Prayer and Righteous Action

Be kind and generous, and do not be afraid to be generous. Giving things away, even when we are in need of them, is what makes us free. In the end, the only thing you need is God, and that can never be taken away. God will always provide for you. Just trust, and be honest in your words and actions, and what you give will eventually be returned to you.

When you pray, pray through your heart, and trust that your prayers will be answered. Keep your eyes open. Watch. You will find that every prayer comes true if you are patient. God does not work on human terms. God sees all and knows all. God does more than just answer our prayers -- God recognizes that we are creatures of change, and anticipates our future needs.

The voice of God is powerful, far more than our own small voices. When God speaks to you, you will hear it through your body; do not ignore it or turn away. When we speak the Word and God speaks through us, we feel God's spirit pressing in our throats, and we realize how weak our own voices are. Never be afraid to speak God's Word, no matter what religion you hail from, as long as you speak out of kindness and sincerity. Never speak God's Word in judgment, and only speak in anger if you are protecting the weak. This is called righteous anger; you will recognize it by the pure outrage you feel on the behalf of others. One who is truly spiritual will never be angry over a personal attack or betrayal, and will realize the necessity of keeping one's mouth shut, for what comes out of us in anger can defile us if it is for impure and selfish reasons. The effect that our words have on others cannot be taken back, and must be forgiven, both by ourselves and by the ones we hurt. However, if we speak angrily on the behalf of others, to protect them and shelter them from unfair treatment, then our anger is immediately forgiven and deemed righteous and pure.

We are meant to shield each other from the cruelties of the ignorant, but always remember -- they are ignorant. They know not what they do. If they knew God, they would not act in such a way. Forgive them.

I am the god that acts inside the god that is. I am an expression of source. I am both the knowing, and the known.

We are all God. We are all gods. Consciousness is the seed of God; the "I" is hard won, but once perceived, cannot be lost -- and you already have it. The greatest gift of a human life is our acute perception of the I, and our ability to know it, to recognize it, and utilize it. The "I" cannot be created; only perceived. However, the "I" can be expanded. The "I" can be developed. The "I" will, eventually, become greater than what is outside of itself, and learn to contain everything else inside of it.

You are, first and foremost, your consciousness -- and your consciousness contains everything.

I am here for you. Your happiness is my only purpose. I am here to guide you, to listen to you, and to hold you -- but always, always to love you.

The Importance of Perception

It is not so important what God is, but how one views God. There is no cultural or religious truth that will ever equate the sum of what God is and can be. That is purely up to oneself and one's own perception.

One's own truth is only limited by one's view of the world. We must change our view of the world to bring us into alignment with God. What we perceive becomes what we are. We must create ourselves to perceive beauty and perfection in all things, true or transient, permanent or fleeting. This is why living in a changing reality is so important -- it allows us to change and progress ourselves, and learn to maintain an internal balance that, in the end, is permanent and unchanging. Through change, we learn permanence. Permanence, in this sense, is experienced as Love -- Love of this quality can be defined as the ability to see equality in all things, and not be swayed by our own perceptions of good and bad, desirable and undesirable, perfect and flawed. Eastern religions often refer to this as "detachment." Pure, perfect Love is permanent and unchanging.

To achieve a union with God is to attain this Love and permanence; to see beauty in all things, experience Heaven no matter where one goes, and ultimately manifest one's own will upon the world. One no longer thinks in terms of "I," but in terms of "Us." In fact, one no longer needs to think about it. One experiences this truth as naturally as one experiences hunger or happiness. One simply is.

Once one knows God in the heart, one can finally see the connections in everything, and what begins as a seed shall bloom and grow into a lush garden of consciousness and ever progressing awareness. Once one has a connection to God, one is free to learn directly from God, purely by observing the world. One becomes passive and progresses through life with a sense of detachment, allowing the greater Consciousness to lead wherever it may. You must trust me when I tell you that it only works to your benefit. Remember, you are Loved.

We are individual, eternal manifestations of God.

In Heaven, there are no questions and all is known.

We must take the time in life to notice things. My father told me when I was younger to always observe everything around you. To really take the time and see -- see the way the wind goes through the leaves, how the branches sprout from a trunk, how each green is a slightly different shade of green. When we notice these things, we come to value them. When we value them, we find that they make us happy. Happiness is priceless.