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Tools For Conscious Awareness
Newsletter For
A Next Step...Light Center for Transformation and
Healing
Vol. 90 - March, 2008
In Truth, Simplicity, Love and Service
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From joshua
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There is only one reason
We have followed God into this world:
To encourage laughter, freedom, dance
And love.
~ Renderings of Hafiz ~
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FEATURES:
When we open our hearts in love instead of closing them in fear, we serve the
divine process. We are all powerful spirits who took form at this time in order
to serve our fellow humans, our planet, and the universe. As we find ways we
can serve, our fear dissipates. We may serve by remaining calm and loving with
our children and our families, even as the situation seems dark. We may serve
by sending money to people who need financial assistance. We may serve by going
out into the world and actively helping to rebuild lives. Regardless of what
actions we choose to take, the essential element will be the internal gesture
of choosing to remain in love. This is all that is needed.
(Daily OM)
We serve the world in the highest way by going within to heal and transform the
self that has forgotten that it is ONE with Creator-Creatrix.
Young Toni and Young Kelley
(Note: At this time, people in the ashram were putting most of their work hours
into digging out the side of a hill which is one of the "shoulders" of Mount
Kailash. They were cutting into the hillside and leveling the land to create a
large, level space to build temples, make a garden, and build cow barns and living
quarters.)
Thank you for the work, love, and sense of duty you have shown in moving the
mountain. This is a blessing for you and for your children. When your children
come-and I hope that they will - the things that you have done will be of benefit
to them.
www.babajispeaks. com
God comes to show us that we can literally move mountains within and without.
Goddess bless you Beloveds as Spring marches in. We had a most delightful
gathering for World Peace using the Bursting The Body Light Breath Meditation
this month. As we talked about what issues we were addressing in our individual
lives, we found that Surrendering, Trusting, Willingness, Acceptance, Abundance,
Flow came into and thru us as we allowed the mantra OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA dominate
our brain waves, our frequency, our lives
as we surrendered to this seed mantra
of Creation.
This sanskrit mantra OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA has many translations. Some are Truth,
Simplicity, Love / Lord, they will be done (recognize that your will is Not
separate from the will of God) / I surrender to God-Goddess / Infinite Being,
Infinite Intelligence, Infinite Manifestation.
Our Intent for World Peace for this month was: WE WILLINGLY SURRENDER
TO TRUST AND ACCEPT THE FLOW OF ABUNDANCE IN OUR LIVES THRU
OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA.
**Our next World Peace breath meditation: Sunday, April 6th, 2008 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.
If any of you wish to just make a donation to this Light Center, go to paypal
and send it to toni@anextstep.org Thank you from the bottom of our heart.
Water, you are my Lifeblood.
Earth, you are my Body.
Air, you are my Breath.
Fire, you are my Spirit.
Beautiful song sung by Carlos Jackson in the film, The Blue Butterfly. Carlos is
from the Bribri tribe of Costa Rica. The Bribris say that they are descended from
the butterfly. They are dedicated to preserving their land for their future
generations. Make certain to watch the DVD features when you buy or rent the
DVD--they are spectacular.
There is new hope. A new Nostradamus book has been found. It says that when the true
meaning of the Garden Trees is revealed, the Age of Truth will come.
The Two Trees
In the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve there were two special Trees. Do you remember
what they are called?
The tree of temptation was called the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The
Bible says that if Adam and Eve ate the fruit of this tree they would surely die.
Understanding the true meaning of this story is a matter of Life and Death. And yet
I have never in my life heard a sermon in any church that explained the true meaning
of this story.
Here is the true meaning of these trees and if you honor this meaning and practice
these simple truths, you will have the secret to Life, to success, and to personal
mastery.
The name of the second tree is The Tree of Life. To eat of this tree the Bible says,
gives us Everlasting Life. Since Adam, very few people have discovered the meaning
of this Tree.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is the Mind. It is the fruit of this Tree
that produces death in our thoughts, beliefs, and feelings. When we get trapped in
our thoughts, beliefs, and feelings we die. We cut ourselves our mind and body
off from the Source.
The Tree of Life is Life Itself the space between our thoughts, beliefs, and
feelings. The Tree of Life is the Energy evenly distributed throughout time and
space. It is the Eternal Spirit, God, Infinite Being. It is Life Itself.
