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- *** We are Spiritual beings and Why we have a Four-Body-System - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe are Spiritual beings. We are not bodies having a Soul, we are Soul having bodies. From an even higher or truer perspective we are Spirit, we are a divine spark of our Creator. And it is this Spirit that manifests as Soul which then incarnates on Earth over and over again in order to grow, ...
Views: 2836 - ***Parable by Sathya Sai Baba on “The Greatest Sacrifice” - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneBuddha used to keep with him always a rattle-drum. His disciples once asked him, "Master, why are you always keeping this rattle-drum by your side?" Buddha replied, "I shall play on this drum the day a person who has made the greatest sacrifice approaches me." Everyone was eager to know who ...
Views: 2589(1 vote) - ***The Emotional Body is also Called the Astral Body because it is Connected with the Astral Plane - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe astral body is also called the emotional body. It comprises the emotional world of each individual. It is connected with the astral plane but also interpenetrates both the physical and etheric body. The Earth Herself has an astral body too. It includes all the feelings and emotions of ...
Views: 2109 - ***The Physical Body is the Densest of our Bodies, but it has a Subtle Counterpart called the Etheric Body - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe densest body of our so-called lower bodies is the physical body. We are all familiar with it because it is the body that we see with our physical eyes. We are also familiar with the five senses – sight, hearing, taste, touch and small – which are built into our physical body and allow us to ...
Views: 1622 - ***A Person is Known by the Company he Keeps - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone“A person is known by the company he keeps.” This is a well-known saying, and one that holds great truth! Every thought we entertain emanates vibration. And these vibrations are easily absorbed by other human minds. Unfortunately most people don’t guard themselves and so they allow other ...
Views: 6444(1 vote) - ***The Last Thought on your Mind Before you Die Determines your Next Birth … And How you can Start Preparing for your Transition Today - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAccording to Hindu tradition, the last thought on our mind before we die determines our next birth. Now, the Integrated Ascended Master realizes that the whole purpose of life is to break free from the wheel of rebirth altogether by taking our ascension. Ascension is the process of restoring ...
Views: 2670 - ***Sai Baba on Blows of Fate, Disaster, Solving Problems, and Why ETs don’t just Materialize Themselves in the World - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWith regards to blows of fate, disaster, solving problems, and karma, Sai Baba, the Avatar from India, said: “Any instant solution would go against the fundamental quality of nature itself as well as the karmic law of cause and effect. Most people live in the material world of their desires ...
Views: 2443 - ***Karma is Not Fate - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneContrary to popular opinion, karma is not fate. Man forges his own destiny through the power of his free will. God has given us free will to choose God over negative ego, truth over illusion, and love over fear. When we use our free will in harmony with the Will of God, we create peace, ...
Views: 1879 - ***The Law of Karma is the Law of Cause and Effect - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe word “karma” comes from the Sanskrit and means “act, action.” Karma is the sum total of all the actions we have taken in the past and are currently taking including the effects that our doing brings in its wake. Essentially, the law of karma is the law of cause and effect. Every cause ...
Views: 1878(1 vote) - ***Beautiful advice from Mother Teresa - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMother Teresa said: “We all long for heaven where God is, but we have it in our power to be in heaven with Him at this very moment. Being happy with Him now means loving as He loves, helping as He helps, giving as He gives, serving as He serves.” The Spiritual path is really so simple. If you ...
Views: 1770 - ***Time wasted is life wasted - Sai Baba Gita - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe purpose of life is to realize God and attain God Consciousness. Said another way, the purpose of life is to become an Integrated Ascended Master. However, unfortunately most people have forgotten about the meaning and purpose of life and are lost in materialism, sensual pleasure and ...
Views: 1723 - ***Parable on Karma - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneA couple were feeling very lonely and prayed to God for a son. The couple were granted a son, and began a great celebration. “You are so fortunate to have borne a child this late in life”, said a neighbor. In the father's stead, a wise man answered with the simple reply, "Maybe". Time passed ...
Views: 3444 - ***Any Crisis is an Opportunity to Change Direction in your Life - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAny crisis is an opportunity for healing. The word “crisis” comes from the Greek and means “turning point in a disease.” So a crisis is truly an opportunity for a turning point in our lives. However, most people don’t realize their crises as an opportunity and so the opportunity is lost. ...
Views: 2471 - ***It is Neither Normal nor Necessary to Have Negative Feelings and Emotions - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneContrary to popular opinion it is neither normal nor necessary to have negative feelings and emotions. All negative feelings and emotions come from negative thinking and wrong points of view. Period. It is our thoughts and interpretation that create our feelings and emotions. Negative ...
Views: 2304(1 vote) - ***The Importance of Good Company - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone“Evil company demeans and debases an individual.” – Sai Baba It cannot be emphasized highly enough how important it is to choose wisely the company you spend your time with. The people you hang out with will either pull you up or pull you down. As the Hindu guru Paramahansa Yoganada said, ...
Views: 4340(1 vote) - ***Our Time on Earth is Limited - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneUltimately life is very short. None of us knows when it is time for us go. Our time on Earth is shortened every moment, whether we like it or not. And once a moment is gone, it is “gone forever.” The one thing you can’t buy with money is time! This is why it is so important to not waste the ...
