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*** Affirmations to Help you Become Determined to Realize God

There is in truth no way to advance on the Spiritual path unless you make a decisive decision about it! As Paramahansa Yogananda, the Indian guru, said, “If you want to realize God, you must want Him like a drowning man wants air!” If you don’t want God like a drowning man wants air, you will not fully realize God. May sound a bit harsh but it is 100% true! Because to whatever degree you don’t want God like a drowning man, you want false gods. And false gods lead you on false paths. They lead you to the land of illusion, glamour and maya.

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*** There are all Kinds of Angels

Archangels are in charge of large groups of Angels whose service is focused in all areas of life. As such there are so-called healing angels, angels of peace, guardian angels, angels of beauty, angels of the home, angels of the garden, angels of mercy, angels overlighting every forest, every mountain, every desert, every city, every country, every everything!

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***What are Kindergarten Ascended Masters?

When someone has passed the seventh initiation and has thus achieved the goal of all his lifetimes, which is the goal of ascension or liberation from the wheel of rebirth, such a young Master is occultly called “Kindergarten Master.” Kindergarten Masters are watched over very carefully by more advanced Masters and worked with daily so that they may continue to expand their love, light, power, and psychological clarity for the good of all mankind and in service of the world.

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***The Third Initiation involves Beginning Mastery of the Mind

The third initiation is also called the Soul merge, because it is here that one becomes directly merged and linked with the Higher Self, or Oversoul. It is here that both the Higher Self and inner plane Ascended Masters begin to work directly with the inca ated Soul. It is also at this initiation that the Monad or Mighty I AM Presence itself beings to influence the inca ated Soul.

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***Simple Meditation with the Mahatma

Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. As you breathe in, breathe in the Light of God and as you breathe out, breathe out all that is not of the Divine. In your mind’s eye, see yourself now sitting in a magnificent room with crystal floors and iridescent walls. You are seated on a crystalline seat that has geometric shapes inscribed on it and yet is soft to the touch and very comfortable. You intuitively know that the inscription is your Soul name.

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*** There is No Way to Advance on the Spiritual Path without Following a Routine of Spiritual Disciples or Practices – Part 1

Spiritual practices and disciplines are an absolute key to advance on the Spiritual path. It is literally impossible to realize God and become a Living Integrated Ascended Master unless you follow a routine of Spiritual practices. Spiritual practices keep us focused on what life is all about. The purpose of life is to realize God. Without following a routine of Spiritual practices it is very easy for life and people to distract us and take us off our path.

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***Develop devotion to God

The word “devotion” comes from the Latin and means “dedicate by a vow.” God is infinitely dedicated and devoted to His Creation. The Integrated Ascended Masters makes a vow to equally dedicate and devote himself to his Creator. Devotion is one of the most beautiful qualities on the Spiritual path. It is love for God and the inner plane Ascended Masters, who are our brothers and sisters in the Spirit world. Devotion shows us an outpouring of love for God and God’s Creation while still staying in one’s personal power and self-mastery.

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Finding Unified Perception

If you think about the last time you got upset about something someone did, it’s good to remember that it is never their action that has the power to take your peace but how you reacted to what they did or said. Facts don’t cause us upset; only interpretation of facts cause us upset. It may ...

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The Ghost of Gluttony and his Family

The Ghost of Gluttony has cast his shadow over the homes of increasingly indolent Nations. The Children of Gluttony are the goblins of Indolence, Misery, Indulgence, Greed and Voracity. Illusion is the wife of Gluttony. The Children of Gluttony hide behind their Mother’s skirts as Gluttony leads them in his insatiable quest to bind Souls and to eat the Hearts of Love.

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Love Or Anger, Which Do You Choose?

I remember my childhood where I was surrounded by anger. I experienced it almost daily from my mother, a mixed racial population at my elementary school and from anti-semantic activity in my neighborhood. No matter where I went, anger was hard to escape from. Needless to say, I became a very ...

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***How to Find the Answer to one of the Greatest Questions of All Time

One 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 bodies, we have been trying to understand God using our five physical senses of sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. We have used an empirical approach to understand the non-empirical.

