If we meditate upon the word 'Soul' we see it as 'God's eternal Idea of man' - so 'Soul' is the innate spiritual idea of a living entity that exists in some 'form' within or without a 'matter-ial' body. The essence and concept of 'Soul' however,...exists forever in the Mind of God as 'idea', the pre-conceptual image of a 'living consciousness' individualized.
'Soul' to me is the inner essence of a living conscious entity that has an individuality of being. 'Soul' is eternal in the sense that it is made of God-mind and derived of God's essence...a living complex of mind and spirit with individuality and consciousness. Because what is created out of God's own Spirit, that substance has the same nature and potency as God Himself, infused with life/light/consciousness. As long as an living entity has consciousness and 'identity' it is a functioning soul-unit, a center of God-activity. The 'I AM' individualized.
We are Soul embodied as Man, an individualized expression of God. Spirit is the energy of soul, so that the soul of Man by nature has the potency of immortality, latent within its own inherent nature. Whether one believes that the soul wil be resurrected at a later time or continues on immediately after the physical body dies... may be a 'technical issue' as both beliefs 'end' in living souls endowed with life or immortality at some juncture, whether it be NOW (inherently waiting to be further developed) or in some miraculous future event. All souls who accept, receive and co-operate with the Life-giving Spirit are being regenerated thru the One Divine Life, via the 'Christ' (divine principle/pattern/idea of God in Man) to arise in his divine Sonship and eternal inheritance as an immortal soul.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Monday, December 01, 2008
Original Creation
The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us how our end will be." Jesus said, "Have you discovered, then, the beginning, that you look for the end? For where the beginning is, there will the end be. Blessed is he who will take his place in the beginning; he will know the end and will not experience death."
-Gospel of Thomas
In the beginning, lies the secret of Life, the spring of eternity, the holy Will. The beginning-place is our root and origin. All traces back to the beginning, and will have its end according to the Original Spirit. Surrending one's being to the Root, anchoring in the primal Unity, being that original will, true creation and eternal trust,...is the Way of Life - wherein the illusion of death is wholly transcended.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Being, without a doubt
This writing was inspired by the question of one ever doubting 'God' or their belief in God in a Theologyonine discussion. Its premised in a fundamental non-duality perspective.
Meta-tation:
All depends on the premise and definition of 'God' in our consideration, and what 'God' is or means to us - who and what is defining the term for us, within any given context. The 'God' of the judeo-christian tradition while presumed to be the same 'God', is still variously described. - in general, some might question such a 'god' if its character is distorted or hard to understand, or dogma about its existence becomes too illogical or unbearable. The postive light of such a god, as being Love and Light, the substance and giver of all goodness and beauty, certainly has its pleasures - this is a kind of 'god' we can grow to love, because we discover that its essence is Love itself. - therefore, in this sphere of knowledge,...life bears intrinsic value of ever potentializing worth. - it is worth living, because one finds value in being.
Fundamentally I hold God as Life, Existence, Being, Truth, Reality itself,...the source, substrate and substance of All that Is. Therefore, 'God' is Reality. Existence is inviolable. One must recognize in the stillness of Silence, in that spiritual space of BEING....this reality of existence, in its purity,... as innate, supreme, all-pervading, latent with all potential.
This truth of existence is Absolute. - what one experiences thru the limited perception of the ego is 'relative' and subject to all the changing experiences of space/time creation (in these finite dimensions). But Spirit is ever free.
Since my basal view and knowledge of 'God' as Original Reality is fundamentally THIS (this reality here, now and forever...in this moment and every moment)...any 'doubts' of its existence is utter vanity and futility. Doubt is essentially impossible, for the only Possible Truth is God, the Father/Mother of all possibility. Nothing can do anything against Truth. - however many doubts are thrown up against it, they are powerless to efface what IS. Doubts can only arise against thoughts, beliefs or concepts about God. When one surrenders all thoughts, beliefs and concepts,....there is Only God.
One cannot escape the truth of Existence or oneSelf (since 'God' and 'Self' are One). Life, Being, Light(Consciousness), Living Awareness...is its own proof, and IS All there IS. We use words to describe Truth or 'God', for they are tools/pointers for communication. They point to that which is before, behind and beyond any thoughts or words.
God is Light. I Am Light. You are Light. There is Only 'This'. In this thisness....is All ! Know this, Be this, Live this, Radiate this. - its truth will shine forth out of the essence of your being, for it is what you ARE.
