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Tools For Conscious Awareness
Newsletter For
A Next Step...light center for emotional
healing
Vol. 85 - October, 2007
In Truth, Simplicity, Love and Service
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FEATURES:
BBL-VFF BREATH MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE
TEN MILLION CLICKS FOR PEACE
ADHERE TO ONE PRINCIPLE
DO YOU GIVE A DARN?!
NO PROBLEMS HERE, ONLY MYSTERIOUS BLESSINGS
I WALK IN AND OUT OF MANY WORLDS
ACCESSING YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE
HAVING NO FEAR OF DEATH
DONT WEEP AT MY GRAVE
BREATH QIGONG: TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY OF NEGATIVITY
SURRENDER BOX
A COOL BABAJI STORY
THIS AIN'T NO COUNTRY CLUB
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How you have toiled,
Life after life,
Pressing into painful labor
Your body and your mind and your words.
It is time to stop.
Now!
-Ashtavakra Gita 10:8
From The Heart of Awareness: A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita,
by Thomas Byrom, 1990. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications,
Inc., Boston.
www.shambhala.com
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Blessings to you Beloveds. Happy, happy Autumn Juice to you. As we begin this season
of changes, may we be in Gratitude for the many folks, gifts and experiences
that Grace our Lives.
May God -Goddess support us in Letting Go of our conditioned rational mind,
Trusting enough to Get Out of the Way, to Find our real Senses directing us.
Our Intent for this months World Peace Breath Meditation was WE ARE WILLING
TO LET GO OF CONTROL, GET OUT OF THE WAY, COME TO OUR SENSES AND AWAKEN AS ONE.
Please join us the first Sunday of each month. We gather at 3 pm Rocky
Mountain Time. We take time to create an Intent, then breathe using BBL-VFF
breath/meditation. We usually have a fabulous baked goodie afterward. You
can join us wherever you are with BBL - VFF breath/ meditation. Bursting the
Body Light - Violet Flame of Forgiveness. Victory to us! Jai Ma!
**Our next World Peace breath meditation: Sunday October 7th, 2007 / Using
BBL-VFF Breath Meditation to INTENT WORLD PEACE where there is willingness.
Please join us from wherever you are.
**To learn the first part of Bursting the Body Light-Violet Flame of
Forgiveness, go to the opening page of www.anextstep.org and click on
free offer, put your email address, submit and we will send it to you
free of charge.
To learn both breath meditations and support this light center, purchase
it thru the website or send a us a money order for $54 and we will email
it to you-make sure to send us your email address.
The Millions Clicks for Peace
http://www.tenmillionclicksforpeace.org
Recommended by David (david@earthsong2012.org.uk) who wrote: "You've got to
see what these guys are doing to create world peace. It makes so much sense,
and they're already endorsed by Arun Gandhi, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Jack
Canfield, and Deepak Chopra. They've got a realistic plan that puts the power
of peace in our hands, so I just joined them. I hope you will too...
Those who come here should not be lazy. You must be prepared to work.
I want very much that everybody be brave, active and hard working. Never
lose courage. Because you have taken this birth, you must seek achievement.
And to be successful you must work hard. The world requires fortitude.
Become courageous and lead others to courage.
As you have known for some time, the world will change. The lazy person
is a burden to the world. That is why I tell you to work hard and have
others do the same. There was only one Christ but through Him many have
been transformed. Do not think there will be many Christs, Ramas or
Krishnas. Throughout history it has taken only one determined man to
lead others and change the world.
Times will change, so you must resolve in your hearts to be industrious
and courageous. Those who are strong like iron are fit to flourish. To
become strong does not mean to become harsh and heartless. To become
strong means to grow beyond pleasure and pain: beyond heat and cold.
The creation is vast and there are many doctrines. Adhere to one principle
- that of Truth, Simplicity and Love. Live in Truth, Simplicity and Love
and practice Karma Yoga.
Full text of Babaji's Teachings at www.babaji.net, under Teachings menu.
