Life Can Be Viewed as a Teacher

In our discussion of the levels of consciousness, we noted that one of the downsides of Pride is denial. Every mind engages in denial in order to protect its supposed ā€œcorrectness.ā€ This begets the fixity and resistance to change that prevents the average consciousness from advancing much more than five points in a lifetime. Great leaps in level of consciousness are always preceded by surrender of the illusion that ā€œI know.ā€ Frequently, the only way one can reach this willingness to change is when one ā€œhits bottom,ā€ that is, by running out a course of action to its end in the defeat of a futile belief system. Light cannot enter a closed box; the upside of catastrophe can be an opening to a higher level of awareness. If life is viewed as a teacher, it then becomes just that. Unless the painful lessons of life with which we deal are transformed through humility into gateways of growth and development, they are wasted.

We witness, we observe, we record apparent processions of experiences. But even in awareness itself, nothing actually happens. Awareness merely registers what is being experienced; it has no effect on it. Awareness is the all-encompassing attractor field of unlimited power identical with life itself. There is nothing the mind believes that is not fallacious at a higher level of awareness.

Power vs Force: Ch. 20, pgs. 265-266

Art and Love

Art and Love are manā€™s greatest gifts to himself.Ā  There is no art without love.

Art is always the making of the soul, the craft of manā€™s touch, whether that touch is corporeal or the touch of the mind and spirit; so it has been since Neanderthal times, and so it will always be.

…The processes of creativity and genius are inherent in human consciousness. Inasmuch as every human has within himself the same essence of consciousness, genius is a potential that resides within everyone. It awaits only the right circumstances to express itself.

 

New! Power vs Force Card Deck

Added inspiration taken from Power vs Force book, Ch.Ā  14 and 15

Simple Kindness

Simple kindness to oneā€™s self and all that lives is the most powerful transformational force of all. It produces no backlash, has no downside, and never leads to loss or despair. It increases oneā€™s own true power without exacting any toll. But to reach maximum power, such kindness can permit no exceptions, nor can it be practiced with the expectation of some selfish gain or reward.

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Added text from Power vs Force Book: Ch. 7, pg. 150-151:

And its effect is as far-reaching as it is subtle.

In a universe where ā€œlike goes to likeā€ and ā€œbirds of a feather flock together,ā€we attract to us that which we emanate. Consequences may come in an unsuspected way. For instance, we are kind to the elevator man, and a year later, a helpful stranger gives us a hand on a deserted highway. An observable ā€œthisā€ does not cause an observable ā€œthat.ā€ Instead, in reality, a shift in motive or behavior acts on a field that then produces an increased likelihood of positive responses. Our inner work is like building up a bank account, but one from which we cannot draw at our own personal will. The disposition of the funds is determined by a subtle energy field, which awaits a trigger to release this power back into our own lives.

Spiritual Will and Intention

The level of consciousness is set …by karmic merit, which is the totality, theĀ  composite of spiritual decisions of the spiritual will. Itā€™s the spiritual will that is the source of the center from which you evolve spiritually. The center out of which you come for your spiritual work is the spiritual will. Itā€™s the spiritual will which sets karma, and not necessarily actions.

So, you see your feelings and your emotions shift up and down the scale here all the time, but that doesnā€™t change your intention. Your intention is quite a deliberate thing. Your intention is more or less the stabilizer of the ship. And you make little corrections, you know, when youā€™re driving. You are making constant little corrections in the wheel. But if your intention is to drive east, you will continue to drive east. These are fluctuations. We all periodically get annoyed, angry, fearful, et cetera, but our intention remains the same, so intentionā€”a decision of the spiritual will is apparently what sets karma. When you have had a chance to think about it, reflect on it, and decide to make that move, then now that is permanent. So, every action, thought, feeling, every decision we make is then reflected in the infinite field of consciousness, where it is retrievable forever.

…So, the karma is like a little traveling program, a little computer chip in your spirit body; and it pretty much determines where youā€™re going to go and how youā€™re going to behave and whatā€™s going to happen. Is that predestination? Well, predestination is just a term. You could call it that; you could say that what befalls you in this lifetime is a combination of karma plus your exercise of the freedom of choice. On the other hand, karma has limited your choices. You cannot decide right now to become a
squirrel in the next instant, you know what I mean? Your choices are limited. You can decide to be poor in a hurry, but to be rich in
a hurry takes longer.

New! The Evolution of Consciousness: Navigating the Levels of Awareness
and Unlocking Spiritual Potential , Ch. 2, pg. 48-50

This book comprisesĀ  the transcriptions from the March and April 2002 lectures.

Inner Reality

The high state that people seek, by whatever means, is in fact the experience field of their own consciousness (Self). Ā If they are spiritually unsophisticated and lack a context with which to comprehend the experience,Ā they believe it is created from something “out there”Ā (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