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The Soul is that essence of us that is a pure extension of God. The mind, emotions, and body are elements that the Soul has taken to itself in order to experience those levels of existence. In the course of our journey on earth, it is possible to learn not to be held in bondage -- or restricted by -- the body, mind, or emotions. And when those lower levels are transcended, that which is left is pure Soul. Eventually, as the journey back to God continues, Soul will also be transcended and there will be only God.

I often tell people that they carry a lot of excess baggage they don't need. Instead of adding to themselves to find out what's going on, they need to take away what they don't need in order to find out what's going on. When what they don't need has been taken away, what's left is obviously usable to them and they can be free in what they have.

Q: If we have a Soul inside of us that is perfect and if we started off perfect before we came here to this planet, why do we have to go through this "hell," so that we can go through these experiences, so that we can progress, so that we can go back and be perfect? A: The Soul's being perfect does not equate to the Soul's being experienced. If being here were based upon the Soul's perfection, then the Soul would not be here to start with. But the Soul's job is to gain experience, and one of the ways it can do that is by coming here. The Soul is to gain experience and to become a co-creator with God. Perfection does not necessarily know how to create. It is a being state. It also does not necessarily know right-wrong configurations; it sees these situations only as a perfection in the whole.

You don't need to understand anything. But you may want to accept that you are here and have chosen this and can use your time here to lift yourself as high as you want. In the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness we teach many tools to assist you. But you must use and apply them to your life in order to have the results.

As we see things in perfection within our minds, we can create that perfection around us. So if we see someone as imperfect, we're not helping that person into his or her perfection. But if we use someone's imperfect expression as a guideline to direct that person to lift higher, that is not negative creation; that is direction. In other words, if we point out how a negative function can lead into a positive function, that is useful as a direction.

When dealing with a challenge, remember to check out the conditions thoroughly. Factual information is your friend. Taking care of yourself is your friend. Trust in God is your friend. You don't need to have fear or doubt towards yourself or the conditions. So strive to let those go and let God.

The nature of this planet is negative and it's sometimes easy to "fall asleep" and forget why you are here. The only thing you have to do while you're here is to awaken to the sound of God within your heart and follow that sound back to the heart of God.

When we set up rules and regulations about what our weight should be and it's not matching that ideal, then we distract ourselves from handling our life and we use weight as the thing to beat ourselves up. We're actually avoiding relationships with ourselves and with others. Go to the movie, be with your husband, be with your wife, go talk to your kids, go talk to the teacher about your grades, go talk to your boss about what's happening. Don't avoid the relationship by eating. When we handle our relationships, there's not the need for excess energy, so we don't require more food. Energy from food is utilized differently than the energy involved in relationships. They are different energy fields. When we avoid relationships, those energies get mixed up in the body, our nature becomes confused, and we put on weight.

These lower levels can be full of errors, frustrations, and mistakes. They're designed that way. They're designed to refine your level of awareness so you can discover more completely who you are.

The cliché is that life is what you make of it, but, in a greater sense, it is what you do with it. Much too often it is your emotional opinion about what is going on that is the problem, rather than what is actually happening. Life is designed as a learning experience, not a penalty situation. Rather than being limiting and painful, relationships can be enriching and joyous.