Are you a part of the silent majority? Do you care about what is
happening? Are you doing anything about it within your own personal life?
Kel wrote a response to Jean Hudon about peoples reactions to his newsletter
earthrainbow.net Jean responded with the following:
Thanks a LOT Kelly for your most interesting comment now included
in my next compilation. I seldom get any feedback from subscribers
as 99% of them remain seemingly passive and silent. So it is good to
hear from you.
Love and blessings to you
Jean
Curiously enough about 99% of our readers do not respond to our
newsletter either. Why do you think this is?
Below is Kelleys email to Jean:
Thank you, Jean, for Earthrainbownetwork newsletter. I always take
the time to go through it...sometimes I read a lot of it, sometimes
I do not.... However there are always awesomely good articles/stuff
in it...
With regards to people being shocked by the contents, I say good. I
feel like people need a little shock simply to wake up and/or to be
reminded there is personal work to do. Unfortunately, many people tend
to be so very asleep that the horror and terror movies sell the most
tickets because it takes that for these people to feel anything. This
is why main steam news, be it print or radio or t.v., will continue to
put out the most horrendous pictures, stories and footage.
Those people who (think they) are in control spend a lot of money and
time to keep many people asleep and insecure...so that these same
controllers can be there for them. This allows the sleepers to successfully
pretend to feel safe and loved. I remind myself daily that this is so,
every time I see a sticker supporting any aspect of our present regime
and its insanity.
And this is what I know,
1.) Mother Goddess IS in control.
2.) Ignorance is not bliss, it is slavery.
3.) I can only change myself and if I am not changing my programs/tapes
in my subconscious then I have only myself to blame.
4.) I am the only person responsible for MY freedom, MY sovereignty
and My peace of mind. And no one can take that away from me unless I
give my authority away. A government cannot "give" me freedom. Freedom
cannot be fought for. Freedom is a personal experience. If a person
feels that the freedom they wish to have is not available where they
live, then move.
And yes, there are a large number of people who do not want this
responsibility. There are even failings of this in our currency,
the medical system, our drivers license and every form of "license"...
and in most of our present governments/religions/state and many corporations.
We live in a nation where our personal authority has been given away
decades ago. However, I am choosing to let go of control and be in
charge of my life. Moving those tapes/programs that do not support my
aliveness, my freedom , my sovereignty.
I release the need to interact with any and all authorities outside
of myself and I replace this with the loving Light of Source... I
AM my own free agent.
Thanks Jean...and do rave/love on.
In Truth, Simplicity and Love,
Rev. Dr. Kelley Elkins
'Nam 1970-71.
There is a famous Chinese story of an old farmer who had an old horse
for tilling his fields.
One day the horse escaped into the hills and, when all the farmer's
neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer
replied, "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?"
A week later the horse returned with a herd of wild horses from the
hills and this time the neighbors congratulated the farmer on his
good luck. His reply was, "Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?"
Then, when the farmer's son was attempted to tame one of the wild
horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought
this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, "Bad
luck? Good luck? Who knows?"
Some weeks later the army marched into the village and conscripted
every able-bodied youth they found there. When they saw the farmer's
son with his broken leg they let him off. Now was that good luck?
Bad luck? Who knows? In this story the Chinese farmer could have
labeled the horse escaping or his son breaking his leg as problems.
Instead he kept his mind off of labeling, and just accepted what had
happened as a possible blessing.
This story clearly illustrates how nothing is actually a problem.
Everything the farmer experienced was perfect in its own way, and
indeed did bless his life. The farmer just remained open to discovering
what the Universe was blessing him with next. You are always being
blessed by the Universe, even if you don't know it.
There is a divine plan that is so much vaster than we could ever
know or fully comprehend. "Become more and more innocent, less
knowledgeable and more childlike. Take life as fun - because that's
precisely what it is!"
