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The Practice of Meditation

Wim Haverkamp

#18 -Wisdoms of the Infinite Way                 There are no powers of evil external to yourself. Discords have no external existence. Resolve them within your own consciousness. “Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?” From the book – The Infinite Way Joel S. Goldsmith From – 1957 Infinite Way Letters By Joel Goldsmith P.18 The Practice of Meditation      It is not enough to feel the presence of God only once in the course of the day. You must carry the consciousness of the Spirit with you throughout the day.      If you stop … Continue reading The Practice of Meditation

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Begin by Practicing the Presence

Wim Haverkamp

From-I Stand on Holy Ground By Joel Goldsmith Excerpt Chapter 4 / The Stature of Spiritual Manhood P.55 The Stature of Spiritual Manhood from: Tape 565 1964 London Closed Class 1:1 (This lesson, given Monday evening, June 15, 1964, is Joel’s last hour of classroom work before his transition, June 17, 1964 Begin by Practicing the Presence Meditation is never simple for those who have never approached it. It is made easier, however, by beginning not with meditation itself but with practicing the presence of God. It means consciously remembering God, acknowledging Him in all our ways, and remembering upon … Continue reading Begin by Practicing the Presence

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Lifting up the I(5/7)

Wim Haverkamp

Infinite Way Letter 1964 – November Aka – Realization of Oneness By Joel Goldsmith Part 5 of 7 Lifting up the I We Cannot Get Rid of An Appearance In Infinite Way healing work, we are not turning to God to heal anybody. We do not have the kind of God who would let anyone be sick if it were within His knowledge, and if we recognize God to be Omniscience and Omnipotence we surely could not find anyone outside of God’s knowledge. It is entirely a matter of the individual called a practitioner being able to rise to that … Continue reading Lifting up the I(5/7)

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Lifting up the I (1/7)

Wim Haverkamp

Infinite Way Letter 1964 – November Aka – Realization of Oneness By Joel Goldsmith Part 1 of 7 Lifting Up the I There is no one mode, means, method, or system which can correctly be called metaphysical or spiritual healing. In fact, there are as many different approaches to spiritual healing as there are in materia medica with its allopathy, homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, and naprapathy, all different forms of materia medica. In the world of metaphysical and spiritual healing, there are the evangelists who, by the grace of God, have received some special state of consciousness through which they heal … Continue reading Lifting up the I (1/7)

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The Miracle

Wim Haverkamp

#17 – Wisdoms of the Infinite Way Have no desires in the world. Let God’s grace suffice. From the book – The Infinite Way Joel S. Goldsmith From Beyond Words & Thoughts By Joel Goldsmith Chapter 3 P.40 The Miracle This Presence, and not your mind or mine, is the healing agency. When anyone asks me for help, can you understand that the first thing that takes place in me is that my mind stops functioning, and I stop thinking? I think no thoughts of truth. I listen, and that lets the presence and power of God through to the … Continue reading The Miracle

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Becoming An Instrument For the Divine Activity

Wim Haverkamp

IW Morsel – Pointless Do you see how pointless it is to look at a human being and begin thinking about his age or his condition? That picture before the eyes is the illusion of human sense. From – Spiritual Healing By Joel Goldsmith P.204 From – Realization Of Oneness By Joel Goldsmith Excerpt-Chapter 7 Unconditioned Infinity Page 120 Becoming An Instrument For the Divine Activity It is an impossibility for us to know more than God, and it is only possible for us to know as much as God if we have first reached that state of emptiness where … Continue reading Becoming An Instrument For the Divine Activity

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Time No Part of God

Wim Haverkamp

IW Morsel – Time No Part of God Time plays no part in the functioning of God. There is only now in the spiritual kingdom, there is only this moment, this continuing moment. It is because of this continuing moment that everything that happens in the future will happen. From- A Parenthesis In Eternity By Joel Goldsmith P.315 Study & Meditation #88 1961 Los Angeles Closed Class (5:2) Tape 399 By Joel Goldsmith When you have a problem, instead of battling it, instead of seeking a God to do something to it, withdraw from the battle. Retire within yourself and … Continue reading Time No Part of God

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The Function Of The Christ In You (3/4)

Wim Haverkamp

1962 HOLLAND CLOSED CLASS TAPE 499 SIDE 1 THE FUNCTION OF THE CHRIST IN YOU By Joel Goldsmith Part 3 of As we live with these Truths, as we make these Truths our own: live with them morning, noon, and night; pray without ceasing; pray that we may feel the Presence of God within us, “speak Lord Thy servant heareth;” always inviting God to speak to us; always inviting God to impart HIMSELF to us; always inviting God to share with us. This is prayer, this is spiritual prayer, this is mystical prayer—this is the prayer that availeth much. Because … Continue reading The Function Of The Christ In You (3/4)

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God Has Only Itself To Give

Wim Haverkamp

#14 – Wisdoms of the Infinite Way Be sure that your prayer is not a desire to improve God’s universe. From the book – The Infinite Way Joel S. Goldsmith From – I Stand On Holy Ground By Joel Goldsmith Excerpt-Chapter 3 / Meditation, the Door to Fulfillment P.46 God Has Only Itself To Give Only as we seek and attain the consciousness of the presence of God does the Presence go before us and draw all things to us. There is no way, really, of using God to attain our purpose, whether it is home, companionship, or supply; and … Continue reading God Has Only Itself To Give

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A Higher Meditation (2/2)

Wim Haverkamp

#13 – Wisdoms of the Infinite Way Be sure that your prayer is not an attempt to influence God. From the book – The Infinite Way Joel S. Goldsmith From – Tape 604-1 1951 Second Portland Series / A Higher Meditation – Part 2 By Joel Goldsmith And so, we learn from these experiences, from these illustrations, that the Master was taking us back to the invisible realm, to that which no man has ever seen, heard, tasted, touched, or smelled with the physical senses, but which any man may perceive with his inner spiritual faculties, and there learn, not … Continue reading A Higher Meditation (2/2)