Saturday, April 30, 2016

Let me remember that I am not alone. Continuation Training Step 37



Let me remember that I am not alone. CT Step 37 (MP3)

Let me remember that I am not alone. CT Step 37
In the world you seem to be alone, as does everyone else. Loneliness seems to be your state here, and only if you are fortunate do you find someone else to share your life with in a meaningful way. Certainly, this reality is in contrast to your Ancient Home, where everyone is included and everything is complete. That is why it takes so long for a human being to get used to being in a world like this because it is not your natural state. This gives evidence to your mission and your purpose here, for you bring your Ancient Home into the world as you learn The Way of Knowledge and as you allow Knowledge to express itself through you.

Today then be a vehicle for Knowledge and be a representative of Knowledge to the best of your ability by remembering that you are not alone. Upon the hour, as you practice awareness and discernment, also remind yourself that you are not alone today, that your Spiritual Family goes with you, and that there are others in the world who are working in tandem with you, many of whom you will meet in the course of your lifetime if you are able to proceed in your preparation.

Bring this awareness into the world, where it has been lost. Remind yourself and demonstrate to yourself that you are included in a Greater Plan and a greater promise for humanity. This is a Plan and a promise from the Creator so that you may grow and advance and become united and free in the Greater Community.

Practice 37:    One 30-minute stillness practice.
                         Contemplation practice.
                         Hourly practice.

Picture:  Arches National Park, Moab, Utah


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Note: If you’ve some interest, but this is the first time you’ve seen Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. Begin at the beginning.

If you do know about Steps, but have not done Steps twice completely, read the related materials, and have a sense of the direction of this study, you won’t get the experience. The Introduction begins:

“This is the Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training. It is designed to build upon the Steps that were learned in Steps to Knowledge to enable you to experience the grace, the power and the direction of Knowledge in your life and to become an expression of Knowledge in everything that you do. If you have completed the book, Steps to Knowledge, twice through and have followed the instructions as they were given without altering the curriculum in any way, then you are now ready to begin this more advanced study”.

If you are an independent student, that is certainly an option. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.

Friday, April 29, 2016

Nasi Novare Coram - Continuation Training Step 36



Nasi Novare Coram - CT Step 36 (MP3)
 
Today we practice the great invocation that recognizes the presence of the Unseen Ones in your life. It is a remembrance of the Greater Reality that you have come from and the Greater Reality that you are to represent here in the world. This is a Reality not only of your world but of the Greater Community as a whole. For the presence of the Unseen Ones can be felt anywhere in the universe because their presence is universal.

Spend time today thinking about this—-the reality of the Unseen Ones— and think of this invocation as a calling for their help and their protection. When you are afraid or feel endangered and cannot rid this fear from your mind, call for their help and their protection. Ask that they surround you and protect you. Call them forth with Nasi Novare Coram and open yourself to receive them. They will come to you if you call them sincerely. And they will help you if you can open yourself to them. In this way, you will have the greater strength that you need, for you represent the strength of Heaven now, and not merely the strength of one individual.

Practice in stillness today and exercise discernment and awareness upon the hour. And upon the hour complete each remembrance with the invocation, Nasi Novare Coram.

Practice 36:   One 30-minute stillness practice.
                         Contemplation practice.
                         Hourly practice.

Picture:  Nasi Novare Coram ink drawing by Society member Ellen Mitchell.



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Note: If you’ve some interest, but this is the first time you’ve seen Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. Begin at the beginning.

If you do know about Steps, but have not done Steps twice completely, read the related materials, and have a sense of the direction of this study, you won’t get the experience. The Introduction begins:

“This is the Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training. It is designed to build upon the Steps that were learned in Steps to Knowledge to enable you to experience the grace, the power and the direction of Knowledge in your life and to become an expression of Knowledge in everything that you do. If you have completed the book, Steps to Knowledge, twice through and have followed the instructions as they were given without altering the curriculum in any way, then you are now ready to begin this more advanced study”.

If you are an independent student, that is certainly an option. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Carry forth the foundation building that is your spiritual purpose at this time. REVIEW Continuation Training Step 35



Carry forth the foundation building that is your spiritual purpose at this time. REVIEW CT Step 35 (MP3)


In our Review today, return to review your Four Pillars of Life—-the Pillar of Relationships, the Pillar of Career & Providership, the Pillar of Health and the Pillar of your Spiritual Advancement. Utilize the same practice that you have been using through all of these Reviews. Go to each Pillar and ask, "Is there something I need to know regarding this Pillar?" And if something comes to mind, ask again, "Is there something I need to know about this?" If something is there calling for you, go face it. Indeed, those things that need your attention are calling for you, and they will create a discomfort for you if they go unattended. You will feel out of integrity with yourself if they are neglected.

Therefore, utilize this Review to stay current with Knowledge within yourself. Carry forth the foundation building that is your spiritual purpose at this time. With this foundation, you will become a foundation for others, and it is this foundation that is needed in the world at this time. Carry forth your hourly practices and review the last six Steps to see how they are affecting your life and how you may understand their messages ever more deeply.

Practice 35:   Four Pillars Review.
                        Hourly practice.



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Note: If you’ve some interest, but this is the first time you’ve seen Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. Begin at the beginning.

If you do know about Steps, but have not done Steps twice completely, read the related materials, and have a sense of the direction of this study, you won’t get the experience. The Introduction begins:

“This is the Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training. It is designed to build upon the Steps that were learned in Steps to Knowledge to enable you to experience the grace, the power and the direction of Knowledge in your life and to become an expression of Knowledge in everything that you do. If you have completed the book, Steps to Knowledge, twice through and have followed the instructions as they were given without altering the curriculum in any way, then you are now ready to begin this more advanced study”.

If you are an independent student, that is certainly an option. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

My life is a mystery to explore. Continuation Training Step 34


My life is a mystery to explore. CT Step 34 (MP3)

My life is a mystery to explore. CT Step 34
We continue this practice from Steps to Knowledge because it is so very true. Your life is a great mystery. It is not simply the accumulation of your activities each day—-your work, your hobbies, your family obligations, your tendencies, your fears and your phobias. This is only the outer part of yourself, the part that is shaped and conditioned by your worldly experiences. Yet there is a greater Mystery for you to explore and to discover.

Enter the realm of stillness in your long practice today and utilize this great Mystery in exercising the strength of awareness and discernment upon the hour. Bring this Mystery into your experience, into your daily life, into your mundane circumstances, and with it you shall bring strength, grace and resolution, both for yourself and for others.

Practice 34:   One 30-minute stillness practice.
                         Contemplation practice.
                         Hourly practice.


Picture:  Exploratory fishing on the Indian River ~ Melbourne, Florida – May 29, 2005



NNC

Note: If you’ve some interest, but this is the first time you’ve seen Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. Begin at the beginning.

If you do know about Steps, but have not done Steps twice completely, read the related materials, and have a sense of the direction of this study, you won’t get the experience. The Introduction begins:

“This is the Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training. It is designed to build upon the Steps that were learned in Steps to Knowledge to enable you to experience the grace, the power and the direction of Knowledge in your life and to become an expression of Knowledge in everything that you do. If you have completed the book, Steps to Knowledge, twice through and have followed the instructions as they were given without altering the curriculum in any way, then you are now ready to begin this more advanced study”.

If you are an independent student, that is certainly an option. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.