~Osho
When you live from a problematic mindset, you automatically lower
your ability to manifest because all you are looking at is what
isn't working. Let's say that you want to manifest a new car.
Your old way of operating may have included thoughts like, "I want
this car, but I have a problem. I don't have the money to get one."
This is the typical problematic mindset in action. It jumps right to
focusing on the problem which closes off your imagination, possibility
thinking, and your manifesting vibration. This makes it pretty darn
impossible to actually manifest that new car!
The awesome news is that in a few minutes you can shift to a more
empowering manifesting mindset.
Be curious and look at how this current "blocked" financial situation
could be a blessing in disguise. Perhaps this is exactly what your soul
signed up for in order that you could prove to yourself and the world what
a powerful manifestor you actually are.
"The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words
return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy."
~Florence Scovel Shinn
The good news is that there are no problems in your life or anyone
else's life. There are only situations that arise that the mind
labels as bad or undesirable. You've been hypnotized to believe
that you have problems in your life to solve. In fact, the mind
is obsessed and only sees problems everywhere. The moment something
is not going our way, the mind decides that THIS is a problem and MUST
be solved.
The truth is that "problems" don't really exist. There is just a
way of seeing the world which had been programmed into us from a
very tender age. What in fact may be a problem often turns out
to be a mysterious blessing in disguise! The truth is that everything
is perfect as it is. If we can just see the bigger picture, a more
Universal, soul-based perspective on our life, our planet and reality,
then it all makes perfect sense. We just can't always see the perfection
of a given situation because of this limited, narrow focused ego mind.
All you get to do is open up and relax so that you can receive the
abundance that is already present in your life, and in the Universe.
"Our task in life must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of
compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in
its beauty."
~Albert Einstein
This week, when something happens to you that your mind labels as a
"problem, stop yourself from going down that old beaten path of trying
to fix the problem. Instead, acknowledge that what has happened is
perfect in some mysterious way because it has happened. Imagine that
it is a divine blessing trying to teach you to "see" your own ego
controller mechanism. Then thank the Universe for the experience
and consciously open up to the Universe. Say to yourself, "Wow,
this has happened and now I can't wait to find out the mysterious
blessing behind it!"
Before long, your mind will start to see every potential problem as
a future blessing everywhere you go. Then, there will come a day
when magically you will NEVER see a problem again. All of your problems
will have truly disappeared. You will see that all along the entire
Universe was with you, by your side, assisting and conspiring with you
to manifest what you heart truly desires.
Shift into a magical mindset by doing the 8 Habits Manifesting Routine
in our 90 Day Manifesting Program! Download it instantly at:
www.ManifestingVibration.com
Listen to a powerful story about how our manifesting program can
transform your life and create a magical mindset at:
www.EnlightenedBeings.com/testimonials/Pat.mp3
Many blessings to you,
Margot Zaher & Jafree Ozwald
www.EnlightenedBeings.com
In my mind are many dwellings. Each of the dwellings
we create ourselves - the house of anger, the house of
despair, the house of self pity, the house of
indifference, the house of negative, the house of
positive, the house of hope, the house of joy, the
house of peace, the house of enthusiasm, the house of
cooperation, the house of giving. Each of these houses
we visit each day. We can stay in any house for as
long as we want. We can leave these mental houses any
time we wish. We create the dwelling, we stay in the
dwelling, we leave the dwelling whenever we wish. We
can create new rooms, new houses. Whenever we enter
these dwellings, this becomes our world until we leave
for another. What world will we live in today?
Creator, no one can determine which dwelling I choose
to enter. No one has the power to do so, only me. Let
me choose wisely today.
For the last 35 years, I have been working with individuals, couples
and families, as well as business relationships. I have 8 published
books on relationships and healing, some of them best-sellers. In
the first half of my career, I worked as a traditional psychotherapist,
and was not happy with the results. In the last 18 years I have worked
with a process called Inner Bonding, which is a powerful six step
psychological and spiritual healing process. I discovered that there
is no real healing without a personal connection with a source of
spiritual guidance.
