In	the	spiritual
Will,	the	goals	that	are	valued	or	desired	are	now	exposed	to	the	formless
spiritual	qualities	of	love,	forgiveness,	and	devotion. Through	humility	and
the	choice	of	peace	out	of	love,	one	can	relinquish	even	the	most	cherished	of
negativities,	such	as	revenge,	spite,	or	hatred. The	small	self	is	dissolved	by	the	Self. The	healing	attitude	of	the	Self	to
the	self	is	compassion;	it	is	through	forgiveness	that	one	is	forgiven. This
willingness	to	surrender,	arising	out	of	the	grace	of	God,	permits	the	power	of
God	expressed	as	the	Holy	Spirit	to	recontextualize	understanding	and,	by
this	device,	to	undo	the	reign	of	perception	and	its	attendant	duality	that	is	the
source	of	all	suffering. The	dissolution	of	duality	is	the	ultimate	gift	of	God,
for	it	dissolves	the	very	source	and	capacity	for	suffering. In	nonduality,
suffering	is	not	possible. Dogma
The	way	to	God	via	the	nonduality	of	consciousness	involves	no	dogma
or	belief	systems. Sufficient,	useful	information	is	available,	the	truth	of
which	can	be	verified	by	one’s	own	inner	quest	that	is	crucial	to	progress,
especially	if	one	is	dedicated	to	Enlightenment	in	this	lifetime. The	value	of
any	piece	of	information	can	be	easily	calibrated. It	will	also	be	discovered
that	each	time	this	exercise	is	done,	something	more	is	learned	that	was	not
part	of	the	original	question	verbatim. Diets,	Rituals,	Exercises,	Breathing	Techniques,	Mantras,	and	Symbols
Although	none	of	these	is	actually	necessary,	they	can	be	helpful	to	some
spiritual	devotees. It	is	useful	to	recognize	that	religions	have	their	own
agendas	and	limitations. The	spiritual	pathway	to	enlightenment	is	unique. It
is	not	the	same	as	‘practicing	a	religion’. Religions	tend	to	emphasize
historical	events,	their	geographical	locations,	and	past	cultures	with	political
alliances. Enlightenment	happens	in	the	present	moment	and	is	outside	time,	history,
or	geography,	which	are	therefore	irrelevant. Theology	is	concerned	with	the
consciousness	level	of	the	400s;	Enlightenment	is	concerned	with	the	levels
of	600	and	above. What	of	Music,	Incense,	and	Architectural	Beauty? These	are	inspirational	and	supportive	of	a	spiritual	and	reverential	mood
and	attitude	and	help	to	remove	the	focus	of	attention	from	thought	content. Beauty	is	uplifting	and	calibrates	in	the	high	500s,	which	is	akin	to	perfection.What	Is	The	Essence	of	Spiritual	Practice? To	activate	by	inspiration,	dedication,	and	decision	of	will	those	aspects	of
consciousness	that	become	progressively	self-actualizing. They	are
empowered	by	compassion,	devotion,	humility,	and	the	willingness	to
surrender	to	unconditional	love. Perception	then	transforms	into	spiritual
vision. This	evolution	evokes	a	supportive	response	from	the	highest	levels	of
consciousness	for	it	takes	great	power	to	overcome	the	‘gravity’	of	the	earthly
life	and	its	habits	of	perception. The	act	of	worship	is	an	entreaty	and
invitation	to	these	higher	energies	for	assistance	in	one’s	spiritual	endeavor. What	of	Daily	Life? There	is	a	shift	of	values	from	worldly	accomplishment	to	spiritual
realization,	which	colors	all	activity. It	places	it	in	a	different	context. The
overreaching	goal	of	life	becomes	altered,	and	life’s	events	take	on	a	different
significance	and	meaning	as	though	placed	in	a	new	dimension. Eventually,
the	focus	is	on	the	inner,	silent,	motionless,	still	presence	of	Awareness	itself
rather	than	on	its	passing	content. Suddenly,	the	sense	of	‘I’	shifts	from	the
content	to	the	context,	which	is	the	universal	‘I’	of	the	Self. Why	Is	‘Work’	Even	Necessary	in	Spiritual	Endeavor? The	ego	can	be	thought	of	as	a	set	of	entrenched	habits	of	thought	that	are
the	result	of	entrainment	by	invisible	energy	fields	which	dominate	human
consciousness. They	become	reinforced	by	repetition	and	by	the	consensus	of
society. Further	reinforcement	comes	from	language	itself. To	think	in
language	is	a	form	of	self-programming. The	use	of	the	prefix	‘I’	as	the
subject,	and	therefore	the	implied	cause	of	all	actions,	is	the	most	serious
error	and	automatically	creates	a	duality	of	subject	and	object. To	overcome	the	gravity	of	worldly	thoughts	and	beliefs	requires	the	work
of	implementing	the	decision	of	the	spiritual	Will	to	deprogram
consciousness. This	includes	the	refusal	to	accept	the	ego/mind’s
presumptions	and	statements	as	though	they	were	reality. Instead,	there	is	an
insistence	on	a	higher	understanding. Familiarity	with	more	compassionate	viewpoints	of	life	tends	to	potentiate
them;	thus,	the	traditional	spiritual	advice	to	‘mingle	with	holy	company’	and
avoid	negative	companions. This	potentiates	progressive	discernment	of	more
appropriate	attitudes	and	habits	of	thought. Of	What	Use	Is	Prayer? Supplication	is	an	act	of	humility. To	lower	levels	of	consciousness,prayer	is	an	attempt	to	‘get’	something	for	self	or	others,	such	as	a	new	car,	a
job,	recovery	from	an	illness,	or	special	favors. With	progress,	this	intention
to	control	God	is	given	up,	and	the	act	of	supplication	becomes	a	dedication
instead	of	a	request. In	war,	both	sides	pray	to	win. With	progression	of
consciousness	from	selfishness	to	selflessness,	the	quality	of	prayer	shifts	to
the	willingness	to	be	a	servant	of	the	Lord	and	a	channel	of	His	Will	without
trying	to	specify	the	what	or	the	how	it	is	to	be	done. Prayer	becomes	surrender	rather	than	supplication. Many	children	lose
their	faith	in	God	by	using	prayer	in	the	form	of	pleading	and	then	become
disappointed	when	the	requested	benefit	fails	to	appear. What	Is	The	Healing	Power	of	Prayer? All	love	arises	from	God. On	the	scale	of	consciousness,	Love	calibrates
at	500,	and	as	it	is	perfected,	it	reaches	Unconditional	Love	at	540,	which	is
the	level	of	healing. Healing	prayer	services	thus	seek	to	replace	negativity
with	an	energy	field	of	540	or	over. Some	spiritual	organizations	calibrate	at
540	or	above	and	therefore	provide	a	field	of	healing	energy	that	is	capable	of
accomplishing	‘miracles’. What	Is	A	Miracle? If	an	event	occurs	outside	the	domain	of	explanation	or	expected	linear
causality	and	the	Newtonian	paradigm,	it	is	termed	a	miracle. It	is	an
eventuality	that	is	brought	into	actuality	by	removal	of	the	impediments	of
negativity. This	may	involve	relinquishment	of	limiting	belief	systems,	such
as,“It’s	impossible,”	or	“It	is	not	deserved,”	or	other	ego	viewpoints. For
those	who	have	reached	higher	levels	of	consciousness,	the	miraculous	is	not
only	commonplace,	it	is	the	natural	course	of	events	and	becomes	continuous. The	miraculous	comes	out	of	creation	and	not	causality. Spiritual	Principles
Attitude
The	‘way’	of	spiritual	advancement	through	consciousness	is	actually
uncomplicated	and	simple. The	primary	quality	is	really	one	of	attitude	in	that
one	looks	at	life	not	as	a	place	to	acquire	gain	but	as	an	opportunity	for
learning,	which	abounds	even	in	the	smallest	of	life’s	details. A	spiritual
attitude	leads	one	to	be	friendly,	kind,	and	well	meaning	to	all	life. We	find
ourselves	walking	over	an	ant	carefully	rather	than	squashing	it,	not	as	a
compulsive	‘must’	or	a	religious	rule,	but	out	of	a	greater	awareness	of	thevalue	of	all	life. All	animals	will	be	discovered	to	actually	be	individuals	that
respond	to	respect	and	attention. Even	plants	are	aware	of	it	when	you	love
and	admire	them. Humility
This	again	is	an	attitude,	an	awareness	of	the	limitations	of	the	mind	and
appearance. There	is	an	increasing	awareness	that	life	is	filtered	through
perception,	and	that	what	is	going	on	is	primarily	attitudes	and	perceptions
rather	than	self-existent,	external	realities. Willingness	to	Overlook	and	Forgive;	Kindness
As	a	serious	spiritual	student,	one	has	to	resign	from	the	self-appointed
duties	of	being	the	one	to	judge,	correct,	control,	direct,	change	the	world,	and
express	opinions	about	everything. As	a	serious	spiritual	student,	one	is	no
longer	obligated	to	continue	these	chores	and,	instead,	they	are	turned	over	to
Divine	justice. Inasmuch	as	the	mind	has	no	idea	of	what	Reality	even	is,
relinquishing	these	former	duties	will	be	a	relief	and	also	bring	an	end	to	a	lot
of	guilt. It	is	therefore	quite	helpful	to	give	up	‘causes’	and	rallies	for	the
oppressed,	downtrodden,	other	victims,	and	sentimentalities. Each	person	is
merely	fulfilling	their	own	destiny;	allow	them	to	do	so. With	detachment,	it
will	be	observed	that	most	people	derive	satisfaction	from	the	melodrama	of
their	lives. Observation	of	People
Physical	appearance	is	a	great	deceiver. Most	people	look	like	adults	but
are	not	really	adults	at	all. Emotionally,	most	people	are	still	children. The
emotions	and	attitudes	that	prevail	in	kindergarten	and	on	the	playground
continue	on	into	adult	life	but	are	hidden	in	more	dignified-sounding
terminology. Within	most	people	is	a	child	who	is	merely	imitating	being	an
adult. The	‘inner	child’	we	hear	so	much	about	is	actually	not	inner	at	all;	it	is
actually	quite	‘outer’. As	people	grow	up,	they	take	on	various	identifications	and	copy	what
they	conceive	of	as	adult	behaviors	and	styles;	however,	it	is	not	the	adult
who	is	doing	this	but	the	child. Therefore,	what	we	see	in	daily	life	are	people
acting	out	the	programs	and	scenarios	that	they	identify	with	as	a	child. The
young	child,	as	well	as	most	animals,	already	exhibits	curiosity,	self-pity,
jealousy,	envy,	competitiveness,	temper	tantrums,	emotional	outbursts,
resentments,	hatreds,	rivalries,	competition,	seeking	the	limelight	and
admiration,	willfulness,	petulance,	blaming	others,	disclaiming	responsibility,making	others	wrong,	looking	for	favor,	collecting	‘things’,	showing	off,	and
more. These	are	all	attributes	of	the	child. As	we	watch	the	daily	activities	of	most	adults,	we	realize	that	nothing
has	really	changed. This	realization	is	helpful	for	compassionate
understanding	rather	than	condemnation. Stubbornness	and	opposition,	which
are	characteristic	of	the	two-year-old,	continue	to	dominate	personalities	well
into	old	age. Occasionally,	people	also	manage	to	go	from	childhood	to
adolescence	in	their	personality	and	become	endless	thrill	seekers	and
challengers	of	fate;	they	are	preoccupied	with	the	body,	muscles,	flirtation,
popularity,	and	romantic	and	sexual	conquests. There	is	a	tendency	to	become
cute,	coy,	seductive,	glamorous,	heroic,	tragic,	theatrical,	dramatic,	and
histrionic. Again,	this	is	the	child’s	impression	of	adolescence	being	acted
out. The	inner	child	is	naïve	and	impressionable,	easily	programmed,	and
easily	seduced	and	manipulated. Curiosity	About	The	Nature	of	Consciousness
It	is	easier	to	stop	reacting	to	people	internally	as	well	as	externally	by
becoming	familiar	with	the	nature	of	consciousness. Human	life	is	very
difficult,	even	in	the	best	of	circumstances. Frustrations,	delays,	lapses	of
memory,	impulses,	and	stresses	of	all	shapes	and	forms	beset	any	individual. Demands	often	exceed	capabilities,	and	life	is	pressured	by	time
requirements. It	will	be	noticed	that	everyone’s	ego	is	about	the	same	as	that
of	everyone	else. The	mind	is	inherited	and	has	a	brain	run	by	genes,	chromosomes,	and	a
genetically	determined	personality	‘set’. Research	shows	that	many	of	the
personality’s	major	characteristics	are	already	present	at	birth. Few	people	can
actually	be	different	from	what	they	are. It	is	only	the	minority	of	people	that
seeks	self-improvement	or	spiritual	growth. This	is	because	whatever	one’s
self-criticisms,	one	secretly	really	believes	that	one’s	way	of	being	is	okay
and	probably	the	only	correct	way. They	are	all	right	as	they	are,	and	all
problems	are	caused	by	other	people’s	selfishness,	unfairness,	and	by	the
external	world. Seek	to	Give	Love	Rather	Than	to	Receive	It
Most	humans	believe	that	love	is	something	that	you	get,	that	it	is	an
emotion,	that	it	has	to	be	deserved,	and	that	the	more	they	give	away,	the	less
they	will	have. The	opposite	is	the	truth. Lovingness	is	an	attitude	that
transforms	one’s	experience	of	the	world. We	become	grateful	for	what	we
have	instead	of	prideful. We	express	our	lovingness	when	we	acknowledgeothers	and	their	contributions	to	life	and	to	our	convenience. Love	is	not	an
emotion	but	a	way	of	being	and	relating	to	the	world. Avoid	Creating	‘Enemies’
People	fall	into	the	trap	of	getting	even	or	making	constant	remarks. They
create	enemies	and	animosities. These	preclude	a	peaceful	life. Nobody	needs
enemies. They	can	retaliate	in	ways	unseen	and	so	bring	on	unfortunate
consequences. There	is	no	such	thing	as	winning	a	conflict;	that	results	in
hatred	by	the	loser. The	majority	of	domestic	violence	is	a	physical	response	to	verbal
provocation. However,	in	our	society,	victims	seldom	take	responsibility	for
the	provocation,	temptation,	or	hurled	insult. It	serves	spiritual	progress	to	always	accept	responsibility	for	all	that
befalls	one	and	avoid	the	trap	of	being	a	victim. From	a	higher	view,	there	are
no	victims. Nothing	in	the	world	of	appearances	has	the	power	to	cause
anything. Choose	A	Benign	Role	and	View	of	Life
Harsh	viewpoints	are	not	conducive	to	spiritual	growth. Even	if	they	are
‘right’	or	‘justified’,	a	spiritual	seeker	cannot	afford	them. One	has	to	give	up
the	luxury	of	revenge	or	enjoying	that	‘justice	has	to	be	done’	when	a
supposed	murderer	is	executed. One	cannot	violate	basic	spiritual	principles
without	paying	a	price. The	spiritual	seeker	sees	through	the	illusion	and
therefore	gives	up	the	role	of	judge	and	jury. Nobody	goes	‘scot-free’,	as
people	indignantly	protest. With	muscle	testing,	one	can	quickly	affirm	that	not	one	iota	is	missed	by
the	universe;	literally,	every	hair	is	counted,	every	fallen	sparrow	noted. No
kind	word	goes	unnoticed. All	is	recorded	forever	in	the	field	of
consciousness. Give	Up	Guilt
Guilt	is	an	attempt	to	purchase	salvation,	manipulate	God,	and	purchase
forgiveness	by	suffering. These	attitudes	stem	from	the	misinterpretation	of
God	as	a	great	punisher. We	think	we	will	assuage	His	righteous	wrath	by	our
pain,	suffering,	and	penance. There	is	actually	only	one	appropriate	‘penance’
for	wrongdoing,	and	that	is	change. Instead	of	condemning	the	negative,	we
choose	the	positive. To	make	progress	and	to	change	takes	more	effort	than	feeling	guilty,	but
it	is	a	more	appropriate	response. We	note	from	the	Scale	of	Consciousnessthat	Guilt	is	way	down	at	the	bottom,	whereas	God	is	way	up	at	the	top. Consequently,	wallowing	around	in	guilt	at	the	bottom	of	the	field	of
consciousness	does	not	get	us	to	the	top. Humility	means	that	we	see	our	own	life	as	the	evolution	of	spiritual
consciousness. We	learn	from	mistakes. Maybe	the	most	useful	of	all	quotes
to	revise	whatever	the	past	behavior	is,	‘It	seemed	like	a	good	idea	at	the
time’. Later,	of	course,	in	retrospect,	it	becomes	recontextualized	and	seems
to	be	in	error. However,	if	other	people	are	intrinsically	innocent	because	that
is	the	nature	of	consciousness,	then	so	is	the	self	of	the	spiritual	seeker. Along	with	giving	up	guilt,	it	is	also	very	helpful	to	give	up	sin	as	a
reality. Error	is	correctible;	sin	is	a	mistake	and	is	forgivable. Most	of	what
people	call	sin	is	an	attachment,	an	emotionality	stemming	from	the	child
within. It	is	actually	the	child	who	lies,	steals,	cheats,	calls	other	people
names,	and	hits	other	people;	therefore,	sin	is	really	immaturity	and	ignorance
of	the	true	nature	of	Reality	and	the	nature	of	consciousness. As	spiritual
values	replace	worldly	ones,	temptation	diminishes	and	error	is	less	likely	to
occur. Willingness
This	is	the	keystone	to	all	spiritual	progress	as	well	as	success	in	the
world. It	means	letting	go	of	resistance	and	finding	the	joy	of	going	one
hundred	and	one	percent. Unpleasantness	is	due	to	resistance,	and	when
resistance	is	let	go,	it	is	replaced	by	feelings	of	strength,	confidence,	and	joy. In	any	endeavor,	there	is	a	point	of	resistance	that	becomes	a	block. When
this	is	overcome,	the	endeavor	becomes	effortless. Athletes	often	go	through
this	discovery,	and	so	do	physical	laborers. There	is	suddenly	the	release	of
enormous	energy,	an	emergence	into	an	almost	enlightened	state	in	which	all
is	happening	of	its	own. There	are	a	peace,	a	serenity,	and	a	stillness. The
exhausted	ballerina	or	laborer	is	closer	to	the	discovery	of	God	than	they
think. The	awareness	of	the	presence	of	God	is	preceded	by	surrender. In	Zen,	it	is	said	that	heaven	and	hell	are	only	a	tenth	of	an	inch	apart. It	is
