.

Frustrated, I sat down at the keyboard to examine my approach more carefully. I made a startling discovery. I had only one problem – wrist rotation. Once I corrected that, I was flying up and down the keyboard faster than a cheetah chasing a gazelle.

The point of this story is that in every case where it seems like you have many problems, you have only one. When you correct the one, you resolve them all. The problem, obviously, is not wrist rotation, but it is THE BARBARIC BELIEF THAT THERE IS A PRESENCE AND POWER OTHER THAN GOD.

When you think you are drowning in a sea of problems, there is only one problem – the belief that there is another presence, power, or activity other than God. Do you want to handle all of your problems with a single prayer? Pray to discern God’s Presence as the entirety of your Life.

Prayer That Gets To The Root Of The Problem

Your prayer could look like this (using your own words, of course): “God let me discern your Presence in and as every area of ‘my’ Life.” You can shorten this by praying, “God, all I want is you. Reveal Thyself.” Just be mindful that you are not addressing a God outside of you.

Never mind the seeming dualism in this prayer. That will be handled with the realization of God’s Presence. Now you may be wondering how often to pray this prayer. The answer is simple: until God reveals Itself in a clear and unmistakable way.

The first time you try this and your problems are resolved, you’ll probably think, “It’s like magic. I didn’t even have to think about my problems and they all disappeared.” From then on, you’ll never have to worry about how many problems you seem to have. All that matters is a clear realization that God is All.

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May 23 2023
Consciousness, Mind, Prayer

Having A Hard Time With Silent Prayer?

Allen, you write so much about silent prayer, but I find it difficult. Every time I give it a try all kinds of thoughts pop up. One time my prom date popped up, and I hadn’t seen or heard from him in thirty years. Can you give me some suggestions to help with these thoughts?

Like other Truth “teachers,” I speak and write about the importance of silent prayer. Because I believe it is an essential practice, I hammer away at the nail of silent prayer like a crazed carpenter. Silent prayer is important, but it’s not the end goal. Silent prayer is a means to an end, and that end is Revelation. And nothing facilitates Divine Revelation like silent prayer.

But, as the questioner points out, silent prayer has its challenges. The main challenge is handling those random, unrelated thoughts that buzz around in your mind while you’re trying to listen to the “still small voice.” Here’s how most have handled it: They stopped doing it. That’s not a wise choice. Without the practice of silent prayer, you can believe God is All, you can affirm God’s Allness, but you can never know that God is All. That truth must be revealed, and silent prayer expedites that Revelation.

In past writings, I’ve suggested many ways to deal with these busy-bee thoughts. In one post, I urged you to stop trying to still your mind. That is a game you cannot win. In this post, I’m sharing what I’ve found to be the least frustrating and the most effective practice to deal with those pesky, unwanted thoughts.

When your silent session begins, know that thoughts will come up. Let them. That’s right. Don’t fight them. Don’t try to mentally swat them away. Just let them come. However, at the outset know this: THOUGHTS HAVE NO POWER TO OBSTRUCT, HINDER OR DELAY MY REALIZATION OF GOD.

Isn’t that comforting? Because those irksome thoughts have no power to obstruct Revelation, you don’t have to fight them. They are no longer your enemy. They are powerless. You may have to refocus your attention many times, but the fighting is over.

Have you ever watched the sun peek through the clouds? That’s how Revelation emerges through a cloud of unwanted thoughts. It’s a beautiful experience, but you will only know it once you’ve tried it.

Don’t give up on silent prayer. Try this approach for a few weeks and see for yourself how effective it is.

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Dec 23 2022
Consciousness, Mind, Revelation

Revelation Made Simple

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I’ve been accused of hammering away at one idea: Revelation is important. But not too long ago someone said to me,“Allen, I haven’t experienced Revelation. What do I do in the meantime – while I’m waiting?” The question had me hunting down the hallways of my memory to find out what I did in the meantime. This post is dedicated to anyone waiting in the meantime.

