Author: Veritas Administration

The high state that people seek, by whatever means, is in fact the experience field of their own consciousness (Self).  If they are spiritually unsophisticated and lack a context with which to comprehend the experience, they believe it is created from something “out there” (such as a guru, music, drugs, lover, and so forth.) All that has actually happened is that, under special circumstances, they have experienced their own inner reality.

…A negative self-image blots out the joyous brilliance that is the true essence of their identities, which therefore goes unrecognized. That this joyous, peaceful, fulfilling state is in reality one’s own inner essence has been the basic tenet of every great spiritual teacher ( for example, “the kingdom of God is within you”).

Power vs Force, Ch. 6, pg. 127-128

Spiritual intention and commitment, especially when accompanied by prayer, declaration, invocation, and devotion, change the predominant influential consciousness energy field, which is coordinated by its powerful ‘attractor field’ of energy.  Thus, spiritual declaration and intention, inadvertently and often beyond awareness, change the rules by which one lives, and seemingly disparate life situations, including emotions, are now orchestrated from a different level that is frequently disparate with customary expectations of the personal ego and society.  These may result in transitory conflict in emotional or personal situations because the goals of the Spirit/Self are not those of the ego/self.

Forgiveness is an extremely important major tool, especially when it is combined with the willingness of humility and acceptance of human fallibility and susceptibility to error.  From spiritual intention, the surrendering of egoistic options may seem like a sacrifice, but when recontextualized, they are revealed to be a hidden gift.

Transcending the Levels of Consciousness: Ch. 19, pg. 332

Devotion prioritizes one’s life and attracts that which is of assistance.  To be a servant of God is a dedication whereby the goal takes precedence over all other positionalities, attractions, or distractions.  By devotion and commitment, the pathway unfolds and revelation supplants presumptive cause-and-effect acquisition.

…All actions become recontexualized, and their spiritual essence begins to shine through appearances. Devotion also expresses as selfless service whereby peeling the potatoes is no longer a chore but an act of love because it has been sanctified by intention. Eventually all action is dedicated as an act of worship.

Devotion opens up vision, which replaces perception.  Only by the surrender that accompanies devotion does intended action reveal itself to be a spontaneous unfolding of the evolution of Creation itself.  Devotion to God replaces the ego’s devotion to its own self-interest, and one witnesses the effects or consequences of the overall field.

Discovery of the Presence of God, Ch. 1, pg. 35-35

What is it that observes and is aware of all of the subjective and objective phenomena of life?

It is consciousness itself that is both awareness and the source of experiencing.  Both are purely subjective. Consciousness itself is not determined by content; thoughts flowing through consciousness are like fish swimming in the ocean.  The ocean’s  existence is independent of the fish; the content of the sea does not define the nature of the water.  Like a colorless ray, consciousness illuminates the object witnessed – thus its traditional depiction throughout world literature is with “light.”

Identification solely with the content of consciousness accounts for the experience of self as limited. In contrast, to identify with consciousness itself is to know that one’s actual self is unlimited.  When circumscribed self-identifications have been surmounted so that the sense of self is identified as consciousness itself, the condition is called, “enlightened.”

Power vs Force, Ch. 21, pg. 272-273

At this level of awareness, a major transformation takes place, with the understanding that one is oneself the source and creator of the experience of one’s life.  Taking such responsibility is distinctive of this degree of evolution, characterized by the capacity to live harmoniously with the forces of life.

All people at levels below 200 tend to be powerless and see themselves as victims, at the mercy of life.  This stems from the belief that the source of one’s happiness or the cause of one’s problems is “out there.” An enormous jump – taking back one’s own power — is completed at this level, with the realization that the source of happiness is within oneself.  At this more evolved stage, nothing so-called “out there” has the capacity to make one happy, and love is not something that is given or taken away by another, but is created from within.

Acceptance is not to be confused with passivity, which is a symptom of apathy.  This form of Acceptance allows engagement in life on life’s own terms, without trying to make it conform to an agenda.  With Acceptance, there is emotional calm and perception is widened as denial is transcended. One now sees things without distortion or misinterpretation; the context of experience is expanded so that one is capable of “seeing the whole picture.”  Acceptance has to do essentially with balance, proportion, and appropriateness.

Power vs Force, Ch. 4, pg. 109