Mental purity frees the
mind.
Mental purity is the path to spiritual enlightenment.
Mental purity can be attained by "re-conditioning" the mind.
The
Goal In Life Is To Unite The Conscious Mind With The Soul
A journal of one man's path toward spiritual enlightenment
by physical
and mental purity, fasting, raw food diet, few words, natural living,
good works, right thinking, and exhilaration of the mind.
by following the guidance of the Inner Voice.
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PETE'S JOURNAL, MARCH 2001
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3-7-01
Where to begin. I have been very ill. I'm finding it very difficult to
write. I will begin writing again by discussing mental purity.
3-10-01
Physical purity and strengthening the body is the first consideration
on the path. This is accomplished mainly by fasting, diet and exercise. Mental purity
and strengthening the mind should begin as soon as possible after a calm,
routine lifestyle has been established. This inner work is time consuming and
requires a lot of patience.
First let's consider mental purity
from the negative aspect: a foul mind. Obviously, if a man or woman lusts
after another, their mind is foul. A person who thinks or speaks of sexual
fantasies, gossips, complains, says hateful things, criticizes, brags,
has thoughts of revenge, cruelty, lies, uses sarcasm, uses put downs,
belittles people, tells dirty jokes, curses, takes the Lords name in vain,
their mind is foul. Most all of us are guilty of some of these faults
at one time or another.
Negative emotional-thought patterns such as guilt, sorrow, fear, hate,
anger, greed, grief, despair, envy, jealousy, avarice, and attitudes such
as prejudice, low esteem, self pity, superiority, pride, all foul the
mind. All of these things must be forgiven and forgotten to attain mental
purity.
You may self-check your mind for some of the problems above by reading
aloud the following affirmations that Jesus gives to the seeker. Can you
read the affirmations clearly, forcefully and with conviction... or do
you hesitate... or want to hesitate... or feel awkward? If you cannot
read them without any feelings but the pure joy of the words... you need
to look at what you need to forgive.
"God, my Father, the Divine Principle flowing through me, is all;
and all that God is, I AM. I am the Christ of God, God-man."
"All that God my Father is, is for God-man to use, thus I AM is entitled
to use all substance. In fact, God my Father is pressing out all substance
to God-man in unlimited measure."
"God Principle is my Father; I AM the Christ of God; both in whole
and complete union. All that God has, the Christ of God is."
"God my Father, in the midst of me there blazes a pure light and
it fills every atom of my whole being with its great radiance. Life, Love,
Strength, Purity, Beauty, Perfection, stand forth in all dominion within
me. Now I know that I am God and one with God's whole universe."
"Now the radiance of this light spreads to God's vast universe and
everywhere I know there is God's conscious life. My keynote is harmony
and the theme of my song is God and God seals my song as Truth."
"I am free with the great light of Your Spirit, God my Father, Your
seal is placed upon my forehead. I accept. I hold your light high, God
my Father. Behold I am born anew. A Christ is here."
3-12-01
How does one go about changing their thought patterns and feelings? The
first thing is not to give these dark thoughts any energy by responding
to them or attacking them directly. The best approach is to ignore them
and replace them. And as I mentioned earlier, negative thoughts are released
from the mind as the body is purified. As the body ascends it seems to
drag the mind upward with it toward mental purity.
Also truthfulness, or stating the truth, has a rapid affect toward cleansing
the mind. Saying or thinking,"I am one with God", or, "I
AM that I Am", which are both statements of 'Truth' are incompatible
with thought patterns such as guilt, sorrow, fear, hate etc. You are either,
'one with God' or you are a ordinary mortal indulging in puny mortal thoughts.
Both situations cannot be true. Think and or speak these affirmations
every day until you make them stick and you establish mental purity.
Forgiveness is a powerful cleanser of the mind. Forgive others, and equally
important, forgive yourself. Forgiveness frees the mind of both the forgiver
and the forgiven. "Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those
who trespass against us." "God, I AM filled with your forgiveness."
Think it, be it, live it and never look back on the guilt, grief, sorrow
again. Be free, know always you are one with God... A God Person... the
Christ. You are mentally pure and full of love, light and life.
