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We are now well into the new year. Now is the perfect time to
stop and reflect whether we're succeeding at incorporating our
resolutions and intentions into our lives. It's so easy to get
caught up in the day to day responsibilities of life and keep putting
off our intentions to modify some of our old habits and replace them
with more positive, productive behaviors and thoughts. A great way to break through is to be reminded of the real nature of our
existence and our lives. Our newsletter begins with "Through The Light -
The Road To Death", which we believe will have the desired effect of causing us
to stop and rethink whether we're living our lives in greater attunement with
Spirit. The fact that the story is true, makes it even more compelling.
I hope you'll find the time to read it! We continue with our collection of essays by
Ernest Holmes, with his thoughts on "The Vibrational Power of People and
Places". This article goes some way in explaining how we are
influenced by other people and places and how we can strengthen our "mental
atmosphere" and improve our lives. In addition, we're pleased to offer another thought provoking essay by
Steve Roberts entitled, "Leadership". He, like Ernest Holmes, calls us
to reflect on the choices we're making and how we influence and
are influenced by others. As always, you'll find a new spiritual poem, this one entitled, "As The
New Day Dawns" and
a collection of main entree vegetarian recipes
perfect for healthy eating in the new year. Finally, our newsletter also includes a series of short articles
describing activities which we may want to incorporate into our new life
style for 2007. They include, "Giving All Actions To God", "It All
Depends Upon Your Perspective", "How Do You Respond To Unconditional Love",
"Are You Affirming Unconsciously" and "Practicing The Presence of God". As always, we are so grateful to all of you who visit our
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you. William
Simpson
Each person has a mental atmosphere which is the result of all that he
has thought, said, done, and consciously or unconsciously perceived. This
mental atmosphere is very real and is that subtle influence which
constitutes the power of personal attraction; for personal attraction has
but little to do with looks; it goes much deeper and is almost entirely
subjective. This will explain the likes and dislikes for those with whom we
come in daily contact. We meet some, only to turn away without a word, while
others we are at once drawn toward, and without any apparent reason; this is
the result of their mental atmosphere or thought vibration. No matter what
the lips may be saying, the inner thought outspeaks them and the unspoken
word often carries more weight than the spoken. As Emerson said: "What you
are speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." In contacting people, we are instantly attracted or repelled, according
to the vibrations which we feel. A person whose atmosphere is one of love
and sunshine, whose nature is to be happy, who lives a clean, wholesome life
in a free atmosphere, will always attract friends. Children feel mental atmosphere very keenly and are drawn to those who
are inwardly right, shunning those who are inwardly wrong. It has been truly
said that people whom children and dogs do not like are dangerous. Animals
are almost entirely subjective and feel mental atmospheres more keenly than
do most people. A dog instinctively knows one's attitude toward him and,
acting accordingly, is immediately a friend or foe. Personal atmospheres
vary in their intensity, there being as many varieties as there are people;
for each creates his own atmosphere in Mind. Personal charm may be easily created by learning to love all and hate
none. Truly did the great Emerson say: "If you want a friend, be one." If
one wishes to have friends, he should become friendly; if he wishes love, he
should learn to love. There is no excuse for any one being without a power
of attraction, since it is a mental quality and may be consciously induced
through right practice. As all people have a mental atmosphere, so do all places; and as the
atmosphere of people is the result of their thoughts, so the atmosphere of
places is the result of the thoughts that have been created in them. Places
are permeated with the thoughts of the people who inhabit them; in this way,
mental atmospheres are created and may be easily felt by those contacting
them. How often we have had the experience of going into a place, only to feel
that we were not wanted, and became so disturbed that we wished immediately
to leave. How often, on the other hand, we have gone into places where we
felt such a warmth and inner glow that we wished to remain. This is the
result of the mental atmosphere surrounding the place or room. This is why
we love our homes; they are filled with love and affection and we feel at
peace within their walls. This is why one likes to return home after his
day's work; for he knows that here is a place where he will be away from the
world with all of its cares and worries. It is a wise wife who understands
this law and who keeps the atmosphere of the home pleasant. Such a one will
seldom lose her mate, but will hold him through the strong ties of love and
affection with which she floods his abode. Many an unhappy home could be
harmonized if this law were better understood and practiced. The atmosphere of the home should never be clouded with the uncertainties
of the outside world. Here, in the palace of human love, all else should be
forgotten and an atmosphere maintained which will be a shelter from the
world. Here love should be the ruling passion and harmony should reign
supreme. Here, above all other places, should the Kingdom of God be
established and families should dwell together in peace and joy. Too often, jealousy and deceit rob the home of its joy, while mistrust
and doubting make it so unpleasant that it becomes an impossible place in
which to live. But all this can be changed by reversing the wrong thoughts
and in their place creating thoughts of love and tenderness toward one
another. There is nothing more unfortunate for a child's mind than to be compelled
to live in an unhappy home. The home should stand for heaven on earth, and
unless it does, it will not stand long, but will be buried in the ashes of
dead hopes. The atmosphere of the desert is wonderful, for it is free from the
thoughts of men's confusion and fear, and so is a place of great peace.
