06/05/2024
One of the greatest spiritual teachers who ever walked this earth has told us that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Throughout every age there have been men and women of discernment who have discovered that this is true. Some have left a testament of their discovery in the scriptures of the world--a record of courage, strength, and inspiration, a revelation of unfolding consciousness. The experience of these illumined men and women is a constant reminder that we do not live merely by work, food, and rest, but that there is another factor that enters life which is far more important than any of these human activities.
This factor is the "word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” The Word becomes the living waters. It is our protection, our safety, our security. As we go about our tasks and duties, even though we may go through deep waters and be tried in the fire of experience, the waters will not overflow us and the flames will not kindle upon us, if the word of God is in us and with us. It is our meat, our water, and our Bread of Life, our staff on which to lean.
But the Word must be more than a quotation from a book. It must come alive within us; it must be a vital, living force. Its essence or substance must become part of our own consciousness, no longer words, but the Word. Then it lives and functions for us eternally. The activation of this ‘word’ and omnipresence is only accomplished through meditation. It is not found in a religious organization, a church, mosque or other ‘holy land’. It is found within you as, it’s path is your consciousness. Any teaching/practice which directs you back to this sacred place inside you can be determined to be an accurate teaching.
Any teaching/practice that directs you to worship an entity/avatar/idol outside of you is, by its very practice, simply donating your power away. Surrendering your dominion, leaving you diluted of your true power.
