A quote from David Hawkins about acceptance and letting go of judgments:
"While it is obvious that there are many elements and forces in the world that are deleterious to human life and happiness, it is not necessary to hate or demonize them but instead to merely make appropriate allowances and avoid them. Thus, what was formerly demonized now appears to be more like bad weather, a tidal wave, or a force or nature to be reckoned with but not hated. Life survives not by hating lightning but by avoiding where it is likely to strike...By relinquishing emotionalized judgmentalism, the way is clear to enter into harmony and peacefulness as a consequence of the decrease of the pressure of emotionality." (Transcending Levels of Consciousness, p. 217-218)
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015
"I am Love and I am loved"
Michelle Longo O'Donnell says this often in "The God that We Have Created; The Basic Cause of All Disease"
I am Love and life loves me.
That is all I really need to know.
To paraphrase Michelle:
There is no need to use human effort to get our needs met because "It is the Fathers good pleasure to give us the Kingdom." It is not a matter or being worthy or unworthy. I am Love and I am loved not because of anything that I have done or not done. I am Love and I am loved because I am an expression of the Divine. My life is an expression of God, Since God created us out of Itself, why would God ever want to express Itself in anyway that is not perfect Love, Peace and Joy? Anything else that is showing up in our experience is an area of darkness that is awaiting the light.
Michelle suggests that the reason we experience disease, lack, limitation etc is because we are holding onto a sense of unworthiness and an idea of God as judgmental, conditional, punishing, revengeful. A Course in Miracles basically says the same thing.
It is hard to wrap one's head around the idea that we are completely and unconditionally worthy of pure Love, Peace, and Joy just because we are alive. It can be difficult to completely Surrender to the Divine and Trust that we will be loved, cared for, protected, guided, and blessed with Grace. However, Surrender is exactly what we must do if we want to move into a new way of Being.
We must Surrender our judgments, fears, resentments, hurts and limiting beliefs about ourselves and others. We must see beyond the ways that human beings often show up, and know that a Higher Truth and a Higher experience are possible.
There is an ocean of love waiting for us. As the musician Kirtana sings "Leave the world of mind (i.e., human effort) like sandals by the shore." Relax and let go and you will experience love as you have never imagined.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Easter week intentions
Easter represents the dying off of the old and the birth of new life. During this Easter week I ask myself what am I being asked to let go of? As I have sat with this question I recognize areas of my life where I have been holding onto expectations and trying to make things happen through the efforts of my ego. I also see how peace arises when I quiet my mind and focus on the stillness within.
When I truly accept 'what is happening now' and let go of trying to make things different, it is as if I have put down my weapons and shields and I become more accessible to Spirit. This is when transformation happens. This is when I find clarity, direction, and harmony...through the effort of Spirit not through my effort.
During this Holy week I will continue to notice when I am caught up in expectations, desires, planning and efforting versus when I am in a state of open receptivity to what is showing up. As I move into acceptance I will rest in the knowing that I am being taken care of and loved and nurtured by Divine Goodness and Grace.
I am in this world but I am not of this world therefore my good comes not through human effort but through Divine Will. I can let go and allow the new life that God intends for me to take root.
Sweet Blessings during this Easter week!
When I truly accept 'what is happening now' and let go of trying to make things different, it is as if I have put down my weapons and shields and I become more accessible to Spirit. This is when transformation happens. This is when I find clarity, direction, and harmony...through the effort of Spirit not through my effort.
During this Holy week I will continue to notice when I am caught up in expectations, desires, planning and efforting versus when I am in a state of open receptivity to what is showing up. As I move into acceptance I will rest in the knowing that I am being taken care of and loved and nurtured by Divine Goodness and Grace.
I am in this world but I am not of this world therefore my good comes not through human effort but through Divine Will. I can let go and allow the new life that God intends for me to take root.
Sweet Blessings during this Easter week!
Monday, March 23, 2015
Go with the flow
I love this quote by Michelle Longo O'Donnell:
Be still and silent, with the desire to feel the Presence of God. God is intelligence, wisdom, purpose, and direction, and is going in a particular flow. Get in that flow with a servant heart, and let God lead. Let God fulfill whatever purpose he has for you. When you go with the flow, your life is blessed.
