If you believe that life has anything to do -- anything at all -- with the needs or goals or accomplishments of your body, then you haven't understood anything at all about the purpose of your existence, about the reason...
that's exactly my point of thought today, and thanks to you and to God for answering my question. I am by today 30 years of age, and have started the journey to myself about 8 years ago, really improving a lot. But it was the body's life, as you'd call it. Nevertheless, it improved.
A year ago, the way of the soul came to me, but I couldn't trust it entirely. When I read your first CwG book about 2 weeks ago, I felt that it was true. I cannot remember an incident when my feelings felt so good.
It is, as you pointed out, really hard to overcome thoughts of the body and the mind, and to listen to the feelings of my soul. I, like I'm sure, MANY others, have been taught to listen to brain, thought, whatever. This message is everywhere. I know I have been wrong, but that's okay. All these new thoughts are overwhelming. I finished CwG 2 yesterday, not because I need to - I am just overly curious. Today, I hit a "dead spot". My mind is twirling with so many ideas, my feelings need a rest and I feel tired.
But: Happy!
I know it's true. My feelings strongly point out to it. What's the way to move on to now? Reading cannot be everything... so what's your suggestion? Learn from you in person? Well, well.
It's sunny outside, 20 degrees! And it's _winter_. (at least on the calendar). Gonna stretch my old legs in the sun.
May all your lights shine brightly.
Sabine
Flying Dolphin
February 24, 2008 5:35 PM
When you say "You are not your body" you failed in my opinion, to "qualify" what you say.
You may be metaphysically theoretically correct. But incorrect in how it applies practically in this physical day to day world.
As most of us experience life at this moment, it is that we are mostly (not totally) our body.
To say otherwise again may be metaphysically theoretically correct, but practical day to day experience and application of it is incorrect. That is the downside of New Spirituality IMO.
All physical life is an illusion, the body etc. Yet if I pour boiling water on your lap that illusion will appear very real. Sure exceptions occur, but they are exceptions, at least at this point.
So your statement "Your are not your body" does little for me until you can show real life practical situational experiences that prove this to be true.
Other wise you are living in your head, not your experience.
michelle
February 24, 2008 6:56 PM
Thank you for the upLifting reminder that we are more than Body. We are Mind, Body, and Divinity or Spirit "being." The MInd and Body are just tools to aid the Spirit to experience itSelf for who it really is.
If we could just quiet the Mind and the Body long enough to be able to hear the voice of the Divinity residing within us, then life would always be a glorious downstream ride, a Sunday picnic in the Park. It is only when we begin to believe that we are only Body, or when we begin to believe the sometimes false constructs of the mind (or even worse, the false constructs of other minds) that we have trouble hearing the voice of God within.
We can have heaven on earth when our Mind, Body, and Spirit being are in alignment.
Love and Peace,
Michelle
michelle
February 24, 2008 7:04 PM
Heaven on earth might also be thought of as an alignment between thought, word and deed with Spirit within (which is also Joy).
Here is a relevant and upLifting message from today's daily message from Abraham and Hicks:
"Your work is to go forth into this physical environment looking for things that are a vibrational match to joy, connecting to Source Energy, and then following with the inspired action."
Excerpted from a workshop in Virginia Beach, VA on Saturday, April 12th, 1997
All Is Well
Love and Peace,
Michelle
Laurie T. Jemison
February 24, 2008 8:23 PM
Dear Neale,
Yikes! Thanks for the reminder. I thought I had mastered all of that a long time ago. Today, I am reminded of a line in a movie called The Razors Edge; "It is easy to be spiritual on top of a mountain." I went to your recreation retreats in Estes Park Colorado (Y2K year) and I was hot, healthy, happy, and spiritual...(hmmm). I was also a newlywed and had no idea the long night of the soul I was heading into. I left that marriage very sick in body, soul, and mind. What I did not know is that my entire self-esteem was based on my body, job, service work, dancing, singing, and playing. I loved life and I loved my body. When all of that was gone, I thought I had no value or worth. It took a long time for me to choose life again but through some of the most painful experiences of my life, I know today that my worth is not dependent on anything outside of me.
Having said that---my twin brother turned 50 this year. I find that I am really in competition with my former self. I won't let people take my picture, I only show those of 7 years or so back. It's really sick.
