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Life itself is a cycle of becoming, then being,

then shedding what must be let go to make

the way for what may be waiting on the path ahead.

This cycle exists within each sentient entity

and, I believe, is the very fabric of nature

from the minute to the magnificent – this cyclic

force propels us forward to greater growth and

potentials.

 

The other day, I had just finished meditating,

and looking up at the grand old tree that

shares my existence near our back deck,

I thought, what might this wonderful tree,

having witnessed more years than I,

convey as its wisdom. The poem below,

This Shedding Time was the response.   

 

THIS SHEDDING TIME

Only a heavy wind might shake these

withering leaves from tired limbs,

allowing once again a winter’s restoration,

regeneration, as October skies remind

of chills to come, as thoughts of spring

remind of the prize – new life rebounding -

so alien in this shedding time, yet even so,

is not this destiny to revive, to shake

full-leaved beneath a brighter sky.

POEM BY G. 11.3.2016

 

It is during these shedding times that

I feel reluctantly compelled to reflect

on the journey of my existence to date,

contemplating  my staggering, often fitful

progress. As I do, I realize that I come

to these moments of reflection, aware 

that something within my essential nature,

all human nature, perhaps all nature itself

moves us beyond our temperamental strivings,

forcefully forward toward what is often

our progressive but bruised becoming,

as the poem below so graphically contends.   

 

FORCEFULLY FORWARD  

We arrive at this moment transfixed

on this occasion when destiny, desire,

and hapless luck again intertwine

to convey to us chaotically, forcefully

forward towards potentials no more firmly

established than the prevailing winds

of past precedence, with scars inflicted,

hopes dashed, sincerities questioned –

again to bob and weave with a bloody face

and blurred vision until our weighted

arms surrender to the temptations

of uncertain repose as our hearts scream

finished, our Souls refuse to waiver,

grasping for a piercing breath, then

another, until our pounding chest subsides,

arms awaken freshly invigorated as

body motion thrusts our fists of hope

with solid aspiration. 

POEM BY G. 11.2. 2016

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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From time to time, I receive a note like

the one here offered, which rings true

but seems a bit too forceful or dogmatic.

So I tuck it away for another day, such

as today, when I feel the note needs

expressing.

 

I believe we (including me) who are

in the pursuit of a positive, personal,

and contemplative spirituality, do so

quietly, daintily, for fear of upsetting

those who would not understand

or approve.

 

Yet, if we are truly the tenders of the

garden, we need to realize our place

in this evolution of humankind and

all beingness. At one time, possibly,

the meek were to inherit the earth,

but this note below is in search of a

much stronger and more proactive

skill set.

 

SPIRITUAL WARRIORS/

TENDERS OF THE GARDEN

Let us be spiritual warriors, strong, solid,

fierce in our pursuits and undertakings, 

sincere, convinced, and undaunted in our

thoughts and actions, capable of great

tenderness, defenders of the right,

the worthy, the defensible, never

wavering from our pursuit of conscious

being evolved, living, pure, purposeful

intention.

 

Let us be spiritual warriors, fully prepared

to stand erect, allowing no one, no thought,

no misguided effort to counter our right

to be an individual, to be self-conceived,

to have a relationship with a living, vibrant

God: always a defender of any and all ways

to a life full of joy, peace, love, and happiness –

personal heaven on earth.

 

Let us be spiritual warriors, open to the

pursuit and implementation of our own

genuine, authentic life, our Soul based

destiny, the individual and communal

flowing of the evolution of humankind,

as well as all sentient beings –

as the tenders of the garden of life.

NOE BY G. 7.13.2017

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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The Venture Out Affirmative Thought below

entered my mind one line at a time, and as

I transcribed I wondered where it was going

and what it meant.  

    As is my habit,  I copied the note and put

the copy on the kitchen table and delivered 

the original note to Ann with her tea.  

    As Ann was dressing and I was making my

usual P and J on a muffin, I glanced down

at the note and my mind fixed on the phrase 

"your inner magnificence.” 

    I thought to myself, what does the word

magnificence really mean? In what seemed 

like an instant this answer came into my

thoughts. 

 

        The magnificence is fully realizing, living,

        being, and touching your own Divinity -

        you and God living in full, complete,

        and purposeful, harmony.

 

    As I grabbed my journal and wrote

the definition down,  I thought it made

perfect sense, for truly what would be more

magnificent or enlightening than living

in complete purposefull harmony. 

    As I pondered,  I remembered that I had

once received Meditation Guidance

that I had titled Magnificence.

 

VENTURE OUT

Venture out beyond the confines of

    your day - today - joining  life as it pushes

the boundaries of what is anticipated

    or expected – edging your way

to a clearer and fuller understanding

    of your inner magnificence.

 

Venture out and discover the thought

    just forming on the horizon of

your consciousness – a new thought –

    a vibrant thought so compelling that

once created it cannot be abandoned

    but must be welcomed with open

arms into being.

 

Venture out into the light of fresh

    existence – endless possibilities –

wondrous potential knowing you

    within have the seed of greatness

growing – that you are the bloom

    of the infinite creation.

AT BY G. 3.16.2012

 

MAGNIFICENCE

Magnificence – see it in your life – understand

what this word means in terms of spiritual

growth and development. To be Magnificent

is to be beyond expectation, possibility, to

be God-like in your very nature.

 

Magnificence is magic in life, the purely Divine

in life waiting for your ability to conceive its

presence. Something magnificent is going to

happen if you are ready and able to accept

and receive it. It is Magnificence beyond

conception – so special – so profound that

it is beyond comprehension.

 

Living life as fully authentic – being who you

are and were meant to be; is Magnificence.

Being able to feel the love of God – understand

God’s place in your life; is Magnificence.

Moving beyond your ego and adopting the

qualities of God; is Magnificence.

 

Understand the connection of all humankind

as a combined force – a billion hands creating

a greater force for creative life; is Magnificence.

Fully loving all these hands; is Magnificence.

Looking into the face of life and seeing the Divine –

the Magnificence that exists and awaits you.

This is the pure spirit of God infused in your

life and the life of the whole of humankind –

the creative life of man.

 

Listen. Watch. Something Magnificent is

happening – in every moment of life –

learn to see it – feel it – be it. Love it.

NOE BY G. 9.28.2009 7:04 AM  

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

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commonality - noun: the state of sharing

features or attributes. 

 

In our modern, often egocentric times,

it is hard to see the common existence that

we all truly do share. We, as individuals, as

communities, as ethnic groups, as religions,

and as nations have found it easy to promote

the intrinsic chauvinism of whatever group,

or faction, we consider ours. 

 

Yet, the inspired message I receive, like the

one here offered, is always clear -  that enlightened,

positive spiritual existence requires that we

understand our role as part of the commonality

of all existence. That our contribution, made

daily through our creative labor, whatever

the form helps stoke the hearth of evolving

life and consciousness.