Everyone in recovery - whether from alcohol, drugs, food, spending,
gambling, sex, TV, codependency, or any other addiction - knows that
they cannot heal without a connection with their Higher Power, yet
for many, this connection is illusive. It is a common experience for
me to work with people who have been in Twelve Steps for years yet
still don't have a direct, personal experience of their Higher Power.
All of us want a direct line to our spiritual Guidance. We need this
help in maintaining abstinence and taking responsibility for ourselves.
We want to know what is in our highest good, what is the right
decision in different situations, how to set appropriate boundaries,
and how to manifest what we want.
It is the birthright of each of us to have a direct line to God,
whatever God is for you. Yet few of us have learned how to do this
at will on a daily basis. Surprisingly however, it is not hard to do.
The spiritual realm exists at a higher frequency than we do here
on the physical plane of Planet Earth. In order to access the
spiritual realm, we need to know how to raise our "frequency".
One way to understand "frequency" is to imagine a room filled
with people who are sharing love and joy with each other. This
room has a feeling of lightness--a high frequency--whereas a room
filled with angry, tense people has a feeling of heaviness--a low
frequency.
So, how do we raise our frequency? There are numerous things you
can do to help yourself raise your frequency, but none of them
will work unless you have the intent to learn with Spirit about
loving yourself and others.
Our intent is the most powerful tool we have for raising our
frequency. There are only two possible intents in any given moment:
to learn with God/Spirit about loving yourself and others, or to protect
against your pain and avoid responsibility for your feelings. When our
intent is to protect and avoid we seek to control - through our various
addictions - our feelings, others' feelings and behavior, and the
outcome of things. When our intent is to learn, we seek to take
responsibility for our own feelings and behavior by discovering
what we may be thinking or doing that is unloving to ourselves and
others, and what would be loving.
You can try many methods of raising your frequency, from prayer to
meditation to chanting, but if your intent is to protect instead of
learn, none of these will do any good at all. The reason is that when
the intent is to protect against pain, we close our heart so as not to
feel whatever we are feeling. God cannot come through a closed heart.
We are each given free will when we come to this planet. This means
that we get to choose our intent - to be open or closed, loving or
unloving, protected against pain or taking responsibility for our
feelings. While the love that is God is all-powerful, it cannot come
into a closed heart. Just as the air you breathe cannot come into
your lungs until you take a breath, the love, power and wisdom that
is God cannot enter your being until you choose the intent to learn
about loving.
When you have a true, pure intent to learn, your frequency automatically
raises. None of the actions I suggest below will raise your frequency
without this intent. However, once you have this intent, the following
actions can help to further raise your frequency.
Move into your imagination. Your imagination is a gift from God.
When you move into your imagination, you raise your frequency and tap
into the source of your creativity and inspiration. Our willingness to
move into and trust our imagination is essential to being able to connect
with our personal spiritual Guidance When you first begin to utilize your
imagination to increase your frequency and connect with God, you might
feel as if you are just using your imagination to make things up. However,
as you take the risk of trusting what you think you are "making up," you
will discover that it really is coming through you from God rather than
from you.
Keep your body clear. Your body is an energy system. If your body's
energy is clogged with drugs, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sugar, heavy
foods, lots of food or foods contaminated with pesticides, preservatives,
artificial sweeteners or any of the thousands of chemicals that are added
to foods, your frequency is lowered.
Pray. Sincere prayers of gratitude and asking God for help in healing
all blocks to loving can raise your frequency.
Chant. Repetitive prayers, chants and mantras can open you to higher
frequencies, as can singing in general.
Dance. Rapid repetitive movement, such as Native American drumming
dances, may open you to higher frequencies.
Spend time in nature. The frequency of a city is far lower than the
frequency of nature. Being among trees and flowers, near a river,
creek or lake, at the ocean, in the desert, or on a mountain can
all raise your frequency.
Listen to classical or spiritual music.
