PETE'S JOURNAL, JANUARY 2005

Fasting is the Quickest Way to Purify the Body.

1-1-05
Day #1 of fasting. Juanita and I want to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR and hope that you have the best year ever in 2005. I am on the path.

During my fasting this year I would like to review the important points of information in this journal.

The Truth will set your free.

The basic problem of mankind... for us, is our separation from God. God created us in his image, with the freewill to choose. God created us as a perfect being... the Christ Being, of His person. In the beginning we realized our perfection and lived in a perfect environment, which God had created for us. God lived in our body with us, as He does today, and continues to create for us whatever we wish.

In the biblical allegory Adam and Eve lived in Eden... a paradise, created for them by God. God gave Adam and Eve one law to live by... don't bite into the fruit of the tree of knowledge. Don't use your mind to try and figure things out... your Soul knows all... just use your mind to be aware, observe, to enjoy and be happy and leave things as they are... perfect.

The "fall" was the first small bite of the fruit of knowledge... the first small step away from God and from the perfect world He created. Man with his freewill, created in the image of God, was and is a co-creator with God. Man stopped listening to the voice of God and/or His inspiration and started thinking and creating. Solving (supposed) problems on his own without waiting for God's inspiration and guidance. "Living did not become a difficult problem until man disobeyed and refused to listen to his Inner Voice." (Masters of the Far East)

He thought out the solution to a problem with what he now claims as his personal mind... instead of waiting for the perfect solution of the all-knowing Divine Mind of the Soul, which is the individualized spark of Almighty God within himself. And through the eons of time mankind has created the physical and mental reality that we have today.

God created a perfect being out of Himself... the Christ Being... "man and woman He created them..." beings with the freedom to choose and create what they would. The Christ Being that God created was and is perfect today... God created us perfect and has always seen us as perfect... to Him we are His perfect creation and can do no wrong... we are perfect.

Therefore, (and here comes the rub) God sees what we, His perfect beings create, as perfect also. And in our almost total separation from God we have created the insane world reality that we have today. And this reality created from the multiple personal minds of mankind is total illusion.

We, mankind, have created the darkness and evil and insanity that surrounds us, not God... we chose these things to be our reality. And the impersonal spark of life within us created for us what we chose. In our arrogance and ignorance we have created the reality of almost complete spiritual darkness that surrounds the earth and it's people today.

Dear God forgive us and help us to return to the paradise of your Divine Mind. Help us to reach the goal in our life of uniting our conscious mind with our Soul's Divine Mind. Help us to walk the path to reuniting ourselves with Your Divine Being that lives within. Dear God help us again to realize our Christ self... our true self... Yourself. I am on the path. I AM the Christ... I AM ONE with God. For God is All there is. Amen. (All of the above words are the inspiration of my Inner Voice.)

1-2-05 Day #2 of fasting. Feeling OK this morning... very ill by evening.

The solution to all of mankind's problems is returning and reuniting with God.
The first small step on the return to God is the dissatisfaction with the man made reality we have today. This is the basic motivation. And the pain in life caused by the wrong thinking of our personal minds is the spiritual goad to make us look for some better way.

FOREWORD
to
THREE MAGIC WORDS
by
Uell S. Andersen

This is the age of uncertainty. This is the time of emotional
upset and nervous instability. This is the era when man,
surveying the universe from atop the heap of his material
accomplishments, sees his insignificance in comparison to the
stars, understands how puny is his strength in comparison to
atomic power. This is the time when man, in his headlong rush
to master the elements and harness nature's energies, has come
far enough to know that he treads the wrong path to his own
security. For there is no security in machines or electricity or
electronics or atomic power.

What am I? What caused me? Why am I here? Where am I going?
These are the questions of the human soul that demand an answer.
Their resounding echoes are in the offices of our psychiatrists,
in our penal institutions and our homes for the insane and
depraved and wicked. Their anguished cries are on our battlefields,
in our uprooted families, in every charred ember of every burned
village and pillaged town that exists in the wake of the hordes
of humanity who have cut off their ties from God and from hope
and from divine reality.

For man is not an animal that exists upon the earth for a
day, a freak of existence in a maelstrom of chaos. The human
soul does not exist who at some cloistered moment has not
reached out with timid fingers and touched God.

No circumstance or fact or event or thing exists that does
not have a reason, and so it is with man. All harnessing of
nature's elements and powers, all creation of material wealth
and possessions are but passing fancies, things of the moment,
for man enters into life naked, and naked he departs. The
only thing, the single important thing that concerns his
existence on earth, is the discovery of his soul.

For man is not body alone. No human being can bear to live
who regards himself as only a freak occurrence in a freak
circumstance. Man is spirit, clearly and without dispute.
Man is the essence of the mighty intelligence that guides and
controls the universe. Man lives in this intelligence; he is a part
of it and the whole of it.

He is as small as his temporal life and
as great as his spiritual life, for the intelligence from which he
comes is greater than all, greater than the far reaches of space,
greater than the power that holds the planets in their courses.
This intelligence is man's to use as he sees fit. It is God-given,
a divine birthright, and is denied to no man except by himself.

In the pages of Three Magic Words, formerly called The
Key to Power, you will learn of the unlimited power that is
yours. You will learn how you can turn this power to work
for you, here on earth, to make your life majestic and
overflowing with good.

Three Magic Words is not a religion or
a sect or a society. In its entirety it is a series of essays
aimed at revealing to you your power over all things. You will
learn that there is only one mover in all creation and that mover
is thought. You will learn that there is only one creator and
that creator is the Universal Subconscious Mind, or God.

You will learn that this creator creates for you exactly what
you think, and you will be shown how you can control your
thoughts, not only to obtain answers to your problems but to
create in your experience exactly what you desire.

You will not do this in a day or a week or even a month;
but do it you will if you keep heart and keep faith. It requires
only a few minutes of your time each day, a few minutes that
will reward you with greater vistas in life, greater hope and
promise than has ever been dreamed.

There is a cause! There is a reason! There is a power
greater than you are, which you are a part of, which you can
use to make your life good and great and vigorous
and full of abundance! [Bold emphasis mine.]

Three Magic Words is a master piece of spiritual knowledge. A must read for every seeker on the path. Available new and used at Amazon.com.

All my life I have wondered if there was anyone else in the world that held the same spiritual beliefs that I do. I agree with Mr. Andersen on almost everything he says in Three Magic Words... 99%. It is wonderful for me to read what I believe about right thinking and spiritual living in his eloquent words.

1-3-05 Day #3 of fasting. Feeling OK this morning... was very ill during the night... terrible leg aches... took several enemas during the night to wash the toxic matter out of my body. Immediate relief.

The Foundation or Basic Principle of my path is what I call, "The Formula."

IF, Almighty God is everything, both Matter and Spirit, seen and unseen, All Powerful, All Knowing, Everywhere Present, with nothing outside of His/Her Being, THEN, I have to be a conscious, individualized part of Almighty God.

This is the starting point. The Path is to consciously realize this Union between myself (rational mind) and my Soul=God. I believe this is the actual Goal in life for all Human Beings.

So what are the steps to returning to God. The first step is to dedicate your life to doing god's will. A simple act of saying aloud your intention to live a spiritual life from this moment forward. "Dear God thy will be done in my life, in every thought I think, in every word I speak, in every act I perform... now and forevermore. Amen." (So be it.) Makeup your own dedication speaking from your heart.

The next step or steps is discovering the keys to spiritual living or God's laws and applying them to your life. For most, myself included, this is not a simple task.

"Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength; this is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like unto it; Love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these."

Jesus, Essene Gospel of Peace, Book I

The Holy Covenant
from
The Oahspe Bible

1. Then Tae [a representative of all men] and his hosts went into the midst of the Place of the Holy Covenant; and the hosts formed in a crescent, and Tae stood betwixt the horns thereof.

2. And, whilst thus standing, Tae, being moved by the Light of Jehovih
[Almighty God] upon him, uttered the covenant, and his hosts, in concert, uttered the words after him.

3. And these words were called, The Holy Covenant, even as they are to this day, to wit:

4. Thou, O Jehovih! As Thou hast declared Thyself in the Book of Jehovih!

5. To Thee I covenant myself, to be Thine forever! And to Thee only, O Jehovih!

6. And I abjure all Gods but Thee.

7. And I abjure all Lords but Thee.

8. And I abjure all Saviors but Thee.

9. In this, Thy Place of the Holy Covenant, do I covenant myself unto Thee, to be only Thine, and forever!

10. My corporeal [physical] body, I dedicate and covenant unto Thee, to be in Thy service during all my life.

11. Because Thou madest it out of Thine own material, behold, it is Thine.

12. The workmanship is Thine; the material is Thine also.

13. I have no claim upon it; unto Thee, and for Thy service, do I resign it forever.

14. Into my charge Thou gavest it unto me, as the habitation of my spirit.

15. Because it is Thy gift, I will care for it, and keep it clean and pure, before Thee, that it may be acceptable to Thee, and to the presence of Thy holy angels.

16. My spirit I also dedicate and covenant unto Thee, to be in Thy service, henceforth forever.

17. My mind and soul, I dedicate and covenant unto Thee, to be in Thy service, henceforth forever.

18. My whole self, whereof I am made, soul and body, dedicate and covenant I unto Thee, to be in Thy service forever.

19. Out of Thine own self madest Thou me, soul and body, and they are Thine only, to be used by Thee forever.

20. Appropriate Thou me, O Jehovih, my corporeal body, and my spirit, my mind, my behavior and thoughts, to be of profit to Thee, for founding Thy kingdom on earth.

21. And I covenant unto Thee, Jehovih, I will search constantly into mine own every act and deed and word and thought, to make myself true in the practice of Thy highest Light upon me.

22. That henceforth, forever, I will search to find the highest Light, and I will practice the same toward all men, women and children.

23. Unto them will I not only do as I would be done by, but more; I will do for them, with all my wisdom and strength, all my life.

24. I covenant unto Thee, Jehovih, that, since all things are Thine, I will not own nor possess, exclusively unto myself, anything under the sun, which may be entrusted to me, which any other person or persons may covet or desire, or stand in need of.

25. Neither more will I talk of myself, either in laudation of what I am, nor of what I have done; but Thou shalt judge me, and hold me accountable for shortness in word and behavior, wherein, by any means, I may manifest self-esteem or covetousness for fame, or the applause of men, even for any good I may have done unto others.

26. Neither more will I censure, nor criticize, nor blame, any man, or woman, nor any child over fourteen years of age, as an individual, in all the world, for any shortness in word or deed they manifest.

27. For they are Thine, Jehovih, and not mine, to be led or driven by me.

28. To all these Faithists, [members of a community based on the Oasphe Bible] my brothers and sisters in Thy kingdom, will I deal and think and behave, in affiliation, as gentle and truly as were they my own blood and kin, brothers and sisters, or father and mother.

29. And over these babes, which Thou hast entrusted to me, will I be as loving and true as were they mine own blood and kin, sons and daughters.

30. According to Thy Light, which Thou mayst bestow upon me, will I raise them up to know Thee, and to be a glory in Thy kingdom.

31. First of my teaching unto them shall be, to make them know Thee, and to remember that Thy eye is upon them, and Thy hand above them, to bless them according to their wisdom, truth, love and purity.

32. And I will teach them the way of the communion of Thy angels; to develop them in su'is and sar'gis. [Clairaudience and clairvoyance]

33. Teaching them to live for the spirit within, rather than for corpor. [matter=body]

34. Teaching them by books and instruments.

35. Teaching them useful trades and occupations.

36. Teaching them music and worship.

37. Teaching them dancing and gymnastics.

38. And, in all things, developing in them all the talents Thou hast created in them, that they may grow up to be an honor and a glory on the earth, and to rejoice because Thou hast created them alive.

39. And I will emancipate them from infancy at fourteen years of age; and bestow upon them the rights of man and woman, in their thoughts, words, deeds, choice and actions.

40. Throwing upon them, at that age, their responsibility unto Thee, for their thoughts, words, ideas, behavior, as fully as I claim the same unto mine own self.

41. And now, O Jehovih, that this, Thy kingdom on earth, may be known and distinguished from the habitations of the Uzians, [the worldly] we make this our solemn oath unto Thee:

42. We will not, now, nor forever, make war, nor engage in war, nor take any part in war, for any God, nor Lord, nor Savior, nor country, nor king or other ruler on earth; nor will we aid nor abet war in any way whatever.

43. Neither will we now, nor forever, eat fish nor flesh of any creature Thou didst create alive.

44. And we swear unto Thee, Jehovih, in regard to these our babes, which Thou hast given unto our keeping, to found Thy kingdom on earth, we will raise them up to abjure war, like unto this our oath unto Thee, and to practice not the carnivorous habit belonging to the Uzians.

45. Neither will we use, nor permit to be used, in Shalam, any intoxicating drink, nor weed, nor root, nor gum, nor any other drug, for the contamination of human flesh by intoxication or for stimulation unnaturally.

46. Make us strong and wise, O Jehovih, in this our covenant and oath unto Thee, for Thine are the honor and the glory of all things, time without end. Amen.

1-4-05 Day #4 of fasting. Feeling fairly well this morning... no leg aches last night. Slept poorly. This evening I began to feel I was losing it... drank four glasses of fresh squeezed orange juice over a period of hours... calmed me down.

