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Why do you Meditate?

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:37:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

A few months ago, after meditating daily for over a decade without any clear purpose, I finally realized that when one goes into a state of meditation a defined purpose or a question in mind is essential.

In meditation, simply focusing on your inner world is not a purpose in itself. You could ask to see who you truly are, or to seek a lasting connection to your Higher Power. These are purposes.

Meditation without purpose is a waste of time like all other day-to-day activities; meditation without purpose cannot allow meaningfulness into your life.

If this idea seems strange to you, then you are in the right place (reading this Ezine). If you already knew this, then my understanding may not advanced enough for you. Regardless, I have reprinted some article below that I felt may be helpful to all meditators--masters and beginners alike!

Spiritual Meditation to Benefit Your Life Now
Source: www.Spiritual-Awakening-Now.com

Is it possible to discover if there is such a thing called God? If there is such a thing, is it possible for man to see it for himself? Have you ever pondered such a question? With our mind, can we awaken to the unknown?

Truth being the unknown cannot be grasped by the intellect. The mind being trapped in the known has no means of reaching the unknown. So, I wonder is there a way to awaken to it at all. Not as a theory. But, actually in this life.

To say you cannot without first probing into it for oneself has no meaning. You must look into it for yourself and not accept what another says. Not even what any religion has to say about it. After all, they could be wrong.

When at once, you look into it, there is the realization that the conscious mind as self has no means of reaching into the unknown essence. So, what is one to do?

The mind as self is the knower, which is the known. That which is the known is trapped in this life and has no relationship with the unknown.

The thing is, can you live with the fact of not knowing? The fact of not knowing is such a beautiful thing. What happens when you really see that you have no means of ever knowing the unknown?

Do you actually see it, breathe it, feel it completely that no matter what, you can never know, what is God? You have to see through the whole business of searching, not out of incompetence, but out of understanding.

If you do not see this clearly, then ignorance will continue trying, regardless. However, to be wise, to be intelligent, is to see this, completely. You have to see the truth of this for oneself. If there is the slightest hint of thinking you can, then the fact is missed.

If you do not see all this for yourself, in the shadows, there is the ego still seeking and not realizing that it is limited, trapped in knowledge and time. Therefore, man invented the idea of using something he calls meditation with the intent of stepping out of knowledge and psychological time.

Is meditation something you can do, consciously? Are you meditating when you sit down, focusing your breath, and concentrating your mind? What is the entity that is meditating? Is it the self, the ego? Do you see where this is leading?

In such meditation, there is the desire to attain and gain something. So, our desires of outward greed continue inwardly in the name of meditation. However, I wonder if this is really meditation. On the other hand, is meditation a completely different thing altogether? Let us see.

At first, one may start out trying to meditate and perhaps you realize that it leads nowhere at all. A vicious circle of our thoughts entertaining itself trying to be religious.

So, we must ask; is there something that is not mind-made or fabricated by man? I say there is. Actually, it comes when you begin to inquire into yourself. Questioning, probing, and inquiring into the idea of mind as self and thought. Go into it without the slightest desire of attaining or gaining anything from it. Can you do that?

When you truly realize the mind as self has no means of reaching the unknown, something happens. An insight comes into being. That insight is the awakening of something the mind cannot touch, coerce, or awaken. This sacred thing, I call spiritual meditation, which comes without any provocation.

Simply inquire into every aspect of your life. Then when you least expect it, there is this silent watchfulness that may come into your being. This spiritual meditation is not a thing of the mind. It is this wholeness of perception that transcends the mind as ego. Because spiritual meditation is sacred, it has the power to transform your whole life. Then you will truly know what it means to be religious. Then you will be truly holy.

Adonis Alexander
http://www.spiritual-awakening-now.com/index.html

The next article is titled "Meditating at Work: A New Approach to Managing Overload," please read it here now: http://www.noetic.org/noetic/issue-nineteen-february/meditating-at-work/

And, the last article I would like to share with you:

Meditation as a Tool for Stress Management

Dr Hens Salye, considered the father of stress awareness defined stress as the rate of wear and tear within the body. He identified two types of stress; Eustress (positive or healthy stress and Distress (negative stress).

Generally speaking, stress can be caused by our need to adapt physically, mentally and emotionally to a change. Media articles often talk about stress and the need to manage stress. The remedies suggested implicitly and often explicitly give stress a negative connotation. Changing economic times also put a strain on an individual's stress tolerance and resilience. Very often the pressures and demands between work and personal life become blurred with stress in one area of our life spilling into the other.

However, not all stress is negative. At times stress can also be positive and healthy. The ideal situation is to have a healthy level of stress with which we can cope and which does not affect our normal activities and functions. Healthy stress means a healthy person. It's all about stress management.

To manage stress, there are 3 fundamental requirements. Firstly, understand what triggers your stress mechanism. This means an honest introspection into the circumstances around you, understanding your personal trigger mechanism and your reactions. This understanding will enable you to mitigate the situations that create unhealthy stress by using the most appropriate stress management tools.

Secondly, accept that stress is a part of modern life. We may not have control over our daily stressors but we do have control and choice over how we wish to respond. One useful tool for this is the SWOT analysis wherein you look at yourself and the environment.

Think about yourself, and list what Strengths and Weaknesses you possess. Use your strengths to overcome situations and lessen the impact of your weaknesses. These are your internal factors over which you have control. Think about your Opportunities and Threats and list them. These are external factors over which you may or may not have control. Where you have control, action it, where you don't, think of ways to mitigate any harm to the health of your mind and body.

Consider confronting the major stress triggers in your life and remind yourself that you and your Higher Self are stronger than any external problem stimuli, take action to reduce the impact of the stress trigger in your life.

Once aware of the actual stressors we come to the third requirement – the coping skills required. No two people are the same and what works for one may not be as effective for another. The essential coping skills include healthy diet, adequate rest, time management, assertiveness training and an effective support system of family and friends.

Yoga provides us with many coping skills for stress management. The one that I intend to focus on in this article is the use of meditation as a tool for stress management.

Meditation can have different meanings for different people depending upon their level of exposure to it and their spiritual development. For some it is a method for relaxation to release their daily stress, for others it is a tool of yoga for enlightenment or a ritual of concentration to raise their awareness.

In fact we all meditate at some point without even realising it. For example, when working on a time bound deadline, our focus is single-minded aimed at achieving the successful completion of the assignment. An artist who completes a painting is also meditating in bringing their imagination, feelings and emotions onto a canvas with colours.

There are many types of meditation and there is no hard and fast rule as to the one that you can use. It comes down to choice and which technique works best for you.

One can meditate without seed thought or engage in abstraction meditation where the goal is to go beyond the mind achieving a peaceful expanded state of consciousness. It is useful for very busy people and involves the use of special breathing techniques and sometimes chanting of specific words or mantras. Used for 5 to 15 minutes it can transform the agitated person to a state of calmness.

In yoga, deepening concentration leads to meditation; when you reach a state of pure consciousness while still retaining your awareness of separation. This is what happens during transcendental meditation as well. Meditation is the seventh limb of Yoga where in the mind and body are transcended and total unity exists.

While meditating on an object, be it a candle flame, mantra or even a statue, we repeatedly bring our mind back to the object of our concentration. The mind will wander in the beginning but with practice, you will learn to bring your thoughts under control. As a result you will also notice that your ability to concentrate improves in real life. Through this concentration, you remove the external environment and concentrating on one small object, are able to realise your true self. Practised regularly, meditation helps you to discover a sense of purpose and strength, making your thinking clearer and it is not surprising if you suddenly find some of your stressors disappearing. The small inconsequential matters are perceived as such and they lose their control over you, especially your mind.

There are two easy techniques for yogic meditation which can be easily used in daily life.

Vipasyana Dhyana or Breathing Meditation

This technique is well known in yoga and Buddhism and requires concentrating the mind on the act of breathing without trying to influence it. To relax the mind, breathe normally and steadily through your nose. Ensure that your head, neck and trunk are in alignment. Be in a meditative state, and with eyes closed, focus the mind on the breathing.

Once comfortable with this breathing, imagine with each inhalation that your body is filling up with divine energy or that the air is pure white and clean. With each exhalation, imagine that you are breathing out all the impurities, negative feelings, your weaknesses and stressors. Imagine that these shortcomings are being eliminated from your body when you exhale in the form of black air. Visualise that your body is becoming alive and radiant through this process.

This meditation can be done in the garden surrounded by nature or even in the comfort of your own home. Light candles or incense to create an ambience to further the visualisation used in the breathing technique.

You can also practice alternate nostril breathing or Pranayama using the same visualisation technique. Eyes closed, with posture as described above, use your right thumb to close the right nostril and your right ring finger on the left nostril to open or close the nostrils. Close the right nostril and exhale to empty your lungs and then inhale deeply to the count of 4. Close both nostrils and hold till a count of 8 and then keeping the left nostril closed, exhale from the right nostril. Now inhale through the right nostril and exhale from the left using this technique. One inhalation and one exhalation comprise a cycle and to get maximum benefit at least 15 cycles should be completed.

Candle gazing

This type of meditation is quite easy and better suited for those of us who find it hard to concentrate on a mantra or image as one can hold onto an after image of a bright flame with closed eyes.

Place the candle at eye level at a distance of one meter in a dark and draught free room. Sit in a meditative posture with crossed legs with an erect spine. Keeping the eyes wide open and without blinking, gaze at the candle flame until the eyes become watery or tired.

When the eyes are tired, gently close them keeping your inner gaze steady, visualize the object and meditate on it. Once the image vanishes, open the eyes and repeat the candle gazing.

Please note that it is important that the eyes should be relaxed and no force should be applied otherwise a headache is possible. With practice, you will learn to ignore the irritation and watering of the eyes and the gaze will become steady making the mind single pointed.

It is advisable to start this process slowly with say, 10 to 15 seconds at a stretch and with 3 repetitions at a sitting. As time progresses, the duration can be gradually increased by 10 seconds per week.

One method of deepening this form of meditation is to visualize that you are breathing in and out the candle light. Feel a sense of purity and clarity infusing your mind and body and eliminating the stress that you have holed up inside yourself. Remaining still and focussing only on the candle flame stills your mind and with single pointed concentration you enter deep relaxing meditation.

At the completion of the candle meditation, close your eyes and lie down for a few minutes to allow yourself to return to normal.

About Vatsala Shukla, FCA (ICAEW), CLC (CCA)

Vatsala Shukla is a Certifed Life Coach who specializes in Stress Management coaching which includes Time Management and Assertiveness Training. She is also a certified Peer Counsellor from the University of the West Indies. She calls her practice Karmically Coaching to indicate the relationship between the client and the coach who is a Karmic Ally.

A FCA of ICAEW by qualification, Vatsala has over 20 years of international work experience in diverse globally respected audit/consulting firms, industry and as a business consultant. She has been coaching and mentoring professionals since 1991 within the work environment. The major part of her previous experience in career coaching, counselling and mentoring, revolved around stress and time management.

Vatsala is an International Coach affiliated with the Certified Coaches Alliance in Canada and is working towards her Master SPIRIT LIFE Coach certification. She writes regularly on her blog www.karmically.blogspot.com on areas of Stress Management and provides coaching by telephone on various areas of stress and time management.

Focus on only one thing at a time.

Right here and now.

Truth of Love,

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] Divine Forgiveness

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:37:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Dear Reader,

Thank-You for reading this issue of the Metaphysical Mind Ezine, guest-authored by Doug E. Holzmeier, which is on the topic of Radical Forgiveness.

Before we begin, I would like to share some inspirational quotes with you:

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led me to, and wondering what life would have been like if I'd just been myself.
--Brittany Renée

Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone...the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way.
--J. Michael Straczynski

Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it.
--Terry Goodkind

Now on to the main event...

Divine Forgiveness

"Loving the unlovable and forgiving the unforgiveable is the Light that illuminates your hour of darkness."
--Douglas E. Holzmeier

"The chains of the unforgiven are carried by the unforgiving, those who withhold the key to conciliation."

Forgiveness, as it has been written, is the gift you give yourself. The pain of the unforgiven pounds heaviest in the hearts of the unforgiving. If you allow yourself to look at even one soul as being unequal, you open the door to that one being you.

As I mentioned in the previous chapter, everyone suffers pain and loss. When somebody throws you a ball of dissension you not only don't have to throw it back, you can simply allow it to fall to the ground. We need to start loving and forgiving each other, as it is not only the least we can do, it is the most we can do.

"A person who celebrates misfortune invites it in for cake and ice cream."

What you counter; you encounter. What you oppose will set up residency next door because the opposition to it resides in your mind. The key to freedom is found in forgiveness. Every day is a great day to present a pardon, if not in person, then in spirit. Pardon precedes peace. If you have ever wondered why there are nations who have been at odds, fighting for thousands of years, it is because neither has pardoned the other for real or imagined injustices.

"There is no Peace without forgiveness."

A person who attacks is trying to destroy what they don't love in themselves. You cannot love a person while judging them. You are the only one judging. You cannot worship God while holding contempt for your brother, because he was put here by God for you. Sentence yourself and your sister to Peace.

"The mercy you share is the God you show."
"The mercy you show is the God you share."

When the saint and the sinner occupy the same place in your heart, you will occupy the same in God's. Not that we are ever not in God's heart, but you understand the sentiment. We all understand how hard it is to forgive sometimes. For prideful people, forgiveness seems like a concession. The only concession is to love. I guess that is what I am trying to say. Concede to love. Instead of holding on to hate, embrace love. Be merciful.

"The day of your last judgment is the first day of your eternal pardon."

If you are holding out for an apology, you are creating a vacuum in your mind or heart which you will fill with something less than love. Why compound the pain of a real or imagined injustice? You are picking at your own scab suggesting that the person who caused it is the only one who can heal it. God heals the cuts on your arm as well as the scars on your heart. Allow yourself to heal by loving yourself and accepting and embracing the divinity within.

Hard to Say I'm Sorry

I have had the privilege of meeting many of the top pop music performers of the past few decades. Some of the nicest people were the biggest stars like Elton John, Phil Collins, Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, Bob Seger, Amy Grant, Barry Manilow, Hall & Oates, and Pat Benatar. I also loved meeting Taylor Dayne, the group America, and Janis Ian, who all came to perform for my radio station in the 1990s while I was programming WKWK-FM. Janis gave our son, Daniel, a child's size guitar. Janis Ian is one of our most treasured artists. I highly encourage you to discover her rich catalog of amazing music. She has also written an incredible autobiography on the ups and downs of life in the music industry, Society's Child, which was the title of her 1967 hit single.

I have also met or interviewed members of supergroups such as Journey, Chicago, Styx, Three Dog Night, and REO Speedwagon. These groups are presently missing important parts of their legacy. In 1997 I met Peter Cetera at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. He had a new album to promote. I asked him about the prospects of getting back with Chicago, and he said there had been some talk about a reunion for the 30th Anniversary tour, but it didn't materialize. A few months later, I was at the Star Lake Amphitheater with my friend, B.E. Taylor, who was opening for Chicago. During the Chicago meet & greet, I told the band I had talked with Peter in Cleveland and how he was disappointed that things didn't work out regarding the tour. Most of the band was complimentary of Peter, adding that they hadn't seen him in person since he left the band in the mid 1980s. There was a positive comment made about Peter's vocals on his latest album. I could see in the eyes of the founding members that they loved Peter. There was genuine affection present while we were speaking about the former lead vocalist on Chicago classics like If You Leave Me Now, You're the Inspiration, and Hard to Say I'm Sorry.