Do creative, artistic activities. Moving into your creative
imagination raises the frequency.
Use incense or do "smudging." Incense has been used for centuries
to raise the frequency and invite spiritual connection. "Smudging"
is using the smoke from various dried plants such as sage, pine, cedar
and lavender to clear the energies in a room and raise the frequency.
Smudging has been used for thousands of years by indigenous peoples
throughout the world.
Lighting candles. Candlelight, too, has been used for thousands of
years to clear the air and raise the frequency.
If you get into the habit of asking yourself throughout the day, "What
is my intent? Am I trying to control something, or is my deepest desire
in the moment to learn about loving myself and others?", you will begin
to understand intent. This will eventually lead you into hearing,
feeling, and seeing your personal spiritual Guidance.
Margaret Paul, Ph.D. is the best-selling author and co-author of eight
books, including "Do I Have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By You?" She is
the co-creator of a powerful self-help, 6-step emotional and spiritual
healing process called Inner Bonding. Learn Inner Bonding now! Visit
her web site for a FREE Inner Bonding course:
http://www.innerbonding.com
or
mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com
Death, leaving the body is nothing to fear. By mastering astral
projection, death can be done consciously, at any time, whenever
one chooses. We dont have to destroy the body with dis-ease to
earn the right to die. Every night when we sleep, we experience
a little death and dreams are often astral travels. With
meditation, death loses its mystery and becomes our servant.
We can choose to die or not to die. It doesnt have to be painful
or traumatic.
However, there are immortal yogis who have maintained their
bodies for thousands, even millions of years. And some who have
mastered transfiguration, can come and go at will.
They teach that although we deserve a rest when it is needed,
that indeed we can grow in Wisdom more efficiently with a body.
Furthermore, since Spirit, Mind and Form is all there is in
Heaven as well as on Earth, then Heaven is not necessarily a
better place.
Since God is all there is, it is not necessary to go anywhere
to experience perfection and a better life. God is here with
us now.
Belief in the inevitability of death is not only false, but
unnecessary to enlightenment and happiness. In fact, believing
in the inevitability of Life is better for your physical,
emotional and mental health.
Do you fear Living more than death?
In Truth, Simplicity and Love,
Leonard Orr
.
Physical Immortality is not mysterious. It is the decision to be
fully alive in the present moment of now. It is focusing on Life.
It is questioning the inevitability of death. To learn more go to:
www.RebirthingBreathwork.com
or email: rebirthing108@yahoo.com
Do not stand at my grave and weep; I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die.
Dennis Lewis' article, which appeared in the summer issue of The
Empty Vessel, is now available on our website. Here is a
passage from the article:
"In transforming negativity, we first need to observe the
negativity clearly and sincerely. This means we need to really
sense impartially where in the body we actually feel it, which
will happen quite spontaneously as we follow our breath as I
have described. As we open ourselves to following and listening
in this way, the awareness that we are at our deepest levels
will enable us to take note of the habitual, yet often unconscious
stories we tell ourselves when our negativity appears and is
about to be expressed.
This is important because it is our belief in and identification
with these stories that support the negative emotions we are
feeling, emotions that are stealing our attention and energy
and keeping us imprisoned in our self-image, what we habitually
call "myself." When the stories are seen clearly, we can ask
ourselves, for instance, is this story that I am telling myself
now about why my negativity is justified really true? Who would
I be without this story? In asking ourselves these crucial
questions and listening to the answers that appear from the
silence, we begin to connect with more of the whole of ourselves,
and our negativity is seen in an entirely new light."
Copyright 2006 by Dennis Lewis
To read the entire article, go to:
http://www.authentic-breathing.com/breath_qigong.htm
You can subscribe to "The Empty Vessel: A Journal of Daoist Philosophy
and Practice" at:
http://www.abodetao.com
Write out your worry or concern on a 3 x 5 card. Here's an example:
"Dear God I'm having a difficult time communicating with my boss
about my job responsibilities. I need a new way to open up the
dialogue between us and I feel stuck. Everything I've tried hasn't
worked. I am surrendering this concern to you and ask for divine
guidance to bring about a positive result."