The first key to living a spiritual life is physical purity.

"Purification is the first law I give unto you, and is the same as with the ancients, in which:

Ye shall not eat the flesh of any creature that breathed the breath of life; nor of fish that lived in the water nor under the water. Psychic poisons

Ye shall bathe once every day from the crown of the head to the sole of the feet.

Without purity, no man can see the Creator; with purity, all men can see Him, and hear Him.

If thou wilt be gentle, like a lamb, and non-resistant and docile, so thou mayst
obtain great knowledge, feed thou upon herbs [vegetables] and fruits and cereals.

And thy blood shall be pure and cool, and charged with food for thy spirit, in peace and love.

But if thou-wilt be ferocious, like a carnivorous beast, then thou shalt feed upon flesh and fish, and thy blood shall be hot, and thy spirit shall be stirred with passion and anger and contention and tattling and war and jealousy and love of vengeance.

For whatsoever thou chargest the blood with, shall be charged upon thy spirit."

From the: OAHSPE BIBLE

"Thou shalt not kill.' But their heart was hardened and they
killed. Then Moses desired that at least they should not kill
men, and he suffered them to kill beasts. And then the
heart of your forefathers was hardened yet more, and they
killed men and beasts likewise. But I do say to you; Kill
neither men, nor beasts, nor yet the food which goes into
your mouth. For if you eat living food, the same will quicken
you, but if you kill your food, the dead food will kill you also."

"It was said to them of old time, 'Honor thy Heavenly
Father and thy Earthly Mother, and do their commandments,
that thy days may be long upon the earth.' And next after-
ward was given this commandment, 'Thou shalt not kill,'
for life is given to all by God, and that which God has given,
let not man take away. For I tell you truly, from one Mother
proceeds all that lives upon the earth. Therefore, he who
kills, kills his brother. And from him will the Earthly Mother
turn away, and will pluck from him her quickening breasts.
And he will be shunned by her angels, and Satan will have his
dwelling in his body. And the flesh of slain beasts in his body
will become his own tomb. For I tell you truly, he who kills,
kills himself, and whoso eats the flesh of slain beasts, eats of
the body of death."

Jesus, Essene Gospel of Peace, Book I

SPIRITUAL REBIRTH THRU THE SUPERIOR FAST, by Arnold Ehret.

"I learned that more thoroughly cleansed the body is the easier it is to fast and the longer you can stand it. In other words, when you are free from all waste and poisons, and when no solid foods are taken, then the human body functions for the first time in its life without encountering obstructions."

The elasticity of the entire tissue system and of the internal organs, especially of the spongy lungs, responds to a single intake of breath with an entirely different vibration and an efficiency never known before. You ascend into a higher state of physical, mental and spiritual being.

When you eat only [raw]foods then your blood will be regenerated miraculously and your mind will function extremely well. Your former life will take on the appearance of a dream, and for the first time in your existence your conscience awakens to real self-consciousness.

Your mind, your thinking, your ideals, your aspirations and your philosophy will change fundamentally for the better. Your Soul will shout with joy and triumph over all misery of life. For the first time you will feel a vibration of vitality thru your body like a slight electric current that shakes you delightfully.

You will realize that [a raw food diet and] fasting are the real and only keys to a superior life; to the revelation of a superior spiritual world."

Their are many benefits besides those mentioned above from physical purity.

By the time a person is able to maintain a strict-raw food diet and has fasted some, their sex drive drops to zero. They can still have sex, but there is no longer a lusting desire for sex. I remember what a great feeling it was to relate to women, just as people, without sexual thoughts creeping into my mind.

Fasting and a raw food diet also 'deletes' those nagging thoughts of guilt and remorse that seem to run and rerun unbidden through the mind. I have read that thoughts are stored in the muscles of the back and legs. It may be true, in my experience, as the body is cleansed, the recurring bad thoughts are released.

With physical purity you will be released from all dis-ease... no more headaches, colds, upset stomach or aching joints. The discharges from your nose and ears will cease. Skin problems like pimples, dandruff, and flaking will disappear. You will always have a sweet fresh breath and body odor. Your sleep will always be deep and sound. If you are bald, your hair will grow back and your teeth will expel their fillings and grow in new enamel. Your eyesight, hearing, memory and thinking will be sharp and clear. You will have unlimited energy. If you are injured you will feel no pain.You will wake in the morning with a feeling of wonder... like when you were a child... "Oh, boy, what am I going to do today." A feeling of innocence returns. You will begin to see your environment as the spiritual reality that it truly is. It is wonderful... I know these things from experience.

1-5-05 Day #5 of fasting. Feeling pretty good this morning... slept well. Continuing fasting on juice and water.

The second key to living a spiritual life is mental purity.

"It is easier to purify the corporeal body than the spiritual. For diet and baths can accomplish the former, but pure thoughts are required for the soul.

A man may be clean, as to the flesh; but if he have impure thoughts, he is impure in spirit. Whoso speaketh cruelly or unjustly of his neighbor, is foul in spirit. If he speak of the short-comings and deceptions of his neighbors, he is foul in spirit."

O'man apply thyself to understand the spirit of my discourse, for herein shalt thy find the key to the Fathers Kingdom.

These are the rules of the second resurrection : To become an interpreter and worker without a written formula:

That whatsoever giveth joy to thy fellow and rendereth peace and good will unto all — shall be called light:

That whatsoever giveth sorrow to thy fellow, or discouragement to others — shall be called darkness:

As to find fault with another, or to aggravate unto displeasure — shall be called darkness :

But to make another's burden light, to encourage him unto strength and
happiness — shall be called light:

To be forever complaining about this or that — shall be called darkness :

To be forever imparting cheerfulness — shall be called light

Now therefore whoso becometh a member of my kingdom shall practice light, but whoso practiceth darkness, will depart away from my kingdom of his own accord.

Neither shalt thou practice darkness upon thy fellow for any shortness he hath done.

Nor shalt thou reprove him for error, nor blame him, nor make thyself an inquisitor over him, nor assume to be a judge over him.

Nor ask him to apologize, nor otherwise seek to make him humble himself before thee.

Nor shalt thou boast over him because thou art wiser or stronger or more expert.

For all such inquisition cometh of darkness, and shall return upon him who uttereth it, in time to come.

Rather shalt thou discover the good that is in thy neighbor, and laud him therefor, for this is the method of raising him higher.

From the: OAHSPE BIBLE

First let's consider mental purity from the negative aspect: a foul mind. Obviously, if a man or woman lusts after another, their mind is foul. A person who thinks or speaks of sexual fantasies, gossips, complains, says hateful things, criticizes, brags, has thoughts of revenge, cruelty, lies, uses sarcasm, uses put downs, belittles people, tells dirty jokes, curses, takes the Lords name in vain, their mind is foul. Most all of us are guilty of some of these faults at one time or another.

Negative emotional-thought patterns such as guilt, sorrow, fear, hate, anger, greed, grief, despair, envy, jealousy, avarice, and attitudes such as prejudice, low esteem, self pity, superiority, pride, all foul the mind. All of these things must be forgiven and forgotten to attain mental purity.

Jesus, Essene Gospel of Peace, Book I

God requires that the Holy Temple of the body be pure before He can act through the body. And with purity, "all spiritual candles light themselves... with the flame of truth" and the Christ can step forth.

The results of physical and mental purity for you will be: the Living God will live in and function through your body; you will hear the inner Voice of your Soul; you will realize freedom of your personal mind from the mental clutter and feelings of guilt and remorse; you will be free of all bad memories; you will have tremendous energy; you will not feel any pain when you are injured; you will always be optimistic and hopeful; you will never be sick; you will be free of sexual lust; and you will be at peace with yourself and others.

1-6-05 Day #6 of fasting. Feeling fairly well this morning... slight headache and back pain. Stayed up and worked on computer until 1:00 A.M. Drove to town to do some shopping today... went OK... I was alert and comfortable the whole trip.

The third key to living a spiritual life is right thinking.

" I said unto man : Be free! Learn to
know liberty! Think for thyself! Study
thy Creator in all things, and in thyself in
particular!

Turn thou away from thy elder brothers; [the worldly]
come thou to the All Highest Fountain.

Be not confounded with abstruse reasonings;
cut all things short, Godlike ; learn
thou of the Creator and His creations, there
is nothing more." [God is all there is.]

Thou art one of the seeds of Jehovih,
and wert planted by His Hand. Be thou free
from all the world.

To accomplish which, thou shalt now,
first of all, adapt thyself to thy Creator,
according to My highest Light upon thee :

To put away thine own inharmony in
thy blood and flesh, and in thy soul.

Opening the way for My inspiration to
come direct to thee, that thou mayst be one
with me.

Man shall know how to do things easily,
and without the long labor of books,
and without showing, or explanation."

Foremost of all, it must be man's aim to
receive light directly from Me in regard
to all things.

To do which, man must approach his Creator,
in thoughts, words and conduct, doing in practice
the right which he percieveth in judgment."

From: OAHSPE BIBLE

"I know that I am one with the Universal Mind. I know
this mind is perfect and I may rely upon it for complete
guidance in all of my daily affairs. This Universal Mind,
this great Subconscious Mind, this mind of God knows no
evil or limitation or lack.

It simply creates in my experience that which I believe
and accept. Therefore I deny all evil and all error. When
my eyes and my senses are deluded with the apparent
circumstance of evil, I turn away, lifting my thoughts to
the perfection and abundance and love of all the universe.

I know that God does not create evil; and I know that by
using the power of God I am able to deny evil, which is
only illusion, simply error, and will not stand before truth.
For the great reality is good, which is always attempting
to manifest it self.

I know that error or evil is the result of my own
thought, is the result of error on my part, is the result
of isolating myself from the power of the Universal Mind.
I know that the Universal Mind is constantly creating in
my experience that which I think, and if evil is manifested,
it has come from my own thought; and my own thought may as
quickly deny it.

I do not will anything to happen, for I am not bigger
than God. I simply understand that the law of creation
is bigger than I am and that I cannot help my thoughts
and beliefs from becoming real in my experience. Therefore
I hold my thoughts steadfastly on the good.

I do not do this with effort, as if I were commanding
something to act. I simply relax in contemplation of the
good, secure in the knowledge that everything rests with
a power much greater than I am.

I trust this power. I have complete faith and confidence
in this power. I rely upon this power for guidance in all
my daily affairs. I refuse to accept evil, and evil is gone.
I accept good, and the supply and love of the universe are
mine."

From, Three Magic Words, by Uell S. Andersen

Life Is Really Very Simple. What We Give Out, We Get Back

The gateways to wisdom and knowledge are always open.

"What we think about ourselves becomes the truth for us. I believe
that everyone, myself included, is responsible for everything in our lives,
the best and the worst. Every thought we think is creating our future.
Each one of us creates our experiences by our thoughts and our
feelings. The thoughts we think and the words we speak create our
experiences.

We create the situations, and then we give our power away by blaming
the other person for our frustration. No person, no place, and no
thing has any power over us, for 'we' are the only thinkers in it. When
we create peace and harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it
in our lives."

The Universe Totally Supports Us in Every Thought
We Choose to Think and Believe

"Put another way, our subconscious mind [God] accepts whatever we
choose to believe. This means that what I believe about myself and
about life becomes true for me. What you choose to think about
your self and about life becomes true for you. And we have unlimited
choices about what we can think."

The Universal Power Never Judges or Criticizes Us

"It only accepts us at our own value. Then it reflects our beliefs in our
lives. If I want to believe that life is lonely and that nobody loves me,
then that is what I will find in my world.

However, if I am willing to release that belief and to affirm for myself
that "Love is everywhere, and I am loving and lovable," and to hold on
to that new affirmation and to repeat it often, then it will become true
for me. Now, loving people will come into my life, the people already in
my life will become more loving to me, and I will find myself easily
expressing love to others."

From, You Can Heal Yourself, by Louise L. Hay

A method I use to energize my thinking is exhilaration of the mind.

The "Formula" and these three basic keys are the guide posts of my path. I agree that people can probably reach spiritual enlightenment by meditation and thinking alone. But it has always seemed to me...that trying to free my "total"
self... body, mind and Soul, which of course are all spirit, is a more sure way.

It would be impossible to ascend with a dis-eased body, a deranged mind or a withered Soul. ("For whatsoever thou chargest the blood with, shall be charged upon thy spirit." Oahspe)

1-7-05 Day #7 of fasting. I feel a bit light headed this morning, slept well.

One of the first practical consideration of the seekers path is a place to live. Since this is a monastic endeavor... "withdrawing from regular society to be able to live a spiritual life..." the dwelling should be a retreat. A place where you can always be yourself, at peace, and live a natural lifestyle.

To really appreciate things around you requires that you slow way down and focus your attention on what you are looking at, instead of thinking about a million different things as you casually glance around, not really seeing anything.

My retreat is a small rustic cabin in the woods with plenty of fresh air, sunshine and trees, a large steam nearby, secluded from neighbors, quiet, (no loud noise or flashing lights or strong odors). At first the noise-flashing lights-strong odors are not to disturbing. But a little further along the path as your body becomes more pure they become intolerable.

The dwelling should be made of natural materials: wood, stone, earth, straw. Metal trailers are out, because the metal sets up a magnetic field around a person. A person may have to consider the, "want-need" factor closely here. How ever and where ever you decide to live these things are necessities: fresh air, sunshine, trees, a body of clean water big enough to bath in, seclusion, quiet, no strong odors, loud noises or bright lights, and access to a computer and a source of organic food.

