The Primacy of Existence

One approach in accessing 'God' is in our understanding of what 'God' is, however we define the 'term'. For instance on a deeper metaphysical Plane, I view 'God' as the very Source of all that exists, the Ground of Being, the substrate and upholder of all creation, the One Supreme Intelligence, the Mind-Matrix of all realities, a Universal Spirit. In this ontological domain, God's Existence is Self-evident as BEING itSelf. - the Infinite 'I AM.' This indicates the Reality of the primacy of Existence. This Reality is Absolute.

Traditionally, in many of our religious schools and theologies, 'God' is the One Supreme Absolute. Could one logically doubt Existence? or even his own existence? Absolute Reality is Inviolable, utter, ever-being, always at hand, ever-present. We may dream or conceive 'images' of God, concepts of 'Deity'...but it is from the depths of Existence Itself that the conceptions are born. The Truth of Existence ever remains. God is the Seat of Existence, the space in which consciousness arises.

In the Beauty

Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. -psalm 29:2

Truly as we evoke the sacred heard of David and enter into the spheres of worship,....there, in the Radiance of the Messiah, is the 'hadarah'(beauty) of Holiness. This is such a wonderful 'phrase' to meditate upon, for in it we have the very description of God's countenance, describing the nature and quality of His Deity.

'Beauty' is one of the primal qualities of Divinity, along with Truth and Goodness. Even when we hold the idea-concept and spirtual light of 'Beauty' before us,...we behold the glory of God's Essence shining thru His chosen tabernacles, those temples of His Presence, which bear his image.

Worship (worth-ship) itself, exudes forth from the illumined spirit of man and his inner candle is lit aflame by God Most High. In the 'hadarah' is the intrinsic Harmony of Life, manifesting thru the light and logos of Spirit, as it pervades Creation, and indwells those hearts open to the Love-current. 'Holiness' is that realm of sacredness, so exsquisitely divine, unlike anything else, that dimension of 'divine fellowship and celestial awe' that is 'other-worldly'. The worshipper is truly 'set apart' for the Lord's service, and its anointing, in whatever area his calling.

'Holiness' also entails the integrity of being 'Whole', 'One', 'True', 'all-together', 'complete'. There is a uni-tegrity and divine Power in the Holy Sphere of Deity that is Absolute. Holiness draws the anointed into that eternal State of 'wholeness', which is the sons native dwelling, the spring of his power.

Only in the heart of the Beloved(David)...can the glory of the Messiah spring forth as worth-ship, in the beauty of holiness, for we center our heart's devotion in the Lord who is One, and His Messiah, the Morning-Star. Only true worshippers of the One Eternal Father, obtain the 'morning-star' in their overcoming of all that hinders their victory of faith.

In the Beauty, one is captured - the true value of LIFE is discovered in the Living Presence. There, the worth of Being itself is glorified in the Spirit-glory of the Lord's Christ, manifesting in one's own soul.

timeless

"That which is of enduring value, lives forever"

As we live our lives, from season to season, life to life...we keep forever those treasures of soul of eternity-value and divine meaning.

In my memory of sister, Michele Angeline Purcell


Light to All

Marrying East and West

Blessings,

Its been some time since sharing here, but we shall update you on our recent adventures. Current explorations have been in the ancient Eastern scriptures and philosophies (the Vedas, Bhagavad Gita, etc.), Krishna, the historical and legendary supports for Jesus travels in India, Egypt, Persia and abroad in his teen years and 20's, the Aquarian gospel, correlating these back with the Essenes. The value of synthesizing East and West is culminating into a beautiful Whole, as we marry Heart and Mind in a practical religious Path honoring spirituality, philosophy and science.

Oracle for the day -

"Love is the potentializing force, or centralizing power awakening within the heart...the innate and accelerating Radiance of Life itSelf, the shimmering Light of the Infinite in the finite soul, empowering the being to unfold and express its divinity of will, with the Higher Forces of the cosmic energy, of the OverSoul of the Supreme."