Summarize your concern with a question. "How can I communicate more
effectively with my boss?"
Close your eyes and go to a place of peace inside you. Take a few slow
deep breaths until you feel your energy begin to shift. Call God to
you. Imagine being in the presence of incredible love, light and wisdom.
Repeat the concern that you've written on the card. Ask your question.
Listen for any words, feelings, images or sudden insights. Maintain a
respectful silence, allowing any wisdom to emerge into your consciousness.
Sometimes a new option will emerge out of the quiet. When you feel ready,
imagine placing this concern in a bubble of light. See it being released
into the universe. Know that you will receive further information to
help you resolve this issue.
Place your card in a box and place it on a shelf where you will see it
frequently. I have my box decorated with the words "Surrender" on it.
When you find yourself beginning to worry about this issue at any point
in the day or night, remind yourself that you have let go of this
concern and that you will receive guidance to resolve the problem.
As you listen for guidance on a daily basis you'll find yourself being
given one step at a time. The answer may come through an inspired idea,
a dream, a fleeting insight for new directions. When you consistently
look within, asking "What is the right course of action?" or "What
path should I take?" you will be rewarded with wise divine guidance.
It will always be there gracing your steps through life. You will
find that your fear begins to drop away and you'll move forward with
confidence in all your endeavors.
Go with what your inner guidance directs you to do. Sometimes this
takes faith and courage. Begin with small steps. As you continue to
trust this insight, you will come to understand that your life is
on purpose and your mission is unfolding. There truly is invisible
intelligence leading and guiding you to a more peaceful and
harmonious life.
--- shared by Lynn Robinson - author of Divine Intuition
Hi Marge,
Its been a while since I have written you and I want to send all
of my love and Steves on your new home with your son and wish
you lots of happiness and good earthly vibrations all around you
and may you help all of the people that come to you in Love Peace
and harmony.
I have not written very much of late, because I fell and broke my
arm about 3 inches down from the top of the shoulder. I tripped
on our pier as I was walking down to go fishing and when I lay there,
I said, OK Babaji, what is this about?
I went to the hospital and saw my X-rays and the break was right
across the bone. Very neat! A week later I went to an orthopedic
doctor and he took some more X-rays and said to come back in a week
in case I have to put a pin in it to hold it in place. He put
it in a sling.
I went back again the next week. (Now this is after 2 weeks)
and he said, Judging from your last X-ray, we may have to do
surgery, but lets take another X-ray to be sure. After the
X-ray he came back into the room and said to the nurse, are we
looking at the correct arm? The nurse said yes, she broke the
left arm. The doctor said, Well, it is all healed, I cant
understand it. I looked at the X-ray myself and couldnt find
the break.
The doctor didnt know what to say. He looked at me and said,
What did you do? I said in my mind, thank you, Babaji! The
doctor said to keep the sling on and open and close your fist as
an exercise.
I went back in 2 weeks and he took another X-ray and said that it
looked wonderful, just keep the sling on and do a couple more simple
exercises and Ill look at again in 3 weeks. I came home and took
the sling off for good and started doing everything with my arm again.
I went back again without the sling this Thursday and he said that he
knew that I would do that because I had healed so quickly, it is
unbelievable. I said, thanks Babaji. He told me that I didnt
have to come back and what was my secret to healing so quickly.
I just smiled and said, thank you doctor for all of your help and
at the same time wondering what he had done.
Well that is my story about Babaji, who is my Love, my Life and my
Spirit and all of me. I wanted to tell you my little story.
Love you,
ONS Marian
(if anyone needs my help and Babaji's, let them get in touch!)
alchent01@earthlink.net
..
While this is a brilliant story, it says more about Marian
than about Babaji. Faith and Belief in ourselves and our
connection with Source is what heals us.