Because you will be walking barefoot most of the time, the surface of the earth and shrubbery-cactus etc., are a consideration. A temperate climate would be best... not to hot... not to cold. Let your inspiration guide you. You will be living a natural lifestyle with minimal requirements, so you probably will not need the enormous income you did when you lived in society. You need not sacrifice any of your basic comforts, just keep it simple and low profile... and appear to fit in. Remember, you are now living a life of the spirit. ThinkWabi Sabi.

The first goal then is finding a retreat, and learning to slow down, and starting to live a natural life style, and cleansing the body. Studying: books at first, later on, learning by direct inspiration and doing.

1-8-05 Day #8 of fasting. Feel fine this morning. Woke up to a foot of snow around the house. Feeling a little rough this evening. Drank a lot of water today.

When you get settled in... you can begin to upgrade your diet and do short fasts to clean the accumulated toxic matter out of your body. Some people may require a long transition period between cooked food and a totally raw diet, others will be able to do it, "cold-turkey.":-) Be patient with yourself... This may take some time... get plenty of rest, sleep, fresh air, deep breathing, sunbathing, and exercise.

There are many good books on transition diets and fasting... the ones I like best are listed in my bibliography.

Raw food diet: Fresh (or dried), organic, fruits and vegetables, nuts, sprouted grains and seeds, herbs, raw milk (with leafy greens) and raw honey. "Let the weight of your daily food be not less than a mina, [one pound+/-] but mark that it go not beyond two." Eat only enough to sustain life. This diet is alkaline forming and provides all of the simple sugars. The Essene Gospel of Peace, Book I, p.43

This diet provides all the nourishment the body needs and eliminates well. Cooked and acid-forming foods (meat, dairy and grains) leave a mucus residue in the body which clogs the system and creates a breeding ground for disease.

A fruitarian or juicearian diet are also good diets for the seeker. I try and drink a large glass of fresh organic carrot and orange juice every day. Sometimes the price on organic groceries is prohibitive, so I just use regular produce.

1-9-05 Day #9 of fasting. Feeling pretty good this morning. Another four inches of snow fell last night. Since we drive a Geo Metro, (a very small car, like the old VW) we will just have to sit tight for a day or so.

Later, Juanita, and I shoveled snow out of the end of the driveway where it goes up a short grade about five feet high onto the paved county road. Took us about three hours. I was able to "bulldoze'" my way out with our little cars by keeping them moving right along. Slipped and slid around a bit but nothing dangerous. Juanita, who would not be left behind, drew in a couple of deep breaths on the way. We both had plenty of energy... cleansing the body releases a lot of energy.

AS soon as you begin to feel comfortable with your new home and lifestyle begin thinking about... and studying about getting rid of the "mental clutter" in your mind. Purify the mind with truthfulness, forgiveness, meditation and prayer.

Truthfulness is relating facts exactly as they happen and freeing the mind of the errors of cultural conditioning. This means thinking before and as you speak [your few words] and seeking the truth through continual study and the application of that truth you learn to your life. Don't be afraid to try things out... if they work for you, keep them... if they don't work, discard them. When you find the right course of action... stick with it. Stay on the path. Your path.

Their is probably nothing more difficult than releasing old grievances through forgiveness and nothing more rewarding.

The meditation that I practice, which I call Western meditation, is very similar to the meditation sessions outlined by Uell#1 S. Andersen#2.

Talk to God often with sincere heart felt prayer. "Thus, I say, pray without ceasing. Your daily life is true prayer. You worship, you praise, and with your ever-expanding love, you pour out to all mankind that they may see the Christ,
the God-man standing forth triumphant." Jesus

Don't be in a hurry, relax and be happy... that's what God wants for all His children. And learn to be patient and to persevere. Here is an excerpt from
The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East about how Jesus
persevered while following his spiritual path toward enlightenment.

While you are fasting, work on the mind every day; prayer, affirmations, forgiveness, meditation, study... work to lift the body and mind together. Remember that the world you live in now is insane, familiar and seemingly rational, but still insane. The path you now walk is the return to reality and sanity.

1-10-05 Day #10 of fasting. Got up at 4 A.M. Feeling grouchy and out of sorts... all that exercise yesterday afternoon must have released some deep down toxic wastes into my system. I had severe leg cramps in the early evening. Took and enema 5 A.M. and a nap and felt much better when I woke. Snow is melting.

Natural living... what kind of lifestyle is that? Well, it can be a small group of Sadhus living in a cave, at 7000 feet, in the Himalyan Mountains, reading scriptures by the light of dhoop. Or the way of a community of Essenes that lived two thousand years ago, near the Dead Sea, reclaiming the dessert. Or a person studying Sankhya Philosophy in the lowland jungles of India. Or a man named Tae at place called Shalam in a vision of heaven on earth. Or a modern day seeker living in the Western mountains of the United States as outlined in this journal.

The following is about a community of people that have reached spiritual enlightenment and live in complete harmony with nature and their fellow man. By fulfilling gods laws these Masters are able to disappear and reappear at great distances, walk on water and through fire, and meet all their daily needs through the use of the universal energy... God. When they are hungry, food appears on a candle lit table with linen and place settings, and their houses have heat and lighting using the same energy. They can communicate with each other over great distances and heal with the touch of a hand. They live truth.

The first three volumes of Mr Spalding's series of six books is the story of the expeditions experience living among these enlightened people.The next two books #4 an #5 are question and answer lessons. The sixth book in the series contains a biography of Mr. Spalding, some of his papers, more thoughts on the teachings of the Masters, and comments of Mr. Spalding's editor.

FOREWORD

IN PRESENTING The Life and Teaching of
the Masters of the Far East I wish to state that
I was one of a research party of eleven persons
that visited the Far East in 1894.

During our stay—three and a half years—we
contacted the Great Masters of the Himalayas, who
aided us in the translation of the records, which was
of great assistance in our research work. They
permitted us to enter into their lives intimately, and we
were thus able to see the actual working of the great
Law as demonstrated by them. We call them Masters,
which is merely our name for them. One living
the life described herein is entitled to reverence and
consideration as a Master.

Records and manuscripts—our actual experience
with the Masters—were preserved. Personally, at
that time, I thought the world was not ready for
this message. I was an independent member of the
research party, and I am now publishing my notes
under the title The Life and Teaching of the Masters
of the Far East, with the thought that the reader may
accept, or reject, as he wishes.

This book, which will be followed by others of the
Sun Series, gives the first year's experience of the
expedition in relation to the Masters. It includes their
teaching, which was taken by us stenographically
at the time, with their permission, and approved
by them.

The Masters accept that Buddha represents the
Way to Enlightenment, but they clearly set forth
that Christ IS Enlightenment, or a state of
consciousness for which we are all seeking—the
Christ light of every individual; therefore, the light
of every child that is born into the world.

(Signed) BAIRD T. SPALDING

Mr. Spalding's books can be purchased new or used, individually or by the set, from amazon.com.

Here is a interesting little book on THE VALUE OF VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY by Richard B. Gregg 1936.

The location or geography in the lifestyle of a seeker matters little... it's just a place where a person can live and carry out their inner and outer work in peace. It is a good idea to withdraw somewhat from family and old friends because they will keep dragging you back into the world view of things. Move some distance away... you can always go visit. If your family is very close and understanding, this might be another matter.

Always remember the following when dealing with the world and the worldly:
"What modern man thinks is natural, is completely unnatural; and what he thinks is unnatural is completely natural."

Natural living is the lifestyle of the spirit.

Modern man does not seek to live in harmony with nature but actually opposes nature under the euphemism of, "developing our natural resources" which means destroying nature. Nature provides every thing we need to live happy healthy lives without any development or destruction.

We need to develop an attitude of conservation and sufficiency. When you have sufficient to meet your needs, you have enough. No one needs more than that accept for psychological or abstract reasons. To have more than their neighbors or to set themselves apart and above others.

"Over 80 percent of the world's resources are consumed by 20 percent of the people. There is no shortage of food; that is not the reason for hunger. The reason for hunger is that resources aren't shared proportionately. If there is a shortage of anything at all on the planet, it is a shortage of consciousness and compassion."

This type of material accumulation and status seeking is insanity. Unfortunately the whole modern world is caught up in this craziness of, "conspicuous consumption," consuming more than they need and seeking status through their processions. A very unsatisfying, unfulfilling and hollow way to live. Enough is enough!

Seek the truth, accept from nature her gifts sufficient to meet your needs, be kind and thoughtful and unassuming, and follow your spiritual path with steadfastness and courage until you reach the Goal. "Take care of your spiritual life first, all else is irrelevant."

1-11-05 Day #11 of fasting. 4:30 A.M. Feeling fairly well this morning. Went to town this afternoon to buy a case of oranges for me and some green groceries for Juanita. Roads were clear of snow. Feeling a bit rough on returning... going to take a nap. Last year I blew my fast on January 11. Over the past 30 years of fasting I have found that each fast is quite different. Some times they very easy to maintain and other times very difficult. Some years, early on, I only lasted 3 or 4 days on a long fast. In 2003 I was able to fast for seventy days on orange juice without much difficulty.

Inner work is of the spirit... affirmations, meditation, prayer, praise, Japa Yoga, talking with the inner voice, and exhilaration of the mind, can be done anywhere and at any time. To explore these subjects please see the Journal Index page.

Inner work involves turning inward to seek the “wisdom” of your inner being... your Soul... the Holy Spirit... the Christ. The inner spirit is a storehouse of infinite divine knowledge and power.

Centered in the peace of God's presence,
I am serene and secure.

When circumstances seem unsettling, I
may find myself making no progress toward a
solution because I seem to be held in the grip
of conflicting thoughts and desires. What a
relief it is to know that I do not need to
remain caught up in a state of indecision and
imbalance.

Deep within me, there is a calm, sacred center
of peace from which a trust in God and a
willingness to follow God's gentle, guiding
presence flow. I only have to become quiet and
turn my attention within to the spirit of God
to experience deep, abiding peace and security.
Centered in the peace of God's presence, I
draw from an ever-renewing reservoir of
serenity.

Unity Daily Word 1-11-05

With inner work we are trying to expand the consciousness of the personal mind to encompass all knowledge and all power. To become one with God. To be God and actually "know it." The goal... unite the conscious mind with the Soul.

When Jesus said, "The kingdom of heaven is within," he was speaking from God consciousness. He was speaking with the voice of infinite intelligence that encompasses the universe and knows all things, is every where present and all powerful.

And that is the seekers goal, to attain that expanded consciousness...
or spiritual enlightenment. The first small step in expanding the consciousness is a matter of perspective... to realize that when you are looking out through your eyes... you are really looking inward at your greater spiritual self.

The goal may be reached through inner work and the Grace of God. God is all there is... and you are an individualized conscious focal point of God. Every thing is inside of you. Expand your consciousness... work to realize that idea. You are a focal point of consciousness that can know all instantly. Work to unite your personal mind with that Universal Divine Mind. Express God... be God in your thinking. Realize your oneness with God... allow your Christ Being to step forth. Work hard... at your inner work. The above words were given to me by my Inner Voice.

I have been preaching... to myself. These are the things I need to do, the things I need and want to realize. I AM the Christ... I AM ONE WITH GOD.

Daily Word, Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Let Go, Let God.

I let go and let God be God in my life.

Beloved, let go. Let go of all worry and fear,
and let Me be a light that guides you through
every experience of your life. Let Me love
you, honor you, and bless you as you were
meant to be loved, honored, and blessed.

Let go, dear one, let go. Let go and let Me
work through you to bless others. Let Me use
your hands to give comfort and strength; let
Me use your heart to express love and com-
passion; let Me use your mind to bring new
ideas to the world.

Let go, beloved, let go. Let go and let Me
work wonders in you and through you. Let
Me show you the power of love.

Let go, dear one, let go. Let go and let Me
show you how to live your life as the
instrument of My love and peace that
you were created to be.

"Make me to know your ways, 0 Lord;
teach me your paths." Psalm 25:4

1-12-05 Day #12 of fasting. 4:30 A.M. I am feeling well this morning. Drove Juanita to town to see the doctor. A little tired when we returned. I seemed a bit depressed all day.

Outer work:

I tend to think outer work as good works; or inner and outer work as right thinking and good works; but outer work is really more than good works, it's a combination of both right thinking and right physical action. Anyway, what we are looking for are some rules, to live the best spiritual life we can until we have the inner guidance of the Soul. Below are some basic rules for the seeker of truth to consider.

Personal Decency
by
Mark Macy

"Decency is simply the effort to make right choices in life--choices that resonate more with our soul than with our egos and hormones. For some people, that is explanation enough."

"Other people prefer a more detailed, more authoritative definition of what constitutes decent human behavior. For those people, all of the large, time-proven religions have developed compact codes of decency which we can use as guideposts, or beacons in the distance, as we walk through this rough and troubled world everyday."

"So, here are some of the well-known codes of decency that have helped shape human behavior for hundreds of years:"

The Five Moral Precepts of Buddhism

No killing or harming of animals.
No stealing or taking what is not given.
No sexual relations outside a committed marriage.
No lying.
No alcohol or drugs.

