dharma . devotion

Candlelight flickers across the worn pages, and the Sanskrit characters dance rhythmically, like graceful maidens chanting ancient hymns. Transfixed, the young boy follows their motion, and his soul sings in unison with them:

A mass of radiance, glowing all around,
I see thee, hard to look at, on every side;
Glory of flaming fire and sun, immeasurable,
without beginning, middle, or end of power.
Infinite arms, whose eyes are the moon and sun,
I see thee, whose face is flaming fire,
burning the whole universe with thy radiance.

Quietly another voice enters the song. It is a gentle, beloved voice, calling him, calling “Sundar,” drawing him out of the chant, away from the dance. Slowly closing his inner eyes, he looks up into the candlelit face of his mother. “Come, Sundar! It is past midnight already. Soon it will be morning. You are only eight years old, my son. You must rest.” Obediently, reverently the boy returns the holy books to their place and seeks his mat. The candle flickers one last time and dies. Later he remembers:

Although my family was Sikh, we had great reverence for the Hindu scriptures. My mother was a living example of the love of God and a devoted follower of Hindu teachings. Every day she awoke before dawn, prepared herself with the cold water of the ritual bath, and read either from the Bhagavad Gita or from one of the other sacred writings. Her pure life and her complete devotion influenced me more strongly than it did the other family members. From the time of my earliest memories, she impressed upon me one rule above all others: when I woke from sleep, my first duty was to pray to God for spiritual nourishment and blessings. Only then could I break the night’s fast. Sometimes I objected to this rule and insisted on having breakfast first, but my mother would never relent. Usually with coaxing, but when necessary with force, she impressed this rule deep onto my soul: Seek God first and only then turn to other things.

At that time, I was too young to recognize the true value of this education, and I resisted her. Later, however, I came to appreciate her example. Whenever I think back now on her loving guidance, I cannot thank God enough for her. For she planted in me, and tended in my early life, a profound love and fear of God. She carried a great light within her, and her heart was the best spiritual training anyone could have: “You must not be careless and worldly,” she would say. “Seek peace of soul, and love God always. Someday you must give yourself fully to the search, you must follow the way of the sadhu.”

With pleading eyes, the boy looks up at his father:

Please help her, Father! She is so old and the weather is turning cold. I spent all my pocket money to buy food for her, but I did not have enough for a blanket. Please give me money to buy her a blanket.

Sardar Sher Singh retorts:

Listen, Sundar! Over the years I have given that widow all manner of help. We are not responsible for her. The other people in town should also help look after her. They must also learn charity. You cannot be responsible for everyone all the time. Others must learn to play their part. Do not worry about her now. You have done more than enough for her.

Downcast, the boy turns away. Agony of conscience.

Has not Mother always said we should show compassion and pity? Has Father no heart? What if no one else helps her? She might freeze in the night. Is there nothing I can do? Maybe…No, I mustn’t! That would be wrong. But then again, Father has so much; he will never miss a few rupees. It is for a good cause; I’m not stealing for myself…

Sundar was wrong. Father does miss it. In the evening, Sardar Sher Singh calls together the household and announces that he is missing five rupees. “Has anyone taken money from my purse?” he asks, gently but firmly. Each one answers in turn. Sundar  quietly says, “No Father, I didn’t do it.” The day closes somber and unresolved.
Sundar sleeps fitfully. He tosses and turns. In his dreams, he sees the stern face of his father, hears the disappointment in his voice: “How could you steal from me, your father? How could you secretly disobey me? Even now, after I ask for the truth, still you lie to me.” Sundar knows this is not dharma – devotion. This is adharma – sin.

It is evil. The holy books speak of karma – the relentless cycle of sin and death by whose law every sinful act burdens the soul and carries painful consequences. The holy books warn that we will reap what we sow, in this life or the next. How can I escape this karma? How can I undo what I have done? What good is compassion for others in need if my own soul is burdened?

Sardar Sher Singh hears a quiet, frightened voice:

Father! Wake up, Father! Something terrible has happened. It was I, Father. I stole your money to buy a blanket for the widow. Forgive me, Father. I want to escape the karma; I am ready to accept punishment; I am ready to accept it as penance for this sin.

Now awake, Sardar Sher Singh sees the anguish in the boy’s face and sees the hours of anguish behind it. He takes hold of the boy – not to punish him, but to take him up into his strong arms; not with anger, but with love. Gently he says: “I have always trusted you, my child, and now I have good proof that my trust was not misplaced. Sleep in peace now, for you have shown courage to choose what is right. In this way, you have turned the wrong to good. I, too, am sorry that I refused you money for the widow. I will not refuse you such a request again.”