Views: 4995(2 votes) - ***The Inner Well of our God Self, and Why we have to Return to this Well if we want to be Well - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneOur true identity is our Eternal Self or God Self, also called Monad or Mighty I AM Presence. Our God Self is like an ever flowing well that springs forth from Spirit and feeds us both Spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically. However, man in his search for material possessions and ...
Views: 2062(1 vote) - ***The Inner Well of our God Self, and Why we have to Return to this Well if we want to be Well - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneOur true identity is our Eternal Self or God Self, also called Monad or Mighty I AM Presence. Our God Self is like an ever flowing well that springs forth from Spirit and feeds us both Spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically. However, man in his search for material possessions and ...
Views: 2062(1 vote) - ***Kingdom of God is Within and What that Really Means - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Master Jesus said, “The Kingdom of God is within!” What does that mean? If you don’t have happiness, joy, inner peace and fulfilment in your heart, then you will not find it in the “Kingdom” either, even amidst the company of Spirit, the Ascended Masters and celestial hosts! Heaven and ...
Views: 1834(1 vote) - ***Gold is Tried in Fire, People by God … and Why you Should Strive to be a Master rather than a Disaster - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneEarth is a mystery school. Every school naturally comes with its sets of tests. So does Earth school. Earth is a Spiritual school teaching us to practice the presence of God both in body, mind, emotion and Spirit. It is teaching us to become a living Integrated Ascended Master. It is teaching ...
Views: 2271(1 vote) - ***The Why, How, Where and When of Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneDaily meditation is an essential Spiritual practice of the Integrated Ascended Master. It is the process of withdrawing our attention from the outer world and directing it towards the inner world. Why should I meditate? To quiet the mind, enter a space of no thought, attune with Spirit, and ...
Views: 1888 - ***To See Things Change in the World, we Must Change the Way we See Things - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneIn order to see things change in the world, we must change the way we see things! The Integrated Ascended Master realizes that the world we see is a projection of our own thinking. What we see in the world is determined by our own thinking. There is a way of thinking that can give us ...
Views: 2436(3 votes) - ***Three Golden Keys to Transcend Maya and the Dweller on the Threshold - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneIn the Narada Bhakti Sutra, a popular Sutra in Hindu tradition, the sage Narada shares the secrets to overcome maya. In essence, maya is the unreal that hides the Real. It is the sum total of all the illusions, glamours and projections that hide our Real Self – our Eternal Self or God Self, also ...
Views: 2748 - ***How to Find the Answer to one of the Greatest Questions of All Time - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneOne of the greatest questions of all time is, “Who is God? What is God? Where is God? How can I find Him/Her?” From time immemorial humanity has asked itself this question of all questions, however, the problem was that having collectively erroneously identified ourselves with our physical ...
Views: 1882(1 vote) - ***How to have Certainty in an Uncertain World - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe are living in an uncertain world and in uncertain times. And deep inside of us, this uncertainty makes us long for certainty in our lives. The only thing that is certain in this world and that can give us the certainty we so deeply desire is our true Self. Our true Self is eternally the ...
Views: 2518(1 vote) - ***Why this Forgetfulness about our Divine Origin? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAs has been said many times in Spiritual circles, “We are not humans having a Spiritual experience. We are Spiritual beings having a human experience.” Our true identity is our God Self, our Eternal Self, our Monad or Mighty I AM Presence – whatever term you prefer. And our God Self has ...
Views: 1931 - ***Attachment gone. Deliverance won. - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Bhagavad-Gita teaches, “Attachment gone. Deliverance won.” The purpose of life is to realize God and our God Self. We accomplish this by delivering ourselves from our attachment to the lower self and instead attaching ourselves to our Higher Self. So the easiest and in truth only ...
Views: 1867 - ***Life is a Battlefield and How to win this Battle - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAs Paramahansa Yogananda, the Indian guru, said, “Life is a battlefield.” The ultimate advice to the soldier on the “battle field of life” comes from Krishna to Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita, when He said: tasmat sarvesu kalesu mam anusmara yudhya ca mayy arpita-mano-buddhir mam evaishyasy ...
Views: 4585 - ***The first lesson on the Spiritual path: Owning your Personal Power - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone"The single most important quality to achieving psychological and spiritual health is learning to own your personal power." Dr. Joshua David Stone The conscious mind is the reasoning mind, whereas the subconscious mind is the non-reasoning mind. The superconscious mind is the all-knowing ...
Views: 5680 - ***Three Prerequisites to Succeed in Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe purpose of meditation is to help us realize union with God and our God Self (also called: Monad or Mighty I AM Presence or Eternal Self). The purpose of meditation is to reveal our True Self. We are one with God – always have been, always will be, and are so right now. We are our God ...
Views: 2329(3 votes) - ***The Seven Keys to Releasing Fear and Worry - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneFear is the big freezer in this world! It keeps people from living the lives of their dreams, from shining their light, performing at their peak and, ultimately, it keeps them from realizing God! It is not possible to live in fear and at the same time realize God. As a matter of fact, every ...
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