Be still and silent, with the desire to feel the Presence of God. God is intelligence, wisdom, purpose, and direction, and is going in a particular flow. Get in that flow with a servant heart, and let God lead. Let God fulfill whatever purpose he has for you. When you go with the flow, your life is blessed.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
an expression of the One Life
When I live my life from ego rather than from Truth, I experience a lack of harmony, less joy and more struggle. Ego keeps me trapped in my head. I do not check in with my heart nor do I listen to a deeper wisdom that comes from Spirit.
Michelle Longo O'Donnell talks about letting go of the separate sense of self and tuning in to a deeper wisdom:
"Realizing that our life is not 'our own' but that we have been sent here with a definite purpose is the beginning of 'entering in.' This will cause us to give up any extreme sense of personal responsibility for our bodies (or finances or relationships...), and for the decisions we will need to make in our lives. We will have a sense of this life as being an expression of the One Life, and then as decisions come up, we will be able to pause and ask for counsel and wisdom and direction...an know that we will receive it." (The God That We've Created:The Basic Cause of all Disease, p. 189-190)
As I remember that God is all powerful and all good then I can let go of positionalities, desires, anxiety and worry, and any sense of personal responsibility. As Jesus said "It is not I but the Father within me that doeth the work." I rest with confidence, knowing that all of my needs are met.
When I notice that my ego is in control I remind myself that I am One with God. I move into the silence and listen for God.
Michelle Longo O'Donnell talks about letting go of the separate sense of self and tuning in to a deeper wisdom:
"Realizing that our life is not 'our own' but that we have been sent here with a definite purpose is the beginning of 'entering in.' This will cause us to give up any extreme sense of personal responsibility for our bodies (or finances or relationships...), and for the decisions we will need to make in our lives. We will have a sense of this life as being an expression of the One Life, and then as decisions come up, we will be able to pause and ask for counsel and wisdom and direction...an know that we will receive it." (The God That We've Created:The Basic Cause of all Disease, p. 189-190)
As I remember that God is all powerful and all good then I can let go of positionalities, desires, anxiety and worry, and any sense of personal responsibility. As Jesus said "It is not I but the Father within me that doeth the work." I rest with confidence, knowing that all of my needs are met.
When I notice that my ego is in control I remind myself that I am One with God. I move into the silence and listen for God.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
roll with the punches
I love this description of David Hawkin's level of consciousness that he termed "Neutrality":
"Energy becomes very positive at the level termed Neutral because of release from the positionalities of the lower levels...Taking dualistic positions creates polarization, which then creates opposition and division...
At the Neutral level a person can say, "Well, if I don't get this job, then I'll get another." This is the beginning of inner confidence. When sensing one's power, one is not easily intimidated or driven to prove anything. The expectation that life, with its ups and downs, will be basically okay if one can roll with the punches is an attitude of level 250.
People at Neutrality have a sense of well-being; the mark of this level is a confident capability to live in the world." (Transcending Levels of Consciousness, p. 197)
Remembering that there is an inner power that will provide guidance, wisdom and all that we need can make it easier to let go of positionalities. All of our needs are met, therefore we can relax and enjoy what is present right now.
"Energy becomes very positive at the level termed Neutral because of release from the positionalities of the lower levels...Taking dualistic positions creates polarization, which then creates opposition and division...
At the Neutral level a person can say, "Well, if I don't get this job, then I'll get another." This is the beginning of inner confidence. When sensing one's power, one is not easily intimidated or driven to prove anything. The expectation that life, with its ups and downs, will be basically okay if one can roll with the punches is an attitude of level 250.
People at Neutrality have a sense of well-being; the mark of this level is a confident capability to live in the world." (Transcending Levels of Consciousness, p. 197)
Remembering that there is an inner power that will provide guidance, wisdom and all that we need can make it easier to let go of positionalities. All of our needs are met, therefore we can relax and enjoy what is present right now.
staying oriented toward the spark of divinity within
In Resurrecting Jesus, Adya talks about Peter:
"Peter's denial is a representation of how we can turn away from our deeper nature of divine being. We may turn out of pain, or sorrow, or betrayal, or some sort of abuse-anything in our experience that causes us to see ourselves as less than we truly are." (Resurrecting Jesus, p.159)
First, I want to ask myself "When do I forget my deeper nature as divine being????" This is most likely to happen when I go unconscious...when I react (even if the reaction is just in my head) from automatic pilot rather than from a place of being aware of what I am thinking and feeling. When I keep this truth in the forefront of my mind, that my true self is a divine being, I am different. I notice my thoughts...and as we can see from the quote in last weeks post, what we think has huge implications for life. I notice what my heart is doing and I can choose to open it if it is closed.