 

So may this note serve as a reminder

today of this commonality, and how our

lives depend on this common undertaking

we call life. 

 

COMMONALITY 

Today let us strive to open our hearts,

to share our feelings, to express our

deepest longings, and by doing so

reach a place of commonality, where

we each exist, one within the other,

overlapping Souls in harmonic unison.

As we open our hearts, let us speak,

write, play, sing, build, create, inspire,

plant - all contributing to this symphony

of an evolving existence - no one voice

more earnest or essential than the

other - all equal but distinct.

So let our labor be a gift of love today,

our totem, our tithe, our tangible

offering to this life so enormous, so

momentous, warming our spirits from

the sparks of its mighty becoming,

knowing within this common undertaking,

our life, all life, is perpetuated. 

AT BY G. 11.13.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Occasionally, I like to remind myself, Ann, and

my readers that in the plethora of spiritual approaches

we are now exposed to each day as spiritual awareness

builds in momentum across the planet, including

the message of the Finding God On The Train Story,

there is no one mystical or magical path or way to 

the enlightenment that is the "way." 

 

It is also worth being reminded of the one thing

I know for certain and have learned from my journey

on the train with God - there is no one size that fits all,

in fact, every voice is the voice of God, your voice,

my voice, even the voice of the obnoxious

spiritual pundit.

 

What I am trying to say, is the only true way is your

own unique way, and although others may provide

you with instruction regarding  their experiences,

each one of us must tune into our own "still, small voice" - 

the voice of God within us - and based on our interpretation,

chart our own course, clear our own path and connect 

with our own Divinity.  

 

I wrote this featured Affirmative Thought this morning

for Ann and me and you, which seeks to address 

this very point.

  

OUR OWN STILL, SMALL VOICE

Today let us realize there is no guidance

better or more significant than Divine

guidance connected with through prayer

and meditation - no voice more profound

then the still, small voice emanating from 

our own Souls.

 

Today let us realize there is no path

clearer or more appropriate than our

own path - our own way of reaching

out and grasping the hand of God -

our own way of discovering and awakening

to the joy, peace, love, and happiness

awaiting our surrender.

 

Today let us realize there is no more

relevant message from God than the

one expressed through our own words,  

our own actions, our own life on earth.

AT BY G. 6.16.2011

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Even as I am overcome with nature-induced

existential ennui, my Soul tries to revive me

and set me back on course with encouraging

and empowering messages, like the one I have

offer here, titled Earnest Progress.

 

As I instinctually scowl at this sentiment

of worthy momentum, I am struck by its

simple truth, that whatever our temporary,

or permanent life incapacitation may entail –

whether physical, mental, economic, social,

cultural, spiritual, or, as in this case – natural –

that keeps us from fully functioning, what we

might want to do, rather than scowling, is

consider the incapacitation confronting us

as a “life cap,” behooving us to reach deep

within to overcome, work around, or work

with this life cap - incorporating it in

the accomplishment of our earnest progress.

 

EARNEST PROGRESS

This day, new, vibrant,

    fresh – waiting for our

touch – our gentle leaning in

     and forward motion – guiding 

the possibilities, determining

    the outcomes, grasping it all

with full vigor.

 

Feel the pulse of its being,

     purposeful, intent on full

becoming its aliveness ready

      to mirror whatever hope,

or reason, or common desire;

     input or creative thrust;

begging to be enabled and

     allowed to appear in total.

 

Harness its functionality, grip

      the reins, wrenching it in

positive and productive

      confluence – allowing

heart, Soul, and consciousness

      to meld, melting, then

molding into the tangible

      expression of a leap

forward – worthy momentum,

      earnest progress.

POEM/AT BY G. 5.20.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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Immersion - the act of immersing (dip or submerge)

someone or something in liquid, deep mental

involvement, baptism by immersing a person bodily.  

 

There are some words that are just more potent

than others, in both a secular and a spiritual sense,

immersion is one of them. Linked with the activity

of baptism and contemplation, it calls for total

commitment, seemingly disavowing any notion 

of being partially involved. 

 

As the note below conveys, in a spiritual sense,

there is no partial or half-living of our authentic

lives - being half authentic seems to be missing

the mark. Sometimes I need to remind myself 

that to obtain enlightenment, I must be fully

immersed in this spiritual pursuit, even if this

is not easy. 

 

At the core of any spiritual quest, there needs 

to be a Divine connection where we take the 

time to commune with God, Spirit, Source,

the Beloved, or whatever name you feel most

comfortable with using.

 

Although I believe that entering the silence while

meditating sets the stage for us to hear the voice

within our Souls whispering a message,  I also

realize that through the very act of living, our

Souls linked with the Divine convey the wisdom

we are intended to comprehend.

 

Let's all opt for full immersion today.

 

FULL IMMERSION

Today let us allow our lives to speak

    to us, providing gentle but useful

        direction as to the next step and

    the way forward – knowing within

        these moments of living a lesson

is revealed.

 

Today let us hear the voice within

    our Souls whispering a message so

        clear and significant, it resonates

            a warmth, an inner peace, beating

        out a rhythm of wisdom as our

hearts leap, and our feet dance.

 

Today let us understand no partial

    or half-living of our authentic lives

        will do; let us realize only full

    immersion will ease our hungry

        spirits wishing to make every

    moment count, every day a festival

of intended happiness enjoyed.

AT/POEM BY G. 5.28.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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scope - (noun) 1. the extent of the area or

subject matter that something deals with

or to which it is relevant: 2. the opportunity

or possibility to do or deal with something:

(verb) 1. assess or investigate (something):

2. North American Informal – look at

something carefully. 

  

Daily living is all about making distinctions, 

differentiating the incoming stimuli, labeling

what is experienced, comparing  and contrasting

each stimulus, to identify, sort, and file it away

for current, or future action-based choices.

 

I often find myself focused on what I am attending

to at the moment in my life, rather than what might

be beyond it, creating it, or fostering it.

 

From time to time, I receive guidance, like the note 

featured here titled Scope, clearly urging me on to

expand my awareness, to stretch my spiritual field

of vision, to perceive beyond the simple reality

I live through and with each day.

 

For some of us, our current spiritual scope maybe

all we desire at the moment, our existing connection

with God fitting our actual needs, not requiring any

further stretching or expanding our perspective.

 

I guess the question requiring some attention

is primarily - what is our personal scope; that is,

what are we seeking to achieve with our spiritual

quest? And based on this answer, if we believe

it appears warranted, we can assess what type

of scope, adjustment needs to be considered.

Then perhaps, the note offered below, might

serve as a starting point or framework.

 

SCOPE

Scope is an essential aspect of the quest 

for a positive, personal spirituality.

