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
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
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.
"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.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
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'.
-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'.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Law of expression
When we consider the laws of creation and reproduction we see the 'law of expression' at work, as out of the Creator-Mind is formed its ideas and Self-expressions, these images and forms being made of the same substance and mind of the Infinite One, the Universal Soul which is Perfect Health, Harmony, Light, Love, Truth, Life and Spirit. Out of the Universal, is the individual expression of itSelf manifested as the soul-body of Man, whose nature and substance is that One Source of Being which is All-Being, the Omnipresence of Spirit.
As we behold our true nature and substance as born and created out of the One Original Perfection, and maintain our consciousness in tune with Omnipresence, our being is harmonized in its natural existence in God, giving full liberty for perfect health and well-being of spirit, soul and body. When there are no obstructions or distortions of perception and only full faith and realized knowledge of the truth of one's being in divine Being,...then there is only the One Presence and Power in all radiance, being what it is Being,....as Absolute.
Meditation -
I am one with Perfect Life, perfect Love, perfect Substance, the One Infinite Existence that I AM. I yield my thoughts and feelings into the consciousness of Omnipresence, my source and root of being, my life, strength and joy. I am perfectly poised in the Eternal Spirit whose Heart and Soul is divine Perfection. I accept and radiate the light of Pure Spirit in its perfect expresssion here, now....according to its divine nature. I give thanks now for eternal Life, everlasting wholeness and infinite Love, being all that I Am and only this. I Am eternal Life individually expressing itself in the continuum of eternity. This is my Life and my Joy.
As we behold our true nature and substance as born and created out of the One Original Perfection, and maintain our consciousness in tune with Omnipresence, our being is harmonized in its natural existence in God, giving full liberty for perfect health and well-being of spirit, soul and body. When there are no obstructions or distortions of perception and only full faith and realized knowledge of the truth of one's being in divine Being,...then there is only the One Presence and Power in all radiance, being what it is Being,....as Absolute.
Meditation -
I am one with Perfect Life, perfect Love, perfect Substance, the One Infinite Existence that I AM. I yield my thoughts and feelings into the consciousness of Omnipresence, my source and root of being, my life, strength and joy. I am perfectly poised in the Eternal Spirit whose Heart and Soul is divine Perfection. I accept and radiate the light of Pure Spirit in its perfect expresssion here, now....according to its divine nature. I give thanks now for eternal Life, everlasting wholeness and infinite Love, being all that I Am and only this. I Am eternal Life individually expressing itself in the continuum of eternity. This is my Life and my Joy.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Christ-Mind
Recent journeys in DS Bible lessons, Science of Mind readings and Jewish-Christian histories are blending into a wonderful panorama of fresh insights and new perspectives. Life has an amazing ability to open up new venues each day, and more is given to us as we open heart and soul to become more receptive to Light. As we continue our studies we expand consciousness and open more and more to the One God-Presence in all, and thru all.....tuning our frequencies to the glory of the Christ which in us is the seed of divinity, forever blossoming to unfold divine potential.
"the lamp of the body is the eye (the spectrum of vision). Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body is full of light. " - Luke: 11:34
"the lamp of the body is the eye (the spectrum of vision). Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body is full of light. " - Luke: 11:34
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
The 'unreality' of evil
Hello all,
Studies in Divine Science are moving along nicely and the creative outflow of logos continues to grow and expand. I will be combing thru older commentaries and dialogues from previous discussion venues and sharing them here from time to time.
A fellow forum-member wrote:
"Evil does not exist. People who do evil acts do exist"
I responded:
Indeed, Where God, the Infinite Source and substance of All-good IS,...no evil can exist. God is One. There is One Infinity of Good. Omipresence pervades the Totality of Being. In the light of understanding the nature of God, then we have to account for the 'appearance' of evil, and see that such exists as 'error', 'unreality', the antithesis of good, 'negation', a privation of God. It is without substance or power. It is apart from the original creation of God, therefore is naught. Only in the realm of duality (the reflective world of perception)...does good and evil appear to be contending forces competing with one another, yet the Truth is that there is only the Omnipresence of Good (Spirit).