Meditation. I have a different definition for 'meditation' than most people
on a spiritual path. Meditation to me means, 'to think about' or 'to study',
as opposed to yoga, spiritual or Eastern meditation. Meditating on a spiritual
subject or question, channels the mind to a higher spiritual consciousness.
Another words, keep the mind busy thinking about spiritual things and
you don't have time to think negative thoughts. And pretty soon you don't
want to think about anything but spiritual things.
I was given a meditation when I last walked the path that had four variables:
Life, Light, Love, Law. Place any three of these variables in the following
frame in any order and you have a statement of Truth. The______of______
is______. For instance: The Love of Life is Law, obviously means 'self
preservation'. The meaning of some combinations are more obscure ,to say
the least. The Life of Life is Light. Well, I'll tell you what I was told,
"think about it". The possible combinations are endless.
Another entry into this type of meditation that I used a lot was to, "try
and prove every thing mathematically".You can use either algebra
or geometry. I don't understand algebra, so I used geometry. This is a
bit hard to explain. This discipline doesn't have any the to do with geometry
as it was taught in school, except for drawing diagrams. Drawing a particular
diagram stimulates your thinking as to the meaning of what you have drawn.
For instance, when I placed the point of the compass on the paper, that
point represents Almighty God, and everything develops from there.
The circle might represent the expanded attributes of God or Creation.
The points of the upward triangle of the Star of David might represent:
body, mind and Soul and the downward triangle points: thought, word and
deed or any combination of word triune. The points where a right angle
cross meet the outer circle might represent an overlay of time: 12,3,6,9
or the direction: N, E, S, W, or seasons, quarters of the calendar, etc.
The whole point of this process, is to stimulate the mind and thinking,
with the drawings. Be creative. All of these exercises will help you attain
mental purity... keeps the mind busy,
blocking your mental clutter.
I want to take a little break from talking about
mental purity and point out to you that what I am saying here are just
things I am trying. Please take the ideas in this journal, not as a plan,
but as a possibility. Hopefully, you will incorporate some of these ideas,
or something like them, in your life and actually use them to get rid
of your negative thinking.
You have to apply and practice these disciplines to make any gains. You
should practice as much as you can every day until you have overcome every
block, large and small, on your path to the Goal: Mental Purity... and
union with your Soul.
Illumination may come in a blinding flash, but to prepare your body and
mind you must practice and idealize the goal and perfect yourself for
that moment when you step forward as, 'The Christ'. Practice to become
to Be.
3-15-01
Today prayer is mostly a supplication on the part of an individual for
their self or others. This type of prayer probably developed out of the
idea that man and God are separate. Man, bound to earth, praying to a
God sitting on a big throne somewhere in heaven. Man begs God to grant
him a boon and this benevolent God considers the request and either grants
it or not. This type of praying I am certain is well meaning... but doesn't
have much power to accomplish. The Lord's Prayer, which is ancient, has
a universal appeal and is universal in fact because it is a prayer for
all mankind.
'Our' Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven,
Give 'us' this day, 'our' daily bread,
And forgive 'us our' sins,
As 'we' forgive those who sin against 'us',
And in the hour of temptation,
Deliver 'us' from evil,
For Thine is the Kingdom,
And the Power, and the Glory,
Forever, Amen.
The Lord's Prayer is a combination of statements of Truth and supplication.
I think it is very beautiful, and try to remember to say it every day.
Because I know that God lives within me and is my very being, I do not
usually use supplication when I pray. When I pray I first invoke, "God",
and then state my relationship to God... "God I AM", and then
I make a statement of Truth and then direct that Power.
For instance, you thoroughly dislike your neighbor, John Doe. Several
times a day you have the unbidden obsessive thought, "Boy, I hate
that stupid obnoxious, John Doe". This thought is painful for you
and you would like to be rid of both the obsessive thought and the accompanying
emotion of hatred.
My approach to this problem would be to invoke, "God", state
relationship, "God I AM" , make your statement of truth, "Filled
with Your Eternal Love," And then give it direction. You feel your
obsessive thought about, John Doe, coming on, but you quickly block it
and think or speak your prayer: "God I AM, filled with Your Eternal
Love, and I send that Love to my neighbor, John Doe, that he may find
Peace and Happiness."
