False Truths

If you believe something to be true that is not true- it doesn't become true in reality. It remains very true in your mind however. Still, it is an illusion. And even though it seems very real to you, you can do nothing with it- even though you will try. Any act based upon it will be wasted.

A Promise

Making a promise is just another vain attempt by me to control the world.

Bother (from meeting 10/21/08)

Your bother is your teacher.

Responsibility (from meeting 10/21/08)

The subject of responsibility was discussed and it was pointed out that we use this word to complain more than anything. We see it as a required chain upon or lives. But this is never true.

If we look at our responsibilities as privileges or human expressions to be watched and learned from, they change immediately.

Also, we can uncover our real motives in feeling responsible by asking ourselves in every case -
What if the party I am responsible TO suddenly relieved me of that responsibility? Now, how do I see that responsibility?

Q & A

Q: What or who am I if none of these things I think I am?

A: What does it matter?

Impossible? Yes I'm afraid it is...

At our 9/30/08 meeting one member spoke up to say they believed that attaining what we were discussing was impossible. That person was right. As we are, it is impossible. And we have proven that fact.

But if we change how we are, then what claims can we make about the impossible?

Q & A

Q: Why can I not stop judging others?

A: Because you see with eyes that belong to an entity that judges- see with new eyes

Q: Why am I so easily offended?

A: Because you hear with ears that belong to an entity that is easily offended- hear with new ears

Q: Why do I make assumptions and jump to conclusions?

A: Because you think with a mind that belongs to an entity that is arrogant- think with a new mind

A New Outlook

Maybe it would be best to stop looking for what it is that you look for.

Instead, look for something you know nothing about, that is where real progress can be made.

Daring (journal entry)

I am in this life to do daring things. To simply love those close to me is not daring at all. What I was meant to do were things most others cannot, such as to love with out aim. That is the essence of myself connecting with the True Spirit.

When the impossible comes before me, I must not dismiss it as impossible, rather ask myself, “What is it about this feat that I am not seeing?” Truth rewards the daring.

God Working Through Us (from meeting 9/30/08)

Another excellent idea came up while discussing the idea of God working through us, one member pointed out that when we consider that idea, we are in essence imagining God as a third entity instead of already being part of us.

Standing up for What's Right (from meeting 9/30/08)

A member of the group made a wonderful point while discussing our duty to stand up for what is right when things in the world seem wrong. Some felt that doing good in that particular way was necessary, but in conflict with the new way of living we were discussing. This member pointed out that if everyone followed this path, the trouble would not be in the first place.

We can do much better work by concentrating on correcting first our own contribution to the worlds problems.