Distortion of reality(sin) therefore must exist in mortal mind, imperfect vision, darkness, ignorance, humanity, time. Divine Reality, the Eternal Good exists in Immortality, Infinity, Perfection, True Light, Real Knowledge, Divinity. Pure Existence or God is ever Being, including and transcending all space and time, as One (Omnipresence). The Triumph of eternal Life therefore can only be in Life or God itself, the Spirit or Living Mind...the Soul that is divine (the Only One that IS). We may use various 'metaphors' or 'terms' for 'God', yet they all point to that which is Eternal, Infinite, Indivisible, Immortal, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient.
From the divine Source of Existence creation came forth as the perfect-expression of the Creator MIND...and such was defined by divinity itSelf as good, and in the creation of Man as 'very good'. - Man being the perfect image and likeness of God HimSelf....the I AM (the 'knowing' of Self-existence, Mind, Consciousness). Before any supposed 'fall' or 'distortion' of Truth,...there is always only all good, the consciousness of Unity and Life. Only when Man fell into 'duality-perception' (the minding of both good AND evil) was his vision distorted and the corruption of the immaculate conception of God began....sin, death, seperation from God, misperception.
Evil(error) is overcome by Good(Truth)...for in asserting the Omnipresence of Good is accepting the substance of that which Alone is Real...the One True Existence which Alone is Supreme.
Studies in Divine Science are moving along nicely and the creative outflow of logos continues to grow and expand. I will be combing thru older commentaries and dialogues from previous discussion venues and sharing them here from time to time.
A fellow forum-member wrote:
"Evil does not exist. People who do evil acts do exist"
I responded:
Indeed, Where God, the Infinite Source and substance of All-good IS,...no evil can exist. God is One. There is One Infinity of Good. Omipresence pervades the Totality of Being. In the light of understanding the nature of God, then we have to account for the 'appearance' of evil, and see that such exists as 'error', 'unreality', the antithesis of good, 'negation', a privation of God. It is without substance or power. It is apart from the original creation of God, therefore is naught. Only in the realm of duality (the reflective world of perception)...does good and evil appear to be contending forces competing with one another, yet the Truth is that there is only the Omnipresence of Good (Spirit).
Distortion of reality(sin) therefore must exist in mortal mind, imperfect vision, darkness, ignorance, humanity, time. Divine Reality, the Eternal Good exists in Immortality, Infinity, Perfection, True Light, Real Knowledge, Divinity. Pure Existence or God is ever Being, including and transcending all space and time, as One (Omnipresence). The Triumph of eternal Life therefore can only be in Life or God itself, the Spirit or Living Mind...the Soul that is divine (the Only One that IS). We may use various 'metaphors' or 'terms' for 'God', yet they all point to that which is Eternal, Infinite, Indivisible, Immortal, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient.
From the divine Source of Existence creation came forth as the perfect-expression of the Creator MIND...and such was defined by divinity itSelf as good, and in the creation of Man as 'very good'. - Man being the perfect image and likeness of God HimSelf....the I AM (the 'knowing' of Self-existence, Mind, Consciousness). Before any supposed 'fall' or 'distortion' of Truth,...there is always only all good, the consciousness of Unity and Life. Only when Man fell into 'duality-perception' (the minding of both good AND evil) was his vision distorted and the corruption of the immaculate conception of God began....sin, death, seperation from God, misperception.
