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In the Meditative Guidance below titled

Clarifying Your Intentions, I am asked 

how clearly I have thought them out.

 

Whenever possible I like to also suggest books

I have read that focus on the theme of the post.

One of my favorite books on this subject of  

“intention” is The Power Of Intention –

Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way

by Dr. Wayne W.Dyer.

 

This book is on its way to becoming a New

Thought classic and offers an exceptional

review of the essential benefit of clarifying

your intentions.

  

CLARIFY YOUR INTENTIONS

Clarify your intentions – what is it you want

to accomplish? What do you want to come

from this? Know that to move forward will

take risks on your part and require dedication

to the task and commitment to the goal. Clear

and well thought out intentions will guide you

and motivate you along the way.

 

Are you the teacher, are you the messenger,

or are you a spiritual explorer diving into

the mystery of the metaphysical world

to understand its vastness – its potential

for human growth? Or, are you all three;

messenger, teacher, and spiritual explorer

all combined in one individual effort.

 

The path is open and has been laid out

for you, but you will need to be thoroughly

committed to the plan. Prepare yourself

for the challenges of this engagement -

of this effort. Take time to build strength,

find peace, meditate, and practice. Do not

try to please all aspects of your life but keep

them in balance through focused attention.

 

Focus on your personal life and keep connected

and actively participating. Let the calm you feel

erase whatever stress you have and be a tool

moving forward. Know the destination and

the journey is easy. Clarify your alternatives

and move forward with confidence and joy. 

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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Here is a post straight from my meditation journals

titled Spontaneous Action with a focus on fully

realizing our intent and our authentic purpose in life.

 

SPONTANEOUS ACTION           

Let yourself act, move, feel, and think with spontaneous

action free from restriction, editing, and free from

rethinking. This spontaneous action connects you with

your authentic self and Divine presence.

 

Do not live and act to please others. Do not frame your

reality and desires to please your friends, associates,

boss, or lover. You must move in the direction you know

is right through clear, unedited thinking.

 

Spontaneous action is life in full motion – living by both

mind and body – fully conscious – fully aware –

within the complete flow of your natural self.

 

Spontaneous action is a free action – authentic action –

and as long as it does not hurt others or yourself it

is a viable response – an authentic response.

Look at how you currently respond and react to each

situation – are you guarded, censoring your true self

and feelings.

 

 Spontaneous action requires that you are in touch

with yourself, your wants, and your desires – living

and being fully yourself. In this way, you will move

forward and complete your life's purpose.

NOE BY G 1.6.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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Fear is a frequent theme, or topic, of my meditative

connections with God. Personally, fear often stands

in the way of my obtaining a full, abundant, and

authentic life.  The Meditation Note, below, clearly

outlines the many faces of fear, offering some

advice for moving beyond it.

 

DO NOT BE AFRAID

Fear will limit your progress towards enlightenment.

To be afraid – to fear - is your belief that you are not

aligned with God. In fear, you struggle and protect,

for fear is the ego’s tool to keep you away from Spirit.

Fear pulls you into a hard shell for protection – it

makes you see others as strangers and adversaries,  

instead of brothers.

 

Fear is a direct communication to God that you

do not believe the way will be prepared. Fear is 

the lack of faith. Fear comes from lack and not 

from abundance, hope, or trust. No love or

kindness can be emitted by fear - no soul

thrives or expands.

 

When fear is present you are always angry.

You are angry at what you are missing, should

have but don’t have, need but are not getting.

Fear makes you angry with yourself

and angry with the world for not providing.

  

Fear of not getting what you should have gotten,

fear of losing what you have, fear of what may

happen, and fear of life, all leading to anger,

because you are frustrated by your own

vulnerability.

 

You are angry because, if you actually obtained

the needed item or feeling,  you would not be

afraid. Many children are angry at their parents

for not protecting them from fear. With fear,

there can never be love, since creation cannot

move out of fear – fear is withdrawn, non-life,

and there can be no growth in fear.

 

Shed your fear, and begin to trust your faith

in God to connect and move you to your

enlightenment. Trust that these struggles are

lessons: and your being frustrated and angry

only moves you further away not closer. Have

faith in life’s positive intentions. Have faith

in the source, God, life energy - can only

have your best intentions at heart - guided by

empowering the best life for you.

 

You lack the faith to understand that there

is and always has been a reason for what happens

to you. Your thoughts provide the momentum and

direction – so what is created is in alignment with

your intentions and desires. Your negative, fear

based interpretation sets you on a negative path,

leading you away from the center of  love and

enlightenment.

