Showing posts with label Oneness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oneness. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

SPIRITUAL EXPLORATIONS – 204

WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE OF HEAVENLINESS



Heaven and Earth are threads from one loom.
 -- Shaker Proverb

+ Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
 -- Henry David Thoreau

+ You see, I am not the only one convinced that we are in heaven right now, right here.  So many wise teachers have experienced this glorious reality and tell us about it. Are you one of the convinced or one who wants to be convinced?  Let’s keep exploring these heavenly realms and realize that, as Wayne Teasdale says, “as our listening and practice mature, outer (stillness) and inner (stillness) finally collapse into each other … we find ourselves in the One.”

+ Thank You FatBrainToys for the loom photo. It's a toy loom.  Heavenliness and playfulness are one.

+ I would love it if you offered a guest post on this practice or any practice.  And, I have work to do on my Heavenliness page.  Maybe you can help.  Send an email with the subject “Heavenliness” or “Guest Post” to John@abundancetrek.com.

+ You can always find a link to any of the Spiritual Explorations posts by going to http://abundancetrek.com/sepostsaccess.html

SPIRITUAL EXPLORATIONS – 203

WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE OF HEAVENLINESS



+ Have you been to the Burning Bush?  It’s not just for Moses you know.  OK, it’s a metaphor but it’s a good one.  We can encounter God in the same way Moses did at the Burning Bush.  And we can hear God speak to us and say I AM.  We can become one with the I AM.  This is a mystical experience meant for all of us.  The importance of this declaration of Oneness, simply saying I AM, becomes clear as we realize that we can find it in all of the wisdom traditions of the planet.

Peter Russell is one of my favorite spiritual guides. He is leading the way for those of us who want these experiences, these wonderful, fantastic experiences in the heavenly realms.  I invite you to be inspired by The Church of I AM and so much more wisdom and guidance offered by Peter Russell.

 I invite you to write your own reflections on the meaning and purpose of saying I AM.  You can write  sentences which begin with I AM such as I AM creating peace and justice or I AM making all things new.  The possibilities are endless or I AM the Light of the World.  You are you know.   

+ I would love it if you offered a guest post on this practice or any practice.  And, I have work to do on my Heavenliness page.  Maybe you can help.  Send an email with the subject “Heavenliness” or “Guest Post” to John@abundancetrek.com.

+ You can always find a link to any of the Spiritual Explorations posts by going to http://abundancetrek.com/sepostsaccess.html

Monday, May 23, 2016

SPIRITUAL EXPLORATIONS – 149

WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE OF HOLINESS


+ Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again. -- Thich Nhat Hanh

+ Each and every breath is special, wonderful, holy, fantastic, fascinating.  Holiness is the goal of the Journey of the Body.  Our breathing is the holy connection between body and soul, between earth and heaven.  We are inspired, made holy, with each and every breath.  The more we can pay attention to each holy breath, the more we realize we are heavenly.  This is the truth, right now, right here.  Enjoy this holy moment, this holy, healing, heavenly breath.  This is the Spirit flowing through us and all creation.  It is miraculous, mysterious and marvelous.  We are indeed intimately, intricately, infinitely connected by a matrix of unconditional, unlimited, uniting Love which is miraculous, mysterious and marvelous.  

+ Holiness is not one of the 37 Spirituality & Practice practices BUT put Holiness in their Search Engine and you come up with 460 items including 227 quotes, 168 books, 28 practices, 14 teachers, 12 arts links, 7 e-courses, 3 films and 1 blog as of 5/11/16.  Go to http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/search/?q=holiness.

+ The Body gets a lot of attention from Spirituality and Practice as you can see when you go to a link to “Body” on their search engine. You will find 1611 items as of 4/26/16.

+ I would love it if you offered a guest post on this practice or any practice.  And, I have work to do on my Holiness Page.   Maybe you can help.  Send an email with the subject “Holiness” or “Guest Post” to John@abundancetrek.com.

+ You can always find a link to any of the Spiritual Explorations posts by going to http://abundancetrek.com/sepostsaccess.html