Here, indeed, away from the haunts of men's terrible struggles, quiet may be
found and peach regained. It is the same with the mountains, the lakes and
the trackless deep. This is what we love about Nature; her marvelous calm
and deep peace; for she speaks to us and tells of a life undisturbed by the
strife of man. She does, indeed, bear a message from On High, and happy is
the one who can talk to her and learn from her, for she is wonderful and
filled with light. Even the slightest things seem to be possessed of a soul, or subjective
atmosphere. How often we see a familiar coat or hat hanging on a peg, while
in it we seem to see the person who wears it; it seems to look like him, and
so it does, for it retains the emanation of his atmosphere, and really is
permeated with his personality. Everything has an atmosphere which we sense
and to which we react accordingly; if it is pleasant we like it, and if
unpleasant we dislike it.
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what he or she believes. Jesus said
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do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this
mountain, `Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea,' it shall be
done. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing,
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Through The Light - The Road To Death (A True Story)
In 1982 I died from terminal cancer. My condition was non-operable. I chose
not to have chemotherapy. I was given six to eight months to live. Before
this time, I had become increasingly despondent over the nuclear crisis, the
ecology crisis, and so forth. I came to believe that nature had made a
mistake - that we were probably a cancerous organism on the planet. And that
is what eventually killed me. Before my death, I tried all sorts of
alternative healing methods. None helped.
So I determined that this was between me and God. I had never really
considered God. Neither was I into any kind of spirituality, but my
approaching death sent me on a quest for more information about spirituality
and alternative healing. I read various religions and philosophies. They
gave hope that there was something on the other side.
I had no medical insurance, so my life savings went overnight on tests.
Unwilling to drag my family into this, I determined to handle this myself. I
ended up in hospice care and was blessed with an angel for my hospice
caretaker, whom I will call "Anne." She stayed with me through all that was
to follow. It lasted about eighteen months.
THE LIGHT OF GOD
I woke up about 4:30 am and I knew that this was it. I was going to die. I
called a few friends and said good-bye. I woke up Anne and made her promise
that my dead body would remain undisturbed for six hours, since I had read
that all kinds of interesting things happen when you die. I went back to
sleep.
The next thing I remember, I was fully aware and standing up. Yet my body
was lying in the bed. I seemed to be surrounded by darkness, yet I could see
every room in the house, and the roof, and even under the house.
A Light shone; I turned toward it, and was aware of its similarity to what
others have described in near-death experiences. It was magnificent and
tangible, alluring. I wanted to go towards that Light like I might want to
go into my ideal mother's or father's arms. As I moved towards the Light, I
knew that if I went into the Light, I would be dead. So I said/felt, "Please
wait. I would like to talk to you before I go."
The entire experience halted. I discovered that I was in control of the
entire experience. My request was honoured. I had conversations with the
Light. That's the best way I can describe it. The Light changed into
different figures, like Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, mandalas, archetypal images
and signs. I asked in a kind of telepathy, "What is going on here?"
The information transmitted was that our beliefs shape the kind of feedback
we receive: If you are a Buddhist or Catholic or Fundamentalist, you get a
feedback loop of your own images. I became aware of a Higher Self matrix, a
conduit to the Source. We all have a Higher Self, or an oversoul part of our
being, a conduit. All Higher Selves are connected as one being, all humans
are connected as one being. We are literally the same being. It was the most
beautiful thing I have ever seen. It was like all the love you've every
wanted, and it was the kind of love that cures, heals, regenerates.
I was ready to go at that time. I said "I am ready, take me." Then the Light
turned into the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen: a mandala of
human souls on this planet. I saw that we are the most beautiful creations -
elegant, exotic . . .everything. I just cannot say enough about how it
changed my opinion of human beings in an instant.
I said/thought/felt, "Oh, God, I didn't realize." I was astonished to find
that there was no evil in any soul. People may do terrible things out of
ignorance and lack, but no soul is evil. What all people seek, what sustains
them, is love, the Light told me. What distorts people is a lack of love.