Swami Nirmalananda Giri has a wonderful website centered in OM Yoga, taking the spiritual truths of Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism as One.

Spiritual Writings

expanding space

Greetings all,

Its been awhile since I've posted, - currently have been doing lots of writing-dialogues on TOL (my name on almost all discussion forums is 'freelight'), on many subjects,...mostly dealing with space-exploration, religion and science relationships, immortality, doctrines of 'hell', destiny-potentials of souls, non-duality, consciousness and other fun and fascinating topics. Just going with the flow,...as this has always been the Way of Life for me,.....Life is momentum. All love, light and joy on your journey!

time capsules in eternity

Dear friends,

The journey continues, as Life ever unfolds within the movement of time, in the cycles of eternity. Currently I've veered away from the non-dual, 'God is All' view(pantheistic metaphysics)...to the more relative, progressive, process-oriented system of things (panentheistic), where we as children of time press forward towards a greater universe-destiny, as such is described in the Urantia Papers, the Fifth Epochal Revelation revealed to this world by a group of higher celestial beings and overseers of this local universe. Such a wonderful and vast record gives us a glimpse of eternity as unfolding thru time of the greater prospect of Life's glorious goal and ultimatum in Infinity.

The wonder of 'Being' itself remains, in all its dimensions both temporal and eternal, as all life stretches out towards potentials that seem near infinite. I recommend for intellectual and spiritual stimulation synthesizing science, philosophy and religion, the Urantia Papers as a wonderful primer to augment and inspire the human spirit towards the higher ideals of truth, goodness and beauty. Let us go forward in the divine Will and keep our eternal optimism high, for the greater plans of time and eternity are ever-present in the Universe circuits, reflecting forever within the space-domains of the Infinite Spirit.

Will

God is the only stationary, self-contained, and changeless being in the whole universe of universes, having no outside, no beyond, no past, and no future. God is purposive energy (creative spirit) and absolute will, and these are self-existent and universal.

Since God is self-existent, he is absolutely independent. The very identity of God is inimical to change. "I, the Lord, change not." God is immutable; but not until you achieve Paradise status can you even begin to understand how God can pass from simplicity to complexity, from identity to variation, from quiescence to motion, from infinity to finitude, from the divine to the human, and from unity to duality and triunity. And God can thus modify the manifestations of his absoluteness because divine immutability does not imply immobility; God has will--he is will.

God is the being of absolute self-determination; there are no limits to his universe reactions save those which are self-imposed, and his freewill acts are conditioned only by those divine qualities and perfect attributes which inherently characterize his eternal nature. Therefore is God related to the universe as the being of final goodness plus a free will of creative infinity.

The Father-Absolute is the creator of the central and perfect universe and the Father of all other Creators. Personality, goodness, and numerous other characteristics, God shares with man and other beings, but infinity of will is his alone. God is limited in his creative acts only by the sentiments of his eternal nature and by the dictates of his infinite wisdom.

-Urantia Paper 4:4

* The mystery of Life includes the unchanging nature of the Deity-Creator and the ever-changing currents of space/time creation within the One Infinity which reveal the latent will of Spirit which is itself creative, purposive, active, generative and expanding. From within the Mind and Heart of the Infinite is all potential and actuality comprising the entire spectrum of all conditions of Existence and their ultimate destinies.

momentary creation

"Life consists of the experience of what we make of the space and time afforded us in every moment."