Scope – the depth and breadth of any 

earnest pursuit of clarity or truth; a more

encompassing perspective; a more focused

intention, one allowing us to peer beyond

the limits of the periphery, stretching our

field of vision, our comprehension, the

elasticity of standard or expected conscious 

possibility, accepting full well the folly 

of material, concrete, solid; conscious and

aware no such a distinction exists; here now,

our scope is broader, blending the dimensions

of reality with imagination, secular with the

mystic, tangible with the forming and formless:

and now with this ever-broadening scope, we

begin to reveal the true nature of being,

the continual incorporation of all with all,

a borderless, boundary-less wash of watercolor,

where this is attached to that, as our scope

unravels the folly of distinction, separation, 

uniqueness – knowing only oneness, absolute

unity.

NOE BY G. 5.31.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Our minds are constantly adding to our tensions

and unease by offering an endless set of comparisons 

to other lives that look like a better fit - more exciting,

fun, pleasurable, and/or rewarding than the ones 

we are now living.

 

Of course, the advertising world uses the same ploy

to sell us the new products we will surely need for this

better life. I have often searched for a succinct phrase 

which would clearly communicate the notion that the true

solution for what often ails us is not in the yard next door,

but can be found by living the life we now encounter

with more commitment and gusto. 

 

Today's note provides us with this phrase, "living in place,"

which reminds me of the exercise where we run without

moving. In this case we live fully, right where we are, 

without moving, in the lives we now inhabit. Who knows,

maybe as the note conveys, this is where our real treasure

actually exists. 

 

LIVING IN PLACE

Today let us consider the merits

    of “living in place,” making the most

        of this life we inhabit now, this point

        in time and place we live right now,

    striving to fall deeper into our

existing lives rather than changing or escaping.

 

Today let us make the most of

    what we have been given, what we

        now possess – encouraged by a

        fresh perspective, no need to

    discard what we have already

created, rather dust it off to

    reveal the sparkling gem beneath.

 

Today let us move bolder into

    our current lives striking out with

        confidence and renewed vigor,

        knowing that beneath our feet

    exists the real treasure we have

been seeking – the acre of diamonds –

    our vast creative payload waiting

        for unleashing. 

AT BY G. 4.7.2013

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AT BY G. 5.7.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G,

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It is choice and free will - our ability to create

ourselves out of our desires - which often

underscores the complexity of being human,

of being alive.  We can conceive in our minds 

the full blossoming rose - wine red with petals

of silk - and we are astonished by the beauty

arriving from one seed. Or the squirrel, the star

of the brief note below, who knows the pure

pleasure of being a squirrel and offers us

a simple nut of wisdom.  

 

I wrote this note below for Ann on a sleepy Sunday

morning, looking out at the gray sky, the snow

on the lawn, the oak tree outside of our sunroom,

watching a squirrel navigate a nut along a long limb

and marveling at the simplicity and the complexity

of existence.  Almost like a Zen master, I jotted

down the following note without explanation,

leaving the mystery of its meaning to the reader.

 

 THE SQUIRREL 

Through the sunroom window

  I see a squirrel maneuver

the limb of the tree – 

  how wondrous –

the squirrel being exactly

what the squirrel should be –

  a squirrel.

How perfect the life of a squirrel –

never desiring to be anything else

but a squirrel and succeeding.

 

As you can see, the note is shorter in length than

my usual Affirmative Thought notes, which are

usually first written for Ann before I publish them

on the blog. When I presented Ann with the note

later that morning with her first tea of the day,

she read it and gave me a half-smile and a casual

thanks as she tossed it gently on the dresser.

She turned and said, “I guess you didn’t have much

to say? I said,  “perhaps more than is apparent."

Half joking I said – “I just receive the messages

from God, I don’t take responsibility for the length

or content.” Ann gave me a half-laugh.

 

Almost two weeks later I am having dinner with Ann

at a local Italian restaurant, the kind of place we all

go to get a quick meal close to home, and Ann is

talking about work and she says, “you know, I have

decided to be a squirrel - I am no longer going to

try to be a rabbit or a dog but just the squirrel

I was made to be.” I almost dropped my fork 

full of pasta, thoroughly surprised the squirrel

had surfaced again.

 

Ann admitted that when I gave her the Squirrel

note she had dismissed it, thinking that I was just

tired or did not feel like writing that morning,

but the image of the contented squirrel kept

appearing in her mind. As time went on, she

decided the squirrel was being what the squirrel

was meant to be - fully authentic, and that was

why the squirrel was so happy and succeeded.

 

Ann said she then decided she was going to live

her life asking a simple question – “I am a squirrel,

am I trying to be something else by doing this? 

Am I trying to be the rabbit someone would

like me to be?"  Ann said she had decided to commit 

herself to always being just a squirrel? For Ann, the

squirrel had become a symbol of the authentic Ann - 

the Ann she was meant to be.

 

In the end, I also learned a great deal from Ann and

the squirrel. I do believe in our souls – we are born

with a Divine spiritual instinct along with our genetic

predilections. When we know this Soul – this Divine

purpose  - our authentic purposeful life will shine –

we will discover the “Squirrel” in our hearts.

All we then need to do is ask Ann’s simple question –

are we being true to the squirrel we were meant to be?

 

WITH LOVE, G.  

 

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Much of my spiritual life is spent listening,

and then it is occupied with interpreting

and understanding what is being conveyed.

At times, there appears to be a theme or

concept connecting what I am inspired to

write and record.

 

I received the Meditation Guidance

below titled New Ground.

 

NEW GROUND

We attach ourselves to the function of things,

to the sequence of things, to the process,

following the ritual required, hoping

to find structure, concreteness, and order

where only fluid change exists – eternity,

where only impermanence abides; today

let us release our grasp and allow the fiction

of control to ease, moving toward looser,

more spontaneous paradigms; mindful,

aware, stretching each moment by truly

being in it, engaged and ultimately unscripted,

a free-range being without role, egoless,

forsaking the comfort for new ground,

virgin, fertile - requiring the shedding

of repetitive being.

NOE BY G. 3.29.2017

 

I rarely ever receive guidance that

is not in some way personal or related

to my life. When I received this guidance,

I was drowning in my output, still

going strong writing the Finding God On

The Train Story - Notes On Enlightenment –

with well over seven hundred pages, still

seeing no end in sight.

 

I needed to step back and seek new ground.

This new ground, if fully embraced, would

require a radical shift in my consciousness:

most notable, the desire for permanence;

the need for control, the ability to just let go –

and the most difficult, at least for me,

choosing spontaneity over preparation. 

 

Being spontaneous rather than prepared,

almost beyond graduate business school

and professional conditioning to comprehend,

let alone actually do. My favorite phrase

underscores the challenge of this note

for me to live -

 

“ultimately unscripted,

                  a free-range being.”

 

The second offering below, Free The

Fireflies is an inspired poem from

a Sunday morning meditation.

 

FREE THE FIREFLIES

It is the ramifications of fierce expectations,

formed in off moments with fleeting desires

that limit and spoil our possibilities;

forever taking infinite possibilities,

truncating it, squeezing it

into our preconceived containers,

our goal-directed edict, our years

of misguided conditioning –

like fireflies jarred

on a summer night,

these bits of magnificence

lose illumination and darken,

only to fade from existence

and our grasp.