I heard similar sentiments when speaking with Chuck Negron about Cory Wells and Danny Hutton of Three Dog Night; Dennis DeYoung; when discussing STYX; Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain of Journey fame; and Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon, talking of long time lead guitarist Gary Richrath. You could tell there was much love and affection for these former bands of brothers but a degree of vanity was overriding divinity causing separation and unresolved differences. As a fan of all of these bands, I hope there will come a day of reconciliation and brotherhood. Not to a compromise of principle, but as a concession to love. And know that I'll be first in line to buy a ticket to the show!

"When you can look upon the happy man and are happier for having done so, even envy is acquiescent."

There is a process called Radical Forgiveness. It is a book written by Colin C. Tipping. I learned about this in one of my religion classes. The idea is simply to stop parsing forgiveness and forgive. We all know about unconditional love, how about unconditional forgiveness? The gift of forgiveness isn't a gift at all if it comes with strings attached. We have to stop seeing others as impediments to our happiness and success. As long as you are placing your prospects for peace, love, and success in the hands and hearts of others, you make them the gatekeepers to your Miracles, when, of course, they all unfold from within us.

You are responsible for the acceptance or rejection of God's abundance in all forms. You Are God's Best Idea! Receive forgiveness through forgiving. To learn more about forgiveness go to www.radicalforgiveness.com.

The day you decide you have had enough suffering, you will have had enough…suffering. Forgive your divine family and accept your inner divinity and live the Undeniable Life.

"Love and forgiveness, with condition, is but a crumb of cheese a top a trap. Unconditional love and forgiveness, sets you free."

About the Author:

Douglas E. Holzmeier (aka Doug Daniels) is a contemporary mystic who writes about the Law of Attraction and peace, love, and understanding on his blog, Twitter, and Facebook sites. His first book is You Are God's Best Idea! Divine Acceptations and Living the Undeniable Life.

Doug has spent most his adult life working in the radio industry. Doug has been an on-air personality in Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; Pensacola, Florida; Charleston, West Virginia; Rockford, Illinois; Wheeling, West Virginia; and Tri Cities, Washington, among others. As a program director, his stations have been nominated for Adult Contemporary Station of the Year honors three times.

Doug is also available as a motivational speaker, life coach, and on his way to becoming an ordained minister. You can find Doug on the Internet at www.YouAreGodsBestIdea.com. (Audio version of book available for purchase at the website.)

Forgive your Ancestors. Forgive your Family. Forgive your enemies and friends.

Forgive God. Forgive Earth. Forgive Yourself.

May you come to know Truth and Love through divine forgiveness,

Jason

PS The next issue will be sent to you on May 3rd, and the topic will be meditation. Again, thank you for reading :)

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Correct Link for the essential Essay on A New Creation

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:53:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

I just sent you the 125th issue of the Metaphysical Mind Ezine on the topic of spiritual awakening a few hours ago. However, the most important link in that ezine, which appears three times, does not work!

Although the URL is correct, the link will not work if you click on it. Therefore, to access this incredibly important message, please copy and paste the URL directly into your browser or click here: http://www.pfcn.net/Bulletins/requirements%20for%20innoculation%20of%20a%20new%20creation%20-%20revised1.pdf

In case you did not receive my earlier email at all, you may access the latest issue in it's entirety on my website here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/great-transition-through-spiritual-awakening.html

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but I am very glad to be able to remind you about the importance of this essay (especially Section 3 from page 47 onwards).

Please do not be discouraged if you do not understand the meaning, as it will become clearer (and more engaging) as you persevere in reading it. Again, I highly recommend you read this very important message regarding spiritual awakening, connecting to Source, and the truth about ascension here: http://www.pfcn.net/Bulletins/requirements%20for%20innoculation%20of%20a%20new%20creation%20-%20revised1.pdf

Thank you for your valuable time and support,

Jason

PS The next issue will be on the topic of divine forgiveness, and you can expect to receive it on April 18th.

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[Metaphysical Mind] Great Transitioning through Spiritual Awakening

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:03:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

As you may know, global awakening is occurring throughout the framework of our existence. This process of re-connecting to spirit has been covered thoroughly by many spiritual leaders, many of whom (myself included) were misinformed or simply unable to access the Truth concerning this process of spiritual transition. We did our best to share the truth as we saw it.

I created a blog in 2006 http://SpiritualNewEarth.blogspot.com that I actively posted to for about four years. I also self-published a book in 2007 titled "The Future of the New Earth: A New Vision for Your Reality" in an attempt to provide messages on the year 2012 and spiritual awakening to anyone seeking guidance in these times of great change.

Both of these "new earth" resources are still full of excellent material on spiritual transformation and may be quite relevant to many people living here. However, over the past couple of years, I have found it increasingly difficult to effectively communicate these ideas on ascension and the new future clearly. I also came to believe that truth changes.

Therefore, I recently took this book off the market (though I just realized that it is still available from the publisher: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/newearth), and I no longer actively promote it (i.e. the website I used to sell it at was taken down, and all links to it from my main free website WhatIsMetaphysics.com were deleted).

As the gradual process of spiritual awakening progresses through 2012, however, truth and wisdom are now becoming accessible to all. We can now establish a direct connection with Source, and continue to grow beyond this plane of existence, as spiritual beings. As such, there is some very powerful material on the future of the new earth available, if you know where to find it. Since you are reading this issue of Metaphysical Mind you have found some! There is no doubt in my mind that this is the most important issue of this Ezine I have ever published. It will contain a lot of information, so please do not feel overwhelmed. Scan and read as you feel necessary and always be ready to come back to this material when you feel the need.

Spiritual awakening is a choice, not an obligation. I am here to help support you in this process, as supporting others is part of this process for me. I could write on this topic at length, but I have a ton of information I want to make available to you...Again this is, in my opinion, the most important issue of Metaphysical Mind I have ever sent you, so please make the time to understand the information it contains.

Let's begin!

Half the spiritual life consists of remembering what we are up against and where we are going.
--Ayya Khema

Why Does All That Is So Un-right Persist As It Does?
Written on December 5th, 2011
Source: http://pfcn.net/Bulletins/Update-December-2011.pdf

So many persist (understandably) from their human level of awareness to ask why, why why? Why isn't there a magic fix from the higher levels? Why does all this horror at the human level persist? Why, why, oh why?

The real question is "why" persist in looking at everything from a personal, human-centric point of view? If that is all that is available, then that is all that will be seen or known. In other words, not much.

Except for your own higher levels of being, at the higher levels, there is not a focus on the details of the human life, only the overall facilitation of movement toward the "greater learning" while a much greater process of corrections and new creation energies replace all that has been. From a human-centric point of view, this entire process seems like it is taking way too long. And thus those who are more spiritually aware and awakening will (understandably) at first be very "put out" that now that they are "getting the picture" why isn't everything changing in the human-Earth realm.

One of the ending elements is to detach from identifying oneself as human. This is one of the most difficult since to one facet of your human awareness, this may be misunderstood as self-annihilation and to another facet of your awareness it does not. One way of resolving this seeming conflict (which is innately not a conflict) is for the subconscient facets of ones human level of self to become engaged, excited even at the prospect of being included in an expansive journey.

Sometimes this is facilitated by rejecting all that is undesirable of the human realm, sometimes this is facilitated by the higher attractors of a freer and more expressive existence. Sometimes a bit of both. But this is one way of ending internal conflict and bringing ones human self into a higher level of internal unity or oneness. Thus the surrender to the higher processes becomes purely voluntary.

There is the possibility that a minor fraction humans of this era will persist in physical form and with memories over the coming 5 or 20 years or more. As I have tried to state previously, this will be partly out of habit of the body to persist (survive) no matter what, and partly out of successfully bridging to the higher self and higher Oneness and from such an elevated awareness, continue on here a while longer purely as an act of total service and surrender. I would also anticipate that those who do, will find surprising sources of material and higher level support available. Others will be leaving, a small portion because they really are complete and are focused on the next levels of their development as spiritual beings, and a large portion will be leaving due to extreme changes in the planetary and human social environments. They will find help in the "transition zone" that continues to prepare for such an influx of formerly embodied human selfs and damaged higher self beings no longer tethered here to a human physical presence.

-ASK

To learn more about ascension and to gain a greater understanding of the self, there is an excellent (though somewhat lengthy) article from the same author as the short article above, beginning on page 7 here: http://pfcn.net/Bulletins/Update-September-2011.pdf

The main essay I wish to share with you today may be read here: http://www.pfcn.net/Bulletins/requirements%20for%20innoculation%20of%20a%20new%20creation%20-%20revised1.pdf It was written by a man named Ray Minkler, and it contains many quotes from the same (highly reliable in my opinion) source (pfcn.net) that I am using throughout this ezine issue.

I firmly believe that this article contains some of the greatest levels of truth. Please try to get through this article.

Even if you do not understand some parts of it (especially in the beginning), simply keep on reading and it will probably become more clear, especially as you get to the end or even perhaps upon a second or third reading. The final section beginning on page 47 is the most important, though the other parts are highly interesting and informative. Again, I highly recommend you read this essay (even if you cannot comprehend most of it): http://www.pfcn.net/Bulletins/requirements%20for%20innoculation%20of%20a%20new%20creation%20-%20revised1.pdf

Correction Energies and Ascension
Written on February 9, 2012

Please read this short article here: http://newearthsummit.org/forum/index.php/topic,1161.msg5748.html#msg5748

Duality and Ascension
Written on February 4, 2012
Source: http://www.pfcn.net/Bulletins/Update-Jan-Feb-2012.pdf

In various articles of the recent years, we have tried to explain there are various options, various pathways, various new states of being. There is no "one and only" way to these changes.

Likewise, there is not a single calendar date for these changes. As it is with a moving wave, it will initially touch some, then more, and eventually will include nearly everyone –over time. Now through 2013 is one major wave, then another approaching the years around 2017, and another later. Until the all have been washed by this wave. And not all will still be standing when the wave is seen to pass.

It is of the utmost importance to have a "high attractor" to help guide your movement and to cultivate the same within, something that could be called "high affection" so as to be one within oneself as well.

It serves no good to be repulsed and react against all that is so obviously wrong. That is easy to. After all, such a state of being and thinking is based upon duality and you will get caught up in conflict-polarity struggle until the day duality itself ends.

Likewise, it serves no good to try to suppress or delete something of your human self, it is a part of your human self-awareness. Your sub-conscient self welcomes the day you are more complete and are ready to evolve further.

-ASK

Finally, I will share with you an article that provides a brief overview of the current situation regarding the great transition into a new earth. I have bolded certain parts of it to emphasize specific points made (i.e. the bolding was done by me, not the author)…

Ascension, "Issues" with Higher Self, and the New Energies
Written on December 24, 2011
Sources: http://newearthsummit.org/forum/index.php/topic,1349.msg5620.html#msg5620
http://newearthsummit.org/forum/index.php/topic,1349.msg5621.html#msg5621
http://www.pfcn.net/Bulletins/Update-Jan-Feb-2012.pdf

The "higher self" or "soul being" is not some all-knowing, perfected entity. If it were, well, things would not be the way things are at the human level of earthly 3d density.

One might regard the divine spark of Light as "perfect" but how is it operationalized? How is it "self-Realized"? By this I am referring to its actual conscious development, not the vagueness of unlimited potential. Unlimited potential may be the case, but it is only "potential" and not actualized.

As above, so below, and vice versa. This is an important pattern concept to grasp. It is one of the ways in which I make direct comparisons between human 3d levels and higher vibrational states. It is not just a clever literary or didactic tool. It is a description of a genuine situation in which one could say the lower orders are derivatives and a reflection of the higher orders.

This realm is one in which the Dark forces have long overlaid and interpenetrated themselves. The manifestations at the vibrational states closest to 3d density are directly connected to the "long momentum" of the initial problem that gave rise to a dark force and a "duality of separation" to begin with. While this original error was terminated and removed, it propagated a substantial portion of creational "space" and initially encapsulated the human-earth creational garden. Now the entirety of this realm is held and contained by the higher orders of creation to correct these levels of the problem.

The human ego-personality is unfortunately heavily conditioned to seek blame and to shame. When one ceases to think as if "human" and think from a relatively higher level, new perspectives are gained. However, these perspectives are useless unless connected to genuine 3d density experience and learning that can lead to true Knowing. So your human embodiment is of greater value and importance, more so now than ever! And how you maintain or conduct yourself is matter of what is appropriate to your development and capacities.

I have written before that there are some human selfs that are developing in surprising ways as nascent spiritual beings in their own right. But this is only possible when connected to the higher Oneness of true creation. The alternative is spiritual hubris and leads to the formation of a variation of the Dark error.

This nascent "spiritual seed" ("you") may or may not retain a human body. This nascent "spiritual seed" may become a crucial element within its initial higher self/soul being. This nascent spiritual seed being, may or may not form new relationship with other beings. In all instances this must be in the context and in connection with the higher Oneness.

So many higher self/soul beings suffered serious damage from their exposure to the fallen realm. This might be compared to varying capacities of different human bodies to tolerate varying levels [of] dangerous atomic radiations.

This is one of the reasons that fragments of so many higher self/soul beings in effect littered the astral realms with ghosts of their human and other incarnations relative to Earth and other locales. Why were these larger beings so unaware, perhaps careless even in their actions? Why so sloppy in how they effected their human or other density planes projections? Rather than shame or blame and reject the higher spiritual Light by a human self that is barely awake yet, consider how circumstances of a fallen realm with myriad deceptions of virtual realities could cause such catastrophic chaos and how difficult it would be to cleanup the mess.

This is all directly comparable to looking at how the human selfs carry on upon planet Earth – always under the influence of human, ET-alien, and higher dimensional dark forces. Today we see the end of this degenerated train of existence. It is no wonder that humans continue to live so wretchedly.

But there is no shame or blame in this. It simply is the most likely outcome of a badly distorted situation. Now that you know this, the question becomes what will [you] do with this knowledge? Will it blossom into a higher spiritual gnosis that facilitates your own completions process? If so, then one will look back, as if in retrospect and know that whatever happened, the result was worth it all. Even if you also vow "never again!"

The circumstances of the lower density levels and the upward rippling effects into the higher levels were not understood at the higher levels and repeatedly "agents" of the Light failed to return or failed to return a sufficient signal through which to convey the needed "intelligence" from which effective corrections could be formulated or configured.

Likewise, one can see how higher self / soul beings lost their connections to their projections in 3d density without realizing that the effects of a human lifetime of impressions led to a type of semi-permanent astral existence that still retained a sense of "self".

Likewise, with a damaged or severed connection to their human level projections, one could legitimately observe the extent of the "walking dead" among 7 billion animated humans.

Throw into this mix the problem of dark entities running a human presence, remotely or directly through projecting something of themselves, and one can see what a mess things became.

Rather than despair, consider that this is now better understood and the effects have been to help guide the correction energies here.