The revelations went on and on. I asked, "Does this mean that humankind will
be saved?" Like a trumpet blast with a shower of spiraling lights, the Light
"spoke," saying, "You save, redeem and heal yourself. You always have and
always will. You were created with the power to do so from before the
beginning of the world."
In that instant I realized that WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAVED; this is what the
"Second Coming" is about. I thanked the Light of God with all my heart. The
best thing I could come up with was: "Oh dear God, dear Universe, dear Great
Self, I love my Life."
The Light seemed to breathe me in even more deeply, absorbing me. I entered
into another realm more profound than the last, and was aware of an enormous
stream of Light, vast and full, deep. I asked what it was.
The Light answered, "This is the RIVER OF LIFE. Drink of this manna water to
your heart's content." I drank deeply, in ecstasy.
THE VOID OF NOTHINGNESS
Suddenly I seemed to be rocketing away from the planet on this stream of
Life. I saw the earth fly away. The solar system, whizzed by and
disappeared. I flew through the center of the galaxy, absorbing more
knowledge as I went. I learned that this galaxy, and all of the Universe, is
bursting with many different varieties of life. I saw many worlds. We are
not alone in this Universe.
It seemed as if all the creations in the Universe soared past me and
vanished in a speck of Light. Almost immediately, a second Light appeared.
As I passed into the second Light, I could perceive forever, beyond
Infinity. I was in the Void, pre-Creation, the beginning of time, the first
Word or vibration. I rested in the Eye of Creation and it seemed that I
touched the Face of God. It was not a religious feeling. I was simply at One
with Absolute Life and Consciousness.
It would take me years to assimilate the Void experience. It was less than
nothing yet greater than anything. Creation is God exploring God's Self
through every way imaginable. Through every piece of hair on your head,
through every leaf on every tree, through every atom, God is exploring God's
Self. I saw everything as the Self of all. God is here. That's what it is
all about.
Everything is made of light; everything is alive.
THE LIGHT OF LOVE
I rode the stream directly into the center of the Light. I felt embraced by
the Light as it took me in with its breath again. And the truth was obvious
that there is no death; that nothing is born and nothing dies; that we are
immortal beings, part of a natural living system that recycles itself
endlessly. I was never told that I had to come back. I just knew that I
would. It was only natural, from what I had seen.
As I began my return to the life cycle, it never crossed my mind, nor was I
told, that I would return to the same body. It did not matter. I had
complete trust in the Light and the Life process. As the stream merged with
the great Light, I asked never to forget the revelations and the feelings of
what I had learned on the other side.
I thought of myself as a human again and I was happy to be that. From what I
have seen, I would be happy to be an atom in this universe. An atom. So to
be the human part of God ... this is the most fantastic blessing. It is a
blessing beyond our wildest estimation of what blessing can be. For each and
every one of us to be the human part of this experience is awesome, and
magnificent. Each and every one of us, no matter where we are, screwed up or
not, is a blessing to the planet, right where we are.
So I went through the reincarnation process expecting to be a baby
somewhere. But I reincarnated back into this body. I was so surprised when I
opened my eyes, to be back in this body, back in my room with someone
looking over me, crying her eyes out. It was "Anne," my hospice caretaker.
She had found me dead thirty minutes before.
We do not know how long I was dead, only that she found me thirty minutes
before. She had honoured my wish to have my newly-dead body left alone. She
can verify that I really was dead. It was not a near-death experience. I
believe I probably experienced death itself for at least an hour and a half.
When I awakened and saw the light outside. Confused, I tried to get up to go
to it, but I fell out of the bed. She heard a loud "clunk," ran in and found
me on the floor.
When I recovered, I was surprised and awed about what had happened, I had no
memory at first of the experience. I kept slipping out of this world and
kept asking, "Am I alive?" This world seemed more like a dream than that
one. Within three days, I was feeling normal again, clearer, yet different
than ever before. My memories of the journey came back later. But from my
return I could find nothing wrong with any human being I had ever seen.
Previous to my death I was judgmental, believing that people were really
screwed up. Everyone but me.
About three months later a friend said I should get tested for the cancer,
so I got the scans and so forth. I felt healthy. I still remember the doctor
at the clinic looking at the "before" and "after" scans. He said, "I can
find no sign of cancer now."
"A miracle?" I asked.
"No," he answered. These things happen . . . spontaneous remission." He
seemed unimpressed. But I was impressed, and knew it was a miracle.
LESSONS LEARNED
The Great Mystery of life has little to do with intelligence. The universe
is not an intellectual process. The intellect is helpful; but our hearts are
the wiser part of ourselves.
