Ian Gardner's Blog (176)

The upheaval of the ground by ploughing in preparation for the sowing of the seeds of growth is like the upheaval in the lives of many souls on Earth.

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When the pilgrim is aware of what is and why it is, he or she needs no crutch, walks tall and without fear.

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Now and again Ian gets angry with people because of what they say or do but I love them for what they are despite what they say or do.

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It is not one's experiences in life that are important but how one's mentality is affected by them.

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When life itself is a pleasure whatever one’s circumstances, there is no need to look elsewhere for pleasure.

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So much poetry and song lyrics are created by the emotion of love yet it is an illusion too! Albeit an illusion which, like time - another illusion - serves a purpose in this plane, a means of expressing the inexpressible essence of the "God within".…

The mistakes we make do not come back to haunt us, they lie ahead – waiting!

Waiting for us to face the same choices again, but then with greater wisdom.…

Whether stated by a Christ, a Buddha or a five-year-old child a Truth is a Truth, so ignore the human source.

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In essence, as Spirit we are One – whilst retaining an ‘identity’.

In effect, as Souls and people we are individuals – whilst retaining our Spirit ‘identity’.…

If someone insults you, or otherwise hurts you, that is their problem; if you feel insulted, or hurt, that is your problem.

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One is beholden to no one and no thing, and one is only responsible to one’s Self.

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We may each perceive any aspect of the Truth/Reality differently because we each look “through a glass darkly” but when the glass clears we all see exactly.…

I have previously stated that the Mind and the Soul are the same thing and defined them (it) as being the sum total of the Spirit’s experiences in thousands of lives. I have also stated that what we perceive as reality is, in fact, an illusion, dreamlike.

If we combine what we know the mind to be with the fact of perceived reality…

If the ways of the world torment your mind try to understand this, which I repeat. To understand this is not easy but it may help:

The thought is the reality, the act only an illusion.*

Hence, what one perceives to be happening is not happening although people are thinking it.…

To make a modest living from one’s knowledge and ability is success; to use one’s knowledge and ability to exploit others is failure.

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Choose an option – and do it! The experience you need will come, so you cannot lose!

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When presented with the philosophy of life some people brush it aside as irrelevant: these are disinterested and not yet ready; others read it as one rides a jet ski and skim the surface: these are interested but are not yet ready; others dive below the surface and absorb the beauty of the corals and the fishes – even cavort with the seals and dolphins: these are…

To see from the top of the mountain one has to make the climb.

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With reference to what you have or receive ponder “Who needs this more than I do?” 

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Memory and mind exist before and after the death of the physical body whereas the brain dies with it.

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