Now we have a roughly 2 to 3 month period from now during which those who "volunteer" themselves to the higher light and correction energies will be in effect a self-selecting test bed. No matter how this works out, the results are essential to the next stage of the changes.

The better the human self that is more spiritually, psychologically, physically prepared, the more ones capacity to take to these energies will be. There is no pass/fail grade. What is simply will be. But as an awakening spiritual self, each one here can play an active role in this process. If at times the energies are too much, back off a little and rest and reflect, then return with renewed capacity. This is not unlike intelligent physical exercise and not over-doing it, expecting miraculous results in one weekend!

While I continue to explain that the results of this are not to be sought or found in the external human world, they are to be sought and found in your own higher level connections to these energies and higher Creation.

Some may find that a direct connection through heart, mind, or the space between your "atomic cells" provides an additional conduit, perhaps this will be in addition to an improved connection with higher self/soul self as well. For each of us this is a unique situation with unique and ongoing changes.

So again, the desired evidence of changes at the 3d level will be found in this intimate and highly expansive space of all of your own being in relation to true Creation. In each case it will be configured in unique ways, so do not presume or assume any formulaic or rigid model for this. Each will be unique and the combination of so many "uniquenesses" make for a more complete and greater whole.

So all of Creation is calling Itself in, those soul beings and higher level beings are being enabled to call all of themselves in, and those projections as human or other that receive this signal can in turn participate in effect in their own "self rescue" in returning to their true spiritual "home".

As above, so below.

Stay in touch. Let us know how you are doing.

-ASK
Source: http://www.pfcn.net/Bulletins/Update-Jan-Feb-2012.pdf

There is much more I was planning to include in this issue, but it is more important for you to make sure you take the time to go through the essay "Requirements for Innoculation of A New Creation" here:http://www.pfcn.net/Bulletins/requirements%20for%20innoculation%20of%20a%20new%20creation%20-%20revised1.pdf

Thank you for helping me to awaken,

Jason

PS I apologize for the length of this email, but I want to share one final thought on miracles, to remind you about the beauty of creation and the possibility of a miraculous future for humanity:

I find that when we really love and accept and approve of ourselves exactly as we are, then everything in life works. It's as if little miracles are everywhere.
--Louise L Hay

Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.
--C.S. Lewis

Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
--Robert H, Schuller

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[Metaphysical Mind] on Gratitude

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:40:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

This "basic metaphysics" issue contains an overview of new age metaphysical philosophy--the topic of my website and this ezine.

Simple Principles for Advanced Metaphysical Living
written by Carl Nussbaum
Original Source: Basic Metaphysics

I spend a lot of time, driving myself crazy, trying to make some sense of life. In the end, I am an agnostic and believe the true meaning of life, if one even exists, is unknowable to anyone. A lot of people, religions and groups claim to know. They all have their beliefs, theories, opinions and realities. The only reality I believe in with any certainty is my own reality of uncertainty. Although I do not believe, with any certainty, any one theory, the following is something I wrote, which was inspired by my understanding of Metaphysics as explained to me by my spiritual guide, Susan Bog.

Basically Metaphysics is about REMEMBERING.

REMEMBERING that we are all infinite non-physical spiritual beings who have chosen to have a finite experience in physical bodies as human beings in order to experience soul growth, part of which is remembering that we are all spiritual beings.

REMEMBERING that our reality is the manifestation of what we think, what we believe and what we give our attention to.

REMEMBERING OUR DIVINITY

Many of us have been taught for ages that God is a somber, fearsome, judgmental character that exists outside of our selves. But God is indeed none of these things. The God who judges, who intimidates, who persecutes, has never existed except in the minds of men. It is man who created a god that condemns some and exalts others. Know yourself. Look within, for that is where God exists.

Each one of us has a soul. Your soul is your spiritual self, your nonphysical self, your higher self or your Divine self. It is impossible to be human without a soul. It is easy for us to experience or recognize our physical selves. It is harder to experience our nonphysical selves for all of us chose at birth to temporally block the memory of our Divine selves in order to experience soul growth or enlightenment. The sole purpose of life is soul growth.

All pain and suffering is the result of unlearned spiritual lessons. All pain and suffering has purpose and meaning. Every life has purpose. Even the life of a child, born into third world misery and then dying young has meaning. In the end all pain and suffering aids in individual and global spiritual growth which will eventually get us all back to where we came from, Heaven. The real joy in life is remembering the truth, remembering, experiencing and appreciating our divinity.

If you are having trouble getting in touch with or experiencing your spiritual self, here's a tip: When you are thinking things, saying things, believing things and doing things that make you feel good, then that's you being your Divine self. That's you being the self God intended you to be. There is only one commandment in Metaphysics. God commands you to be happy.

The following is from the best-selling book "Eat Pray Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert:

"Different schools of thought over the centuries have found different explanations for man's apparently inherently flawed state. Taoists call it imbalance, Buddhism calls it ignorance, Islam blames our misery on rebellion against God, and the Judeo-Christian tradition attributes all our suffering to original sin. Freudians say that unhappiness is the inevitable result to the clash between our natural drives and civilization's needs. The Yogis, however, say that human discontentment is a simple case of mistaken identity. We're miserable because we think that we are mere individuals, alone with our fears and flaws and resentments and mortality. We wrongly believe that our limited little egos constitute our whole entire nature. We have failed to recognize our deeper divine character. We don't realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme Self who is eternally at peace. That supreme Self is our true identity, universal and divine. Before you realize the truth, say the Yogis, you will always be in despair, a notion nicely expressed in the exasperated line from the Greek stoic philosopher Epictetus: "You bear God within you, poor wretch, and know it not."

THE CAUSE OF ALL EXPERIENCES

It's your beliefs that cause your every experience.

Most of us tend to believe everything we think. Our thoughts validate our beliefs about what we think is real. In Metaphysics thoughts not only validate one's beliefs about what is real, more importantly; thoughts are what created one's beliefs in the first place.

You have been inundated all your life by commonly accepted, but flawed, belief systems. These beliefs have been the cause of your every life experience. Why? Energy follows attention to make physically real the focus of your attention. Whatever you give your attention to aids in its creation. To believe that it is normal to get sick is what allows ill health.

You have the free will to think and believe whatever you personally choose. You are not tied or held to anyone else's beliefs about life, including those of all of humanity itself. You are a sovereign being. You are free to detach from common ways of thinking. You are free to release those beliefs that have been the cause of your common, unwanted experiences. You are free to replace your old beliefs in human illness, lack and accidents with new beliefs in your natural God-given states of health, abundance and Divine life-protection. This new empowered un-common thinking is what will set you free from life suffering. Life does not have to work in the common difficult way that it does no matter how many others continue to suffer because of their attachment to an outmoded belief-system.

A belief is simply a habit of thought and easy to change, for it is not an integral part of who you are. It is only the habitual way of thinking that you are used to. Once you are aware that this old way is flawed, that it is the sole cause of all unwanted experiences you can then choose to think differently.

Your normal, difficult experience of life is strictly the result of your unconscious attachment to the false belief-system of common life. Life is not meant to be difficult! You have complete command over your choice of thinking and believing. To effortlessly invalidate the entirety of life's inculcated common fear-based beliefs is to remember that your natural Divine states of being are automatic health, abundance, and life safety. Your new focus of attention to these automatic states is what will assure you an entirely new experience of life, devoid of suffering!

Unlock from all group beliefs related to suffering, for suffering is no longer necessary. Step into your power by accepting your natural Divine states, by releasing your old flawed human-thinking states. Contribute your powerful new understanding of your Divine rights of life, which will not only upgrade your personal life to one of empowerment, but will exponentially help to make health, abundance, and safety a new common experience for all!

THE TRUTH ABOUT DEPRESSION

"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world." – Buddha

"Your life is what your thoughts make it." – Marcus Aurelius

"Change your thoughts and you change your world." – Norman Vincent Peale

Many people believe the reason they think depressing thoughts is because they FEEL depressed. The truth is they feel depressed because they THINK depressing thoughts. Rule your thoughts and you rule your life.

Your feelings, good or bad, are the manifestation of your thoughts. Thoughts come first, then feelings.

After you've tried everything else, diet, exercise, therapy, antidepressants, had your vitamin B12 levels checked, etc; you might try The Seven Second Rule.

THE SEVEN SECOND RULE: Thought energy conversion into a physical experience begins after seven seconds. Hold a particular thought for more than seven seconds and you begin its physical creation process. There is a commonly accepted rule, drop food on the floor and you have five seconds to pick it up before it becomes contaminated. Think of all thoughts in this accepted way. If you think a negative thought quickly change it within seven seconds to a positive thought and you stop the manifestation of feeling bad.

The trick is YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BELIEVE YOUR THOUGHTS! Just think them. If you think thoughts like "I am happy" (even if you are not) often enough, eventually those thoughts will manifest into happy feelings and YOU WILL be happy. Tell yourself you already are how it is you want to be. Here are some powerful what I like to call "I AM" affirmations. I am happy. I am healthy. I am wealthy and wise. I feel great. I look great. I am pain free, stress free and dept free. I am anxiety and fear free. I'm loving and kind. I am accepting and thankful. I am worthy and good. My all time favorite affirmation is "I feel magnificent".

Don't be discouraged if at first your positive thoughts don't manifest as positive feelings. Be patient. Sometimes it takes more than seven seconds to reprogram a mind that suffers from a lifetime of habitual negative thinking. The more you tell your self that you are happy today contributes to your happiness tomorrow.

According to a Harvard study one is happiest when one's mind is occupied with one's current activity. An idle mind goes negative by default. Never let your mind wander. Instead always fill it with positive thoughts. Be vigilant for it only takes seven seconds to start the downward spiral into the black hole of depression.

The power ones gains over one's life when one can control their thoughts is nothing short of miraculous.

PAY ATTENTION

Randomly giving your attention to whatever is a low level of consciousness/awareness. Paying attention and choosing WHAT you give your attention to is a higher or expanded level of consciousness.

If something in life causes us to feel miserable, it's up to us to do something about it. The solution however, is not always to get out of the situation. Sometimes it's simpler than that.

We each have the ability to shift even something we love, into something we don't. How? Simply by focusing our attention on all the parts that we really don't like. Remember that EVERY situation has plus and minus aspects. The reason we love something is because we are looking at its good parts! What determines our experience is what we choose to look at, the positive or the negative aspects of things. CHOOSE to find the good parts, the parts you are glad about that really do benefit you. Overlook the minus parts.

According to the Metaphysic's law of attraction "Energy Follows Attention", by placing your attention on or thinking about the negative aspects of something you are aiding in its creation, in its expansion. By placing your attention on or thinking about the positive aspects of something you are aiding in its creation, in its expansion.

The truth is that you are always free to choose where you place your attention. You are always free to think positive or negative thoughts. It's up to you.

DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY

Life as we know it, which is based on fear, is an un-natural experience. The natural, intended, true experience of life is life, in which health, wealth, and safety are natural, automatic experiences. Humans think that to love is to worry. It is not. Worry is fear, which is the opposite vibration of Love. Worry is Love's opposite. Worry is the obstacle to automatic health, wealth, and safety.

The root cause of worry is the responsibility in your life for your well-being. We are finally remembering that each of us has a higher self, a spiritual self, a Divine self, whose part it is, is to release you of responsibility for your well-being, through a conscious partnership with it. Your Human-self is the physical-counterpart to your Divine non-physical essence, an invisible but tangible presence within you, within your DNA, who awaits your memory of it in order to activate your personal Divine-Human partnership.

Your Human goal now is to live within the state of Love by delegating responsibility to your Divine partner for your health, wealth, and safety. Once trusting in your higher or Divine self (God/Love) there is no reason to worry or fear anything. This trust relationship is the tangible means to maintain a state of Love (without worry), which is the conduit to automatic health, wealth, safety, and 100% life-support for living life on Earth.

The goal now is to awaken, to remember and connect with your Divine partner, your literal Soul-mate, which will restore you to your natural state of Love. The Human emotion of Love is not only the conduit to your Divine Source energy; it also triggers your memory of it. The block to Love and thus the block to your Spiritual memory is called fear/worry, which is strictly the result of lack of information. The route to Love is Divine information. Divine information is within each of us. It's in our DNA.

This is the time of the Grand Awakening in Human Consciousness. This is the time to remember your Divine Partner, who awaits your memory of it to activate its higher Divine assistance within your physical life.

In Metaphysics there is only one commandment. God commands you to be happy. There is nothing more important in the universe than your happiness.

SUMMARY

There are two worlds, the physical and the non-physical. We each have a physical body and a non-physical soul. We each exist in both worlds simultaneously. We all chose to forget the non-physical world at birth in order to achieve soul growth. The sole purpose of life is soul growth. We all agreed to be who we are and to take on the roles we play in each other's lives to aid each other in soul growth. We are all each other's teachers and students here to learn our spiritual lessons. A measure of one's spiritual growth is one's level of happiness and one's ability to love and be loved!

It seems now is the time for global spiritual awakening. Now is the time for us to remember what we chose to forget at birth. Now is the time for us to remember, get in touch with and experience our non-physical spiritual selves.

YOU ARE PERFECT

When you look in the mirror stop giving your (falsely perceived) flaws any attention. According to the law of attraction energy follows attention. So if you're giving your (falsely perceived) flaws any attention, you're aiding in their creation. When you look in the mirror do not give attention to or dwell on what you may see as flawed. Instead look yourself in the eye. Look into your own soul. See/sense your non-physical, awesome, perfect, beautiful spiritual self. You are flawless.

This article was written by Carl Nussbaum. Carl is a computer repairman from the holy land of Berkeley, California.

I hope you enjoyed his summary of some basic metaphysical teachings.

Lastly, I would like to share with you something he wrote more recently...

Today's Revelation By Carl Nussbaum

Whilst on my walk this morning I was thinking about something someone once told me. They said something like "Carl, God doesn't know any more then you do. God doesn't have any more power then you. God is giving us all that he has to give. He is giving us all the knowledge and power that he has to offer. God is not keeping anything from us.

At that moment the clouds parted and my God (also know as my higher self) spoke directly to me and said, "Carl, I am just as puzzled by my existence as you are by yours. I am just as uncertain about the meaning or purpose of my existence as you are about your meaning or purpose. I feel just as alone with my experience as you do with your experience."

God told me just as he created us, we created him. We are equals. We are allies. We are eternal partners in trying to give meaning/purpose to all existence, God's and ours.

We are each other's companion and never need to feel alone.

Thanks for reading, learning, and growing with me,

Jason

PS Stay tuned...the next issue of the Metaphysical Mind Ezine goes out on April 3rd. That issue will be about the Great Transition through Spiritual Awakening.

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[Metaphysical Mind] about The Two Minds

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:37:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Let's get straight into this issue's metaphysical writings by Co-a-Li who is guest-authoring this ezine for a second time.

The Two Minds

The affirmation of a divine life upon Earth in the immortal sense and in a moral existence can have no base unless we recognize the spirit and the soul which inhabits the vehicle or bodily vessel which is the robe of physical matter. First we must accept that our robe or garment is merely the outer shell which over time will disintegrate, but the inner spirit's light that is within our soul will never disintegrate as the light which holds the soul is infinite. But it is not enough just to recognize the outer garment one that we can perceive with our eyes, it is vital to recognize the inner light as without it the outer garment would not exist, both must be recognized as two parts of one whole. Matter is the configuration of the mind which the spirit needs to transcend itself, so it may experience many of the realms and dimensions of its creator. The physical universe is part of the external body of the divine consciousness of the creators light, so therefore we must accept the two forms of consciousness, spirit and matter, the outer and the inner, it is like two halves of the brain one representing logic, of the left side and the other representing the creativity and intuition of the right side.