When Kelley and I went to Abadiana, Brazil to be with the
throngs that go to see John of God
the message was clear. While
John of God has 33 or more beings of light working thru him
John
says it is not he who heals
it is God. When we believe and trust
Source implicitly, we surrender and are able to experience healing
and miracles.
Before those of us in the West began going to see John of God for
healing, the rate of miracles performed was about 80-90 percent.
Once westerners began showing up, the rate of healing dropped to
20-30 percent.
When Kel and I went to Lloyd, Florida to work with Dr. Willard Fuller
who has performed countless miracles (usually in the dental realm),
none of our class experienced a visible healing. When a classmate
questioned Dr. Fuller about this, Kelley offered an idea. We who
have been blessed to be born in this country have so much given to
us that we take much for granted. Our self belief, appreciation,
gratitude and faith are not recognized or embraced in their fullness.
Lets grow our Faith and Belief in ourselves and what we an do and
be with Source, so that we may All experience the Miracles that are
now so very needed in our individual and global lives.
AND
.anyone can talk to Babaji
He lives in everyones heart
.open
to receive him.
"Earlier I was sure of so many things, now I am sure of nothing.
But I feel that I have lost nothing by not knowing, because all
my knowledge was false. My not knowing was in itself knowledge
of the fact that all knowledge is ignorance, that `I do not know'
is the only true statement the mind can make."
- Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
As students of A Course in Miracles, we're not any different from anyone
else. We have a right mind, and a wrong mind, and the power to choose
between them. That means sometimes we're jerks. Sometimes we lose
our tempers. Sometimes we get irritated and annoyed. Sometimes we
get anxious. Sometimes we're selfish. Sometimes we judge. If we
didn't do these things we wouldn't need the Course. We wouldn't
be here.
Being a Course student means never having to pretend like you're
perfect. So long as we think we are bodies and not the perfect Son
of God, this is where we start. At the beginning. Knee deep in the
mess we believe we have made. There's no sense in hiding or denying
what is in need of healing if we are, in fact, going to heal it. If
we are going to eventually re-awaken to our Perfection we've gotta
put first things first. We've gotta get down and dirty. If we don't,
we deny the access Jesus and the Holy Spirit need to help us undo
the mistaken sense of guilt we feel over the 'tiny mad idea'; the
thought of separation.
This Course is not about acting or pretending or appearing to be
anything at all. It's certainly not about appearing perfectly happy
or extra-special-spiritual; appearances are what we are seeking to
move beyond. This Course is all about looking at the content of our
mind. It is about true humility, rigorous self-honesty, and spiritual
authenticity - looking at the ugliness of our decision for the ego
with the love of Jesus, so that its unreality is recognized. It's a
hearty roll up your sleeves, git your old pants on, jump in the mud,
and take-a-good-look-at-whatcha-really-got-going-on-down-there-in-
your-mind kind of Course.
We're feral plumbers with silly grins. Our charge is to squirm around
under the sink with a big ol' wrench - twice as big as we need for the
job! - and unscrew that old, rusty pipe and take a good look at the
sludgy hairball that's had everything all clogged up for so long.
We're not looking for halfway solutions anymore, - we're tired of
things that don't work - we get straight to the blood and guts of
it. It's not a path for the faint of heart.
We're not the country club spiritualists watching the polo match
with pretty pink hats and white gloves, while sipping delicate little
glasses of sherry. We're not the suave stars on horseback with
fancy leather boots going for pologround glory. No, we're the
working stiffs in the back of the barn with a shovel mucking
things out until there's no mucking left to be done. We've got
calloused hands, sweat on our brow, and dirt under our fingernails.
Being an A Course in Miracles student isn't about looking spiritual,
it's about being spiritual. And that's often a dirty job. The Course
is an unpretentious, unequivocal, and uncompromising path that puts
us right in the thick of it. It ain't always pretty, looking at our
choice for the ego, but we aim to put in an honest day's work because
we finally want to get the job done right.