Christian and Jewish Ten Commandments

Pray only to God.
Don't use God's name in vain.
Don't pray to false idols.
Keep the Sabbath day holy.
Respect your parents.
Don't kill
Don't have sexual relations outside of marriage.
Don't steal.
Don't lie about other people.
Don't desire other people's property or spouses.

Islam's Five Pillars

Faith. There is no god worthy of worship except God, or Allah.
Prayer. Pray five times a day.
The Zakat. All things belong to God, and wealth is held by human beings in trust.
The Fast. Abstain from food, drink, and sexual relations from sunrise to sundown one month each year.
Pilgrimage. Take a pilgrimage to Mecca each year if you can afford it physically and financially.

The Spiritual Guide

Love thy CREATOR, ALMIGHTY GOD, above all else.

Seek union with GOD by identifying with thy SOUL.

Love thy brothers and sisters as yourself because in truth you are ONE.

R Peace by not injuring or harming any living creature by thought, word or deed.

E Honesty by relating facts exactly as they happen.

A Forgiveness by freeing yourself and others of past offenses.

L Charity by giving love, knowledge and the necessities of life to all beings.

I Truth by freeing the mind of the errors of cultural conditioning.

Z Wisdom by putting into practice the truth that is learned.

E Courage by facing and overcoming the conflicts in life.

Discipline the mind by continually living in the eternal "here and now."

Never allow a negative thought or feeling to enter your mind.

Be calm, serene and joyous in all situations.

Return good for evil.

Renounce war and violence even unto death.

Be gentle, kind and patient with yourself and others.

Never strive to accomplish but allow all things to manifest through the law of natural attraction.

Live simply and close to nature, producing something good or providing a worthwhile service to meet your daily needs.

Eat sparingly once a day of the natural cleansing foods in season: fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, grapes, berries, nuts, germinated grains and seeds, leafy greens, milk and honey.

Possess nothing except that which is used daily.

Bath daily; and be clean and orderly in clothing and habitat.

Be chaste in mind always; and of the body except in marriage for having children.

Persevere in the face of continual failure.

Here are the basic rules that have been adopted by most catholic monastic orders.
[My comments are in brackets.]

The Holy Rule of St. Benedict
480-543 A.D.
Translated by Rev. Boniface Verheyen, OSB
of St. Benedict's Abbey, Atchison, Kansas, 1949

The Instruments of Good Works

(1) Love the Lord God with the whole heart, the whole soul, the whole strength.
(2) Then, one's neighbor as one's self.
(3) Then, not to kill.
(4) Not to commit adultery.
(5) Not to steal.
(6) Not to covet.
(7) Not to bear false witness.
(8) To honor all men.
(9) And what one would not have done to himself, not to do to another.
(10) To deny one's self [ego] in order to follow Christ. [Your inner being.]
(11) To chastise the body. [The seeker knows their body is a Holy Temple.]
(12) Not to seek after pleasures. [ But be happy and enjoy your simple lifestyle.]
(13) To love fasting.
(14) To relieve the poor.
(15) To clothe the naked.
(16) To visit the sick.
(17) To bury the dead.
(18) To help in trouble. [Let the spirit’s inspiration guide you in all things.]
(19) To console the sorrowing.
(20) To hold one's self aloof from worldly ways.
(21) To prefer nothing to the love of Christ.
(22) Not to give way to anger.
(23) Not to foster a desire for revenge.
(24) Not to entertain deceit in the heart.
(25) Not to make a false peace.
(26) Not to forsake charity.
(27) Not to swear, lest perchance one swear falsely.
(28) To speak the truth with heart and tongue.
(29) Not to return evil for evil.
(30) To do no injury, yea, even patiently to bear the injury done us.
(31) To love one's enemies.
(32) Not to curse them that curse us, but rather to bless them.
(33) To bear persecution for justice sake. [Keep a low profile.]
(34) Not to be proud.
(35) Not to be given to wine.
(36) Not to be a great eater.
(37) Not to be drowsy.
(38) Not to be slothful
(39) Not to be a murmurer.[One who whispers complaints about others.]
(40) Not to be a detractor. [One who disparages others.]
(41) To put one's trust in God.
(42) To refer what good one sees in himself, not to self, but to God.
(43) But as to any evil in himself, let him charge it to himself. [Evil is error.]
(44) To fear the day of judgment. [There is nothing to fear in anyone’s judgment but your own.]
(45) To be in dread of hell.[Hell is an illusion, which will not be experienced by a seeker.]
(46) To desire eternal life with all spiritual longing. [Eternal life is assured by God’s love.]
(47) To keep death before one's eyes daily. [To do this would be a grave error.]
(48) To keep a constant watch over the actions of our life.
(49) To hold as certain that God sees us everywhere.
(50) To dash at once against Christ the evil thoughts which rise in one's heart.
(51) And to disclose them to our spiritual father. [God.]
(52) To guard one's tongue against bad and wicked speech.
(53) Not to love much speaking.
(54) Not to speak useless words and such as provoke laughter.
(55) Not to love much or boisterous laughter.
(56) To listen willingly to holy reading.
(57) To apply one's self often to prayer.
(58) To confess one's past sins to God daily in prayer.
(59) Not to fulfil the desires of the flesh
(60) To hate one's own will. [Be humble.]
(61) To obey the commands of the Abbot in all things. [You are your own master, always.]
(62) Not to desire to be called holy. [Again be humble.]
(63) To fulfil daily the commandments of God by works.
(64) To love chastity.
(65) To hate no one.
(66) Not to be jealous; not to entertain envy.
(67) Not to love strife.
(68) Not to love pride.
(69) To honor the aged.
(70) To love the younger.
(71) To pray for one's enemies in the love of Christ.
(72) To make peace with an adversary before the setting of the sun.
(73) And never to despair of God's mercy.

One last rule: Stay on the Path.

1-13-05 Day #13 of fasting. A bit "spaced out" this morning. I am feeling really sick tonight.

Right thinking:

DO WE THINK?

As human beings we have been tricked into believing that
we think. In other words, we believe we make thoughts. It is
a peculiar thing that we believe this, since no one has ever
been able to say whence a thought comes and from what it is
made, but nevertheless most treatises on the mind hold that
man thinks up things and makes up thoughts. Yet it you
carefully analyze the process of thought, you will find that it
is not you who thinks at all, but it is rather you who observes
thoughts as they flit across your consciousness.

Stated differently, it is as if the real you occupied a still and
guarded position in the very recesses of your being, from which
you observe a purely mental world that consists entirely of
thoughts. These thoughts parade across your consciousness in a
never ending stream, following one upon the other unceasingly.

Some you select and add to you, others you reject and send on
their way. But the plain and irrevocable fact is that it is not
you who sets the stream of thoughts in motion. IF you doubt
this, try to stop it!

You, will find that all your efforts cannot stop your thinking,
for the essence of being is observation, contemplation, and
choice; and though you may slow the stream of thoughts a
very great deal, and examine each thought presented to you
with much more care, still they come, these thoughts from out
of nowhere, exhibiting themselves before your consciousness,
demanding of you that you establish a position and accept
some while you reject others.

A writer who sits down and writes a novel does not "think
up" his story and his characters. He simply puts himself in
the position of someone who is going to write a story, then he
observes the thoughts and ideas that cross his consciousness.

On and on they come and he rejects them, until finally there
comes an idea which appeals to him. This idea he takes unto
himself and examines and then accepts it. Now instead of just
being in a position to write a story, he is in the position of
writing a story about a man who is, let us say, alone on a desert
island.

He wonders how the man got there, and on the stream
of thoughts come, and he accepts one, and now he is writing
a story about a man who was marooned on a desert island by
pirates. And so it goes with each of the facets and details of
his story.

In no case does he "think them up." His entire story,
once assembled and written, is simply evidence of the thousands
of choices he has made from the thoughts that have streamed
through his mind. He has not thought up a thing;he has simply
exercised choice. His story tells you what he has accepted;
nothing will ever tell you the millions of ideas and thoughts
which he has rejected.

WE CHOOSE THOUGHTS

Like the writer who authors a story, each of us authors his
own life by his choice of what thoughts he will accept and
which he will reject. Each of our lives is a story, unfolded by
the silent contemplative author who dwells within us, who
does nothing more than accept and reject, who is involved
only in making choices.

This indwelling Self says, "This is so," "This is not so,"
"I believe this," I feel fine in this circumstance," "I feel badly
in this circumstance," "I am great," "I am nothing," "There is
hope," "There is despair." And each of these choices is
manifested in the physical world.

We are today living testimonies to the choices we have made
from the thoughts that have streamed through our minds. We
are literally products of the thoughts we have chosen to
accept. We are what we believe we are, that only, nothing more
or less.

So it is that the mental diet upon which we are about to embark
is so important. We have assured the indwelling Self that
it can be anything it accepts and has faith in, and we are now
about to develop in it the habit of choosing only those
thoughts and ideas that will constructively add good unto it.

We are teaching ourselves to accept only good. We are teaching
ourselves to reject all evil. We are deliberately compelling
ourselves to accept all love, all kindness, all hope, all joy, all
expansion, all abundance, all health, all vigor. We are deliberately
compelling ourselves to reject all suffering, all sorrow, all
depression, all morbidness, all inferiority, all aches
and pains.

We are saying nothing is true but the great and the
good and the beautiful, only these will we add unto ourselves.
For thirty days we stand guard while the habit forms. Thereafter,
though we may relax a little, we will not let go our sentinel,
for we know that we are only what we accept from the
thoughts that come to us, and more than ever the wisdom of
Jesus is brought home, "As ye believe, so shall it be done unto
you."

St. Augustine wrote:

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.

Heed the silent dweller in the recesses of your being. Know
that to him all things are possible, according to what he
accepts. You are what you choose to be, and your choice is
made in the mind. Seek the high and forsake the low. A man
adds all things unto himself simply by taking a position
with impregnable faith.

TOO MANY THOUGHTS

We humans think altogether too much on altogether too
many things. In the space of a single moment our minds may
embrace a hodgepodge of unrelated ideas and half-formed
conceptions such as could not be found on the printed page
outside of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

We jump helter-skelter from one idea to the next, unguided,
unguarded, seizing on whatever is presented to us across the
moving screen of mind and declaring it to be real. We start the
Subconscious Mind moving in one direction, halt it, start it off
in another, recall it, send it off again, recall it, literally hundreds
of times each day.

We have developed habits of absolutely undisciplined
thinking, and very often where any discipline at all is present
it is aimed at negative thinking. One moment we are happy
and entertain happy thoughts. Then a shadow crosses the face
of the sun, and we entertain unhappy thoughts. A friend pays
us a compliment, and we feel important and vain. An acquaintance
castigates us, and we entertain thoughts of resentment and
bitterness.

Always we wait for impetus from outside
to determine what thoughts we will accept and which we will
reject, and thus we become victims of every wind that blows
and every twig that falls, and the temper of our lives is
determined by countless unending streams of circumstances
over which we have no control.

Scarce indeed is the man who sets himself up to accept only
certain thoughts and beliefs and, firm in his faith and
foundation, out waits the world to achieve his ends. The sea
and the mountain, the storm and the stars shall not persevere
against such a man, and he shall move the very ends of the earth.

THE MENTAL DIET

What are these thoughts that we are going to refuse to
entertain? They are any thoughts that might in the smallest or
greatest manner cast into a pessimistic or poor light yourself,
your family, your friends, your social group, your state, your
nation, or the entire human race. They are, in short, negative
thoughts of any type, regardless of whether they seem personally
aimed at you yourself, or even at an inanimate object.

Now don't be blind about this and say, "Oh, I never think
negatively." And don't be fearful about it and say, "I couldn't
manage to concentrate on that sort of thing for thirty days."
Don't say you haven't got time. Don't say it won't work. We
needn't even point out how and why each of these attitudes
destroys the goal even before the experiment has begun.

Before you start the thirty-day mental diet, spend a day or
two observing how your mind is working. Carry a notebook
and pencil with you if you will, and keep a record of each
negative thought you entertain for a period of two days. The
result will astound you and convince you beyond all doubt of
the absolute necessity of embarking on the mental diet.

This is going to be no easy time, discarding every negative
thought for a period of thirty days, but it is something you
absolutely must do. Until you become master of your thinking,
you will never become master of your fate. If you fall
from the path of your resolve and entertain negative thoughts,
become depressed, apprehensive, pessimistic, there is nothing
to do but start over. You must negotiate thirty days of
positive thinking without any serious intrusion of negative
thought. It is exceptionally important that you do this thing.
Let nothing stand in your way.

During the period of your mental diet, you will be helped
by understanding exactly what it is you are doing. You are
training your mind to obey you rather than you obey it. You
are training yourself to think more of less and less of more.
In other words, you are developing the habit of concentration
as well as the habit of positive thinking.

The above is an excerpt from Uell S. Andersen's book, Three Magic Words.

So, how do we reject negative thoughts. What is the inner process. The first important thing to remember is not to become emotionally involved with a negative thought. "You are a real jerk." Emotional answer: "I AM NOT!!! YOU'RE THE REAL JERK, JERK!!!" Go into raptures with a positive thought... but don't give a negative thought any energy or more life by becoming emotionally involved with it.