The person who is more of a materialist has an easier road as it is possible for these people to deny the spirit within and arrive at a more simple explanation that everything is matter and when matter disintegrates that is all it is nothing more. But with this form of rigidity it would be impossible for them to persist with it on a permanent basis because once the spirit leaves the mortal body of matter the only thing of recognition will be the self illusion of what they have denied and at this point they will see and understand how the spirit that is the main part of them and the soul which has carried all the memories of its life carries them on to the next stage of their journey into a higher sphere of consciousness. So by refusing to accept the divine light within their bodies of matter when on earth, they will also have problems adjusting to their astral or subtle bodies when the soul leaves its mortal robe. It is the mind of the self/ego which creates this duality an illusion which incorporates the five senses of matter it is the all most important factor of their being, but unknown to these people the spirit carries the self and all it has created and it is within the immortality of the spirit that the soul shows its memories of what the self has created once it leaves its mortal body.

So therefore in these duality of contradictions the human mind cannot balance or have the satisfaction of inner peace in which to reach a reconciliation of both mind and spirit or matter and soul. This duality must traverse the degrees which the inner consciousness imposes upon us. It must bring together both the self/ego and the soul/spirit and unify the two as one. Only on complete union can all the multiform of all energies of consciousness come into existence and become harmonized to the manifold of human existence. It is the conflicting forces of duality which govern out thoughts and our desires and puts us in the wilderness of our true reality and it is only these conflicting thoughts that we are able to find the central truths of our existence which are here to symbolize the paths that have been chosen for us and us to fulfill them

As human consciousness evolves, a new and comprehensive affirmation within the thought form of individual consciousness will become more prominent. This will unite both the inner and outer experiences to the fore of the individual being able to experience both. This will bring more self fulfillment in an integral human existence so each individual may experience part of the map of its destiny that the soul carries within it. It time maybe the whole human race might evolve to experience both sides of the coin as one whole. But at present most people only see one side of the coin, they have forgotten to flip the coin over and see that there is a different picture on the other side.

For those who have developed their inner extra sensory powers of enlightenment. One can understand the unknowable behind all the manifestations which can extend itself to the knowledge of universal creation and the many realms and worlds which exist within such vast spaces of the meta-verse. There in the many universes are knowable realities well beyond the five senses of human perception, it is only through the development of the 6th sense and beyond that we can touch and understand about these higher realities and dimensions. It is the outer shell the logic of the material reality of which humans exists in that these higher creations can't be seen as the self/ego has put to many veils that hide the light so they constantly live within their own creation of reality and sometimes within their own darkness. All the various forms of materiality that our world on planet earth passes through from way back down the ages is constructed through the form of matter and the materialistic mind. But these come from a higher form of consciousness where the higher consciousness of the mind shifts itself and transcends itself to the lower mind which imposes itself on the individual. This can be in any form where action needs to take place such as ideas or any of the five senses which occur in what we perceive as reality.

In human life we all make errors this is due to the duality of the human nature of its own consciousness, but by using only the self's desires we make far more errors than we should and create to ourselves only half truths which seems to make us stumble even more. This is due to the limitations of the self/ego by not letting go of old beliefs, old structures in our habits and it is through these habits and half truths that logic creates more illusions which in their turn creates more disguises. The self uses many disguises making the person think that it is the proper path in which to follow. The self/ego does not want to let go of the hold it has on the human thought form or its mind, or its desires, so many times it holds a promise that you are creating the right situations in your life but unknown to the person, only the soul/spirit has the right map in which you should follow. The mind of the self tempts us like holding a carrot in front of a donkey leading the way no matter how many obstacles it leads to instead of allowing the inner mind to lead you around the obstacles and not over them.

To exist in duality of the physical and to understand the inner of the spiritual we must use both the inner mind and the outer mind in which all things pass through. Universal consciousness is the border line of truth and understanding and to reach that border we must let go of trusting the self and begin to surrender our wishes and desires and tune to our inner mind and listen. The more we try to attain reality through our systems of values using the physical, material, the intellect and the religious dogma of our culture the further away we go from understanding the true forms of creation and its creator. This is because the five senses cannot explain it, it cannot deem itself tangible and this escapes the grasp of the true thoughts of the inner consciousness within us, but by believing only in the values mentioned the human perception loses its grasp on a higher reality this then becomes unattainable and what is thought unattainable is thought by most not worth having.

There is knowledge that cant be found through intellect or logic, but only in the higher realms where creation begins, there is knowledge with many forms of creation, but even to have a glimpse of such knowledge one must by pass the lure of the materialist formula, because the material of matter or the formula of the materialist gain is only a by product of its original creation.

To those who want to gain insight to the higher knowledge or what is known as the unknowable must repress the ignorance of their perception and look beyond the five sense reality and the limitations of material existence. All higher knowledge that is part of us to some degree is within the soul/spirit of our being. It carries the power of universal knowledge the higher intelligence of universal source. Knowledge by whatever path it is followed tends to become one but with many variations, science now confirms that in the domain of matter there is some form of intelligence that passes between the atoms and cells in our body relaying information to each other. But what scientists don't realize is that the whole body in a network of information each relaying information to each other, this energy matrix comes from the blueprint of the ethereal/subtle body.

All forms of creation within the cosmos comes from one huge gigantic consciousness split into various other consciousness in the various shapes and patterns of their energy formation,it is the vibrations and oscillations of the atoms that dance that make these patterns of energy consciousness and it is through these various forms of consciousness that carry their own thought form of intelligence which is linked to the whole structure of the universal mind that began creation in its entire universal form. Science one day will find that all forms of consciousness will be evident and will be in all essential matter it is something that is existent to the senses and is only a conceptual form of etheric substances. It is only an arbitrary distinction in thought that divides form and substance from all forms of energy consciousness.

All matter expresses itself eventually as it is a formation of some unknown force which is seen as life. This unfathomed mystery begins to reveal itself as an obscure energy of sensibility imprisoned into material formation and it is only when the dividing force of ethereal substances comes between the mind of rationality and the mind of the unknown consciousness that it gives the human sense of duality. It is the gulf between the universal mind, life and matter that creates a three way unified force and until this is realized only then, can this triple form of consciousness be united as one whole and not be seen in its three way separateness.

The energy that creates the world can be nothing else than pure collective universal consciousness which applies itself to all creation known to us on planet earth as life.

So what is the work and result of this self involution? It is to actualize the mighty possibilities of this great multi force of triple divineness of the unknown energy of universal consciousness which creates a never ending cycle of life within the unbounded knowledge that the universal mind brings. It is this knowledge that every human being has within them, one in which the soul carries within its conscious memories, so that the universal consciousness can experience all that it creates. Science dreams of finding the elixir of life to find knowledge that is above the human mind of the brain and of space/time or four dimensional reality, but it will be only through the higher developed mind of universal consciousness in its true creativeness that can show mankind its infinite knowledge which can be applied through the working of what we call five sense realities and beyond.

At present it is only the thought form of will and desire that makes mankind reach to achieve what he can do in the physical sense to use in the five senses as what is seen as pure material reality, with the image of the self/ego being the centre stage to achieve the evolution of the human race and of the growth of its planet. But even if we had the knowledge of the invisible worlds or realms of consciousness, there would be still be a limitation to how our perception of how our physical minds would interpret it as each concept of consciousness has a multitude of ways of projecting its unity of creation.

There is a central point in cosmic knowledge and only a fraction of this point can be assessed by the consciousness that is within the human being and that consciousness has to be trained by either meditation or rigid discipline to quiet the mind so as to be able to tap into the higher realms of universal consciousness. It is not an easy thing to do, but if we all became aware of our inner consciousness and raised its vibration, then we would be able to access the knowledge that is there to help guide us to a higher evolved state of mind and state of awareness.

It will be at this point that the two minds will come together and unite evolving the human species into a more spiritual being with a direct link from its own consciousness to that of the universal consciousness of its creator the Universal Mind via the Physical Mind creating the Two Minds.

Coali writes spiritual articles to share and help people understand how to find for their own spiritual journey. To read more of her work, visit her website here: http://www.universalconsciousness.co.uk/index.html

Universal Consciousness is still offering Spiritual Guidance free for those seeking their true spiritual role, until March 21st. In a world full of darkness, you are encouraged to harness this light of guidance being held for humanity, and offered to you at no cost, through Coaliann by sending her an email at universallight2@universallight2.plus.com

Lastly, to read her first guest-authored issue on "The Physical Body and Universal Consciousness," go to: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/physical-body-universal-consciousness.html

Peace,

Jason

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Join the Happiness Revolution (enjoy)

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:11:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Don't you wish you could go back to those days when you were a kid...

Where each day was so full of fun and excitement...

...and life was so uncomplicated?

But do you know something? Life is still simple. It is WE who make things complicated!

And the good news is that we can make every day full of joy and happiness...

...even today!

So, come on, lets get back to "Play school"...a metaphysical play school.

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This "playschool" is a unique social site designed to make you feel HAPPY! And the icing on the cake is this...It is absolutely FREE!

In all these years, I have seen MANY good sites on Self-Growth, but I have never come across something as powerful, interactive and exciting as this. It is completely revolutionary!

Once you start using this site, and do what it suggests, you will enjoying life more and more every day.

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This site is a free community where you will find thousands of like-minded positive people, with a common goal of becoming happier!

Join now.

Enjoy,

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] on Gratitude

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:45:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

I would like to begin this issue with a few important quotes:

"Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude."
--Albert Schweitzer

"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."
--Gilbert K. Chesterton

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."
--Buddha

The following article appeared in print on November 22, 2011, on page D1 of the New York Times newspaper. Consequently, it contains multiple references to Thanksgiving Day. Please ignore these, and know that the message is still very relevant and important for you today.

A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day By JOHN TIERNEY

Please read this article online now: Gratitude

Just for today, I would like you to meditate upon the following important questions.

What are you grateful for? Why?

Who has helped you in life? What did they do? How did it make you feel?

How can you help others to feel a deep sense of gratitude?

If you feel called to, please write down your answers to these questions now. This will only take a moment and it will allow you to come back to them in the future so that you may witness the power of your gratitude directly; furthermore, I am sure you will notice a deep personal transformation has occurred within you by the time you have returned to your answers.

"The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it."
--Richard Bach

Grateful to have you as a reader,

Jason

PS Look out for the next issue of your Metaphysical Mind on March 3rd. That issue will be about the Two Minds.

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[Metaphysical Mind] How to Manifest Momentum and the Value of Voluntary Simplicity

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:32:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

For an issue on simplicity, this Metaphysical Mind Ezine sure has a lot of great content.

It is not the road ahead that wears you out -- it is the grain of sand in your shoe.
-- Arabian proverb

Before we get on to the main article about simplicity, I would like to share a smaller, related article written by my mentor, "co-worker," and good friend Slade Roberson...How to Manifest Momentum: Steps 1 – 5

Trying to go from a stand-still to momentum?

Inertia is the first (and perhaps the greatest) hurdle to overcome.

Stan, a Shift Your Spirits reader, writes to me:

"I have big intentions for the New Year. I want to set some big goals, but, quite honestly, my life has been stagnant for a while now.

I don't even know how to begin to start to decide how to choose where to start!

What are the best first steps I can take to raise my vibration and set things in motion?"

The Sacred Elements

In terms of the Four Elements, the Earth element of the physical realm is where true action is taken and also where true outcomes present themselves. Earth is the element of the body, of the third-dimension, of reality.

All the inspiration, imagination, intuition, emotion, and passion in the world won't translate into reality without the physical component.

So, the simplest, most basic, most important, first step in shifting your vibration, setting intentions, and manifesting momentum is to get into your body.

A musical instrument that is out of tune will sound terrible no matter how talented the person playing it or how brilliant the song.
A computer without a power source is a box of plastic.
A car without gas or decent tires is a very sturdy… tent.

Step #1 — Move Your Body

Light physical exercise is an amazing way to build momentum and shift energy.

It may sound simple and obvious, but don't discount it.

Start wherever you are and tick up to the next notch of challenge in terms of physical activity.

Be kind to yourself. Do only that one more thing you know you can.

If for you this means some really basic wellness and physical therapy exercises seated in a chair — perfect! That works.

I recommend yoga because it is the most forgiving and flexible to the most ages, states of health, and physical circumstances — yoga allows just about anyone to start where they are, wherever that may be, and improve.

Set a goal to do a simple 15 minutes of stretching and a 15 minute walk outside every day for the next few weeks and see what kind of change in energy level you experience. That physical movement changes brain chemistry which affects your ability to manifest and operate in all other areas of your life.

Step #2 — Set Your Intentions

Setting intentions and establishing a clear vision is not the first step — why? Because more oftentimes than not, if you're stagnant, confused, paralyzed by over-analysis, or trapped in hesitation and indecision, you're missing the clarity required to set an intention and plan an effective course of action.

Or maybe it's the inspiration that you're waiting for — the bolt from the blue, the big idea, the sense of purpose, the Something to put your head and heart into.

Being in your body, being present, becoming aware of your physical environment — being plugged in — are all aspects of Step #1.

Light exercise is the absolute best brainstorm rainmaker there is — the creativity and clarity behind the best intentions often come on a nice walk around the neighborhood (or in the shower afterwards, if you work up a sweat).

Step #3 — Identify the Sacred Elements

Ideas and thoughts and visions, no matter how sparkly and inspired, are ephemeral.

Emotions and passions and drives are pure fuel — they still require a vehicle, a destination, good directions, and someone capable behind the steering wheel.

Action, action, action — yes, yes, yes — you have every intention of taking action. You've heard about this. It's a pretty freaking crucial part of making anything happen. You know. You get it. You're ready. You're on it.

You can pray and vision board and meditate and chant and mantra-tize and stick sticky notes on every mirrored surface in your world…

Manifesting with the Sacred Elements is not a "secret," it's a system. A harmonious recipe — identifying all the parts and putting them together in balance, in context, in relation to one another.

Step #4 — Simplify Your Actions

Break your goals down into the smallest components you can.

Whenever possible, identify the one simplest action that, when repeated, will result in achievement of your goal.

Err on the side of slack-ass. I'm a big believer in establishing daily actions that are the minimum of doable, as opposed to pushing yourself. Why? Because success builds self-esteem, and self-esteem lends itself to bigger and better successes, and the repetition of this cycle is that elusive and heady wild ride of momentum — surfing the Flow.

Even the smallest success produces the kind of brain chemistry and higher vibes that replicate themselves.

Example: Successfully writing 250 words a day is more powerful and productive than trying and failing to write 1000 words a day — any day.

Step #5 — Focus

Once you've completed all the brainstorming, identified the components of your goals according to the Sacred Elements, and simplified your goals into the smallest repetitive course of action — it really comes down to focus.

Forget about the future and the past, stay present, and do the one thing that's right in front of you.

Huh — look at that — one foot in front of the other. Reminds me of Step #1.