often	in	the	pit	of	despair	that	the	ego	lets	go	so	that	all	crises	can	be	turned
into	the	opportunity	of	spiritual	discovery. Realize	That	‘Truth’	Is	Dependent	on	Context
Truth	is	only	relative	and	not	absolute. All	truth	is	only	so	within	a	certain
level	of	consciousness. For	instance,	to	forgive	is	commendable,	but	at	a	later
stage,	one	sees	that	there	is	actually	nothing	to	forgive. There	is	no	‘other’	to
be	forgiven. Everyone’s	ego	is	equally	unreal,	including	one’s	own.Perception	is	not	reality. Nonattachment
This	is	an	attitude	of	withdrawal	of	emotional	entanglement	in	worldly
affairs. It	leads	to	serenity	and	peace	of	mind. It	is	supported	by	refusing	the
emotional	seduction	of	other	people’s	upsets	and	problems. It	also	involves	a
willingness	to	allow	the	world	and	its	affairs	to	work	out	its	own	problems
and	destiny. Reactive	involvement	and	intervention	in	the	world	can	be	better
left	to	people	who	have	a	different	calling. A	‘good	person’	is	one	thing;	enlightenment	is	another. One	is	responsible
for	the	effort	and	not	the	result,	which	is	up	to	God	and	the	universe. Nonattachment	is	not	the	same	as	indifference,	withdrawal,	or
detachment. Misunderstanding	that	the	development	of	detachment	is
required	often	ends	up	as	flatness	or	apathy. In	contrast,	nonattachment	allows
full	participation	in	life	without	trying	to	control	outcomes. Acceptance
Acceptance	is	the	great	healer	of	strife,	conflict,	and	upset. It	also	corrects
major	imbalances	of	perception	and	precludes	the	dominance	of	negative
feelings. Everything	serves	a	purpose. Humility	means	that	we	will	not
understand	all	events	or	occurrences. Acceptance	is	not	passivity	but	non-
positionality. The	development	of	a	spiritual	ego	can	be	avoided	by	the
realization	that	spiritual	progress	is	the	result	of	God’s	grace	and	not	the	result
of	one’s	personal	endeavors. Avoid	False	Gurus
This	cannot	be	overemphasized. The	naïve	spiritual	initiate	is	easily
swayed	by	trappings	and	reputations	of	spiritual	figures	and	the	charisma	of
those	who	have	many	followers. Without	the	spiritual	awareness	of	advanced
states	of	consciousness,	the	spiritual	seeker	has	no	means	of	guidance,	and
popularity	clouds	judgment. At	this	time	in	human	history,	there	is	actually	not	a	single	guidepost	that
can	be	relied	upon	other	than	the	muscle	test	of	the	actual	calibration	of	the
level	of	consciousness	of	a	teacher,	organization,	or	teaching. The	naïve	are
impressed	with	claims	of	supernatural	powers,	paranormal	feats,	and	fanciful
titles	and	dress. Earmarks	of	true	teachers	are	humility,	simplicity,	lovingness,
compassion,	and	peacefulness. There	is	no	financial	charge	for	conveying
truth,	as	there	is	no	interest	in	money,	personal	power,	or	gain.It	is	irrelevant	to	a	true	teacher	whether	others	become	followers	or	join	a
spiritual	group	or	organization. All	are	totally	free	to	leave	the	spiritual	group. There	is	the	avoidance	of	the	development	of	a	personality	cult. There	is	no
desire	by	a	true	teacher	to	control	others,	and,	therefore,	a	true	teacher	has	no
interest	in	coercion	or	persuasion. Neither	does	the	teacher	attempt	to
appropriate	knowledge	or	force	it	on	others	inasmuch	as	it	was	freely
received. Therefore,	the	true	teacher	is	gracious	in	manner	and	spirit. The
student	of	a	true	teacher	is	the	totality	of	all	mankind. Avoid	False	Teachings
It	is	often	recommended	that	one	use	muscle	testing	to	sort	out	the	content
of	one’s	spiritual	library. Put	the	books	that	allow	one	to	go	weak	on	one	side
and	the	ones	that	make	one	go	strong	on	the	other. It	is	highly	educative. It	is	very	important	to	remember	that	it	is	an	impersonal	fact	that	the
consciousness	of	the	seeker	is	naïve	and	has	no	means	of	discovering	truth
from	falsehood. Avoid	the	attractive	but	irrelevant. There	are	astral	realms
and	universes	without	number,	each	with	its	own	teachers,	masters,	spiritual
hierarchy,	and	belief	systems. Many	are	quite	intriguing. The	unwary	can	be
easily	entrapped	by	these	fascinating	and	esoteric	doctrines;	however,	the
seeker	of	enlightenment	will	remember	that	the	ultimate	state	is	not	reachable
via	the	levels	of	form. Many	people	think	they	ought	to	be	involved	in	spiritual	endeavor	but	are
intimidated	by	what	appears	to	be	complexity,	rituals,	requirements,
sacrifices,	commitments,	complicated	readings,	dogma,	and	money. Some
spiritual	groups	even	insist	that	the	applicant	become	‘initiated’	and	go
through	strange	ceremonies,	pledges,	and	agreements. Proprietary	groups
have	mandatory	attendance,	training	courses,	and	the	payment	of	many	fees. In	reality,	there	is	nothing	one	has	to	join,	do,	or	study. There	are	no	rules,
regulations,	or	requirements;	there	are	no	rituals	or	strange	garb,	and	no	odd
breathing	exercises	or	postures	are	necessary. Many	new-age	groups	sound	less	demanding	but	rely	on	misleading
sources	of	information. There	is	emphasis	on	strange	garb,	odd	diets,	weird
headdresses,	and	all	manner	of	necklaces,	symbols,	card	readings,	psychics,
channelings,	mediums,	chantings,	and	mantras. It	is	best	to	beware	of	and
avoid	all	manipulation	of	energies,	light	fields,	mystical	visualizations,	colors,
mystical	numbers,	signs,	and	‘ancient	secret	teachings’. Some	misleading
figures	claim	special	private	instructions	from	God	and	become	self-
proclaimed	prophets	and	visionaries. It	is	simple	to	see	through	all	this	with	a
simple	muscle	test. These	distractions	all	rely	on	form	and	specialness. The	whole	field	takeson	a	carnival-like	atmosphere,	with	reference	to	spaceships,	UFOs,
extraterrestrials,	and	doomsday	prophecies. All	these	aspects	are	mistakenly
labeled	as	spiritual	and	tend	to	be	accepted	at	face	value. One	is	easily	misled
into	the	astral	circus	thinking	that	it	is	‘spiritual’. The	whole	new-age
community	becomes	enamored	of	an	endless	array	of	‘babas’,	‘masters’,	and
legendary	figures,	most	of	whom	cause	one	to	go	weak	with	muscle	testing. Research	reveals	that	many	famous	gurus	have	sold	out	spiritual	integrity	for
power	over	others	and	delusions	of	grandeur.CHAPTER	10
The	Nature	of	God
Introduction
Although	it	may	seem	like	putting	the	cart	before	the	horse,	it	serves	the
spiritual	aspirant	to	know	something	of	the	destination	in	order	to	avoid	being
led	off	track	by	the	fallacious. Error	is	rampant	and	often	pervasive	by	the
sheer	masses	of	people	who	follow	erroneous	and	misleading	concepts	and
proselytize	error. To	know	God	via	direct	experience	is	extremely	rare. Enlightenment
occurs	to	less	than	one	person	in	more	than	ten	million	people. True	teachers
are	few	and	pretenders	abound. If	the	masses	were	headed	in	the	right
direction,	sainthood	and	enlightenment	would	be	common. They	are	not. The
Buddha	said,	“Put	no	head	above	your	own. Follow	the	true	teachings	only.”
The	true	way	is	simple	and	direct. The	Qualities	of	Divinity
This	knowledge	is	important	to	comprehend	so	that	one	can	quickly
discern	what	God	is	
not
. Many	religions	teach	what	God	is	
not
	in	the	form	of
misunderstanding	and	distortions	of	truth	that	occur	because	of	the	ego’s
misinterpretations	and	projection	of	anthropomorphic	perceptions. To	know
what	God	is	and	to	have	a	tool	available	that	can	calibrate	levels	of	truth	is	to
be	very	well	prepared	indeed	for	what	can	be	at	times	a	difficult	journey	or
process. God	is	everywhere	present,	including	the	here	and	now. God	is	not
elsewhere,	such	as	only	in	a	distant	heaven	or	in	the	future	so	as	to	be
available	only	when	one	gets	to	heaven. The	presence	of	God	is	thus	available
to	everyone	all	the	time. To	realize	this	is	just	a	matter	of	awareness. It	is	said
that	without	the	help	of	a	guru,	savior,	or	avatar,	this	awareness	is	unlikely	to
occur	in	the	lifetime	of	most	people,	which	may	be	true. God	is	beyond	perception,	duality,	positionality,	or	having	parts. God	is
beyond	all	opposites,	such	as	good	and	bad,	right	and	wrong,	win	and	lose. Like	the	sun,	God	shines	equally	on	all. God’s	love	is	not	reserved	for	the
favored	few. It	is,	however,	experienced	directly	only	by	the	few,	but	it	does
shine	through	the	clouds	via	the	love	we	experience	with	others,	including
even	pets	and	nature. The	degree	to	which	one	experiences	the	presence	ofGod’s	love	varies	markedly	from	one	person	to	another,	depending	on	one’s
level	of	consciousness. The	presence	of	God	is	the	quintessence	of	profound	peace,	stillness,	and
love. It	is	overwhelming	in	its	profundity. It	is	totally	enveloping,	and	the	love
is	so	powerful	that	it	dissolves	any	remaining	‘non-love’	held	by	the	residual
ego. Like	empty	space	that	is	unsullied	by	its	content,	or	water	that	is
unaffected	by	the	fish	that	swim	through	it,	the	Reality	of	God	is	beyond,	yet
within,	all	form. Like	space,	it	is	equally	present	in	the	objects	therein. That	which	is	omnipotent,	omniscient,	and	omnipresent	is	not	vulnerable
to	threat	or	emotional	upset;	thus,	God	is	not	prone	to	revenge,	jealously,
hatred,	violence,	vanity,	egotism,	or	the	need	for	adulation	or	compliments. The	beneficiary	of	worshipping	is	the	worshipper. God	is	totally	and
absolutely	complete	and	has	no	needs	or	desires. God	is	not	unhappy	or	upset
if	you	have	never	heard	of	him	or	do	not	believe	in	him. Many	of	the	old-world	descriptions	of	God	are	actually	reprehensible	and
figments	of	man’s	guilty	projections	of	fear. Primitives	thought	that	every
storm	meant	that	God	was	angry	and	needed	sacrifices	to	calm	down. Volcanoes	also	indicated	that	God	was	angry. The	ego	demands	explanations
and	looks	for	‘causes’. God	was	therefore	rationalized	to	be	the	‘cause’	of
earthly	events	that	created	fear,	such	as	earthquakes,	famine,	floods,
pestilence,	storms,	drought,	barrenness,	or	ill	health. God	was	considered	the
great	punitive	enforcer	as	well	as	the	great	rewarder. Thus	arose	the	numerous
gods	with	many	different	descriptions	in	the	traditions	of	the	cultures	within
which	these	myths	originated. (Note	that	natural	disasters	occurred	before
mankind	was	even	on	the	planet.) The	god	of	old	is	the	projection	of	the	ego	energies	associated
traditionally	with	the	chakra	of	the	spleen. The	gods	of	the	spleen	are	really
serious	misconceptions	and	account	for	the	fact	that	many	old	religions	and
scriptures	make	one	go	weak	with	muscle	testing. They	represent	the	demonic
gods	of	fear,	hatred,	envy,	jealousy,	and	retribution. The	fear	of	God’s
‘righteous	anger’	is	still	prevalent	today. One	can	see	at	a	glance	that	righteousness	is	merely	an	arbitrary	vanity	of
positionality,	and	anger	would	hardly	be	an	emotional	limitation	to	an	ever-
present,	all-powerful	God. God	is	not	injured	by	anybody’s	wrongdoing	and	therefore	has	no	trauma
to	avenge. The	image	of	God	as	a	retaliatory,	cruel	punisher	is	hard	to
eradicate	from	one’s	thinking. God	is	blamed	for	all	that	is	actually	the
product	of	the	ego	itself. It	is	the	ego	that	is	the	source	of	guilt,	sin,	suffering,
condemnation,	and	creation	of	all	the	hells. It	seeks	salvation	by	blaming	it	allon	God. It	does	so	by	turning	God	into	His	opposite. The	gods	of	the	lower
regions	are	really	demons. In	actuality,	God	cannot	be	manipulated,	cajoled,
bargained	with,	or	maneuvered	into	a	position	of	being	either	a	perpetrator	or
a	victim. God	is	not	codependent	or	neurotic	and	does	not	suffer	from	a
paranoid	psychosis	with	grandiosity. That	which	is	all	knowing	and	all	present	registers	everything. Consciousness	detects	and	instantly	registers	every	event,	thought,	feeling,
and	occurrence	and	thus	knows	everything	completely	forever. One	can	verify
by	simple	muscle	testing	that	every	hair	on	every	head	is	indeed	counted,
noticed,	and	filed	away	in	the	knowingness	of	Infinite	Consciousness	itself. This	occurrence	is	impersonal	and	automatic	and	happens	because	of	the
innate	qualities	of	consciousness. God	has	no	personal	stake	in	all	this	nor
does	he	react. God	does	not	get	upset	or	offended	or	get	his	nose	out	of	joint
at	any	impertinence	or	lack	of	good	taste. The	infinite	mercy	and	forgiveness	of	God	is	beyond	any	and	all
conception	and	is	totally	unconcerned	with	the	trivialities	of	world	events. God	is	not	half	of	a	duality. In	Infinity,	there	is	no	‘this’	(bad)	to	react	to,	nor
‘that’. God	is	neither	sadistic	nor	cruel. He	cannot	be	injured	and	therefore
has	no	desire	for	revenge. The	experience	of	God	is	not	possible	to	the	ego,	which	is	limited	to
perception	and	deals	in	concepts,	feelings,	and	form. God	is	nonmaterial	and
is	not	detectable	by	x-rays,	spectrometers,	photo	film,	Geiger	counters,	metal
detectors,	or	ultraviolet	or	infrared	detectors,	which	are	the	favorite	tools	of
paranormal	investigators	looking	for	‘spirits’. The	love	of	God	is	unconditional. It	is	not	arbitrary	or	evanescent,	nor	is	it
parceled	out	to	the	deserving. To	understand	that	God	is	love	precludes	all
such	notions. God	does	not	make	decisions,	does	not	need	any	news,	and	does
not	need	favorable	reports	in	order	to	function. That	which	is	completely	and
fully	the	totality	of	love	has	no	capacity	to	stop	being	what	it	is. By	analogy,	one	can	say	that	space	cannot	decide	that	it	will	suddenly
become	non-space. Everything	is	totally	identical	with	the	essence	of	its	own
existence. Love	cannot	turn	into	non-love,	nor	can	God	turn	into	non-God	any
more	than	a	giraffe	can	turn	into	a	non-giraffe. God	is	not	a	disturbed	child	or	a	parent. He	does	not	read	the	news	or
punish	the	wicked. No	arbitrary	judgment	is	required	in	a	universe	that	is
innately	just	and	self-balancing. Each	entity	experiences	the	consequences	of
its	own	doing,	its	own	choices,	its	own	wishes	and	belief	systems. That	which
is	all	still,	silent,	peace,	and	love	repels	back	onto	itself	all	that	is	unloving,
non-silent,	and	unpeaceful. This	is	experienced	by	the	ego	as	hell,	which	is
thereby	self-created.All	actions,	events,	thoughts,	ideas,	concepts,	and	decisions	are
accompanied	by	an	energy	field	that	can	be	calibrated. Thus,	by	its	own	acts,
the	ego	brings	itself	to	its	own	level	in	the	sea	of	consciousness. Like
buoyancy,	the	impersonal	quality	of	the	sea	of	consciousness	automatically
determines	the	level	to	which	one	rises	or	sinks. This	is	merely	the	nature	of
the	universe’s	being	what	it	is. The	explanation	that	the	ego	and	perception
use	to	describe	the	automatic	outcome	of	actions	is	called	‘judgment’,	which
is	an	illusion,	just	as	an	explanation	of	events	in	the	material	world	is	ascribed
to	‘causality’. God	is	not	limited	by	concepts,	ideas,	thoughts,	or	languages. Because	of
the	quality	of	the	omnipresence,	the	presence	of	God	includes	All	That	Is,
including	man’s	thinking,	but	of	itself	does	not	partake	of	it. God	does	not
talk	to	anybody. A	voice	booming	out	of	the	heavens	is	at	best	an
interpretation	of	an	inner	experience	that	has	been	projected	onto	the	physical
world. Sound	is	a	physical	vibration. God	is	all	present	within	the	physical. That	which	is	formless	does	not	manipulate	sound	waves. Enlightened	beings	do	not	relate	any	experiences	of	being	spoken	to	or
verbally	addressed	by	God. This	would	surmise	a	duality	of	God	versus	a
person	to	whom	God	is	speaking. In	reality,	the	Self,	God,	and	Allness	are
one. There	is	no	separation	between	a	speaker	and	that	which	is	spoken	to. Mystics	attune	to	God	by	an	unspoken	knowingness. Messages	from	God	are
from	the	spiritual	ego,	which	has	become	dissociated	and	projected	as	some
‘other’	reality. ‘Voices	from	God’	are	usually	hallucinations. Occasionally,
they	are	due	to	astral	entities,	some	of	which	claim	‘Godship’. The	Infinite	Presence	has	no	intentions	because,	here	again,	there	would
have	to	be	the	duality	of	an	intender,	that	which	is	intended,	and	that	to	whom
the	intention	is	directed. All	such	constructs	are	conceptualizations	based	on
perceptual	duality. God	is	nondualistic,	total,	complete	Allness	and	Oneness. Misinterpretations	of	God	arise	because	the	ego	deals	in	perception	and	form. It	also	misidentifies	force	as	power. Power	is	analogous	to	a	gravitational	or	magnetic	field	in	that	everything
that	occurs	within	in	it	is	impeccably	and	automatically	the	consequence	of
the	nature	of	the	field	itself. The	field	does	not	‘choose’	to	attract	anything,
nor	does	it	have	different	rules	for	different	objects. The	field	represents	total
equality. Likewise,	in	a	spiritual	field	of	power,	everyone	and	everything	is
attracted	and	influenced	by	virtue	of	its	own	constitution	or	spiritual	‘weight’,