TEACHINGS OF SUNDAR SINGH

compiled and edited by kim comer

Seek not to understand so that thou mayest believe, but believe so that thou mayest understand.
Augustine of Hippo

to the reader

As a large, red sun rises from the Punjabi plains, the solitary figure of a sadhu – an Indian holy man – comes into view, trudging along a dusty road. In another frame the figure appears again, this time toiling to reach a remote Tibetan village along a narrow, icy track better suited for goats than for humans. In yet another, the man appears at the edge of an ancient marketplace at dusk, mingling with the crowd as he seeks a place to sit and rest. Wherever this sadhu appears, those who look into his eyes immediately sense his extraordinary humility and peace. They discover a mystic…
Just as Sundar Singh appeared in such scenes again and again – without prior announcement, without introduction, without credentials – so he appears in this book. “Scenes,” the first section, contains impressions from key events in his life. It is based both on accounts by Sundar Singh himself, and by writers who knew him. “Conversations,” the second, contains dialogues that draw freely on material from all six of Sundar Singh’s books, as well as interviews and articles. Both sections are interspersed with parables that punctuate the themes. Though structurally unusual, the resulting collage allows us to encounter the sadhu in the way his contemporaries did: not as a systematic thinker, but as a personal teacher.
In his teachings as in his life, Sundar Singh offers little by way of rational orientation. He defies categorization and critical analysis. The impact of his message, however, is always direct and immediate. His voice rings with a clarity that rises from the deepest, clearest sources of life itself.
K. C.

1. scenes

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the hungry birds

Once as I wandered in the mountains, I came upon an outcropping of rocks, and as I sat on the highest rock to rest and look out over the valley, I saw a nest in the branches of a tree. The young birds in the nest were crying noisily. Then I saw how the mother bird returned with food for her young ones. When they heard the sound of her wings and felt her presence nearby, they cried all the more loudly and opened their beaks wide. But after the mother bird fed them and flew away again, they were quiet. Climbing down to look more closely, I saw that the newly hatched birds had not yet opened their eyes. Without even being able to see their mother, they opened their beaks and begged for nourishment whenever she approached.

These tiny birds did not say: “We will not open our beaks until we can see our mother clearly and also see what kind of food she offers. Perhaps it is not our mother at all but instead some dangerous enemy. And who knows if it is proper nourishment or some kind of poison that is being fed to us?” If they had reasoned thus, they would never have discovered the truth. Before they were even strong enough to open their eyes, they would have starved to death. But they held no such doubts about the presence and love of their mother, and so after a few days, they opened their eyes and rejoiced to see her with them. Day by day they grew stronger and developed into the form and likeness of the mother, and soon they were able to soar up into the freedom of the skies.

We humans often think of ourselves as the greatest living beings, but do we not have something to learn from these common birds? We often question the reality and the loving nature of God. But the Master has said: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” Whenever we open our hearts to God, we receive spiritual nourishment and grow more and more into the likeness of God until we reach spiritual maturity. And once we open our spiritual eyes and see God’s presence, we find indescribable and unending bliss.

The Human body is one big energy generator, it radiates energy through mystical Chakra points on the Body. These radiating chakra energy points, make up the Aura, Through these energy points we attract and repel people and events into our life through a process known as radionics, or projection. Our lives are a reflection of what we think, believe, and take to be true.

In this section we provide a Chakra Chart to the 7 main chakra points, an overview of their place and counter balances, and explanation to the Inner Flute.

Overview : The Aura is a colour image projected from the emanations of several energy points on the body. Each energy point is Known as a “Chakra”; a Hindu word meaning “Spinning Wheel”. Each Charka Spins in and out radiating a vibration of basic energy. The energy it radiates is governed by the place of the charka, and its ensuing function indicated on the chart. The actual projection of any one chakra will include the basic energy and how that energy is currently understood by the person owning that chakra, therefore it reveals what it holds, and signals its condition; Positive or negative, understood or repressed, interactive or isolated. Through this signalling, the chakras attract and repel people and events into our lives, depending on the lessons we need to learn to aid in the growth or expression of that energy centre. Some Psychics known as sensitive’s read these signals by feeling out the projections from the chakras and interpreting them into a useable language to achieve an understanding of the person and their situation. Healers also work on these points by feeling the condition of the chakra, and its relationship to the other energy points, then using various forms of energy such as; Crystals, Oils, herbs, colours, sound, Reiki, or Chi adjust the chakra and chakra system to a more harmonious state.