This prayer has power and will change your situation and help heal, John
Doe. It will get rid of your obsessive thought, free you of your negative
emotion and help, John doe, to find Peace and Happiness. (Invocation,
Relationship, Truth, Direction) Using prayer in this fashion will soon
help to attain mental purity. Your not attacking the unbidden thought
at all or trying to change it, rather you are ignoring it and replacing
it with a powerful prayer and healing thought.
3-17-01
If you are fearful or afraid of something you might pray like this: "God
I AM filled with your COURAGE and that ALL POWERFUL FORCE surrounds and
protects me." You don't mention the negative or 'fear' in your prayer,
you ignore fear and affirm that you are filled with God's courage.
If you are in need of something: "God I AM filled with your Abundance
and YOU fulfill my every need." You don't have to ask for anything
specifically, "God knows your desires even before you pray."
You fulfill your part of the Divine Law by stating your prayer: Invocation,
Relation, Truth, Direction, and God will fulfill the Law. If what you
need does not manifest itself immediately it is not God's fault. God is
the LAW and your prayer was fulfilled. You did not have the power or the
mental purity yet to bring it into manifestation into your reality.
The power you need is Faith or Knowing that your prayer was answered.
You do not need to repeat your prayer, that would deny that you believe
your prayer was fulfilled. In the following days and weeks, you might
affirm your faith: "LORD, YOU fulfill my every need." And praise
God and Thank Him, for God is All, and you are a part of that ONE ALMIGHTY
BEING. Never let a negative thought, "I can't" or "HE didn't"
enter your mind. You did, HE did, KNOW IT... it's finished.
God I AM filled with your LOVE and I send Your Divine Love to John Doe
that he may find peace. God I AM filled with your LIGHT and It guides
me throughout the day, every day. God I AM filled with your LIFE and I
praise You and thank You for my Being. God I AM filled with your LAW that
guides me on Your Path of Righteousness. Amen. God I AM filled with Your
perfect health and my mind and body vibrate with and are filled with your
life and energy.
Affirmations purify and strengthen the mind and may be
said as often as you like. They may be thought, spoken, chanted or sang.
Affirmations are TRUTH and raise your consciousness every time they are
repeated. I am not suggesting that you spend long periods of time saying
affirmations. I quite often repeat affirmations as I am driving along
to town, or resting between tasks, or just when I feel like it. I usually
think them a dozen times or so.
I AM that I AM
I AM one with ALMIGHTY GOD
Be still and know that I AM GOD
Make up your own affirmations and sing them to yourself. Remember there
are no rules, you are free, you are ONE WITH GOD... create. In the past
as I affirmed, I AM that I AM, for a time, I felt small electric charges
pulsing through my body. It seems that I was connecting.
Praise, "Love thy God with all thy heart and Soul and strength."
Live your daily life as a prayer. Dedicate EVERYTHING to God. God is my
Life, God is my Being, God is everything, within me and without, my mind,
body, senses, consciousness, "O, My LORD, thank You for my Being."
I shall walk Thy Path of Righteousness all the days of my life and it
shall be for Your Glory, forever, Amen.
3-20-01
Another consideration about mental purity is not to reinforce the negative
thought patterns that already exist. Or enter environments that draw negative
thought patterns out. It would be best to avoid people or places that
do either. I have stopped reading novels and will not renew my magazine
subscriptions. I still watch the news headlines on TV and read them on
the computer. I will discontinue this soon when I become more cleansed,
which will make the news even more offensive than it is now, if that is
possible. I seldom turn on a radio. I occasionally like to listen to music.
My wife and I greet our neighbors and people we know with smiling faces
and a happy, "Hi, how are you doing?" And with a wave, usually
continue on our 'busy' way. I would like to think, that we are known in
our area as friendly people.
A smile is a wondrous thing. Have you ever heard someone say, "I
was walking down the street feeling kinda sad and I met this person and
she/he smiled at me." "You know, it really made my day."
That's what a smile can do. And if you want to add real power to that
smile, bless that person silently "God bless you," or "Peace
be with you."