vibration,	or	attractor	field. Some	entities	or	personal	egos	are	repelled	by	a	positive	field. Many
people	are	sincerely	‘turned	off’	by	anything	loving,	spiritual,	or	benevolent.Lots	of	people	really	hate	both	silence	and	peace;	it	drives	them	crazy. Are
not	solitary	confinement	and	silence	the	ultimate	punishment? It	seems	that	at	consciousness	level	200,	a	polarity	shift	occurs. It	is	as
though	from	200	up,	the	entity	is	positively	charged,	and	below	200,
negatively	charged. It	is	obvious	in	society	that	those	who	tend	toward
criminality	are	attracted	to	criminality	and	to	others	of	the	same	ilk,	whereas
those	who	choose	peace	and	love	are	attracted	to	others	with	the	same
propensities. Principles	that	are	obvious	and	attractive	above	the	level	of	200	can
become	repulsive	absurdities	and	are	often	ridiculed	below	the	level	of	200. Societies	whose	power	derives	from	keeping	the	consciousness	level	of	the
people	extremely	low,	such	as	the	recent	society	in	Cambodia,	even	take
official	political	positions	against	love	or	its	expressions. In	contrast,	peace	and	love	would	be	seen	as	the	greatest	of	opportunities
for	a	person	who	is	spiritually	motivated. Although	it	may	seem	absurdly
simple	and	obvious,	unfortunately,	to	most	of	mankind,	it	is	an	unfamiliar	fact
that	God	is	at	the	top	of	the	Scale	of	Consciousness	and	not	at	the	bottom. It	is
also	obvious	to	the	spiritually	advanced,	but	not	to	the	masses,	that	creation
and	power	radiate	from	the	top	down	and	not	vice	versa. The	power	of
creation	belongs	to	God	alone. The	physical	world	does	not	possess	the	power
of	creation	or	causality;	thus,	it	is	impossible	for	creation	to	proceed	from
form	and	materiality	into	life	and	eventually	nonform. People	are	not	‘co-
creators’	with	God. God	doesn’t	need	help. What	would	a	human	being	be
capable	of	co-creating,	anyway? God	is	beyond	all	form. Ordinary	people	think	in	terms	of	form. Why	would	that	which	is
omnipotent,	omnipresent,	and	formless	be	interested	in	worldly	games? There
is	nothing	that	‘needs’	to	be	created. The	effects	of	the	presence	of	God	emanate	from	the	Divine	Essence	itself
and	are	not	selective	acts	by	God. In	Reality,	there	are	neither	happenings	nor
events,	and,	therefore,	there	is	no	need	for	correction	or	intervention. Between	God	and	man	there	is	a	hierarchy	of	spiritual	energy	levels	and
fields	of	graduated	power. These	are	intuited	and	referred	to	as	the	Holy
Spirit,	the	Higher	Self,	the	Grace	of	God,	angels,	archangels,	and	heavens. Consciousness	levels	beyond	1,000	and	up	through	the	spiritual	hierarchy
represent	power	beyond	the	capacity	of	human	imagination. The	touch	of	an	archangel	is	so	powerful	and	devastating	that	the	ego	is	as
if	paralyzed	or	stunned	and	goes	silent. The	power	is	absolute	and	total. (An
archangel’s	power	calibrates	from	50,000	and	above.) If	life	continues	in	the
form	of	a	physical	body,	it	may	take	years	to	be	able	to	function	again	in
worldly	terms.Each	existence	is	then	the	consequence	of	the	Presence	and	is	given	the
capacity	to	fulfill	its	destiny. The	strength	to	sustain	and	survive	the
enlightenment	experience	itself	is	provided	by	the	Holy	Spirit	as	a	powerful
energy	that	sustains	the	remainder	of	destined	life. It	is	by	means	of	the	Holy
Spirit	that	there	is	a	return	to	function	of	the	faculties	necessary,	but	they	have
been	transformed	forever. Even	the	‘experience’	itself	cannot	be	spoken	of	for
many	years. There	is	no	one	to	tell	and	nothing	to	report. There	is	no	speaker
and	no	one	to	decide	to	speak. Life	is	directed	and	propelled	by	the	Presence. The	illusion	of	an	independent,	personal	will	or	decision	maker	is	gone
forever. Perhaps	subsequent	actions	are	the	momentum	of	a	prior	covenant	or
commitment. Everything	happens	of	its	own. Ongoing	life	is	self-actualizing
and	fulfilling. There	is	no	personal	self	to	do	anything;	there	is	no	thinker	to
think,	no	actor	to	act,	no	doer	to	do,	no	decider	to	decide. All	verbs,
adjectives,	and	pronouns	become	meaningless. The	Reality	of	God
God	does	not	direct	floods,	conflagrations,	earthquakes,	volcanoes,
storms,	lightning,	or	rainfalls. These	are	impersonal	effects	of	conditions
within	the	physical	world	and	its	universe. God	does	not	get	mad	and	‘trash
out’	cities,	civilizations,	towns,	or	ethnic	groups. All	these	things	occurred	on
the	planet	before	there	were	any	living	societies. God	does	not	get	involved	in
human	conflicts,	political	and	religious	struggles,	or	strife. God	has	no
interest	in	war’s	battlefields. He	has	no	enemies	that	need	to	be	slain. There
are	no	‘Holy	Wars’—the	term	itself	is	self-negating	and	absurd. Infidels,	believers,	or	the	like	are	all	positionalities	of	the	human	ego. Even	sensible	humans	are	beyond	such	smallness	of	mind	and	its
judgmentalism. God	does	not	‘care’	whether	one	believes	in	‘Him’	or	not;
however,	the	consequences	will	be	quite	different. Love	gravitates	towards	heaven,	and	hate	sinks	into	the	other	direction. Goodness	rejects	no	one. Like	goes	to	like;	love	is	attracted	to	love. God	takes
no	actions	against	anything	or	anyone. Some	souls	are	attracted	by	light	and
others	by	darkness. The	selection	is	from	within	the	ego	and	not	imposed
from	without. God	Is	Beyond	Form
It	is	important	to	recognize	that	that	which	is	beyond	form	is	not	reached
through	form	or	by	the	manipulation	of	form. Therefore,	involvement	in
esoteric	or	occult	practices	is	a	snare	and	a	delay. These	practices	are	byways
that	lead	to	astral	planes,	enthusiasts,	and	proselytizers,	all	of	which	areendless	in	number. There	is	no	power	in	geometric	figures,	mandalas,	icons,
paintings,	statues,	or	recitations. Any	value	that	ensues	is	by	the	intention,
dedication,	commitment,	and	faith	of	the	believer. The	world	is	full	of	well-
intentioned	but	naïve	reciters	of	mantras;	lightworkers;	worshippers	of	sacred
objects,	amulets,	charts,	holy	places,	Druid	remains,	mystical	charms;	and
sites	for	pilgrimage,	such	as	Machu	Picchu,	Stonehenge,	the	pyramids,	the
Ganges,	ancient	temples,	energy	vortices,	and	all	the	rest. This	could	be	called
‘making	the	circuit’,	but	eventually,	one	has	to	go	within. “Heaven	is	within
you,”	said	the	Lord	Jesus	Christ. God	is	self-revealing	and	beyond	all	form,	yet	present	and	innate	within
all	form. God	is	silence,	still,	serene,	peaceful,	unmoving,	all-inclusive,
everywhere	present,	all-knowing	by	virtue	of	being	All	That	Is. God	is	total,
complete,	quiescent,	loving,	beyond	time	and	space,	without	parts	or
partitions,	nondualistic,	and	equally	present	in	All	That	Is,	not	different	from
the	Self. Only	existence	is	possible. Despite	translation	errors	and
misunderstanding,	God	is	not	nothingness	or	void. Nonexistence,	as	one	can
see	by	its	own	self-definition,	is	not	a	possibility. The	Presence	is	beyond	all	thought,	mentation,	or	even	observation. The
awareness	is	Self-awareness	that	stems	from	the	knowingness	of	actually
being	All	That	Is;	therefore,	there	is	nothing	to	know	‘about’. There	is	no
knower	or	known;	they	are	one	and	the	same. In	the	state	of	Oneness,	the
objective	and	subjective	disappear	into	each	other. The	Presence	is	incredibly	soft,	gentle,	loving,	melting,	and	paradoxically,
simultaneously	rock-like,	immutable,	all-powerful,	and	an	infinite	cohesion
that	holds	together	‘all	reality’	as	a	universe	that	is	perpetual	Creation. In	the
presence	of	God,	the	illusions	of	cause	and	effect	disappear. The	Presence
does	not	cause	anything	to	happen;	instead,	it	is	all	that	appears	to	be
happening. In	the	Presence,	all	sense	of	time	disappears,	which	is	a	crucial	aspect	of
peace. Once	the	pressure	of	time	ceases,	it	is	recognized	to	have	been	perhaps
one	of	the	primary	sources	of	distress	that	accompanies	the	human	condition. The	sense	of	time	creates	stress,	pressure,	anxiety,	fear,	and	endless
disgruntlement	in	a	myriad	of	ways. The	‘time	stress’	accompanies	all
activities	and	pursuits,	creating	the	illusion	of	sequence	and	cause. Every
human	action	is	couched	in	an	unspoken	pressure	cooker	of	time	and	the	mind
constantly	calculates	how	much	‘time’	can	be	‘spent’	at	every	activity. This
results	in	panic,	fear,	or	worry,	as	well	as	guilt,	shame	and	anger. “Too	much
time	spent	on	this. Not	enough	time	spent	on	that. There	are	many	things	we
would	like	to	do	but	we	do	not	have	enough	time. Time	will	run	out.”	Until
the	sensation	of	time	stops,	one	does	not	have	any	possibility	of	knowingwhat	real	freedom	or	peace	feels	like. God	Is	Freedom,	Joy,	Home,	and	Source
In	the	presence	of	God,	all	suffering	ceases. One	has	returned	to	one’s
Source,	which	is	not	different	from	one’s	own	Self. It	is	as	though	one	had
forgotten	and	now	awakened	from	a	dream. All	fears	are	revealed	to	be
groundless;	all	worries	are	foolish	imaginings. There	is	no	future	to	fear	or
past	to	regret. There	is	no	errant	ego/self	to	admonish	or	correct. There	is
nothing	that	needs	changing	or	bettering. There	is	nothing	about	which	to	feel
ashamed	or	guilty. There	is	no	‘other’	from	which	one	can	be	separated. No
loss	is	possible. Nothing	needs	to	be	done,	no	effort	is	required,	and	one	is
free	from	the	endless	tug	of	desire	and	want. God	Is	All-Merciful
That	which	itself	is	absolute	perfection	sees	nothing	to	forgive. All
‘happenings’	were	the	ego’s	perception	and	had	no	real	existence. There	are
no	‘events’	to	explain,	account	for,	or	that	require	retribution. Mercy	is	the
quality	of	unconditional	love. Perfection	does	not	see	imperfection	or	lack. God	May	Be	Revealed	as	a	Sudden	or	Unexpected	Presence
The	difference	between	the	ordinary	state	of	consciousness	and	sudden
awakening	is	very	extreme,	and	there	is	really	no	way	to	prepare	for	it. It
quickly	reveals	itself	with	no	advance	warning. The	remaining	shell	of	the
outworn	ego	is	felt	to	‘die’. One	is	now	in	a	new	and	splendorous	realm,	and
there	is	a	different	dimension,	the	presence	of	a	different	state	or	condition. No	spirit	guides,	saintly	figures,	or	angelic	forms	appear. There	are	no	higher
beings	to	meet	or	greet	one. All	considerations,	expectations,	and	mental	or
emotional	activity	cease	and	are	replaced	by	a	silent	knowingness	that	is
without	form	or	content. To	be	All	That	Is	leaves	nothing	unanswered	or
unknown. That	which	formerly	thought	itself	to	be	an	‘I’	or	a	‘me’	has
vanished. One	is	now	invisible. It	is	like	one	has	been	trudging	along	to	reach	a	mountain	and	suddenly
finds	oneself	alone	at	the	top	of	Mt. Kilimanjaro,	with	only	the	infinite	sweep
of	snowy	mountains	to	be	seen. On	the	peak,	one	notes	that	in	some
mysterious	way,	one	is	also	the	mountain	as	well	as	the	sky	and	far-reaching
fields	of	snow. No	one	is	there;	even	the	body	stands	there	as	though	it	were
something	unimportant,	like	a	sled. It	appears	to	be	a	curiosity	of	the
landscape	and	nonessential. One	looks	down	at	the	sled	and	marvels	at	the
insanity	that	one	once	thought	that	one	was	a	sled.The	Self	is	self-aware	beyond	the	senses. Divinity	shines	forth	as	a
massive	revelation. Its	obviousness	is	stark	and	forceful	as	a	radiance. Its
essence	is	certainty	and	finality,	totality	and	completeness. All	searches	have
ended. An	aspect	of	awareness	is	the	quality	of	being	everything	that	is,	in
contrast	to	ordinary	consciousness,	which	seems	to	live	and	perceive	the
surface	of	things. The	vision	of	the	Presence	is	the	inner	knowing	of
everything. The	Self	is	equally	the	sled,	the	snow,	the	mountain,	the	sky,	the
clouds,	and	the	wind. It	is	All	simultaneously,	and	yet	none	of	them. The
world	seems	to	have	turned	from	the	equivalent	of	a	black-and-white	movie
to	one	in	three-dimensional	Technicolor. Everything	now	has	great	depth	and
texture. All	things	are	equally	aware	and	conscious	of	the	Presence	and	share	in
the	joy	and	realization	of	timelessness. If	it	is	so	destined,	the	ongoingness	of
life	is	autonomous	and	continues	on	its	own. The	physical	body	moves	itself
and	goes	about	its	remaining	business. It	even,	if	prompted,	takes	care	of
itself;	however,	without	prompting,	it	would	be	unlikely	to	do	so. One	no
longer	needs	a	sled	or	is	a	sled,	so	it	just	does	whatever	it	does,	which	can
sometimes	be	amusing. The	body	is	like	a	pet	that	has	been	discovered—	it	is
a	lovable	animal.Section	Four
Discussions	and	Lectures
Transcripts	of	talks	and	meetings	in	numerous	countries	with	groups	of
spiritual	students	having	a	variety	of	spiritual	backgrounds.CHAPTER	11
Along	the	Pathway
Visitors	have	questions	that	are	not	specifically	about	the	Self	or	Reality	but
are	concerns	that	arise	earlier	in	the	course	of	spiritual	exploration. Q:	I	saw	a	program	on	television	about	out-of-body	and	near-death
experiences. They	seemed	to	equate	the	two. Aren’t	they	really	quite
different? A:	They	are	decidedly	and	altogether	different. One	might	say	that	one	is
transcendent,	and	the	other	is	considered	paranormal. An	out-of-body
experience	can	arise	at	any	time,	even	in	sleep	or	dreams. It	is	often
triggered	by	physical	calamity	or	illness,	such	as	an	accident	or	surgery. In
the	out-of-body	experience,	there	is	location,	position,	and	duration. An
almost	invisible	energy	body	leaves	the	physical	body	and	travels	to	a
different	location	in	the	room	or	perhaps	even	at	some	distance. Sensory
awareness	accompanies	the	energy	body	and	stops	being	associated	with
the	physical	body,	which	is	then	experienced	as	being	separate. The	sense
of	‘I’	is	also	associated	with	the	energy	body	and	not	the	physical	body. Eventually,	there	is	a	returning	of	the	energy	body	to	the	physical	body
and	life	resumes	as	before. This	adventure	is	recallable	and	often	related	to
other	people. The	calibrated	level	of	consciousness	of	the	individual	does
not	change	significantly. The	personality	does	not	change;	however,	there
may	be	a	dawning	that	the	‘I’	is	not	just	a	physical	body. In	contrast,	the	near-death	experience	is	not	local	in	setting. One	enters
a	much	grander	and	more	splendid	domain. An	infinite,	radiant	love	is
always	present. There	is	a	distinct	awareness	that	a	state	of	revelation	is
occurring,	and	calibrated	levels	of	consciousness	show	a	sharp	increase. One	sign	of	the	experience	is	that	the	personality	changes	and	results	in
transformation. These	changes	are	often	quite	noticeable. Often,	there	is	a
major	shift	of	attitudes	and	diminished	interest	in	worldliness. The	fear	of
death	disappears. There	may	even	be	a	shift	of	vocation. Generally,	there
is	an	attraction	to	spiritual	subjects	as	well	as	a	marked	lessening	in	the
level	of	overall	fear. This	is	reflected	in	greater	peacefulness,	grace,	and
the	replacement	of	negative	attitudes	by	positive	ones. The	transformation
of	personality	may	be	quite	profound	in	some	cases. In	others,	it	could
only	be	aptly	described	as	saintliness. Some	people	who	have	theseexperiences	become	healers	and	are	drawn	to	the	healing	professions	or
ministries. Q:	What	spiritual	practices	are	practical	to	pursue	in	a	busy	world? Most	people	have	jobs,	families,	and	many	distractions. A:	The	conscious	pursuit	of	spiritual	goals	is	the	result	of	a	choice	and	a
decision. It	actually	requires	only	willingness	and	the	capacity	to	follow
through. Even	a	simple	spiritual	concept	is	a	deceptively	powerful	tool. The	simple	decision	to	be	kind,	forgiving,	and	compassionate	to	all	life	in
all	its	expressions,	including	one’s	own	self,	is	a	scalpel	that	is	capable	of
removing	the	major	impediments	to	spiritual	progress. With	humility,	one	can	see	that	the	mind	is	limited	and	incapable	of
seeing	all	the	circumstances	surrounding	any	event. Out	of	this	arises	the
willingness	to	let	go	of	condemnation	and	judgment. This	process	results
in	a	willingness	to	surrender	one’s	experience	of	the	world	to	God. It
becomes	apparent	that	the	world	does	not	really	need	one’s	personal
opinions	about	anything	at	all. If	one	decides	to	take	a	charitable	view	of
life’s	events,	then	alternate	ways	of	interpreting	circumstances,
appearances,	and	other	options	open	up. Q:	The	Buddha	said	that	desire	is	the	source	of	the	ego. How	does	one
overcome	this	attachment? A:	There	is	a	meditation	we	might	call	“What	for?”	When	we	note	a	desire,
we	can	ask,	“What	for?”	The	answer	is	always,“…and	then	I’ll	be
happier.”	Thus,	the	locus	of	happiness	is	always	something	that	is	outside
oneself	and	in	the	future. This	results	in	viewing	oneself	as	the	victim	of
outer	circumstances. This	is	also	a	projection	of	one’s	power. The	possible