Working with Chakras is an excellent method of attaining more understanding of the self it encourages one, to be more sensitive to them selves, and to take action in aiding the flow of energy throughout the whole of the energy system. Such sensitivity promotes good health, a positive mind, a cleaner emotional centre, a positive sense of self.

The Chart fig 1, indicates the chakra points and their position on the body, their colour vibration and relationship to the three forms of self. Fig2 outlines their names, basic natures, and corresponding balancing chakra points. The next two areas of knowledge are not often mentioned in Chakra books therefore I really wanted to include them, as I have found that many people do get stuck without little extra bit of information on the Chakra Counter balances, and Three forms of self.

Chakra Counter Balances Fig 2, Shows that the Heart is the Centre of the Chakra energy system. It’s the centre because of its nature, its nature is the same as Tao, the same as our spiritual path which is to Love in the unconditional sense, all of the self and world we create for ourselves; to create a harmony and balance between opposites, allowing, understanding, forgiving, accepting where required. Uniting and blending bringing all into a flow of harmony & oneness.

The same drawing also indicates the balances above and below the heart. These balances represent the path of growth. One builds this growth not from the bottom of the charka tree, but from the middle out, from the heart outward so that growth opens like a flower from the heart. All energy points require the heart to survive, without it there can be no balance. Solar Plexus & Throat This makes the first point of growth a positive sense of self. A positive sense who we are (Solar Plexus) balanced with a positive self expression of the self (throat). Building a positive sense of self is the first goal, before delving into the lower self or higher self. Learning to accept who we are, for what we are. There can be no growth before one accepts themselves, and takes a positive view of who they are. Naval & Brow The Naval, our emotional and sensational centre is balanced by the Brow. This balance is built on the first goal being achieved. The navel is full of current sensations and emotions as well as the deposit of all previous emotions and sensations; the build up those feelings relates to our subconscious mind, hence its association with the brow chakra. The Naval only feels, it can not think. Feelings need to be balanced by rational which is the domain of the Brow, therefore the link between the two allows one to see, and to personify their feelings. Working with the Heart chakra the two can be balanced. To attempt to delve higher or lower before attaining a positive sense of self can lead people to delusions of grandeur, or feelings of paranoia. The subconscious mind contains all of our experiences, hopes and dreams, fears and doubts, with out the light of self it’s a dark place. Root & Crown Are the final areas. These are purely diametrically opposed for one contains the ideal of perfection, and the other contains the animal of being human and the necessity of survival. This does not mean that the human animal is negative, certainly not, it only means that the animal needs to be enlightened too. The animal in us again does not have higher brain functions, and wont surrender it’s self unless coxed to do so gently by the heart and the building of the previous realms.

Three forms of self Fig 1, divides the charkas into forms of the self. Lower Self is governed by the Solar plexus, the ego, and acts on earthly will, for the sake of sensation and survival. Largely reactive, and acting upon the programming of the subconscious mind, locked into reoccurring patterns of behaviour. Self is also governed by the Solar plexus, the ego, however it also includes a love for the self and positive self expression. Largely innovative, creative, and lives for self expression, Spontaneous and energetic. Higher self is governed by the Crown; it has vision knowledge, thoughts and expression. Acts for the good of all, has no sense of individual self only considers the whole self. Its idealistic, patient, understanding, allowing, and loving to all aspects of the self.

The Inner Flute: The Inner flute is a mystical channel that connects all chakra points in a straight line. The channel works in both directions. This channel is used for drawing energy in, or to expel energy. It’s the same channel associated with the raising of Kundalini, and the central nervous system. Energy can be drawn in, by means breathing through the crown and down to the feet. Energy can not be expelled through the root, energy can only be expelled through the crown. This means that what ever is expelled travels through the heart and brow, so that it can be seen, understood, and changed. The same channel is used in Tantra, Yoga, and magical practice.

Just sit down & close your eyes. Try to stop thinking about your daily life and try to clear your mind.

In the beginning, quieting the mind may seem difficult. But with practice you will be able to do that.

Meditation is not about performance. It is about letting things flow.

What is the best way to meditate? Find a quiet place where you will not be disturbed. It does not matter if you sit down, lie down or stand up –feeling relaxed is all that is required.