 

Let go and focus your thoughts on believing and

receiving. Believe that what you need for an

authentic, aligned life, will be manifested.

Prepare for the receiving and fully incorporate

the future into your mind.

 

Prepare the way through love and not fear. God

will do God's part.

NOE BY G.

 

WITH LOVE, G.

                                              

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BOUNDLESS PROSPECTS 

Today let us see beyond limitations,

at the possibilities and potentials instead, 

waiting for our belief, fused with stamina, 

to clear our confusion, breathing new life

and vitality into our efforts. 

 

Let this limitless perspective undermine

the restrictions and constraints we often

summon to tarnish our good fortune, or

even paralyze our opportunity, when fear 

of success seems to erode our confidence, 

and doubt creeps in to dim our enthusiasm. 

 

So let there be no, if, and, or but standing

in the way of our greater good today, 

allowing our true strengths to unfold,

enabling serendipity and coincidence 

to team with hard work and determination, 

resulting in boundless prospects and 

plentiful harvests. 

AT BY G. 4.12.2015 

 

WITH LOVE G.

 

 

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The central message of the Finding God On

The Train Story, is that: the spiritual guidance

and wisdom we seek for our transformation -

to maximize our lives, well-being, and attain

heaven on earth, enlightenment - already

exists, has always existed, located in what

we might think of as the spiritual cloud –

Universal God-Consciousness, waiting

for our direct connection through prayer

and meditation, and then simply listening.

 

In fact, I believe our own Soul based Divine

self, is attempting this communication even

when we are not listening, using inspiration,

insight, and creativity to send us the message

we so need to hear. I do believe this message

is tailored and unique for each of us. 

 

The note below, titled Vibrant Being,

offers some further advice for connecting

and listening.

 

VIBRANT BEING

Stay focused, absorbed in the moment,

sincere, purposeful, moving forward,

knowing a thousand small intentions

pave the way to lasting progress,

to transformation, as you take each

step mindfully, aware and alive.

 

When possible, just listen to the positive

voice within, the loving voice, the nurturing

voice, work to understand what is being

conveyed, allow what seems to fit, 

to grow and blossom into useful wisdom,

if appropriate.

 

Know completely, fully, this path will

lead you to the life of vibrant being,

to authentic living, to ultimate satisfaction,

enabling the love shared to equal the love

received, as you contribute to the

betterment of all encountered. 

AT BY G. 12.11.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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This morning I awoke long before

the alarm clock and my mind was racing,

outlining all the things I had left undone,

or should expect to happen when I got

to work.

 

Suddenly a phrase came to mind,

a simple one line mantra, “I am at peace

and so is the world." I just kept saying

it over and over, giving my negative

thoughts no room to move and I fell back

asleep. When the alarm clock did go off,  

I wrote the following:

 

 LET US SEEK PEACE      

Today let us seek peace and solace

    in a hectic world – let us go within

and focus on each breath – moving

    inward to our inner calm.

 

Today let us use a mantra to quiet

     our over active minds

saying with each breath:

 

“I am at peace and

                so is the world”

 

Let the day flow easily and become

    what it is meant to become,

moving through it at peace!

  

I used this mantra throughout a very

tense day and it helped me find peace

in the turmoil.

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

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LIFE IN GOD

The power of a new day

    is upon us – reveal the word –

        the word of the full potential

            of life that awaits –

the power of God to embrace

    life and all existence –

        the blessing of spirit alive –

            present – waiting to fulfill

the destiny of all kinds –

    knock, and the door will open,

        enter and be replenished –

            restored – renewed - truly

know God for the first time –

    one with infinite goodness –

        infinite wisdom – infinite clarity;

            reveal the word and come

to life in God.

POEM BY G. 1.19.2011 7:00 AM

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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What might spiritual joy be like?

Today this poem leaped out at

me for publishing.

 

LOOK

Look into your heart and hear

    the pounding of the beat

        of a thousand trumpeters

            heralding the way.

 

Look into your Soul and feel

    the calling of a thousand mystics

        chanting the words in your head.

 

Look into your essence and find

    the Divine nature of your quest -

        the light of a generation in darkness.

 

Look into God’s eyes and see yourself

        alive in a world of wonder

            with lungs full of blessing and grace.

 

Look until you see!

POEM BY  G. 9.3.2010  

 

WITH LOVE. G. 

 

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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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A while back, I downloaded from iTunes

a series of  New Dimensions Radio interview

programs, which featured Dr. Wayne Dyer.

One of the programs, from the late 1990’s,

was a discussion centering on Dyer’s, then

recently published 1998 book titled Wisdom

Of The Ages, 60 Days To Enlightenment.  

