For many years we have learned that the world is only what can be seen or touched by our physical senses. We now come to find out that the Real World is the world of Heaven on Earth in that all things that we perceive with our body's senses are really just physical manifestations of our relationship with ourselves, with God, and with our fellow human beings.
During the course of walking this spiritual path, we take each step closer to embracing our relearning about the nature of our One and Universal Mind's Creation, of which we are an integral part. Our reawakening to the World of Creation, which can also be thought of as Heaven on Earth, is nothing less than a return to sanity through a discipline of mind correction. As we begin to replace our ego thought habits with thoughts of forgiveness and the attention to miracles, we find that more and more of our judgment and attachment to physical objects, as well as our dependence upon what we believe is our image and identity in our social context, begin to fall away. This is analogous to the melting of icicles into their fluid form - water. The substance remains the same, but when allowed to expand, there is a greater flow of our mind's thoughts, of our willingness to reach out in love, in peace, and with an open heart to our fellow human beings.
In practical terms, Creation is every opportunity that we have to exercise miracles on a transpersonal level. When we say transpersonal, we mean heart-to-heart. We have already practiced diligently how we can save our mind through the active expression of miracles toward others. If we add the concept of our joining in Truth with our fellow human beings within the eternal grace of God, then we have the framework for all Creation. Imagine that we are all little drops of water, each with its own place in the ocean, and yet each with its own purpose to interface with the other drops. If we were not able to be in our place in the ocean, there would be an empty spot. Although we have a small identity in our one little drop (our individual mind), we are interconnected with all the other drops that make the huge ocean (the universe.)
Let's go back for a moment to our previous analogy of water in the form of ice. A piece of ice cannot truly intermix with water surrounding it until that ice melts. And so it is, that in Creation we must set aside any barriers, any blocks that we may be tempted to use to judge another as different than and separate from ourselves. We acknowledge the Creator in our mind using the awareness of miracles, forgiveness of illusory transgressions, and willingness to call upon the Holy Spirit. We blend and mingle as our hardheaded thinking melts into the drops of a flowing stream leading to a momentary pool of rest. In each of our thought choices, we choose to see our similarities, our Oneness. This is our true salvation.
Our loving state of mind was never lost, it is simply being re-established. And so, our release to consciously live through eyes that see the Kingdom of Heaven on earth becomes all that we want. Through our willingness, we shall have it. Our conscious union with the Holy Spirit, the Voice for God strengthens as we sharpen our awareness of miracles and see our fellows with increasing clarity through forgiveness. Each and every moment of our waking day serves as our entrance to re-view the world in a limitless fashion.
We begin to understand that we can only project onto our fellows our image of holiness as we look into our own holy minds. Our projections become increasingly loving in nature as they replace projected judgments. God is invited continuously into our waking consciousness as we see through disciplined meditation and open willingness to live love as our primary frame of mind. We focus with increasing acuity using our spiritual eyes onto what has always been. The holy light of God now shines upon all our focused attention.
Are we afraid of Creation? At times, its brilliance and our release from stress itself provokes the ego thought system to sound the fear alarm. We may have held onto fear for so long, that we have come to believe without vigilance, we will parish in our own na•ve bliss. Are we afraid of love itself? Are we like the northern vacationer who is afraid to take his coat off when traveling to warm climates out of fear that if he does, he will be that much more shocked when back in the cold? Many of us, deep down inside, do not feel that we deserve to be loved, let alone convey it to others.
Yet, as we open ourselves to miracles, we realize there is no reason to be afraid of love for it is both endless and beyond any need to ask. All you need do is welcome and enjoy. The world awaits our glad acceptance, our openness to love, our free expression of good will, joy and eternal friendship, which helps free others who in part still feel bound by their fears, whether recognized or not. To awaken ourselves is to help awaken others.