Evil(error) is overcome by Good(Truth)...for in asserting the Omnipresence of Good is accepting the substance of that which Alone is Real...the One True Existence which Alone is Supreme.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Self Knowledge
"What does this Self know, feel, perceive? What does this Self understand concerning itself as Infinite, The Sole One, the All of all? What does this Self, this Identity identify as Reality, Actuality, Truth? At what is this Self, this entire Consciousness right here looking, save at Itself? When God looks here, what does God see? Does God see a human, a mortal or a sinning you or me - another besides Himself present here - or is Omnipresence beholding the All-One only? Is there aught else for God to see, God being Infinite, All Awareness, the All-Inclusive One? The only I Am Identity anywhere is The-I-Am-God - The-God-I-Iam! Life, Existence is God. What is not God does not exist. Evil is a fraud without Life, God - without Existence or Presence."
-That Which Is, - Alfred Aiken
As we consider the Omnipresence of God, we hold to the Presence of Spirit being everywhere, the allness of Infinite Love, the fullness of Life, the abundance of Infinite Good...always Being. God is ever conscious of His own Presence, being All That IS. The One Truth of Existence is Self-actualizing as this, there being only this, here, now. There is Only the One I Am.
-That Which Is, - Alfred Aiken
As we consider the Omnipresence of God, we hold to the Presence of Spirit being everywhere, the allness of Infinite Love, the fullness of Life, the abundance of Infinite Good...always Being. God is ever conscious of His own Presence, being All That IS. The One Truth of Existence is Self-actualizing as this, there being only this, here, now. There is Only the One I Am.
Monday, March 24, 2008
One God
I am the Almighty God, and there is none else. - Isa. 45:22
In acknowledging but one God, I see the Truth of one Substance, one Intelligence, one Life, one Law, one Will, one Source, and one Power. I admit but one Presence, even the changeless good that God is. In all I look upon, I confess the One to be all of Truth. I decide everything from this standpoint, that God is All.
One represents the basis of all Truth in the universe. One Infinite, Limitless Law creates and governs all that is made visible. There is but one Law. I acknowledge one Source, one Substance, one Mind, one Life as all Intelligence and Power.
I see that this great Intelligence and Power is the governing force in the universe. All things great and small are being continuously held and kept by this Infinite Mind.
- Divine Science, its principle and practice - Cramer and James
Out of the Original Singularity of Being arises all Life, form and creation. One is All. All is One. Original and Infinite Good is Now being in totality, encompassing all, filling all. The Unity of Spirit is intrinsic holding eternal preeminence. All Life and Being is One. My strength and foundation is in the One Infinite.
In acknowledging but one God, I see the Truth of one Substance, one Intelligence, one Life, one Law, one Will, one Source, and one Power. I admit but one Presence, even the changeless good that God is. In all I look upon, I confess the One to be all of Truth. I decide everything from this standpoint, that God is All.
One represents the basis of all Truth in the universe. One Infinite, Limitless Law creates and governs all that is made visible. There is but one Law. I acknowledge one Source, one Substance, one Mind, one Life as all Intelligence and Power.
I see that this great Intelligence and Power is the governing force in the universe. All things great and small are being continuously held and kept by this Infinite Mind.
- Divine Science, its principle and practice - Cramer and James
Out of the Original Singularity of Being arises all Life, form and creation. One is All. All is One. Original and Infinite Good is Now being in totality, encompassing all, filling all. The Unity of Spirit is intrinsic holding eternal preeminence. All Life and Being is One. My strength and foundation is in the One Infinite.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Law of reflection
Being is a law unto itself. The orderly and unchanging method by which Being expresses itself is its own law of expression. It is the knowledge of Being, alone, that enables one to demonstrate one's nature.
-Divine Science and Healing - Malinda Cramer
Latent within the body of Man is the divine idea, principle and law of Being. Man is the embodiment of divinity in form but not subject to form ever being limitless spirit expressing. The Supreme law of Existence is innate within Spirit, sustaining itSelf and expressing its own qualities, true to its constitution. Abiding in Truth is assurance of reflecting the divine glory and unfolding the latent qualities of Soul within, to the glory of the One Infinite.