Negative thoughts are best rejected by responding to them by replacing them with a statement of truth. "Your brother is a real jerk." Reply: My brother is a very nice person." "Well THEN, YOU'RE A REAL JERK!" Reply: I am the Christ... I am one with God." These positive replies of truth will eventually, completely change your thought patterns and eliminate all of the negative thoughts that come to you.

Another way of rejecting negative thoughts is by having a rock solid positive attitude. Always try to be up... look at the bright side of things. Have faith that God is in his Heaven... your heart... and all is well and as it should be.

And as the body is purified, negative thoughts are released. (The above was given to me by Inner Voice.)

"It is through the power of our own mind or thought
action that we are able bring forth or realize the
Christ Consciousness. Through the power or process
of thought, we can transmute and evolve our bodies, or
our outer conditions and surroundings, through recognition
of this Christ Consciousness within ourselves, so that
we will never experience death, nor any change
called death. This is done wholly through man's
power to visualize, idealize, conceive, and bring forth
that which he gazes upon. This is done by first
knowing or perceiving, or having faith that the
Christ is within ourselves; seeing the true meaning
of Jesus' teaching; holding our body one with God,
made in the image and likeness of God and merging
that body into the perfect God body just as God sees
us. We have idealized, conceived, and brought forth
into manifestation the perfect God body. We are
'born again' truly of, and in, the Spirit Kingdom of
God."

From, The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

1-14-05 Day #14 of fasting. I was very ill all yesterday and last night. Fasting in itself will not protect you from catching a bug. To much toxic matter stirred up in your blood. When that is all removed, then a person will be free from dis-ease.

I am going to take a break from the major points in attaining spiritual enlightenment by the seekers path and make a couple of simple lists.

What I believe:

God is all there is... There is nothing else... just God.
God is all spirit, all matter, all intelligence, all power.
Life is wonderful; a learning experience that goes on forever.
Suicide is the gravest error a man can make and the consequences are terrible.
The Soul has eternal life, and the consciousness of a person learns as they ascend.
There is no reincarnation back to earth, we live in ever finer bodies as we ascend.
Life begins at conception, when the sperm enters the egg.
Abortion is murder, and overloads the workers in heaven with many new babies.
Life on earth is a massive eugenics experiment inspired by angels in heaven.
Babies born of adultery confuse the records of bloodlines in heaven.
Hell is an illusion that can be shared with others like our reality of life on earth.
Spiritualism is the truth, people can easily talk to those that have passed on.
Transformation or union of the body and mind with the Soul is possible on earth.
Every Soul is saved and has eternal life.... there is no such thing as damnation.

1-15-05 Day #15 of fasting. I was very ill again last night. Much better today.

A list of books that have helped me a lot:

Essene Gospel of Peace, Book I; Jesus teaching on health, healing, diet and spiritual living. Excellent.
Oahspe Bible; history of Heaven and earth, new commandments, to teach mortals how to attain to hear the Creator's voice. Excellent.
The Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East; living Christ consciousness lives today as Jesus did 2000 years ago. Excellent.
Three Magic Words; the power of the subconscious mind, the spark of God within us. Excellent.
The Secret of Secrets; the power of the subconscious mind, the spark of God within us. Excellent.
Raja Yoga; A system of yoga dealing with concentration and it's methods of meditation. Excellent.
Bhagavad-Gita; the revelation of man's essential nature, and his relationship with God. Excellent.
A Wanderer in the Spirit Lands; hidden mysteries of the Life Beyond, a man's journey through hell to redemption. Excellent.
Impersonal Life; the ' I ' speaking throughout the Message is the Spirit within, your own Soul. Excellent.
A Course in Miracles; an intellectual path to reuniting the personal self with God. Excellent.
Mucusless Diet and Healing System; cleansing, rebuilding and maintaining a healthy body. Excellent.
Rational Fasting; by Arnold Ehret; his own experiences with fasting, diet and healing. Excellent.
Drink Your Troubles Away; natural healing using fresh raw fruit and vegetable juices. Excellent.
Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth; ancient Tibetan knowledge to help you purify your body and mind. Very Good.
Raw Family; benefits of eating a raw food diet, the son cured a severe case of diabetes and grew enamel back in cavities in his teeth. Very Good.
Recipes for Longer Life; recipes for rejuvenation and freedom from degenerative diseases. Very Good.
Science and Health; using the power of prayer to heal the body and mind. Very Good.
Japa; repetition of a Mantra with the object of realizing the truth embodied in the Mantra. Very Good.
Science of Mind; the Mind of man has unlimited possibility of expansion and
self-expression. Very Good.
The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn; you can create anything you want with thoughts. Very Good.
The Door of Everything; we have created ourselves through our separation from God. Very Good.
Living with the Himalayan Masters; many Sadhus (students of truth) trying to reunite their personal self with God, they live 7,000' high in the Himalayan Mts.
Teaching of Swami Vivekananda; spiritual message that has influenced hundreds of lives." Very Good.

1-16-05 Day #16 of fasting. Feeling much better today. Juanita, who is an R.N., and I have pretty well decided what is bothering me is a bladder, urinary-tract infection. And that is what we have been treating me for. One capsule each of Goldenseal Root, Echinacea and Chaparral taken together every two hours with lots of water. And raw juice therapy of 8oz.carrot and 8oz. celery juice mixed together twice a day. This seems to be working and is not slowing the cleansing of my fast.

Though I speak in the tongues of men and to angels, but have not Love, I am as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophesy, and understand all mysteries, and have all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could move mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and give all the fire of my spirit, which I have received from My Father, but have not love, I am in no wise profited.

Love is patient, love is kind. Love is not envious, works no evil, knows not pride; is never rude, nor selfish.

Love is slow to anger, imagines no mischief, rejoices not in iniquity, but delights in truth.

Love bears all things, love defends all, love believes all, love hopes and endures, love never fails; but as for prophesies, they shall fail, as for tongues, they shall cease, and as for knowledge, it shall pass away.

For now we have truth in part, and error in part, but when the fullness of perfection is come, that which is in error shall vanish.

Now we know in part, for we see as through a glass darkly, think dark thoughts, and believe dark sayings; but when we come before the light of God's throne, we shall know even as we are known.

When a man was a child, he spoke as a child, understood as a child, thought as a child; but when he became a man he put away childish things.

For in truth abide these three: faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.

The excerpts below are from Uell S. Andersen's, Three Magic Words.

FAITH
The single most
important tool of man's existence.

1. All things are rooted in faith, which is the single most
important tool of man's existence.

2. The Subconscious Mind [God] turns every conviction of the
Conscious Mind into physical reality.

3. The Subconscious Mind knows specific time and place
circumstance only through the convictions forwarded to it by
the Conscious Mind.

4. Whatever the Subconscious Mind knows, the Subconscious
Mind creates.

5. Thought plus faith creates.

6. Faith in negative things is delusion but nevertheless
moves the Subconscious Mind to create them in physical
actuality.

7. Negative faith or delusion is caused by man isolating
himself from the Universal Subconscious Mind, and making
fear and resentment and hate his companions through his
sense of separateness.

8. Faith is attained through complete trust and confidence
in the power of Universal Mind.

9. The unity of all things and all people indwelling in the
immortal Self of the universe is the essence of faith.

10. Faith is a spiritual value and must be maintained in a
spiritual manner; therefore it can never be dictated by the
circumstances that surround you.

11. He whose faith vacillates with the events of his life allows
himself to become a victim of every wind that blows and every
twig that falls, and is never his own master.

12. Faith is sustained effort.

13. Faith is persistence.

14. Faith is knowing, while hope is little more than wishing.

15. Don't fall into the trap of hoping for things; it will avail
you little.

16. Positive thinking is the cornerstone of faith.

17. Refuse to add negative thoughts and circumstance unto
yourself. Choose only the good and the great and the beautiful.
The rest is delusion.

18. The mind may be trained in the habit of positive thinking
through a training period called a thirty-day mental diet.

19. The inner Self does not make up thoughts; it only observes
and chooses. Your life today is a result of the thoughts
you have chosen to accept.

20. Turn your problems over to Universal Subconscious
Mind; you will find the answers and be guided in the right
paths.

21. Don't, under any circumstances, tell the Subconscious
Mind how to do things. Let go and let God.

22. When negative circumstance arises, know that it is but
temporary, a necessary route to the goal you inevitably will
achieve as long as your faith remains with you.

23. Daily seek the consciousness of the indwelling spectator,
the place of calm and unruffled quiet, where all things are
known and understood.

24. Seek to know. Subordinate all things to faith, for faith
must precede all demonstration.

1-17-05 Day #17 of fasting.
Really had to hang tight last night... wanted to eat. Made it through with a big tall cold glass of orange juice. I had a bad flare-up with my bladder infection early this morning until about noon. Much better now at 6 P.M.

HOPE:

Hope is to desire with the expectation of fulfillment. Hope helps a person to "keep the faith' while right thinking and faith create what they want. The only power hope has... is staying. "Hope is wishing... faith is knowing."

1-18-05 Day #18 of fasting. 8:00 A.M. Feeling better this morning... the infection is not beaten but receding. Still feeling pretty well this evening.

For in truth abide these three: faith, hope and love,
but the greatest of these is... LOVE.

So it often is said that God is love; for in love, in true spiritual
love, all things are united, fused, made one in the essence of
their being, and thus they return to a sense of their original
state, which is perfection and completeness and serenity,
which is God.

The nature of love springs from the desire of the created
individual to return to a state of primary spiritual unity.
It is the longing of the soul to return to God. From this
desire to unite, to penetrate, to mingle with, to lose one's
identity in, spring the noblest efforts and aspirations of man.

I affirm my love for God, and in that love I perceive the
truth of God's eternal love for me. I affirm the presence
of the Divine within me, and in the knowledge of that
Presence I sense myself secure forever, enfolded in
everlasting arms.

The nature of love is the nature of God; it is the eternal
longing of His parts to be integrated once again into One.

Accordingly, my knowledge of God depends upon
my love for God; and inasmuch as this
love possesses me, I possess it and am illumined.
There fore I consecrate my life, every fiber of my being
to the Divine. I give all, ask back nothing.

Yet what I give from my small self, that which is incomplete
and finite and microscopic, must in the end be returned to me a
hundredfold from that which is whole and entire and infinite.

All about me I perceive the manifold forms of
the Divine, and I perceive Him dwelling in each. There
are no different selves in the universe, but one Self only,
one sense of being, one awareness, one I, which is
always and eternally God.

When I love another, it is God I love.

When I perceive in each form the Presence
that inhabits all forms, then I know the Divine and in
that knowledge I love all and my love is complete. No
longer do I rail against loneliness, for God is within me.

No path is too solitary, no way too deserted that I may
not take it with the joy and knowledge of the companionship
and comfort of the Divine. He guides my every step.
He leads me in all ways.

LOVE'S VIRTUES

Patience:—"Love suffereth long."
Kindness:—"And is kind."
Generosity:—"Love envieth not."
Humility:—"Love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up."
Courtesy—"Doth not behave itself unseemly."
Unselfishness—"Seeketh not her own."
Good temper—"Is not easily provoked."
Guilelessness—"Thinketh no evil."
Sincerity—"Rejoiceth not in iniquity,
but rejoiceth in the truth.

God Is Love
from
The First Rule of St. Francis

Saint Francis never tired of speaking about God's goodness. He could
not think of enough wonderful names to give him.

"With our whole heart,

our whole soul,

our whole mind,

with our whole strength and fortitude

with our whole understanding

with all our powers

with every effort,

every affection,

every feeling,

every desire and wish

let us all love the Lord God

Who has given and gives to each one of us

our whole body, our whole soul and our whole life

let us desire nothing else,

let us want nothing else,

let nothing else please us and cause us delight

except our Creator, Redeemer and Savior,

the only true God,

Who is the fullness of good,

all good, every good, the true and supreme good,

Who alone is good,

merciful, gentle, delightful, and sweet,

Who alone is holy,

just, true, holy, and upright,

Who alone is kind, innocent, clean,

Wherever we are,
in every place,
at every hour,

at every time of the day,

every day and continually,

let all of us truly and humbly believe,

hold in our heart and love,

honor, adore, serve,

praise and bless,

glorify and exalt,

magnify and give thanks

to the Most High and Supreme Eternal God

Trinity and Unity,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

Creator of all,

Savior of all

Who believe and hope in Him..."

1-19-05 Day #19 of fasting. I am feeling much better this morning. I still have some symptoms of a bladder infection but they are much less.The past two days and nights I have been taking hourly around the clock these herbs. One single "0" capsule each of: Echinacea, Golden Seal, Chaparral, Cranberry Powder, Saw Palmetto. There is so little nourishment in these herbs they do not slow the cleansing of my fasting at all.

I am drinking a pint of water each time I take the herbs or occasionally a pint of orange juice. For juice therapy at morning and at night I drink a 8oz. glass of half organic carrot juice and half organic celery juice instead of water.

When you are fasting your body goes into a cleansing crisis and becomes overloaded with released toxic matter. The main way the body expels this toxic matter is through the mucus membrane walls of the colon. The person fasting helps their body cleanse itself by washing the toxic matter out of the colon with enemas.

A bladder infection is a lot more of a cleansing crisis, than experienced in a regular long water or juice fast. But the cleansing of the body amounts to the same thing... large amounts of toxic matter are released in both cases... and the body works to expel them. In both cases a person needs to take at least one large [up to a gallon] warm water enema a day.