-pjp

The Holy sound-current of Spirit

Just recently enjoyed a wonderful concert with Snatam Kaur and GuruGanesha Singh, with sacred music/songs and chant. It was great to come together in the Holy Naam (Name or sound-current)...the primal vibration underlying all creation, the very Sound thru which the divine births and orders all worlds in His/Her vast Universe. Spirit-Voyage music hosts and makes available all these wonderful musical offerings for the peace and unity of our planet and her peoples. Let's make this a better world for all, as we each do our part to be peace and light. Namaste. - Spirit-voyage Music

pathways to Paradise

Current journey routes include synthesizing all previous learning into a universality of Integral Wisdom, leaning towards a cosmic integration...tempered with the nuance of present-time, within a template of creativity, versatility and innovation. Art, science, philosophy, the humanities, high culture and theology will always be a vital part of the impetus of progressive religious values and ascension of the human spirit. The heart of true knowledge inspiring Man forward in his cosmic quest is the fundamental fire of his encouraging Love towards discovery of truth, goodness and beauty.

Recent meditations include ventures in the Urantia Papers, Process Philosophy, New Thought, Divine Science, space/time dimensions, Dialectical Monism (duality/Unity co-existence), A Cource in Miracles, Relational theology, review of all past knowledge filtered thru the present-time Light of Spirit, converting potentials into actuals in the progressive revelation and co-creation of realities as they take new forms.

The inherent gift of Life is the bestowal of grace, abounding goodness and Joy despite the hurdles and challenges of space and time in the journey forward to attain the higher harmonies of Paradise.

Creative Will

"God, as the First Source and Center, is primal in relation to total reality - unqualifiedly. The First Source and Center is infinite as well as eternal and is therefore limited or conditioned only by volition". - Urantia Papers, Foreword.

At the heart of Existence beats the primal Heart of Life whose Infinite Intelligence bears the totality of Life and all its forms. The divine Will of Spirit pervades and upholds every universe and eco-system with purpose of Self-expression, relationship and community within time and eternity, ever evolving, perfecting and extending itSelf in greater experience-capacity of goodness, truth and beauty. Creation is born from Love's desire to express, reproduce, relate and experience its divine potentials in its infinity as well as all finite levels of existence thru-out the cosmos. As we align to the Will of the Father within us, we are in at-one-ment with Love, in harmony with Life. We magnify the Will of God and so within its frequency enjoy the bounty of the Spirit.

peaceful harbor

Before us is a calm bay of reflecting light and gentle love, whose ambience is most wonderful, warming the heart, cheering the spirit as lilting butterflies on a bright spring day. Each moment gifts us with new possibilities, insights, dimensions, expansions. There is ever the unchanging essence of 'being' itself and the 'continuous creation' of 'be-coming' as each potential actualizes in our experience. We enjoy the process of Life as an on-going journey of consciousness.

sacred space

Today, I bless this space
I allow divine potential to unfold
I am reservoir and river
I am sacred space

I rest in the space behind space
Pure Being
From the Heart of Love
I allow creation

All that matters

Spirit inspired the question, "What is all that matters?"

Answer: All that matters is what IS. From what IS, comes all that shall ever be and be-come in the unfolding of its own inherent Nature. Life left to itself in its harmony and divine Will unfolds in its own order, beauty and grace. What is most essential is the Essence of Life Itself, Being. At the heart of Reality is the Original substance. The fundamental of this substance is Life, Consciousness, Love....expressing itself as Light within the many facets of Creation, the Radiance of the Entire Cosmos. Only the All matters. Only what IS always at the heart-center of Living Awareness flowing by its own continuum is mattering in space and time. Drawing from the divine Mystery and knowledge of this Center is our Only Resource, salvation, light, wisdom and guidance holding us in balance, leading us forward to greater progress, harmony, new discoveries and celestial heights.

So ask your Self, "What really matters?" What is at the heart of my existence and my place in the world? My place in the cosmic scheme of things? Only your Self knows,...for in the center of the Self is the light of all-knowing, the same Mind that upholds and carries the Universe in its rhythms. The Heart of Life has its very frequency in you and as you! Only let that Life do as it wills, co-creating with the Universal...unfolding divine potential, awakening to a greater Vision of the Whole, advancing the cause of Good everywhere. This empowerment and Joy is your calling, your DELIGHT.

