Step 2 to Spiritual Awareness

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“People value Freedom above all else; no more magnetic power of Attraction could exist than the sense of Freedom which your Individuality radiates from all your Being.”

Eugene Fersen, The Fundamental Principle of Science of Being, page 312.

A sincere spiritual seeker is courageously truthful about ourselves, living in a state of conscious awareness. Earnestly practice being aware of where the mind lives, its thinking and emotions.

And when you feel that anything is out of peace, disturbing your consciousness, you can know that you need only be willing to take simple steps to reestablish Inner harmony.

First

The first step is to pause and go silent ….. being consciously aware. Gradually let any circling of monkey chatter go silent. Bring the attention within yourself, becoming calm and present in the moment. Thus, we are living Life as it is meant to be …… as a conscious Being engaged in the moment.

To go into the silence in any moment a daily exercise called Relaxation and Silence can help. This is a simple exercise in which we relax the body, gradually silence the monkey chatter, and becoming conscious of profound peace and presence of something greater than ourselves. One can become aware of actually feeling that Presence as Universal Life Energy.

This is the 2nd Step

When you go within yourself and become conscious of the present moment, practice being fully appreciative of what’s around you ….. what’s happening without habitual pattern judgments.

A sincere spiritual seeker’s second step to awakening is becoming aware of the witness within. To view the world with new eyes, with interest, awareness and appreciation. To view what we experience, think and feel as if for the first time.

And to courageously face the challenge of the ego with all its obstinate thoughts and emotions with a compassionate Heart and Deep Love. To be willing to accept ourselves and the moment as it is with Understanding and Inspirational Harmony.

As an example

I have experienced much emotional pain and mental anguish and have became aware that those labels caused more pain rather than lessening it. And not until I pause and became silent do I begin to calm the emotions. And in that moment, like a flash, I can become grateful for this awareness about the ego.

I become aware of the witness within. Initially, awareness of emotional pain feels bitter-sweet, but when we are truly grateful there is no bitterness. We cannot sincerely feel true gratitude and anguish at the same time.

We can choose gratitude ….. We can outgrow challenges like feeling anguish, fear, hatred, worry, anger, jealousy and unworthiness; that is evolve beyond them.

We may be tempted by the ego to dive into emotional payoffs with blame, guilt, self-righteousness, fault-finding and being right. Yet we can choose to be a doer rather than a critic. We can learn from our mistakes. And even become grateful for them!

We can learn to love ourselves unconditionally and thus we develop compassion for others and love them unconditionally too.

Polarity in human thinking

The human mind is naive and the ego feels emotional pain. Yet, that emotional pain is a flag to awaken us to become conscious! And as a witness in conscious awareness we can view experiences without circling in egotistic traits..

It is a courageous mental exercise to be aware of polarities like how we view emotional anguish and gratitude. Both seem to have elements of the other within them. It is only our mental attitude, our mental perception, our belief that an experience is anguish or gratitude.

It’s similar for seemly polar emotions like fear and love, resentment and freedom, condemnation and forgiveness. Our morals, our values, our mental beliefs, habits and beliefs color how we see and experience life ….. how we experience challenges.

What to do when you are challenged

To outgrow temptations and the payoffs of negative, egotistic traits we should be willing to look at them honestly. Pause, become silent and conscious of the witness within. And be compassionate.

Choose to step into a higher frequency. Negate any thought or emotion that does not serve the better good, throwing it in a mental trashcan. Then purposefully choose higher levels of consciousness like optimism, understanding, trust and love. And we can choose the help of Divine Harmony by contacting Universal Life Energy.

The sincere spiritual seeker will be willing to to fight for their freedom, for Inner Peace and Harmony. And when we do then we are becoming aware of our Higher Self, our Higher Consciousness, our Soul.

In the hope You find Love close at hand, PortiaSLB

“Practice Truth, and thereby cast off the fetters of weakness and fear with which untruth has bound you. Love Truth, and you will gain the treasures of this World, not merely of wealth, but of trust and honor and abounding love.”