Let us endeavor to shed our forethought,

expecting less of ourselves, others,

and life itself -  learning to live, to be again.

POEM BY G. 4.30.2017

 

Again, a plea for more spontaneity,

as well as the elimination of expectation

and forethought, moving toward

the “shedding of repetitive being.”

Offering, for me, a rather radical

approach:

 

“expecting less of ourselves, others,

            and life itself.”

 

What I like most about these two notes,

is that they convey what has been

the spiritual wisdom of the ages for those

seeking enlightenment – expressed in

a more Soul-catching garb, difficult

for me to ignore or dismiss.    

 

In all of this, I was able to see a fresh

approach for my book with too many

pages.

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Our focus this week is expanding on the central

message of my Meditation Guidance - living an

Authentic Purposeful Life – a new life where we live

in perfect harmony by actualizing both our spiri­tual 

and physical natures through connection and

cocreation with God. 

 

This “New Life," as I refer to it in the blog book one

titled the Crystal Path, and second book titled Steeples

featuring the poetry of the Finding God On The Train 

Story now rolling out on the right hand sidebar of this

blog. This "New Life" does not re­quire escape to an

ashram or monastery or the desert, but allows us

to attend to our families, jobs, and related commitments

while obtaining joy, peace, happiness, and ultimately

enlightenment.  

 

Today I offer this Affirmative Thought tilted Authentic

Life – New Life which summarizes this message.

  

AUTHENTIC LIFE - NEW LIFE 

All of life is as it should be

a blend of perfect harmony -

            clear intentions

resulting in purposeful actions

            all leading to our

Authentic Life – our New Life –

             our heaven on earth.

 

New Life fueled by our

            love and kindness -

set in motion for ourselves,

our loved ones and all we meet

            enables us to grow

            in God and experience

true joy, peace, and happiness.

 

Authentic Life – New Life

            focuses

            our attention and enables

us to reach for the most

            from every moment –

enjoyment with every action –

            bliss in every breath –

a peak experience in every event. 

 

All life is powered by our creation. 

        AT BY G. 11.10.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G.                        

 

 

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They are forever free who renounce all selfish desire

and break away from the ego-cage of “I’, “me”, and

“mine” to be united with the Lord.

                 The Bhagavad Gita – Translated by Eknath Easwaran

 

Control of consciousness is not easily accomplished, if it were

we would have a world of peace and plenty. Instead it takes

great effort to navigate through our own thoughts, filtering

them and learning to listen to the constructive rather than 

destructive guidance.

 

Many would ask - how I am to know if I am listening to my

ego or my Divine guidance when my head is filled with an

endless loop of confusion? I would suggest writing down what

you are thinking and you will know in short order who is talking.

 

The domain of the ego is the missteps and sins of the past

and the fears and potential pitfalls of the future, or surprisingly

at times, the positive future possibilities if only we are able

to make a few major adjustments now.

 

By recording the endless loop of advice you will become aware

of a neurotic stream of consciousness working both positive

and negative reinforcement to mold your behavior. Notice

the ego does not function well when you start to meditate

and practice mindfulness and establish yourself in the present. 

 

I find myself most vulnerable to ego control and impact when

I am tired, frustrated, and/or disappointed with my life or when 

my defenses are not well fortified such as when waking up in the

morning. I often wake up to a series of major issues in my life

that my ego feels I have not properly addressed or attended

to along with a list of potential problems for the day.

 

In the past I have gotten caught up answering the "what if"

questions of my early morning interrogator, now instead

I usually Golden Key each asking for God to handle, focus 

on my breathing, and center my thinking on positive aspects 

of my life.  When not successful I get up and start my day. 

 

One such morning, Tuesday February 24, 2009 when I had

obviously not been successful with managing my ego, I was

offered the following meditation guidance during my morning

commute on the train to assist me with regaining my balance.

 

             Where Are You?

You are fighting a war with your negative mind centered

in the ego. You are back again rethinking, judging,

determining, and feeding perceptions and the pain-body.

You are in a pit and you need to mentally climb out and

find hope and enthusiasm.

 

If you are angry – scream. If you are sad then cry.

If you are confused seek clarity. You are no longer on

the path – you are filling up with fear and self-criticism

and you must return to love and self-acceptance.

 

Go inside and try to understand the emotions that

are leading you in this direction. Ask what it is that you

need, what is it that you want. Try to rest for with rest

comes strength. Be gentle with yourself and loving.

 

You do not need to meet others expectations – stop

trying to please and instead seek your own pleasure –

your own needs and wants. Rest and reflect. There is

no need for perfection. Accept the flow of energy and

look for enthusiasm. Move out of depression and into

the joy of enthusiasm.

NOE BY G. 2.24. 2009

 

It is obvious that I was not doing well on this morning

commute. As you can see this is definitely advice from

my spiritual mind, Divinely connected, not my ego. 

Notice the advice and its positive and loving guidance

trying to revive me and bring me back to life.

 

Meet Your Pain-Body

You will notice a reference to my “Pain-Body” – a term

introduced by Eckhart Tolle, spiritualist and best-selling

author of The Power Of Now and The New Earth who

I have referenced in Chapter Three of THE CRYSTAL PATH -

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The pain-body is the collective manifestation of all

the pain, misery, and sorrow a person has ever gone

through in their entire life. Added to this is the inherited

pain from a person’s culture and family. Using the Toltec

approach regarding the passing of the societal dream

we spoke of earlier, the Toltec’s would say that we have

learned to dream the dream of the collective pain

of our people, culture, religion, or nation. 

 

Tolle goes on to explain that our pain-body's exist just

beneath the surface of our consciousness and when

connected by the loss of hope, depression, or an intense

negative situation they literally move in to take over our

consciousness. 

 

The personality of the pain-body is all negative, misery

driven and feeds on increasing its store of pain rather

than lessening it. The pain-body in control is often like

the drunk in a bar looking for a fight who seems to enjoy

having the life kicked out of them. In fact pain-bodies 

are like pain vampires who thrive on more pain - gaining 

energy from destruction and as a result become stronger.

 

The amount of pain you are carrying depends on the amount

of pain you have been subjected to. Tolle says that when our

wonderful lover turns mean and cruel for no reason we are

meeting their pain-body. 

 

Having survived a difficult childhood I am extra cautious when my

pain-body surfaces and have been able to push it back down with

a good nights sleep. Ann says my entire facial expression changes,

my brow furrows; my smile disappears as all the world becomes

extremely negative and hopeless for me. Although I know when

I have slipped into my pain-body it takes focused positive mental

effort to get out. Ann and I can recognize each other’s pain-body

and when they surface we will cautiously tell the other that they 

have slipped into their pain-body.