Slade Roberson is an intuitive counselor and author. You can read hundreds of original articles and memoirs about spirituality, personal development, intuition, and the paranormal at Slade's blog Shift Your Spirits.

In addition, here is a timeless article on the value of voluntary simplicity: Simplicity Article. I really recommend you read this!

May you Simplify your Life through Positive Action,

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] Cultivating a Positive Mindset in Today's World

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Today, I have an excellent, informative article to share with you.

This article was written by metaphysics lecturer Vipin Mehta. In it, he discusses the differences between the mindset of domination vs the mindset of dominion and how we can transform and transcend our negative emotions into positive emotions through Metaphysics.

To read it now, please go to: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/cultivating-a-positive-mindset.html

"Instead of seeing the rug being pulled from under us, we can learn to dance on a shifting carpet."
--Thomas Crum

Again, to read this issue's article online, please go to: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/cultivating-a-positive-mindset.html

Thank-You for reading this issue of your Metaphysical Mind Ezine.

Jason

PS The next "practical" issue of Metaphysical Mind should be in your inbox on February 2nd, and it will be on the topic of simplicity!

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[Metaphysical Mind] New Year Issue

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:44:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Welcome to the first issue of Metaphysical Mind for the year 2012. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season, and made some time to enjoy yourself these past few weeks.

"Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world.
The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same.
Every wonderful sight will vanish; every sweet word will fade,
But do not be disheartened,
The source they come from is eternal, growing,
Branching out, giving new life and new joy.
Why do you weep?
The source is within you
And this whole world is springing up from it."
-- Jelaluddin Rumi

As a special gift, to celebrate the onset of an exciting year of spiritual transitioning, I have added a new ebook to the Metaphysical Library titled "School of Out-Of-Body Travel: A Practical Guidebook" written by Michael Raduga.

To access this in-depth resource online, simply click here: http://obe4u.com/files/SOBT.pdf

The last two issues of these Ezine were sent out on the same day in December, rather than spaced apart by a couple of weeks, due to a technical error. If you missed either of these informative metaphysical issues, for any reason, please read them here now:

MM EZine #117 on Connection: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/connection.html

MM EZine #118 on Awareness: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/simple-steps-for-cultivating-awareness.html

Universal Consciousness is offering Spiritual Guidance free for those seeking their true spiritual role. To take up this generously-kind offer of spiritual service, please email Coaliann directly here: coaliann@googlemail.com

"Love is more than a noun -- it is a verb; it is more than a feeling -- it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing."
-- William Arthur Ward

Love you,

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] Simple Steps for Cultivating Awareness Now

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:32:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Today, in this very moment of your life, I have a few concepts and suggestions to share with you, my family.

Let us imagine that humanity, as a collective species, is only one out of trillions of cells that make up an enormous living organism known as Earth. Furthermore, let us envision that Earth is a single molecule surrounded by space, so physically small in comparison that it is literally beyond comprehension.

This analogy shows how subjective our physical reality may be.

Space itself is a vast, complex interconnected field.

Although we have only advanced in scientifically understanding one dimension of this multidimensional Mystery/Existence, we have shown that even this single aspect of All-That-Is—space-time—is quite astounding. I encourage you to imagine what could be beyond physical "reality."

In the current state of humanity, this can be difficult...we must first learn to trust the process of life: treating each and every moment as an unfolding. Let go of expectations, and know that only the best will happen for you. This will bring out the best in you, better than even you imagined.

Refuse to live as a fully-automated robot!

You are of Divine Origin and nothing can ever change that.

Release old thoughts that no longer serve you.

Cultivate awareness now.

Awareness means completely loosing yourself in whatever activity you are engaging in. When you are truly aware, there is no more "you." You become lost in the action or state of being.

If you are swimming or walking with awareness, you become one with your surroundings, you are fully absorbed by the activity; there is no you, there is only the nature surrounding you. Other common examples include getting lost in meditation or becoming the movement when performing some kind of physical activity.

True awareness is a state of mind beyond thinking. You become separated from your thoughts, and this allows you to become fully present. Awareness unlocks one's full potential and is the key to spiritual transformation.

The moment you stop thinking and allow awareness into your experience, you will feel true ecstasy and oneness with All. As such, you may find that awareness is quite addictive. Importantly, this motivates one to experience more awareness through a continuous journey of cultivating awareness daily.

Cultivating awareness is so ridiculously simple that most humans struggle with it. Effortful approaches are not effective, as one cannot try to become aware.

Instead, practice humility and simplify your waking reality.

You must willingly let go of everything that is not you.

Here are five simple steps to help you bring awareness into every aspect of your life:

1. Meditate Daily

For at least ten-fifteen minutes a day, it is advisable to sit (or lie) down with your spine straight. During this time, simply "watch" your thoughts. Do not sit and think! Instead, carefully observe the structure and content of each thought.

Bringing awareness towards a thought is an effective way to push that thought "out" of your mind.

If you practice this mindful state of empty attentiveness for a long time, you will eventually experience no thoughts whatsoever during your daily meditation.

2. Live Fully

Once you have experienced the state of mindful awareness (basically thoughtlessness), then it is easier to bring this awareness into your everyday, waking life.

It is essential for you to bring awareness, or at least properties of it, to everything you do as a human.

3. Be Easy

Do not be hard on yourself. You are learning to wake up!

This may be the greatest achievement in your life. Therefore, you have every reason to express deep love for yourself.

You cannot fail in cultivating awareness. Fully accept where you are right now.

4. Be Present

Presence is the single most important property of awareness. Maintaining conscious awareness of the present moment may be difficult at first but it becomes easier with practice.

So, practice right now...

5. Know/Love Yourself

Recognize that you are so much more than your bulky thoughts.

When you come from a place of awareness, you have unlimited potential.

Shed your robotic armor and live now; remember, something will be lost if you change your life. Keep in mind that, without exception, change is always for the better.

Lose yourself,

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] How to Connect More Deeply with Others

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:32:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Thanks for tuning in to this issue of Metaphysical Mind in which we will discuss ways to connect more deeply with others.

During this time of rapidly-advancing technology, the importance of connection--to nature and to ourselves--cannot be overstated.

To access this powerful newsletter online, please click here: Current issue of Metaphysical Mind

This issue contains some powerful quotes, an infographic created to explain how to increase one's likability, and a short article written by Owen Waters.

We are all One. Remember that, and you will show love to others. By showing love, you are connecting more deeply.

Practice awareness.

Be compassion.

Enjoy,

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] Use Your Freedom of Choice: The Art of Honest Living

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:33:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Welcome to this issue of Metaphysical Mind on choices. The decisions you make in this moment, each second of every day, of this existence will have an impact on all living beings in this plane of reality: the plants, the animals, the elements of nature, and even the Earth herself.

Your daily choices will also create who you become. Here are a few important quotes on this subject:

"You make what seems a simple choice: choose a man or a job or a neighborhood -- and what you have chosen is not a man or a job or a neighborhood, but a life."
-- Jessamyn West

"Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth."
-- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Each individual has infinite potential because of their freedom of choice.

Through awareness we can create our reality; we have the power to choose differently.

Your next step is cultivating mindfulness, so that you may more easily embrace your Inner Guidance.

"In the place of stillness, rises potential. From the place of potential, emerges possibility. Where there is possibility, there is choice. And where there is choice, there is freedom!"
--Gabrielle Goddard

On Freedom of Choice:

Words and the other tools that we use to communicate have no meanings other than those we choose for them.

Your freedom of choice is exemplified by the fact that you are currently deciding how much attention to allocate to these words; at the same time, you are deciding how you feel about this message. You have also simultaneously decided on the posture which your body is currently adopting. You have decided to stay in your current surroundings. These are just a few of the near-spontaneous, personally-guided choices that you are making right now.

These decisions are almost entirely automatic, based on past experiences. However, there is a conscious aspect to the tiny choices we are unconsciously making throughout the present moment. It is for this reason that through awareness of now—people, places, things—you have the power to make new decisions which will benefit all future decisions.

By being sincere in life, with nature/oneself (and others), one may consciously create one's life. As you practice this "art of honest living," which means making the best possible choice in every miniscule decision you face in each moment, the Universe will create all kinds of positive transformations in your life.

It is important to also realize that your presence has a dramatic impact on the people, plants, and animals which you choose—unknowingly—to be around.

Energy influences reality, and there is a two-way interaction between perception and vibration. So choose wisely! Learn to be present: practice awareness of the self and surroundings. Your daily choices, no matter how small or seemingly irrelevant, affect the vibrational state (the energy) of everything else.

Each decision you make has an effect on reality. Therefore, it is time you start to become aware of the infinite little choices that make up your day-to-day life.

Again, every decision counts and almost all decisions are made unknowingly.

Although most of the choices we make remain internal, thoughts and inner feelings are even more significant than actions in many areas of life. And in the areas of life where action is more important, the right thoughts will lead to the most effective action. "Right thoughts" are those which are created in response to one's surroundings, out of a heart-centered awareness.

It is a good start to simply try to be aware of all the decisions you make unknowingly each second, so that in the future the correct choices will be chosen wisely rather than automatically.

Be open, loving, and practice kindness.

"When we know that the cause of something is in ourselves, and that we (ourselves) are one of the few things in the universe that we have the right and ability to change, we begin to get a sense of the choices we really do have, an inkling of the power we have, a feeling of being in charge... of our lives, of our future, of our dreams."
-- John-Roger and Peter McWilliams

"Life does not happen to us, it happens from us."
-- Mike Wickett

Choose awareness,

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] Qualifications and Requirements for Spiritual Teachers

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:28:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Thanks for tuning in! After a brief announcement on Eldon Taylor's new program (in italics below), the qualities of a spiritual teacher are outlined in this guest-authored issue written by Gary Zalben.

As always, the lesson is Love ;)

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."
--Khalil Gibran

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In honor of all of the spiritual teachers everywhere, I present the following article to you.

What Are the Qualifications and Requirements for Spiritual Teachers? by Gary Zalben

There is a period of psychological curiosity for seeking individuals searching for spiritual answers and we are told during this stage of development God sends them just ordinary teachers and spiritual books for addressing the awakening of these souls. What is the forecast for them in the future?

These are times of uncertainty and tremendous change. People are turning to yoga meditation and spirituality to find their own inner comfort. In the midst of a changing world, spirituality and yoga is more significant now for discovering one's own inner center and is moving further into society. The question is how do you find a spiritual teacher or the right house of worship?

When a spiritual teacher motivates a spiritual runaway to come back to God, that is considered the highest duty of human service there is to a fellow being. The Lord loves to see His children consciously search for Him, and is very pleased when a spiritual teacher influences them to come unto Him. To hear God speak through these souls, is to have masses of delusion taken away from the minds of the listeners.

Unfortunately that universal thief, delusion and ignorance has arrived to this earth to steal man's consciousness from God to make him forget the immortality of the soul, its joy and wisdom and cause him to feel mortal through the experience of death. There are false teachers who have falling prey to this delusion. Themselves victimized partner in this theft. Not knowing God they cannot pass on His realization to someone else; instead, in their own stupidity they not only obliterate their own would-be understanding, but that of their unfortunate followers as well.

Be wary of the hypocritical behavior of teachers, preachers and priests who demonstrate any style of prayer or preaching in an overstated demonstration of fervor before people attending worship to convince them of their spirituality and holiness to receive fame, praise, material or financial gain.

Self-elected or appointed soap box speakers can create emotional or intellectual upheavals in the thoughts of spectators and be sincerely persuasive, but they are unable to uplift and save souls; during their period of prayer halfhearted mental rambling brings neither an answer from God or the focused attention essential for economic success in these troubled times. Any one of them who uses holiness or religion for individual attainments, business or financial largess creates unto themselves a heavy judgment of misery and baneful bad karma.

Ministries are frequently built on the personalities of ministers, who are trained like actors to successfully drive home the lines of their theoretical orations. However, because of a lack of spirituality the emotional or intellectual rhetoric is also performed like socials and musical performances that causes a loss of interest from its members if they have not received any inner fulfillment or experience. Ministries can't compete nor should they try to do so with professional entertainment. Nor should churches try to attract class-conscious people with architectural grandeur from huge sums of money merely to be more then a place to be seen and see.

Congregational worship should emphasize interiorization, meditation (absorbing oneself in God) and stress the absence of mental restlessness, with an avoidance of scriptural recital, kneeling down and standing up, and other external rituals of the body. The presence of God appears when bodily motions cease and the mind becomes quite. The recitation of prayers and chants do some good, but keep the mind external and the effects remains limited without deep soulful prayers in the quite of solitude.

There are some teachers who know nothing about God and present to their congregation secondhand opinions amassed from hours spent scanning over scriptures and books. There is a hint to all ministers and preachers of the gospel. To commit to memory the language of the scriptures or be given a degree of Divinity is not enough. One must preach and digest truth with the conviction and power of the soul. But those who have little or nothing to do with God but espouse Him just from the pulpit, are the type described as "hypocrites." They seldom ever pray; they mostly read and simply preach what they've read that's why holy sermons create a vague devotion in the minds of people. Those in their congregation for the majority, let the invalidated orations go through one ear and out the other. To represent yourself as an authority on gems with no knowledge about gemology is a scam if you know nothing about gemology. Equally, to represent oneself as religiously and spiritually qualified is unprincipled if there has been no effort to commune with God.

When looking for a teacher the masters would require certain qualities and practices. Additionally, would add in the principles that include the following behavior. Sympathy, a teacher cannot transmit truth without being sympathetic; those seeking support from their problems need spiritual help to relieve them of their troubles and assist those in search of spiritual growth. He should be loyal and natural to his principles. He should never speak hurtful words or gossip about others or entertain revengeful thoughts by being angry against those who criticize him. Knowing the rules of etiquette and proper decorum are extremely favorable. He should never try to compete with other spiritual teachers and teach loyalty to that principle.

He should have a reverential qualified knowledge of religions, whereas being rooted in truth while understanding the differences between custom and real religion. He must be motivated by the inner awareness of truth to be able to transmit truth effectively. He should be well versed and believe in the truths he strives to teach while trying to realize them himself.

The most qualified teacher of spirituality is the intuitional teacher and once awakened by meditation does not have to depend on reason, he knows. A spiritual teacher that does not have self-realization should make a great effort for subversion of the ego and God attunement and meditate before instructing others, a much more valuable practice than formulating ideas from the opinions of others or books.

Religion, spirituality, or houses of worship should never be commercialized or used for personal gain. It is desirable that a teacher of spirituality not be given a salary. Once the teacher starts to accept money for doing God's work, it simply develops into a job; his thoughts will be on wanting more money and making a living, unlike the Christlike belief of serving God without the thoughts of compensation. I'm thinking about monastic teachers who renounce all for serving God. They must be free of burdens or obligations to give selflessly of themselves.

God channels his work through pure souls, these teachers need to be reminded that they must never appoint or desire themselves to be named "master." For those of you who are not sure of what that means, master by definition is one who is master of himself, not of others. He is the wise ruler and owner of his own actions with complete control of his senses. A real master has subdued his own ego and therefore neither displays or yearns for an illustrious title as his own. He who has not conquered his emotions and moods and is annoyed by life's numerous vexations and by allowing others to "get his goat" over a few words of irritation is a long way from declaring himself a master. A master can never be harmed in their spiritual aloofness in spite of what is denied to them.

