The kingdom of God is within me; therefore, the place whereon I stand is holy ground; up in heaven, down in hell, in prison, in the valley of the shadow of death – where I am is holy ground, here and now in this very place, regardless of appearances to the contrary. Here where I am, God is “closer to me than breathing, nearer than hands and feet.” Continue reading The “I” within (3/4)
There we see the principle of Good Friday, the principle of the crucifixion of personal sense, a crucifixion of the belief that we of ourselves have qualities of good or quantities of good. But with that crucifixion, comes the resurrection in the realization, “I am nothing, but I can give you all.” Why? Because “the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.” Continue reading Good Friday: The Crucifixion of Personal Sense
Infinite Way Letter August 1956 By Joel Goldsmith Part 5 of 6 CONTEMPLATIVE MEDITATION What Is Religion? The following is the text of my second talk given to devotees of Anandashram, on December 9th, 1955: We have learned that religion has its beginning in India and spread out from India to the East and to the West. Now we ask: What is religion? What is the religion that was given to us in the beginning, when the hearts and Souls of men opened themselves to God for light? The study of the many scriptures that comprise our spiritual literature reveals that religion is a release—a … Continue reading Contemplative Meditation (5/6)
IW Morsel – Potential Everyone on earth has, potentially, the same consciousness as Jesus Christ. It is infinite; it is here; and it is awaiting us. The question is—are we willing to put in the hours of devotion; are we willing to make the effort required to train ourselves to be conscious of the presence of God, instead of seeking some form in which God is to appear. From – Spiritual Healing By Joel Goldsmith P.196 From – 1961 Los Angeles Closed Class The Resurrection Excerpt – Tape 398 Side 1 Joel Goldsmith We do not battle error, we … Continue reading The Resurrection
1959 San Diego Special Class Tape 269 Side 2 Questions and Answers By Joel Goldsmith Part 6 of 7 Q. Some say there is no physical body, only spiritual body. What then is this body which we now use? It is true that if God is spirit, that there can’t be a material body. But you must remember that all there is to humanhood is material sense. Once you have no material sense, you’re no longer living as a human being. Therefore, even though this body is your spiritual body, you are—and I, we all are, entertaining a … Continue reading Questions and answers (6/7)
#16 – Wisdoms of the Infinite Way Rest in the deep, clear well of contentment within you. Peace already IS. From the book – The Infinite Way Joel S. Goldsmith From Consciousness Transformed July 7, 1963 Princess Kaiulani Hotel Meditation Is The Key Good Afternoon. The entire secret of The Infinite Way lies not in the books, but in meditation. In fact the secrets of life or the mysteries of life are not to be found in any book or in any message. If messages alone could give us the secrets of life, then Lao Tzu, Buddha, Jesus, John, Paul, … Continue reading Meditation Is The Key
1959 San Diego Special Class Tape 269 Side 1 The Nature of God By Joel Goldsmith Part 5 of 5 Now, illumination isn’t anything of a material nature or even of an occult nature. Illumination really means light, the receiving of light, and light doesn’t mean light in the physical sense but in the mental. It means understanding, awareness. Therefore, when you are illumined, it means only that you have received the actual experience of knowing God’s presence, knowing God’s grace. There is nothing emotional about it, I can assure you. Those who look for emotional experiences not only miss … Continue reading The Nature Of God (5/5)
1959 San Diego Special Class Tape 269 Side 1 The Nature of God By Joel Goldsmith Part 4 of 5 I wrote a book review on a book which was written by a minister in which he said he made experiments with plants and found that prayer would help to grow them and that prayer could be used to destroy them. And you know, of course, that that’s not true. There isn’t one of you here who has any right to believe that because you must know that prayer concerns God. You must know that prayer is an activity that … Continue reading The Nature of God (4/5)
1959 San Diego Special Class Tape 269 Side 1 The Nature of God By Joel Goldsmith Part 2 of 5 Probably one of the reasons that our great Herbert Hoover has reached this magnificent age of 85 in full possession of his faculties and at the very height of his mental capacities and in good physical health is due to the fact that all of his life he has felt that it was a demand upon him personally and upon all mankind to help those who at the moment could not help themselves – even when they were enemies. He … Continue reading The Nature of God (2/5)
#11 – Wisdoms of the Infinite Way Prayer is the absence of desire in the recognition of IS. From – Tape 705-1 1955 Johannesburg Closed Class The Inner Meaning By Joel Goldsmith Good Evening! (Response) I have been asked if there is a way in which we can train ourselves to practice the presence of God, some simple way that everyone on the face of the globe could practice. And there is such a way. It is a way that has very, very deep possibilities. And yet it is so simple that it can be taught to a six-year old … Continue reading
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