source	of	happiness	is	actually	coming	from	within. There	is	neither	time
nor	locus	of	happiness	other	than	at	this	very	instant. The	true	source	of	joy	and	happiness	is	the	realization	of	one’s
existence	in	this	very	moment. The	source	of	pleasure	always	comes	from
within,	even	though	it	is	occasioned	by	some	external	event	or	acquisition. In	any	one	instant	of	time,	no	such	thing	as	a	problem	can	exist. Unhappiness	arises	from	going	beyond	the	reality	of	the	Now	and	creating
a	story	out	of	the	past	or	the	future	that,	because	neither	exists,	has	no
reality. Q:	What	are	some	other	useful	tools? A:	There	is	another	meditation	we	could	call	“What	if,	and	then	what?”	This
exercise	is	based	on	the	willingness	to	surrender	the	ego’s	illusions	to	thereality	of	God. We	start	with,	“What	if	we	let	go	of	something	we	desire	or
value?”	and	ask,	“And	then	what?”	That	brings	up	the	next	obstacle. We
ask	if	we	are	willing	to	surrender	it	to	God,	which	brings	up	the	next
obstacle. Eventually,	the	willingness	to	surrender	every	illusion	that
happiness	is	‘out	there’	brings	an	awareness	that	one’s	existence	from
moment	to	moment	is	solely	by	the	grace	of	God. One’s	life	is	sustained	as
a	function	of	the	presence	of	God,	and	the	materiality	that	we	thought
sustained	it	is	in	itself	an	expression	of	God’s	will	for	us. One’s	own
efforts	to	sustain	life	is	a	‘given’	and	not	a	personal	invention. The	ego
thinks	we	survive	in	spite	of	God’s	will	rather	than	because	of	it. Q:	Is	spiritual	progress	sudden	or	gradual? A:	There	is	actually	no	contradiction	in	this	question,	which	implies	the
either/or	state	of	duality. Both	conditions	prevail	simultaneously. Seemingly	small	steps	in	spiritual	evolution	often	occur	almost	unnoticed,
but	it	is	the	small	shifts	which	occur	out	of	sight	below	a	mountain	of
snow	that	result	in	an	avalanche. Sudden	leaps	in	consciousness	can	occur
with	no	warning. Therefore,	it	is	best	to	be	prepared	for	such	a	possible
eventuality. Q:	What	about	getting	past	the	great	block	of	the	intellect? A:	This	leap	is	also	made	as	a	result	of	willingness	and	inspiration. Only	four
percent	of	the	world’s	population	is	able	to	transcend	the	consciousness
level	of	500,	the	level	of	Love. Love	approaches	Unconditional	Love	at
level	540,	which	is	the	level	of	Healing. In	the	calibrated	level	of	the	500s,
progress	becomes	clear	and	obvious. The	goal	is	best	described	as
lovingness	towards	all	life	and	dedication	to	its	support. Thus,	in	the	500s,
one	becomes	forgiving,	charitable,	benign,	peaceful,	and	easygoing. One’s
happiness	is	independent	of	external	circumstances	or	events. Judgmentalism	disappears	and	is	replaced	by	desire	for	understanding	and
compassion. The	innate	beauty	and	perfection	of	all	things	begin	to	be
revealed. It	is	common	to	break	into	tears	at	the	extent	of	the	beauty	that	is
apparent	in	all	that	exists. The	recurrence	of	any	thoughts	or	feelings	that
are	less	than	loving	is	experienced	as	painful	or	unwelcome. Q:	What	about	justified	resentments? A:	The	willingness	to	let	go	of	resentments	reveals	that	all	so-called
justifications	are	rationalizations	and	excuses. They	are	the	projections	of	blame	and	represent	a	narcissistic
positionality. Resentments	are	really	childish	and	based	on	kindergartennotions	of	fairness. Nothing	in	the	universe	has	anything	to	do	with
fairness. Instead,	everything	represents	universal	justice	outside	present
time	and	locality. All	resentments	represent	the	justification	of	blame,	the
projection	of	responsibility,	and	seeing	oneself	as	victim. For	the	spiritual
student,	even	if	the	other	person	was	‘wrong’,	they	still	have	to	be
forgiven. All	resentments	calibrate	below	the	level	of	200	and	are	not	in
integrity. There	is	no	gain	in	harboring	them. The	modern	trend	toward	‘political	correctness’	is	a	great	source	of
conflict,	strife,	and	suffering	(calibrates	at	190). It	is	based	on	imaginary
‘rights’. In	reality,	there	are	no	such	things	as	‘rights’. These	are	all	social
imaginings. Nothing	in	the	universe	has	any	‘rights’.The	whole	area	of
‘rights’	leads	to	a	‘chip	on	the	shoulder’	paranoid	attitude,	confrontiveness,
conflict,	concepts	of	perpetrator	and	victim,	illusions	of	causality,	and
revenge. All	this	displaces	taking	personal	responsibility	for	one’s	own
experience	of	life,	which	is	the	level	one	has	to	reach	for	integrity. Q:	How	does	humility	undo	the	hold	of	the	intellect? A:	By	fearlessly	exploring	logic	and	reason,	science	itself	comes	to	realize	its
limits	and	its	proper	domain. Eventually,	reason	and	logic	become
circuitous	so	that	one	ends	up	defining	definitions,	categories	of	thought,
and	modes	of	description	from	preselected	points	of	observation. Logic
has	practical	and	useful	applications	in	the	everyday	material	world	that
are	salutary	and	beneficial,	but	they	do	not	lead	to	enlightenment,	which	is
an	entirely	different	endeavor. Q:	But	what	about	morality? Doesn’t	letting	go	of	right	and	wrong	and
judgment	of	others	lead	to	immorality? A:	Denotations	of	right	and	wrong	are	practical	guides	to	behavior	for	people
who	are	not	yet	spiritually	evolved. They	are	a	temporary	substitute	for	a
greater	awareness. Thus,	we	teach	a	child	that	it	is	‘bad’	to	cross	the	street
alone	because	they	lack	the	awareness	of	danger. By	adulthood,	such	a
contextualization	as	right	or	wrong	about	crossing	the	street	is	no	longer
meaningful	or	significant. We	look	both	ways	before	crossing	the	street	to
avoid	being	run	over,	not	because	it	is	wrong	or	bad. With	spiritual
progress,	ethical	values	replace	moralistic	dictums,	just	as	awareness	of
spiritual	truth	replaces	dogma	and	coercive	belief	systems. Behaviors	that
have	to	be	outlawed	to	suppress	their	occurrence	in	the	general	population
have	lost	any	meaning	to	people	who	are	far	more	advanced. Q:	If	there	is	no	‘objective’	right	or	wrong,	then	what	guides	behavior?A:	One’s	awareness	of	Reality	recontextualizes	all	meaning	and	significance
as	well	as	any	appearances. There	are	no	gains	to	be	desired,	no	wrongs	to
avenge,	no	winners	or	losers,	no	causes	to	sacrifice	for. The	guide	to	all
action	becomes	an	unconditional	lovingness,	kindness,	and	compassion. All	choices	have	consequences,	and	there	is	actually	no	injustice	anywhere
to	be	seen	when	one’s	vision	is	unlimited	by	time,	space,	and	perception. Q:	What	about	karma? A:	We	can	avoid	controversy	and	contention	by	not	using	that	term,	which,	in
the	Western	world,	is	associated	with	Eastern	religions	and	spiritual
traditions. Instead,	we	can	observe	the	association	between	actions	and
choices,	both	mental	and	physical,	with	consequences. In	reality,	these	are
not	sequential	but	are	actually	concordant	and	seemingly	separated	by
perception. From	outside	the	duality	of	perception,	an	‘event’	and	its
‘effects’	are	one	and	the	same	thing. Nothing	actually	moves	except	the
point	of	perception	itself. All	religions,	without	exception,	teach	that
decisions,	choices,	and	actions	are	connected	with	consequences	that
appear	and	occur	later	in	‘time’. If	life	is	seen	as	a	continuum	from	one
realm	to	the	next,	then	all	religions	are	the	same	in	that	they	teach	that
actions	have	consequences	in	another	realm	or	condition	of	sequential	life
frame. All	the	religions	teach	that	there	will	be	a	nonphysical	life	that
supersedes	the	physical	one. The	confusion	here	arises	from	the
misidentification	of	this	life	as	physical	and	other	lives	as	nonphysical,	or
recurrently	physical. To	begin	with,	this	life	is	an	inner,	subjective
experiencing	that	includes,	but	is	independent	of,	the	physical	body. Thus,
this	current	existence	is	not	actually	physical,	either. This	life	is	the	subjective	adventure	of	that	mysterious	entity	called	‘I’. This	current	experience	of	the	‘I’	may	consider	itself	physical,	but	that	in
itself	is	an	illusion. Whether	successive	life	experiences	include	the
illusion	of	physicality	or	not	is	really	irrelevant	to	the	inference	and
significance	of	the	sequential	progress	of	conditions. All	‘lifetimes’	are
subjective,	nonphysical,	interrelated,	and	actually	continuous. Each	is
conditioned	and	determined	by	choices,	positionalities,	and	their
consequences. All	possibilities	are	included	in	the	evolution	of
consciousness. Once	consciousness	stops	identifying	with	form,	it	is	then
beyond	karma. It	is	of	considerable	interest	that	newborns	already	have	a	calibratable
level	of	consciousness	at	the	time	of	their	birth,	and	that	this	level	in	most
people	tends	to	persist	throughout	their	lifetime. The	progression	ofconsciousness	in	the	average	human	being	during	one	lifetime	is	an
advance	of	about	five	points. Paradoxically,	however,	the	level	of
consciousness	of	mankind	as	a	whole	remained	at	190	for	many	centuries,
and	only	recently	crossed	the	critical	line	of	200	to	the	current	level	of
207. The	rate	of	increase	of	the	general	level	of	consciousness	is	held	back
by	the	immense	number	of	people	who	continue	to	make	negative
decisions	and	choices. Q:	Is	karma	therefore	related	to	form? A:	Preexisting	conditions	of	consciousness	consist	of	patterns	expressed	as
prevailing	energy	fields	of	relative	power. Each	level	contains	within	it	the
unresolved	issues	and	limitations	that	characterize	that	level	and	thereby
confront	the	individual. Let	us	say	that	at	birth,	one’s	energy	field
calibrates	at	150. This	person’s	main	confrontation	will	certainly	be	anger. They	may	spend	a	lifetime,	or	many	lifetimes,	with	anger	as	the	central
theme. Persons	who	are	in	the	energy	field	that	calibrates	in	the	50s	will
face	a	life	of	poverty	and	deprivation	and	may	be	born	in	a	starving
population,	ravaged	by	disease	and	war. Q:	Aren’t	conditions	at	birth	pure	chance,	depending	on	genes,
chromosomes,	and	the	accident	of	geography	and	time? A:	Nothing	in	the	universe	happens	by	chance	or	accident. The	universe	is	a
coherent	concurrence	and	interaction	of	innumerable	conditions	attendant
on	the	infinite	number	of	energy	patterns. In	the	state	of	Awareness,	all
this	is	obvious	and	can	be	clearly	seen	and	known. Outside	that	level	of
awareness,	it	could	be	likened	to	innumerable,	invisible	magnetic	fields
that	automatically	coalesce	or	repel	one’s	position	and	interact	according
to	the	positions	and	relative	strengths	and	polarities. Everything	influences
everything	else	and	is	in	perfect	balance. In	Awareness,	the	subtle	inner	workings	of	the	universe	reveal
themselves	as	a	magnificent	dance	of	incredibly	complex	design	and
execution. It	becomes	clear	that	what	the	world	calls	miraculous	occurs	as
the	consequence	of	a	shift	of	energy,	such	as	that	created	by	love	or	prayer. It	is	also	possible	to	arbitrarily	select	any	aspect	of	human	activities	and
interactions	and	calibrate	the	power	of	the	energies	involved. The	intrinsic
energies	associated	with	all	that	exists	determine	their	fate,	depending	on
all	prevailing	conditions	in	an	entire	universe. In	the	entire	universe,	these
are	expressed	locally	as	prevailing	conditions. No	accident	or	unfairness	is
possible. Every	action,	decision,	thought,	or	choice	alters	the	interacting
balances	and	has	consequences.Q:	Is	karma	then	a	general	condition? A:	The	entire	unfolding	and	interaction	in	evolution	of	everything	in	the
universe	is	totally	karmic. Human	life	is	no	exception. Likewise,	all
possibilities	are	determined	by	the	entire	set	of	the	universe	and	everything
in	it. A	cat	does	not	suddenly	turn	into	a	dog. It	is	‘karma’	that	results	in
the	selection	of	the	genes	and	chromosomes	of	one’s	birth,	as	well	as	the
place,	location,	and	conditions	of	it. A	potential	cat’s	energy	field	does	not
get	attracted	to	enter	the	body	of	a	dog. One	can,	with	muscle	testing,	track
the	‘karma’	of	any	entity. Within	each	entity,	karma	is	a	field	of	possible
choices	as	well	as	consequences	of	past	choices. Commonly,	these
prevailing	sets	of	conditions	are	referred	to	as	destiny,	fate,	or	luck. Q:	What	is	the	interaction	between	the	visible	and	invisible	domains? A:	Any	separation	between	the	two	is	arbitrary	and	one	of	perception	only. Both	the	manifest	and	the	unmanifest	are	an	integrated	whole. The
physical	world	of	perception	is	a	world	of	effects. That	which	is	the
ordinary	world	has	no	power	to	cause	anything. The	power	of	causality
exists	only	in	the	invisible	domain. The	Empire	State	Building	came	into
existence	first	as	a	thought	and	design	within	the	mind	of	its	creator,	which
was	then	empowered	by	volition	to	appear	as	a	consequence	in	the	visible
world. As	a	physical	building,	it	has	no	power	of	causality	to	cause
anything	to	happen. Its	presence	represents	a	local	condition	that	has
consequences,	such	as	wind	currents	or	shadows,	but	the	power	of
causality	is	not	intrinsic	to	the	structure	or	its	parts. Q:	What	accounts	for	the	existence	of	anything? A:	Divine	Grace	determines	all	Creation	in	all	its	expressions	and	aspects. We
say	that	the	unmanifest	comes	into	expression	as	manifestation	by
ordinance	of	Divine	will. This	is	made	possible	and	activated	by	the
Presence	whose	quality	is	to	potentiate	the	evolution	of	possibility	into
actuality. We	could	say,	for	instance,	that	a	seed	is	dormant	and	inactive,
but	in	the	Divine	Presence,	it	begins	to	grow. The	potential	patterns	for	the
emergence	of	materiality	reside	within	the	invisible	domain	as	energy
patterns. The	quality	of	‘realness’	is	only	the	radiance	of	the	Self	that
imbues	the	quality	we	call	realness. The	ordinary	mind	attributes	this
quality	of	realness	to	any	material	and	imagines	that	the	realness	emanates
from	the	material	itself. The	only	thing	that	is	real	is	the	Self	that,	by	the
nature	of	its	divinity,	radiates	forth	the	qualities	of	life,	reality,	and
existence. Life	is	either	present	or	not. There	is	no	self-existent	reality	such	as	death,	just	as	there	is	no	suchthing	as	‘off-ness’	in	an	electrical	wire	that	is	without	current. Divinity
expresses	itself	as	form	and/or	life,	depensding	on	local	conditions	and
potentialities. Without	the	prior	potentiality	(‘karma’)	for	life,	no	one
could	be	born. The	entire	universe	and	everything	in	it	is	actually	a
synchronous	karmic	display	and	single	event. Q:	It	sounds	as	though	all	life	is	pretty	much	predetermined. Isn’t	that
predestination? A:	No. Predestination	is	something	quite	different. As	a	term,	predestination
implies	limitation	and	outcomes,	whereas	karma	sets	up	opportunities	and
areas	of	freedom	for	choice. The	range	of	choices	available	is	limited	by
prevailing	conditions	that	are	attracted	or	set	by	one’s	karmically	patterned
energy	field. Choice	supersedes	karma	and	can	overrule	it	or	change	it	by
an	act	of	the	will. Q:	What	of	free	will? A:	As	part	of	one’s	energy-pattern	inheritance	at	birth,	there	is	an	innate
capacity	for	choice	and	decision. These	are	available	in	quality	and
quantity,	depending	on	one’s	calibrated	energy	field. Within	an
individual’s	inheritance	and	evolution	into	the	world,	we	experience	that
one	has	the	opportunity	to	forgive	or	to	hate	and	condemn. It	might	be	said
that	one’s	spiritual	buoyancy	goes	up	with	the	choice	of	forgiveness	and
down	with	hatred. Each	choice	then	moves	one	into	a	different	‘locale’	in
an	overall	energy	field	of	human	life. We	say,	“Birds	of	a	feather	flock
together”;	“Like	seeks	like”;	“Birds	go	home	to	roost”;	“What	goes	around
comes	around”,	and,	“We	reap	what	we	sow.”	The	Buddha	said	there	is	no
need	to	attack	or	punish	one’s	enemies	for	they	will	bring	themselves
down	as	a	result	of	their	own	natures. All	religions	teach	that	this	life
influences	the	next	one;	whether	the	next	is	actually	physical	or	not	is
therefore	irrelevant. Life	cannot	become	nonlife;	it	can	only	change	form
and	expression. Q:	Is	not	an	energy	field	of	a	higher	calibration	‘better’	than	a	lower	one? A:	It	is	not	‘better’,	only	different. Each	entity	has	its	work	to	do	in	its
contribution	to	the	whole. One	brick	is	not	better	than	another	because	it	is
bigger	or	higher	up	in	the	building. ‘Greater’	or	‘lesser’	or	‘better’	are
judgmental	terms	arising	from	positionality. Each	entity	that	lives	takes
equal	joy	from	the	awareness	of	existence. The	Divine	Presence	in	All
That	Is	imbues	that	quality	as	a	consequence	of	Creation. The	animal,	the
plant,	or	the	human	are	equal	in	their	joy	of	existence. The	human	mindcan	think	and	ponder. A	plant,	if	it	had	a	mind,	would	probably	consider
thinking	as	superfluous	and	stupid.
