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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Real Consciousness
Real consciousness is aware only of the things of God. If God is infinite, He is All-in-all, and if so, what else is there to be aware of? You can only be aware of what is. Everything else is a dream.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
“What is prayer but the expansion of yourself into the living ether? Therefore let your visit to that temple invisible be for naught but ecstasy and sweet communion. For if you should enter into that temple for no other reason than asking, you shall not receive. It is enough that you enter into the temple invisible.” Kahlil Gibran
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Quote of the Day
“All the parables were intended to illustrate the two principles, truth and error. Truth is the wisdom of God; error is the god of opinions, and the two have no dealing with each other.” Phineas Parkhurst Quimby
Monday, March 8, 2010
You are divine
The power of God is eternally present within you. You are divine, not because the Traveler or anyone else says so but because that is the way God created you.
Don't take my word for it. Discover it for yourself. Enlighten yourself. No one else can do it for you.
- John-Roger
Don't take my word for it. Discover it for yourself. Enlighten yourself. No one else can do it for you.
- John-Roger
Friday, March 5, 2010
The Way to Happiness and Peace By Jonathan Mathews
The Way to Happiness and Peace
By Jonathan Mathews
I make no decisions by myself. I call on Holy Spirit first. I surrender my will to His, knowing that His will is mine.
I see another’s interest as my own. I see his suffering as my own. I ask for guidance as to how I can be truly helpful.
I do not judge because I’m unable to. I can choose again. I can love everything and everyone the way it is. I cannot be against anything because I haven’t judged it.
When I am seemingly attacked, I ask Holy Spirit to help me see it differently. I instead ask how I can serve the seeming perpetrator. I let go of anger and condemnation.
I stay in integrity. My thoughts, words, and deeds are aligned. What I think and what I say and what I do are not in conflict. I always speak the truth, as I know it. This gives me self respect and self love. In other words, I can always trust myself.
I give over my fears to Holy Spirit. I am not a body. There is nothing to fear. I give up not being good enough. I surrender the fear of death, suffering, lack, and loss. There is no greater illusion than fear. I trust God.
I am kind and generous to everyone and all living things. If I see a need, it is mine to fill.
I am devoted to doing my spiritual work regularly. My life is a prayer and God is always in my mind.
I give selfless service whenever appropriate. I give of my time, talents, and money. I do not ask or expect anything in return, not even recognition. I practice giving anonymously. I give knowing that I give to myself. I cannot out give God.
I give up defensiveness, knowing that I am innocent and a perfect child of God. I choose to join with my brother instead. I listen carefully to the criticisms of others and ask Holy Spirit for the truth. I don’t make him wrong, even in my mind. I would rather be happy than “right”.
I pay attention to my thoughts and beliefs, for they create my reality. I take full responsibility (not blame) for what I have created, knowing that I can choose different beliefs and thoughts. I think only about what I like and want, not what I don’t want, so that I can manifest appropriately. I give up beliefs that no longer serve me.
(over)
I give up my stories that keep me imprisoned. I am not my stories of the past. I can live in the now, where God is. I accept God’s grace instead of suffering. Without my stories I can move effortlessly through life. I no longer think my stories are who I am!
I replace illusions (the world) for love (God). I give up chasing people, pleasure, power, and things. I surrender any need for respect, approval, and support. I choose instead to focus on the joy of who I am. I am what I have been looking for!
I let go of control, desires, attachments, and outcomes. This is big! I can choose what is instead. I give up thinking that I can change circumstances or change another so I can be happy. It has nothing to do with my happiness. I can allow my body be as it is, knowing that it is perfect for my path through life. I accept its size, shape, and state of health. I am happy because I am aware of, and extending, the love that I am. I give all outcomes to God.
I can forgive myself and my perceived perpetrators. I can know and see our innocence. I forgive my beliefs and projections that wrong thinking created. There are no perpetrators and no victims. In truth there is only love. I can see attacks for what they are, a call for love and nothing more.
I am in a constant state of gratitude because gratitude will undue the ego. I cannot be in gratitude and simultaneously suffer. When conflicted with another, I can use appreciation to replace judgment. I find more and more to be thankful for. I am grateful even when circumstances are difficult because I can never know the whole picture. I trust God impeccably.
I give up duality. There is only good and that is God who is in everything and everyone. Anything else is in my mind and is not true. I have given everything its meaning; otherwise it is neutral, not good or bad. I can live in this world, but not be of it.