Wear something simple and comfortable that will not distract you. Close your eyes to block out the senses.

Stopping your thought processes takes discipline, but it is not impossible. As thoughts appear do not pay any attention to them. You will not be able to keep hundreds of thoughts from popping up into your mind.

Let the thoughts come. Do not hang on to them. Just let them go. They will come and go. Just witness them. Count ONE silently in your mind. Keep counting ONE gently & continuously ….. ONE, ONE, ONE, ONE, ONE …….

Thoughts are bound to appear again in mind. Let them come & go. Witness them and just let them go.

Keep repeating in mind ONE, ONE, ONE continuously & slowly….. If mind wanders and it will, gently bring your attention to repeating ONE, ONE, ONE………

Bring your awareness gently back to counting ONE, ONE, ONE …..when mind wanders and next thoughts keep coming.

With this practice, number of thoughts will decrease. Progressively you will experience more & more peace.

Practice this for 20 minutes a day.

· May God the One, bless and keep you all, this day and every day to come! AMEN.

Of the many meditation techniques available, the best for deep meditation is one that Edgar Cayce taught and used himself. It has been the most successful method that I have found for getting into a truly attuned-to-God state. And the side effects of this method are clearer dreams and more intuitive “knowings.”

The method is simple. Sitting or lying down (if lying down Cayce wanted you to cover your solar plexus with your hands), you use your “imaginative forces” (Cayce’s term) to “see, feel, and know” that you are making your way through three stages of transition:

STAGE 1: First, “remove the earthly portion and your personality.” In this stage I simply imagine myself removing the earthly aspects of my being and my outer personality self; moving them out in front of my body and letting them be suspended there for the duration of the meditation. I know, you’re wondering what else is there to me if I remove all my earthly elements and my personality. You’ll be amazed how much more there is to us.

When Cayce did this first stage, he actually had a substantial “beingness” suspended in front of his body. In fact, on one occasion during the World Affairs readings in New York, some one thought of another question to ask and attempted to pass a note to the conductor of the reading. Reaching over Cayce’s body he struck some unseen thing floating above Cayce’s body and it caused his physical body to flip over. When Cayce awoke he had a sore bruise on his physical body, yet the man never struck his physical body. Later that day he gave a reading on this strange incident, and it explained that Cayce removes the earthly portions of his being and his personality and suspends them in front of his body while giving a reading. So substantial and yet connected to the physical body is this suspended portion of his being, that if struck it moves the body. It is like a thought-form body that is so connected with the flesh body that bruises on it will reflect eventually in the physical body.

The first stage is to remove the earthly portions of your being and your personality from your body and suspend them in front of your body for the duration of the meditation.

STAGE 2: Next, he instructs us to “subjugate” (to make submissive : subdue) control of the physical body to the subconscious mind and soul-self, explaining that these two are in the deeper, autonomic nervous system. At this stage our central nervous system is quite still (we are not moving or using our five external senses). He wants us to turn over control of the system to the deeper self: soul and subconscious mind. When I first attempted this, I simply imagined what my soul-self and subconscious were like, and allowed my whole body system to surrender to their control. Cayce said that a key indicator that this was happening would be a shift in our breathing pattern, a shift toward deeper breathing. I noticed this clearly. As I began to “subjugate,” my breathing shifted — very similar to the shift that occurs when we are falling asleep.

STAGE 3: At this point in the process Cayce reminds us that the subconscious mind is always amenable to a suggestion, and, as he did, he wanted us to give ourselves a powerful suggestion to rise up and expand into the spiritual levels of our being and God’s presence. I used the suggestion: “Arise my soul, and enter into the infinite, universal mind and spirit of God.” In addition to saying and feeling the suggestion, I would imagine myself doing it. I would “see” myself doing it.

Cayce explained that during this stage we may feel ourselves expanding or becoming “buoyant,” even “levitating” (not necessarily physically, but our soul-self levitating and expanding as it rises). I found that my physical head would be drawn up and back slightly as I felt this ascending and expanding.

It’s important to understand that this is not an out-of-body experience. Rather, Cayce clearly teaches us to avoid going out of the body at this stage, but to “go through dimensions of consciousness.” Imagine and feel yourself rising through the mind’s levels of perception; expanding from individual, finite perception toward full, infinite, universal perception.

Cayce’s indicator that this stage is being achieved is the sense of rising and expanding. After months of practice I drew several illustrations of this process; see one on this page.