Since my return I have experienced the Light spontaneously, and I have
learned how to get to that space almost any time in my meditation.. You can
also do this. You do not have to die first. You are wired for it already.
The body is the most magnificent Light being there is. The body is a
universe of incredible Light. Spirit is not pushing us to dissolve this
body. We don't need to commune with God; God is communing with us in every
moment.
I asked God: "What is the best religion on the planet? Which one is right?"
God said with great love: "I don't care." What an incredible grace. It does
not matter what religion we are. Religions come and they go, they change.
Buddhism has not been here forever, Catholicism has not been here forever,
and they are all about to become more enlightened. More light is coming into
all systems now.
Many will resist and fight about it, one religion against the next,
believing that only they are right. When Godhead said, "I don't care," I
understood that it is for us to care about, because we are the caring
beings. The Source does not care if you are Protestant, Buddhist, or Jew.
Each is a reflection, a facet of the whole. I wish that all religions would
realize it and let each other be. It is not the end of separate religions,
but live and let live. Each has a different view. And it all adds up to the
big picture.
I went over to the other side with a lot of fears about toxic waste, nuclear
missiles, the population explosion, the rain forest. I came back loving
every single problem. I love nuclear waste. I love the mushroom cloud; this
is the holiest mandala that we have manifested to date, as an archetype.
More than any religion or philosophy on earth, that terrible, wonderful
cloud brought us together all of a sudden, to a new level of consciousness.
Knowing that maybe we can blow up the planet fifty times, or 500 times, we
finally realize that maybe we are all here together now. For a period they
had to keep setting off more bombs to get it in to us. Then we started
saying, "we do not need this any more." Now we are actually in a safer world
than we have ever been in, and it is going to get safer. So I came back
loving toxic waste, because it brought us together.
These things are so big.
Clearing of the rain forest will slow down, and in fifty years there will be
more trees on the planet than in a long time. If you are into ecology, go
for it; you are that part of the system that is becoming aware. Go for it
with all your might, but do not be depressed or disheartened. Earth is in
the process of domesticating itself and we are cells on that Body.
Population increase is getting very close to the optimal range of energy to
cause a shift in consciousness. That shift in consciousness will change
politics, money, energy.
What happens when we dream? We are multi-dimensional beings. We can access
that through lucid dreaming. In fact, this universe is God's dream. One of
the things that I saw is that we humans are a speck on a planet that is a
speck in a galaxy that is a speck. Those are giant systems out there, and we
are in sort of an average system. But human beings are already legendary
throughout the cosmos of consciousness.
The little bitty human being of Earth/Gaia is legendary. One of the things
that we are legendary for is dreaming. We are legendary dreamers. In fact,
the whole cosmos has been looking for the meaning of life, the meaning of it
all. And it was the little dreamer who came up with the best answer ever. We
dreamed it up. So dreams are important.
After dying and coming back, I really respect life and death. In our DNA
experiments we may have opened the door to a great secret. Soon we will be
able to live as long as we want to live in this body. After living 150 years
or so, there will be an intuitive soul sense that you will want to change
channels. Living forever in one body is not as creative as reincarnation, as
transferring energy in this fantastic vortex of energy that we are in. We
are actually going to see the wisdom of life and death, and enjoy it. As it
is now, we have already been alive forever.
Here's to life! Here's to death! Here's to it all!
Mellen-Thomas Benedict is an artist who survived a near-death experience in
1982.
Dr. Kenneth Ring has said, "His story is one of the most remarkable I have
encountered in my extensive research on near-death experiences."
Essay: The Vibrational Power of People and Places
by Ernest Holmes
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She then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the
professor picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. She shook the
jar lightly.
The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. She
then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up everything else. She then asked once more if the jar
was full. The students responded with a unanimous - yes.
The professor then produced two cans of liquid chocolate from under the table
and proceeded to pour the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the
empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize
that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
important things - - your family, your spouse, your health, your children, your
friends, your favorite passions - - things that if everything
else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your
car." "The sand is everything else - - the small stuff."
"If you put the sand into the jar first," she continued, "there is no room for
the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for your life. If you spend all
your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things
that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your
happiness. "Take care of the golf balls first the things that really matter. Set
your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One student raised her hand and inquired what the chocolate represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no
matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for chocolate!"
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inaugurated during the week of classes and festivities. It is anticipated
that at least
one of the SRF Board of Directors will be going to India to dedicate the
beautiful new temple on the YSS Ranchi Ashram grounds during the Sharad
Sangam.
