by John Price
First, let's take the "average
person," whether or not he/she is on the spiritual path. If
they are—and "spiritual" here meaning just the
reading of self-help books—it may be nothing more than a
fix-it journey with fear as the dominant emotion. For the others
who are resigned to life as only an interval between birth and
death, days of apprehension are simply the norm.
The individuals-on or off the path-may not call it fear, but
would agree that worry and concern pop up on a frequent basis.
They seem to be living in an arena of subtle or pronounced
conflict, depending on the rise and fall of the emotions on any
given day.
I pulled out the first fifty e-mails on my desk, those received
since January 1. Trapped is the word I'd use to describe the
people who wrote about 75 percent of them (most were not from
Quartus members). The men and women seemed unable to break out
of the boxes of insufficiency, unsatisfactory work, physical
problems, conflict with
husbands-wives-mothers-fathers-brothers-sisters-children, and
lost love-mates.
There was also antagonism toward God (prayer seldom works),
organized religion (a warping experience that left deep wounds),
and society in general (no love out there).
Without passing judgment—we've all walked
through excrement of one form or another—it appeared that ego
was in a governing position in consciousness. And that's when
the "droppings" start. Ego here refers to an identity
as a body, which results in a physical-material domination over
the personality. It insists that we place our investment in the
effects of the external world for our joy, peace, and
fulfillment.
Our goal is not to eliminate the ego, our sense of self, but
rather to rise above it into the vibration of the Spiritual Ego.
We don't lose our personal identity in the process; we simply
move into a higher frequency in consciousness.
If we are ego-centered, we've forgotten that everything in the
outer world is a creation of mind. We make up our personal
worlds with our thoughts and feelings-creating a world of
concern, or a world of peace. There are no exceptions to this
principle. Cause is in the mind; effects are in the world. What
part does God play? God's role is not to solve our problems in
the world of effects. Spirit doesn't fix a bank account, a body,
or a relationship. It simply doesn't operate on that level, and
that's why traditional prayer for something "out
there" seldom works. It only brings more of the same of
what we're trying to get away from. Remember the old computer
axiom: "Garbage in, garbage out."
What Spirit does do when we turn within to the Source of all
blessings is solve the problem on the inner plane of
consciousness—a healing of mind and emotions—where the
problem originated. We are shown where the guilt is, that others
are never responsible for what happens in our world, and helps
us enter into the serious business of forgiveness. And through
this healing of the misqualified energy we are holding in
consciousness, the flow of God's love interprets itself as the
fulfillment of our highest aspiration.
Let's remember that all is love. Love is light, love is energy,
love is substance, love is the creative power behind all good,
true, and beautiful manifestations. Love is the single force of
universal Cause and its permanent home is within each one of us.
As we become a channel for the expression of God's love, there
is nothing it cannot do.
When we look at life from within instead of without, we're
taking the first step in transcending the ego. The next step is
understanding what part we (thinking mind and feeling heart) and
God (the Presence within as our true Identity) play in the
cosmic scheme of things. We are creating at every moment in time
and space through our thoughts, words, and actions. If we are
centered in our emotions, the creative energy flowing through us
produces problems and conflicts. If we're living in the higher
heart-mind center, our world reflects peace and joy as the
natural order of life.
The flow, the radiation, from within is continually taking
place, either through shades of fear or love. We have a choice
as to what pattern we are holding up to the light.
CONSIDER THE SUN
The blazing star we call the sun, and the Sun
at the center of our being, operate on similar principles. The
sun in the sky, as an atomic furnace, does not get involved in
solving the problems of a dark, cold, dead world, which the
earth would be without the sun. Rather, it radiates its energy
through the atmosphere to provide all that is needed to sustain
life on earth with light, heat, rain, and food.
The Central Sun within, our Spirit, doesn't become involved in
the world of effects either. Rather, It radiates the energy of
love-substance-supply through the consciousness of the
individual to appear as the attracting/manifesting principle in
the physical world—according to the beliefs and aspirations of
that individual.
If mind is concentrated on turning a disappointment into
fulfillment in the outer world—whether the loss is financial,
job related, a relationship, or a physical problem—the energy
will flow through a sense of need to produce even greater needs.
However, when we move up in consciousness through dedication to
the spiritual way of life—and our dependence is on the
Presence within—we are gently reminded that we do not have any
needs, that every problem has already been solved. Through
contemplative, listening meditation we receive assurance that
this is so, that everything has already been worked out,
provided for, solved on the inner plane, and that our function
now is to accept this truth and let the love of God pour through
us to appear as complete fulfillment.
The impersonal law has now become the activity of love, and our
minds translate that love into form and experience. That's when
we have a whole new perspective on what life is truly all about.
What about healing others? It doesn't make any
difference what the problem is—physical body, finances,
relationships. In fact, in our Circle of Friends Meditation
Group we never focus on the external conflict. We keep our minds
on the Truth of the individual, which moves our unified field of
consciousness to a higher vibration to allow the flow of God's
love-inaction to heal the error thought of the individual. Then,
if the person is open and receptive, the healing in the material
world takes place. It's all an activity of consciousness to
consciousness, a releasing of the Divine Influence to do Its
perfect work.
A Meditation
I am consciously one with Infinite Mind, the Sun of my
being.
Pause in the silence and be aware of this Oneness.
My Spirit knows all, sees my every need, and with endless love
has already fulfilled that need.
Pause in the silence and feel the confirmation.
In truth, there is nothing to ask for. I simply have to keep
my awareness on Omniscience and Its shining activity. This
activity is Omnipotent, the one power, pouring forth from me as
a mighty fountain to reveal and express a full, complete, and
joyous life.
Pause in the silence and feel these divine currents of
expression taking place in and through you.
I am now aware of the activity of Grace. I understand. I
see. I know.
Rest in the knowing silence. See only peace and fulfillment.
***
Suggested reading:
Lesson 18 in The Jesus Code--"Know That Spirit Does Not
Forsake."
Chapter 13 in Living a Life ofJoy--"Scientific
Prayer."
Chapter 20 in The Angels Within Us~ "The Angel of Truth and
Enlightenment."
Chapter 9 in Empowerment--"All the Good in Life is
Natural."
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