Smile and laugh and sing and help others smile and laugh and sing. You
are FREE for the first time in your life. And you have everything... everything
you see is yours... YOU. That thought makes me smile. Bless your self
and bless others. O God I feel your Divine Love flowing through my body,
energizing me, as I send Your Love to those around me, and all Beings
throughout the Universe. Dear God your love electrifies and thrills my
body and mind as it flows through me. Your love exhilarates my mind and
body.
God Bless all Beings to the East, God Bless all Beings to the West, God
Bless all Beings to the North, God Bless all Beings to the South, God
Bless all Beings above me, God Bless all Beings below me, may all Beings
in the Universe be Blessed with Almighty God's Divine Love and Wisdom.
Amen." (So be it) The word GOD is the most powerful word we can use.
The word GOD raises your vibrations every time it is spoken. Speak and
think the word GOD as often as you can.
Practice these things, or something like them, and purify your body and
mind and unite your conscious mind with your Soul. You may want to write
your prayers down and date them in your journal.
Physical purity can be accomplished by fasting and diet in a relative
short time, but mental purity using the above methods takes much longer
and requires considerable determination. Stay on the path until the goal
is reached.
3-23-01
Started three day fast as 10 PM last night. "God I AM steadfast in
all things that I undertake and with Your help I can accomplish anything.
Amen." I strive daily for mental purity.
I drove my car quite a bit while living in the dual reality of the ordinary
and the unseen. The most important thing to remember when doing this is
FOCUS ON ORDINARY REALITY. Drive your car just as you would under ordinary
circumstances, use your rear view mirrors, and turn signals, and obey
all laws. You might think my cautions are a bit over stated but I assure
you that they are not. I got into a number of 'near miss' accidents mixing
my realities. It would be best not to drive at all if that is possible.
Driving at night is almost impossible because of the oncoming headlights.
Stay very alert and drive with extreme caution day or night, if you have
to drive.
3-24-01
One thing I do not want to do is overly influence others by telling about
my experiences or ways of doing things. I don't mind people using any
idea I have, I just don't want anything to become doctrine. We're all
on the path together... separately. I hope to exchange ideas, experiences,
feelings, visions, inspirations, and advice with every one on the path.
There will be as many ways of doing something as there are people involved.
If someone freely tells me a better way of doing something, I'm going
to use it, or at least try it.
What I'm trying to say is that each one of us is unique, and our experiences
and abilities may not be anywhere near like anyone else. I was not experiencing
the unseen reality long before I was dealing with nature spirits almost
on a daily basis. It would be very sad if someone who was supposed to
be dealing with Angels from Heaven or Ancient Masters entered the unseen
realm and wonder where the nature spirits were and consequently block
there true path and experience.
I'm not saying that this is going to happen, I don't know, just be free
and open to God's will in your life and allow things to happen as they
should without prior expectations.
3-25-01
Broke 3 day fast 7 hours early.
3-26-01
Starting a series of one day fasts. The past few days I have wandered
from the path into obsession with a new computer program, 'MS Front Page
2000', a web page builder, and a new Scanner. Also, I have been eating
hash brown potatoes with gravy and a pancake every morning. This food
is not good for me, but I have been taking great pleasure in it. I must
work on giving up the pleasures of eating. Hard to do!
3-27-01
Finished one day of fasting. Eating today, plan to fast again tomorrow.
Feel, 'kinda' flat today. I feel fine physically, but my mind seems to
be in neutral.
3-28-01
One day fast today. These fasts are actually about 36 hours long. I start
the fast on the evening before, fast through the day and through the night
until the next morning. Feeling pretty good today. Made arrangements today
to take a sauna twice a week.
A good 'sweat' twice a week really helps to cleanse the body. This can
be accomplished in a sauna, steam bath, by intense exercise or in a home
made, "Indian sweat lodge". You can find the plans and 'how
to use' instructions for a backyard Indian sweat lodge at the local library
or on the Internet. The labor and costs are minimal.
3-29-01
Finished fast and started eating today. My skin still feels like I can
'breath through it' from the sauna yesterday. During the sauna I rubbed
my skin all over with a wet luffa sponge and again when I took a shower.
I never feel this clean after a shower or a bath.
