CONSCIOUSNESS IS ALL
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” ~ Rumi ~ “There is one mind common to all individual men. Every man is an inlet to the same and to all of the same.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ “…It will be done just as you believed it would.” ~ Matthew 8:13…
RECEPTIVITY
Years ago, I had the pleasure to hear the late Dr. Joseph Murphy deliver a message entitled, “Fourth Dimensional Prayer.” I recall that he spoke extremely fast and used terms that were new to me or were used in a context I was hearing for the first time. I found myself moving closer and closer…
EVERYDAY SPIRITUALITY
“Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations?~ Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet ~ “The unexamined life is not worth living.” ~ Socrates ~ Who am I? What is mine to do? What is my purpose? How do I make a difference in the world? These are common questions that…
A NEW THOUGHT; A New Belief; A New Experience
“We believe that the Universal Spirit, which is God, operates through a Universal Mind, which is the Law of God; and that we are surrounded by this Creative Mind which receives the direct impress of our thought and acts upon it.”~ Ernest Holmes~ “The world will persist in exhibiting before you what you persist in…
CO-CREATION: “What” and “How”
“We are one. Everything in the universe is within you. Everything that you want, you already are.” ~ Rumi ~ “The spirit of God dwells in the inner man with power and might. The outer man reflects this Spirit insofar as the intellect allows it to come forth into expression.” ~ Ernest Holmes ~ “I…
BOOMERANG: The Law of Reciprocity
“For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”~ Matthew 7:2 (NIV) ~ There is a universal law of choice that governs the life of the planet and all Its habitants. This law or principle is the creative life force of…
Meditation: A Way of Life
“I have listened to the great Silence; and in the deep places of Life, have stood naked and receptive to Thy songs and they have entered my soul. “~ Ernest Holmes ~ “…meditation is an emphasis on turning within, touching the depths of your inner self: the point where God is manifesting as you.”~ Eric Butterworth…
AGELESS WISDOM REIMAGINED
“I am a finger pointing to the moon. Don’t look at me; look at the moon.”~ The Buddha ~ “The map is not the territory” ~ Alfred Korzybski ~ “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”~ John 8:32 ~ Ordinary language often falls short when trying to express in words…
LETTING GO: Living in the Moment
“And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.” ~ Mark 2:22 ~ “Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I…
Blessings and Gratitude
Planet earth has often been compared to a classroom. It is here we learn to move through the material, physical realm, while completely dependent on the invisible, spiritual realm of our lives. The phrases, “we are in this world, but not of it,” and “we are spiritual beings, having a human experience,” describe this phenomenon. …
The Pursuit of Happiness
“To be well, happy, and to express freedom, is in accord with Divine Law and Wisdom.”~The Science of Mind, pg. 46.3~ ~ ~ ~ “The greatest battle we face as human beings is the battle to protect our true selves from the self the world wants us to become.”~ E. E. Cummings ~ Yes, it seems that time and time again,…
Living the Vision of Oneness
“One small step for man, one giant step for mankind.”~ Neil Armstrong ~ “Little by little, you will turn into the whole sweet, amorous universe. Love will surely burst you wide open into an unfettered, booming new galaxy.” ~ Hafiz ~ There have always been individuals who have tapped into the Unlimited Potential of the universe…
Perfect Alignment
“Healing is not a process but a revelation; for the revealing of the perfect man always heals. The process, if there is one, is the time and thought that it takes to arrive at the correct understanding of man’s perfect state in Spirit.”~ The Science of Mind (Ernest Holmes) ~ “Quantum Physics is more than…
PURPOSE
“And what is it to work with Love?It is to charge all things you fashion with a breath of your own spirit.”~ Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet ~ The idea that the only Life there is, is God, is awe-inspiring and far-reaching in its implication. The concept of One Presence expressing in multiplicity means each one…
Testing the Principle of Oneness
“… behold, the kingdom of God is within you. ~ Luke 17: 21, KJV ~ “… Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty…” ~ Malachi 3:10 (NIV) ~ “… test and approve what God’s will is …” ~ Romans 12:2 (NIV) ~ From time to time, one may feel as though they are being tested by God. Perhaps you have experienced this. If so, it is a false belief about your relationship with The Divine. Old beliefs, such…
The “YES” Factor
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”~ John 16:33 (NIV) ~ “As I say yes to life, life says yes to me!”~ Louise Hay ~ “I call forth the peace that is deep within my soul.” ~ Annie P. Clark, Our InVisible World ~ We are always saying “yes” to…
CELEBRATING LOVE
“Only love knows love, and love knows only love.”~Ernest Holmes, Science of Mind, p.478~ ~ ~ ~ ~ “If you think Love is weak ~ you are asleep. If you think Love isn’t everything ~ you might be confused.If you think Love is only passion ~ you don’t know who you really are.”~ Ade Anifowose, Spiritual…
PRAYER: An Affirmation of Truth
Repost Prayer is indeed a phenomenal way of participating fully and freely in this thing called life. There are many schools of thought, combined with one’s personal experiences, that influence one’s prayer life. For example: In Ancient Chinese philosophy,” Yin and Yang is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary,…
HIDDEN BELIEFS
(Repost) “Man’s world of affairs is the result of his self-contemplation. He is at first ignorant of this and so binds himself through wrong thought and action. As he reverses this thought, he reverses the condition attendant upon it.” ~ERNEST HOLMES~ “The unexamined life is not worth living.” ~SOCRATES~ Early on in my studies of the…
PERCEPTION: The Eyes of the Beholder
“We secretly perceive toward an object before thinking it, and it is only by having constant recourse by inward viewing that the mind goes on to know and comprehend.”~ Hegel, “Introduction to Logic” ~ “Something always antedates thought. That something is Vision.” ~ Emma Curtis Hopkins, High Mysticism ~ “Blessed are the pure in heart:…
VISIONARIES
“We envision humanity awakening to its spiritual magnificence and discovering the creative power of thought; a world where each and every person discovers his/her own personal power and ability to create an individual life that works within a world that works for everyone.” ~ Global Vision for Centers for Spiritual Living ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ …
The Vibration of High-Mindedness
“Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” ~ Wolfgang von Goethe ~ “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven”. ~ Matthew 18:3 ~ There has always been the “high-minded” among us; i.e., certain individuals…
DIVINE GUIDANCE: The Means to an End
“I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” ~ Mark 9:24 ~ “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me . . .”~ Philippians 3:14 ~ And I’ll always dream the impossible dream Yes, and I’ll reach the unreachable star.”~ Mitch Leigh / Joe Darion ~ The Science of Mind teaches…
BEGINNING AGAIN!