Only a authentic follower or disciple who has experienced the disciplined spiritual practices of the sadhana, of a true master and who has cleansed his illusion-infected ego will make it to master. Masters will not ask their disciples to teach unless they are true from the past (previous incarnations). All great masters chose their disciples in the same way. The important requisites are a sincere readiness to listen, attunement and good karma.

When a soul is determined to find and know God, He sends him a spiritual master, illumined soul or guru, to help him to be free from his own karma. Only a true master who has no karma is able to take a portion of your cross on his back. If you follow one who has not realized God he can't take it, he is merely a school teacher. The book "Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramahansa Yogananda, explains this in detail. You can also read it online.

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and the true teacher is the learner.
--Elbert Hubbard

Thank-You for reading!

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] Waves of Change

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:51:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Thanks for opening this issue of Metaphysical Mind. As always, you may access your Metaphysical Library here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/metaphysicalbonuses.html (please copy-and-paste this link into your browser if it is not clickable).

Recently, a new metaphysical article titled Waves of Change was added to the New Age section of the website. This article is so important that I have decided to include it here as the only article in this issue. Please read it now: http://www.masteringalchemy.com/sites/default/files/wavesofchange_0.pdf

With love and gratitude for you,

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] New Addition to the Metaphysical Library

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:53:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Welcome to the latest issue of Metaphysical Mind. The purpose of this issue is to inform you that a new, metaphysical E-Book has been added to the Metaphysical Library. As always, you may access your Metaphysical Library here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/metaphysicalbonuses.html (please copy-and-paste this link into your browser if it is not clickable).

This book which was written by Ian Gardner and is titled The Milk Is White may be directly accessed here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/support-files/themilkiswhite.pdf

If you are unable to read this valuable source of metaphysical information, you may wish to simply read the following excerpt at this time.

We as Co-creators (with God) by Ian Gardner
Source:The Milk is White

Observing, from a detached position, the world of matter that we enter as human beings i.e. the universe or universal 'plane', one sees how we, as souls, create our lives and experiences. Through the law of cause and effect we constantly create our future, individually and collectively, immediate and long term, by our thoughts, actions and attitudes. This future includes our bodies, social environment, ecological environment, mental state, medical state and manner of death.

Perhaps, in creating the Virtual Reality we presently create via computers we are subconsciously expressing this co-creativity through the conscious mind and technology. Virtual Reality seems almost real and technology will, no doubt, improve on this in time. We seem to experience what we create in this Virtual Reality. This is, of course, an illusion but an experience nevertheless.

So it is from the standpoint of the soul which, after the death of the body 'sees' and experiences, in this case with absolute clarity, the experiences of the last life as one sees and experiences the events in a play or film, that is with detachment, losing nothing as a result of this detachment. One 'sees' not only one's own contribution to the scenario but the impact of that contribution on everything and everyone else.

During a life, we, as a soul, experience the events that occur in the same detached manner as after the body dies despite the person feeling and experiencing these with the full impact of the senses. In this, the more detached the state of being of the soul/person (the entity) the less the experiences attach as 'baggage' to the subconscious to become an encumbrance later. This is because the life/lives we take on in this plane, and this plane itself, are not really what they seem; they are an illusion, or dreamlike, and not true reality. The only true reality is our state of being when we were created - our god state.

When we are dreaming, what occurs is very, very real as we all know and yet, on awakening, we dismiss the event as just a dream. However, the euphoria or horror of the dream is 'real' enough to remain with us for a variable period. When we are awake everything is very real too. Which is the true reality?

When we leave our body our life here becomes the 'dream' and where we then are becomes the reality.

When we reach full enlightenment, Christhood or full realisation, call it what we will, that is the only reality, and there is no dream of any sort.

From our physical mindset, therefore, we create both the dream 'reality' and the virtual 'reality' with the latter more approximating the reality of the former when technology is refined. In the manner in which the dream and the technologically created 'reality' are similar but not the same so is the similarity between "life in the physical" and our existence when not in the physical.

In constantly creating our future we create, as part of that future, the state of the health of our bodies.

This happens through our attachment to our experiences in life, and the greater the attachment the greater the effect on the body. In other words, the more the 'baggage' the more the adverse effect on the health of the body and the mind, and it must be remembered that this 'baggage' may come from more than one life. 'Baggage' is attached to the mind that is not an integral part of the Self but only something acquired along the way, and the mind, from the Thought Field, through the Life Field creates the dis-ease in the latter, which in turn creates disease, and illness in the physical body.

Conversely, altering the state of the mind by getting rid of 'baggage' and not taking on more, by being non-attached, dis-ease and its consequences cease to be. Of course, total detachment, total subduing of the mind, results in full enlightenment and, when we achieve this the necessity to enter this plane no longer exists.

Faced with any situation in life we are presented with options, from these options, depending on our attitudes and thoughts, we make a choice; if this choice creates stress this stress creates one or more of the following: a reduction in the efficiency of the immune system, headaches, muscular tension resulting in pain, digestive problems and so on. The possibilities are endless. Similarly, hate, sustained anger, an imbalance between work, relaxation and play etc. adversely affect mind and body.

To further illustrate the point of creating our own future we can take the simple situation where we, say, slap someone and get slapped in return; or where deforestation is followed by floods and landslides. This is 'instant karma' and, perhaps more easily understood than effects that take longer to manifest. The active principle is the same.

To read the full book for free right now, please go to http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/support-files/themilkiswhite.pdf.

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] Malcolm Milligan on Life and Meditation

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Welcome to this issue of Metaphysical Mind, guest-authored by Malcolm S. Milligan. As always, you may access your Metaphysical Library here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/metaphysicalbonuses.html (please copy-and-paste this link into your browser if it is not clickable).

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A WESTERN SYSTEM OF MEDITATION AND RELAXATION FOR THE WESTERN MIND
DEVISED BY GEORGE HALL Ph D. L1.D

Meditation, has never attracted as much notice in the West as it is attracting today. In the East it has long been a part of the way of life since time immemorial. Perhaps the turmoil in the minds of many Western people today is the cause of the attraction. Many are seeking a way out of their turmoil, what they need is not a way out but a way into peace and immeasurable power. This they can have in the Western way.

Meditation in various forms from deepest silence through a reaching out by prayer, through becoming one with the Infinite, as an escape from the physical confines of a tense body moving in a tenser world has always been sought by those who were seeking enlightenment.

They should have realized that the way of enlightenment could not be reached by a Mind or Body that was tense.

It is this search for enlightenment that has justified meditation, but (and this is a very important but) it must not be used simply as an escape from the tense body trying to contend with the tensions that arise from the almost frenzied seeking for something that they desire but do not have, and thereby enmesh themselves in the reactions many people are enmeshed in.

The purpose of true meditation is not seeking the jewel in the heart of the lotus, but identifying oneself with the ALL that lies behind the personal mental- /physical prison wall which most humans allow to be formulated around them, thus shutting themselves off from the true source of all power, all peace, all love, all wisdom shutting themselves away from the true stream of Infinite Consciousness which is the gateway to the Undifferentiated Energy Source.

U.E.S. is the code term used to designate this fully recognised supreme source of energy that now concerns both the Philosophers and the Scientists who, having harnessed the electron, ( one manifestation of U.E.S.) are prepared to see if mankind has a link to that source which will lift him to the plane of the Cherubim and Seraphim.

The use of these two terms does not imply that the degree of perfection attainable by mankind is limited to that of the Cherubim, the second highest rank, but that the rank will do to start with.

Ultimately we should ascend to the rank of a seraph. The serious person who does not know what a seraph is assumed to be should look up the term in one of the better dictionaries.

We humans all belong to the order of the angels, only some fail to act like it! Through meditation they will attain that realization. What must be understood is that humans have a mental capacity that has evolved in the table of existence.

Some feel that meditation helps that evolution.

Some realize that a tense human blocks evolution. They are right, for human and spiritual evolution depends upon relaxed thinking and relaxed doing. Consequently it appears that the unlocking of tensions is a part of the preparation for true meditation.

Can a Western consciousness secure that unlocking by a simple vocal and mental attainment, a man- tram, a psalm or a phrase of music? It is unlikely because this Western consciousness must have conviction. Much more is required.

What is needed is to remove the constant questioning that goes on in most Western minds.

Facts are not so easily accepted by faith, in fact lack of faith is our weakest point. So, the approach must be a more studied one. One commences the meditation in the knowledge that what one is doing is a matter of TRUTH. Then 'The Way' will be easier to follow.

There is no need to make a great division between a Western and an Eastern consciousness but it is essential to know that there is such a division. Perhaps it is best stated by saying that the cultures of the East are much older, more settled, deeper and more inscrutable than is our Western culture.

Mentally speaking, the depth, breath and possibilities of a culture rules what a human is and can do, it rules the capacity to dissolve barriers and to ascend peaks.

Those concerned with the mental well-being of people know that barriers have to be dissolved before peaks can be ascended, that the richness available to humans cannot be realized until the barriers no longer exist. It was to find a way to dissolve and totally eliminate such barriers that ultimately led to the formulation of the Human Cybernetic System.

It was realised that the highest ultimate state of being could not be attained without that there was freedom from tensions and a use of intuitive faculties and that these were both psychological in nature and should be dealt with as such. This was and is Western thinking. We realize that the barriers exist, that they are of human making and that human building cannot be total in their presence. It is for this reason that we speak of a Western System of Meditation being required to meet Western needs and suggest that the highest effectiveness cannot be attained by just following age old Eastern customs.

Our Eastern friends must not feel that this is in any way a form of discrimination, nor is it racialism, but it does look at the facts. We are indebted to the East for so much, but we are born of Western blood in a different mold than our brothers and sisters from older cultures and must think out our own pathway to 'The Way'. Meditation requires the coordination of the whole mental mechanism. That is both the nonphysical mind and the intensely physical brain and central nervous system. These two, working in unison form the bridge between the Infinite Consciousness- which as previously mentioned we scientifically designate as U.E.S. and the sensory consciousness within the physical perception of man which is in the realm of the psychologist.

Because the, Western mind, governed as it is by cultures of only a few thousand years, is still in the questioning stage (in comparison to the Oriental mind with many thousands of years of established culture as its background) it erects a natural barrier to an infinite flow that it cannot measure or fully understand. The Eastern mind does not have that barrier. The jewel in the heart of the lotus can be accepted in the rhythm of a mantram, thus it opens the channel. Unconsciously, the Western mind says 'What jewel? What is it like? Where is its heart? What is its function?' Not in words of course but from that something that arises in the mind and presents a series of keys each of which must be turned correctly. These keys are turned by serious thought about the answers to these four automatic questions. For this reason, adopting an unusual posture, which has to be learned, becomes a barrier between the self and the Infinite. That barrier is forged in Western minds by the sheer physical effort necessary to adopt a posture that is unusual. Strangely it is easier to fall on one's knees (an attitude of supplication) because for two thousand years we Western people have engaged in prayer as our method of contacting the sublime in prayer as our method of union with the Supreme. The Easterner is mentally geared to open the channel much more easily than Western people.

Having said this, what advice is given to the Westerner who would seek to meditate as a method of contacting the sublime, because people of the East and those of the West instinctively seek the Intuitive? Prayer and meditation both have the same end purpose. The best advice on this point was given by a Mid-Eastern teacher whose thinking has dominated the West.

She said: `Enter thy closet and shut the door.'

That is what Western people must do if they would meditate.

Is there a physical door?

Can we actually locate it in the human anatomy?

Strangely there is, and we can locate it, it is the pathway of the nerves. When they are tense and jangled the door of the senses may not be closed. They remain open to physical sounds and distractions. The mind cannot centre on the innerness that is essential. Until the door is closed the sweet flow of the Infinite Presence cannot be felt.

The fruits of meditation must be not only mentally realised but also physically felt.

The Infinite Presence can mentally and physically be felt as warmth that steals over the entire being, invades every cell, every neuron, bringing something that is not finite but is real, to lift up the deepest nature of the person concerned.

For this reason we link the act of meditation to the art of relaxation. They are the two parts of one totally complete experience.

Those who have studied Human Cybernetics will recall that in the last two of the Ten Foundational Needs, the use of the Intuitional Faculties and the Need for Total Relaxation of the Brain and Central Nervous System is noted. The former is what we seek in meditation, but in an unspoken seeking. The latter is the preparation of the channel or pathway that the intuitional facilities (the Power Immeasurable) uses to enter into the consciousness of one person.

Turning to the total structure of the personality we find in part sixty-six of the Human Cybernetic System (a very significant number) the State of Applied Freedom consisting of two p-factors, Freedom from Tension and Freedom from Barriers.

These two points make clear that meditation has a prerequisite if one is to attain what is truly attainable providing one follows the exact pattern. Relax then, all of the nerves and all of the brain. Relax every neuron from which the tissues of the Brain and Central Nervous System are formed. Thus we attain Freedom from Tensions.

Then comes Freedom from Barriers. Without this one cannot enter into the closet and there shut the door, and in so doing enter into the sublime. Think for a moment how can one do so if the mind is concerned with angry thoughts, is gurgling with unforgiveness, avariciousness, lust, hate, envy, jealousy, fear, confusion, doubt and all the negativity they will breed in the chambers of the mind, filtering through to impede the channels of communication between a world that is finite and one that is infinite. In meditation we enter the infinite world. Negative impulses, in their many degrees, are the barriers one must be free from, and it is in this regard that fundamental mental practices taught in Human Cybernetics play a vital role in the life of one who would use meditation as the 'open door' to totality of experience. It plays that part because a person who is expressing every one of the Seventy-Seven Essential Points becomes wholly positive and therefore dissolves the negative state. In doing so the barriers are eliminated.

So the Western way of meditation starts by releasing tensions, dissolving negatives, freeing the self from barriers and eliminating the effect of tensions and thus one may shut the door, and the closet becomes a temple, a temple of light, of power, of love and fulfillment.

Accepting this, how does one proceed?

The answer is simple. 'Be still and wait.'

Of course stillness cannot be total unless one's tensions are relaxed and in early stages this is a psychological-physical process, knowing that thought waves, mental commands, will remove tensions for a little while. Later, as a result of practice they will be relaxed for longer periods.

Eventually mental commands will need to be less specific, dissolving into the one command 'Brain and Nerves relax'. Note, here we are concerned only with the effect of relaxation on the meditative purpose and concerned only with the entry AFFERENTLY of the outer U.E.S.

IMPULSES and their EFFERENT journey over nerves now peaceful, so they become inner impulses registering on the physical being of the person concerned.

So the brain and the nerves are called upon to relax. The order is simple. It follows the divine anatomical pattern until the last nerve filament has given up its tensions. Then, and only then, can they conduct the reality of this UNDIFFERENTIATED ENERGY to the last cell of physical tissue until both whole mind and entire body are infused with what the mystics called 'The Presence'.

It is that Presence that mankind needs to enable humans to function with infinite intelligence and power when dealing with purely mental and physical needs, to be able to achieve this is a great art, one of the principle fruits of meditation.

Therefore the process of relaxation of the brain and nervous system is taught. Once learnt it becomes a simple matter to maintain the Constant Freedom sought in the second State of Mind of the Personality Syndrome.