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***The Why, How, Where and When of Meditation

Daily 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 bring forth clear states of awareness. How long should I meditate? There is no right or wrong. Follow your intuition. Twenty minutes a day is a good way to get started. Where and when should I meditate?r

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***How can I work with Angels and Archangels?

You can work with any of the Angels and Archangels by simply calling on them. For example, Archangel Michael focuses on protection and strength. So part of his job is to protect us with his strength and to teach us to stand in our own power. If you need protection or strength, you can call on him. All you have to do is say, “I call forth Archangel Michael for protection and strength.” That’s all. Just be quiet and see what happens. You will most likely start feeling some energies flowing through you, indicating Michael’s presence.

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***Karma is Not Fate

Contrary 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, harmony, joy, and happiness in our lives. However, when we misuse our free will to hurt, manipulate and do evil, then we create sorrow, pain, and suffering for ourselves. We each reap what we sow. If we sow goodness, we will reap goodness. If we so evil, we will reap evil.

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Unending Success Redefined 1 - CONSISTENCY

CONSISTENCY Anchor Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16rn“Thus saith the Lord, stand in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said. We will not walk therein.” Consistency “Thus says the Lord, stand……” Success in life is traceable to some vital keys & instructions which when adhere to & embraced, make one out-shine his peers, colleagues and competition in whatever a man does.

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The Five Human Habits

As humans we engage in social behavior that can have profound negative effects for our spiritual progress. The Ascended Masters tell us that our spiritual progress depends on developing positive habits. Constructive habits prevent us from creating karma and obstacles to our englightenment. The Five Human Habits that create karma and obstacles are; condemnation, criticism, judgement, blame and gossip. If you examine your social responses and reactions you will see that a grea

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***Attachment gone. Deliverance won.

The 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 lasting way to overcome attachments of any kind – be it attachment to food, sex, gambling, cigarettes, drugs, or whatever – is to attach ourselves to God and our God Self. Simple advice, but very effective!

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By Dr. Joe Vitale
The Secret to Instant Manifestation: Part Two

In the first part of this article I asked you to think about how you created this moment. Your answer will help reveal how to speed up the Law of Attraction. If you haven’t reflected on that question yet, please do so right now. Go ahead. I’ll wait... For me, the secret to how you instantly manifest anything (including this very moment) is in your unconscious mind, which is where your programming lives. It holds your life operating mental software. As a reminder, your pro

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***Seven Thoughts on Spiritual Parenting

Being a parent is one of the greatest tasks and challenges in life. For your enjoyment, here are seven thoughts on parenting from a Spiritual perspective: 1. Realize that your children are not really your children. They are God’s Sons and Daughters and you are only their caretaker this lifetime until they grow up and learn to think for themselves. 2. Realize that your children are adult Souls inca ating into children’s bodies. 3. Realize that you chose your children and your children chose you to serve as their parent.r

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Lessons from the Garden of Eden: Part 3. The Giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.

SUMMARY: We tend to take for granted that God’s miracles are separate from science and they are. However God operates on a different level of science because He has limitless powers that we do not understand. God’s miracles were planned in advance by God so that they could easily be open to investigation whereby human scientific explanations would seem plausible. God in a sense created jobs for we scientists to discover His preplanned world. God is the unified theory of the universe that Einstein so desperately sought to find, even on his deathbed.

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What Is Acceptance?

To accept something is to let it be as it is, to not fight it, not even the idea of it, internally. It is to be open to what is, however it may be, without resistance. It is the understanding that every moment changes; therefore, what may be now will change. This allows continual acceptance to happen. When we create resistance against ideas, moments, thoughts, feelings, others, or anything at all, we are forcing ourselves into one way of living. It is saying I can only be happy if I approve and accept what is happening or going on around me.

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***Creative Visualization on Truth versus Illusion

Close your eyes. Imagine that you are sitting in a beautiful theater with crystals of every color imaginable. You are seated on a crystal seat that has geometric shapes inscribed on it and is soft to the touch and so comfortable. You intuitively know that the inscription is your Soul name. As you sit basking in the beauty and loving energy of this space, you notice the screen. On this screen you are about to be shown the difference between illusion and reality in your life.

