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The shortest way is the way you know
Every now and then while I am driving somewhere a well-meaning family member or friend says I should travel a different way. Some are very insistent and question, “Why are you going this way? You should go such and such way!” Usually they claim that their way is the best way because it’s the shortest…
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It isn’t all kum bah yah
Just because you’ve awakened doesn’t mean your ego-personality is all kum bah yah about giving up its power to join forces with source consciousness in a happy new life. The ego is very much tied to the human instinct for survival and will mount a vigorous assault against anything that threatens its control. It knows…
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Enlightenment Your Own Way
For a period of time I enjoyed woodworking as a hobby. I especially delighted in making things with the wood lathe. My interest caused me to enroll in a special class to learn how to make a long stem wooden goblet from a block of wood. Our teacher was an internationally known artisan from the United Kingdom who…
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The New Race
One of the concerns a newly awakened person faces is whether or not our awakening is permanent. For most of us, there were precursors of awakening that gave us glimpses of what was ahead. We would experience clarity for a period of time and then it would pass. The moment of initial awakening feels more…
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I Love Me Rant
I love me. I have not always loved me and for most of my life I did not think too highly of myself—but those days are over. I love me. I love me—without conditions, without shame, without a care if anybody believes I should or not—I love me. I love my gray hair. I think…