STAGE 4: Now, we need to sense the Presence of God and connect with It. This is not a human-like God, but an infinite, universal God of the entire Cosmos. Therefore, we must realize that we are entering an altered state of consciousness. We are leaving individualness and finiteness, and entering into universalness and infiniteness. It fits well with our expanding sensations from the previous stage. Just continue to expand into the God’s Presence.

Of course, I had to use my imagination in order to sense God’s Presence. I simply imagined what God was like in His/Her infinite state.

STAGE 5: Once we have the slightest sense of God’s Presence, we need to connect with It firmly, completely. I actually envisioned myself plugging into It, like an electrical appliance plugging into the source of power.

Now, after all of this seeking to get here, we have to stop our will-driven efforts and become completely receptive and expectant. Seeking becomes receiving. Cayce recommends that we say the little phrase, “Thy will be done in and through me, now.” And “see, feel, know” it is happening. Allow it. Imagine it. Abide in a receptive state in the Presence. I feel the Infinite flowing into the finite at this point. It’s rejuvenating and uplifting.

When you sense that the session is drawing to a natural close, retrace your steps through the stages until you are completely back into your body with your earthly portion and personality intact. Then, take a deep breath and go live life. Magically, the inner experience will affect the outer life in many wonderful ways.

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Yes, one can easily get into the habit of doing the same thing. Once your body get used to the ritual, you can loose concentration. You will find that some sessions are much more purposeful than other times. Sometimes it might freel like you have completely failed. This is normal and you shuold not be discourage. I have found the following helps me to stay awake and focussed:

1. It helps to find an additionl specific purpose for going into meditation, like people that requires spiritual help, people that are sick for instance, and I would specifically want to discuss this with Jesus or the Father at the end of my meditaion and project the healing power to them. This purpose, I will then constantly keep in the back of my head, realizing that I have to press in and stay connected to be able to get to this point during meditation.
2. Preceed your meditation session with active prayer. Pray in tongues earnestly and purposefully to prepare your spirit and soul. This will be and indication to your soul that are preparing for meditation. Praying is you speaking to God, meditation is communion with God and listening to Him. People from non-Christian backgrounds that might not know how to pray in tongues, sometimes use some form of chanting to prepare themselves.
3. Consider changing your body position. I used to lie down on my back in the beginning and it worked well for me. Then later I found that I have been able to teach my body to go into total relaxation and I also started dozing off. I usually did this late in the evenings before going to bed. I then changed my position to one of sitting more upright, but comfortably and relaxed. The change in body position helped me to stay more focused and reminding me of the purpose for doing it.
4. I believe you should not try meditating while in bed. Your body and mind are used to that place as the place where the body and the mind goes to sleep. Rather go the same spot where your mind is conditioned that this is the place for meditation.

Read more from Philip at his Blog: Ez Faith: Entrance to Power

There is a huge amount of knowledge about creative thinking and manifesting increase, spreading like wild fire through books and on the internet nowadays.  These teachings are based on the discovery that our very thoughts have creative power. Many writers and philosophers are writing and promoting their views about this phenomenon.  How do we discern what is truth, and what is man-made philosophies?

The study of quantum physics has lead to the formulation of the Quantum Theory and we are starting to discover the possibilities.  Scientific evidence of the behaviour of quantum particles and light is already giving us some clues.  But how is this knowledge to be applied?

When I started to explore the books and writings based on the Quantum Theory, I was amazed at the widely different conclusions these philosophers would come to.  Some of them went overboard, claiming the most extraordinary miracles, manifestations and wealth-creation abilities in an effort to entice others to buy their magic formula for riches.

Others go as far as to claim that we are now the “Masters of the Universe”, and whatever we claim the “Universe” will jump to attention to obey and supply, I’m sure you have read these words somewhere before.

Reading some of these works and methodologies, I couldn’t help thinking of the supernatural manifestations, healing miracles and provision I had the privilege to witness and affect repeatedly over the span of twenty years starting in 1998 when I was driven by despair to bridge the void between the physical and the spiritual dimension. Did I know anything about the Quantum Theory, the Law of Attraction or any other creative visualization methods?  No, when I witness and “caused” that first miracle to manifest before my own eyes, I just knew that I have touched heaven in a way that I never knew was possible.

Yes, I took the short-cut to the Source of Spiritual Power which I call my Entrance to Power.

Of course, my life would never be same after such an experience.  But this is another testimony and a story.  You can follow this link after reading this article to read about my journey to discover the secrets for living spiritual and experiencing the supernatural.