-Divine Science and Healing - Malinda Cramer
Latent within the body of Man is the divine idea, principle and law of Being. Man is the embodiment of divinity in form but not subject to form ever being limitless spirit expressing. The Supreme law of Existence is innate within Spirit, sustaining itSelf and expressing its own qualities, true to its constitution. Abiding in Truth is assurance of reflecting the divine glory and unfolding the latent qualities of Soul within, to the glory of the One Infinite.
Omnipotent Being
Divine Science is the Truth of Infinite Being, and its application is the Christ Method of healing; it teaches that Being is all power, all knowledge, all presence everywhere all the time.
-Divine Science and Healing, -Malinda Cramer
Foundational to our very existence is the core essence of who we are, the substance of Spirit. This Being is unlimited, omni-potent, ever-latent and creative. Within the substance of our being is the nucleus of all potential. Our eternal power and vocation of joy is resonant in our individuality which is a perfect embodiment and expression of divinity. Our awakening to Truth is recognizing our true identity and living according to the laws of its divine nature.
-Divine Science and Healing, -Malinda Cramer
Foundational to our very existence is the core essence of who we are, the substance of Spirit. This Being is unlimited, omni-potent, ever-latent and creative. Within the substance of our being is the nucleus of all potential. Our eternal power and vocation of joy is resonant in our individuality which is a perfect embodiment and expression of divinity. Our awakening to Truth is recognizing our true identity and living according to the laws of its divine nature.
Love lifts
"Fear not, for you are the Beloved of God. You will not be set to fly and then be allowed to fall. Only the fictional self and the embellishments you have used to support it will perish. This is the only need that ever existed for death. Therefore, when you choose, of your own volition, to kill your fictional self, you have taken the first step toward the recovery of your conscious immortality. By the love and grace of God, you will then be led to your next step until your full and complete inheritance is recovered. For some people, the process will be complete within the twinkling of an eye, and for others a little more patience will be required. This is no different than the way some children arrive at adulthood overnight and other children take years. Such developments are not the result of preference, hierarchy, or status. Growth has its own curve which is unique for each individual."
Love Without End, Chapter 15, "The Beloved" -Glenda Green
Love ever nurtures the experiencing soul and guides it along its path of spiritual progress and wholeness of being. Love reminds the soul of its origin, strength and destiny. Always in the Light is the heart held eternally thru-out all its journeys in space and time. Love empowers us to hold to the eternal Vision, giving us wings to fly.
Love Without End, Chapter 15, "The Beloved" -Glenda Green
Love ever nurtures the experiencing soul and guides it along its path of spiritual progress and wholeness of being. Love reminds the soul of its origin, strength and destiny. Always in the Light is the heart held eternally thru-out all its journeys in space and time. Love empowers us to hold to the eternal Vision, giving us wings to fly.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
'spiritual dialoguing'
Part of my ministry of sharing will include engaging in 'spiritual dialoguing' - this will be 'creative correspondence' with another thru conversation or writing on spiritual themes, ideas and principles with the intention of expanding consciousness and affirming the inner witness of the soul in spiritual unfoldment.
As one continues along the path of Self-discovery of their own divinity and connection with God, occasional 'spiritual sharings' of 'logos' (divine ideas, thoughts and concepts) will serve to keep the psyche receptive and fluid, allowing ones Path to be 'creative art' and open to innovation. Every endeavor of expression or language is latent with creativity and untapped potential to serve the soul's articulation of light and wisdom.
As one continues along the path of Self-discovery of their own divinity and connection with God, occasional 'spiritual sharings' of 'logos' (divine ideas, thoughts and concepts) will serve to keep the psyche receptive and fluid, allowing ones Path to be 'creative art' and open to innovation. Every endeavor of expression or language is latent with creativity and untapped potential to serve the soul's articulation of light and wisdom.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Experience
The soul has its own path, which unfolds according to self-discovery as an experience in itself. Just as your ability to manage external events increases with practice, so too your understanding of yourself as 'The Experiencer' grows with confidence in being who you really are. Often the most difficult challenges of Being come to pass just before the dawn of enlightenment. The soul was born in perfection, and experience can neither add nor subtract from that truth. Therefore, experience, well managed, presents a stage upon which the light of your life may shine brightly."