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Will,	the	goals	that	are	valued	or	desired	are	now	exposed	to	the	formless
spiritual	qualities	of	love,	forgiveness,	and	devotion. Through	humility	and
the	choice	of	peace	out	of	love,	one	can	relinquish	even	the	most	cherished	of
negativities,	such	as	revenge,	spite,	or	hatred. The	small	self	is	dissolved	by	the	Self. The	healing	attitude	of	the	Self	to
the	self	is	compassion;	it	is	through	forgiveness	that	one	is	forgiven. This
willingness	to	surrender,	arising	out	of	the	grace	of	God,	permits	the	power	of
God	expressed	as	the	Holy	Spirit	to	recontextualize	understanding	and,	by
this	device,	to	undo	the	reign	of	perception	and	its	attendant	duality	that	is	the
source	of	all	suffering. The	dissolution	of	duality	is	the	ultimate	gift	of	God,
for	it	dissolves	the	very	source	and	capacity	for	suffering. In	nonduality,
suffering	is	not	possible. Dogma
The	way	to	God	via	the	nonduality	of	consciousness	involves	no	dogma
or	belief	systems. Sufficient,	useful	information	is	available,	the	truth	of
which	can	be	verified	by	one’s	own	inner	quest	that	is	crucial	to	progress,
especially	if	one	is	dedicated	to	Enlightenment	in	this	lifetime. The	value	of
any	piece	of	information	can	be	easily	calibrated. It	will	also	be	discovered
that	each	time	this	exercise	is	done,	something	more	is	learned	that	was	not
part	of	the	original	question	verbatim. Diets,	Rituals,	Exercises,	Breathing	Techniques,	Mantras,	and	Symbols
Although	none	of	these	is	actually	necessary,	they	can	be	helpful	to	some
spiritual	devotees. It	is	useful	to	recognize	that	religions	have	their	own
agendas	and	limitations. The	spiritual	pathway	to	enlightenment	is	unique. It
is	not	the	same	as	‘practicing	a	religion’. Religions	tend	to	emphasize
historical	events,	their	geographical	locations,	and	past	cultures	with	political
alliances. Enlightenment	happens	in	the	present	moment	and	is	outside	time,	history,
or	geography,	which	are	therefore	irrelevant. Theology	is	concerned	with	the
consciousness	level	of	the	400s;	Enlightenment	is	concerned	with	the	levels
of	600	and	above. What	of	Music,	Incense,	and	Architectural	Beauty. These	are	inspirational	and	supportive	of	a	spiritual	and	reverential	mood
and	attitude	and	help	to	remove	the	focus	of	attention	from	thought	content. Beauty	is	uplifting	and	calibrates	in	the	high	500s,	which	is	akin	to	perfection. What	Is	The	Essence	of	Spiritual	Practice. To	activate	by	inspiration,	dedication,	and	decision	of	will	those	aspects	of
consciousness	that	become	progressively	self-actualizing. They	are
empowered	by	compassion,	devotion,	humility,	and	the	willingness	to
surrender	to	unconditional	love. Perception	then	transforms	into	spiritual
vision. This	evolution	evokes	a	supportive	response	from	the	highest	levels	of
consciousness	for	it	takes	great	power	to	overcome	the	‘gravity’	of	the	earthly
life	and	its	habits	of	perception. The	act	of	worship	is	an	entreaty	and
invitation	to	these	higher	energies	for	assistance	in	one’s	spiritual	endeavor. What	of	Daily	Life. There	is	a	shift	of	values	from	worldly	accomplishment	to	spiritual
realization,	which	colors	all	activity. It	places	it	in	a	different	context. The
overreaching	goal	of	life	becomes	altered,	and	life’s	events	take	on	a	different
significance	and	meaning	as	though	placed	in	a	new	dimension. Eventually,
the	focus	is	on	the	inner,	silent,	motionless,	still	presence	of	Awareness	itself
rather	than	on	its	passing	content. Suddenly,	the	sense	of	‘I’	shifts	from	the
content	to	the	context,	which	is	the	universal	‘I’	of	the	Self. Why	Is	‘Work’	Even	Necessary	in	Spiritual	Endeavor. The	ego	can	be	thought	of	as	a	set	of	entrenched	habits	of	thought	that	are
the	result	of	entrainment	by	invisible	energy	fields	which	dominate	human
consciousness. They	become	reinforced	by	repetition	and	by	the	consensus	of
society. Further	reinforcement	comes	from	language	itself. To	think	in
language	is	a	form	of	self-programming. The	use	of	the	prefix	‘I’	as	the
subject,	and	therefore	the	implied	cause	of	all	actions,	is	the	most	serious
error	and	automatically	creates	a	duality	of	subject	and	object. To	overcome	the	gravity	of	worldly	thoughts	and	beliefs	requires	the	work
of	implementing	the	decision	of	the	spiritual	Will	to	deprogram
consciousness. This	includes	the	refusal	to	accept	the	ego/mind’s
presumptions	and	statements	as	though	they	were	reality. Instead,	there	is	an
insistence	on	a	higher	understanding. Familiarity	with	more	compassionate	viewpoints	of	life	tends	to	potentiate
them;	thus,	the	traditional	spiritual	advice	to	‘mingle	with	holy	company’	and
avoid	negative	companions. This	potentiates	progressive	discernment	of	more
appropriate	attitudes	and	habits	of	thought. Of	What	Use	Is	Prayer. Supplication	is	an	act	of	humility. To	lower	levels	of	consciousness,prayer	is	an	attempt	to	‘get’	something	for	self	or	others,	such	as	a	new	car,	a
job,	recovery	from	an	illness,	or	special	favors. With	progress,	this	intention
to	control	God	is	given	up,	and	the	act	of	supplication	becomes	a	dedication
instead	of	a	request. In	war,	both	sides	pray	to	win. With	progression	of
consciousness	from	selfishness	to	selflessness,	the	quality	of	prayer	shifts	to
the	willingness	to	be	a	servant	of	the	Lord	and	a	channel	of	His	Will	without
trying	to	specify	the	what	or	the	how	it	is	to	be	done. Prayer	becomes	surrender	rather	than	supplication. Many	children	lose
their	faith	in	God	by	using	prayer	in	the	form	of	pleading	and	then	become
disappointed	when	the	requested	benefit	fails	to	appear. What	Is	The	Healing	Power	of	Prayer. All	love	arises	from	God. On	the	scale	of	consciousness,	Love	calibrates
at	500,	and	as	it	is	perfected,	it	reaches	Unconditional	Love	at	540,	which	is
the	level	of	healing. Healing	prayer	services	thus	seek	to	replace	negativity
with	an	energy	field	of	540	or	over. Some	spiritual	organizations	calibrate	at
540	or	above	and	therefore	provide	a	field	of	healing	energy	that	is	capable	of
accomplishing	‘miracles’. What	Is	A	Miracle. If	an	event	occurs	outside	the	domain	of	explanation	or	expected	linear
causality	and	the	Newtonian	paradigm,	it	is	termed	a	miracle. It	is	an
eventuality	that	is	brought	into	actuality	by	removal	of	the	impediments	of
negativity. This	may	involve	relinquishment	of	limiting	belief	systems,	such
as,“It’s	impossible,”	or	“It	is	not	deserved,”	or	other	ego	viewpoints. For
those	who	have	reached	higher	levels	of	consciousness,	the	miraculous	is	not
only	commonplace,	it	is	the	natural	course	of	events	and	becomes	continuous. The	miraculous	comes	out	of	creation	and	not	causality. Spiritual	Principles
Attitude
The	‘way’	of	spiritual	advancement	through	consciousness	is	actually
uncomplicated	and	simple. The	primary	quality	is	really	one	of	attitude	in	that
one	looks	at	life	not	as	a	place	to	acquire	gain	but	as	an	opportunity	for
learning,	which	abounds	even	in	the	smallest	of	life’s	details. A	spiritual
attitude	leads	one	to	be	friendly,	kind,	and	well	meaning	to	all	life. We	find
ourselves	walking	over	an	ant	carefully	rather	than	squashing	it,	not	as	a
compulsive	‘must’	or	a	religious	rule,	but	out	of	a	greater	awareness	of	thevalue	of	all	life. All	animals	will	be	discovered	to	actually	be	individuals	that
respond	to	respect	and	attention. Even	plants	are	aware	of	it	when	you	love
and	admire	them. Humility
This	again	is	an	attitude,	an	awareness	of	the	limitations	of	the	mind	and
appearance. There	is	an	increasing	awareness	that	life	is	filtered	through
perception,	and	that	what	is	going	on	is	primarily	attitudes	and	perceptions
rather	than	self-existent,	external	realities. Willingness	to	Overlook	and	Forgive;	Kindness
As	a	serious	spiritual	student,	one	has	to	resign	from	the	self-appointed
duties	of	being	the	one	to	judge,	correct,	control,	direct,	change	the	world,	and
express	opinions	about	everything. As	a	serious	spiritual	student,	one	is	no
longer	obligated	to	continue	these	chores	and,	instead,	they	are	turned	over	to
Divine	justice. Inasmuch	as	the	mind	has	no	idea	of	what	Reality	even	is,
relinquishing	these	former	duties	will	be	a	relief	and	also	bring	an	end	to	a	lot
of	guilt. It	is	therefore	quite	helpful	to	give	up	‘causes’	and	rallies	for	the
oppressed,	downtrodden,	other	victims,	and	sentimentalities. Each	person	is
merely	fulfilling	their	own	destiny;	allow	them	to	do	so. With	detachment,	it
will	be	observed	that	most	people	derive	satisfaction	from	the	melodrama	of
their	lives. Observation	of	People
Physical	appearance	is	a	great	deceiver. Most	people	look	like	adults	but
are	not	really	adults	at	all. Emotionally,	most	people	are	still	children. The
emotions	and	attitudes	that	prevail	in	kindergarten	and	on	the	playground
continue	on	into	adult	life	but	are	hidden	in	more	dignified-sounding
terminology. Within	most	people	is	a	child	who	is	merely	imitating	being	an
adult. The	‘inner	child’	we	hear	so	much	about	is	actually	not	inner	at	all;	it	is
actually	quite	‘outer’. As	people	grow	up,	they	take	on	various	identifications	and	copy	what
they	conceive	of	as	adult	behaviors	and	styles;	however,	it	is	not	the	adult
who	is	doing	this	but	the	child. Therefore,	what	we	see	in	daily	life	are	people
acting	out	the	programs	and	scenarios	that	they	identify	with	as	a	child. The
young	child,	as	well	as	most	animals,	already	exhibits	curiosity,	self-pity,
jealousy,	envy,	competitiveness,	temper	tantrums,	emotional	outbursts,
resentments,	hatreds,	rivalries,	competition,	seeking	the	limelight	and
admiration,	willfulness,	petulance,	blaming	others,	disclaiming	responsibility,making	others	wrong,	looking	for	favor,	collecting	‘things’,	showing	off,	and
more. These	are	all	attributes	of	the	child. As	we	watch	the	daily	activities	of	most	adults,	we	realize	that	nothing
has	really	changed. This	realization	is	helpful	for	compassionate
understanding	rather	than	condemnation. Stubbornness	and	opposition,	which
are	characteristic	of	the	two-year-old,	continue	to	dominate	personalities	well
into	old	age. Occasionally,	people	also	manage	to	go	from	childhood	to
adolescence	in	their	personality	and	become	endless	thrill	seekers	and
challengers	of	fate;	they	are	preoccupied	with	the	body,	muscles,	flirtation,
popularity,	and	romantic	and	sexual	conquests. There	is	a	tendency	to	become
cute,	coy,	seductive,	glamorous,	heroic,	tragic,	theatrical,	dramatic,	and
histrionic. Again,	this	is	the	child’s	impression	of	adolescence	being	acted
out. The	inner	child	is	naïve	and	impressionable,	easily	programmed,	and
easily	seduced	and	manipulated. Curiosity	About	The	Nature	of	Consciousness
It	is	easier	to	stop	reacting	to	people	internally	as	well	as	externally	by
becoming	familiar	with	the	nature	of	consciousness. Human	life	is	very
difficult,	even	in	the	best	of	circumstances. Frustrations,	delays,	lapses	of
memory,	impulses,	and	stresses	of	all	shapes	and	forms	beset	any	individual. Demands	often	exceed	capabilities,	and	life	is	pressured	by	time
requirements. It	will	be	noticed	that	everyone’s	ego	is	about	the	same	as	that
of	everyone	else. The	mind	is	inherited	and	has	a	brain	run	by	genes,	chromosomes,	and	a
genetically	determined	personality	‘set’. Research	shows	that	many	of	the
personality’s	major	characteristics	are	already	present	at	birth. Few	people	can
actually	be	different	from	what	they	are. It	is	only	the	minority	of	people	that
seeks	self-improvement	or	spiritual	growth. This	is	because	whatever	one’s
self-criticisms,	one	secretly	really	believes	that	one’s	way	of	being	is	okay
and	probably	the	only	correct	way. They	are	all	right	as	they	are,	and	all
problems	are	caused	by	other	people’s	selfishness,	unfairness,	and	by	the
external	world. Seek	to	Give	Love	Rather	Than	to	Receive	It
Most	humans	believe	that	love	is	something	that	you	get,	that	it	is	an
emotion,	that	it	has	to	be	deserved,	and	that	the	more	they	give	away,	the	less
they	will	have. The	opposite	is	the	truth. Lovingness	is	an	attitude	that
transforms	one’s	experience	of	the	world. We	become	grateful	for	what	we
have	instead	of	prideful. We	express	our	lovingness	when	we	acknowledgeothers	and	their	contributions	to	life	and	to	our	convenience. Love	is	not	an
emotion	but	a	way	of	being	and	relating	to	the	world. Avoid	Creating	‘Enemies’
People	fall	into	the	trap	of	getting	even	or	making	constant	remarks. They
create	enemies	and	animosities. These	preclude	a	peaceful	life. Nobody	needs
enemies. They	can	retaliate	in	ways	unseen	and	so	bring	on	unfortunate
consequences. There	is	no	such	thing	as	winning	a	conflict;	that	results	in
hatred	by	the	loser. The	majority	of	domestic	violence	is	a	physical	response	to	verbal
provocation. However,	in	our	society,	victims	seldom	take	responsibility	for
the	provocation,	temptation,	or	hurled	insult. It	serves	spiritual	progress	to	always	accept	responsibility	for	all	that
befalls	one	and	avoid	the	trap	of	being	a	victim. From	a	higher	view,	there	are
no	victims. Nothing	in	the	world	of	appearances	has	the	power	to	cause
anything. Choose	A	Benign	Role	and	View	of	Life
Harsh	viewpoints	are	not	conducive	to	spiritual	growth. Even	if	they	are
‘right’	or	‘justified’,	a	spiritual	seeker	cannot	afford	them. One	has	to	give	up
the	luxury	of	revenge	or	enjoying	that	‘justice	has	to	be	done’	when	a
supposed	murderer	is	executed. One	cannot	violate	basic	spiritual	principles
without	paying	a	price. The	spiritual	seeker	sees	through	the	illusion	and
therefore	gives	up	the	role	of	judge	and	jury. Nobody	goes	‘scot-free’,	as
people	indignantly	protest. With	muscle	testing,	one	can	quickly	affirm	that	not	one	iota	is	missed	by
the	universe;	literally,	every	hair	is	counted,	every	fallen	sparrow	noted. No
kind	word	goes	unnoticed. All	is	recorded	forever	in	the	field	of
consciousness. Give	Up	Guilt
Guilt	is	an	attempt	to	purchase	salvation,	manipulate	God,	and	purchase
forgiveness	by	suffering. These	attitudes	stem	from	the	misinterpretation	of
God	as	a	great	punisher. We	think	we	will	assuage	His	righteous	wrath	by	our
pain,	suffering,	and	penance. There	is	actually	only	one	appropriate	‘penance’
for	wrongdoing,	and	that	is	change. Instead	of	condemning	the	negative,	we
choose	the	positive. To	make	progress	and	to	change	takes	more	effort	than	feeling	guilty,	but
it	is	a	more	appropriate	response. We	note	from	the	Scale	of	Consciousnessthat	Guilt	is	way	down	at	the	bottom,	whereas	God	is	way	up	at	the	top. Consequently,	wallowing	around	in	guilt	at	the	bottom	of	the	field	of
consciousness	does	not	get	us	to	the	top. Humility	means	that	we	see	our	own	life	as	the	evolution	of	spiritual
consciousness. We	learn	from	mistakes. Maybe	the	most	useful	of	all	quotes
to	revise	whatever	the	past	behavior	is,	‘It	seemed	like	a	good	idea	at	the
time’. Later,	of	course,	in	retrospect,	it	becomes	recontextualized	and	seems
to	be	in	error. However,	if	other	people	are	intrinsically	innocent	because	that
is	the	nature	of	consciousness,	then	so	is	the	self	of	the	spiritual	seeker. Along	with	giving	up	guilt,	it	is	also	very	helpful	to	give	up	sin	as	a
reality. Error	is	correctible;	sin	is	a	mistake	and	is	forgivable. Most	of	what
people	call	sin	is	an	attachment,	an	emotionality	stemming	from	the	child
within. It	is	actually	the	child	who	lies,	steals,	cheats,	calls	other	people
names,	and	hits	other	people;	therefore,	sin	is	really	immaturity	and	ignorance
of	the	true	nature	of	Reality	and	the	nature	of	consciousness. As	spiritual
values	replace	worldly	ones,	temptation	diminishes	and	error	is	less	likely	to
occur. Willingness
This	is	the	keystone	to	all	spiritual	progress	as	well	as	success	in	the
world. It	means	letting	go	of	resistance	and	finding	the	joy	of	going	one
hundred	and	one	percent. Unpleasantness	is	due	to	resistance,	and	when
resistance	is	let	go,	it	is	replaced	by	feelings	of	strength,	confidence,	and	joy. In	any	endeavor,	there	is	a	point	of	resistance	that	becomes	a	block. When
this	is	overcome,	the	endeavor	becomes	effortless. Athletes	often	go	through
this	discovery,	and	so	do	physical	laborers. There	is	suddenly	the	release	of
enormous	energy,	an	emergence	into	an	almost	enlightened	state	in	which	all
is	happening	of	its	own. There	are	a	peace,	a	serenity,	and	a	stillness. The
exhausted	ballerina	or	laborer	is	closer	to	the	discovery	of	God	than	they
think. The	awareness	of	the	presence	of	God	is	preceded	by	surrender. In	Zen,	it	is	said	that	heaven	and	hell	are	only	a	tenth	of	an	inch	apart. It	is
often	in	the	pit	of	despair	that	the	ego	lets	go	so	that	all	crises	can	be	turned
into	the	opportunity	of	spiritual	discovery. Realize	That	‘Truth’	Is	Dependent	on	Context
Truth	is	only	relative	and	not	absolute. All	truth	is	only	so	within	a	certain