Contemplating my life and the supernatural experiences, I realized that the knowledge about the Law of Attraction, the Quantum Theory and mental creativity are all touching on a form of truth, but these theories are not the ultimate method or originating power that creates matter!  There must is an underlying truth that is driving the clockwork here.

There is a place where spiritual power creates an idea or form in the spiritual dimension.  This idea then exists in latent form in invisible space.  If energized with energy from an external source, virtual matter can be manifested in physical reality.  There is quavering horizon where physical matter fades away to be found in a virtual, but real dimension.  Okay, I know, this may sound a bit unrealistic to some. Fact is that physicists can prove the existence of virtual matter and even make it appear in the physical through laboratory experiments.

But where does creation and matter comes from anyway?  From a creative spiritual dimension according to the Bible.

Meditating on this, I deducted that if one can discover the Source of power and can enter into this dimension of the Spirit of God to discover the keys to activate or channel this creative power, the theories about visualization and attraction all become subservient to a higher power at work.  Of course, when all this was revealed to me, I decided to write a book.

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In this article we will look at the importance of using creative thought (yes, imagination) as a God-given ability to “create” or receive what we have prayed for.  So many believers pray, but complain that they do not see results.

Many discoveries on the level of quantum physics, the study of subatomic particles, proved that we influence our world with our thoughts.  No wonder that the greatest “physicist”, the Creator of the universe wrote in His Book, the Bible, “For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Pro 23:7). Our thoughts can play a powerful role in our wellbeing, health and prosperity as I will explain below.

We can influence our destiny, create opportunities and change circumstances by practising positive thought as an underlying principle of faith.  In fact, I will show you that this is exactly how we are instructed in the Bible to practise our faith:

Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]–(Eph 3:20)

Faith is a spiritual power that operates from a higher dimension as thought and physics. The laws of nature and the power of creative thought function on a lower level of authority than spiritual power, and should therefore be practised in support of faith and not as the ultimate level of authority as propagated by many under the title “The Law of Attraction” etc. It is positive an powerful principles, but we should remember that there is a higher level of control, a higher will and purpose that governs the universe. We should get “in tune” with the Spirit of God to really guarantee results.

What is the role of positive thinking when it comes to practical faith?

Our thoughts, words and actions must be in agreement to be able to create a supernatural outcome. We cannot apply faith for the supernatural, while believing (thinking with the mind) something to the opposite. Our thoughts must support our faith and the will and purpose of God to be effective.

Visualisation can, and should play a vital role in our practising of faith. I call this ‘Creative Faith’.

* How can a person have faith for something, if he cannot define what exactly it is that he wants?

* How can someone define what he wants, without first forming a clear picture of it in his mind?

* How can a person think positively and creatively, if his words and actions are negative and destructive in nature? Our words portray our inner believes and thoughts.

Everything that you would like to ‘create’ or receive in your life by means of faith starts out from an original thought. Once you have created a mental picture, the idea should be meditated upon until you could clearly visualise the details and even experience the outcome in your mind. How do we do this? By using a very unique capability given to man – imagination.

Once you have completed the mental picture, and know exactly what you want, you can use this mental picture as the seed and substance for your faith and trust the Creator to transfer it into reality from a spiritual dimension. We ‘sow’ or ‘plant’ this spiritual prototype (seed) by means of words (prayer).

The spoken word (the prayer of faith), is the seed that will take this spiritual prototype (creative thought) into the dimension of the Spirit where faith cultivates it, protects it and grows it into reality. Once the seed has become full-grown in the spiritual dimension, it also becomes reality in the visible world. Sometimes the result can be instantaneous (a miracle) or it may take a while (spiritual interference in the natural processes, it might take time).

A fact that should always be kept in mind is the sure knowledge and conviction of heart (faith), that whatever the need was, the blueprint for the solution is immediately created in the spiritual realm. You have received the answer to your prayer of faith the moment you have spoken the words.

This is why Jesus, once He has formed the outcome in His mind by faith and inspiration of the Holy Spirit, would never confess anything else. On His way to heal Talita, Jairus’ little daughter, the report (natural or medical fact) reached them that she was already dead. Jesus didn’t listen to the negative reports they received along their way to Jairus’ house. Jesus kept on confessing that she was only “asleep”. Not once when Jesus was on His way to heal the sick or raise the dead, would He confess the natural facts. Jesus always kept the original thought alive and demonstrated that the spiritual dimension overrules the laws of the natural. We can see this also in the case of Lazarus.

