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Last Night

Last night
the Holy Spirit picked me up from detention
 and walked me outside.

"Look what you've done",
He assertively and compassionately exclaimed
as He pointed up at the cosmos.

"Well, what do you have to say for yourself, Dwayne?"

I looked to Him with the eyes of a child and said -

"Oops...  My bad."

"Can we go Home now?"

                                                                      - Dwayne

The Silent Passenger

    Underneath every thought in your head is space that allows room for that thought to be. Like the background for these words. What allows something to be has authority over what is to be. Before anything can Be there must be space for it. It is everywhere. In and out of everything. And it is all-intelligent. Before any form  there was "Space". It is complete, whole, eternal and connected to everything all at once. 

    Although this is not necessary; "Go outside, and just for a moment be aware of the space up against your face. Stay aware of it as it is touching your face and realize that it is one with the sky and connected to anywhere and anything on the planet at this very same moment. Everywhere in your city, country, continent. Now realize that this "Space" that is touching your face this very moment extends from your face out beyond the sky, beyond the Earth, beyond the Solar System and continues throughout the Universe. And stays connected to you the whole time." In order for the body to function it must breathe it in and out. Become aware of it - I beg you. Do not take it for granted. Do I really have to tell you what it is? Space never attacks or defends itself. It fears nothing and allows all. It is so humble, it will never draw attention to its Self. 

    We are the "Space" underneath our thoughts and emotions. When you realize this and let thoughts and emotions pass by you like an airplane over-head in the sky while you lay at peace in your most comfortable, quite setting and position, glancing upward to notice the airplane for a moment but always more fully aware that you are not on it. You are still and grounded while it passes into and out of your line of site. Nothing (empty space) is not nothing. Nothing (empty space) is no-thing, and no-thing is something beyond any intelligence, security, peace or happiness this world could, can, or ever will be able to give you. 

    Retire from seeking for what is all around and within you. For starters; Commit to one minute when you wake up and one minute before you go to sleep. Just for one minute twice a day give your attention to the empty-space around you and listen to its silence. Please do this for us. You will still have 23 hours and 58 minutes to use for whatever you think you need it for. When you're ready, gradually extend it by a minute or two. You will know you are ready when you can focus on nothing for longer and/or when your mind wonders off on a - thought, you are aware that you are thinking and realize the space underneath the thought and return to the space without getting swept away by the thought. Don't force it. Its not a goal. A goal implies something you do not have that you need to work towards attaining. I am speaking of what you already have and are but need only to rinse away the thoughts that cover it so you may realize what is there underneath. Practice this consistently and you will start to feel an energy-like tingle in your hands and feet that will grow. Let go and let it. Its been waiting for you and the more you let it take over, the more your "story"-what most people mistake to be their "life"- will improve beyond your dreams.


Hold-on to nothing with all your might,
-Dwayne

Holding On

Hold-on to nothing with all your might.
- Dwayne                                                     

In The Beginning

In the beginning, never speak to anyone. When someone speaks to you, pretend that it is you who are speaking and answer yourself to them. Answer in the most peaceful way that you would like to be spoken to.

- Dwayne

Nature Boy

There was a boy
A very strange enchanted boy
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea
A little shy
And sad of eye
But very wise
Was he

And then one day
A magic day he came my way
And while we spoke of many things, fools and kings
This he said to me
"The greatest thing
You'll ever learn
Is just to love
And be loved
In return"
                                                                   - eden ahbez
 

We Are One

Can't understand
Why we treat each other in this way
Taking up time
With the silly silly games we play
We've got our love
And no matter how it's said or done

We are one no matter what we do
We are one

Love will see us through

We are one and that's the way it is

Sometimes I feel
That we try and make each other sad
The things we do
How we make each other feel so bad
We've got so much
We could all be having so much fun

We are one from the very start
We are one deep down in your heart
We are one
And that's the way it is

I Can't understand
Why we treat each other in this way
Taking up time
With the silly silly games we play
We've got our love
And no matter how it's said or done

We are one no matter what we do
We are one
 Love will see us through

We are one and that's the way it is

- Frankie Beverly & Maze

FAQ

What are nouns?
A fragmented view of  the Son of God.

What are you?
You are a child of God, a priceless part of His Kingdom, which He created as part of Him.

What is Salvation?

It is a statement of  my true identity. I am one with God. I am entitled, will receive and do miracles because of what I am. It is the Will of God that I perform miracles.

What is Reality?
The present moment.

What is real?
The Unchangeable/Indestructible, Eternity, Unity- The Father/Creator, Son/Co-Creator with The Father and Holy Spirit, Love, Life, Pure Mind, True Power, Peace, Joy, Happiness, Truth, True Knowledge, Perfect Light, Silence, Stillness, Space, This Present Moment.


What is Atonement?
Reconciliation between God and human-beings. To return and be one with God again. The realization and acceptance that God's Will is your Will.

What is Disease?
Fear. Know first that disease is fear manifested into physical matter. All thinking produces form at some level.  Fear arises from lack of love.

Say to yourself - I somehow must have chosen not to love, or the fear could not have arisen.

The ONLY  remedy for lack of love is perfect love.
Perfect love is the Atonement.

The expression of Atonement is a sign of respect from the worthy to the worthy. The recognition of this worth is re-established by the Atonement.

If you hope to spare yourself from fear there are some things you must realize, and realize fully.
  • The mind is very powerful
  • The mind never loses its creative force
  • It never sleeps
  • Every instant it is creating
When everything you retain is lovable, there is no reason for fear to remain with you. This is your part in the Atonement.

Thought and belief combine into a power surge that can literally move mountains
.
  - from A Course In Miracles


I Have Learned So Much

I
Have
Learned
So much from God
That I can no longer
Call
Myself

A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim,
A Buddhist, a Jew.

The Truth has shared so much of itself
With me

That I can no longer call myself
A man, a woman, an angel
Or even pure
Soul.

Love has
Befriended Hafiz so completely
It has turned to ash
And freed
Me

Of every concept and image
My mind has ever known.
- Hafiz
"The Gift"
Poems by HAFIZ,
THE GREAT SUFI MASTER
            

The Razors Edge

    What most people believe to be their life is a dream. What most people believe to be death is actually waking-up from the dream of form. If you can become fully aware that you are dreaming the dream of form then you will have lightened your load (enlightened) and ended your suffering. The Buddha calls this, "Die before you die".
    This moment is perfect. Always give your attention to this moment. What happens in this moment is secondary. From a child being born to an innocent person being murdered, these things are not this moment. They are what happens in this moment. They are "events". The moment is underneath events and not events themselves. The moment is always perfect. When you realize that your attention belongs primarily on the pure moment    the space in which things happen     and what happens in it is secondary, you begin to wake up from the dream of your "story" that you believe to be your "life". Realizing that the moment is "space" and not what happens in it and staying focused on that space through whatever happens (events) is "walking the razors edge".  Forgiveness becomes easy because what is real    space    never needs forgiveness. Therefore you are only really forgiving illusion. Forgiveness is the road along the razors edge. This is your path. So many seek but so few find. I am asking you to walk it with me. In your mind all day and night forgive everyone and everything in silence.

-God Bless You

The Five Elements

Is Gods will to give his son the power to create.
Is Gods will to provide his son with the only ingredients to create.
No matter the form, all form is Holy.

-Dwayne