1-20-05 Day #20 of fasting. I am feeling pretty good this morning... very restless during the night. I felt pretty well all day.

The seven deadly sins (errors) and the Virtues which overcome them.

Pride (1) Humility... Seeing ourselves as we are and not comparing ourselves
to others is humility. Pride and vanity are competitive. If someone else's
pride really bothers you, you have a lot of pride.

Envy (2) Love; "Love is patient, love is kind..." Love actively seeks the good of others for their sake. Envy resents the good others receive or even might receive. Envy is almost indistinguishable from pride at times.

Wrath/Anger (3) Kindness... Kindness means taking the tender approach, with patience and compassion. Anger is often our first reaction to the problems of others. Impatience with the faults of others is related to this.

Sloth (4) Zeal... Zeal is the energetic response of the heart to God's commands. The other sins work together to deaden the spiritual senses so we first become slow to respond to God and then drift completely into the sleep of complacency.

Avarice/Greed (5) Generosity... This is about more than money. Generosity means letting others get the credit or praise. It is giving without having expectations of the other person. Greed wants to get its "fair share" or a bit more.

Gluttony (6) Faith and Temperance... Temperance accepts the natural limits of pleasures and preserves this natural balance. This does not pertain only to food, but to entertainment and other legitimate goods, and even the company of others.

Lust (7) Self control... Self control and self mastery prevent pleasure from killing their soul by suffocation. Legitimate pleasures are controlled in the same way an athlete's muscles are: for maximum efficiency without damage. Lust is the
self-destructive drive for pleasure out of proportion to its worth. Sex, power, or image can be used well, but they tend to go out of control.

Seven deadly sins
From Wikioedia, the free encyclopedia.

1-21-05 Day #21 of fasting.

List of Virtues...

Acceptance: To consider the circumstances satisfactory.
Bravery: A quality of spirit to face danger of pain without fear.
Caution: Avoidance of rashness, attention to safety.
Courage: Strength of character which equips us to meet danger and trouble.
Curiosity: A desire to find out and know things.
Defiance: Bold resistance.
Determination: Firmness of purpose.
Devotion: A great love or loyalty, enthusiastic zeal.
Discretion: Being discrete in ones speech, keeping secrets
Flexibility: Adaptable, able to be changed to suit circumstances.
Focus: Concentrated awareness and effort.
Forgiveness: To cease to feel angry or bitter towards a person or about an offense.
Fortitude: Enduring until the goal is reached.
Generosity: Giving or ready to give freely, free from meanness or prejudice.
Gentleness: Moderate; mild, quite; not rough or severe.
Gratitude: Being thankful.
Honesty: Truthful; sincere; not lying or cheating
Honesty: An honest person, does what he or she says they will do.
Honor: "is the courage to stand for the truth, against any odds."
Humbleness: Modest; not arrogant or boastful
Humor: The ability to perceive, enjoy, or express what is amusing, or comical.
Impartiality: Fair.
Industry: Diligent, hardworking.
Innocence: Guileless, not guilty.
Justice: Fair, impartial, giving a deserved response
Kindness: Friendly, helpful, well meaning.
Majesty: Great and impressive dignity.
Obedience: Willingness to obey, to carry out orders.
Openness: Ready and willing to talk candidly.
Patience: The ability to endure delay, trouble, pain or hardship.
Patience: Patience is about waiting, tolerating, and forgiving.
Peace: Freedom from mental agitation; serenity in personal relationships.
Prudence: Wise or careful in conduct. Shrewd or thrifty in planning ahead.
Reliability: Can be trusted to do something.
Responsibility: Having control over and accountability for appropriate events.
Sacrifice: "is the courage to give of oneself in the name of Love."
Sensitivity: Heightened awareness of oneself and others.
Simplicity: Straightforward; not complex or complicated. Unpretentious.
Sincerity: Free from pretense or deceit in manner or actions.
Sobriety: Serious, solemn and calm. Free from intoxication.
Spontaneity: Natural, not planned.
Steadfastness: Firm, resolute; determinedly unwavering.
Strength: Capable of exerting great force.
Toughness: Strong and durable; not easily damaged.
Tranquility: Serenely quite and peaceful; undisturbed.
Trust: Having confidence in others; lacking suspicion.
Trustworthiness: Able to be trusted or depended on: reliable.
Valor: The courage to take actions in support of one’s convictions.

1-22-05 Day #22 of fasting.

Few words...

What is Your Word Worth

One's words are generally a clear index to one's character. A person is judged by them, and his value is reckoned by the reliance that may be placed upon his word. We know some on whose word we fully rely. If they tell us anything, we believe them. If they make us a promise, we do not expect it to be broke. We rely upon them because they have shown by their conduct that they themselves place a high value upon their own word. Of such person it is often said, "If he says it is so, it is true," or "If he makes a promise, he will fulfill it." People can easily believe and trust in their character.

Jesus says: “Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay; for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil” (from the devil) (Matt. 5:37).

Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be quick with our mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

From, Christian Holy Bible

1-23-05 Day #23 of fasting. I am feeling fairly well this morning... didn't sleep well.

To serve others...

The will must possess the same quality as the ideal to
serve. If the will does not possess the desire to serve,
the power the will wishes to direct cannot be released
from the soul. To will to be served turns the life
current against self. The will to serve keeps the life
current flowing through self, and keeps the self in
radiation. To serve gives purpose to vision; it releases
love in life. How can love be expressed unless
it flows through the one expressing life?

If it flows through the consciousness, the whole organism
responds; it thrills every cell with the love it expresses.
Then the body becomes harmonized; the soul becomes radiant;
the mind becomes enlightened; the thought becomes keen,
brilliant, alive, definite; the word becomes positive,
true, constructive; the flesh is renewed, purified and
quickened; affairs are adjusted, and all things assume
their true position.

From, The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

***

A man can be fortunate in many ways. But there is nothing that makes him more fortunate than the opportunity he has of serving others.

When we serve our family we are not conscious of how we help it. We must learn to help people who are not our kin - other families, our village or home town, our nation, indeed all mankind. We have so many problems ourselves, we suffer so many hardships, and we have so many worries and cares. We must not, however, mind serving others in the midst of all our difficulties. We will forget our problems when we are immersed in the work of helping others. There is a saying :"Feed milk to your neighbor's child, your child will be nourished." The Lord will raise us up from our troubles as we do good to others. However, it is not with such considerations of profit that we must try to help people in difficulties. We must not worry about how others will benefit from our work, but consider how we will become naturally pure.

Service should not be confined to mankind but must be extended to the animal kingdom.

You will ask whether it is wrong to spend a little time in gaiety in the midst of life's worries and hardships. I should like to impress on you that the happiness you find in helping others is not to be found in anything else.

From, Hindu Dharma a book which contains English translations of speeches of Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi MahaSwamiji (at various times during the years 1884 to 1994).

1-24-05 Day #24 of fasting. I am feeling pretty well this morning, sleepy... I was up and down every hour last night. My mind is a bit foggy... no inspiration to write.

1-25-05 Day #25 of fasting. I have been very ill the past two days and nights.

The Seekers Path...

The spiritual path seems to impose, whether you wish it or not, the
conditions of poverty, obedience, and chastity. It is difficult to
be less than wholly committed to this Path. A normal job may
occupy your attention eight hours a day; the spiritual path occupies your
attention 24 hours a day! I speak in all earnestness that this path is the most
all-consuming and demanding work that one can ever engage in. But it
is work upon one's self. If you can avoid this path, do so, if not, pursue it
with utter earnestness. From: Physicians of the Soul, by Robert M. May

***

In almost everyone the surface self achieves
the illusion that it is able effectively to influence life. In
consequence, through the years that his physical body flourishes,
a man is mentally and spiritually bound to a delusion about
who he is and where he came from and what his relationship
to the world is.

His lack of effectiveness in life, his failure
to grow mentally and spiritually, his gradual dissolution into
cynicism, into disenchantment with the material world,
he seldom attributes to a psychologically wrong viewpoint
but generally feels he hasn't "beat the game" because he
hasn't arrived at the pinnacle of material success he envisaged
as a youth.

Even more revealing are ego-strivers who achieve
their goals. The mountain they climb so laboriously overlooks
a barren landscape. When they stand upon the highest
spot and look out over the bleak vista, their souls are seized
in the vise-like grip of fear, and they turn their eyes to the
earth and never look skyward again.

Our cities and nations are populated with people who
cannot stand to look into their souls because they never
have discovered who they truly are. Infinity and eternity
appall them by dwarfing the ego. What is needed most of all
is an effective guide to living, a humanistic relationship
between the individual and his creating source, so that each
man is able to see with absolute clarity and perfect equanimity
that his life not only is part of a divine plan for the
development of consciousness in the universe but that he
himself is both mentally and spiritually unified with that
master spirit whose field of unfoldment the world is.

Such spiritual illumination allows a man to put his life and
his works in the hands of the Divine, with complete assurance
that both will be used for the best purpose. Once this
psychological dispossession of personal effort and personal
victory suffers defeat. Apparent defeat becomes only a turning
place in the road; all detours merge into one triumphal march
to victory, become part of that plan by which eventual success
is assured.

When the revelation comes to a man that the Divine is
working through him, all his labor takes on a highly-charged
spiritual significance alongside which material rewards pale.
Such a man no longer works for money, no longer works
for success, but only for the expression of that mind and
consciousness within him which he now knows to be the
Supreme [Being] manifesting upon the earth. He does the
work of the Secret Self and never of his surface self.

He subjugates the surface self to a master spirit that uses it
as a tool for the effectuation of the divine purpose in the world.
The faith that grows out of this knowledge sustains him under
the most fierce, adverse pressure. Something higher than
heart or intellect upholds him through the longest detours
and the blindest gropings.

His egoistic self has found that supreme master and highest
philosophy by which it not only understands itself and its place
and purpose in the world but also is admitted to a secret place of
light and peace and understanding. In the heart of the enlightened
man is the hidden knowledge that he is never at the mercy of
immediate appearances, that he has within him the power to
change all through his identification with the Divine, through
his knowledge that the mind in him is the mind in all others.

While it is true that perception of the indwelling Secret
Self ordinarily comes to harassed mortals only after much
suffering and disillusionment, nevertheless there is a path
by which such suffering may be avoided in the main,
provided that first the person is dedicated and sincere in its
desire to make the discovery.

The Secret Self is never discovered alone within,
but at the same time is discovered in all places,
in all beings, and is found to be the same in all. Different
forms of life are merely disguises donned for the moment
by the single self that underlies all, that truly is all, a play
in which for the moment the Divine is hidden, in which for
that moment it actually has become in entirety each of the
things it has become.

All the power and effectiveness of the Supreme is within you,
is yours to use, and is also in everyone and everything else,
existing there behind the curtain of ego-consciousness,
waiting to be discovered. Therefore there is a
tremendous underlying equality to all things under the sun.

Each is sprung from the same substance and has inherent
within it the same omnipotent being, and we are not each of
us different and individual and separate except insofar as we
are incomplete. To be complete is to be the Secret Self, whole
and entire, without reservation or error.

Once a man senses the presence of the Divine in all things
he is able to arrive at a sense of equality that makes him in
some secret and inviolable corner of his being untouched by
victory or defeat, pleasure or pain, position or prestige. He
becomes so intent on doing the work of the Secret Self that he
abandons almost altogether the uses of the ego and so
achieves a kind of selflessness in his appearance to the world.

Equality is a perfect psychic position, but is impossible to
the ego which seeks forever to be better than all the egos
around it, and if it is not better it is convinced it is worse and
so either becomes blown-up and blind or wounded and fearful
and thus provides the worst of all psychic bases for dealing
with life, love, and accomplishment. To be equal is to be
unafraid.

To know that there inhabits all others the same being that
inhabits you is to achieve a psychic confidence that
enables you to place your life and hopes and energies in the
hands of this being without a qualm, with absolute certainty
that you will be guided to perform that work that you must
do, in the best of all possible ways, at the best of all possible
times.

The most painless path to illumination, to perception of
the Secret Self, is thus to arrive at a desire to know the truth
that lies behind the surface facade of the senses, and to seek
this truth not only within but without, in every person you
meet as well as in yourself." From, The Magic of Your Mind
by Uell S. Andersen

"You must know that you are truly divine; and
being divine, you must see that all men are as you
are. You will know that there are dark places you
must pass with the light that you are to carry to the
highest, and your soul will ring out in praise that you
can be of service to all men. Then with a glad free
shout you mount to your very highest in your union
with God.

From that hour your voice will ring with a
great, free song, for you fully know that you are the
Christ, this light which is to shine among men and
for men. Then you will know the darkness that is in
every soul that cannot find a helping hand to clasp
as he journeys on the rugged road before he finds
the Christ within.

Now you know that there is no substitution of
your life for other lives or of your purity,
but that all are glad, free spirits in and of
themselves and of God. You know that you can reach
them while they cannot reach each other; that you
cannot help giving of your life for the life of each
soul.

Yet you must be so reverent of that soul that you will
not pour into it a flood of life unless the life of that soul
opens to receive it. But you will freely pour out to it a flood
of love, life and light, so that when that one does open the
windows, the light of God will pour in and illuminate
him. You will know that in every Christ that arises,
humanity is lifted one step higher.