 

I believe those who are clinically depressed or self-destructive have

been captured by their pain-body and cannot get out until it is too

late, when the crime or life destruction has taken place. I can only

imagine the amount of crime that is the direct responsibility of this

phenomenon with the Defense Attorney making a point that the

defendant was not himself or herself when committing the act.

 

Collectively whole nations have slipped into their collective 

pain-body and like Nazi Germany have used it to create hell on

earth. I implore you to get to know your pain-body and do everything

possible to keep it in check and diffuse it in your life.

 

To mange my pain-body I use the releasing technique I discussed

on my early posts outlined in the The Sedona Method by Hale 

Dwoskin. It is an excellent method for releasing your pain-body

or any unwanted emotion or feeling on a daily basis or when you

realize you are being impacted.

 

I also strongly encourage you to read Eckhart Tolle’s excellent

handling of this pain-body concept in his books The Power

Of Now and The New Earth.

 

Here is my poetic interpretation of my pain-body, which, I think

brings home the point and offers an approach for releasing it 

through positive thought and love. 

 

My Pain-Body

I struggle with the body of pain,

    the memories of agony, anxiety, grief,

fear and the cries of a lost child. 

     This pain-body is enormous -

built limb by limb, trauma by trauma,

    insult by insult,

into a sculpture of wailing moments,

    experienced not forgotten – 

 alive and hungry for more.

 

I have pretended that the pain-body

    does not exist, worked my

consciousness around it,

    carried out the tasks of life

while handling it

             like an overstuffed trunk.

The pain-body has never gone away – 

         it inflicts each breath

and like a parasite sucks joy and

    enthusiasm from all life.

 

All else is crowded into the corner

    while the pain-body expands –

day in day out –

    it deflates the consciousness,

distorts, warps - each moment

    demanding – this tapeworm

grows and feeds on the Soul.

 

It is time to deflate this illusion of

    past memories – step behind

the Wizard of Oz Pain-Body and

let my consciousness take charge –

    comfort the lost boy –

      and release this pain.

 

How do I proceed? Moving into the pain

only feeds the beast.

  I face the pain, accept it as a living

entity and focus on releasing it –

    piece-by-piece – chunk-by-chunk.

I will make it malleable through focusing

    on all things positive.

    I will lead with love and

kindness and release.

POEM - SPIRITUAL POEM  12.14.2007

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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The week moves on,  I am trying to stay connected,

and when possible be focused on mindfulness.

I am on the train writing this post, as I am most 

nights, rumbling and shaking through time

as my fingers press out each word on the keyboard.

 

This week I have tried to avoid my emotional

interpretation of each event, focusing more

on living, and less on the mental dialogue

constantly keeping me informed, or misinformed,

as to my overall progress.

 

As I walked through the train station, down

to the tracks, I felt a few minutes of clear 

minded focus, no chatter just the observation

of what surrounded me. It was not good or bad

or annoying, it was rather beautiful in its life, 

full of color and charm. It is during these

moments that I think of Buddha shedding

his mental chatter like a thick suit on a sweltering

day, moving to the inner Soul – vibrant spirit –

eternal now.       

                                   

GOLDEN ANGEL 

In the light I see

a golden angel - Buddha –

one love existing on this plane,

 I am being tested 

 to resist is to falter, perish -

 non-resistance, acceptance,

 ensures stability - peace

 a full life.

 

 I shed this moment like a thick

 wool suit on a sweltering day

 with every layer gone is freshness

 a move to inner soul –

 vibrant spirit – eternal now.

 I do this to learn

 to be closer to God’s destiny.

 

In these connected moments I feel

projected, nurtured by the Lord,

set aside, above the fray

not in the world – but

of the movement of clear life.

 

I am not seeking what you seek.

I am not flattered by your praise

or diminished by your insults.

The core of me is protected by

the peace of God.

POEM BY G. 3.11.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

 

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I have been sorting through the poems,

affirmative thoughts, and notes I have

recorded and published on the blog.

Of course, there are many that were

written, and then hastily forgotten,

failing to catch my notice.

 

The affirmative thought below, that

I have now titled Hollow Warrior,

seemed to travel through time to grab

my attention this morning, carrying

a message that startled me, taking

my breath away.

 

Perhaps, today, I feel like a hollow

warrior, waking each morning to

continue a fight that only appears

to increase in difficulty, only to watch

many of us stoically struggle with

unearned distress, the very suffering

Buddha declared centuries ago to be

unavoidable.

 

Possibly, it was that this note knew

full well, years ago, that I had gotten

out on the despair side of the bed this

morning, wanting liberation from the

obvious struggles of life – reminding

me that although my passion may be

dented, it was not, and never would be,

extinguished, if I could find a way,

to be grateful.

 

Yes, this is counterintuitive, but, I guess,

so are most of the precepts of spiritual

enlightenment.

 

HOLLOW WARRIOR

Each step we take carries us through

time, a string of moments flash frozen

by a mind in pursuit of continuity,

a heart desperate to sort out the meaning

in the dust disturbed, it is precisely

this moment when we choose joy or

despair.

 

Even at its darkest, this life creation

we now inhabit, the muscles we empower

to move through it with tender strides,

to punch our way through the malaise

and grasp the significance of this journey,

allows even a hollow warrior to comprehend

its delicate purpose.

 

For us, who knows, even more, let us

sing an anthem of unwavering gratitude,

even as we wade through the suffering,

our hallelujahs washed with the ardent

tears of living, our passion dented but

never extinguished, as we declare:

all is well with our souls.

AT BY G. 4.15.2014  

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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asunder |əˈsəndər| adverb archaic or literary

apart; divided: those whom God hath joined

together let no man put asunder.

• into pieces: the desk burst asunder

 

To be honest, Ann and I have been

facing a personal family tragedy that

has moved through our lives like a

cyclone. Never have I experienced

sorrow to this depth, descending

into a deeper valley than I imagined  

existed. 

 

Although, I have worked to maintain

some distance in my blog posts, 

I now often feel numb, questioning 

whether I am the appropriate

messenger at this point. With this,

I have at times, questioned the very

underpinnings of my beliefs.

 

Last night, a bit tired and distraught,

I decided that I might have to relinquish 

this mission, and regain my footing in 

this dark night of my soul. 

 

This morning I prayed and meditated 

asking for some guidance that would

direct or inspire me. After meditating,

I started to write a note and I just could

not finish it. I decided to start over and

just listen for clear direction. 

 

I then transcribed the note below,

titled Life Set Asunder, which I feel

is not only the guidance I needed

but worthwhile guidance for anyone 

who may be facing their own particular

life trauma.

 

This note has made me realize that I

should not partition off my sorrow, 

and pretend it is not happening. 

So, I have decided to share what is 

occurring in my life on the blog, and

by doing so, address how I, you, or we

might all possibly recover,  or even

transcend, the suffering we all must

encounter as part of active living.  