Then the fullness of Contemplation, Concentration, Imagination and Visualisation can be enjoyed and the mental mechanism helped to function as it was ordained to function. If it fails to do so, the individual life and its contribution to family, social and corporate life is lessened.

The mental mechanism can though be schooled through this method to function at its highest and cause the contribution of any human on the planet to be immense.

Often one who seeks to meditate asks: 'What should I seek? What should I ask for? How should I ask?'

The answer is simple NOTHING nothing except to enter the state of receptiveness.

Seek first the wholeness and whatever part of that wholeness you stand in need of shall be made available to you.

This is the 'Infinite Way'.

There is a particular approach to it for Eastern minds disciplined by countless years of culture, there is also a particular way for the Western mind, still struggling to relate itself to timelessness in a world yet unable to comprehend the timely exactitude of the Sun, the Moon, the Planets and all of the heavenly bodies that now have had manmade objects thrust into their path and subsequently absorb them in the timely nature of space.

Man's exploits in space have solved many of the questions for which an answer was needed.

More than anything else it has proved that there is timelessness far beyond that which we ever thought possible.

The same power which regulates the heavenly bodies can regulate a human. It is that power we reach out for in meditation.

Humans must learn that time does not stand still that the human mind needs to understand, accept and absorb the fact that there is a power immeasurable. This immeasurable power can play a part in the finer fulfillment of the human mind. It can become a part of human consciousness and be transmuted so its perfection is reflected in human actions.

When this is enacted by Western minds using entirely Western approaches, then the fruits of meditation will be available to Western lives.

Thanks be for doubt that ends with brighter light,
Thanks be for grief that lends great faith to life,
Bloomed not the barren ground spring was afar,
But when the sun went down behold, there shone a star.

The full process for total relaxation follows

THE RELAXATION PROCESS OF THE BRAIN & CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

This is an essential exercise for anyone who would secure the best results from meditation.

Sit comfortably in a chair. Do not lie down. Place feet firmly on floor. Sit upright, NOT leaning against the chair-back.

Breathe deeply for a few moments to establish a simple breathing rhythm, taking in deep breaths, holding the breath for a few moments and then slowly exhaling ALL the air from the lungs.

Then focus your thought on each part of the brain and central nervous system one at a time.

Visualise those parts letting go of all tension.

Follow this system exactly:

BRAIN relax
BRAIN relax
BRAIN R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

Then proceed to the next part of the system in this order:

BRAIN FORE-BRAIN
Fore-Brain relax
Fore-Brain relax
Fore-Brain R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

BRAIN MID-BRAIN
Mid-Brain relax
Mid-Brain relax
Mid-Brain R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

BRAIN CEREBELLUM
Brain-Cerebellum relax
Brain-Cerebellum relax
Brain-Cerebellum R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

BRAIN STEM
Brain-Stem relax
Brain-Stem relax
Brain-Stem R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

SPINAL CORD
Spinal Cord relax
Spinal Cord relax
Spinal Cord R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

PARASYMPATHETIC NERVES
Parasympathetic Nerves relax
arasympathetic Nerves relax
Parasympathetic Nerves R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

NERVES & GLANDS OF MY THROAT NERVES OF THE HEART relax
NERVES & GLANDS OF MY THROAT NERVES OF THE HEART relax
NERVES & GLANDS OF MY THROAT NERVES OF THE HEART R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

NERVES OF MY SOLAR PLEXUS relax
NERVES OF MY SOLAR PLEXUS relax
NERVES OF MY SOLAR PLEXUS R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

NERVES OF MY SACRAL PLEXUS relax
NERVES OF MY SACRAL PLEXUS relax
NERVES OF MY SACRAL PLEXUS R-e-l-a-x
(Controlling the sexual system)
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

ENDOCRINE NERVES relax
ENDOCRINE NERVES relax
ENDOCRINE NERVES R-e-l-a-x
(The nervous system of each Endocrine Gland)
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

TOTALITY OF MY ENTIRE NERVOUS STRUCTURE relax
TOTALITY OF MY ENTIRE NERVOUS STRUCTURE relax
TOTALITY OF MY ENTIRE NERVOUS STRUCTURE R-e-l-a-x
Say it slowly, drawing out the word 'relax'.

Now relax totally and eyes closed 'see' a blank screen.

About the Author

Malcolm Milligan is the author of 'Your Destiny Course' which is the distilled essence of the life work of Doctor George Hall, who crafted Applied Human Cybernetics in the early 1970's. George was a leading light in the New Thought movement and Malcolm was blessed to become a student of the late Doctor Hall in 1975 and has preserved recordings of a series of workshops which George was asked to lead for Malcolm and some of his colleagues in Manchester.

Bringing the power for all that is good and the immense positive impact of Applied Human Cybernetics back into the conscious understanding of the new Cyber World Society is the fulfilment of Malcolm's main mission for the past few years. Malcolm regards himself as no more than a messenger entrusted with the task of safely delivering Dr. Hall's life work into the 21st Century.

Dr. Hall was one of a group of popular lecturers who took the message of an accessible psychological way of life to huge audiences between 1920 and 1939.

Early in the 1960's Dr. Hall became associated with Dr. Maxwell Maltz and it was he who introduced Psycho-cybernetics to the United Kingdom on behalf of Dr. Maltz, teaching the subject to a large number of audiences. Whilst engaged in this work Dr. Hall concluded his personal research after developing methods of psychological training for various grades of Industry and Commerce.

The result was his stunning Applied Human Cybernetics which was first launched early in the 1970's.

It was a great loss to the world of practical and applied psychology well as the growing field of personal development when Dr. Hall passed during the 1980's.

However with the re launch of Applied Human Cybernetics as an online self paced personal transformation system presently entitled 'Your Destiny Course', available at www.egouniversity.com. Moodle is used as the delivery platform, it is the fervent hope of Malcolm and colleagues that this Blueprint for a happy successful and fulfilled life will ensure that Dr. Hall's life work does not wither and die on the vine.

I hope you found this issue useful to you on your journey of self-discovery.

Thanks for tuning in,

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] Energy, Life, Love, and Singularity.

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:21:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Congratulations on successfully receiving this comprehensive issue of Metaphysical Mind on energy, life, love, singularity and much more. I apologize for putting more information than usual into this issue, as there was a lot of metaphysical material which I wanted to share with you at this time.

As always, you may access your Metaphysical Library here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/metaphysicalbonuses.html (please copy-and-paste this link into your browser if it is not clickable).

In this issue:
1. "Spiritual Expansion -- Energy is Everything and Everything is Energy" by Terrie Marie
2. "The Gateway to Spiritual Consciousness" by Owen Waters
3. "Singularity -- The Quickening" by Adrian Cooper

If we just shook and rattled the old chains, nothing would move. One must add one's own link to the chain. The more original the link, the greater the step forward. -- Frederic Chopin

Before we begin this issue of the WhatIsMetaphysics.com newsletter, I would like you to carefully consider using hypnosis in order to boost your self-esteem. As an Infinite Piece of The One, it is very important that you believe in yourself. To learn how, please go to http://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/self-esteem/article/help-self-esteem?1440. This excellent resource contains all kinds of great hypnosis products; a percent of the profit made through purchases from this link will go towards keeping this ezine and the WhatIsMetaphysics.com website free for users and spiritual seekers all over the world.

When we are conscious of our personal uniqueness and our universal nature we express ourselves creatively. In this way we fulfill our dreams and our life purpose. -- Andrew Schneider

1. "Spiritual Expansion -- Energy is Everything and Everything is Energy" by Terrie Marie

As we grow closer to the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012, there is much talk in many places about how quickly time is flying by! It seems that no matter where you find yourself or in what kind of situation, things and time seem to moving at increasing rates of speed. Nothing is slowing down. Time which is a form of energy waits for no one.

What is energy and why is it so important? As the title of this article suggests, energy is everything and everything is energy. There is nothing in physical form or in the Realm of Spirit that is not energy in one form or another.

Allow me to explain the way in which I understand this thing or non-physical substance we call energy. It is something that is both seen and unseen. It has mass and it is transparent. It is light and it is dark. Energy is all invasive, giving and compassionate and it can also at times seem to be totally ruthless and unforgiving.

Energy is tangible. It is evasive. It is free flowing; it is often collected and can become stagnant. It will not be ignored on any level in this realm of physical matter or in the Realm of Spirit. Crystals and minerals vibrate to various energy frequencies. A Rainbow exhibits a prism of color; each color in turn vibrates to its own frequency or wave length.

Words are energy. Your actions, thoughts and emotions carry and create energy. All you do, think say and feel project energy. Have you ever experienced or felt uncomfortable when you walk into a room where there has been an argument? The reverse is also true. When there is a lot of joy and happiness there is a sense of lightness in the surrounding air.

There are places in Sedona, Arizona for example, which are home to several gateways or what are called energy vortexes. An energy vortex occupies a space in which that which is in physical form and that which is non-physical are able to sense one another with greater ease. An energy vortex is a space which is capable of collecting, projecting and radiating energy in massive amounts at very high rates of speed and frequency.

People and especially animals sense energy in countless ways. It is possible to feel or sense how a person is feeling or what kind of mood they are in through email and text messages.

It is possible to discern, if you are willing to truly listen, when someone has made up their mind to remain where they are, stuck and feeling stagnant because it is easier than giving up what they are holding onto.

Can you remember a time when you thought of someone and suddenly you saw this person, received an email, text or a close friend spoke of this person? Perhaps you heard this person's name unexpectedly. All are signs that you are receiving or tuning in to energy in one form or another.

Angels are sentient Beings of light and energy, filled with Divine White Light and love. An Angel is capable of being everywhere in every moment as are your thoughts and emotions.

Energy is a part of life. It is an integral component of all living things. It is also part of all things that are not considered alive. There is nothing that is not energy. Energy is everything. It is everywhere. Everything is energy.

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2. "The Gateway to Spiritual Consciousness" by Owen Waters

Love is the saving grace of all of humanity. We contact this primal energy in our finest moments. From the moment a baby is born, it is enshrouded in the unselfish love of its mother. From the moment a person springs into action to protect others from peril, their own thoughts of survival are 'overlighted' by the love and caring that shines from their heart.

When a person looks back on their life, they see that one thing that mattered the most: Love. Pure, unadulterated, unconditional love.

It is the source of compassion. It is the energy of caring for others. It is the binding force which holds together the entire universe, and it flows through you whenever you simply allow it.

Love is the gateway to spiritual consciousness. It is through activation of the spiritual heart that we pass into a whole new world of expansion and joy. In the realms of spiritual consciousness, we find peace, bliss, and continual inspiration. In the realms of spiritual consciousness, we expand our view of life to see the issues that are important to the soul. We can then see how love can heal and how we can and should take the time to spread a little more love in the world every day, even if it is simply done in silent prayer for the well-being of others.

Let your heart open to love each and every day. When you are attuned to the natural flow of love throughout the universe, you then feel the natural flow of energy within your own being. Your senses of insight and timing develop to help you achieve more and to succeed easily at the tasks that are important to you.

The flow of love is critical to life. Without the all-pervasive love of the Creator which fills the universe, nothing would exist. For centuries, humankind has been playing a game where love and inner inspiration have been blocked off and ignored. Today, the tide is turning and people are opening up to this wonderful flow of natural energy.

Remember the love within, especially when outer circumstances seem dark. Remember that love is the gateway to the higher realms of consciousness where answers can be found to meet every challenge that life presents.

Tune into love. It will never let you down. Instead, it will set your spirit free to explore the realms of consciousness which offer greater vistas of awareness, greater peace of mind, and a sense of constant joy.

This article was an excerpt from Owen Waters' book, "Spirituality Made Simple," which is available both as a paperback and a downloadable e-book, at: http://www.infinitebeing.com/ebooks/simple.htm . Please visit his website InfiniteBeing.com to learn more.

3. "Singularity -- The Quickening" by Adrian Cooper

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As we approach the conclusion of 2011, it is more important than ever that you believe in yourself. You are full of Infinite Potential, so please express your full potential.

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All is love.

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PS Expect to receive the next issue of "Metaphysical Mind" on September 16th.

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[Metaphysical Mind] A guide to cultivating compassion in your life with 7 practices.

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:37:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Welcome to the Metaphysical Mind. In addition to a short ten-minute video, this issue contains a guide to cultivating compassion in your life, with 7 practices, written by Leo Babauta.

As always, you may access your Metaphysical Library here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/metaphysicalbonuses.html (please copy-and-paste this link into your browser if it is not clickable).

I have recently added a new E-Book titled "Zen to Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System" written by Leo Babautato to the bonus package, which you may access directly here: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/support-files/zentodone.pdf

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." -- Dalai Lama

How to Cultivate Compassion
Source: ZenHabits.net

I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. I'm not talking about the short-term gratification of pleasures like sex, drugs or gambling (though I'm not knocking them), but something that will bring true and lasting happiness. The kind that sticks.

The key to developing compassion in your life is to make it a daily practice.

Meditate upon it in the morning (you can do it while checking email), think about it when you interact with others, and reflect on it at night. In this way, it becomes a part of your life. Or as the Dalai Lama also said, "This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."

Definition

Let's use the Wikipedia definition of Compassion:

Compassion is an emotion that is a sense of shared suffering, most often combined with a desire to alleviate or reduce the suffering of another; to show special kindness to those who suffer. Compassion essentially arises through empathy, and is often characterized through actions, wherein a person acting with compassion will seek to aid those they feel compassionate for.

Compassionate acts are generally considered those which take into account the suffering of others and attempt to alleviate that suffering as if it were one's own. In this sense, the various forms of the Golden Rule are clearly based on the concept of compassion.

Compassion differs from other forms of helpful or humane behavior in that its focus is primarily on the alleviation of suffering.

Benefits

Why develop compassion in your life? Well, there are scientific studies that suggest there are physical benefits to practicing compassion people who practice it produce 100 percent more DHEA, which is a hormone that counteracts the aging process, and 23 percent less cortisol the "stress hormone."

But there are other benefits as well, and these are emotional and spiritual. The main benefit is that it helps you to be more happy, and brings others around you to be more happy. If we agree that it is a common aim of each of us to strive to be happy, then compassion is one of the main tools for achieving that happiness. It is therefore of utmost importance that we cultivate compassion in our lives and practice compassion every day.

How do we do that? This guide contains 7 different practices that you can try out and perhaps incorporate into your every day life.

7 Compassion Practices

1. Morning ritual. Greet each morning with a ritual. Try this one, suggest by the Dalai Lama: "Today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others, I am going to benefit others as much as I can." Then, when you've done this, try one of the practices below.

2. Empathy Practice. The first step in cultivating compassion is to develop empathy for your fellow human beings. Many of us believe that we have empathy, and on some level nearly all of us do. But many times we are centered on ourselves (I'm no exception) and we let our sense of empathy get rusty. Try this practice: Imagine that a loved one is suffering. Something terrible has happened to him or her. Now try to imagine the pain they are going through. Imagine the suffering in as much detail as possible. After doing this practice for a couple of weeks, you should try moving on to imagining the suffering of others you know, not just those who are close to you.