Then, to, you must know full well that you have everything
that the Father has; and having all, it is for all to use.
You must know that as you rise and are true, you
lift the whole world with you; for as you tread the
path it becomes plainer for your fellow-men.

You must have faith in yourself, knowing fully that that
faith is God within. Finally you must know that you
are a temple of God, a house not made with hands,
immortal in the earth, and in heaven as well.

Then will they sing of you, "All Hail, All Hail,
He comes, He comes, the King; and lo, He is with
you always. You are in God and He is in you."

From, The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

The Goal In Life Is To Unite The Conscious Mind With The Soul.

1-26-05 Day #26 of fasting. I am feeling some better this morning.

The Inner Voice...

No matter how wayward or thoughtless you have
thought yourself, you will find that your Father loves
you devotedly and tenderly the instant you turn to God
within. The anointing which you have of God abides in you
and you need not the teaching of any man. Is this not a
resurrection from the old thought? 'Ye need not that
any man teach you.'

It is only necessary to receive the anointing from God
that has always been yours. You may accept others as
brother helpers, but you are always instructed and led from
within; the truth is there for you and you will find it."

From, The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

Your Inner Voice will speak to you through, The Impersonal Life.

1-27-05 Day #27 of fasting. I am feeling fairly well this morning. OK all day

God is all there is.

Jesus spoke, and said, God is the principle behind
everything that exists today. The principle behind
a thing is Spirit; and Spirit is Omnipotent,
Omnipresent, Omniscient. God is the one Mind that is
both the direct and the directing cause of all the
good that we see about us. God is the source of all
the true Love that holds or binds all forms together.

God is impersonal principle. God is never personal
except as He becomes to each individual a personal
loving Father-Mother. To the individual He can be
a personal, loving, all-giving Father-Mother. God
never becomes a great being located somewhere in
the skies in a place called heaven, where He has a
throne which He sits upon and judges people after
they die; for God is the Life itself and that life never
dies.

That is but a misconception brought about by
man's ignorant thinking, just as so many malformations
have been brought about and you see them in
the world around you. God is not a judge or a king
who can intrude His presence upon you, or bring you
before the bar of justice.

God is a loving, all-giving Father-Mother, who, when
you approach, puts out His arms and enfolds you. It
does not matter who or what you are, or what you have
been. You are His child just the same as when you seek
Him with a true heart and purpose.

If you are the Prodigal Son who has turned his face from
the Father's house and you are weary of the husks of life
that you are feeding to the swine, you can again turn your
face to the Father's house and be certain of a loving
welcome. The feast ever awaits you there. The table
is always spread.

You can see and talk with God at any time, just
as you can with father, mother, brother, or friend.
Indeed, He is far closer than any mortal can be. God
is far dearer and truer than any friend. God is never
wrought up, nor angry, nor cast down. God never
destroys, nor hurts, nor hinders one of His children
or creatures or creations.

If God did these things, He would not be God. The god
that judges, destroys, or withholds any good thing from
his children or creatures or creations is but a god that is
conjured up by man's ignorant thinking; and you need not
fear that god unless you wish to do so. For the true God
stretches forth His hand and says, 'All that I have is
yours.'

When one of your poets said that God is closer
than breathing and nearer than hands or feet, he was
inspired by God. All are inspired by God when that
inspiration is for the good or the right, and all can be
inspired by God at all times if they only will.

From, The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

1-28-05 Day #28 of fasting. I am feeling very rough this morning. I felt better as day progressed.

Surrendering to God...

It is important for you to know that even with thought the
entire responsibility need not rest with you. The power that
creates is the power that knows; and it is possible, with
perfect attunement, to achieve in each condition of your life
a situation of guidance.

Now you cannot achieve attunement or guidance when
you are consciously willing something to happen. The very
idea of your will being imposed upon that of God's is
indefensible from any kind of view.

When you have completely accepted the power greater than
you are, when you know it will create in your experience that
which you believe, you will also find that it also will provide
you with answers to your questions.

You must do this by letting go of your problem. Once the
basic elements of the problem are clearly defined in your
Conscious Mind, and once your general objective is clearly
defined in your Conscious Mind, let go. Forget the problem
altogether.

One morning while you are going about your daily
tasks, you will find the answer. It will strike your
consciousness with such impact as to remove all doubt
but what it is truth.

The answer will be crystal clear, of such simplicity that
you will be amazed that it never occurred to you before or
that you ever held any doubt about it.

This is guidance. It is not achieved by any effort or will.
It is achieved by confidence in the power greater than you are.
It is achieved by complete acceptance of the power greater
than you are.

If you are able to effect this complete attunement every
minute of every day of your life, there can be little doubt but
what pain and lack and limitation and disease will never more
exist in your experience. But we must caution you against
raising your expectancies higher than your faith.

If you say to yourself in the morning, "I know I am working
along the paths of success," and go the rest of the day complaining
about every obstacle you meet, you may wind up the week
expecting that success should be yours, but it won't be.

Your faith must be with you at least fifty-one percent of the time
before it will manifest in your experience. But a manifestation will
come, one way or the other, according to the predominant thought.

From, Three Magic Words by Uell S. Andersen

SHEDDING THE EGO

Now the core of the problem of existence is this. Most of
us believe ourselves to be creatures of circumstance, pushed
around by the whims of fate and buffeted on all sides by
forces over which we have no control. When we do manage
to persuade ourselves that we can exercise control over our
inner and outer lives we often do so with a magnified ego
that has convinced us of our power through fostering the
illusion that we are better than others.

Obviously such a delusion is doomed to short life. We attain
to mastery neither through magnified ego (the worst of all
possible solutions) nor through an involuted ego that brings a
sense of personal worthlessness. We take the first and most
important step to mastery by shedding the ego altogether and
identifying ourselves with God.

While the foregoing may be read by many, it will be the
rare reader who at once penetrates its meaning. For to let go
of personal self is to suffer a kind of death. To shed the ego
means to attain to a state of personal abstraction wherein we
can view ourselves with detachment, neither condoning nor
condemning, aware of our personal existence neither more
nor less than we are aware of the existence of our fellows.

It is this state of consciousness that teaches us to love our
neighbors as ourselves, not necessarily through an increased
love for our neighbors, but more through a less personalized
and more detached regard for ourselves. In this state we
learn to identify ourselves with a greater consciousness, a
vast intelligence.

We feel it underlying our existence, buoying us up,
supporting us, giving us our awareness. Little by
little we expand to meet it, until that which we were, our
ego, begins to recede, until at last we view our personal
existence as through the inverted end of a telescope.

Now we begin to see what we truly are and to let go of what
we never really have been. Now the world is changed. It has no
more resemblance to what it was before than we have to what we
were before, for, in the words of Evelyn Underbill, "We
behold at any specific moment not that which is, but that
which we are."

From, The Secret of Secrets by Uell S, Andersen

1-29-05 Day #29 of fasting. I am feeling fairly well this morning. I am still taking the herbs every hour except Golden Seal. Drinking lots of water and juice... about half and half... a pint every hour. Bladder infection is not getting any worse but shows no sign of dying out.

Difficulty in surrendering to God.... (12-1-00 through 12-3-00)

To be the Christ... you must live the Christ. You must think, speak and act the Christ... until you are the Christ. It's all a matter of training your consciousness to realize that you are the Christ. "I AM the Christ... I AM one with God." Live it. You will become... what you are. [My Inner Voice speaking to me.]

1-30-05 Day #30 of fasting. I am not feeling very well this morning.

Union with God...

Jesus began by saying: "There are so many declaring
that they are the sons of God and that they have all
that the Father has. They do have all the Father has,
but this statement has not been made a fact until they
have the courage to take the next step and see themselves
as God... one with all that God is; then they do accomplish.

When the one in mortal limited thought
sees the Christ stand forth, that finer individuality
does radiate light. That one that is projecting the
Christ does see with a finer, clearer, and more
extended vision. That one sees the higher body of
himself vibrating at a higher rate than does his
limited body that he also sees.

He thinks that these are two bodies. He also thinks
that that body is the Christ of another. These which
appear two are only an appearance, because he does
not believe that he is the Christ. Let this one
declare himself the Christ and actually accept it as a
fact; that instant, these two merge and that one has
brought forth the Christ. Then the Christ stands
forth triumphant.

Now let him go one step further and declare that the
Christ of God stands forth and that instant he is the
Christ of God. Now the Son of God is one with God
the Father and he does go directly to the Father. That
one must go one more step.

This is the greatest and takes the greatest
determination, as every fear of mortal thought and
limitation must be erased: he must step forth, go
forth direct to God the source, or the Father, and
declare definitely and know positively without fear of
precedent or superstition, or man-made belief, that
he is God; that he is merged wholly or amalgamated
with God; that he is this Love, Wisdom, Understanding;
that he is substance; that he is every attribute of God
the Father, the source, the Principle.

He must accept this in all humility... such as one does
show forth God. Through such an one, every one of the
God attributes does flow out to the whole world. To
that one, nothing is impossible. It is only through
such a one that God can express. When you amalgamate
yourself with God, nothing is impossible to you.

You not only have all the Father has but you are
all that the Father is. You are the trinity. You are
man-Christ, Christ of God, GOD, all three in ONE.
The Holy Spirit abides with you. The Whole-I-Spirit
in creative action abides with you. When you accept
this, then you, as well as all others, will sing ALL
HAIL the power of the Christ name, not the name of
Jesus the personal but the Christ.

Let angels prostrate fall; bring forth the royal diadem
and crown Christ Lord of all. You do not crown the
personal Jesus, you crown Christ; and Christ deserves
the most magnificent of all royal diadems in the Christly
crown. There are no diadems too great or divine for
the crown of the triumphant Christ. You see that
whosoever will, may come. Come forth and become
the triumphant Christ.

"You do place the crown upon your own head.
None can do this for you."

Whosoever will, let them come.

From, The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

1-31-05 Day #31 of fasting. I am feeling a bit rough and spaced-out this morning.

Spiritual Enlightenment... Transfiguration... Illumination...

“When man returns and again learns to listen to
the Inner Voice he will cease to labor for the
means of a living, but he will work for the joy of
creating. He will enter into the joy of creating, and
he will create under the law of the Lord, or Word
of God.”

As we awaken to our rightful heritage, we shall
awaken to the beauty and purity of the eternal
age old message, that our bodies are eternally beautiful,
pure, and perfect. They are always beautiful, pure,
spiritual bodies, most magnificent and divine, the true
temple of God.

This awakening also convinces us that our bodies
have never descended from that high estate. We see
that it was only a human concept wherein we thought
they had descended. As soon as this thought is released,
our body is released to its true inheritance of divinity.

Then the fragrance of a warm summer evening
suffuses all nature, and our bodies begin to take
on this effulgence. Soon pure rays of white light
appear within our bodies; they become aglow with
this light; and this soft, yet brilliant, living light invades
the clear atmosphere around us like a white-gold vapor.

This light increases steadily until it covers and permeates
everything about us. Bathed in this radiance, there appears
a pure crystal white light, dazzling and scintillating
with a radiance greater than that of the purest
diamond, yet it is emanating from our bodies and they
stand forth ablaze with pure light, radiant and beautiful.

Here we stand together on the Holy Mount of
Transfiguration, with body luminous and glowing,
radiant and beautiful, immersed wholly in Divine
Life. The Son of man has become the Christ
of God and the Kingdom of God is once more
among mankind.

From, The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

ILLUMINATION

The development of our ego thrusts upon
us a precarious duality of mind, wherein Conscious Mind
over-runs Universal Subconscious Mind, and we come to
regard ourselves as ego only, instead of universal Self
which we truly are.

"How can God possibly be the poor thing that I am?"
a man will ask himself, identifying himself with ego and
failing to perceive that he is consciousness only. Free yourself
from the bonds of the ego, and you will forget the poor thing
that you thought you were, and become one with God.

This far you can be guided but the attainment of enlightenment
is yours to achieve alone. Words and logic have never
yet provided the great illumination, which must come to each
man in his own way.

If you will accept with perfect faith the
premise that all truth is spiritual, if you will discard the
promptings of the ego and the noisy sensual stimuli of the
material world, if you will search for revelation at the center
of consciousness, then the Kingdom of Heaven will be yours.
Letting go of ego may seem like letting go of life itself, and
so it is, even as Jesus said, "Who loses his life shall find it."

Illumination is the arrival at God-consciousness, the spiritual
perception that you are God. All life is changed; you become
master of your fate; you perceive that all things are hurrying to
perform your will; and whatever in that region of inner life you
may condescend to desire, that already is shaping itself to
utterance and expression in the outer world about you.

In such a manner does a man come to the realization that
he himself is God. In such a manner does he learn to turn his
attention from the material world and originate all things on
the plane of mind. By forsaking ego and finding his true Self,
whatever he thinks, conceives, or desires will manifest in the
physical world. He becomes the doer, the knower, the creator,
makes all things from Self, is the Self of all things.

"That boundless power, source of every power,
manifesting itself as life, entering every heart,
living there among the elements, that is Self."

Upanishads

THE KEY

We are that very power that constructed the heavens and the
earth, and when we have cast out ego and the limitations of
our thinking, the multi-dimensioned heavens are revealed to
be in our own souls.

We have looked in the mountains and He has not been
there. We have looked on the plain and He has not been
there. We have searched the sea and the air and the earth and
the sky, and He has not been there. How should we find Him
when we looked outside? He dwelt within, was in truth our
very selves.