Eugene Fersen, The Fundamental Principles of Science of Being, page 175.

Instant Peace and Harmony

Sometimes we can be tormented by the continuous thinking and dwelling in negative traits like regret, anxiety, and craving. We don’t like it or want it, but we can’t seem to stop ourselves. When I am tempted ….. I consciously choose to observe the ego in a detached state and I naturally become grateful for the help of my Higher Self.

HARMONIZATION is the most beneficial practice I’ve experienced that brings me calm peace and expansion into happiness. And this opportunity is always available in an instant.

With practice of Relaxation and Silence you open your body and mind to the influx of Universal Life Energy, the harmonizing Power of the Universe ….. And it leads to a greater awareness of your connection and Oneness with Universal Consciousness or Divine Mind ….. where we are guaranteed Peace and Harmony.

“No circumstances even of the utmost danger can disturb” the calm and peace of mind and emotions when you experience Harmonization:

“After you have relaxed, entered into Silence and made the Contact with Universal Life Energy, concentrate on the Love Aspect of that Force from which Peace and Harmony spring.

Eugene Fersen, The Fundamental Principles of Science of Being, page 380.

Allow yourself to trust the Supreme Power and let inspiration draw you into the core of your Spiritual Heart and your innate Oneness with Infinite Harmony. …..”it makes you master over yourself.”

It’s simple and this can be achieved in an instant, in any moment. The only thing you must do is be willing to pause and consciously reconnect with Unconditional Love ….. with that which you are already.

Being willing is very different from using counter-constructive egotistic, human will. There is trust and love; motivation by inspiration. You surrender and deliver yourself into the arms of Divine Mind.

You allow yourself to experience in your present physical form the Divine that you are. It’s a paradox; an effortless phenomenon of duality/unity. And NOW becomes an exquisite moment of enjoyment, happiness and harmony that expands and grows into future possibilities.

In the hope You find Love close at hand, PortiaSLB

“There can be no compromise with Love. It is an Impersonal Force, All-Pervading, All-Powerful, Supreme. No human Will can affect in the slightest the Power that holds the Universe in its grip. If you accommodate yourself it it, you will reap all the advantages that such a Strength can achieve.”

Eugene Fersen, The Fundamental Principles of Science of Being, page 380.

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5 ways to claim your Power and transcend a ‘bad’ day

When I asked a stressed parent what their top way to turn a day around was they said, “to drop the kids at the grandparents!” Made me giggle because I understand that logic!

All of us can feel like we are having a bad day at one time or another! Yet know that you have the Power to transcend it!

#1. Pause, take a deep breath!

So simple and effective to reclaim your connection with Life and the Source of All Power. resetting your body’s energies and your mind’s too! With that pause and deep breath you are drawing in the Life of the Universe! And It will help you recenter in your Inner confidence to work out things for the best outcome.

As you exhale your body will automatically release some stress and begin to relax, along with your thinking. Stress is based in fear on the mental/emotional levels, so choosing to pause is choosing to recenter mentally in calm rather than negative opinions.

In that calm is the opportunity to deliberately synchronize your thinking and body body with Infinite Harmony ….. Make the Mental Contact with Universal Life Energy and let it flow. Be in the flow, in the vortex of harmonious Life.

#2. Move!

Walk to a different location to be in different atmospheric energies and move your auric energies. Walking can disperse hormonal chemicals related to stress and even soothe neurons in the brain.

Research has shown walking in nature is even better, decreasing anxiety as we synchronize with those natural energies.

If you notice your body language says aggravated or weak, elevate it! Bring your shoulders back and head up into a natural upright position which will also help you synchronize with your innate, confidence and strength.

#3. Change the story you’ve been telling yourself.

Pause in your thinking and mentally relax, becoming quiet, calm and the watcher of the thinker.

Recognize what is going right in your day. The moment you choose a loving thought you are realigning with Harmony and your natural state!