A CALL TO MOTHERS GRACE AND GIFTS
new book by Young Toni Delgado
Leonard Orr, Father of the Rebirthing Movement, says of this book:
It is a fantastically powerful book. All Rebirthers should own a copy.
Without a Divine Mother there is no Life. She is First Mover, She
is First Cause and Effect. Without Her Intent for Creation, no
Creation is feasible. She is the Womb of Creation. She is the
Originator, the Activator, the Place of Gestation, the Trusting
Parent who releases us into the Celebration of Life. Thru Her all
things are possible and all possibilities exist.
Mary Anna from Maui has this to say:
A Call to Those Who Want to Accept Grace
Toni Delgado has
masterfully 'mistressfully?!' organized the contents of A
Call to Mother's Grace and Gifts in such a way that it will
easily become one's Handbook. There is such...well-grace in her
writing. While reading her latest book, one will literally feel
the heart beating rapidly because one's body truly 'gets' what
she communicates so well or the heart beat becomes soft and
measured matching the breathing that permeates throughout the
book. The choice while reading is to become healthy or healthier
in mind, body and spirit. It's even better if one knows Toni and
has sat in her living room because her intonation, caresses, humor
and acceptance make the passages, the words come alive. If one has
not had the gift bestowed upon oneself of knowing Toni, after
reading this book, you will find yourself calling or emailing Toni
to thank her for her clarity, her compassion, her passion for life
and her part in making the world a
better place, one breath at a time. We are all called to know our
Mother and accept her grace and gifts. Toni lovingly with humor shows
us how in this gem of a book.
This book is a primer for healing the sum of ourselves. It offers
that healing our bodies, emotional mind, spirit, will, heart into
wholeness and Union with the One God is the Grace that Mother God--
The Mother of Everything offers to us.
This book is for those interested in the following:
The Feminine Divine, Womans Studies, Body-Mind-Spirit-Will-Heart,
Emotional Healing, Alternative Healing, Alternative Spirituality,
Creation Centered Spirituality, Emotional Release, Rebirthing,
Quantum Dynamics, Sacred Relationship, Higher Consciousness,
Higher Awareness, Wholeness and Wellness, Spiritual Purification.
To order your copy: send a money order to:
Toni Delgado
P.O. Box 429
Dona Ana, New Mexico 88032
Book is $20 plus $5 p/h in U. S. and $11 abroad
Please include your mailing and email address
Thank you
A Call to Mothers Grace and Gifts can also be ordered online at:
Iuniverse.com , amazon.com , barnesandnobel.com
**Sunday, October 7th, 2007 / Our Breath Meditation Intenting
World Peace using Bursting the Body Light-Violet Flame of Forgiveness.
We would like as many of you as live nearby to join us and those of you
afar to join us as well. The time is now to take action and be taking
action continuously for World Peace. It starts with us.
Join us the first Sunday of each month. We meet at
3pm Rocky Mt. Standard Time and breathe around 4pm.
It is an exquisite way to stop the chatterbox and have
our love intention impact on the Collective, the
Earth's Bodies and our bodies as well.
...............
Mother Father God I thank you for the Desire, the Hope
, the Faith, the Willingness and the Experience of
Loving You with all my Heart, all my Mind, all my Soul
and all my Strength, creating Perfect Gratitude,
Perfect Praise, Perfect Love, and Perfect Faith -
filling my heart with Songs Of Joy, Waters of Life and
Clothing of Light. I love you, I love you, I love you.
Amen.
...............
In Truth, Simplicity, Love and Service,
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om Peace
Young Toni Delgado and Young Kelley Elkins
A NEXT STEP.light center for emotional healing
P.O.Box 429
Dona Ana, New Mexico 88032
toni@anextstep.org
www.anextstep.org
505-382-8771
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Buy Toni's book: Dancing With Death Through Senility Into Eternality ...
http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?isbn=0%2D595%2D24442%2D4
Also amazon, barnesandnoble, borders.
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