  

LIFE SET ASUNDER

In the confusion of life set asunder,

we may be tempted to lose our direction,

to wonder why the hands of fate have

twisted the life out of our existence, 

failing to understand the valleys we

now traverse, will in time, flatten out, 

and begin their ascent once more.

Although we may rail at our lives set

asunder, tempted to discard our faith

and turn away from our true north,

let us be reminded that the topography

we now so reluctantly set foot on, is not

the product of divine will or neglect.

So, how is it that we, with our lives set

asunder, find the strength and courage

to walk through the valleys, we now face?

Perhaps, by remembering who we are,

rather than where we are, by recalling

we have never been, or will ever be, alone!

AT BY G 11.14.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

 

 

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VESTIBULE OF WOE

I feel the pounding

of the surf of life

within this vestibule of woe.

Alive we move transfixed

with the dream

fully engaged in the

pursuit of a destiny

beyond our grasp

but within our genes.

I move between two

states of consciousness,

both puzzled by my progress

and too far away to reach either.

Sanity is but an interpretation

of my own twisted perception.

I see this vestibule of woe -

lifelike - a brief passage from

one door to the next –

an entertaining game,

where we find meaning

in forgotten moments,

or are drawn into our

own illusion – until

we gasp for breath,

turning the dark to light,

the night to day.

POEM BY G. 2.1.2010

 

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I believe, much like the early Hindus, that we

move towards enlightenment when we move

towards a conscious state that is one with our

Divine Self. This is the primary focus of the

Meditation Note below, guiding us to allow

our Divine Self to evolve.

 

DIVINE SELF BLOOMING

The Divine Self, like an ocean of spirit within

your consciousness evolves, grows, matures –

connected and one with God – fully present –

the Spiritual Self – the Soul within. This is your

indwelling God – your perfect you, always

present in the mystery of infinite intelligence.

 

Open your mind and heart to this Divine Self,

allowing it access to your life and the freedom

to evolve into you. Enlightenment truly is the

Divine Self  becoming fully conscious, and with

ego in tow like an errant child – moving through

consciousness to claim its Divine right –

its perfect place.

 

Search no further than your heart, for here

is the sound and fury of your liberation –

your becoming – one connected and whole

in Source. Tear off the rags of physical form,

walking without armor – with eyes closed –

ego in check – moving to the essence

of your Soul – God within – God without.

 

This is the time to hold the crystal heart –

to see the Heartlight, realizing it has been

with you all along – the Divine Self, blooming. 

NOE BY G. 9.23.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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Perhaps we have become too tame,

too civilized, too cultured; and in our

indoctrination, perhaps, we have lost

sight of who we are, unable to fully howl,

to roar, to dance to the ecstasy of  being. 

 

REFUSING TO BE TAMED 

Let us sit upon this universal

life and breathe freely,

for we are alive, flourishing,

enormously prepared to enjoy

each moment, celebrate every

gesture, announce to the skies

our destiny, our purpose,

unwilling to stand solemnly

or in repose; instead, joyfully

flinging our every limb,

physically testifying to the

eternal truth of our being –

aliveness so worthy and strong,

we, the participants, the bearers

of connected existence –

God’s chosen, everyone alike,

refusing to be tamed.

POEM BY G. 8.18.2015

 

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THE INTENDER

Our lives reflect a certain order,

a purposeful beauty, a structure

of intent set in motion, form upon

form, evolving, being, becoming,

dissolving – only to stretch to be

again, and then, again.

 

It is within this order we recognize

the intender, the perpetuator,

unseen yet substantial, ubiquitous

but elusive, easy to overlook in our

endeavors:  but let us not be hasty

with our sincere examination.

 

For like the wind, it invisibly shapes

our moments, fills our breath for

breathing, charts our every footfall,

there inside and outside of our

intention, this cleaver presence

shares our every tear and exclaims

our every joy: as it fills this page,

adjusts the eyes for reading; as it

forms the questions and provides

the thoughts for answers.

A BY G. 3.13.2015

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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In both our spiritual, as well as our secular

pursuits, it is possible to hit a wall, finding

that the simple act of doing, once energizing

and stimulating is now so routine it has

become almost tedious, frustrating, or

commonplace.

 

At these times, we often survey the situation

and wonder what is happening, when the

beat that once resonated our Souls has

become faint and hard to hear.

 

In the years writing this blog and the book, 

I have been no stranger to these moments,

at times fighting the impulse to quit and

move on.

 

As the note here conveys, simply setting

aside a period of rest and reflection,

turning inward, I am able to find the 

renewal that I was seeking, and able to 

continue on with even more enthusiasm.

Often, I discover a fresh approach, or

make a few modifications, that actually

adds something of value to the process.

 

THE BEAT GROWN DISTANT 

Sometimes when life seems most confusing,

we must simply rest and take a break from

doing, to allow our energy, our enthusiasm

to regenerate, sparking a new and more

vigorous fire within.

Sometimes when we have tread the same

path fully worn, we must simply stop and

reassess what was once new, but is now

all too familiar, sit back and reflect awhile

on our journey, recapturing the purpose

perhaps, or by simply pausing notice a

new adventure waiting for our attention.

Sometimes by simply standing still and

listening to the voice within, we realize

the beat grown distant reminds us of

our original purpose, re-stirs our passion,

awakens our sleeping souls, sending us

on our way to a refreshed and bountiful

tomorrow. 

AT BY G. 7.3.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

 

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OASIS OF SPIRIT 

An oasis of spirit waits within, even in the most

tumultuous of times, to provide a respite from

the noise of the world – a place of peace and

harmony – a center of God’s grace – by simply

focusing on your breath, your heart, and what

you love – you will be replenished and renewed.

 

This oasis of spirit welcomes you with open arms

whenever you arrive – always ready to soothe

your suffering, clear away your fears, dispel

your doubts and revitalize your convictions –

preparing you to return refreshed.

 

Knowing this oasis of spirit is God’s gift to you,

to soften the ride – ease the journey, as you

grow and evolve – as you learn what must

be understood, and travel on your spiritual way.  

AT BY G. 2.2.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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Inviolable – prohibiting violation; secure

from destruction, violence, infringement,

or desecration; 2. incapable of being violated;

incorruptible; unassailable.

 

Sanctity – holiness, saintliness, or godliness;

2. sacred or hallowed character; 3. a sacred

thing.

 

Within each of us is a spark of the Divine

consciousness, pure and purposeful,

protected by a natural inviolable sanctity,

a sanctuary of clarity, a place of holy

order, a haven from the mundane

to the unimaginable, the place that will

echo our rejoicing as well as soothe our

pleas for mercy - with only one purpose

in mind, to uplift and transform us,

to aid in our true becoming.

 

Our first step is and will forever be, to

move to what is real and manifested,

the now – choosing the here and now –

over the then of the past or the when

of the future, as the note below suggests.

