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The Spark of the Divine

 

First published in the Movement Newspaper, April 1985

Life is to have joy and to have it more abundantly. We have the spark of the divine within us and it gives us infinite possibilities. When we come into the physical body with life, which is really spirit, we embark on a great journey of unfoldment. Many philosophers have tried to determine what tools we bring into this life. For the most part the equipment level is simply faith.

Some truth teachers describe the incarnation from the heavenly realms into the physical body like a vortex. They say the consciousness whirls down into the body. That’s true when you are coming in from the astral realm. When you are coming in from the causal realm, the process is slightly different. Sometimes it’s a sliding motion. When you are coming in from the mental realm, you simply extend the thought down and then ride in on it. And when you are coming from the Soul realm, you are usually walking down a long passage right into the consciousness of the physical body; which is a very easy way to incarnate.

You may hear one truth teacher explain the soul’s process of incarnating into the body, then hear another teacher describe it differently. For the most part, however, the teachers don’t argue, but their disciples certainly do. It is in these situations, that we must be careful we don’t get the Holy Man’s disease and begin saying, “I don’t want to know your philosophy, because if I do, you may think that I don’t consider my own worthwhile. Therefore, I am not going to listen to yours.” Ultimately, if you have confidence in your own spirit, why not listen to other people? When you awaken to the spirit within your own life, you will not feel threatened. Make the effort to listen to others. Perhaps you can gain something that will enhance your own path.

It’s fun to be divine thieves! Whatever you can use to your advantage, simply reach out and take it. Soon you’ll discover that everything you’ve brought onto the path, will begin to increase your own inner Light. Share your love with others. Never shut off your Light or hide it. Never deny the Christ within yourself or anyone else.

When you deny your own existence, you shut off your spiritual flow. You imprison yourself in the solitary consciousness by saying, “I’m me and you are you.” At that point you have denied the Christ Light within you, and to deny yourself is a spiritual crime. It is held against you until you dissolve it. That is why it becomes very important, when you don’t know what is going on, to say, “I don’t know.”

Although you can often tell which level teachers are pulling their source of information, by what they are bringing forward, you cannot argue with them. Modern day philosophers, such as William James, said that the mind is a “tabla rosa” (blank slate) and he was right. Other people ask, “How about Jung, who said that we have a racial memory?” He was right also. “How can both be right when they are saying different things?” On the conscious level the mind is a blank slate. On the unconscious level (the basic self level), it has racial memory. Other people say we come in with infinite knowledge. How could that be? The High Self does have infinite knowledge and it can flood the consciousness.

That’s why it is worthless to debate a philosophy of life. From the level which some people are attempting to thrust their consciousness onto you, you may as well let them win, because they have a point to prove. After you have looked at all of the philosophies and you try to discern which one is true (which can really be a task) and after you have played the game of, “Oh my God, I want to be sure;” after all the searching – man becomes his own salvation!

The spiritual consciousness guides you into the center of the Divine Ocean of Love and Mercy. However, you must never stop paddling. It is not by your faith, but by your works that you’re known. It only takes one person to experience the Light, to reach into higher levels of consciousness and it becomes available to all. Then all we must do is stop denying ourselves the chance to have it and say, “I’m going for it.” We all have infinite power, we all have the spark of the divine within us and we all have access to a mystical consciousness.

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