How does this kind of works?

The Bible defines faith as follows:

NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, (the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].  (Hebrews 11:1 – Amplified Bible)

If you have real faith for something, your words and conversations will portray that believe, even if it is not visible in the physical yet. Real Biblical faith always comprehends the outcome as something already obtained.

I once stood outside the ICU unit of a hospital. A friend has called me to pray with her alongside the bed of a man that was already declared brain-dead by the doctors. This was the second time I was requested to minister to this man. Three weeks earlier I have also stood alongside his bed, praying the prayer of faith, but his situation just seem to deteriorated. This time, they have decided to turn off the life support systems.

I remember while I was waiting outside, the family members that came to say their last good-byes were standing outside and they were sadly discussing his funeral arrangements.

You can imagine how shocked they were when I suddenly remarked: ‘He is not that sick you know… Lazarus was much sicker; he was dead for three days when Jesus healed him.’ I was getting out of the boat with this statement, walking on the water!

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Many have discovered and learned the principles of creating and attracting abundance by means of creative thought with great success and achievement. It is on this level where positive thinking, positive speech and visualization find their usefulness.

Many books and teachings exist on the subject of the power of positive thought and visualization, and with good reason. There is a lot of truth in the concept of creative visualization when combined with faith.

Unfortunately, hidden within many of these teachings is a great and dangerous flaw that will lead to many disappointments for the spiritually uninformed.

There are limits to our mental creativity and power of thought. The reason mental creativity is limited, is because it is not the ultimate level of authority and it is actually only a sub-activity or a gateway towards the higher dimension of spiritual power.

Many will practice the power of creative thought with an attitude of trial and error and they do not know why it is not as effective as advertised.

Many teachings on the Law of Attraction and mental power do not recognise the principles stipulated below:

Key Point

One level of authority and power supports the principles of a higher dimension.

The higher level of authority always supersedes the laws of all lower levels.

The Law of the Spirit is the highest law in control of the universe.

Today we know by the discoveries made in the field of quantum physics, that it is by thought that we can influence the laws of nature and even create reality with the quantum particles, the building blocks of all matter in the universe. Our minds have a direct influence on our environment, our bodies and social community. It is worthwhile to take note of these principles, for they are very useful in preparing your mind set for even a higher level of authority.

According to many New Age theories, man is the ultimate creator and “Master of the Universe”, the universe being like the genie who says, “Your wish is my command”. This egoistic, self-exalting principle is selling books like hot cake nowadays and has great appeal to the inherent egoistic nature of the carnal man. These teachings lead to ultimate disappointment for those uninformed readers, who are unaware that a higher more authentic Intelligence is actually laying down the boundaries and the rules from a higher spiritual dimension, not man during his insignificant fleeting moment of existence on earth!

Nevertheless, the theories on creative thought and the Law of Attraction do work when practiced within the guidelines of the higher Law of the Spirit, whether the practitioner of these principles is aware of the different levels of authority or not.

The physical universe originated from a thought, spoken into existence by the Creator who has first formed the prototype of the physical universe in the spiritual realm.

You were created in the image of God, mainly as a spiritual man, because God is a Spirit. Your mind is a hub for God’s thoughts to transfer form and order into this physical world. This means that whatever we create by method of thought and visualization will suggest images to the substance of virtual matter that is available throughout space in universe. These suggestive images can direct the flow of increase and substance into our personal “worlds” by means of naturally available channels on this level of authority.

The Creative Spirit created the universe with the capacity to contain the substance and “knowledge” to supply in all our needs by method of our authority on the levels of creative thought, visualisation and faith.

You are the representative of God in your world and sphere of influence. You can be a great source of abundance, blessing and increase to yourself, your family and every person that encounters you.

On the level of creative thought, mental science states the following:

“While the laws of the universe cannot be altered, we can direct the laws of the universe to work under certain conditions as proposed by our thoughts to produce results in advancement for the individual which would normally not be possible by the spontaneous workings of the law by nature”.

This is true, but this statement on its own should not be viewed as the ultimate law for attraction. The aim of this statement is not to explain the higher spiritual laws and may even exclude the role of the Creator of the universe in its viewpoint. It does state something that should however be noted: on this level of authority, the principle of creative thought is dependent on existing available channels of provision in the natural.

There is a higher level of spiritual power available for us, and if we can understand the workings of this realm, not only will we effectively be able to attract provision and healing through natural available channels, we will start to function on the level of the miraculous.