-Keys of Yeshua
The stage of space/time creation allows the individual to expand/grow thru the medium of 'experience', the 'process' of spiritual unfoldment. Experience itself transpires within space/time relationships where the eternal and temporal aspects of existence merge upon the screen of creation providing a panorama of texture for souls to explore. The divine perfection or seed within the heart of one's being is allowed to bloom, outshine and envelop the temporal from of the soul as it awakens and allows the Spirit to lead...sanctifying even the matter-ial world in its Light. Therefore the true glory of the Soul and its eternal beauty remains preeminent, even thru the darkness and obscurity of conditional existence or 'mortality', for the immortality of the soul in its infinite potential retains an incorruptible nature. Thru 'experience', space allows Awareness to unfold, experience, explore and articulate the knowledge of the Universe in every dimension possible.
-Keys of Yeshua
The stage of space/time creation allows the individual to expand/grow thru the medium of 'experience', the 'process' of spiritual unfoldment. Experience itself transpires within space/time relationships where the eternal and temporal aspects of existence merge upon the screen of creation providing a panorama of texture for souls to explore. The divine perfection or seed within the heart of one's being is allowed to bloom, outshine and envelop the temporal from of the soul as it awakens and allows the Spirit to lead...sanctifying even the matter-ial world in its Light. Therefore the true glory of the Soul and its eternal beauty remains preeminent, even thru the darkness and obscurity of conditional existence or 'mortality', for the immortality of the soul in its infinite potential retains an incorruptible nature. Thru 'experience', space allows Awareness to unfold, experience, explore and articulate the knowledge of the Universe in every dimension possible.
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Friday, March 07, 2008
Beyond 'perception' into 'knowledge'
As long as perception lasts prayer has a place. Since perception rests on lack, those who perceive have not totally accepted the Atonement and given themselves over to truth. Perception is based on a separated state, so that anyone who perceives at all needs healing. Communion, not prayer, is the natural state of those who know. God and His miracle are inseparable. How beautiful indeed are the Thoughts of God who live in His light! Your worth is beyond perception because it is beyond doubt. Do not perceive yourself in different lights. Know yourself in the One Light where the miracle that is you is perfectly clear.
-ACIM
While perceptions are limited to variations of degree and dimension....'knowledge' is total, one, complete. In the light of the Atonement is the perfect knowledge of ones true being in God, where there is no division, only the One Light of divinity. Herein is ones true worth-ship realized and glorified in the Sonship. One's awareness becomes pristine of the miracle that one IS. The ego-self whose existence springs from the perception of 'seperation' from Reality is surrendered and wholly transcended when one thru the medium of the miraculous is transfered from perception into knowledge. This knowing of Absolute Truth is the haven of Peace. It is being alive and conscious in the One Spirit, where there is Only Spirit. "for he who is joined to the Lord, is one spirit with him".
-ACIM
While perceptions are limited to variations of degree and dimension....'knowledge' is total, one, complete. In the light of the Atonement is the perfect knowledge of ones true being in God, where there is no division, only the One Light of divinity. Herein is ones true worth-ship realized and glorified in the Sonship. One's awareness becomes pristine of the miracle that one IS. The ego-self whose existence springs from the perception of 'seperation' from Reality is surrendered and wholly transcended when one thru the medium of the miraculous is transfered from perception into knowledge. This knowing of Absolute Truth is the haven of Peace. It is being alive and conscious in the One Spirit, where there is Only Spirit. "for he who is joined to the Lord, is one spirit with him".
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The Atonement
Miracles are acts of love mediated by minds that have repaired the misperception of 'seperation' from God and have accepted their original wholeness and IDentity as God's pure and perfect creation. Perfect Love which abolishes fear is the Atonement.