Because it reveals God’s Presence, Revelation is important. When you’re in the flaming fire of a hard time, God seems to be missing in action. Revelation pulls back the curtain of this illusion and exposes the glory of God’s Perfect Presence and Activity. That’s the power of Revelation. Furthermore, if you want a good God education, Revelation is the best way.

Still, the question remains: What do I do in the meantime? Below are some ideas to consider.

Revelation Is A Natural And Normal Experience

Would you be surprised to find fish in the ocean? Why not? Because water is their natural habitat. Think about this. God is the only Mind there is, and there is no other. This Mind is always in a state of Self-Awareness, and it is your Mind. It is the Mind of everyone. Your Mind is constantly aware of God being All. For this reason, Revelation is a natural and normal experience. Just as you expect to find fish in the ocean, expect Revelation to be a natural experience.

Stop thinking of Revelation as a supernatural experience granted to a chosen few. It’s a self-defeating and Revelation-delaying lie.

What about the human mind? Think of the human (mortal) mind just as you do the crescent moon. The crescent moon is an incomplete view of the full moon. The human mind is an incomplete experience of the One Mind. When someone reports they had a Revelation, they simply had a fleeting experience of their full Mind – their only Mind. Catch a glimpse of this fact, and Revelations last longer and happen more frequently.

You Are The Revelation

The common belief is that Revelation comes to you from a faraway God. But you know better than that. You know God is the essence of your Being.

Revelation does not come to you. Since Revelation exists as your Mind, you are the Revelation. Think about what this means.

  • You don’t have to wait a lifetime to experience Revelation.
  • You don’t have to deserve the experience.
  • You can experience Revelation anytime and anywhere.
  • You are the Revelation of every Truth that is revealed.

Give Up The Guilt

You’ve tried to experience Revelation. For years you have been hoping for it, and now it seems hopeless. Why do you think you haven’t experienced Revelation? What reasons can you come up with? Do you believe God is withholding Revelation because of that “bad” thing you did in the past? Or do you have other reasons?

Whatever reason you can come up with, it’s nonsense. Nothing can separate you from the “Voice of Revelation.” Why? Because it’s “your” Consciousness that is the Revelation.

Take a moment to make a mental list of all the reasons you think Revelation has been delayed. Next, mentally chuck that list into an imaginary trash can and be done with it.

Sink Into Revelation

Revelation and tension are like light and dark. You’ll never find them in the same place at the same time. Yet so many so-called Truth students’ prayers are riddled with tension.

Their prayer starts off well. Ideas of Truth are contemplated. All is well. When their contemplation ends, and silent listening begins, there’s an effortful reaching out for the Light of Revelation. It’s as if Revelation is something outside of their Being that must be grabbed and held. It’s not.

Revelation is the essence of “your” Consciousness. There’s no need to reach out. Sink into the experience like you would an overstuffed chair.

In The Meantime

There was a time when I hoped, prayed and waited for Revelation. I did everything I’ve advised you not to do. Yet, one day it happened. Truth was revealed. It was the best experience I have ever had. True, there have been many Revelations since then, but the first time always seems the best time.

Here’s what I did – in the “meantime.” Every day I contemplated the one Truth that spoke to me: God is All. As I contemplated this statement, I had no agenda to use it for personal benefit. I followed each contemplation with a period of silent listening. I asked God to Reveal Itself to me in a clear and unmistakable way. And that’s what happened.

I once read this statement: “If you keep on making statements of Truth, it will gradually lead to realization.” All day long I thought about God being All. No effort was involved. Many have found that keeping a Truth statement percolating throughout the day leads to Revelation. But be careful.

This is not like using affirmations to improve your situation. You’ll spin your wheels and go nowhere. It’s better to choose a statement of Truth you would like to understand more clearly. Let it percolate throughout the day. Just be sure to take your statement into silent prayer. If you follow these suggestions (all of them), Revelation is inevitable.