Meta-tation:
All depends on the premise and definition of 'God' in our consideration, and what 'God' is or means to us - who and what is defining the term for us, within any given context. The 'God' of the judeo-christian tradition while presumed to be the same 'God', is still variously described. - in general, some might question such a 'god' if its character is distorted or hard to understand, or dogma about its existence becomes too illogical or unbearable. The postive light of such a god, as being Love and Light, the substance and giver of all goodness and beauty, certainly has its pleasures - this is a kind of 'god' we can grow to love, because we discover that its essence is Love itself. - therefore, in this sphere of knowledge,...life bears intrinsic value of ever potentializing worth. - it is worth living, because one finds value in being.
Fundamentally I hold God as Life, Existence, Being, Truth, Reality itself,...the source, substrate and substance of All that Is. Therefore, 'God' is Reality. Existence is inviolable. One must recognize in the stillness of Silence, in that spiritual space of BEING....this reality of existence, in its purity,... as innate, supreme, all-pervading, latent with all potential.
This truth of existence is Absolute. - what one experiences thru the limited perception of the ego is 'relative' and subject to all the changing experiences of space/time creation (in these finite dimensions). But Spirit is ever free.
Since my basal view and knowledge of 'God' as Original Reality is fundamentally THIS (this reality here, now and forever...in this moment and every moment)...any 'doubts' of its existence is utter vanity and futility. Doubt is essentially impossible, for the only Possible Truth is God, the Father/Mother of all possibility. Nothing can do anything against Truth. - however many doubts are thrown up against it, they are powerless to efface what IS. Doubts can only arise against thoughts, beliefs or concepts about God. When one surrenders all thoughts, beliefs and concepts,....there is Only God.
One cannot escape the truth of Existence or oneSelf (since 'God' and 'Self' are One). Life, Being, Light(Consciousness), Living Awareness...is its own proof, and IS All there IS. We use words to describe Truth or 'God', for they are tools/pointers for communication. They point to that which is before, behind and beyond any thoughts or words.
God is Light. I Am Light. You are Light. There is Only 'This'. In this thisness....is All ! Know this, Be this, Live this, Radiate this. - its truth will shine forth out of the essence of your being, for it is what you ARE.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Agni Yoga and Leaves of Morya's Garden
Greetings all,
It's been awhile since posting and devoting more time lately to writing and dialogues at Theologyonline.
Been looking into the school of Agni Yoga, and the wonderful inspired poetry from Master Morya. I'll share some verses from Leaves of Morya's garden with commentary, honoring the fire-yoga of spiritual will, awakening the warrior of light within.
The warrior's song
108. Fear not being insufficiently active; the air is tense and the
fiery cross of love will cover the field of your battle,
and the song of harmony will ascend.
112. The Hand of the Teacher reveals the power of the rays.
Comprehend their salutary light.
Morya fills your being with the power of calmness.
And when the stillness of harmony embraces you
the force of your arrows will increase.
114. I tell you — be vigilant.
Combine strength and understanding.
My Ring will seal the happiness of those who spread
My Teaching.
120. In the history of mankind is revealed the great
battle at the change of races; at the call to battle
each summoned warrior takes up his arms.
Providence leads nations by way of struggle; and you,
My warriors, guard yourselves with the Shield of
God’s Will, and the Divine Song will ever find
echo within you.
130. The Bliss manifested on the Heavenly Heights
will bestow courage upon the legion of warriors
for Truth.
150. The ray disperses the clouds — a new path is
revealed to the conqueror.
- Leaves of Morya's Garden 1
The infantry of Light mounts the plain, ascending to Mount Zion, with the zeal of truth, banner of wisdom, and vanguard of Light. They scale space and time for the Victory of the Spirit, triumphing in the eternal Will.
It's been awhile since posting and devoting more time lately to writing and dialogues at Theologyonline.
Been looking into the school of Agni Yoga, and the wonderful inspired poetry from Master Morya. I'll share some verses from Leaves of Morya's garden with commentary, honoring the fire-yoga of spiritual will, awakening the warrior of light within.
The warrior's song
108. Fear not being insufficiently active; the air is tense and the
fiery cross of love will cover the field of your battle,
and the song of harmony will ascend.
112. The Hand of the Teacher reveals the power of the rays.
Comprehend their salutary light.
Morya fills your being with the power of calmness.
And when the stillness of harmony embraces you
the force of your arrows will increase.
114. I tell you — be vigilant.
Combine strength and understanding.
My Ring will seal the happiness of those who spread
My Teaching.
120. In the history of mankind is revealed the great
battle at the change of races; at the call to battle
each summoned warrior takes up his arms.
Providence leads nations by way of struggle; and you,
My warriors, guard yourselves with the Shield of
God’s Will, and the Divine Song will ever find
echo within you.