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Ontology
Divine Science Statement of Being
God is all, both invisible and visible.
One Presence, One Mind, One Power is all.
This One that is all is perfect life, perfect love, and perfect substance.
Man is the individualized expression of God and is ever one
with this perfect life, perfect love, and perfect substance.
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God is the Universal Substance of all potential and actual reality within the Ocean of Infinite Possibility.
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Miracles
The miracle is an expression of an inner awareness of Christ and the acceptance of his Atonement.-ACIM
The Christ-perfection within is our divine Sonship, our hope of glory, our true holiness of being. This is the divine creation of the Father within, the created perfection.
Miracles are part of an interlocking chain of forgiveness which, when completed, is the Atonement. Atonement works all the time and in all the dimensions of time. -ACIM
'Atonement' can also be seen as 'at-one-ment' with God in other teachings. The Course refers to 'atonement' as 'undoing', the undoing of all that is false/unreal/distorting...and the full awakening to ones original and real creation or 'Self' which is already 'perfect', lacking nothing. Miracles dawn in consciousness when Light awakens true knowledge of what is Real vs. what is unreal,...and the falsity is absolved in light. Miracle-mindedness keeps one open to the state of Spirit(grace) and time as it were is collapsed, - in the moment of realization there is only the holiness of being, the eternal state, the timeless purity of original innocence and Identity in God as His creation,...the recognition of Sonship.
The Christ-perfection within is our divine Sonship, our hope of glory, our true holiness of being. This is the divine creation of the Father within, the created perfection.
Miracles are part of an interlocking chain of forgiveness which, when completed, is the Atonement. Atonement works all the time and in all the dimensions of time. -ACIM
'Atonement' can also be seen as 'at-one-ment' with God in other teachings. The Course refers to 'atonement' as 'undoing', the undoing of all that is false/unreal/distorting...and the full awakening to ones original and real creation or 'Self' which is already 'perfect', lacking nothing. Miracles dawn in consciousness when Light awakens true knowledge of what is Real vs. what is unreal,...and the falsity is absolved in light. Miracle-mindedness keeps one open to the state of Spirit(grace) and time as it were is collapsed, - in the moment of realization there is only the holiness of being, the eternal state, the timeless purity of original innocence and Identity in God as His creation,...the recognition of Sonship.
Original Reality
Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.
-ACIM
All that is Real is 'God'. The divine Reality cannot be threatened for it is inviolate, immutable, Invincible, Immortal, Enduring. Nothing 'unreal' exists as Real. 'Unreality' has no substance, foundation in Truth. It does not therefore 'exist' as Truth exists. Divine Reality pre-eminates as the Sole Truth.
Truth's originality and supremacy reigns over all that is not 'real' for what is 'unreal' does not exist in Truth. The Peace of God inherently and naturally lies or inheres in the Divine Fact that in God-Reality there is only the One Truth of God-BEING, and all appearances of 'unreality' are as nothing. In non-duality teaching, we give God Alone all Power, Presence and Glory.
Original Truth is what is fundamentally Absolute. One Presence, One Mind, One Power is All. In the Resonance of Pure Reality is all freedom, love, creativity and joy. Our substance of Being is our truth, our orignal glory, the Christ(anointed and illumined divinity).
-ACIM
All that is Real is 'God'. The divine Reality cannot be threatened for it is inviolate, immutable, Invincible, Immortal, Enduring. Nothing 'unreal' exists as Real. 'Unreality' has no substance, foundation in Truth. It does not therefore 'exist' as Truth exists. Divine Reality pre-eminates as the Sole Truth.
Truth's originality and supremacy reigns over all that is not 'real' for what is 'unreal' does not exist in Truth. The Peace of God inherently and naturally lies or inheres in the Divine Fact that in God-Reality there is only the One Truth of God-BEING, and all appearances of 'unreality' are as nothing. In non-duality teaching, we give God Alone all Power, Presence and Glory.
