Introduction to: The Word Within

God must become to us an experience.

Unless we experience God we will not experience the harmony

that the presence and power of God can bring to us.

We must pass in this month, those who have not already passed,

must pass from the realm of thinking about God

and reading about God to

the actual experience of God

And then must come with it the realization of the nature of prayer Continue reading Introduction to: The Word Within

The “I” Within (1/4)

As long as we try to direct our thoughts or our actions, the effects will be haphazard – good and bad, successful and unsuccessful. A state of complete quiescence in which there is no thinking or planning must be reached. We must be as completely passive as the piece of ice. Such a state can only be achieved when all desire has been surrendered. Do I know the will of God? Certainly not! My will would be to see everyone instantly healed, but would that result in their awakening to spiritual values, in the opening of the soul? No! I must sit back and wait patiently for the will of God to make Itself known. Continue reading The “I” Within (1/4)

Contemplative Meditation (6/6)

Infinite Way Letter August 1956 By Joel Goldsmith Part 6 of 6 CONTEMPLATIVE MEDITATION What Is Religion?  –  continued         God is the source of all good. In our spiritual Selfhood, we are the children of God, heirs to all the heavenly riches, and it is God’s pleasure to give us the kingdom. To God we can give nothing, but we can accept the grace that flows so abundantly, and we can open out a way for it to flow to others. We must accept this grace, not only for ourselves, but for all.         It is sometimes believed that the health of the … Continue reading Contemplative Meditation (6/6)