What is the difference between the levels of mental creation and divine intervention?

• Creative thought is dependant on naturally available resources – i.e. the Law of Attraction

• Divine intervention can create and manifest in the physical if it is not available, it is called miracles, signs and wonders

In John 3, Nicodemus, a well-educated priest and leader of the Jewish community, came in the night to ask Jesus about His power to do miracles signs and wonders. He wanted to know exactly how Jesus was able to perform these demonstrations of supernatural power.

Jesus showed him the way to supernatural ability saying: If you are not born of Spirit and water, you will not enter the kingdom of God.

Let’s quickly do a logical calculation here:

Nicodemus asked: Miracles, signs and wonders

Jesus answered: The kingdom of God

Interesting is the fact that Jesus viewed the kingdom of God as something to be seen on earth and the way we will see it is by means of miracles, signs and wonders.

The Entrance to Power according to the most spiritually empowered Person ever, is to become renewed in the spirit by the empowerment of the Spirit of God, and then to be renewed (in the mind) by the washing of His Word.

Trying to master techniques that will result in supernatural outcomes without realizing its relation to the higher dimension of the Spirit of God, is why many teachings are so vulnerable and the results many times disappointing. Not seeing the bigger picture leaves the practitioner in the arena of trial and error on a mental plane of human philosophy.

Never forget that to be successful, you will need to learn about spiritual authority and where it originates.

Probably only one percent of the world’s population knows and applies the principles of creative visualisation with great success on the second level of authority. Of this one percent of people who have attained to the knowledge of higher dimensions of creativity, ninety percent of them will not proceed further into the 4th dimension and will be quite content to stay on the level of creative visualisation.

Having spiritual knowledge and understanding the elementary concept of the Way of the Spirit, will unleash a supernatural flow of provision and abundance into your life. It is a simple principle that we will look at in more depth in later chapters.

The Way of the Spirit is to think, live, act in a way and with the purpose to create increase, health or positive outcomes for others by means of supernatural interference. The law that underwrites this way of living is universal and states that when you live this way, increase will be given to you anyway, without you seeking or labouring for it. It is an infallible spiritual law that cannot fail.

Mathew 6:33

But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.

Do you see the difference between our traditional way of thinking and the Way of the Spirit?

• We have been trained and pre-conditioned to think we have to do everything in our power and according   to our natural intellect to be successful in life.

• The Way of the Spirit teaches us that we have to do everything to expand God’s kingdom and His will, to   do well to others in order for   supernatural provision to flow into our lives.

Everything in the physical universe is subject to the spiritual principles of God, who has created and founded these universal laws.

The Bible clearly states the following: “God is Love”

The highest law in the universe and in heaven is the law of love.

The laws of the universe and the power of thought are subject to the Law of Love.

The nature of God is unconditional love.

Real love is recognised by the act of giving and sacrifice.

Giving can be in the form of time, effort, your presence, support, sharing knowledge, kindness, material giving or using spiritual power to supernaturally help others, to name a few.

There is only one Entrance to Spiritual Power and the higher dimension, with even more authority and power, a better and more excellent way…

Philip Smit
Entrance to Power
www.ezfaith.com

Think about heaven; there is no illness, no treachery, no crime, no death. In fact all good things that are available there in abundance – happiness, joy and fulfillment are the qualities of heaven, and we are actually instructed to request this to be manifested in our lifes. Jesus considered this to be so important, that He instructed His disciples that this should be one of the first requests to ask for in prayer, maybe it is because the answers for this life lies in the fact that heaven should be manifested in our everyday lives, here on earth.

In the Bible, Matthew 6:10, we read that Jesus instructed His disciples to pray the following words:

“your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”

Of course, like all promises in the Bible, we should take note of the prerequisites required. In this case the pre-requisite to receive this promise is: “your kingdom come”. Manifesting heaven on earth is dependent on the first requirement; the establishment of God’s kingdom on earth.

Many people might think that this has something to do with the second coming of Christ, but at several occasions Jesus said this: “The Kingdom of God is in you.” (See Luke 17:21, Mark 9:1, Mark 12:34, Luke 10:9, 11, 20, 28, Luke 18:17, John 3:5)

It seems that the first step in the manifestation of heaven in our lives would be to establish the kingdom of God in our hearts. Although many would testify that they have the kingdom of God within them, not everyone seems to experience the benefits and the power from heaven within the everyday circumstances of their lives. Why is this?

Let me explain it with a story: