In My Experiences...

 

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

 In my experiences with the "nameless" 

I have verified Mervyn's angles, 

in that it seems 

that while there may be laws in those higher realms, 

there is no system, per say, 

that needs to be abandoned 

because it does not exist in those states. 

The systems (the Fourth Way in our case) 

are meant to guide and assist and help us navigate, 

define and begin to understand ourselves 

and those around us on a deeper level. 

But I have found there are no words or definitions 

when the higher has chosen to lift my soul. 

It is an altogether different form of communication. 

An "Inner Miracle" as Mervyn states. 

That seems to only require 

that the smaller "i" get out of the way.

 ~J

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I Just Realized...

 

I just realized that to keep a beginners mind 

and to be curious at every moment 

gives you the opportunity to be there, 

Present; 

and also to keep learning from every situation. 

I feel this is a good practice 

to step out from imagination and fascination. 

As well from interpretation from the formatory mind.

~C

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Finding The Heart...

 

The Temple of Love

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones

...finding the heart in it 

regardless of what center of gravity 

you are living with. 

One must develop 

the emotional part of one’s being. 

For the instinctive or moving centers, 

one must develop the happiness, 

the joy of using those terms 

because emotions do not make sense 

to an instinctive/moving centered person. 

From this lightness 

you get close to what is true to you,

and slowly the peeling of your garments of falsehood 

will bring you to the painting that I described recently; 

The Temple of Love 

where one is naked to receive this gift 

of truly who you will become.

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Start By Doing...

 

Start by doing what's necessary; 

then do what's possible; 

and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

~St. Francis of Assisi

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Fascination And Imagination...

Aman Arora

Fascination and imagination 

can be recognized by lack of attention - 

thoughts just go from one association to another 

without an awareness 

of other things in our environment. 

Intentional imagination 

is a practice that can be very helpful 

to our state of presence 

but can take time to master and practice. 

In my experience 

it begins with first of all divided attention 

and then bringing an event, 

a scene, a memory to this place of presence. 

We stay with our attention divided 

in the life we are living, 

we stay aware of the chair we are sitting in, 

the objects in the room 

and then we bring something 

that we want to focus on into the divided attention 

and hold presence at the same time. 

This practice burns a lot of hydrogens 

and the effort can take us higher.

~M

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