level	of	consciousness. For	instance,	to	forgive	is	commendable,	but	at	a	later
stage,	one	sees	that	there	is	actually	nothing	to	forgive. There	is	no	‘other’	to
be	forgiven. Everyone’s	ego	is	equally	unreal,	including	one’s	own. Perception	is	not	reality. Nonattachment
This	is	an	attitude	of	withdrawal	of	emotional	entanglement	in	worldly
affairs. It	leads	to	serenity	and	peace	of	mind. It	is	supported	by	refusing	the
emotional	seduction	of	other	people’s	upsets	and	problems. It	also	involves	a
willingness	to	allow	the	world	and	its	affairs	to	work	out	its	own	problems
and	destiny. Reactive	involvement	and	intervention	in	the	world	can	be	better
left	to	people	who	have	a	different	calling. A	‘good	person’	is	one	thing;	enlightenment	is	another. One	is	responsible
for	the	effort	and	not	the	result,	which	is	up	to	God	and	the	universe. Nonattachment	is	not	the	same	as	indifference,	withdrawal,	or
detachment. Misunderstanding	that	the	development	of	detachment	is
required	often	ends	up	as	flatness	or	apathy. In	contrast,	nonattachment	allows
full	participation	in	life	without	trying	to	control	outcomes. Acceptance
Acceptance	is	the	great	healer	of	strife,	conflict,	and	upset. It	also	corrects
major	imbalances	of	perception	and	precludes	the	dominance	of	negative
feelings. Everything	serves	a	purpose. Humility	means	that	we	will	not
understand	all	events	or	occurrences. Acceptance	is	not	passivity	but	non-
positionality. The	development	of	a	spiritual	ego	can	be	avoided	by	the
realization	that	spiritual	progress	is	the	result	of	God’s	grace	and	not	the	result
of	one’s	personal	endeavors. Avoid	False	Gurus
This	cannot	be	overemphasized. The	naïve	spiritual	initiate	is	easily
swayed	by	trappings	and	reputations	of	spiritual	figures	and	the	charisma	of
those	who	have	many	followers. Without	the	spiritual	awareness	of	advanced
states	of	consciousness,	the	spiritual	seeker	has	no	means	of	guidance,	and
popularity	clouds	judgment. At	this	time	in	human	history,	there	is	actually	not	a	single	guidepost	that
can	be	relied	upon	other	than	the	muscle	test	of	the	actual	calibration	of	the
level	of	consciousness	of	a	teacher,	organization,	or	teaching. The	naïve	are
impressed	with	claims	of	supernatural	powers,	paranormal	feats,	and	fanciful
titles	and	dress. Earmarks	of	true	teachers	are	humility,	simplicity,	lovingness,
compassion,	and	peacefulness. There	is	no	financial	charge	for	conveying
truth,	as	there	is	no	interest	in	money,	personal	power,	or	gain. It	is	irrelevant	to	a	true	teacher	whether	others	become	followers	or	join	a
spiritual	group	or	organization. All	are	totally	free	to	leave	the	spiritual	group. There	is	the	avoidance	of	the	development	of	a	personality	cult. There	is	no
desire	by	a	true	teacher	to	control	others,	and,	therefore,	a	true	teacher	has	no
interest	in	coercion	or	persuasion. Neither	does	the	teacher	attempt	to
appropriate	knowledge	or	force	it	on	others	inasmuch	as	it	was	freely
received. Therefore,	the	true	teacher	is	gracious	in	manner	and	spirit. The
student	of	a	true	teacher	is	the	totality	of	all	mankind. Avoid	False	Teachings
It	is	often	recommended	that	one	use	muscle	testing	to	sort	out	the	content
of	one’s	spiritual	library. Put	the	books	that	allow	one	to	go	weak	on	one	side
and	the	ones	that	make	one	go	strong	on	the	other. It	is	highly	educative. It	is	very	important	to	remember	that	it	is	an	impersonal	fact	that	the
consciousness	of	the	seeker	is	naïve	and	has	no	means	of	discovering	truth
from	falsehood. Avoid	the	attractive	but	irrelevant. There	are	astral	realms
and	universes	without	number,	each	with	its	own	teachers,	masters,	spiritual
hierarchy,	and	belief	systems. Many	are	quite	intriguing. The	unwary	can	be
easily	entrapped	by	these	fascinating	and	esoteric	doctrines;	however,	the
seeker	of	enlightenment	will	remember	that	the	ultimate	state	is	not	reachable
via	the	levels	of	form. Many	people	think	they	ought	to	be	involved	in	spiritual	endeavor	but	are
intimidated	by	what	appears	to	be	complexity,	rituals,	requirements,
sacrifices,	commitments,	complicated	readings,	dogma,	and	money. Some
spiritual	groups	even	insist	that	the	applicant	become	‘initiated’	and	go
through	strange	ceremonies,	pledges,	and	agreements. Proprietary	groups
have	mandatory	attendance,	training	courses,	and	the	payment	of	many	fees. In	reality,	there	is	nothing	one	has	to	join,	do,	or	study. There	are	no	rules,
regulations,	or	requirements;	there	are	no	rituals	or	strange	garb,	and	no	odd
breathing	exercises	or	postures	are	necessary. Many	new-age	groups	sound	less	demanding	but	rely	on	misleading
sources	of	information. There	is	emphasis	on	strange	garb,	odd	diets,	weird
headdresses,	and	all	manner	of	necklaces,	symbols,	card	readings,	psychics,
channelings,	mediums,	chantings,	and	mantras. It	is	best	to	beware	of	and
avoid	all	manipulation	of	energies,	light	fields,	mystical	visualizations,	colors,
mystical	numbers,	signs,	and	‘ancient	secret	teachings’. Some	misleading
figures	claim	special	private	instructions	from	God	and	become	self-
proclaimed	prophets	and	visionaries. It	is	simple	to	see	through	all	this	with	a
simple	muscle	test. These	distractions	all	rely	on	form	and	specialness. The	whole	field	takeson	a	carnival-like	atmosphere,	with	reference	to	spaceships,	UFOs,
extraterrestrials,	and	doomsday	prophecies. All	these	aspects	are	mistakenly
labeled	as	spiritual	and	tend	to	be	accepted	at	face	value. One	is	easily	misled
into	the	astral	circus	thinking	that	it	is	‘spiritual’. The	whole	new-age
community	becomes	enamored	of	an	endless	array	of	‘babas’,	‘masters’,	and
legendary	figures,	most	of	whom	cause	one	to	go	weak	with	muscle	testing. Research	reveals	that	many	famous	gurus	have	sold	out	spiritual	integrity	for
power	over	others	and	delusions	of	grandeur. CHAPTER	10
The	Nature	of	God
Introduction
Although	it	may	seem	like	putting	the	cart	before	the	horse,	it	serves	the
spiritual	aspirant	to	know	something	of	the	destination	in	order	to	avoid	being
led	off	track	by	the	fallacious. Error	is	rampant	and	often	pervasive	by	the
sheer	masses	of	people	who	follow	erroneous	and	misleading	concepts	and
proselytize	error. To	know	God	via	direct	experience	is	extremely	rare. Enlightenment
occurs	to	less	than	one	person	in	more	than	ten	million	people. True	teachers
are	few	and	pretenders	abound. If	the	masses	were	headed	in	the	right
direction,	sainthood	and	enlightenment	would	be	common. They	are	not. The
Buddha	said,	“Put	no	head	above	your	own. Follow	the	true	teachings	only. ”
The	true	way	is	simple	and	direct. The	Qualities	of	Divinity
This	knowledge	is	important	to	comprehend	so	that	one	can	quickly
discern	what	God	is	
not. Many	religions	teach	what	God	is	
not
	in	the	form	of
misunderstanding	and	distortions	of	truth	that	occur	because	of	the	ego’s
misinterpretations	and	projection	of	anthropomorphic	perceptions. To	know
what	God	is	and	to	have	a	tool	available	that	can	calibrate	levels	of	truth	is	to
be	very	well	prepared	indeed	for	what	can	be	at	times	a	difficult	journey	or
process. God	is	everywhere	present,	including	the	here	and	now. God	is	not
elsewhere,	such	as	only	in	a	distant	heaven	or	in	the	future	so	as	to	be
available	only	when	one	gets	to	heaven. The	presence	of	God	is	thus	available
to	everyone	all	the	time. To	realize	this	is	just	a	matter	of	awareness. It	is	said
that	without	the	help	of	a	guru,	savior,	or	avatar,	this	awareness	is	unlikely	to
occur	in	the	lifetime	of	most	people,	which	may	be	true. God	is	beyond	perception,	duality,	positionality,	or	having	parts. God	is
beyond	all	opposites,	such	as	good	and	bad,	right	and	wrong,	win	and	lose. Like	the	sun,	God	shines	equally	on	all. God’s	love	is	not	reserved	for	the
favored	few. It	is,	however,	experienced	directly	only	by	the	few,	but	it	does
shine	through	the	clouds	via	the	love	we	experience	with	others,	including
even	pets	and	nature. The	degree	to	which	one	experiences	the	presence	ofGod’s	love	varies	markedly	from	one	person	to	another,	depending	on	one’s
level	of	consciousness. The	presence	of	God	is	the	quintessence	of	profound	peace,	stillness,	and
love. It	is	overwhelming	in	its	profundity. It	is	totally	enveloping,	and	the	love
is	so	powerful	that	it	dissolves	any	remaining	‘non-love’	held	by	the	residual
ego. Like	empty	space	that	is	unsullied	by	its	content,	or	water	that	is
unaffected	by	the	fish	that	swim	through	it,	the	Reality	of	God	is	beyond,	yet
within,	all	form. Like	space,	it	is	equally	present	in	the	objects	therein. That	which	is	omnipotent,	omniscient,	and	omnipresent	is	not	vulnerable
to	threat	or	emotional	upset;	thus,	God	is	not	prone	to	revenge,	jealously,
hatred,	violence,	vanity,	egotism,	or	the	need	for	adulation	or	compliments. The	beneficiary	of	worshipping	is	the	worshipper. God	is	totally	and
absolutely	complete	and	has	no	needs	or	desires. God	is	not	unhappy	or	upset
if	you	have	never	heard	of	him	or	do	not	believe	in	him. Many	of	the	old-world	descriptions	of	God	are	actually	reprehensible	and
figments	of	man’s	guilty	projections	of	fear. Primitives	thought	that	every
storm	meant	that	God	was	angry	and	needed	sacrifices	to	calm	down. Volcanoes	also	indicated	that	God	was	angry. The	ego	demands	explanations
and	looks	for	‘causes’. God	was	therefore	rationalized	to	be	the	‘cause’	of
earthly	events	that	created	fear,	such	as	earthquakes,	famine,	floods,
pestilence,	storms,	drought,	barrenness,	or	ill	health. God	was	considered	the
great	punitive	enforcer	as	well	as	the	great	rewarder. Thus	arose	the	numerous
gods	with	many	different	descriptions	in	the	traditions	of	the	cultures	within
which	these	myths	originated. (Note	that	natural	disasters	occurred	before
mankind	was	even	on	the	planet. ) The	god	of	old	is	the	projection	of	the	ego	energies	associated
traditionally	with	the	chakra	of	the	spleen. The	gods	of	the	spleen	are	really
serious	misconceptions	and	account	for	the	fact	that	many	old	religions	and
scriptures	make	one	go	weak	with	muscle	testing. They	represent	the	demonic
gods	of	fear,	hatred,	envy,	jealousy,	and	retribution. The	fear	of	God’s
‘righteous	anger’	is	still	prevalent	today. One	can	see	at	a	glance	that	righteousness	is	merely	an	arbitrary	vanity	of
positionality,	and	anger	would	hardly	be	an	emotional	limitation	to	an	ever-
present,	all-powerful	God. God	is	not	injured	by	anybody’s	wrongdoing	and	therefore	has	no	trauma
to	avenge. The	image	of	God	as	a	retaliatory,	cruel	punisher	is	hard	to
eradicate	from	one’s	thinking. God	is	blamed	for	all	that	is	actually	the
product	of	the	ego	itself. It	is	the	ego	that	is	the	source	of	guilt,	sin,	suffering,
condemnation,	and	creation	of	all	the	hells. It	seeks	salvation	by	blaming	it	allon	God. It	does	so	by	turning	God	into	His	opposite. The	gods	of	the	lower
regions	are	really	demons. In	actuality,	God	cannot	be	manipulated,	cajoled,
bargained	with,	or	maneuvered	into	a	position	of	being	either	a	perpetrator	or
a	victim. God	is	not	codependent	or	neurotic	and	does	not	suffer	from	a
paranoid	psychosis	with	grandiosity. That	which	is	all	knowing	and	all	present	registers	everything. Consciousness	detects	and	instantly	registers	every	event,	thought,	feeling,
and	occurrence	and	thus	knows	everything	completely	forever. One	can	verify
by	simple	muscle	testing	that	every	hair	on	every	head	is	indeed	counted,
noticed,	and	filed	away	in	the	knowingness	of	Infinite	Consciousness	itself. This	occurrence	is	impersonal	and	automatic	and	happens	because	of	the
innate	qualities	of	consciousness. God	has	no	personal	stake	in	all	this	nor
does	he	react. God	does	not	get	upset	or	offended	or	get	his	nose	out	of	joint
at	any	impertinence	or	lack	of	good	taste. The	infinite	mercy	and	forgiveness	of	God	is	beyond	any	and	all
conception	and	is	totally	unconcerned	with	the	trivialities	of	world	events. God	is	not	half	of	a	duality. In	Infinity,	there	is	no	‘this’	(bad)	to	react	to,	nor
‘that’. God	is	neither	sadistic	nor	cruel. He	cannot	be	injured	and	therefore
has	no	desire	for	revenge. The	experience	of	God	is	not	possible	to	the	ego,	which	is	limited	to
perception	and	deals	in	concepts,	feelings,	and	form. God	is	nonmaterial	and
is	not	detectable	by	x-rays,	spectrometers,	photo	film,	Geiger	counters,	metal
detectors,	or	ultraviolet	or	infrared	detectors,	which	are	the	favorite	tools	of
paranormal	investigators	looking	for	‘spirits’. The	love	of	God	is	unconditional. It	is	not	arbitrary	or	evanescent,	nor	is	it
parceled	out	to	the	deserving. To	understand	that	God	is	love	precludes	all
such	notions. God	does	not	make	decisions,	does	not	need	any	news,	and	does
not	need	favorable	reports	in	order	to	function. That	which	is	completely	and
fully	the	totality	of	love	has	no	capacity	to	stop	being	what	it	is. By	analogy,	one	can	say	that	space	cannot	decide	that	it	will	suddenly
become	non-space. Everything	is	totally	identical	with	the	essence	of	its	own
existence. Love	cannot	turn	into	non-love,	nor	can	God	turn	into	non-God	any
more	than	a	giraffe	can	turn	into	a	non-giraffe. God	is	not	a	disturbed	child	or	a	parent. He	does	not	read	the	news	or
punish	the	wicked. No	arbitrary	judgment	is	required	in	a	universe	that	is
innately	just	and	self-balancing. Each	entity	experiences	the	consequences	of
its	own	doing,	its	own	choices,	its	own	wishes	and	belief	systems. That	which
is	all	still,	silent,	peace,	and	love	repels	back	onto	itself	all	that	is	unloving,
non-silent,	and	unpeaceful. This	is	experienced	by	the	ego	as	hell,	which	is
thereby	self-created. All	actions,	events,	thoughts,	ideas,	concepts,	and	decisions	are
accompanied	by	an	energy	field	that	can	be	calibrated. Thus,	by	its	own	acts,
the	ego	brings	itself	to	its	own	level	in	the	sea	of	consciousness. Like
buoyancy,	the	impersonal	quality	of	the	sea	of	consciousness	automatically
determines	the	level	to	which	one	rises	or	sinks. This	is	merely	the	nature	of
the	universe’s	being	what	it	is. The	explanation	that	the	ego	and	perception
use	to	describe	the	automatic	outcome	of	actions	is	called	‘judgment’,	which
is	an	illusion,	just	as	an	explanation	of	events	in	the	material	world	is	ascribed
to	‘causality’. God	is	not	limited	by	concepts,	ideas,	thoughts,	or	languages. Because	of
the	quality	of	the	omnipresence,	the	presence	of	God	includes	All	That	Is,
including	man’s	thinking,	but	of	itself	does	not	partake	of	it. God	does	not
talk	to	anybody. A	voice	booming	out	of	the	heavens	is	at	best	an
interpretation	of	an	inner	experience	that	has	been	projected	onto	the	physical
world. Sound	is	a	physical	vibration. God	is	all	present	within	the	physical. That	which	is	formless	does	not	manipulate	sound	waves. Enlightened	beings	do	not	relate	any	experiences	of	being	spoken	to	or
verbally	addressed	by	God. This	would	surmise	a	duality	of	God	versus	a
person	to	whom	God	is	speaking. In	reality,	the	Self,	God,	and	Allness	are
one. There	is	no	separation	between	a	speaker	and	that	which	is	spoken	to. Mystics	attune	to	God	by	an	unspoken	knowingness. Messages	from	God	are
from	the	spiritual	ego,	which	has	become	dissociated	and	projected	as	some
‘other’	reality. ‘Voices	from	God’	are	usually	hallucinations. Occasionally,
they	are	due	to	astral	entities,	some	of	which	claim	‘Godship’. The	Infinite	Presence	has	no	intentions	because,	here	again,	there	would
have	to	be	the	duality	of	an	intender,	that	which	is	intended,	and	that	to	whom
the	intention	is	directed. All	such	constructs	are	conceptualizations	based	on
perceptual	duality. God	is	nondualistic,	total,	complete	Allness	and	Oneness. Misinterpretations	of	God	arise	because	the	ego	deals	in	perception	and	form. It	also	misidentifies	force	as	power. Power	is	analogous	to	a	gravitational	or	magnetic	field	in	that	everything
that	occurs	within	in	it	is	impeccably	and	automatically	the	consequence	of
the	nature	of	the	field	itself. The	field	does	not	‘choose’	to	attract	anything,
nor	does	it	have	different	rules	for	different	objects. The	field	represents	total
equality. Likewise,	in	a	spiritual	field	of	power,	everyone	and	everything	is
attracted	and	influenced	by	virtue	of	its	own	constitution	or	spiritual	‘weight’,
vibration,	or	attractor	field. Some	entities	or	personal	egos	are	repelled	by	a	positive	field. Many
people	are	sincerely	‘turned	off’	by	anything	loving,	spiritual,	or	benevolent. Lots	of	people	really	hate	both	silence	and	peace;	it	drives	them	crazy. Are
not	solitary	confinement	and	silence	the	ultimate	punishment. It	seems	that	at	consciousness	level	200,	a	polarity	shift	occurs. It	is	as
though	from	200	up,	the	entity	is	positively	charged,	and	below	200,
negatively	charged. It	is	obvious	in	society	that	those	who	tend	toward
criminality	are	attracted	to	criminality	and	to	others	of	the	same	ilk,	whereas