The lock that bars us from the recognition that we are God
is the creation of the ego in the first memories and inhibitions
of Conscious Mind. Through taking unto ourselves universal
consciousness, through arrival at the spiritual Kingdom of Heaven;
and the key that unlooses all power is the revelation that each
man is God.

Mind is consciousness, is intelligence, and there is only one
mind, which is the mind of God. All things are made from it,
are ideas manifested into form. As ideas change so does form,
but the spirit never changes. It is limitless, one and changeless.

Universal Subconscious Mind creates in the physical world
those ideas that Conscious Mind adopts as beliefs. We create
evil by false thinking, by ideas of lack and limitation and pain
and sorrow and disease. Such evil is illusion because it
proceeds from the errors of Conscious Mind, and may be
banished by donning the mantle of immortal Self at the center
of consciousness.

The physical world is but a tiny extension of a vast spiritual
realm. All physical law is subordinate to spiritual law, for the
physical world is a secondary chain of effects, while the
spiritual world is first cause.

When man's consciousness expands beyond ego,
beyond conscious mind, beyond the limitations
of the Prompters,[Pain, buried in the Subconscious Mind]
thoughts are immediately manifested on the physical plane.

Thought transference, clairvoyance, mental
healing, and creativeness are all evidences of the
super-physical power of Universal Subconscious Mind.

A man adds all things unto himself by taking a position
with impregnable faith. Faith moves Universal Subconscious
Mind to creation, but it is only the ego that must use faith.

When the ego goes and God-consciousness comes, thought is
immediately followed by the thing, for there remains nothing
to overcome. All conceptions of limitation and lack and guilt
and pain and shame and remorse are cast out with the ego.
Nothing but God remains, and whatever God knows is created.

MEDITATION

I turn away front the world about me to the world of
consciousness that lies within. I shut out all memories of
the past, create no images of the future. I concentrate on
my being, on my awareness. I slide deep into the very
recesses of my soul to a place of utter repose. Here I
perceive fact in the making, am conscious of the one being
from which all beings spring. I know that this is immortal
Self, this is God, this is me. I am, I always was, I always
will be. All men, all things, all space and time and
life are here in the depths of my soul. Smaller than small,
greater than great meet and unite in me. That which I
thought I was, ego, I never was at all, for it was a changing
thing, mirroring the seasons and the tides, a thing
to be born and grow and die. I am not a thing of time or
circumstance. I am spirit, pure and eternal, birthless,
deathless and changeless. I am patient, for I am all time:
I am wise, for I contain the knowledge of all things. I
know not pain, for I see there is no beginning and no
end, and who suffers pain must see beginning and end. I
am rich, for there is no limit to the abundance I may
create from my very Self. I am successful, for I need only
think to achieve. I love and am beloved, for all things are
myself and I am all things. I unite, I fuse, I become one
with Universal Subconscious Mind. The mask of vanity
and ego I shall never wear again. I perceive the magnificent
Dweller at the center of my consciousness, and I
know Him to be my very self. Time and space, shadow
and substance, what matter these? I am God.

The above excerpt from, Three Magic Words, by U. S. Andersen

And in the end after all the searching, rituals, laws and rules... we find the way is very simple. As Jesus found the path is based on simplicity and truth. Seek deep inside and find your Inner Voice and know that this voice, is the Voice of God. And as the Father Within Guided Jesus He will guide you unerringly to the goal. This is the true path of the seeker.

"This does not take long years of study, nor need you go through training, hardships, deprivation."

"This does not mean going into a closet and hiding yourself. This is getting quiet right where you are, even in the busy so-called turmoil of life, under the most trying circumstances. Then life is not turmoil; it is quiet, contemplative, and compulsive."

"The moment you say wholeheartedly, with reverence and deep meaning, that God is in this Holy Temple and know that this temple is your pure body, just as you present it, and as you truly stand today; that you, the true Christ, live one with God right within this temple; and that your exalted body is a holy abiding place, a whole and all-inclusive abode; you are an energizer, an all-including and outpouring vessel for this true and divine principle to flow through. Then you pour out more and more of the God which you are and which you love."

JESUS
The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

Stay on the path until the goal is reached... that goal is spiritual
enlightenment to unite the conscious mind with the Soul.

The Light of Enlightenment
[Actual experience of illumination.]

Allow me to briefly review the real crux of Eastern and I Western versions of the path to spiritual enlightenment:

Preparation. Exercises and techniques are spelled out and quite specific." Most call for rigid austerity and self-denial, divorcing oneself from pleasures and temptations of worldly involvement. Seclusion and as much silence as possible is recommended. Preparations can take a lifetime, be done in stages, or happen quickly. It depends entirely on the one involved. [And the Grace of God]

Breakthrough. The actual moment when spiritual energy "enters-in" or "bursts-out" is physical in the sense that bodily sensations are felt. Invariably, these will involve physical movement such as swaying, jerking, swinging, spinning, whirling, or rocking. That moment of breakthrough can be positive, negative, or both, as exemplified by the effects which follow.

Some positive ones: a sense of total freedom, the ability to "fly," ecstasy, euphoria, loss of body weight, floating, screaming for joy, dancing, laughter spasms, heightened sensations of every possible kind, feeling engulfed by love-warmth-peace-happiness.

Some negative ones: a feeling of pain, nausea, fainting, headache or coma, temporary blindness or deafness, sobbing, temporary paralysis, sweating, high fever, inability to eat, drink, or remember. Usually, such a breakthrough will be accompanied by sounds such as popping, snapping, cracking, exploding, a wind rushing by, singing or music of some kind.

The actual illumination that happens is as symbolic in content as the breakthrough itself was physically literal. This illumination usually takes on the form of a scenario (similar to near-death scenarios) that may or may not be preceded by geometric, color, or light abstractions. History abounds with records of such occurrences.

After-effects. The degree to which these are present depend on the impact the breakthrough experience had on the individual involved. After-effects can be immediate but several years usually pass before all are noticed. The most common are simple/direct mannerisms which appear childlike, a glow to the skin and a twinkle to the eyes, a charm that attracts, a sense of confidence and control.

A detached yet loving behavior, the presence of "knowing" or gnosis, increased psychic abilities (often referred to as "Gifts of the Spirit"), loss of relevance for time or space, senses heighten and expand, needs and wants usually lessen while a joyful attitude of service to others increases.

These people invariably become more moral and energetic. At first, there is usually much doubt, which can be accompanied by long periods of depression and soul-searching as the individual sorts out what happened. Understanding and a sense of meaning become paramount. These people are usually labeled insane by culturally advanced societies but revered by underdeveloped ones. Continued growth.

All sacred traditions make it clear illumination is only a beginning, an initial break­through to higher states of consciousness. Other breakthroughs are expected, though seldom are they as dramatic as the first. Growth continues in levels or stages, sometimes referred to as "initiations," until full spiritual attainment is reached.

DEAR LORD
YOUR WILL
NOTHING MORE
NOTHING LESS
NOTHING ELSE

In Search of Cosmic Consciousness

Richard Maurice Bucke, a medical professional, began a rigorous research project on the subject of enlightenment finally narrowed his study to fifty cases he believed to be genuine. These people seemed to have another kind of consciousness. They appeared to operate on a higher, more spiritual level of mind. He called this shift of mind "cosmic consciousness."

Of the fifty original cases in his study, he ascertained fourteen of them had attained spiritual enlightenment, the remaining thirty-six were in various stages of partial development. His book was published under the title Cosmic Consciousness. It was intended as a review of his research; but as time passed, it became recognized as a pioneering effort that established spiritual enlightenment as an ongoing, progressive force throughout humanity and all rather than a static event for the selective few. Needless to say, his work was revolutionary.

In describing the pattern of growth, illumination, and aftermath of what he feels constitutes a "cosmic" person, he also described what appeared to me to be the universal experience, of the average near-death survivor. So striking, in fact, were the correlations between his research and mine that I was both surprised and intrigued. Let me show you what I mean.

First of all, this is what he calls the universal pattern of breaking through into cosmic consciousness:

1. The subjective light.
2. The moral elevation.
3. The intellectual illumination.
4. The sense of immortality.
5. The loss of the fear of death.
6. The loss of the sense of sin.
7. The suddenness, instantaneousness of the awakening.
8. The previous character of the person — intellectual,
moral, and physical.
9. The age of illumination.
10. The added charm of the personality so that men and women are strongly attracted to the person.
11. The transfiguration of the subject of the change as seen by others when the cosmic sense is actually present.

Now, let us take a better look at this pattern and Dr. Bucke's explanation (not exact quotes — edited for brevity):

1. The subjective light. This brilliant, blinding flash was sometimes described as rose colored or as a flame but in most cases no color was given. He noted that in many cases the entire environment surrounding the individual involved would expand in size and brightness, and colors would take on unearthly hues and brilliance.

2. The moral elevation. Without exception once illumination had ceased, the individual involved would become extremely and unusually moral and upright, shunning forever any temptation to judge or criticize another, or be less than honest and fair, or to in any way take advantage of another. In a majority of cases, the individual refused to marry, feeling a greater duty and service to God and humanity.

3. The intellectual illumination. During the experience all things are made known, all knowledge is given, all secrets of the universe are revealed. The individual feels no weight, is overwhelmed by total and complete love, often encounters glowing Beings who give instructions, the "Word of God" is seen or felt, the one­ness of all things is shown. The experience is compared to being reborn, a union of the soul with God.

4. The sense of immortality. Thinking is replaced by knowing. The individual comes to realize his or her divine identity and the fact that there is only life, life which varies by degree of vibration and ascension. This illumination brings the knowledge that salvation of any kind is not necessary, that we are all immortal and divine from "The Beginning," and that we are all gods in the making, Co-Creators with The One God.

5. The loss of the fear of death. Death loses all meaning and relevance. The individual now knows death does not end anything. Some individuals explained that death is like a birth into another plane or level of life, and that birth into this plane is like death from the other; that death itself is nothing but a change of awareness.

6. The loss of the sense of sin. With the experience comes an understanding of evil as simply good misused, that all things are good in God's eyes and there is no evil. Some individuals spoke of the potential for misusing good as being present in everyone, that we are all capable of anything we choose.

7. The suddenness, instantaneousness of the awakening. Although some of the people involved were actively seeking enlightenment or "Baptism of the Holy Spirit," the actual moment of illumination was always unexpected and quite sudden, as if in a flash. Some remained in that state for minutes or hours, while others were transfixed overnight or for several days.

8. The previous character of the person—intellectual, moral and physical. Most experiencers were morally: upright and unusually intelligent to begin with and often had strong bodies and strong wills. There were several who were more sickly and died young, but most went on after their illumination to live long, productive lives. Some of these people seemed born with genius but expanded their abilities far more afterwards, and went on to excel in many fields.

9. The age of illumination. In all cases the event came when the person was more mature, usually between thirty-three and forty-two years of age. Some had several breakthroughs, and all went on to experience revelation after revelation once their initial illumination was complete. The majority of cases experienced their break throughs in springtime, early summer, or the first few months of the calendar year.

10. The added charm of the personality so that men and women are strongly attracted to the person. Illuminated individuals become so magnetic that other people and animals are drawn to them. They seem to have divine protection and can walk where no other dares without danger. Their countenance affects people instantly. They do not pass unnoticed and are not forgotten. Animals are at ease in their presence.

11. The transfiguration of the subject of the change as seen by others when the cosmic sense is actually present. There was a marked change in appearance of each person afterwards. They would seem to glow and have a light around them. All were somehow physically changed, as if they had become another person. Their faces looked different. They seemed to be more of themselves, greater somehow.

Bucke went on to say that the vast majority of people he studied turned their backs on wealth afterwards, often adopting a plain, casual, or informal dress but always clean. These people were no longer interested in convenience, impressing anyone, or making it in business. Many took up a kind of ministry or had a compelling desire to write.

Bucke makes it very clear none of these people were poor and all could have easily lived otherwise if they had so chosen, but they preferred instead the company of plain folk and simple pleasures. Yet each had grand, heroic ideas and idealism, often achieving their goals to the amazement of all.

In further describing the aftermath, Dr. Bucke states each person underwent a time of solitude and seclusion after illumination that was filled with doubt and confusion. In many cases, individuals were obviously disoriented and physically pained from what had happened and from their own inability to resume life "as always."

He went on to describe perfectly all seven major after-effects experienced by near-death survivors.

He noted that in every case, each person wound up leaving the organized church of their time. Some went on to initiate new religions, as with Jesus and Buddha and Mohammed, while others began to live out a more just and moral lifestyle based on personal example.

Every single person was judged insane by their peers at the time and some are still classified as insane on historical documents of that era even though each more than proved the worth and the value of enlightenment. All of them experienced paranormal phenomena and psychism. Every one of them became childlike, innocent, and trusting, even to the point of appearing somewhat stupid. Each found inner happiness and came to love solitude; their eyes twinkled and their temperament mellowed. [From, Coming Back to Life by Phyllis Atwater]

I am on the path, working toward spiritual enlightenment by physical
and mental purity, fasting, raw food diet, few words, natural living,
good works, right thinking, and exhilaration of the mind
by following the guidance of the Inner Voice.

"I AM the Christ... I AM one with GOD.

Again, Happy New Year...
God bless you, and may peace be with you. Pete