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Nov 25 2022
Consciousness, Healing, Prayer

I Simply Held On To Truth And Was Healed

The Question

Allen, I’ve read many stories of people in the so-called metaphysical community who were healed just by merely holding fast to the idea that “I am well,” despite being seriously ill. Yet, there are many others who tried the same approach, and they didn’t fare as well. Why?

The Whole Story Wasn’t Told

Many people have read or heard such stories. After being uplifted and inspired they thought, “If he can do it, I can do it too.” There were many painful days, but they held on. Results of medical examinations gave no hope, but they held on. Day in and day out they kept repeating, “I am well,” but things did not turn out well for them.

In each instance of success, all that was shared and reported was “I simply held onto the fact that I am well.” This was the publicly known version of the story. The part that was never spoken or printed holds the answer to their success. I’m going to share a story with you.

God, Please Let Me Die

It was not a fatal disease, but according to Thomas, from morning to night, his body screamed out in pain. Weeks went by and Thomas was completely healed. When he shared his testimony, Thomas said, “Despite the pain and limited mobility, I simply maintained that I am well.” To the hearers it seemed a simple but effective approach. However, those in his spiritual circle knew the entire story.

One night feeling hopeless and frustrated, Thomas sat up in his bed and cried, “God, please make me well or just let me die.” A voice replied, “Because I am well, Thomas, you are well.” Thomas caught the vision. Despite his aches and pains, Thomas knew that he was well. He didn’t hold onto a Revelation. The Revelation held onto him. Soon, his body was free of all aches and pains.

Don’t Judge By Appearances!

When holding onto a spiritual idea doesn’t work, it’s because there was no Revelation supporting it. In these instances, “holding on” demands monstrous mental effort. And that approach is not sustainable.

For a moment, I’m switching to a different subject: appearances. After a paragraph or two, you will see why.

“Judge not according to appearances,” said Jesus. That was good advice. Things are not always what they appear to be. The sun isn’t really sitting on top of the Redwood tree, and the train tracks do not come together in the distance. Yet both appear to be so.

The Other Appearances

Keep those facts in mind and broaden Jesus’ counsel to mean judge not according to sensory testimony. As well as seeing, it includes hearing, tasting, feeling and smelling. How often have you heard a baby crying in the alley, only to discover it was a just a cat in heat?

The so-called human senses can be deceived. They can all report the presence of something that isn’t there. All of these deceptions can be lumped in the category of appearances. An appearance is something that seems to be but is not. The last two words are the most important – is not.

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, it’s because you sense or even know that God is All – the only Presence and Power. Think about what this means. It means that you know, despite any appearance, that ALL IS WELL. Answer this question with one word. Why, in the midst of your seeming difficulty, is it so hard for you to say “I am well?” Here’s your honest answer: APPEARANCES.

You can appear to be so sick, pained, or infirmed, that it seems impossible for you to say, “I am well.” However, consciously knowing that the appearance (like the flat earth) is not present, empowers you to say it with conviction. Consciously knowing what is true is the ability to, as the questioner wrote, hold fast to an idea and be healed. Of course, the healing is nothing more than the Revelation of God’s Presence.

In the last paragraph, consciously knowing is italicized because it is the key to remaining steadfast despite the appearances. Consciously knowing Truth, despite appearances, is the result of Revelation. When Thomas cried out, “God please make me well,” Revelation kicked in and revealed, “Because I am well, Thomas, you are well.”

What I Thought Was Real, Isn’t

At that moment, Thomas’ perception of his reality changed. Revelation does that. Before that sublime moment, he perceived himself as a sick man, and a host of appearances supported that perception. After his experience, Thomas perceived himself as a well man – regardless of appearances.

Are you asking, “Allen, if the appearances continue to hang around such that you still have to hold on to Truth, what good is the Revelation?” The answer is simple. Once you know (via Revelation) that appearances have no genuine presence (or power), their days are numbered if the healing is not instantaneous.

The Bottom Line — God Is All

All that you have just read boils down to this: When Revelations changes your perception of reality, you don’t hold fast to Truth, you simply know the Truth. GOD IS ALL.

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