Many years ago I found myself sitting in a Church in Brisbane Australia, not actually knowing why I was there. At this Church, I experienced people who did meditation, they looked peaceful, attractive with a sense of love between each of them, they talked about concepts that spiked my curiosity.
For quite sometime I wanted to emulate those trendy meditators, yet every time I tried to intentionally meditate, I seemed to fail.
The desire to meditate was very strong and then one day I knew I had successfully meditated, I had some tangible experiences that assisted in the realisation of the value of a daily mediative contemplation practices.
Something inside me intuitively knew that meditation was the key that opened the door toward further Spiritual insight.
Ernest Holmes outlines in the Science of Mind text book, chapter 6;
"The Spirit of man seems to have an external and an internal perception. It's external perception is from appearance, it's internal through intuition.”
Then what is a successful meditation ?
Here is an excerpt from Roy Eugene Davis’s book;
“An Easy Guide to Meditation”
“Meditation, correctly practiced, is the simple process of removing attention from conditions and circumstances which, when cognised and overly identified with, fragment and cloud our perceptions. Meditating, while remaining alert and observant, enables us to easily experience pure (clear) levels of awareness or states of consciousness. Doing this on a regular schedule provides frequent opportunities for physiological and psychological rest, while freeing attention to explore more refined states of consciousness and to effortlessly experience spontaneous unfoldments of innate, spiritual qualities.”
What are refined states of consciousness and innate spiritual qualities ?
Knowing that there is a thread that runs throughout all religions and philosophies of the world; one can begin to explore the connections that are always present, finding that constant, changeless fibre that joins all with each other. Principles that outline the truth of the Source, of Goodness the Universal Intelligence. When navigating life, knowing that these Principles are eternal and constant, the awakening starts. As we walk the walk and talk the talk, we bring awareness of these Principles into our daily lives. When the seeker starts an intentional and regular practice of Spiritual activities their life begins to feel more centred and meaningful, at least that is what has been happening in my life.
Learning about the associations of thought, the associations of agreements and the process of the Law of manifestation, one has the potential to utilise the process to more fully experience desired states of Being.
By mentally cultivating desired qualities of Being, by using tools that have been taught from generation to generation, through the process of meditation, through affirmative prayer and other proven techniques, one finds clarity in understanding the concepts, the Universal Principles of life.
Fully realising that all of life is uniquely connected and actually a single unit, one with each other, the channel of Intuition, of refined states of consciousness and spiritual qualities, prepares the opening to an awakened awareness of the true nature of ourselves.
In understanding, that the core Principles guide the seeker on the journey of self discovery a sense of responsibility in the process is accepted.
"We cannot come unto the Father (source) which art is Heaven, except through our own nature. Right here, through our own nature, is the gateway and path which leads to illumination, to realisation, to inspiration, to intuitive perceptions of everything. One of the highest faculties of humanity is intuition and it comes to a point sometimes where, with no process of reasoning at all, there is an instant knowing."
Having started entertaining the truth that core Principles represent, an individual can apply intentional focused awareness through Spiritual Practices, releasing into the qualities of the threads that intuitively brings understanding.
An excerpt from: Joel S. Goldsmith. “Practicing the Presence.”
“The degree of spiritual consciousness which we attain can be measured by the extent to which we relinquish our dependence on the external world of form and place our faith and confidence in something greater than ourselves, in the Infinite Invisible, which can surmount any and every obstacle.”
Below is a treatment I wrote for a class project,
what I would like to do now is, take some deep breaths…
In Spirit Medicine, a book by Laurie Levine, inspired from her life experiences, she outlines that most of us are unaware of how shallow we are actually breathing…deep breathing assists with relaxation, which goes hand in hand with meditation.
Laurie gives some practical techniques to use… one is, conscious breathing… 4-2-4… breath in deeply for the count of 4 then breath out for the count of 2, then breath deeply in for the count of 4, then out for the count of 2 …
Let’s do this cycle for a few minutes; as you are doing this, listen to the words in the treatment, we will then meditate to allow the mind to arrive at the truth of the statement, both consciously and subconsciously… We will sit for about 15 mins in meditation…
For My Physical Wellness.