 

NOW OVER THEN OR WHEN

Begin again – understanding endings,

beginnings are but constructions

of our minds, the waters of consciousness

flow vigorously through each of us,

as we celebrate what does not begin,

and mourn what does not end; instead,

be the truth, accept your place as a

conduit of the constant now; the past,

the future, mere ghosts, and premonitions

turning us away from each moment

unveiling: our Divinity waits for

us to comprehend the truth; so as

impermanence turns our moments

to a more pertinent, useful dust, choose

now over then or when, turn towards

the life now exposed, saying a peaceful

goodbye to what was, and a joyful hello

to what now is, knowing, all is well.

NOE BY G. 2.25.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

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As I mentioned in my recent posts, I have been expanding

my meditation sessions to do some experimenting

and see if I can get a little deeper and a little more

connected. Near the end of a pleasant forty-five

minute meditation, I received a message in the silence

that simply whispered, “memorize this prayer."

 

When I get a message, I try to remember the first

few lines, and when I finish the session I reach

for my moleskin journal, record the line I remember

and transcribe what ever comes  to mind without

editing. The first section came as a directive:

 

          Memorize this prayer and say it until

          the words are written on your heart –

          inscribed within your soul and you are

          one with its rhythm and rhyme.

 

Here is the prayer/poem that I then transcribed.

I plan to take the advice, put it to memory, and

use it as an opening when I meditate.

 

ALIVE IN THIS MOMENT

In this moment now I am fully alive –

my blood flowing strongly through my veins –

I am all senses alert – full of the substance of life.

I see the wonder of the Universal Soul –

I smell the fragrance of beauty – of reverence –

I feel the satin of cosmic flesh polished smooth

with the brilliance of everlasting life.

I taste the symphony of flavors of perfect life alive,

refreshing, bursting with a taste beyond comprehension.

I envision in my mind the lavender splendor of

a universal landscape and seek the portal to all

grace, to all knowing, to all love and peace.

I am alive in this moment now - all that is – is now.

I am the sense of all creation in search of

my universal home, my Divine self,

my purposeful life. 

PRAYER/POEM BY G.7.16.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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In the Meditation Note below titled Step Into The

Stream, the concept of giving yourself over to God,

is addressed as a poetic total immersion

in the stream of life. Frankly, I get about waist-high

and swim for shore. I sometimes wonder what would 

happen if I went in all the way.

 

STEP INTO THE STREAM

Step into the stream of life – feel the crystal

water – cool – soothing - wash your feet and legs –

understand the pleasure of life – all that has occurred

to bring this stream to you – lush – full – abundant.

 

Step deeper and lose the control you have built up

to guide you – feel the water wash and splash over

and onto your arms and chest and shoulders –

breathe deeply and trust the full spirit of God.

 

Quell the fear that surfaces – breathe deeply

and trust the full spirit of God. Move deeper,

step by step, until your face and mouth are

within the stream – fear not, for God is with you –

is you. See the world through open eyes beneath

the surface – wonder at the beauty –the depth –

the crystal water.

 

Fully within the stream, now open your mouth

and suck the water into your mouth – nostrils –

and fill your lungs with the clear fluid and substance

of God. Understand you do not choke but swallow

the clear stream until you are living and breathing

the pure water.

 

Feel the energy, the thrill, and the joy of life’s stream.

Become the stream, let go, and float with its current –

move with its flow. Be alive in its water – submerged –

but living. This is the wonder of oneness with God.

Step into the stream of life and live renewed – reborn –

refreshed. Step into the stream 

NOE/POEM BY G.  3.28.2009

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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This morning, as I watched the birds

in my yard congregate, for what appeared

to be the final preparation for migration,

I thought how the Universe had so adroitly

designed them for their destiny, and the

faith they had already ingrained into

their consciousness, to spread their wings

full and soar.  I felt inspired to write the

poem below, to remind us that we too

have been prepared to soar robust.      

 

SOAR ROBUST

Like birds prepared for a winter flight

let us realize that we within contain all

that is, or will ever be, needed to guide

our journey onward -  the hazy path

is etched within our soul, the strength

for flight bred in the fiber of our being,

the destination framed by our clear

intention formed from constant dreaming.

 

So today we sit upon this stark limb

convinced our greater good awaits –

fit and full – confident of our intended

prognosis – with wings outstretched

we soar robust towards our waiting

distinction. 

POEM BY G. 12.4.2012

 

WITH LOVE,  G.

 

 

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John Locke’s Essay Concerning Human

Understanding was published in 1690,

defining consciousness as “the perception

of what passes in a man’s own mind,”

establishing what would be the modern

concept of consciousness.  

 

Since Locke’s opening gambit, scientists,

philosophers, psychologists, and mystics

have studied and pondered “the perception,”

leaving us still no closer than Locke with a

comprehensive understanding of the origin

and full dimensions of human consciousness. 

 

Lately, I have been focused on consciousness -

praying and meditating, requesting additional

guidance and clarification, hoping to further

explore what is, at least for me, the backdrop

for our existence and the basis of God in

our lives.

 

I am especially interested in what the message

has defined as the levels of consciousness,

as I am planning to outline and share in

Part Four of the Finding God On The Train

Story – encompassing our “personal or

local consciousness,” which is incorporated

as a subset of the more comprehensive

“nonlocal collective consciousness” of all

sentient life, again a subset of  Divine

consciousness, comprising the first two

levels, as well as all life that has previously

existed.

 

My hope is to join the “consciousness

debate” by offering a more comprehensive

theory of consciousness based on my

guidance.  So, as demonstrated by the

meditation guidance below received one

morning last week, my request for

guidance on this subject is being

sporadically answered, and as received,

I will share.

 

VISTAS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Below the surface of being exists,

the underpinnings, the threads, and needles,

the substructure connecting allness to all else,

the energies, the particles, the bits, and the

pieces of viable existence, the base, the screen

on which, with which, reality manifests

and performs.

 

This is the sub-matter behind the matter,

the first thought preceding all thoughtful

connection, the conscious framework

we choose to consider reality a projection

upon a projection within our conscious

projection.

 

Realize the force of nature is in itself

the collective vision of billions of diverse

perspectives, an ingrained, hardwired

foundation expected to be, expected

to follow laws set in motion by an active God.

 

Consider and contemplate this interaction,

this mingling, this natural blueprint,

the vistas of consciousness, peering within

its marvels, miraculous flashes of light,

dwelling intently and deeply until the

props and fixtures are revealed, allowing

an awareness of the strings supporting

and holding in place this dimension,

these slivers of being give our world

form and function, mobility and energy,

purpose and proposition, as it flickers

in the projector's light.

NOE BY G. 11.5.2014 

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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wellspring - an original and bountiful

source of something: the source of a

spring, stream, etc., the fountainhead.

 

originate – to bring into being;

to create something original;

invent; start.

 

originator -  (an entity, a being or), 

a person who creates or initiates

something.

 

WELLSPRING

Beyond the open threshold of our

anticipation – where hopes, and dreams,

and desires all collide into semantics,

where one overwhelming urge propels

us forward, to connect and be connected

with the originator, to understand

why or why not.