To eat of the Tree of Life is to Live in the reality beyond the Mind, which is the
Source of the Mind and all things. It is the thinker. To bring our Mind into
harmony with our Divine Nature is Eternal Life.
Learning to live with Spirit Power instead of Mind Power or Physical Power.
Absolute Power is Perfect Rest.
When people are stuck in their Mind, the Spirit no longer strives with them.
To eat of the Tree of Knowledge is to be dependent upon the Mind and external
reality.
To eat of the Tree of Life is to be dependent only upon Infinite Eternal Spirit.
We have to Live in Spirit which is Love, Simplicity, and Truth. We have to learn
how to get our strength and power and peace and rest from Spirit rather than forcing
it with the mind and physical power.
This doesnt mean being lazy and sitting around meditating on a mantra. It means
using the mantra to motivate ourselves to move, and love, and be of service. Not
just running around doing nothing, but intelligent action grounded in wisdom and
joyous, creative artistic Self expression.
We can find ways of serving God, ourselves, others, and the planet in eco-friendly
ways that are designed to support high quality Life for everyone.
Since Pure Life exists in the space between all our thoughts and we have over 50,000
thoughts per day, we are involuntarily visiting our Source over 50,000 times per day.
But most people dont realize that this space is the Tree of Life. They are not aware
of their Divine Nature and do not build it into their self-esteem nor listen to it.
The ultimate True Religion is Silence.
In Perfect Silence there can be no argument; no doctrinal differences. There is only
unity and Oneness.
This Oneness can resolve all conflicts. Oneness can stop all wars.
Everything that exists is created by mind. But we are the Source of Mind and all
thoughts, doctrines, beliefs, and feelings. They all are optional and subject to
choice.
The purpose of conflicts are to expand our communication and raise us into higher
Truth until we dwell in Truth, Simplicity and Love which is Knowledge of Life Itself.
When we master our relationship to the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the
Tree of Life. We become the masters of our own Eternal Life and live in the Presence
of God.
However, in order to eat of the Tree of Life, we have to get past the flaming sword
and get back into the garden.
The flaming sword is the symbol for spiritual purification. What is this? Simple
spiritual practices with earth, air, water, and fire do the job.
Earth practices are vegetarian diet, regular fasting, a personal exercise system,
message, sound, (music, percussion, etc), and do work that we love -a career of loving
service.
Air practices are conscious energy breathing.
Water practices are bathing twice per day and being conscious of the quality of our
drinking water.
Fire purification is done by sitting with an open flame alone for 5 to 19 hours
while meditating on our energy body.
In addition to these simple practices, we have to watch the quality of those 50,000
thoughts per day and have harmony in all our relationships, in other words, to live
in love all the time.
Meditating on the names of God continually is the basic form of prayer which pulls
the Presence of God into our lives and raises the quality of our live into the
Presence of God. Think spiritual community!
Each of the above simple practices are scientific and self-validating and yield a
Life of Pleasure and Inspiration, even Bliss.
Tuesday, April 29th, 6:30-8:30 or so p.m.
Mountain View Market Coop
1300 El Paseo Road
Advance Tickets: $25 Coop members--must show I.D./ nonmembers $30 / $35 at door
Contact Toni Delgado at toni@anextstep.org or 575-382-8771
Make checks payable to Leonard Orr
Leonard Orr is a life-long student of self-transformation and body mastery, and
one of the pioneers of the New Age. He is a modern day yogi, visionary, teacher,
author, businessman, and leader in the fields of longevity and physical immortality.
Founder of the Rebirthing Breathwork Movement in 1974, he has been lecturing and
doing trainings all over the world for over 30 years. He has met 8 immortal yogi
masters so far and has been their devoted student for over 28 years. He is the
author of over 20 books. His unique ideas have healed and changed the lives of
millions worldwide.
Leonard's books including the inspiring and practical Breaking The Death Habit and
The New Rebirthing Book are available to buy the evening of his talk. The newly
published Biography of Leonard Orr Eternal Breath by Pola Churchill is also
available.
For more information on Leonard Orr please visit:
www.rebirthingbreathwork.com
I can find only three kinds of business in the universe: mine, yours, and God's.