There is One Universal Spiritual Operating system present in which all Creation exists. One All Knowing Intelligence, this Intelligence operates entirely as Love. An Intelligence that is eternally expressing as abundant Life. I call this Intelligence God. Knowing steadfastly that God is all there is, I know I am always in God, here operating as a part of God and supplied perfectly in every way. I see this as the identity of all Creation, every part fully immersed and fully impregnated in the vitality of God. I hold firmly to the truth that God is always perfect in every way, including the health of the physical bodies we inhabit. I affirm, I am already Whole, already Perfect and Complete in every way. The Core of my Being is a perfect expression of God. I am open to the receptivity of the eternal truth of Divinity as my identity. I am continuously expanding in awareness of the perceptions of who and what I already am. I am a God Child, made in the image and likeness of that God that created all Life. A God of regenerating and evolving energies that knows only life. I too hold the qualities of God Intelligence and I am aware of how to implement every good choice in daily thought to enhance my conceptional understanding of the truth of my physical wellness. I am always able to access any particular aspect of good that I may require to more fully demonstrate the truth that God is only operating through me as a Whole Perfect Life force of pure Love.
Gently come into here and now, opening your eyes when you are ready…
A sense of gratitude flows freely out from within, gratitude floats peacefully into the Universe, radiating a sincere appreciation for knowing that these words are true and that the creative Law in which consciousness travels will only manifest that which it is impressed with, it naturally expresses as life. Relaxing in the knowing that it has already manifested in all life, as a consciousness of perfect health, perfect wellness and a life of pure goodness.
And so it is …
A closing prayer of realisation, channeled through Frater Achad;
MEDITATION PRAYER …
I AM NOW IN THE PRESENCE OF PURE BEING, I BEHOLD NO OTHER RADIANCE THAN THE RADIANCE OF THE CHRIST LIGHT OF WHICH I AM A DIVINE PART , I AM NOW FULLY CONSCIOUS OF THE PRESENCE OF THE INDWELLING GOD . I NOW BEHOLD THE LIVING CHRIST OF GOD , IN WHOSE IMAGE AND LIKENESS I AM . I ASCEND IN CONSCIOUSNESS AND STAND BEFORE THE ALTAR WHICH I HAVE CREATED THROUGH MY DESIRE OF ONENESS WITH THE INFINITE SUPREME PRINCIPLE OF THE UNIVERSE, THAT PRINCIPLE WHICH HAS BROUGHT ALL LIFE INTO MANIFESTATION. I AM NO LONGER PART OF DOUBT OR FEAR , I AM AT PEACE WITH ALL MANKIND THROUGH THE LOVE OF THE LIVING GOD . I BEHOLD NOTHING BUT PERFECTION , I SEE ALL MANKIND IN PERFECT SPIRITUAL ACCORD . I PROCLAIM PEACE ON EARTH , AS IT IS IN HEAVEN . NOTHING CAN SEPARATE ME FROM THE LIVING GOD . I SEND FORTH THOUGHTS OF LOVE TO ALL THOSE WHO MAY BE IN UNDERSTANDING LESS FORTUNATE THAN MYSELF . I BATHE THEM , SPIRIT , SOUL AND BODY AND SEE THEM CONTINUALLY BATHED WITH THE GOODNESS AND GREATNESS OF GOD’S LOVE . THERE IS NO CONFUSION IN THE UNIVERSE . I SEE NONE , I HEAR NONE . I HEAR BUT THE VOICE OF GOD AND I FEEL THE PRESENCE OF GOD’S ONENESS THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE , I SEE YOUTH IN ALL THAT WHICH EXPRESSES LIFE , I SEE LIFE ETERNAL . I DO NOT , I CANNOT BEHOLD OR BECOME A PART , FOR MYSELF OR MY FELLOWMAN, OF THAT WHICH MAN HAS LEARNED TO CALL DEATH; I SEE HEALTH , PEACE , LIFE IN EVERY FULL MEASURE OF ABUNDANCE WHEREVER LIFE IS EXPRESSED , I AM ONE WITH THE LIVING GOD; I SEE NO DEFEAT . I DO NOT KNOW OR UNDERSTAND WHAT MAN HAS CALLED ANNIHILATION . EVERY GOOD PURPOSE AND EVERY GOOD DEED ; EVERY GOOD ACT , EVERY GOOD THOUGHT , CONTINUES ITS GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE . I AM NOW IN THE PRESENCE OF PURE BEING AND ALL OF THAT WHICH I SHALL EVER BECOME A PART OF , RESTS IN THE PRESENCE OF PURE BEING . I KNOW NO MALICE , NO CONTEMPT, I AM ONE WITH GOD AND MY FELLOWMAN .
SO MOTE IT BE …
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