When we call upon the Voice for God, the Holy Spirit, we open ourselves to an infinite number of God's thoughts in the form of miracles. We see abundant opportunity to change an unloving thought, to correct an unloving perception, and thereby invite others to do the same. Only love is real. We are the Children of God who are entitled to our own becoming, a life filled with miracle opportunities. Beyond our doubts and fears, we know this for certain. We can see this when we feel closeness with other people, when we see the beauty of nature, when we feel compassion for those who appear to be hurting, when our hearts go out to those who are in need.
All of this reminds us of our certainty. We are all joined in one mind, all joined in love. God's memory is in our holy minds, which know unity with Creation. As we walk down this path, we let our function be only to let our remembering return. We allow for God's loving will to be done in Heaven on Earth. We hear God's voice every day as we walk to the altar in our minds and we converse openly with God in the name of Creation. From there, we feel the power of our own holiness.
Buddha, Moses, Jesus of Nazareth, Mohammed, Mother Theresa, Krishnamurti, Ghandhi or any number of others have shown themselves to be open vessels of the Voice for God. Their examples inspire us to lift ourselves beyond any titles, any exterior roles that we assume, beyond any identity we derived in physical doings. We take every moment of opportunity to exercise a heartfelt being with ourselves, with our fellow human beings, by calling upon the everlasting presence of God.
To call upon universal consciousness, which we know as God, we must be willing to allow our flow of energy to be directed in the most helpful way we can. We come to look beyond the physical aspects of another person and see only the childlike and Godlike qualities within them. This may be through words, gestures, deeds, or just being present to another.
We sense our own willingness to join with the childlike spirit of our partner as we feel our ease at conversing while looking deeply into their eyes, and by noticing our own ease of breathing. When we feel relaxed, our minds can resonate with theirs. This moment of resonance is Co-creation. And thus, when two or more are gathered in His/Her name, there is One. We lose our small selves, only to rediscover our Universal Minds in God's name. We may then allow ourselves to be truly helpful. We fall into Seva, Sanskrit for devotion to God's service, in the name of love and companionship.
WAKING MEDITATION
Upon completion of your deep breathing meditation, open your mind to any particular person that the Holy Spirit would show to you while in your relaxed state. This person is your teacher, as the Holy Spirit has directed you to look in the mirror of projections that you have placed upon him or her. You may have placed judgment to justify separation in your own mind between you and them, and therefore between you and God. What separations we place in our minds upon one person, we have placed upon a Child of God within and therefore upon all.
We must undo these projections to save our minds and more fully open up to awareness of Creation. Allow yourself to notice errors of judgment that God would show you in these meditations. After completing this morning meditation, make an entry in your pocket notebook of those complaints that your mind has held against this person (who is actually you in common spirit). The meditations below will release you from this ego-oriented self-punishment.
Step 1:
During the course of the day, at least once every several hours, look at your notebook. See the reminder phrases that you have written and as you meet others, ask the Voice for God, the Holy Spirit, to release you from the particular judgment that has kept you from joining with them. Once having taken a few moments to do so, consciously look into the eyes of your fellow and wait to be told what is in common between you and the other person. This can be something rather simple, or something well beyond words.
Consciously make remarks within your conversation about how similar you are in certain ways. Use as many examples as you can comfortably apply. Notice the feeling in your heart and mind. You may be sensing lightness, a release from fear and guilt, breaking of ice, and an ease of communication.
Step 2:
During these same encounters, watch yourself in your listening style. Notice if there are times when you didn't really understand what the other person said and/or the emotional and spiritual message above what was said. Practice listening to the call for love in any conversation which tends to be covered over by an earthly topic. Above each conversation is an interest on every person's part to feel accepted, wanted, appreciated and recognized as a Child of God .
Practice moments when you can hear the call for love, when there is a desire for a kind word, reassurance, humor and heartfelt goodwill being asked for by the other party. If you can identify these moments, set aside the topic under discussion and rise up directly to the relationship topic that you are hearing between the lines. There is no need to hesitate. There is no need to allow fearful thoughts to stand in the way of this divine inspiration. Simply view the encounter from this higher viewpoint. Let your own words come from your mouth as placed there by the Holy Spirit.