 

I decided to buy the iBook and read one

of the sixty quotes each morning, as an

addition to my morning meditation and

prayer practice.

 

A favorite quote of mine was on the topic

of Divinity, featuring Epictetus (55-135 AD), 

an emancipated slave who later became 

a Greek Stoic philosopher:

 

You are a distinct portion of the essence

of God in yourself. Why, then, are you ignorant

of your noble birth? Why do you not consider

whence you came? Why do you not remember

when you are eating, who you are who eat;

and whom you feed: do you not know it is

the Divine you feed; the Divine you exercise?

You carry a God about with you.

 

I finished my reading, began to meditate, 

and, as I usually do, ask for guidance. 

I received the following message:

 

BIRTHRIGHT

Open your mind to the sheer power that

runs through you, fully embrace the enormous

power flowing through every fiber, every

cell of your being, the Divine power,

the essence of God within you – dive deep

within its holy fluidness, wash away

the doubt and confusion left unguarded,

creating what is without substance or merit:

instead; today, stand firm and positive, 

clearly focused on strength, wisdom, 

hope, compassion, and creative energy 

that is your birthright; flex your creative

God power, reframing the static transmission,

replacing it with full and vibrant definiteness,

fantastically ripe and waiting to emulate your

every dream, to inculcate your consciousness,

ready to plant, grow, and harvest a reality

without bounds – robust and purposeful.  

NOE BY G. 7.20.2015 

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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When I meditate deeply, and ask for guidance,

I often receive what I originally referred to as a

Note On Enlightenment or NOE,  but now refer to

as just Meditation Guidance. I usually receive

a line or two in a whispered voice, which I often

repeat and ask for clarification or more detail.

 

When I get a chance I reach for my meditation

journal, repeat and write down the lines I can

remember and then transcribe word for word

whatever comes to mind next, without editing.

 

As outlined in the book, to date I have received

hundreds of these notes often addressing my life 

issues or providing insight on the chapter I am

writing at the time. Many have been incorporated

in the writing of  The Crystal Path.

 

The note below came during the writing of a

chapter that includes a discussion on God

Consciousness. I will be using this note since

it presents a rather unique concept of God

that I would like to share, as a collective being

consisting of all the sentient life that has ever

existed, available to provide guidance and

direction when asked.   

 

THE COLLECTIVE BEING 

God is not a super being - God is the collective

being of our consciousness, our existences,

our living experience combined and infused

into one potential source of guidance and

inspiration – it is not he or it – it is they or

them from the first to the last – all sentient

conscious life working to assist us in living

it better, fuller, with less pain, with more joy,

to assist us with stumbling less and running

more – to assist us with living beyond the

limits, and by doing so, expand the potential

for all to follow in the future.

 

We, each of us is connected to this field of

God-consciousness aware of its purpose.

We are present extensions of possibility,

of potential, feeding back our experience.

Our Soul is the portal to the collective soul

of life as God – pray to it, connect with it,

appeal to it and it will guide you, enlighten

you with what it knows to date, and push

you to even greater heights.

 

This is God.

 

NOE BY G. 6.15.2012 7:10 AM

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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TANGIBLE CREATION  

Sincerity, immersion, along with complete commitment, 

define the parameters of a successful project or venture; 

a clarity of intention conceived in the heart of imagination,

made tangible through frequent visualization, formed

and reformed and formed again in thought and emotion.

 

The effort extended must be complete, authentic,

uncompromised – soul-centered and heartfelt –

cherished, loved, and essential; focused desire 

made manifest, a creation of good with universal

application, a magnificent undertaking.

 

To this constructive effort, all must be wagered,

all must be offered for only the transfer of total

and unhampered belief will stoke the furnaces,

forge the particles into being, and finally, breathe

life into the shell of the whole, giving forth

animation and destiny. 

NOE BY G. 4.5.2018

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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prevail – prove more powerful than

opposing forces; be victorious.

 

Determination, I believe, is the creative force

of our human existence: the ability to prevail,

to prove more powerful than the opposing forces –

be they fate, nature, lethargy, inner self-doubt,

fear, the opposition of others – well-meaning or

just plain malicious.

 

I don’t really believe in or give much credence to,

purposeful supernatural negative forces, such as

a devil, but I do believe in counter-forces, that

every action, positive or negative, is often met

with an opposing action, as life itself resists

change and adaptation.

 

We, humankind, are the rare natural agents

for change and creation within current existence,

other than entropy, which is built into the natural

system.

 

So, how do we prevail? The note below suggests

it is with persistence, with our sights fixed on the

goal - this goal fully imagined and shaped in our

thinking then held in thought with belief until it,

through our efforts or otherwise, attracts and

creates and forms its likeness.  