Interior Prayer

"My prayers are communions, not conversations" - Walter Russell

This statement has profound insight into a deeper form of prayer within the Soul, reflecting the Light of communion with God on the inner levels of Being.

Vigilance

"To teach the whole Sonship without exception demonstrates that you perceive its wholeness, and have learned that it is one. Now you must be vigilant to hold its oneness in your mind because, if you let doubt enter, you will lose awareness of its wholeness and will be unable to teach it. The wholeness of the Kingdom does not depend on your perception, but your awareness of its wholeness does. It is only your awareness that needs protection, since being cannot be assailed. Yet a real sense of being cannot be yours while you are doubtful of what you are. This is why vigilance is essential. Doubts about being must not enter your mind, or you cannot know what you are with certainty. Certainty is of God for you. Vigilance is not necessary for truth, but it is necessary against illusions.

Truth is without illusions and therefore within the Kingdom. Everything outside the Kingdom is illusion. When you threw truth away you saw yourself as if you were without it. By making another kingdom that you valued, you did not keep only the Kingdom of God in your mind, and thus placed part of your mind outside it. What you made has imprisoned your will, and given you a sick mind that must be healed. Your vigilance against this sickness is the way to heal it. Once your mind is healed it radiates health, and thereby teaches healing. This establishes you as a teacher who teaches like me. Vigilance was required of me as much as of you, and those who choose to teach the same thing must be in agreement about what they believe. "

-ACIM, Be vigilant only for God and His kingdom, ch. 6

Our vigilence of mind must always be upon the true nature of our 'being', as one with God and the glory of his kingdom which is ever-eternal. Truth is inviolate, indivisible, unconquerable, of the substance of divinity, immortal. Only our awareness is called unto vigilance to abide in the Truth that IS, the kingdom of Light. By identifying only with 'God' and his Being, we hold our own truth in the Light, the wholeness of Sonship and are in 'conscious union' with the Father, illumined by the Spirit. It is ours to discern and hear the Voice of the Holy Spirit, being watchful to abide in our Christhood - it is then in such holiness of being...that we are empowered to teach what we are, for then what we are is most Radiant(to us and all) as the true creation (Son) of God.

All motion arises within the One Stillness

"Motion is an essential part of creation, for the river of life flows on forever. Yet, the heart of man was also born in stillness, knowing itself as I Am. You are encompassed by unity and yet the motions of thought and life move through you. All of these are equally part of you. As you learn this, you will turn from your search for external causes, and look more directly for the Source. You will find that time is not your enemy, but merely a servant of motion over which you will gain mastery. In this, you will find your greatest freedom -- to be in past, present, and future with equal grace and perfect integrity, and with endless opportunities for growth and expression."

The Keys of Jeshua, p.334

In the Still Light of Mind are the varying reflections of life-activity, arising within the One Awareness,....the space-time movements within Eternity. As we abide as the Eternal 'I Am', and Universal Mind of the Infinite....we are centered in our divine integrity and behold all creation as the magnificent body and expression of the One Life. We maintain our power, presence, poise, balance and joy abiding in the Heart and as the Heart. We are forever grounded in the core-reality, at rest but also in movement as all converges into the One Light. Being this Light, we are the 'I Am' individualized.....individually realizing the Universal.

The Healing Principle

The healing principle is within man himself. Man's power to heal himself, or extend his healing power to others is measured by his awareness of God in him. Man is an extension of God. God is Light. God is Mind. God is Creator of his electric universe of light-waves which is His body. God is absolute master of His electric body. He controls the movements of His starry firmament and keeps all parts of it in absolute balance.

Man is Light to the extent that he knows he is Light. He is Mind to the extent that he knows he is Mind. He is God, and has God-power, to the extend that he knows God in him.