(For me, the word God means "reality." Reality is God, because it rules.
Anything that's out of my control, your control, and everyone else's control
I call that God's business.)
Much of our stress comes from mentally living out of our own business. When I
think, "You need to get a job, I want you to be happy, you should be on time,
you need to take better care of yourself," I am in your business. When I'm
worried about earthquakes, floods, war, or when I will die, I am in God's business.
If I am mentally in your business or in God's business, the effect is separation.
Being mentally in your business keeps me from being present in my own. To think
that I know what's best for anyone else is to be out of my business and is the cause
of stress, anxiety and fear.
If you understand the three kinds of business enough to stay in your own business,
it could free your life in a way that you can't even imagine. The next time you're
feeling stress, ask yourself whose business you're in mentally, and you may burst
out laughing!"
--Byron Katie--
Loving What Is posted to Wisdom-l
by Mark Scorelle
There is an organization known as (Institute of Noetic Sciences IONS) where its
members from around the world have committed to be a part of upcoming changes
which is referred to as (The Shift) the following link is for your inspiration,
motivation and personal commitment.
http://www.consciou slifeexpo.com/general/shift.html
1st chorus:
When you look into a mirror,
Do you like whats looking at you?
Now that youve seen your true reflection,
What on Earth, are you going to do?
2nd chorus:
Find some inspiration.
Reach down deep inside of you.
Amend your situation
Yeah!
Your whole life is ahead of you.
Your whole life is ahead of you.
Remember the time you hung out with the boys now?
Remember the things you used to say?
Thought by now, youd be the president.
But after all there was yesterday.
2nd chorus:
Find some inspiration.
Reach down deep inside of you.
Amend your situation
Yeah!
Your whole life is ahead of you.
Your whole life is ahead of you.
Youve had time to go out into the world now,
But you chose to run away.
When people ask you what youre doing now,
You dont even know what to say.
2nd chorus:
Find some inspiration.
Reach down deep inside of you.
Amend your situation
Yeah!
Your whole life is ahead of you.
Your whole life is ahead of you.
You think your life is like a movie,
Where it all works out in the end.
I think your life is a like a desert.
Where does it go? Where does it end?
1st chorus:
When you look into a mirror,
Do you like whats looking at you?
Now that youve seen your true reflection,
What on Earth, are you going to do?
2nd chorus:
Find some inspiration.
Reach down deep inside of you.
Amend your situation
Yeah!
Your whole life is ahead of you.
Your whole life is ahead of you.
"Life is this simple. We are living in a world that is absolutely transparent,
and God is shining through all the time. This is not just a fable or a nice
story. It is true. If we abandon ourselves to God and forget ourselves, we see
it sometimes, and we see it maybe frequently. God shows Himself everywhere, in
everything in people and in things and in nature and in events. It becomes
very obvious that God is everywhere and in everything and we cannot be without
Him. It's impossible. The only thing is we don't see it."
Thomas Merton
(Listen up, folks! This is Tres Importante! ONS, M. This is all sent to me, but you
can join her list. She's a hoot!)
Dear Marge,
This month's Newsletter is going to be about the "Laughing Gap"! Yes, I said the
"laughing gap". I was reading an article in a magazine that said "Doctors tell
us that laughter is, in fact, the best medicine. Research shows that laughter
relieves stress and helps us to put our day-to-day problems in perspective.
Armed with this knowledge, you would think that we would be laughing our heads
off all the time, just to stay healthy. But a recent AARP study showed that the
average adult laughs only 15 or so times a day. Now get this: The average toddler
laughs 400 TIMES A DAY! Talk about a laugh gap. Maybe we could learn something
from our children, grandkids, and from children we see playing on the playground!"
Maybe it's time to start laughing your way to good health.
Marge ! Let me tell you a few things I do to keep myself laughing and smiling.
(I may embarrass myself here ... but what the heck ... I feel comfortable
sharing with you). Have you ever seen the TV show "Vegas"? Well, I love that
show and every time the Elvis song plays at the beginning of the show I get up
and dance (and sing)! Yes, dance and sing to a TV show theme song! My partner
starts laughing hysterically ... not AT me .. just WITH ME! :) I have a blast!
