When the Leaks of the Features...

When the leaks of the features and center 

start to pull with heaviness at the soul, 

treat them like a small child. 

Calm them down, and then feed them love. 

Something as simple as the way the day is started 

can make all the difference from me… 

that transition from the sleeping state to waking. 

If those early moments in the morning 

are infused with intention, 

divided attention and beautiful impressions, 

higher states just might have enough nurturing to last all day.

~E

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I Take Myself So Seriously...

 I take myself so seriously. 

My machine takes over 

and becomes overly identified with whatever I am observing... 

 The way out for me these days 

when I remember is laughter… 

Laughing at my human side...

it helps me loose the identification of self-importance... 

Remembering we often have the same chains as everyone else 

 Also the other big sin...

is I forget that the Higher loves me... 

If only I could remember this…

I could and hopefully will be able to continue 

to drink from Gods eternal well.

~S

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All Emotions Are Pure...

All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up;

that emotion is impure 

which seizes only one side of your being

and distorts you.

~Rainer Maria Rilke

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There Are Moments ...

  

There are moments 

when I am observing myself openly being negative 

and using the work in a wrong way, 

and it definitely creates this feeling 

of blocking around the heart and a sadness. 

It is like the machine puts the soul in prison 

or in the corner for a while, 

the soul is seeing all of the chaos 

and the machine is allowed to have its way so to speak. 

I can see this along with the lines of being “lukewarm” 

allowing, giving permission for wrong work when I know better.

~C

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By Demonstrating Love...

 Sir Frank Dicksee

By demonstrating love, love of The Creator, 

love towards self-remembering, 

we then begin to spread the "word," the Work...genuinely. 

As the adage goes, 

actions speak louder than words. 

Quiet purposeful action can Be that change in the world. 

We don't always need to use our voice to share. 

~K

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A Reminder...

A reminder that all that is true springs from a higher source, 

and when we speak it, 

we feel it as poetry. 

~J

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I Feel For Myself...

I feel for myself, 

and even for us all as a school, 

like each of us are parts of the ray of the sun, 

and we must find our expressions 

and have the courage to share with humanity our expressions. 

~S

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There is No Top...

Edward Robert Hughes

There is no top.
There are always further heights to reach.
~Jascha Heifetz

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To Go Deeper...

To go deeper, I have verified, 

is the process of letting go of truly making space for the Soul.... 

and surrendering our lives to the Higher. 

The system is very good at directing us... guiding us...

towards all of this but, 

we all have verified over time the mind is a trickster 

and our knowledge of the system 

and how it applies to our machine can be subtly used against our aim

by our machine and others.

The best way, 

I find is to allow space for the inner world...

intentionally...taking that time...

and taking it with us wherever we go.

This along with service to others....

will help break the imaginary separation 

that our mind and false personality create.

~J

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I Am Drawn Back...

 I am drawn back to Rilke's description of learning to fly,
and the necessity to first allow oneself to be heavy, 

and to fall. 
Sometimes we see that which we judge in ourselves, 

and that weight can feel unbearable. 
I am trying to hold with that feeling of weight

 (importance of realizations) 
while letting go of the judgement (moving quietly into my higher self.) 
Now I can add that image of a small bird (my emerging soul) 

learning first to submit to the failures of the machine,
feeling the heaviness, and letting the fear and judgement go ... 

It’s all part of learning the flight to the highest 

we can achieve in this life. 
Step by small step ...

~J

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Mercy is an Interesting Word...

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones

Mercy is an interesting word...

and its use in our language, to me shows a connection to compassion.

The judge shows "mercy" on the convict

by giving them a lesser sentence..or not the death penalty. 
The priest's final words to the criminal who is about to be executed is...

"and may God have "Mercy" on your Soul".
So the idea of "mercy" seems to be in the hands of power....
It is interesting to note that the machines who crucified Christ, 

really showed very little Mercy ...at least to his machine.
So in regards to the Work... 
we are asked to be merciful or show compassion to our mechanics, 

understanding that "they know not what they are doing". 
The "we" or "I" being our Soul...and
understanding that the Soul is the Real "power". 

~J

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If the Only Prayer...

“If the only prayer you ever say 

in your entire life is thank you, 

it will be enough.”

~Meister  Eckhart 

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