those	who	choose	peace	and	love	are	attracted	to	others	with	the	same
propensities. Principles	that	are	obvious	and	attractive	above	the	level	of	200	can
become	repulsive	absurdities	and	are	often	ridiculed	below	the	level	of	200. Societies	whose	power	derives	from	keeping	the	consciousness	level	of	the
people	extremely	low,	such	as	the	recent	society	in	Cambodia,	even	take
official	political	positions	against	love	or	its	expressions. In	contrast,	peace	and	love	would	be	seen	as	the	greatest	of	opportunities
for	a	person	who	is	spiritually	motivated. Although	it	may	seem	absurdly
simple	and	obvious,	unfortunately,	to	most	of	mankind,	it	is	an	unfamiliar	fact
that	God	is	at	the	top	of	the	Scale	of	Consciousness	and	not	at	the	bottom. It	is
also	obvious	to	the	spiritually	advanced,	but	not	to	the	masses,	that	creation
and	power	radiate	from	the	top	down	and	not	vice	versa. The	power	of
creation	belongs	to	God	alone. The	physical	world	does	not	possess	the	power
of	creation	or	causality;	thus,	it	is	impossible	for	creation	to	proceed	from
form	and	materiality	into	life	and	eventually	nonform. People	are	not	‘co-
creators’	with	God. God	doesn’t	need	help. What	would	a	human	being	be
capable	of	co-creating,	anyway. God	is	beyond	all	form. Ordinary	people	think	in	terms	of	form. Why	would	that	which	is
omnipotent,	omnipresent,	and	formless	be	interested	in	worldly	games. There
is	nothing	that	‘needs’	to	be	created. The	effects	of	the	presence	of	God	emanate	from	the	Divine	Essence	itself
and	are	not	selective	acts	by	God. In	Reality,	there	are	neither	happenings	nor
events,	and,	therefore,	there	is	no	need	for	correction	or	intervention. Between	God	and	man	there	is	a	hierarchy	of	spiritual	energy	levels	and
fields	of	graduated	power. These	are	intuited	and	referred	to	as	the	Holy
Spirit,	the	Higher	Self,	the	Grace	of	God,	angels,	archangels,	and	heavens. Consciousness	levels	beyond	1,000	and	up	through	the	spiritual	hierarchy
represent	power	beyond	the	capacity	of	human	imagination. The	touch	of	an	archangel	is	so	powerful	and	devastating	that	the	ego	is	as
if	paralyzed	or	stunned	and	goes	silent. The	power	is	absolute	and	total. (An
archangel’s	power	calibrates	from	50,000	and	above. ) If	life	continues	in	the
form	of	a	physical	body,	it	may	take	years	to	be	able	to	function	again	in
worldly	terms. Each	existence	is	then	the	consequence	of	the	Presence	and	is	given	the
capacity	to	fulfill	its	destiny. The	strength	to	sustain	and	survive	the
enlightenment	experience	itself	is	provided	by	the	Holy	Spirit	as	a	powerful
energy	that	sustains	the	remainder	of	destined	life. It	is	by	means	of	the	Holy
Spirit	that	there	is	a	return	to	function	of	the	faculties	necessary,	but	they	have
been	transformed	forever. Even	the	‘experience’	itself	cannot	be	spoken	of	for
many	years. There	is	no	one	to	tell	and	nothing	to	report. There	is	no	speaker
and	no	one	to	decide	to	speak. Life	is	directed	and	propelled	by	the	Presence. The	illusion	of	an	independent,	personal	will	or	decision	maker	is	gone
forever. Perhaps	subsequent	actions	are	the	momentum	of	a	prior	covenant	or
commitment. Everything	happens	of	its	own. Ongoing	life	is	self-actualizing
and	fulfilling. There	is	no	personal	self	to	do	anything;	there	is	no	thinker	to
think,	no	actor	to	act,	no	doer	to	do,	no	decider	to	decide. All	verbs,
adjectives,	and	pronouns	become	meaningless. The	Reality	of	God
God	does	not	direct	floods,	conflagrations,	earthquakes,	volcanoes,
storms,	lightning,	or	rainfalls. These	are	impersonal	effects	of	conditions
within	the	physical	world	and	its	universe. God	does	not	get	mad	and	‘trash
out’	cities,	civilizations,	towns,	or	ethnic	groups. All	these	things	occurred	on
the	planet	before	there	were	any	living	societies. God	does	not	get	involved	in
human	conflicts,	political	and	religious	struggles,	or	strife. God	has	no
interest	in	war’s	battlefields. He	has	no	enemies	that	need	to	be	slain. There
are	no	‘Holy	Wars’—the	term	itself	is	self-negating	and	absurd. Infidels,	believers,	or	the	like	are	all	positionalities	of	the	human	ego. Even	sensible	humans	are	beyond	such	smallness	of	mind	and	its
judgmentalism. God	does	not	‘care’	whether	one	believes	in	‘Him’	or	not;
however,	the	consequences	will	be	quite	different. Love	gravitates	towards	heaven,	and	hate	sinks	into	the	other	direction. Goodness	rejects	no	one. Like	goes	to	like;	love	is	attracted	to	love. God	takes
no	actions	against	anything	or	anyone. Some	souls	are	attracted	by	light	and
others	by	darkness. The	selection	is	from	within	the	ego	and	not	imposed
from	without. God	Is	Beyond	Form
It	is	important	to	recognize	that	that	which	is	beyond	form	is	not	reached
through	form	or	by	the	manipulation	of	form. Therefore,	involvement	in
esoteric	or	occult	practices	is	a	snare	and	a	delay. These	practices	are	byways
that	lead	to	astral	planes,	enthusiasts,	and	proselytizers,	all	of	which	areendless	in	number. There	is	no	power	in	geometric	figures,	mandalas,	icons,
paintings,	statues,	or	recitations. Any	value	that	ensues	is	by	the	intention,
dedication,	commitment,	and	faith	of	the	believer. The	world	is	full	of	well-
intentioned	but	naïve	reciters	of	mantras;	lightworkers;	worshippers	of	sacred
objects,	amulets,	charts,	holy	places,	Druid	remains,	mystical	charms;	and
sites	for	pilgrimage,	such	as	Machu	Picchu,	Stonehenge,	the	pyramids,	the
Ganges,	ancient	temples,	energy	vortices,	and	all	the	rest. This	could	be	called
‘making	the	circuit’,	but	eventually,	one	has	to	go	within. “Heaven	is	within
you,”	said	the	Lord	Jesus	Christ. God	is	self-revealing	and	beyond	all	form,	yet	present	and	innate	within
all	form. God	is	silence,	still,	serene,	peaceful,	unmoving,	all-inclusive,
everywhere	present,	all-knowing	by	virtue	of	being	All	That	Is. God	is	total,
complete,	quiescent,	loving,	beyond	time	and	space,	without	parts	or
partitions,	nondualistic,	and	equally	present	in	All	That	Is,	not	different	from
the	Self. Only	existence	is	possible. Despite	translation	errors	and
misunderstanding,	God	is	not	nothingness	or	void. Nonexistence,	as	one	can
see	by	its	own	self-definition,	is	not	a	possibility. The	Presence	is	beyond	all	thought,	mentation,	or	even	observation. The
awareness	is	Self-awareness	that	stems	from	the	knowingness	of	actually
being	All	That	Is;	therefore,	there	is	nothing	to	know	‘about’. There	is	no
knower	or	known;	they	are	one	and	the	same. In	the	state	of	Oneness,	the
objective	and	subjective	disappear	into	each	other. The	Presence	is	incredibly	soft,	gentle,	loving,	melting,	and	paradoxically,
simultaneously	rock-like,	immutable,	all-powerful,	and	an	infinite	cohesion
that	holds	together	‘all	reality’	as	a	universe	that	is	perpetual	Creation. In	the
presence	of	God,	the	illusions	of	cause	and	effect	disappear. The	Presence
does	not	cause	anything	to	happen;	instead,	it	is	all	that	appears	to	be
happening. In	the	Presence,	all	sense	of	time	disappears,	which	is	a	crucial	aspect	of
peace. Once	the	pressure	of	time	ceases,	it	is	recognized	to	have	been	perhaps
one	of	the	primary	sources	of	distress	that	accompanies	the	human	condition. The	sense	of	time	creates	stress,	pressure,	anxiety,	fear,	and	endless
disgruntlement	in	a	myriad	of	ways. The	‘time	stress’	accompanies	all
activities	and	pursuits,	creating	the	illusion	of	sequence	and	cause. Every
human	action	is	couched	in	an	unspoken	pressure	cooker	of	time	and	the	mind
constantly	calculates	how	much	‘time’	can	be	‘spent’	at	every	activity. This
results	in	panic,	fear,	or	worry,	as	well	as	guilt,	shame	and	anger. “Too	much
time	spent	on	this. Not	enough	time	spent	on	that. There	are	many	things	we
would	like	to	do	but	we	do	not	have	enough	time. Time	will	run	out. ”	Until
the	sensation	of	time	stops,	one	does	not	have	any	possibility	of	knowingwhat	real	freedom	or	peace	feels	like. God	Is	Freedom,	Joy,	Home,	and	Source
In	the	presence	of	God,	all	suffering	ceases. One	has	returned	to	one’s
Source,	which	is	not	different	from	one’s	own	Self. It	is	as	though	one	had
forgotten	and	now	awakened	from	a	dream. All	fears	are	revealed	to	be
groundless;	all	worries	are	foolish	imaginings. There	is	no	future	to	fear	or
past	to	regret. There	is	no	errant	ego/self	to	admonish	or	correct. There	is
nothing	that	needs	changing	or	bettering. There	is	nothing	about	which	to	feel
ashamed	or	guilty. There	is	no	‘other’	from	which	one	can	be	separated. No
loss	is	possible. Nothing	needs	to	be	done,	no	effort	is	required,	and	one	is
free	from	the	endless	tug	of	desire	and	want. God	Is	All-Merciful
That	which	itself	is	absolute	perfection	sees	nothing	to	forgive. All
‘happenings’	were	the	ego’s	perception	and	had	no	real	existence. There	are
no	‘events’	to	explain,	account	for,	or	that	require	retribution. Mercy	is	the
quality	of	unconditional	love. Perfection	does	not	see	imperfection	or	lack. God	May	Be	Revealed	as	a	Sudden	or	Unexpected	Presence
The	difference	between	the	ordinary	state	of	consciousness	and	sudden
awakening	is	very	extreme,	and	there	is	really	no	way	to	prepare	for	it. It
quickly	reveals	itself	with	no	advance	warning. The	remaining	shell	of	the
outworn	ego	is	felt	to	‘die’. One	is	now	in	a	new	and	splendorous	realm,	and
there	is	a	different	dimension,	the	presence	of	a	different	state	or	condition. No	spirit	guides,	saintly	figures,	or	angelic	forms	appear. There	are	no	higher
beings	to	meet	or	greet	one. All	considerations,	expectations,	and	mental	or
emotional	activity	cease	and	are	replaced	by	a	silent	knowingness	that	is
without	form	or	content. To	be	All	That	Is	leaves	nothing	unanswered	or
unknown. That	which	formerly	thought	itself	to	be	an	‘I’	or	a	‘me’	has
vanished. One	is	now	invisible. It	is	like	one	has	been	trudging	along	to	reach	a	mountain	and	suddenly
finds	oneself	alone	at	the	top	of	Mt. Kilimanjaro,	with	only	the	infinite	sweep
of	snowy	mountains	to	be	seen. On	the	peak,	one	notes	that	in	some
mysterious	way,	one	is	also	the	mountain	as	well	as	the	sky	and	far-reaching
fields	of	snow. No	one	is	there;	even	the	body	stands	there	as	though	it	were
something	unimportant,	like	a	sled. It	appears	to	be	a	curiosity	of	the
landscape	and	nonessential. One	looks	down	at	the	sled	and	marvels	at	the
insanity	that	one	once	thought	that	one	was	a	sled. The	Self	is	self-aware	beyond	the	senses. Divinity	shines	forth	as	a
massive	revelation. Its	obviousness	is	stark	and	forceful	as	a	radiance. Its
essence	is	certainty	and	finality,	totality	and	completeness. All	searches	have
ended. An	aspect	of	awareness	is	the	quality	of	being	everything	that	is,	in
contrast	to	ordinary	consciousness,	which	seems	to	live	and	perceive	the
surface	of	things. The	vision	of	the	Presence	is	the	inner	knowing	of
everything. The	Self	is	equally	the	sled,	the	snow,	the	mountain,	the	sky,	the
clouds,	and	the	wind. It	is	All	simultaneously,	and	yet	none	of	them. The
world	seems	to	have	turned	from	the	equivalent	of	a	black-and-white	movie
to	one	in	three-dimensional	Technicolor. Everything	now	has	great	depth	and
texture. All	things	are	equally	aware	and	conscious	of	the	Presence	and	share	in
the	joy	and	realization	of	timelessness. If	it	is	so	destined,	the	ongoingness	of
life	is	autonomous	and	continues	on	its	own. The	physical	body	moves	itself
and	goes	about	its	remaining	business. It	even,	if	prompted,	takes	care	of
itself;	however,	without	prompting,	it	would	be	unlikely	to	do	so. One	no
longer	needs	a	sled	or	is	a	sled,	so	it	just	does	whatever	it	does,	which	can
sometimes	be	amusing. The	body	is	like	a	pet	that	has	been	discovered—	it	is
a	lovable	animal. Section	Four
Discussions	and	Lectures
Transcripts	of	talks	and	meetings	in	numerous	countries	with	groups	of
spiritual	students	having	a	variety	of	spiritual	backgrounds. CHAPTER	11
Along	the	Pathway
Visitors	have	questions	that	are	not	specifically	about	the	Self	or	Reality	but
are	concerns	that	arise	earlier	in	the	course	of	spiritual	exploration. Q:	I	saw	a	program	on	television	about	out-of-body	and	near-death
experiences. They	seemed	to	equate	the	two. Aren’t	they	really	quite
different. A:	They	are	decidedly	and	altogether	different. One	might	say	that	one	is
transcendent,	and	the	other	is	considered	paranormal. An	out-of-body
experience	can	arise	at	any	time,	even	in	sleep	or	dreams. It	is	often
triggered	by	physical	calamity	or	illness,	such	as	an	accident	or	surgery. In
the	out-of-body	experience,	there	is	location,	position,	and	duration. An
almost	invisible	energy	body	leaves	the	physical	body	and	travels	to	a
different	location	in	the	room	or	perhaps	even	at	some	distance. Sensory
awareness	accompanies	the	energy	body	and	stops	being	associated	with
the	physical	body,	which	is	then	experienced	as	being	separate. The	sense
of	‘I’	is	also	associated	with	the	energy	body	and	not	the	physical	body. Eventually,	there	is	a	returning	of	the	energy	body	to	the	physical	body
and	life	resumes	as	before. This	adventure	is	recallable	and	often	related	to
other	people. The	calibrated	level	of	consciousness	of	the	individual	does
not	change	significantly. The	personality	does	not	change;	however,	there
may	be	a	dawning	that	the	‘I’	is	not	just	a	physical	body. In	contrast,	the	near-death	experience	is	not	local	in	setting. One	enters
a	much	grander	and	more	splendid	domain. An	infinite,	radiant	love	is
always	present. There	is	a	distinct	awareness	that	a	state	of	revelation	is
occurring,	and	calibrated	levels	of	consciousness	show	a	sharp	increase. One	sign	of	the	experience	is	that	the	personality	changes	and	results	in
transformation. These	changes	are	often	quite	noticeable. Often,	there	is	a
major	shift	of	attitudes	and	diminished	interest	in	worldliness. The	fear	of
death	disappears. There	may	even	be	a	shift	of	vocation. Generally,	there
is	an	attraction	to	spiritual	subjects	as	well	as	a	marked	lessening	in	the
level	of	overall	fear. This	is	reflected	in	greater	peacefulness,	grace,	and
the	replacement	of	negative	attitudes	by	positive	ones. The	transformation
of	personality	may	be	quite	profound	in	some	cases. In	others,	it	could
only	be	aptly	described	as	saintliness. Some	people	who	have	theseexperiences	become	healers	and	are	drawn	to	the	healing	professions	or
ministries. Q:	What	spiritual	practices	are	practical	to	pursue	in	a	busy	world. Most	people	have	jobs,	families,	and	many	distractions. A:	The	conscious	pursuit	of	spiritual	goals	is	the	result	of	a	choice	and	a
decision. It	actually	requires	only	willingness	and	the	capacity	to	follow
through. Even	a	simple	spiritual	concept	is	a	deceptively	powerful	tool. The	simple	decision	to	be	kind,	forgiving,	and	compassionate	to	all	life	in
all	its	expressions,	including	one’s	own	self,	is	a	scalpel	that	is	capable	of
removing	the	major	impediments	to	spiritual	progress. With	humility,	one	can	see	that	the	mind	is	limited	and	incapable	of
seeing	all	the	circumstances	surrounding	any	event. Out	of	this	arises	the
willingness	to	let	go	of	condemnation	and	judgment. This	process	results
in	a	willingness	to	surrender	one’s	experience	of	the	world	to	God. It
becomes	apparent	that	the	world	does	not	really	need	one’s	personal
opinions	about	anything	at	all. If	one	decides	to	take	a	charitable	view	of
life’s	events,	then	alternate	ways	of	interpreting	circumstances,
appearances,	and	other	options	open	up. Q:	The	Buddha	said	that	desire	is	the	source	of	the	ego. How	does	one
overcome	this	attachment. A:	There	is	a	meditation	we	might	call	“What	for. ”	When	we	note	a	desire,
we	can	ask,	“What	for. ”	The	answer	is	always,“…and	then	I’ll	be
happier. ”	Thus,	the	locus	of	happiness	is	always	something	that	is	outside
oneself	and	in	the	future. This	results	in	viewing	oneself	as	the	victim	of
outer	circumstances. This	is	also	a	projection	of	one’s	power. The	possible
source	of	happiness	is	actually	coming	from	within. There	is	neither	time
nor	locus	of	happiness	other	than	at	this	very	instant. The	true	source	of	joy	and	happiness	is	the	realization	of	one’s
existence	in	this	very	moment. The	source	of	pleasure	always	comes	from
within,	even	though	it	is	occasioned	by	some	external	event	or	acquisition. In	any	one	instant	of	time,	no	such	thing	as	a	problem	can	exist. Unhappiness	arises	from	going	beyond	the	reality	of	the	Now	and	creating
a	story	out	of	the	past	or	the	future	that,	because	neither	exists,	has	no
reality. Q:	What	are	some	other	useful	tools. A:	There	is	another	meditation	we	could	call	“What	if,	and	then	what. ”	This
exercise	is	based	on	the	willingness	to	surrender	the	ego’s	illusions	to	thereality	of	God. We	start	with,	“What	if	we	let	go	of	something	we	desire	or
value. ”	and	ask,	“And	then	what. ”	That	brings	up	the	next	obstacle. We
ask	if	we	are	willing	to	surrender	it	to	God,	which	brings	up	the	next