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***Kingdom of God is Within and What that Really Means

The 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 hell are states of consciousness. The Kingdom of God is a state of consciousness. You enter the Kingdom of God by developing a certain state of consciousness called Spiritual/ Christ/ Buddha/ Krishna/ Moses/ Mohammed/ Mighty I AM Presence consciousness.

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***The issue of developing proper boundaries with self and others

Most people in the world say “yes” way too much both to themselves and to others. We must learn to deal with self and others with firmness and love. This is the proper masculine/feminine balance. It is essential to be able to say “no” to oneself. How does one realize “God equals man minus ego” (Sai Baba) if one does not say “no” to the negative ego? The ability to say “no” to oneself is the ability to self-discipline. Most people are deficient in this masculine energy and hence are overreacting mentally, emotionally, in terms of their impulses and desires.

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How Being Truthful To Yourself Relates To A Successful Journey In Life

11/8/07nnHello,nToday I am going to talk about the truth. There are many forms of truth. Many forms of truth come to mind when the word of truth is spoken. What I have on my mind today is being truthful to myself. When I think if I am being true to my self, I ask these questions. Am I living in integrity? Am I doing what I love? Am I spending my days like I should? Am I taking action to get me closer to my goals? And, the one I consider the most important, am I getting out of

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*** Each of us has a Guardian Angel

Each of us has a guardian angel who has been assigned to serve and guide us, and who has been with us throughout our many inca ations on Earth. So our guardian angel knows us inside and out, and protects us in whatever way possible. They realize that Earth is a school for us to grow and learn, so they protect us without interfering with our free will or hindering us from learning our Spiritual lessons.

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How Do I Know If I’ve Had A Spiritual Awakening?

Because of the fact that spirituality and mysticism are often such vague areas of knowledge, there can actually be quite a bit of confusion about the idea of a spiritual awakening. One of the most popular places that people hear about a spiritual awakening is in the programs of Alcoholics Anonymous or any of the other 12-step programs. The 12th and final step suggests the possibility that a person can have a spiritual awakening and therefore arrive at some kind of final cond

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***As we Develop our Intuitive Mind, we Begin to Pierce into Higher Dimensions of Reality

As we step onto the Spiritual path we naturally begin to develop our intuitive faculties which is a two-step process: first we develop instinctual intuition and then mental intuition. 1) Instinctual intuition involves the solar plexus (i.e.: a parent sensing that his/her child is in danger or vice versa) 2) Mental intuition (intuitive mind) involves the higher planes (i.e.: getting clear impressions from the Higher Self and Monad)

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Getting Published

You have yet to discover how easy it is to get published. There are approximately 100,000 new books published every year. It’s time you joined the authors who use their books to open doors you can’t even imagine are now closed to you.

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***Chanting Elohim as a Way to Attune with the Divine Within

Chanting in itself is a very powerful Spiritual practice. Chanting Elohim is an even more powerful Spiritual practice. In the Hebrew Bible, Elohim is regarded as the word for “God.” Find a comfortable posture, either lying down or sitting up, whatever you prefer. But be sure to keep your spine straight so the energies can flow unhindered. Close your eyes and follow the natural flow of your breath for a moment or two, as you calm down and settle into the stillness. Take a deep breath, filling first the lower abdomen, then the upper abdomen and finally the chest.

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Holistic Non-duality - The Heart Of Modern Awakening

The essence of holistic non-duality is the recognition that non-duality is never separate from duality. Simply put, they are “not two” because non-duality devoid of duality is itself dualistic. Holistic non-duality does not transcend the world; it transcends the division within us. It is what the adage “to be in the world but not of it” really means.

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Twin Flames and Soul Mates

Twin flames, Soul mates, Soul family are all topics getting a lot of attentions these days. I think that is good because it shows that we are evolving and beginning to remember our connectedness. There is however a lot of confusion about what these words mean. I believe it's important to think about definitions and ...