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One of the most popular sections of our website is our Free Downloads Library. It is made up of several sections which are updated on a continuous basis (Click on any underlined words to go directly to that section):
Brand New Additions Video: The Life of Mahatma Gandhi - (A Video Documentary running over 5 hours, containing excellent archival footage of the entire life of Gandhi. Not to be missed!) The Science of Mind - Core Concepts, Becoming A Blessing: Living As If Your Life Makes A Difference, The Koran Today, and Discover The Spirit Within - An Introduction To Raja Yoga Meditation.
Spoken Word Audio: Corrie Ten Boom Sermons, Sadhana, The Realization of Life by Rabindranath Tagore, The Art of Getting Money by P.T. Barnum, How Meditation Works, Peace of Mind and Peace on Earth, The Sermon on the Mount of Jesus Christ, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Martin Luther's Defense of His Belief, St. Francis' Sermon to the Birds, Guided Meditation on Awareness of the True Self, and Guided Meditation on the End of Suffering.
(Lectures, Talks, Sermons, Recorded Comments, Classes and Workshops)
Our Spoken Word Audio section currently includes recordings made by Mahatma Gandhi, Rabbi Michael Laitman, Billy Graham, Amee Semple McPherson, Kathryn Kulman, William Simpson, Krishnamurti and The Dalai Lama.
In addition, it contains recordings of works such as: The Book of Proverbs, The Game of Life by Florence Scovel Shin, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A' Kempis, Practicing The Presence of God by Brother Lawrence, Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles, The Dialogs of St. Catherine of Siena and As a Man Thinketh and Byways To Blessedness by James Allen.
(Music and sounds from a variety of sources, styles and historical periods)
Our Music and Audio section contain a wide range of musical styles from various historical periods, but all "spiritual" in nature. They currently include selections from such albums as: Yoga Heart Healing, MasterPeace, Harmony in Disarray, Siddartha, Hush and Feel, Gospel Music, Tara Mantras, Soul Calls, The Kyoto Connection, Daughter of Love, Dream World, Buddhist Chanting, Songs For The Soul, Mind Sailing, Timeless Vibrations, Heart of the Mother, Yosemite Suite, Connected, The Cosmic Chants of Paramahansa Yogananda, Marti Walker, Hindu Chants, The Reflecting Pool, Winter Snow and Strings and Root Road Flute.
(Large variety of films and videos, historic and modern, documentary and talks)
Our Video section currently contains: The Ocean At Dusk - Guided Relaxation, A Biography of Mother Teresa, Meditation and Movement, Imagination Meditation, Laughter Meditation, Music for Meditation and Healing, A CNN Report on the Health Benefits of Meditation, A Biography of Mary Baker Eddy, A Man of God - An Interview with Leonard Ravenhill, Paramahansa Yogananda & Sri Yukteswar, Paramahansa Yogananda & Ramana Maharshi, Paramahansa Yogananda at Mt. Washington, Paramahansa Yogananda on a Walk In New York, Paramahansa Yogananda Demonstrating How To Sleep, Krishnamurti Talks on Freedom, Krishnamurti Talks on Life and Death, Krishnamurti Talks on Meditation and Krishnamurti Talks on World Suffering.
(Nature Pictures, Saints, Sages, Gurus, Mandalas, Chakras, Fine Art)
Our collection of pictures is too large to list in detail, but we promise that you will browse for quite some time in order to see them all.
(Complete Plays, Radio Dramatizations, Books Read Aloud and Stories To Entertain The Entire Family - With a special collection for children)
Our audio classics are dramatic portrayals designed to primarily entertain, but with wholesome content that expresses positive values and that are suitable for the entire family to experience together. They include such titles as:
The Importance of Being Earnest, Treasure Island, A Tale of Two Cities, War of the Worlds, Abraham Lincoln, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Immortal Sherlock Holmes, Around The World In 80 Days, Pickwick Papers, Julius Caesar and Jane Eyre.
In addition, there is a special Children's Section containing dramatizations and readings especially created for younger children. They include such titles as: The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Jack and The Bean Stalk, Puss and Boots, Blue Beard, Thumbelina, Cinderella, Twas the Night Before Christmas, Snowdrop and the 7 Dwarves, Robin Hood, The Golden Fleece, Beauty and The Beast, Rapunzel, King Arthur, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Magic Carpet and many, many more!
(Large Beautiful Pictures with Inspirational Quotes Suitable To Place on The Background of Your Computer Desktop or Screensaver Program.)
The images in this section of the newsletter are a few of the selections contained in our Wall Paper Download Library. To read the inspirational inscriptions, visit us by clicking "Wall Paper" above.
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