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In ‘Westernised’ societies we are in a time of rampant hyperbole. It is hurled

at us at every opportunity supposedly to make us feel good, or because the

hurler hopes to gain from making us feel good. We too embrace hyperbole in

the hope of feeling good. However, in reality this is a fruitless, if…

Often, emotions stifle the mind, loosen the tongue and harden the heart.

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If we are shown a green leaf and asked what its colour is, we will reply that it is green. However, it is not green. It only appears to be green because it absorbs all but that part of the light spectrum that makes green, and that is the part that is reflected to our eyes. A beautiful butterfly wing is not beautiful at all; it only looks that way because the…

Regarding other references to menting, ment, mentivity etc. try this:

For Thought manifesting one might best refer to the common expressions "It dawned on me." and "It occurred to me." in which is implied the absence of mental activity; in other words no menting or mentivity.…

The human condition, the human state, is merely the means to the end and not the end in itself.

{Remember this as often as you can.}…

Gleaned last night from a documentary on the Indus civilization of some 4000 years ago and attributed to one of the sages of that time, this snippet from the Mahabharata (I think it was.):

" . . . . . .the future of all things material will be cut short by the lack of virtue."…

With reference to our Spirit selves, how can something that has lived, and will live, in many different countries be nationalistic? If you are, reassess your attitude.

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According to the Bible 'The greatest sin* is the “I” '. Nationalism is the “I” of a large group of people, a nation.

*I prefer the word “mistake” to the word “sin”.

NOTE: This is a subtle manifestation of the herd or pack instinct of the…

President Obama may well feel that he would prefer the UK to remain a

member of the EU, but rather than just stating the fact in public, he…

The purpose of human life is the dissolution of the soul and the revelation of the Spirit.

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Giving tends to be spasmodic and without total commitment.
Giving up tends to be permanent.
If the haves give up, there will be material equity on Earth
with all the benefits that will bring.

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Pause, if you will, and visualize this Earth as we can now see it; consider the movement of the oceans, the air and the land masses, and note the awesome power inherent in this movement. Consider also that all earthlings can pit against this awesome power is its puny arrogance, doing this continuously while it destroys its very home in the pitiful belief that its mind can…

It seems as if there is more fighting in the world today than there has been in known history, and a large proportion of us agree with this or go along with it. But why do we fight so much?

We fight so much because it is natural. In nature, animals fight to defend their territories, their nests and their homes - it is natural; and we are animals, or rather, we have taken…

1. Enlightenment is stopping the rainbow from moving away as you approach.

2. Enlightenment is when all one's insights have completed the jigsaw.

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IS about a transition between belief systems. THE transition that

takes place between an…

Regarding yourself, who do you see living your day to day life? Is it the actor or the character in the play?



If it is the character you see it helps to remind yourself, as often as possible, that you are really the actor, and you can do this by a quick reminder like "I am!" or "I am Spirit!" - or whatever suits you.



When it is the actor you see, or see…

Thought sees money for what it is.

Mind sees money as a means to happiness.

Hence, when we think about money we see just money

and when we ment* about money we see Utopia.



*See Thought & Thinking in The Milk Is White.…

in the space between the connected dots IS in[DEED] …

What started with my wanting to comment about “The essence of all spiritual wisdom.” led me to want to define “The essence of all spiritual wisdom.” and the result, after a bit of sorting out, is:



We are all Spirit experiencing a process set up to facilitate its (each Spirit's) understanding of its true identity and, through that understanding, to revert to its…

As long as one desires enlightenment one will not achieve it, for one of the
qualities of the enlightened state is that of being without desire.

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