“Behold, I am making all things new.”~ Revelation 21:5~ “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” ~ Matthew 6:33~ The mystery of life is forever expanding and becoming more. The days of our lives are stretched before us with the full potential of…
LIFE DIVINE!
“I, Lord, went wandering like a strayed sheep, seeking Thee with anxious reasoning without, whilst Thou wast within me. I went round the streets and squares of the city seeking Thee; and I found Thee not, because in vain I sought without for Him who was within myself.” ~ St. Augustine ~ “The Highest God and the…
BLIND FAITH
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” ~ 2 Corinthians 5:7 ~ ‘When Jesus said, “It is done unto you as you believe,” he not only announced the law of faith, he explained how it works. First, he implied that there is a law which operates upon your faith. All laws are universal; hence…
COMFORT FOOD
(REPOST) Me and a friend were talking about the spirituality of gardening. The conversation began with us both acknowledging that the vegetables she is now growing were comfort foods in our youth. She showed me pictures of the growth process. In this nostalgic mood, I remember my mother having a vegetable garden in the back…
Investing in Life
“Give and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” ~Luke 6:38, The Holy Bible. ~ “You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”~ Kahlil Gibran,…
Practical Spirituality
The discovery that we really are made in the image and likeness of God, life begins in a new and deliberate way. The God Principle becomes an integral aspect of everyday living. The idea is no longer an abstract concept or metaphor. Of course, as always, I am speaking about my own personal journey of…
FREE-WILL: A Majority of One
There are invisible laws or powers operating in the universe. They are spiritual in nature and therefore infallible. Like all laws of nature, they are not respecters of individuals. For example, the rain falls on the just and the unjust, and the sun shines on the righteous and the wicked. This All-Powerful Force that reigns supreme is “God.” “Free-will” is a universal law and an awesome…
DIY SPIRITUALITY: Shifting Your Own Gears
(REVISITED) Dr. Robert Schuller coined the phrase, “If it’s going to be it’s up to me.” Matthew Fox, translating the works of the 14th Century mystic, Meister Eckhart, said: “And, what good is it to me if Mary is full of grace and if I am not also full of grace?” In both instances, these gentlemen…
In Alignment with the Divine
I recently read Ernest Holmes’ famous “Sermon by The Sea,” again. Each time I read this masterful work with its many gems, I am compelled to linger on the passage that says, “Find me one person who is for something and against nothing, who is redeemed enough not to condemn others out of the burden of his soul, and I will find an exalted human…
The Greater-Yet-To-Be
Ernest Holmes, the author of The Science of Mind and the founder of Religious Science, writes: “Nature will not let us stay in any one place too long. She will let us stay just long enough to gather the experience necessary to the unfolding and advancement of the soul. This is a wise provision, for…
Present Moment Power
(REVISITED) What I notice is, anytime I am inattentive, it’s like sleepwalking. My body shows up in the present moment, but not my mind. In this absent-minded state of consciousness, I may be influenced by opinions and ever-changing facts. In such moments I am highly susceptible to mistaking the false for the real. At such…
I Set The Tone
(REVISED) Ever since I began conducting classes in the study of the Science of Mind, there has always been at least one student who exclaims, “Oh, how I wish I had known this years ago!” Conversely, there are others who have said, “I have always thought this way, I just didn’t know there were others…
Practicing Self Care
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.” ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ~ The above quote is well-known by many. Yet, spontaneous healings are often described as miracles; suggesting that a human being is having a spiritual experience. Actually, the “miracle” is simply the out-picturing or…
The Hardened Facts Of Life
Revisited Alice, my classmate of the 70’s, said she did not give to the poor, that she only gave to the prosperous. At first hearing this, we, her fellow classmates, were taken aback at what seemed selfish and self-promoting. She went on to explain that she was speaking about the realm of ideas. In other…
Invisible Forces for Good
RevisitedIt has been some 50 years since I first heard the teachings of the Science of Mind. Yet, I remember the welcoming words the minister spoke that Sunday morning as if it were yesterday. He said, in effect, “It does not matter what religion you embrace; the study of the Science of Mind will support you in becoming…
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