3. Commonalities practice. Instead of recognizing the differences between yourself and others, try to recognize what you have in common. At the root of it all, we are all human beings. We need food, and shelter, and love. We crave attention, and recognition, and affection, and above all, happiness. Reflect on these commonalities you have with every other human being, and ignore the differences. One of my favorite exercises comes from a great article from Ode Magazine it's a five-step exercise to try when you meet friends and strangers. Do it discreetly and try to do all the steps with the same person. With your attention geared to the other person, tell yourself:
Step 1: "Just like me, this person is seeking happiness in his/her life."
Step 2: "Just like me, this person is trying to avoid suffering in his/her life."
Step 3: "Just like me, this person has known sadness, loneliness and despair."
Step 4: "Just like me, this person is seeking to fill his/her needs."
Step 5: "Just like me, this person is learning about life."

4. Relief of suffering practice. Once you can empathize with another person, and understand his humanity and suffering, the next step is to want that person to be free from suffering. This is the heart of compassion actually the definition of it. Try this exercise: Imagine the suffering of a human being you've met recently. Now imagine that you are the one going through that suffering. Reflect on how much you would like that suffering to end. Reflect on how happy you would be if another human being desired your suffering to end, and acted upon it. Open your heart to that human being and if you feel even a little that you'd want their suffering to end, reflect on that feeling. That's the feeling that you want to develop. With constant practice, that feeling can be grown and nurtured.

5. Act of kindness practice. Now that you've gotten good at the 4th practice, take the exercise a step further. Imagine again the suffering of someone you know or met recently. Imagine again that you are that person, and are going through that suffering. Now imagine that another human being would like your suffering to end perhaps your mother or another loved one. What would you like for that person to do to end your suffering? Now reverse roles: you are the person who desires for the other person's suffering to end. Imagine that you do something to help ease the suffering, or end it completely. Once you get good at this stage, practice doing something small each day to help end the suffering of others, even in a tiny way. Even a smile, or a kind word, or doing an errand or chore, or just talking about a problem with another person. Practice doing something kind to help ease the suffering of others. When you are good at this, find a way to make it a daily practice, and eventually a throughout-the-day practice.

6. Those who mistreat us practice. The final stage in these compassion practices is to not only want to ease the suffering of those we love and meet, but even those who mistreat us. When we encounter someone who mistreats us, instead of acting in anger, withdraw. Later, when you are calm and more detached, reflect on that person who mistreated you. Try to imagine the background of that person. Try to imagine what that person was taught as a child. Try to imagine the day or week that person was going through, and what kind of bad things had happened to that person. Try to imagine the mood and state of mind that person was in the suffering that person must have been going through to mistreat you that way. And understand that their action was not about you, but about what they were going through. Now think some more about the suffering of that poor person, and see if you can imagine trying to stop the suffering of that person. And then reflect that if you mistreated someone, and they acted with kindness and compassion toward you, whether that would make you less likely to mistreat that person the next time, and more likely to be kind to that person. Once you have mastered this practice of reflection, try acting with compassion and understanding the next time a person treats you. Do it in little doses, until you are good at it. Practice makes perfect.

7. Evening routine. I highly recommend that you take a few minutes before you go to bed to reflect upon your day. Think about the people you met and talked to, and how you treated each other. Think about your goal that you stated this morning, to act with compassion towards others. How well did you do? What could you do better? What did you learn from your experiences today? And if you have time, try one of the above practices and exercises.

These compassionate practices can be done anywhere, any time. At work, at home, on the road, while traveling, while at a store, while at the home of a friend or family member. By sandwiching your day with a morning and evening ritual, you can frame your day properly, in an attitude of trying to practice compassion and develop it within yourself. And with practice, you can begin to do it throughout the day, and throughout your lifetime.

This, above all, will bring happiness to your life and to those around you.

Written by Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net

"My message is the practice of compassion, love and kindness. These things are very useful in our daily life, and also for the whole of human society these practices can be very important." -- Dalai Lama

"Compassion is the radicalism of our time." -- Dalai Lama

If you would like more insight into the purpose of compassion and generosity, please watch this short TED talk on the "Three Stages of Generosity," which covers why compassion is contagious, given by Nipum Mehta, the founder of CharityFocus.org: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN4-YMm4Spc&feature=player_embedded

Persevere in cultivating compassion today!

Jason

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[Metaphysical Mind] Insights into love and existence.

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:14:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Welcome to the latest issue of the WhatIsMetaphysics.com Newsletter.

As always, you may access your Metaphysical Library here: whatismetaphysics.com/metaphysicalbonuses.html (if this is not a working link, please copy-and-paste it into your browser). I will be adding a new ebook to this collection very soon!

Note: I apologize for sending out the last issue of this newsletter with an incorrect subject line. By accident, I used the same subject line as the previous newsletter on "prickle feelings in spirituality and holistic medicine" instead of the correct subject line: "Myra Speaks." If you did not read the last issue of Metaphysical Mind for this reason, or because you are new to this Ezine, you may read it here now: http://www.whatismetaphysics.com/myra-speaks.html

Now, for today's newsletter I have an inspiring set of writings to share with you, from the heart of a close friend of mine Shirin Davoodi. Although she is still very young, Shirin has overcome many struggles in her life. She is a source of personal inspiration for me, so I hope you enjoy some of her thoughts on love and existence:

From there to here, pain to pleasure, sadness to laughter, darkness to light.

I am so grateful but so sad, now that the problemsof others and the world I live inare so clear.

To learn my every purpose in this life is why I am here: to create my after-life.

To see how much love I can give and how many people I can help, while still smiling and happy to be me.

The love we give today will better our tomorrow. Love is its own purpose, and slowly every day I learn more about it. I will never stop loving; therefore, I will never stop living. Love is unconditional.

Betray and be betrayed. Love and be loved.

Some don't see my insides. I am full of so much love that sometimes I cry. I sit around and cry for those I cannot reach. I listen to nature, to water, to sun, to darkness, to wind. That is all we need. That is life. We owe it for keeping us alive, but not enough attention is paid.

Nature is protecting, holding, loving, never hating, understanding, listening. Just like mothers. Mother Nature: the feeling of good, the feeling of love, the feeling of power we all have. The power of our minds is never-ending.

Things go wrong sometimes in people's lives and giving up is often in one's mind. If you can still feel after it, then you are okay. If you can still smile and laugh then it is not a hurdle you cannot get over. We are capable of anything.

I write because I am learning. I am learning because I am listening to myself. We are our own gods and our own future. Even though I get very frustrated with how messed up some things in this world are, I have a lot to be happy for: my family, my friends, my amazing senses, my brain, and my heart. However I got here, I am thankful because I am learning to hate less and love more. To some this sounds like hippy talk, but it is far from it or maybe it is, who knows? I don't know any hippies, but I'm writing this from experience not only from thoughts. Thoughts often involve problems. Love has no problems. So stop thinking so much about why things are not right and start opening your eyes to the whole world.

Just when you think things could not get any better, life throws you a bomb. You can choose to let that bomb cause ruin, to destroy good, or you can grab hold of that bomb and blow up all that is bad!

It is easy to become overwhelmed, to feel lost and trapped. But it is so much easier to want otherwise and to achieve it. This life that we live has been ignored by many.

Instead of learning to enjoy the now we want to escape. Religions, for instance, talking about a heaven and hell. Everyone is talking about the day they die, where they will be, etc..

Yes there is something after life, of this I am sure, but I am also certain that we are not put here to figure out a way out. We are here for a reason: live, love, learn, accept!

Walk, don't run. Do not take this life for granted. It is easy to say, "Why should I try so hard when there are so many clueless people out there." But it is a lot easier to try. Keep trying.

To change bad into good, you do not have to devote yourself. Do little things here and there: a simple hello or a helping hand. The outcome of your life will become brighter and brighter.

What is real?

Whatever is man-made is not real. What you see through your foggy eyes is not real.

Open your eyes, and let it all come back to you.

Step aside and let your fears go. Watch them fade away. Watch them run away.

Because nature is real, we are real, animals are real, and our footsteps through life are real. If you have taken steps that are backwards, what is stopping your from going forward?

Love conquers all. Life is, all in all, balance. Nothing to fear.

Shhhhhh.....Stop thinking. Stop talking. Close your eyes and listen with your heart; the truth will be revealed.

Written by Shirin Davoodi

Thank-You for reading this issue of Metaphysical Mind.

Jason

PS Next issue will be sent to you on August 24th, and the focus will be on compassion.

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[Metaphysical Mind] Prickle feelings in spirituality and holistic medicine.

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:37:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Welcome to the latest issue of Metaphysical Mind. You may access your Metaphysical Library at any time here: whatismetaphysics.com/metaphysicalbonuses.html (if this is not a working link, please copy-and-paste it into your browser).

The following words were transcribed, in February of this year, as a result of a communication between the author Nikhat (from Mumbai, India) and her guide named Myra:

The earth is out of harmony. Too many negative vibrations. We need to increase the positive vibrations if the earth is to survive the impact of the Shift.

Our way is to raise the collective consciousness through meditation, positive thought, joy and love.

We are to help in this. To get together a group and together collectively strive to raise the positive vibrations to a level that will be able to absorb the negative impact.

Joy, positive energy takes away depression and low energy. When we feel energetic and happy...is when we feel that anything is possible...the impossible becomes possible, the unbelievable becomes believable, and unprocurable becomes procurable.

There is great power in unity. Oneness is the strongest force there is, because it arises from knowing and acknowledging love. We are all connected. When you feel love, you feel oneness. And when you feel oneness you feel love. This is the greatest truth.

When you unite, together in a group of oneness, in feeling the love, as you feel the oneness you feel the joy, and when you feel love and joy, you are in truth and your vibrations are at their highest. This is a very potent positive force. This can change the course of your planet. This can deflect the biggest dangers.

It will be your job to gather this collective group. To show the light and the path to many seekers as they will show you the light too. There are many of you. Everyone has the capability to increase their vibrations. All they need is the desire. You will have to show them how to do it.

But first you will need to hone the ability to recognise the seekers, those who carry within them the seeds of this desire. Then they will need your nurturing.

Read. Increase your gyanam (knowledge).

There are many like you- that have chosen to walk the spiritual path, many of you have chosen to quietly light the path for others to follow. You are the ones who will walk on the path. Take the light when it is offered to you without guilt. It is in your Plan.

Do not be afraid. Let go of your fears. Walk fearlessly as you are protected. We are always with you, watching over you. You are never ever alone. Remember also that you carry within you the knowledge of this and as you walk the path you will merely be remembering your contracts. Within your sub conscious, on your soul the Plan is imprinted. This journey on earth is only a short part of your journey towards the Divine.

As you raise your vibrations and of those around you, you dance in the light of the Divine. Feel the joy already, my little ones. Feel the joy, feel the love. Allow it to enthuse you, excite you, give you energy.

You are all channels. Yes, but you my dear, are hearing us because you have chosen to listen. Anyone can choose to listen. We will communicate with anyone who chooses to listen, who chooses to believe.

Q. How do you know when someone is ready to 'believe'?

A. Share. With all. Those who are ready will follow. Sometimes you may not even know or be aware how far they already are in believing. But in sharing your job is done.

Q. Tell me Myra, how does one balance the spiritual self and the practical self? The self that has to toil to earn a living, interact on the physical plane with people and situations? Pay bills, fix the leaking windows etc?

A. That is very easy, my love. It is natural. Your spiritual self, or your soulself is inherent and natural to you. It surrounds itself with your physical body and with this beautiful physical body come its needs. Food, sex, a home to live in, a car to ride in, bills to pay as you say so are those not natural too? These all blend together to create what you call your 'life' your existence, your presence on this earth planet. It is natural to be spiritual as that is food for your soul and it is just as natural for you to be practical as that is food for your physical self. When both are in harmony you are at your optimum self. You are then in harmony. You must give as much attention to your physical self as you feel comfortable doing. If you feel guilty be aware and examine your guilt. Why is it there? Where is it coming from? You will know all the answers and automatically find harmony again.

But let me tell you, my dear, guilt is a feeling that must never be experienced. No, it does not 'help' but almost always 'disturbs' harmony. If you observe your reactions prior to any actions, you will know whether you should do that or not. It is when we wait to feel after the action that we sometimes encounter guilt. It would be absolutely unnecessary if we 'observed' our feelings before and not after the act.

If the idea of any act is accompanied by a feeling of well being and satisfaction, you know it is the course of action that is good for you. If not, then abandon the idea. This is a sort of thumb rule, my little ones. And isn't it an easy one?

Q. Yes, but we don't always follow it, do we?

A. A ha! You don't. Because your mind, your conscious mind, which is often ruled by your ego is trained by it, otherwise. The ego trains the mind not to listen to the heart, to the little voice which is the soul speaking deeming it as 'foolish', warning immediately of impending hurt and devastation. The truth is, that if you don't heed that little voice of soul speak then there is a problem. That voice is your safest bet. Your soul is your truest companion, choosing to carry you within it, yet surrounding it; housing it yet protecting it. It is your soul that leads you towards your purpose in this lifetime. Listen to it, listen for it.

Q. Myra, all this that you are speaking through me, it isn't just for me, right? A lot of this I already know...

A. Yes, my love...you do. And yes this is not just for you. It is for all those you will discover through you. Speak this, my love, to all who will hear. When they listen, the goal we are trying to achieve will become a possibility.

Remember only in oneness is there love and in love is there oneness. Oneness and love is the only truth there is. For that is what is Divine. And we are all fragments of the Divine, and as such composed of the light of love.

Come, my dear, into the light whenever you want and dance in it. Feel the love, feel the joy become the light, become love. That is your true nature.

Keep the connect open and never fear. No harm can come to you. You are protected, my little one. Feel the comfort of that protection and you will never fear.

You have a special purpose and you are special, but not 'more' special than anyone else, though your purpose may be more special than theirs. Remember that.

You must understand that your purpose is truly special. Do not undermine your significance in the process. Do not be afraid of it. It is just SO. It is part of the Plan.

This issue was written by Nikhat Bhatty, a writer and a filmmaker from India, who has been on an exciting spiritual journey and has been getting many messages from spirit guides and masters. Nikhat is interested in sharing this knowledge in order to aid humanity in making the Shift and to heal Mother earth.

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Blessings to you,

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[Metaphysical Mind] Prickle feelings in spirituality and holistic medicine.

noreply@blogger.com (Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:27:00 +0000

Dear ULC,

Thanks for tuning in to this issue of Metaphysical Mind. As a cherished subscriber, you may access your Metaphysical Library any time here: whatismetaphysics.com/metaphysicalbonuses.html (if this is not a working link, please copy-and-paste it into your browser).

This issue contains a fascinating article titled "Hair Standing On End", about prickle feelings in spirituality and holistic medicine, which was written by Floco Tausin.

"Many of us experience that prickle feeling with the body hair standing on end and the skin looking like "goose bumps" time and again. It is usually associated or identified with chills, shiver and certain emotional states. Less known, however, is that this prickle is informative and effective in the fields of health care and spirituality. This is suggested by both medical studies and the experience of spiritual masters of different cultures."

To read the full article, please go to: http://whatismetaphysics.com/support-files/flocotausin.pdf

Also, I have added a new article to the "Reality" section of the website on the controversial topic of spiritual healing which you may read here: http://whatismetaphysics.com/spiritual-healing.html

Peace,

Jason

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