 

When we reach out to the wellspring 

of  our existence, to experience the

fullness: the limitlessness that is our

very  birthright, do we ever truly grasp

and comprehend that the boundaries,

the conditions, the restrictions

are comprised of our own false

perceptions.

 

If we, within our prayers and our

contemplations might profoundly

accept the flow of good is without

bounds; no parceling out, no allotment,

just an endless supply of health, wealth,

success, prosperity, happiness, love and

so much more: we might reconfigure

our approach to living, being, and existing. 

POEM  BY G. 2.11.2015

 

However, we envision the originator,

of our existence -  a consciousness,

a force, a spirit, a holy ghost, a being

sitting on a large throne; we need

to fully comprehend that this entity

acts as a spiritual “wellspring,”

a source of our abundance and good.

 

The note above, in this regard, reminds

us that our personal interpretation

of God is, at the onset, flawed by our

limited and restricted conceptual

abilities: and instead, we need to

accept the possibility that there

is only an endless supply, with our

faith serving as the faucet.

 

Today,  let us all heed this advice,

reaching out to our wellspring through

our prayers and contemplations,

with no negative thoughts allowed,

only a sustained, ongoing positive

vestige of openly armed belief, connected,

attached, ready to reconfigure our

approach to living, being, existing.

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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The central focus of Finding God On The

Train Story - the blog and the book - centers

on the quest for a positive, personal, and

contemplative  spirituality.

This is not a collective pursuit in search

of a unified process, creed, or dogma –

no cookie-cutter, one size fits all that we

might handily share as a sort of spiritual

panacea for collective belief; instead, it is

a reminder of the benefits of  “individuation” - 

applying a Jungian term to the pursuit of

mystical enlightenment, by the individual,

for the ultimate benefit of that individual.

 

Although we each may share our

experiences with blogs and books, most of

what you and I will encounter will be

unique to our own life experience.  

 

As the note below conveys, this quest

surely requires times when we must

pause, catch our breath, and listen:

allowing inspiration to direct our

forward progress; letting the universal

currents maneuver us into the proper

channels; readying us for continued

evolvement.

 

Yes, what we appear to be about is the

evolution of our personal spirituality.

Not the forming of a new biological

component - a better brain or backbone,

but instead an evolution of the individual

and the collective consciousness. One

that will enable us to answer our personal

connection with our divine perspective,

but at the same time, quite possibly,

if accomplished in reasonable numbers,

jump-start the somewhat stalled in an

endless loop of perpetual mayhem - the

evolution of humankind.

 

PROSPECT OF CONTINUED PROGRESS

At times, we must stand still and catch

our breath, to survey and inspect even

the familiar terrain, our mind in check,

our heart open and hopeful, all longing

abated, nourished only by the prospect

of continued progress.

 

In this hush, our mind wakes, our eyes

diverted, almost magically, only to transfix

on an anonymous path, nondescript

but vaguely appealing, overgrown and

underutilized: and just perhaps; without

direction, we realize our feet are gently

treading on its indentations.

 

So today, let us be awake and open

to the path, or paths, worthy of sincere

consideration, allowing our evolving

desires to try each on for size and

ease of living, knowing in this timely

observation, we may genuinely open our-

selves up to our authentic calling.

AT BY G. 8.5.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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The past few weeks have been a blur,

literally, as we took turns as the patient,

first Ann, then me – were forced to realize

that flu vaccinations do not necessarily

mean you will not get the flu, although,

most likely, not the one you are protected

to resist, but instead, some genetically

unplanned for next of kin that has gone

under the radar.  

 

Although on the positive side, this medical

hiatus has proven supportive of spiritual

pursuits, especially prayer and meditation.

Given the extra time, attempting more

intensive meditation seemed to be a viable

option.

 

When I decide to, as I call it, go deeper,

I always prepare the way with prayer,

explaining what I am about to do and what

I want to accomplish. I ask for God’s assistance,

especially when dealing with the occasional

negative thoughts, images, memories, or

whatever might be unleashed.

 

When I did, I received the note below titled

Dive Deep– an example of what over the

past ten years of my quest, I have recorded

as inspired guidance and have termed

as Notes On Enlightenment (N.O.E.’s) -

to reflect that these are responses I receive

when I ask for God’s guidance. I consider them

inspired because I write down or transcribe,

what comes to me, word for word, without

editing. As the note below explains, most

mystics have conveyed, deep diving offers

its own spiritual treasure.

 

I close this post with a poem/prayer

titled, The Hum.

 

DIVE DEEP

In the vastness exists all things, all that was,

all that is, all that will ever be: allow it to flow

unchecked, go with its currents and tides,

allow the waves of awareness to wash over

you and through you; observe without judgment,

for in this place, qualifications, expectations,

judgments are needless, wasted energy –

observe and move on when unappealing or

distressing, languish if desired, dive deeper

if desired, for this is the basis of life itself in all

its vagaries, vicissitudes, the essence of passions,

of desires, of strivings, of successes, and of course,

of failures – hopeless or needless blunders – yet

more important – the reachings, the yearnings,

the outstretched hope for more: what lies ahead,

the next step, the possibility if only, if only all

things are aligned – and when they do or are –

the expression of unbridled joy – the hallelujah

of existence. Dive deep, dive often, and be

transformed.

NOE BY G. 2.6.2016

 

THE HUM

In your grasp, I am one,

    flesh made whole,

        Soul within a greater Soul,

            waiting, appeased by

nothing less than clear,

    complete immersion,

        to drown away this

            worldliness, this focus

on folly, to cleanse away

     this desirous appetite,

        left only with the hum

            of self-contained peace,

the original selfless

    Soul of pre-emergence,

        one, one, once more.

POEM/PRAYER BY G. 1.29.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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12 Everlasting Light 

(Music For The Magical Moment By Ryan Farish)

 

For all who do not have a clear fall season,

where leaves on trees burst out in flames of

yellows - reds - browns mixed softly,

but distinctly, I invite you to imagine gleefully

twisting beneath a dry rain of color, then

joyfully diving into a pile of autumn hues,

laughing and shrieking with buoyant delight.  

 

OUR MAGICAL MOMENT 

Let us enjoy the splendor and passion

of a fall day in vibrant color, transforming

from the warmth of summer into the

chill full rest of winter – preparing us to

harvest this final explosion of purpose,

this closing display of all that exists

within us, waiting to be revealed.

 

Let us enjoy the perfect cycle of coming,

becoming and going within us – the seasons

of our hearts and Souls growing at first

with a single step, then a few more,

until we run with life in all its purpose,

only to slow again in fitting time to our

waiting full restful stride.

 

Let us enjoy this living – this season

which is enveloping us in its lavish

bounty, within us – let us dance beneath

the falling leaves – alive with the joy

of knowing this is our magical moment –

our cherished memory is unfolding.

POEM BY G. 10.6.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.