Intellectually I know that I am a 'divine being having a human experience' but if I do not respond to life from this truth in a moment-by-moment basis than it does not do me or anyone else any good.
"To remain oriented toward the spark of divinity within us is not always easy, and to act from that space can take great courage and faith...Peter stands for everyone who has ever turned away from the radiance, from truth, from their true being. Peter's not a bad man or malicious. In fact he is extraordinarily well intentioned. But he hasn't yet found the Kingdom within himself, and so at the critical moments he's not capable of acting from the stillness of truth in a fearless way." (Resurrecting Jesus, p.159)
This section really spoke to me. I consider myself to be very well-intentioned. I really want to do God's will as my life. I really want to embody unconditional love. And as important as it is to set these intentions, choosing to act from truth instead of recoiling in fear in the moments of my life is also crucial if I am going to be a true servant of God's will. That means not harboring negative or judgmental thoughts about others (judgment is based on fear), being gentle with myself and others and choosing to forgive often,
It means looking at the areas of my life where I am more likely to recoil in fear and lose sight of my divine nature. This can show up for me in situations that involve being vulnerable and closely intimate with others. For example, when I want to protect myself (my heart) by withdrawing or hiding behind some facade (perhaps being a people-pleaser) instead of feeling the fear and showing up authentically...thus allowing the fear to move through me and the radiance of my being to shine forth.
In the big moments and the small moments I will stay oriented toward the spark of divinity within and as I do so I will move through the fear and into a way of being that is divinely inspired.
"Peter's denial is a representation of how we can turn away from our deeper nature of divine being. We may turn out of pain, or sorrow, or betrayal, or some sort of abuse-anything in our experience that causes us to see ourselves as less than we truly are." (Resurrecting Jesus, p.159)
First, I want to ask myself "When do I forget my deeper nature as divine being????" This is most likely to happen when I go unconscious...when I react (even if the reaction is just in my head) from automatic pilot rather than from a place of being aware of what I am thinking and feeling. When I keep this truth in the forefront of my mind, that my true self is a divine being, I am different. I notice my thoughts...and as we can see from the quote in last weeks post, what we think has huge implications for life. I notice what my heart is doing and I can choose to open it if it is closed.
Intellectually I know that I am a 'divine being having a human experience' but if I do not respond to life from this truth in a moment-by-moment basis than it does not do me or anyone else any good.
"To remain oriented toward the spark of divinity within us is not always easy, and to act from that space can take great courage and faith...Peter stands for everyone who has ever turned away from the radiance, from truth, from their true being. Peter's not a bad man or malicious. In fact he is extraordinarily well intentioned. But he hasn't yet found the Kingdom within himself, and so at the critical moments he's not capable of acting from the stillness of truth in a fearless way." (Resurrecting Jesus, p.159)
This section really spoke to me. I consider myself to be very well-intentioned. I really want to do God's will as my life. I really want to embody unconditional love. And as important as it is to set these intentions, choosing to act from truth instead of recoiling in fear in the moments of my life is also crucial if I am going to be a true servant of God's will. That means not harboring negative or judgmental thoughts about others (judgment is based on fear), being gentle with myself and others and choosing to forgive often,
It means looking at the areas of my life where I am more likely to recoil in fear and lose sight of my divine nature. This can show up for me in situations that involve being vulnerable and closely intimate with others. For example, when I want to protect myself (my heart) by withdrawing or hiding behind some facade (perhaps being a people-pleaser) instead of feeling the fear and showing up authentically...thus allowing the fear to move through me and the radiance of my being to shine forth.
In the big moments and the small moments I will stay oriented toward the spark of divinity within and as I do so I will move through the fear and into a way of being that is divinely inspired.
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