Once you have begun to ask the Voice for God, the Holy Spirit to direct your words, you will be surprised. With some practice you will be totally guided in what to say or not to say during those moments. Practice this during each day as often as you can, and you will be able to hear with a sense that you may not have previously thought you possessed . This is an intuitive sense, one that we have never lost. We have just lost faith in it temporarily.
After selected discussions of this nature, jot down in your notebook some of your major impressions of these conversations, and especially the feeling of spiritual connectedness within that conversation. Make a note when you feel the presence of God entering the room and this conversation.
GUIDED IMAGERY
Upon completion of your deep breathing meditation, imagine yourself in a comfortable setting, one that is both familiar and peaceful to you. As you continue your deep breathing, allow the natural and familiar setting to infuse within your soul and your spirit. As you look around you, see and feel much space. Invite the Holy Spirit to enter this space. Notice the difference in light and colors which will be shown to you through the Holy Spirit's entry into your mind. Just allow this process to unfold without conjuring it up. The shift in consciousness will become apparent.
Now think of one person with whom you would like to remove the barriers of love between you. Let that person walk into the space and ask the Holy Spirit how you may see this person differently. Let them become surrounded by the light of the Holy Spirit and you will see their physical appearance change in front of you. You will notice a change in their eyes, and in their facial expressions, as your mind becomes infused with the light of the Holy Spirit. Let your heart melt through the guidance of the Voice for God and our willingness. Let that person tell you how they may be of some help to you should you allow yourself to open up to them.
Now bring others into this vision, one at a time, as the Holy Spirit, the Voice for God, directs you. Let them gather in a small circle in front of you and within the light which envelops you and them together. When it is possible for you, let your mind merge with each one of theirs, letting their lessons, strength and commonality merge with your own. See yourselves as the droplets in the ocean, both supporting each other and interacting in a flow which is directed by pure spontaneity.
Infused with this ethereal energy, feel yourself becoming lighter as your physical appearance disappears into the air, and you rise into the sky. Now imagine yourself as a cloud floating above the earth. See the earth moving under you. Feel your weightlessness as you are supported by all of the molecules of air in just the right place at just the right moment.
Now float back down to the earth as a tiny seed, almost insignificant in form. Feel yourself beginning to sprout as your little roots take hold, following a grand plan laid out well before the beginning of time. The elements which come from exactly the right place in exactly the right mix help you expand your many molecules, making a thick stalk, then branches, which sprout more branches and leaves.
As you continue with this process, feel the continual presence of miracles, which happen only through your openness to these events. Feel the everlasting sunlight upon your leaves which help sustain you. Feel the nourishing earth that feeds your roots. We are given all the nutrients we need, to feel joy and faith in God's guidance of our spiritual evolution.
When you are ready to close this guided imagery, let your mind come back to the group of people who were shown to you in the first part of this meditation. They were brought to you to bless you in your own grand plan as you allow them to affect you in just the right way in the name of God's Creation, and without imposing your own expectations. When you have completed the meditation, take your notebook and jot down some impressions.
Journal Entries Review your entries within the pocket notebook of potential judgments you may hold against certain persons, as described in the meditation above. In the evening, as you dialogue with the Holy Spirit, recall those efforts you made to retrain your perceptions to seeing the commonality between you and these persons. Read over the entries you made as you reflected upon the call for love you were able to hear beneath what the other person was saying. Pick a few of these conversations and dialogue in your journal with the Holy Spirit, who will point out to you the Holy moments when true communication occurred, not just between you and the other person, but between you and your Child of God within. Let the Holy Spirit use whatever visions from the guided imagery concerning the transformed perceptions of those upon whom you may previously judged or condemned. Let these changing images serve as guidelines for improved awareness of areas for opening your mind's perceptual loving creations. You will find that these images will evolve and deepen each time you do this meditation and fall into the ever-present guidance of the Holy Spirit.
AFFIRMATION
to be said and thought as often as you are inspired:
'Dear God, let my mind open to the perfect identity that you would have me see.'
WHEN IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON
When you feel that these processes have become more habitual, you are ready to go on to the next step.
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