-Walter Russell, Divine ILIAD, vol. 2

Let us awaken to our inheritance of Light and Love, our source and origin. With-in the Light of Consciousness awakens the pure will of divinity to inspire, create, form and express its imaginings. This logos of Mind works with Spirit to energize space/matter into creative form, idealized creation fulfilling itSelf thru infinite variation. As we open our beings to radiate the logos of Spirit...we co-create with God and are partners in expanding creation and the evolution of mind and spirit.

"For Behold I am within all things, centering them; and I am without all things, controlling them"

-Divine ILIAD

Truth behind all conditions

"Real God is Truth, or That Which, when perfectly "known" (or fully Realized), sets you entirely Free."

"Real God is Consciousness (Itself). Consciousness (Itself), or the Perfectly Subjective Source (and non-seperative Self Condition) of the apparent conditional world and the apparent conditional self, Is the only Real God. "

"When everything is Realized to be Consciousness (Itself), There is Only Consciousness (Itself).

-Eleutherious, Adi Da Samraj

As we contemplate what 'Truth' is,...when must begin with what is always already Absolute, Eternal, Infinite, ever-Radiant. We consider the Reality behind all existence (unconditioned & conditioned) and the substance of Awareness or Intelligence that pervades this Existence which we identify as 'Consciousness'. Life is apparent and realized only thru the conscious being of its own existence, this being One Universal Sentience. Since the One Real God is before, behind and beyond all temporal or human conditioning, it is utterly and entirely free from the bondages and limitations of conditional existence, although such conditions are arising within the Field of Awareness seeming to modify or condition Life, yet the One Absolute 'Real God' is unconditioned in its original, eternal Essence and Being.

The unconditional retains its Changeless substancial Nature, which is Infinite Being, Consciousness and Life. (there is a relational-perception within the contrast of the changing and the unchanging. The essence of Truth(God) is unchanging in Principle, law, essence....yet ever-present as the Sole substratum or Condition of all conditions in Truth, even within the seemingly eternal rounds of space-time creation, movement, and temporal conditionings. We could say the Unchanging and the changing are both aspects of Mind, since the substance is eternal while its forms undergo transformations).

Relative conditions only appear to super-impose themselves upon the space of Universal Being as a temporal 'play' and seem to suffer from such limitations, mortality and dis-ease. These impositions/distortions only impinge on and bind the ego-self in the sense world of duality(seperation), while the native State of Unconditional Being is always FREE. Our endeavor then is to recognize the State that is always Free and abide in it, seeing thru the appearances of relative existence, transcending such in the Light of Consciousness, baptizing all in the Radiance of Spirit. 'Truth' then is that which is always eternally free, the potentialized State of all-Presence and Power, the status of Original Being, the all-Supreme, the Infinite, the One Source and Principle.

In the process of spiritual unfoldment or evolution, Man is awakening to the Truth of his Being thru recognition of his native State and potential, allowing Christ-consciousness to arise so he may be and be-come all that his constitution entails and heart desires in Truth to the glory of God. Truth is the Only Liberty of divine principle able to free, inspire, empower and emancipate Man.

Mind, the universal medium

"The theory that Mind can stand outside of the Universe as its Maker or Creator must be dropped for the fact that 'Mind is the source and condition of all existence'. Mind = Universe."

-All is One, - Margaret Laird

"The only I is Mind, God, the Substance of all ideas. Everything belongs to God, Consciousness. Nothing is material - all is Spirit only. Everything great or small in the universe is a conception, manifestation, idea desirable to Mind that Mind has formed for Itself, of Itself, within Itself."

-That Which Is, - Alfred Aiken

In Divine Science we begin with Infinite Intelligence, the One Mind wherein all creation in-forms and is forever sustained by ItSelf, according to the patterns, images born out of its own Substance. Everything conceived from within Mind is imaged and patterned after the inherent nature and form of Spirit's own conception, its vision of eternal Good unfolding in 'continuous creation'.