Oh well, I imagine it will pass. :)
Thanks,
Laurie
Nancy
February 25, 2008 4:20 PM
Sometimes I find myself screaming from inside so loud but only I can hear myself. I prefer it that way. When I scream and cry I speak out to God and to my father who has passed away. I ask them when I will stop letting myself be involved with the unhappiness that I surround myself with? What is wrong with me? What kind of love knocks out you faith..as well as teeth? Why do I let this happen to myself and how do I walk away? I ask my father who died of congestive heart failure, Why did he give up on his life when (if he knows me as well as he said,) did he not recognize how much I needed him in my life? How badly I wanted to turn around and come back to his shelter from the insanity yet I felt so stuck with it and I needed him to pull me away! I needed my father as much as he neede me.His laughter and jokes ,they were his way to stop my tears as corny as they were, they always made me smile. I ask God to help me open my eyes to his guidance from this evil around and teach me to let go of whats bringing me down-pulling me away from whats best for me. I repeat the serenity prayer constantly and after I am done crying on the lord I thank him for his love and then i say "God I Rest My Head In Your Hands and Sleep Peacefuly with Knowledge to know I Will Awake with Your Angels Around Me, Amen..) Do I repeat the same old thing daily? I do..believing somehow someway poof a great big change will occur without my foot work...Are my questions unanswered? Will they be revealed to me through you or through what? What do I do?...
Leandolyn
March 1, 2008 6:01 PM
Hi Nancy,
I just read your post from Feb 25th. My heart goes out to you. I've been where you are now and I can tell you there is the light at the end of the tunnel.
As soon as I started to realize there is no Evil. That is only the word we give to the Absence of God's Love.
There is no Dark there is only the absence of Light and Dark is the word we give to that absence. As well as, there is no Cold. It is only the absence of Hot.
We need only seek God's face and quiet our minds and listen for Him. He will Speak to you and probably does already but you are not listening. We have to totally let go all our troubles and let God take over.
After that, don't be impatient and try to help Him out because His timing is not your timing.
This is an instant gratification society and we want every thing NOW. We guess what? Poor Abraham had to wait till he was 100 yrs old before his wife begot a child. Patience dear one. Patience and trust in the Lord.
He is alive and well and listening to you. He want to help you. Just let go and let God.
Cheers,
Lea
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Dear Neale,
that's exactly my point of thought today, and thanks to you and to God for answering my question. I am by today 30 years of age, and have started the journey to myself about 8 years ago, really improving a lot. But it was the body's life, as you'd call it. Nevertheless, it improved.
A year ago, the way of the soul came to me, but I couldn't trust it entirely. When I read your first CwG book about 2 weeks ago, I felt that it was true. I cannot remember an incident when my feelings felt so good.
It is, as you pointed out, really hard to overcome thoughts of the body and the mind, and to listen to the feelings of my soul. I, like I'm sure, MANY others, have been taught to listen to brain, thought, whatever. This message is everywhere. I know I have been wrong, but that's okay. All these new thoughts are overwhelming. I finished CwG 2 yesterday, not because I need to - I am just overly curious. Today, I hit a "dead spot". My mind is twirling with so many ideas, my feelings need a rest and I feel tired.
But: Happy!
I know it's true. My feelings strongly point out to it. What's the way to move on to now? Reading cannot be everything... so what's your suggestion? Learn from you in person? Well, well.
It's sunny outside, 20 degrees! And it's _winter_. (at least on the calendar). Gonna stretch my old legs in the sun.
May all your lights shine brightly.
Sabine
When you say "You are not your body" you failed in my opinion, to "qualify" what you say.
You may be metaphysically theoretically correct. But incorrect in how it applies practically in this physical day to day world.
As most of us experience life at this moment, it is that we are mostly (not totally) our body.
To say otherwise again may be metaphysically theoretically correct, but practical day to day experience and application of it is incorrect. That is the downside of New Spirituality IMO.
All physical life is an illusion, the body etc. Yet if I pour boiling water on your lap that illusion will appear very real. Sure exceptions occur, but they are exceptions, at least at this point.
So your statement "Your are not your body" does little for me until you can show real life practical situational experiences that prove this to be true.