I also like to dance to commercials. I really make every attempt to take life a
little lighter and laugh a lot. I also have learned over the years to give myself
a break and not be so critical of myself. I embrace the mantra that "All is Well".
Now, if you are one of those people that finds it difficult to come even close
to a positive feeling or to break a smile every once and a while, what I want you
to do is listen to my seminar which you can access for free at www.MariaLesetz.com.
I understand that it
may be difficult to go from feeling depressed or angry to starting to laugh your
"you know what off". So, what you need to do is ALWAYS reach for a feeling of
relief. Find something that makes you feel just a little bit better in that moment.
That's all you need to do. And do it more often. Become aware of your emotions
and make an effort to reach for a better feeling.
Marge, I want you to know that your overall health and wellness is in your hands.
65% of how you age is up to you! Start by laughing more and finding the things
in life that make you FEEL better. Feel free to e-mail me at Maria@MariaLesetz.com
with your comments or thoughts on this topic. I always love to hear from you, Marge.
Warmly,
Maria C. Lesetz
Lovin' Life
Certified Life Coach
www.SeekOptimalWellness.com
Maria C. Lesetz, M.A.
Certified Life Coach
Lovin' Life
2050 Goodpasture Loop
Eugene, OR 97401
541-686-1326
www.MariaLesetz.com
www.RoadTrip2Wealth.com
Fear less, hope more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Hate less,
love more; And all good things are yours.
More on Optimism by some famous people...
- Hal Borland
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips it's turn.
- Lucille Ball
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged.
Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in
yourself.
- Robert Browning
My sun sets to rise again.
- Kahlil Gibran
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; they pessimist stares at the
thorns, oblivious of the rose.
- Helen Keller
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted
land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
- Martin Luther
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant
my apple tree.
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Light tomorrow with today.
- Winston Churchill
I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pessimism never won any battle.
Excerpt from what Amma once said about optimism.
Amma once said this to a heart-broken lady who had practically given up on
life.
"Amma knows it isn't easy to always be optimistic. You may ask, how is it possible
to be optimistic in the face of the many hardships and sorrows in life? It
is true that it's difficult - but by being pessimistic you move towards even
greater despair and darkness. All your strength and clarity of mind gets
dissipated, and in the darkness of pessimism you feel abandoned and isolated.
Optimism is the light of God. It is a form of grace which allows you to be much
more perceptive and to look at life with greater clarity.
Life and God are one and the same. You are God's child. God would never close
all the doors around you. His unlimited love and compassion would not allow Him
to be that cruel. God always keeps more than one door open. They may look as if
they are closed, but they have, in fact, been left slightly ajar. Just a mild
knock and they'll give way."
Amazing Symmetry Facts
You are what you eat, so eat well. A stupendous insight of civilizations past
has now been confirmed by today's investigative, nutritional sciences. They have
shown that what was once called 'The Doctrine of Signatures' was astoundingly
correct. It now contends that every whole food has a pattern that resembles a
body organ or physiological function and that this pattern acts as a signal or
sign as to the benefit the food provides the eater. Here is just a short list
of examples of Whole Food Signatures. Picture this mentally as you read the
description.
TOMATO-- A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four
chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.
GRAPES-- Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape
looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also
profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
WALNUT-- Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper
cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just
like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-
transmitters for brain function.
USDA Refuses to Recall "Comingled" Meat That Contains Beef from Westland Plant
Downer Cows
Dear NaturalNews / NewsTarget readers,
If you grind up 10 pounds of meat from a diseased cow and sell it, the USDA
says that's dangerous. But if you grind up 10 pounds of meat from a diseased
cow and mix it with one pound of meat from a non-diseased cow, the USDA says
that beef is perfectly safe to feed to schoolchildren! Fascinating logic,
huh? Today's feature story reveals the shocking truth about the USDA's
betrayal of the public and its beef recall hoax that only seeks to protect
the profits of beef industry companies.
Check out the February 22nd newsletter to find out more.
NaturalNews / NewsTarget Insider Alert (www.NaturalNews.com) newsletter
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, April 6th, 2008 / 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.
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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.
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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 Transformation and
Healing
P.O.Box 429
Dona Ana, New Mexico 88032
toni@anextstep.org
www.anextstep.org
575-382-8771
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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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