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*** Many people in the New Age Movement erroneously think that protection is bad or unnecessary

This is faulty thinking! To blind oneself to the reality of extremely negative energies existing in this world is to set oneself up for some very tough lessons! Most people need more protection, not less. They need protection from their own negative ego and inappropriate energies from the content of their own consciousness. Just as the negative ego thoughts and feelings exist within, they also exist without in the form of other people, embodied and/or not.

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The #1 Tip For Beginning Writers

Lesson #1 for the Beginning Writer I am a freelance writer and I have been working for over thirty years. I might amend that and also state that I have been getting paid to write. That is the most important part; isn’t it?r

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***Affirmations and Action Steps to Help you Learn and Rest in God

The Integrated Ascended Master has learned to be still and rest in God. For your enjoyment, here are seven affirmations you can say and action steps you can take to maintain your attunement with your Creator. 1. I create a consciousness of resting in God by choosing to only think with my God Mind. 2. I create a consciousness of resting in God by choosing to be a cause of my own reality. 3. I create a consciousness of resting in God by choosing to look at everything that happens in life as God communicating with me.r

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Through The Eyes Of Enlightenment

Hello my friends. I trust this New Year is greeting you with all things of love and light! It is a joy to share with you in this way!nnA question was posed to me: “What does enlightenment look like?” I found myself taking the word “look” extremely literal as I began to write this piece. As I sat with the energy around the question - the inspiration of this piece - I discovered that actual enlightenment doesn’t look like any ‘one’ thing. What we actually see is t

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***How Come we don’t Often see Extraterrestrials?

Question #1: Why can’t we see Extraterrestrials? Very simple answer! They have so refined their consciousness and bodies that they vibrate at a level that is etheric in nature. Our physical eyes cannot register etheric substance and so this is why we can’t see them. And since we are programmed to believe that only what we can see with our physical eyes truly exists, we tend to believe that there is no life on other planets and that the idea of extraterrestrials is illusionary and fantasy altogether. This is one of the greatest errors in human thinking!

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It's OK to Feel Bad

You can always count on this cowgirl to tell it to you straight. Alright, I just have to say it. The popular personal and spiritual development movement has given us the erroneous expectation that one day we'll get to a place where we never, ever again have to feel bad..... that one day we ...

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***Ascension is the Process of Growing Through the Various Dimensions of Reality

We are all Spiritual beings living in and passing through the various Spiritual dimensions of reality. We are immortal and ete al Sons and Daughters of God/ Brahma/ Allah/ Dharmakaya/ The I AM THAT I AM. The process of ascension lies in the experiencing and mastering of all the realms we traverse through. As each subsequent realm is experienced and mastered, we release more and more limitations. So we don’t just go through the various dimensions of reality, we grow through them.

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***Seven Simple Spiritual Practices you can Do to Advance on the Path of Integrated Ascension

It is essential to do Spiritual practices. Without any kind of Spiritual discipline in place, your life will be missing direction, focus and consistency. Without some kind of routine in place, you will slowly but surely end up aimlessly flowing through life instead of determiningly growing through life! For your enjoyment, here are seven disciplines you could integrate into your daily routine. Each of them works wonders, but all seven together work miracles! 1. Pray. 2. Meditate.r

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***God is in the details

God is not impressed with glamour and is as much impressed with the little things as the (what we would perceive as) big ones. God looks to the essence and motivation of things more than anything else. God does not care about fame, money, so-called power, social status or perceived reality. All that God cares about is that you live each moment in a Godly manner, wherever you happen to be and whatever you happen to do.

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*** You cannot Understand Ascension without Understanding Initiation

It is not possible to truly understand the process of ascension without understanding the process of initiation because the two are intimately connected with each other. Initiation and ascension are really two sides of the same coin. We go through initiations in a systematic order by both sequentially and simultaneously mastering our four lower bodies, as well as merging with our Higher Self and Monad in increasing measure.

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Chicken With Its Head Cut Off

The Polarity Integration Game is over!!! The key to winning is compassion. So in this game, when it is over and complete – we are all winners -- there are no losers. Because we realize it was all a game and at different times each of us has played the villain and the hero, the victim and the ...

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