Other wise you are living in your head, not your experience.
Thank you for the upLifting reminder that we are more than Body. We are Mind, Body, and Divinity or Spirit "being." The MInd and Body are just tools to aid the Spirit to experience itSelf for who it really is.
If we could just quiet the Mind and the Body long enough to be able to hear the voice of the Divinity residing within us, then life would always be a glorious downstream ride, a Sunday picnic in the Park. It is only when we begin to believe that we are only Body, or when we begin to believe the sometimes false constructs of the mind (or even worse, the false constructs of other minds) that we have trouble hearing the voice of God within.
We can have heaven on earth when our Mind, Body, and Spirit being are in alignment.
Love and Peace,
Michelle
Heaven on earth might also be thought of as an alignment between thought, word and deed with Spirit within (which is also Joy).
Here is a relevant and upLifting message from today's daily message from Abraham and Hicks:
"Your work is to go forth into this physical environment looking for things that are a vibrational match to joy, connecting to Source Energy, and then following with the inspired action."
Excerpted from a workshop in Virginia Beach, VA on Saturday, April 12th, 1997
All Is Well
Love and Peace,
Michelle
Dear Neale,
Yikes! Thanks for the reminder. I thought I had mastered all of that a long time ago. Today, I am reminded of a line in a movie called The Razors Edge; "It is easy to be spiritual on top of a mountain." I went to your recreation retreats in Estes Park Colorado (Y2K year) and I was hot, healthy, happy, and spiritual...(hmmm). I was also a newlywed and had no idea the long night of the soul I was heading into. I left that marriage very sick in body, soul, and mind. What I did not know is that my entire self-esteem was based on my body, job, service work, dancing, singing, and playing. I loved life and I loved my body. When all of that was gone, I thought I had no value or worth. It took a long time for me to choose life again but through some of the most painful experiences of my life, I know today that my worth is not dependent on anything outside of me.
Having said that---my twin brother turned 50 this year. I find that I am really in competition with my former self. I won't let people take my picture, I only show those of 7 years or so back. It's really sick.
Oh well, I imagine it will pass. :)
Thanks,
Laurie
Sometimes I find myself screaming from inside so loud but only I can hear myself. I prefer it that way. When I scream and cry I speak out to God and to my father who has passed away. I ask them when I will stop letting myself be involved with the unhappiness that I surround myself with? What is wrong with me? What kind of love knocks out you faith..as well as teeth? Why do I let this happen to myself and how do I walk away? I ask my father who died of congestive heart failure, Why did he give up on his life when (if he knows me as well as he said,) did he not recognize how much I needed him in my life? How badly I wanted to turn around and come back to his shelter from the insanity yet I felt so stuck with it and I needed him to pull me away! I needed my father as much as he neede me.His laughter and jokes ,they were his way to stop my tears as corny as they were, they always made me smile. I ask God to help me open my eyes to his guidance from this evil around and teach me to let go of whats bringing me down-pulling me away from whats best for me. I repeat the serenity prayer constantly and after I am done crying on the lord I thank him for his love and then i say "God I Rest My Head In Your Hands and Sleep Peacefuly with Knowledge to know I Will Awake with Your Angels Around Me, Amen..) Do I repeat the same old thing daily? I do..believing somehow someway poof a great big change will occur without my foot work...Are my questions unanswered? Will they be revealed to me through you or through what? What do I do?...
Hi Nancy,
I just read your post from Feb 25th. My heart goes out to you. I've been where you are now and I can tell you there is the light at the end of the tunnel.
As soon as I started to realize there is no Evil. That is only the word we give to the Absence of God's Love.
There is no Dark there is only the absence of Light and Dark is the word we give to that absence. As well as, there is no Cold. It is only the absence of Hot.
We need only seek God's face and quiet our minds and listen for Him. He will Speak to you and probably does already but you are not listening. We have to totally let go all our troubles and let God take over.
After that, don't be impatient and try to help Him out because His timing is not your timing.
This is an instant gratification society and we want every thing NOW. We guess what? Poor Abraham had to wait till he was 100 yrs old before his wife begot a child. Patience dear one. Patience and trust in the Lord.
He is alive and well and listening to you. He want to help you. Just let go and let God.
Cheers,
Lea
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