Original Truth is what is fundamentally Absolute. One Presence, One Mind, One Power is All. In the Resonance of Pure Reality is all freedom, love, creativity and joy. Our substance of Being is our truth, our orignal glory, the Christ(anointed and illumined divinity).
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Exploring scripture
The Bible interpreted thru myth and metaphor
In our current studies thru Bible basics we are covering the place of 'allegory' and 'metaphor' within biblical stories, archetypes and pictures representing ideas, principles and concepts in a universal domain and spiritual application. In the history of the biblical drama we find examples within growing human cultures and individual experience that relates to our own social and personal evolution. The Bible therefore is not an outdated or 'dead' book, when we translate its images, symbols and signs thru psychic insight and spiritual illumination. The mythos of stories is a canvas with many colours painting for us a rich illustration of Life and the journey of the human spirit.
We begin with the Omnipresence of Mind, the One Consciousness that contains all, pervades all...and so translate all images, ideas, concepts thru its Light...giving us true information as revelation. It is thru Light that all translation and interpretation transpires, the whole drama of creation and every relationship within Infinity. Soul is the medium thru which we behold and experience Life in all its dimensions. The Soul of God and Man interface as One Reflective MIND. Myth and metaphor are therefore mediums of Mind and Spirit.
allegory: The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.
metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
- American Heritage Dictionary
In our current studies thru Bible basics we are covering the place of 'allegory' and 'metaphor' within biblical stories, archetypes and pictures representing ideas, principles and concepts in a universal domain and spiritual application. In the history of the biblical drama we find examples within growing human cultures and individual experience that relates to our own social and personal evolution. The Bible therefore is not an outdated or 'dead' book, when we translate its images, symbols and signs thru psychic insight and spiritual illumination. The mythos of stories is a canvas with many colours painting for us a rich illustration of Life and the journey of the human spirit.
We begin with the Omnipresence of Mind, the One Consciousness that contains all, pervades all...and so translate all images, ideas, concepts thru its Light...giving us true information as revelation. It is thru Light that all translation and interpretation transpires, the whole drama of creation and every relationship within Infinity. Soul is the medium thru which we behold and experience Life in all its dimensions. The Soul of God and Man interface as One Reflective MIND. Myth and metaphor are therefore mediums of Mind and Spirit.
allegory: The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.
metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
- American Heritage Dictionary
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Wholeness at the Heart
While healing to the mental scientist is brought about by exercising the power of mind over body; to the Divine Scientist health is the natural state of the individual and is only waiting for his realization of perfection as his divine heritage. Health always is universal, but we do not always realize it.
Mental healing does not differ so much from the old conception of healing the body by external means, for the mental power of one person is supposed to restore another to health. Spiritual healing is realization; it does not bring about anything but realizes what is already there.
-Nona Brooks
Divine Science rests wholly in the Truth of what is spiritually perfect already as the substantially realized Idea or substance of divinity... in essence and form. In Divine Science we hold the central Truth of Omnipresent Perfection manifest everywhere in all dimensions of true Being and its creation. We rest on the Absolute Foundation of divine Reality as It IS, and adjust mental attitudes in harmony with Spirit. Right thinking is coordination of mind with the principles of Spirit.
Mental healing does not differ so much from the old conception of healing the body by external means, for the mental power of one person is supposed to restore another to health. Spiritual healing is realization; it does not bring about anything but realizes what is already there.
-Nona Brooks
Divine Science rests wholly in the Truth of what is spiritually perfect already as the substantially realized Idea or substance of divinity... in essence and form. In Divine Science we hold the central Truth of Omnipresent Perfection manifest everywhere in all dimensions of true Being and its creation. We rest on the Absolute Foundation of divine Reality as It IS, and adjust mental attitudes in harmony with Spirit. Right thinking is coordination of mind with the principles of Spirit.
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