obstacle. Eventually,	the	willingness	to	surrender	every	illusion	that
happiness	is	‘out	there’	brings	an	awareness	that	one’s	existence	from
moment	to	moment	is	solely	by	the	grace	of	God. One’s	life	is	sustained	as
a	function	of	the	presence	of	God,	and	the	materiality	that	we	thought
sustained	it	is	in	itself	an	expression	of	God’s	will	for	us. One’s	own
efforts	to	sustain	life	is	a	‘given’	and	not	a	personal	invention. The	ego
thinks	we	survive	in	spite	of	God’s	will	rather	than	because	of	it. Q:	Is	spiritual	progress	sudden	or	gradual. A:	There	is	actually	no	contradiction	in	this	question,	which	implies	the
either/or	state	of	duality. Both	conditions	prevail	simultaneously. Seemingly	small	steps	in	spiritual	evolution	often	occur	almost	unnoticed,
but	it	is	the	small	shifts	which	occur	out	of	sight	below	a	mountain	of
snow	that	result	in	an	avalanche. Sudden	leaps	in	consciousness	can	occur
with	no	warning. Therefore,	it	is	best	to	be	prepared	for	such	a	possible
eventuality. Q:	What	about	getting	past	the	great	block	of	the	intellect. A:	This	leap	is	also	made	as	a	result	of	willingness	and	inspiration. Only	four
percent	of	the	world’s	population	is	able	to	transcend	the	consciousness
level	of	500,	the	level	of	Love. Love	approaches	Unconditional	Love	at
level	540,	which	is	the	level	of	Healing. In	the	calibrated	level	of	the	500s,
progress	becomes	clear	and	obvious. The	goal	is	best	described	as
lovingness	towards	all	life	and	dedication	to	its	support. Thus,	in	the	500s,
one	becomes	forgiving,	charitable,	benign,	peaceful,	and	easygoing. One’s
happiness	is	independent	of	external	circumstances	or	events. Judgmentalism	disappears	and	is	replaced	by	desire	for	understanding	and
compassion. The	innate	beauty	and	perfection	of	all	things	begin	to	be
revealed. It	is	common	to	break	into	tears	at	the	extent	of	the	beauty	that	is
apparent	in	all	that	exists. The	recurrence	of	any	thoughts	or	feelings	that
are	less	than	loving	is	experienced	as	painful	or	unwelcome. Q:	What	about	justified	resentments. A:	The	willingness	to	let	go	of	resentments	reveals	that	all	so-called
justifications	are	rationalizations	and	excuses. They	are	the	projections	of	blame	and	represent	a	narcissistic
positionality. Resentments	are	really	childish	and	based	on	kindergartennotions	of	fairness. Nothing	in	the	universe	has	anything	to	do	with
fairness. Instead,	everything	represents	universal	justice	outside	present
time	and	locality. All	resentments	represent	the	justification	of	blame,	the
projection	of	responsibility,	and	seeing	oneself	as	victim. For	the	spiritual
student,	even	if	the	other	person	was	‘wrong’,	they	still	have	to	be
forgiven. All	resentments	calibrate	below	the	level	of	200	and	are	not	in
integrity. There	is	no	gain	in	harboring	them. The	modern	trend	toward	‘political	correctness’	is	a	great	source	of
conflict,	strife,	and	suffering	(calibrates	at	190). It	is	based	on	imaginary
‘rights’. In	reality,	there	are	no	such	things	as	‘rights’. These	are	all	social
imaginings. Nothing	in	the	universe	has	any	‘rights’. The	whole	area	of
‘rights’	leads	to	a	‘chip	on	the	shoulder’	paranoid	attitude,	confrontiveness,
conflict,	concepts	of	perpetrator	and	victim,	illusions	of	causality,	and
revenge. All	this	displaces	taking	personal	responsibility	for	one’s	own
experience	of	life,	which	is	the	level	one	has	to	reach	for	integrity. Q:	How	does	humility	undo	the	hold	of	the	intellect. A:	By	fearlessly	exploring	logic	and	reason,	science	itself	comes	to	realize	its
limits	and	its	proper	domain. Eventually,	reason	and	logic	become
circuitous	so	that	one	ends	up	defining	definitions,	categories	of	thought,
and	modes	of	description	from	preselected	points	of	observation. Logic
has	practical	and	useful	applications	in	the	everyday	material	world	that
are	salutary	and	beneficial,	but	they	do	not	lead	to	enlightenment,	which	is
an	entirely	different	endeavor. Q:	But	what	about	morality. Doesn’t	letting	go	of	right	and	wrong	and
judgment	of	others	lead	to	immorality. A:	Denotations	of	right	and	wrong	are	practical	guides	to	behavior	for	people
who	are	not	yet	spiritually	evolved. They	are	a	temporary	substitute	for	a
greater	awareness. Thus,	we	teach	a	child	that	it	is	‘bad’	to	cross	the	street
alone	because	they	lack	the	awareness	of	danger. By	adulthood,	such	a
contextualization	as	right	or	wrong	about	crossing	the	street	is	no	longer
meaningful	or	significant. We	look	both	ways	before	crossing	the	street	to
avoid	being	run	over,	not	because	it	is	wrong	or	bad. With	spiritual
progress,	ethical	values	replace	moralistic	dictums,	just	as	awareness	of
spiritual	truth	replaces	dogma	and	coercive	belief	systems. Behaviors	that
have	to	be	outlawed	to	suppress	their	occurrence	in	the	general	population
have	lost	any	meaning	to	people	who	are	far	more	advanced. Q:	If	there	is	no	‘objective’	right	or	wrong,	then	what	guides	behavior. A:	One’s	awareness	of	Reality	recontextualizes	all	meaning	and	significance
as	well	as	any	appearances. There	are	no	gains	to	be	desired,	no	wrongs	to
avenge,	no	winners	or	losers,	no	causes	to	sacrifice	for. The	guide	to	all
action	becomes	an	unconditional	lovingness,	kindness,	and	compassion. All	choices	have	consequences,	and	there	is	actually	no	injustice	anywhere
to	be	seen	when	one’s	vision	is	unlimited	by	time,	space,	and	perception. Q:	What	about	karma. A:	We	can	avoid	controversy	and	contention	by	not	using	that	term,	which,	in
the	Western	world,	is	associated	with	Eastern	religions	and	spiritual
traditions. Instead,	we	can	observe	the	association	between	actions	and
choices,	both	mental	and	physical,	with	consequences. In	reality,	these	are
not	sequential	but	are	actually	concordant	and	seemingly	separated	by
perception. From	outside	the	duality	of	perception,	an	‘event’	and	its
‘effects’	are	one	and	the	same	thing. Nothing	actually	moves	except	the
point	of	perception	itself. All	religions,	without	exception,	teach	that
decisions,	choices,	and	actions	are	connected	with	consequences	that
appear	and	occur	later	in	‘time’. If	life	is	seen	as	a	continuum	from	one
realm	to	the	next,	then	all	religions	are	the	same	in	that	they	teach	that
actions	have	consequences	in	another	realm	or	condition	of	sequential	life
frame. All	the	religions	teach	that	there	will	be	a	nonphysical	life	that
supersedes	the	physical	one. The	confusion	here	arises	from	the
misidentification	of	this	life	as	physical	and	other	lives	as	nonphysical,	or
recurrently	physical. To	begin	with,	this	life	is	an	inner,	subjective
experiencing	that	includes,	but	is	independent	of,	the	physical	body. Thus,
this	current	existence	is	not	actually	physical,	either. This	life	is	the	subjective	adventure	of	that	mysterious	entity	called	‘I’. This	current	experience	of	the	‘I’	may	consider	itself	physical,	but	that	in
itself	is	an	illusion. Whether	successive	life	experiences	include	the
illusion	of	physicality	or	not	is	really	irrelevant	to	the	inference	and
significance	of	the	sequential	progress	of	conditions. All	‘lifetimes’	are
subjective,	nonphysical,	interrelated,	and	actually	continuous. Each	is
conditioned	and	determined	by	choices,	positionalities,	and	their
consequences. All	possibilities	are	included	in	the	evolution	of
consciousness. Once	consciousness	stops	identifying	with	form,	it	is	then
beyond	karma. It	is	of	considerable	interest	that	newborns	already	have	a	calibratable
level	of	consciousness	at	the	time	of	their	birth,	and	that	this	level	in	most
people	tends	to	persist	throughout	their	lifetime. The	progression	ofconsciousness	in	the	average	human	being	during	one	lifetime	is	an
advance	of	about	five	points. Paradoxically,	however,	the	level	of
consciousness	of	mankind	as	a	whole	remained	at	190	for	many	centuries,
and	only	recently	crossed	the	critical	line	of	200	to	the	current	level	of
207. The	rate	of	increase	of	the	general	level	of	consciousness	is	held	back
by	the	immense	number	of	people	who	continue	to	make	negative
decisions	and	choices. Q:	Is	karma	therefore	related	to	form. A:	Preexisting	conditions	of	consciousness	consist	of	patterns	expressed	as
prevailing	energy	fields	of	relative	power. Each	level	contains	within	it	the
unresolved	issues	and	limitations	that	characterize	that	level	and	thereby
confront	the	individual. Let	us	say	that	at	birth,	one’s	energy	field
calibrates	at	150. This	person’s	main	confrontation	will	certainly	be	anger. They	may	spend	a	lifetime,	or	many	lifetimes,	with	anger	as	the	central
theme. Persons	who	are	in	the	energy	field	that	calibrates	in	the	50s	will
face	a	life	of	poverty	and	deprivation	and	may	be	born	in	a	starving
population,	ravaged	by	disease	and	war. Q:	Aren’t	conditions	at	birth	pure	chance,	depending	on	genes,
chromosomes,	and	the	accident	of	geography	and	time. A:	Nothing	in	the	universe	happens	by	chance	or	accident. The	universe	is	a
coherent	concurrence	and	interaction	of	innumerable	conditions	attendant
on	the	infinite	number	of	energy	patterns. In	the	state	of	Awareness,	all
this	is	obvious	and	can	be	clearly	seen	and	known. Outside	that	level	of
awareness,	it	could	be	likened	to	innumerable,	invisible	magnetic	fields
that	automatically	coalesce	or	repel	one’s	position	and	interact	according
to	the	positions	and	relative	strengths	and	polarities. Everything	influences
everything	else	and	is	in	perfect	balance. In	Awareness,	the	subtle	inner	workings	of	the	universe	reveal
themselves	as	a	magnificent	dance	of	incredibly	complex	design	and
execution. It	becomes	clear	that	what	the	world	calls	miraculous	occurs	as
the	consequence	of	a	shift	of	energy,	such	as	that	created	by	love	or	prayer. It	is	also	possible	to	arbitrarily	select	any	aspect	of	human	activities	and
interactions	and	calibrate	the	power	of	the	energies	involved. The	intrinsic
energies	associated	with	all	that	exists	determine	their	fate,	depending	on
all	prevailing	conditions	in	an	entire	universe. In	the	entire	universe,	these
are	expressed	locally	as	prevailing	conditions. No	accident	or	unfairness	is
possible. Every	action,	decision,	thought,	or	choice	alters	the	interacting
balances	and	has	consequences. Q:	Is	karma	then	a	general	condition. A:	The	entire	unfolding	and	interaction	in	evolution	of	everything	in	the
universe	is	totally	karmic. Human	life	is	no	exception. Likewise,	all
possibilities	are	determined	by	the	entire	set	of	the	universe	and	everything
in	it. A	cat	does	not	suddenly	turn	into	a	dog. It	is	‘karma’	that	results	in
the	selection	of	the	genes	and	chromosomes	of	one’s	birth,	as	well	as	the
place,	location,	and	conditions	of	it. A	potential	cat’s	energy	field	does	not
get	attracted	to	enter	the	body	of	a	dog. One	can,	with	muscle	testing,	track
the	‘karma’	of	any	entity. Within	each	entity,	karma	is	a	field	of	possible
choices	as	well	as	consequences	of	past	choices. Commonly,	these
prevailing	sets	of	conditions	are	referred	to	as	destiny,	fate,	or	luck. Q:	What	is	the	interaction	between	the	visible	and	invisible	domains. A:	Any	separation	between	the	two	is	arbitrary	and	one	of	perception	only. Both	the	manifest	and	the	unmanifest	are	an	integrated	whole. The
physical	world	of	perception	is	a	world	of	effects. That	which	is	the
ordinary	world	has	no	power	to	cause	anything. The	power	of	causality
exists	only	in	the	invisible	domain. The	Empire	State	Building	came	into
existence	first	as	a	thought	and	design	within	the	mind	of	its	creator,	which
was	then	empowered	by	volition	to	appear	as	a	consequence	in	the	visible
world. As	a	physical	building,	it	has	no	power	of	causality	to	cause
anything	to	happen. Its	presence	represents	a	local	condition	that	has
consequences,	such	as	wind	currents	or	shadows,	but	the	power	of
causality	is	not	intrinsic	to	the	structure	or	its	parts. Q:	What	accounts	for	the	existence	of	anything. A:	Divine	Grace	determines	all	Creation	in	all	its	expressions	and	aspects. We
say	that	the	unmanifest	comes	into	expression	as	manifestation	by
ordinance	of	Divine	will. This	is	made	possible	and	activated	by	the
Presence	whose	quality	is	to	potentiate	the	evolution	of	possibility	into
actuality. We	could	say,	for	instance,	that	a	seed	is	dormant	and	inactive,
but	in	the	Divine	Presence,	it	begins	to	grow. The	potential	patterns	for	the
emergence	of	materiality	reside	within	the	invisible	domain	as	energy
patterns. The	quality	of	‘realness’	is	only	the	radiance	of	the	Self	that
imbues	the	quality	we	call	realness. The	ordinary	mind	attributes	this
quality	of	realness	to	any	material	and	imagines	that	the	realness	emanates
from	the	material	itself. The	only	thing	that	is	real	is	the	Self	that,	by	the
nature	of	its	divinity,	radiates	forth	the	qualities	of	life,	reality,	and
existence. Life	is	either	present	or	not. There	is	no	self-existent	reality	such	as	death,	just	as	there	is	no	suchthing	as	‘off-ness’	in	an	electrical	wire	that	is	without	current. Divinity
expresses	itself	as	form	and/or	life,	depensding	on	local	conditions	and
potentialities. Without	the	prior	potentiality	(‘karma’)	for	life,	no	one
could	be	born. The	entire	universe	and	everything	in	it	is	actually	a
synchronous	karmic	display	and	single	event. Q:	It	sounds	as	though	all	life	is	pretty	much	predetermined. Isn’t	that
predestination. A:	No. Predestination	is	something	quite	different. As	a	term,	predestination
implies	limitation	and	outcomes,	whereas	karma	sets	up	opportunities	and
areas	of	freedom	for	choice. The	range	of	choices	available	is	limited	by
prevailing	conditions	that	are	attracted	or	set	by	one’s	karmically	patterned
energy	field. Choice	supersedes	karma	and	can	overrule	it	or	change	it	by
an	act	of	the	will. Q:	What	of	free	will. A:	As	part	of	one’s	energy-pattern	inheritance	at	birth,	there	is	an	innate
capacity	for	choice	and	decision. These	are	available	in	quality	and
quantity,	depending	on	one’s	calibrated	energy	field. Within	an
individual’s	inheritance	and	evolution	into	the	world,	we	experience	that
one	has	the	opportunity	to	forgive	or	to	hate	and	condemn. It	might	be	said
that	one’s	spiritual	buoyancy	goes	up	with	the	choice	of	forgiveness	and
down	with	hatred. Each	choice	then	moves	one	into	a	different	‘locale’	in
an	overall	energy	field	of	human	life. We	say,	“Birds	of	a	feather	flock
together”;	“Like	seeks	like”;	“Birds	go	home	to	roost”;	“What	goes	around
comes	around”,	and,	“We	reap	what	we	sow. ”	The	Buddha	said	there	is	no
need	to	attack	or	punish	one’s	enemies	for	they	will	bring	themselves
down	as	a	result	of	their	own	natures. All	religions	teach	that	this	life
influences	the	next	one;	whether	the	next	is	actually	physical	or	not	is
therefore	irrelevant. Life	cannot	become	nonlife;	it	can	only	change	form
and	expression. Q:	Is	not	an	energy	field	of	a	higher	calibration	‘better’	than	a	lower	one. A:	It	is	not	‘better’,	only	different. Each	entity	has	its	work	to	do	in	its
contribution	to	the	whole. One	brick	is	not	better	than	another	because	it	is
bigger	or	higher	up	in	the	building. ‘Greater’	or	‘lesser’	or	‘better’	are
judgmental	terms	arising	from	positionality. Each	entity	that	lives	takes
equal	joy	from	the	awareness	of	existence. The	Divine	Presence	in	All
That	Is	imbues	that	quality	as	a	consequence	of	Creation. The	animal,	the
plant,	or	the	human	are	equal	in	their	joy	of	existence. The	human	mindcan	think	and	ponder. A	plant,	if	it	had	a	mind,	would	probably	consider
thinking	as	superfluous	and	stupid. Section summary: 

*   Discusses various spiritual principles that are necessary for a person's growth on their path to enlightenment. *  Explaines how one can overcome attachments such as guilt or hatred by letting go of resistance in life experiences without judgment. - Talks about avoiding false teachings from gospels which lead people away from truth but also provides guidance through direct experience with higher levels consciousness level awareness instead. Is clear it is not possible at lower energies like below 1000 points where there may be no capacity for understanding these concepts within this scope

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The dissolution of duality is the ultimate gift of God.
What is the ultimate gift of God?
To activate by inspiration, dedication, and decision of will those aspects of consciousness that become progressively self-actualizing.
What is the purpose of spiritual practice?
God is beyond all form, space, and time; it is the totality of All That Is, and is not a personal being that can be understood through dogma or belief systems.
What is the significance of the concept of God?
The ego can be thought of as a set of entrenched habits of thought that are the result of invisible energy fields that dominate human consciousness.
What is the role of the ego in spiritual growth?