  

PERSISTENCE WILL PREVAIL

The waves of life at times may pound us,

disrupting our forward progress, thwarting

our planned momentum, yet if we persist

to venture onward with our sights fixed on

the goal – refusing to give up or give in –

persistence will prevail.

 

A thought held firm and not relinquished,

will outlast even a steady torrent of ill

fortune: if believed and held as truth

in prayer – so let us tend and grow

our strong intentions - sure in our

convictions.

 

All that is sure and worthy – our hopes,

dreams and pursuits may find their

form in our imaginings, shaped in our

thinking - held true in our believing,

attracted by our creating – until even

the winds of outrageous fortune fail

to impede our steady endeavors. 

AT BY G. 2.25.2015

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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LISTENING FOR ANSWERS

The answers to life, waiting for us to form

the questions based on our desire, our

intent, our experience, requiring only

that once asked we open our minds and

hearts to hear and understand the reply.

 

The answers to life, waiting for us to

overcome our confusion, caused by an

un-tuned ego, relentless in its need for

attention and the fears, doubts, and

worries created by our child selves calling

out for security and protection – pacify

both as you move on to more solid and

grounded thought.

 

The answers to life are simple and soul

based, directing us toward our true

purpose, our authentic being, a life

worthy of our living – listen today as the

answers present themselves in every

experience, each encounter, a chance

meeting – listen to the answers today!

AT BY G. 6.12.2012

 

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OUR SINGULAR RHYTHM

Let us pound the drum of our existence

today ensuring each beat is struck with

the proper and complete enthusiasm –

vibrant – robust – until our singular

rhythm sets the universe tapping

in unison – one beat of momentous

life-affirming intensity.

 

Let us not be shy and boldly step

up with our mallet in hand, shaking

with anticipation as we form an arc

out of complete determination –

striking so that each soulful pound

tells our story – resonates our fervent

message.

 

Let us pound this drum of life today

leaving no doubt or question as to our

fully garnered, unbridled commitment

to living each heart affirmed beat with

resounding purpose, soul thrusting

clamor,  so even the angels tap along

unrestrained.

AT BY G. 2.25.2013

 

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NO VOICE

My master hides from me –

    the voice I yearn to hear

        floats no longer in the

    silence – but is silent –

and with it, my connection

    to serenity, grace, life itself.

        I have been here before

    with no voice – no guidance,

lost in the dark, treacherous

    woods of my mind – angry –

        dismal – stumbling my

            way, searching for the

    Divine light lost for now.

POEM By G. 6.29.2011

 

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As I finish my meditation practice, as is my habit,

I often sit and listen for whatever might need recording, 

often resulting in the notes I published on this blog;

realizing what I am, is a listener, one of those who, 

figuratively, get down on their knees, put their head

to the ground, and try to hear what the universe has

to communicate.

 

Below is a yield from such an effort, not really

a poem, better described as a “Listening”  - like

a note from a thoughtful friend in the cosmos,

offering advice, and reminding me of the wonder

I am partaking daily. Like Emerson, I believe

we are all equipped to do our own listening, 

to connect with Spirit and share our musings,

if desired, with the world. 

 

WRAPPED IN LIFE

Sit still allowing the stillness

    to envelop your being, feeling

        the peace pervade the moment,

            breath upon breath, layering

        the motions of  your focus, here

    the unity of being exists, resides,

ready to reveal the secret of the

    universe - an energy of life within

        every cell, each thread, evolving

            with the oneness of purpose, to see,

        feel, touch, smell, and taste this

    experience of being, willing

        to cherish one morsel of the

            elaborate feast of living,

        a texture, a haze of color,

    the clang of an acorn

finding  ground – realize

    what a wonder surrounds you,

        celebrate the opportunity

            to be here, now, wrapped

                in life and alive.

POEM BY G. 9.11.2014

 

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JUST BEYOND OUR REACH

Often, we stretch to grasp something just beyond

our reach, for a moment, during the reaching, our

balance wanes and it is as if we become unfixed,

unhinged, lost in free fall - with our minds

calculating the merits of retreat or further

tetherless commitment, as a burst of adrenaline

stokes our aching pride, pushing our outstretched

desire within tentative touch; now, we, realize,

as with all of life's contests, more is required: all

we cherish must be wagered to own this prize,

and before our yes is even conceived, our souls

extend our reach beyond comprehension,

grasping, at last, our surfeit destiny, for now, our

balance restored.  

POEM By G. 4.17.2015 

 

WITH LOVE, G.