I let go of the world’s views concerning security. I truly know that there is no security in this world! No kind of money, insurance, medicine, doctors, or any other kind of protection is of value to me. I am not attached to keeping this body alive. I only trust and rely on God, my source. I am free.
I can die to the ego. This is what it means to be born again. I can let go of the ego that thinks it needs something and instead rely on Holy Spirit, that part of me that is complete, wise, and loving. I am not the ego, I am free and I open my mind to all possibilities.
Do any one of these exercises for 30 days and your life will change, guaranteed!
By Jonathan Mathews
I make no decisions by myself. I call on Holy Spirit first. I surrender my will to His, knowing that His will is mine.
I see another’s interest as my own. I see his suffering as my own. I ask for guidance as to how I can be truly helpful.
I do not judge because I’m unable to. I can choose again. I can love everything and everyone the way it is. I cannot be against anything because I haven’t judged it.
When I am seemingly attacked, I ask Holy Spirit to help me see it differently. I instead ask how I can serve the seeming perpetrator. I let go of anger and condemnation.
I stay in integrity. My thoughts, words, and deeds are aligned. What I think and what I say and what I do are not in conflict. I always speak the truth, as I know it. This gives me self respect and self love. In other words, I can always trust myself.
I give over my fears to Holy Spirit. I am not a body. There is nothing to fear. I give up not being good enough. I surrender the fear of death, suffering, lack, and loss. There is no greater illusion than fear. I trust God.
I am kind and generous to everyone and all living things. If I see a need, it is mine to fill.
I am devoted to doing my spiritual work regularly. My life is a prayer and God is always in my mind.
I give selfless service whenever appropriate. I give of my time, talents, and money. I do not ask or expect anything in return, not even recognition. I practice giving anonymously. I give knowing that I give to myself. I cannot out give God.
I give up defensiveness, knowing that I am innocent and a perfect child of God. I choose to join with my brother instead. I listen carefully to the criticisms of others and ask Holy Spirit for the truth. I don’t make him wrong, even in my mind. I would rather be happy than “right”.
I pay attention to my thoughts and beliefs, for they create my reality. I take full responsibility (not blame) for what I have created, knowing that I can choose different beliefs and thoughts. I think only about what I like and want, not what I don’t want, so that I can manifest appropriately. I give up beliefs that no longer serve me.
(over)
I give up my stories that keep me imprisoned. I am not my stories of the past. I can live in the now, where God is. I accept God’s grace instead of suffering. Without my stories I can move effortlessly through life. I no longer think my stories are who I am!
I replace illusions (the world) for love (God). I give up chasing people, pleasure, power, and things. I surrender any need for respect, approval, and support. I choose instead to focus on the joy of who I am. I am what I have been looking for!
I let go of control, desires, attachments, and outcomes. This is big! I can choose what is instead. I give up thinking that I can change circumstances or change another so I can be happy. It has nothing to do with my happiness. I can allow my body be as it is, knowing that it is perfect for my path through life. I accept its size, shape, and state of health. I am happy because I am aware of, and extending, the love that I am. I give all outcomes to God.
I can forgive myself and my perceived perpetrators. I can know and see our innocence. I forgive my beliefs and projections that wrong thinking created. There are no perpetrators and no victims. In truth there is only love. I can see attacks for what they are, a call for love and nothing more.
I am in a constant state of gratitude because gratitude will undue the ego. I cannot be in gratitude and simultaneously suffer. When conflicted with another, I can use appreciation to replace judgment. I find more and more to be thankful for. I am grateful even when circumstances are difficult because I can never know the whole picture. I trust God impeccably.
I give up duality. There is only good and that is God who is in everything and everyone. Anything else is in my mind and is not true. I have given everything its meaning; otherwise it is neutral, not good or bad. I can live in this world, but not be of it.
I let go of the world’s views concerning security. I truly know that there is no security in this world! No kind of money, insurance, medicine, doctors, or any other kind of protection is of value to me. I am not attached to keeping this body alive. I only trust and rely on God, my source. I am free.
I can die to the ego. This is what it means to be born again. I can let go of the ego that thinks it needs something and instead rely on Holy Spirit, that part of me that is complete, wise, and loving. I am not the ego, I am free and I open my mind to all possibilities.
Do any one of these exercises for 30 days and your life will change, guaranteed!
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