D The fourth obstacle: The Fear of God. (Para 10-21).
“The obstacles seem to be not so much a series of separate obstacles but a single system of nested obstacles. You desire to get … continue reading
“Again and again here men attack each other because they saw in the other a shadow figure in their private world.” (3.6)
“You behaviorally go toward figures of fear (even though fear is ‘recoiling from’) … continue reading
“You do not realize how much you hate your brother. You will not get rid of this until you do realize it, for until then you will think you want to get … continue reading
“The belief in ego autonomy is costing you the knowledge of your dependence on God, in which your freedom lies.” (6.7)
My conflict and confusion is from considering the ‘ego’s idle wishes’ and … continue reading
“The Second Coming is the awareness of reality, not its return. Behold, my child, reality is here. It belongs to you and me and God, and its perfectly satisfying to all of us. Only this … continue reading
MP 49 – The miracle makes no distinction among degrees of misperception.
Order of magnitude does not matter; this is a worldly measurement system. The miracle finds a single solution to fit the … continue reading
As I read these early notebook notes, I see myself as so similar to Helen. I am not good with people’s names – like it isn’t important to learn them … continue reading
“You ask [me] to give up all suffering, all sense of loss and sadness, all anxiety and doubt, and freely let Your Love come streaming into [my] awareness, healing [me] of pain, … continue reading
“This the determination not to be asleep in dreams of death, while truth remains forever living in the joy of Love.”
I am as God created me. Love created me as … continue reading
“That which the soul has borrowed he must give back when it has done its work; it has borrowed for a certain time and for a certain purpose.” ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan, … continue reading