130. The Bliss manifested on the Heavenly Heights
will bestow courage upon the legion of warriors
for Truth.
150. The ray disperses the clouds — a new path is
revealed to the conqueror.
- Leaves of Morya's Garden 1
The infantry of Light mounts the plain, ascending to Mount Zion, with the zeal of truth, banner of wisdom, and vanguard of Light. They scale space and time for the Victory of the Spirit, triumphing in the eternal Will.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Primacy of Being
"As grand and sublime as nature is, with all her planets and systems of planets, and all things thereon contained, yet she and all her forms are but symbols or spoken words representative of the ideas that are forever resting in that which is symboled - the Speaker. Creation therefore represents the divine ideas which are forever resting in the Creator. If nature, the appearance, be so sublime, how more transcendently so must be the reality or Creator; hence the eternal truth conveyed in the words, “thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory forever,” so let it be. What is it to find the kingdom of heaven and dwell therein? but to get understanding, and to become fully conscious that we live and move and have our being in God. To thus know that the kingdom of heaven is at hand is to live in the realization of the power and glory of Being. The reason why the wisdom and power of Being is not more fully manifest, is because the attention is occupied with beliefs which are the opposite of Being, and which deny its presence. The ignorance of the world is due to idolatry, and idolatry consists in placing on form the estimate and worth that belongs alone to Being. Awaken, Oh, slumbering humanity, to thine own inheritance, Being, lay hold upon it, it is thine to use and to enjoy. Be passive in thought, and free from anxiety and fear, and look steadfastly into the Unity of Being, and thou wilt see that all that is, is divine, and more than human. “Be still and know that I am God.” - Malinda Cramer
In the silent sacturary of Being lies all the actuality and potentiality of Existence, the cradle of creation. In the interior sea of original Awareness is born all idea and thought of Spirit's imagining, which is according to its own kind, that of divine Perfection, Love and Wisdom. From this 'Beingness' of Omnipresence is Eternal Good, the outpicturing expression of Spirit's own inherent Nature. Brahma (Infinite, Absolute, Immortal Spirit) is the source and substance of the individualized Atman(living soul), so that in the Light of Self-realization, the Soul acknowledges...'I AM That'. All there is, is 'that'.
In the silent sacturary of Being lies all the actuality and potentiality of Existence, the cradle of creation. In the interior sea of original Awareness is born all idea and thought of Spirit's imagining, which is according to its own kind, that of divine Perfection, Love and Wisdom. From this 'Beingness' of Omnipresence is Eternal Good, the outpicturing expression of Spirit's own inherent Nature. Brahma (Infinite, Absolute, Immortal Spirit) is the source and substance of the individualized Atman(living soul), so that in the Light of Self-realization, the Soul acknowledges...'I AM That'. All there is, is 'that'.
Love is its own liberty
They who live consciously IN TRUTH and LIFE, know that they are free. They who understandingly live in the ETERNAL, NOW, know that they are free. They who live in this PERFECT IDEA, understand the perfect, and are free. There is no realization but the freedom of UNCHANGING TRUTH.“Know the TRUTH, and the TRUTH shall make you free.” -Malinda Cramer
Our true life is in Spirit, our divine ground and source. As we abide in Spirit, the Light of God...there in this realm of essential being...is freedom. How does Truth make us free? - it does so by liberating from all falsehood or illusion, and opens us to the already existing eternity of NOW, wherein is Omnipresent Good, light, love, perfection, wholeness. This is the fundamental of where we begin and where we end, for in Omnipresence...there is only God...the eternity of LOVE.
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. - 1 John 4:12-16
Our true life is in Spirit, our divine ground and source. As we abide in Spirit, the Light of God...there in this realm of essential being...is freedom. How does Truth make us free? - it does so by liberating from all falsehood or illusion, and opens us to the already existing eternity of NOW, wherein is Omnipresent Good, light, love, perfection, wholeness. This is the fundamental of where we begin and where we end, for in Omnipresence...there is only God...the eternity of LOVE.
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. - 1 John 4:12-16
Saturday, August 16, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, August 03, 2008
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
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
Friday, August 01, 2008
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
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
Friday, July 04, 2008
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!
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!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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.
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.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
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.
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.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
momentary creation
"Life consists of the experience of what we make of the space and time afforded us in every moment."
-pjp
-pjp
Sunday, May 25, 2008
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
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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.
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.
Monday, May 19, 2008
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.
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.
Friday, May 16, 2008
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.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
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
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
Sunday, May 04, 2008
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.
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.
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