Remember you are an Infinite Being of Light and not subject to attachment to fears like worry and resentment habits. Observe in a detached state, releasing any temptation to think more, labeling and identifying with negative opinions.

You are a Light and Love Being! You, as an Infinite Soul, express all the same qualities as the Eternal: Life, Intelligence, Law and Love.

#4. Remember challenges point to opportunities to heal!

As in the quote below, effect points to the cause! And what we mentally focus on tends to manifest. So we can transcend karma by lifting and transcending our mental level of consciousness ….. that is we can deliberately transcend stress in the moment and in our life.

Through our intent we can express Harmony. It is mapped out for us as the FourSquare. By expressing in our attitudes and behaviors: Enthusiasm, Intelligence, Sincerity and Love we raise our consciousness and transcend ‘bad day’ attitudes.

And contacting Universal Life Energy can also helps us be conscious of those inner qualities and express them.

#5. choose happiness!

We choose what to anchor the mind and our thinking in! Choose happiness! Deliberately choose higher levels of consciousness like Optimisium, meaningful Reason, unconditional Love, All the FourSquare!

Gratitude can help. Once you recognize one reason to be grateful, I’ve found that many, many more become obvious to us! And this lifts our consciousness.

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Once our human mind starts to identify a day as ‘bad’ it tends to circle in negative thinking, monkey chatter. Yet, we can choose the way of happiness!

In the hope You find Love close at hand, PortiaSLB

“The Cause is known by the Effect produced.”

Eugene Fersen, Pearls of Wisdom, Volume 1, page 249.

4 essentials to reestablish Harmony in your life!

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From my own experience …. we unconsciously cling to disharmony! Consciously we don’t want to ….. but disharmony will poke its ugly head up in various ways ….. in life situations, as painful emotions, negative attitudes and unbalanced bodies.

This is an amazing thing to realize!

Disharmony in our life exists because of the Law of Harmony! We consciously want to be happy and even the subconscious ego desires happiness, but the ego is also neurotic, causing disharmony. 

When the subconscious ego hits against Harmony it creates an egotistical concept of disharmony and we suffer. The unconscious strategy of the subconscious ego is to get attention and drama pays! The ego can unconsciously make you feel like you have to perform to get any attention. And thus, we grumble, complain, shout, protest, and declare war.

Your authentic self quests for Harmony

When things really get bad, a sincere person goes silent and asks why: Why do I suffer this pain and hurt? 

It is a turning point. You are beginning to become conscious, and quest to find the cause of disharmony and how to avoid it. This is how we begin to find harmony. 

Balance these FourSquare essentials for harmony

#1 . Go Silent.

Thinking is very addictive! So take some deep breathes and practice Relaxation and Silence at least once a day. Stop fighting, stop performing  and begin relaxing in the moment. Peace is your natural state and your soul qualities surface in peacefulness.

And, consider contacting Universal Life Energy, the Force of the Universe and Great Principle to help you.

#2. Use your intelligence wisely.

Try to understand yourself, the way your mind and ego works, the reason for disharmony. This will help you understand and relate to others. 

Meditation can help you align with your Higher Self, your supersonciousness. Slowly, slowly as your silent quest for answers deepens so does your understanding.

#3. Work to be truthful and sincere.

Find that sincere feeling within yourself and honestly express it! The Universe is always sincere and it helps us when we are too.

#4. The key to Harmony is Love.

Express Love simply. Be decent. We are all connected so have goodwill towards others and hope the best for them. And, be consciously grateful for the so called little things in your life and the big things.

Lack of gratitude has a terrible impact on our life. It is an indication that mind has turned away from Love and our mind gone cold. Gratitude warms our heart and mind.  

Avoid disharmony

Mind is the leader here on earth, so when you are conscious of love in your thoughts, when you choose love, then the rest of you follows. Your attitudes, emotions and behaviors also express love. You are cooperating with harmony, aligning with Harmony.

Harmony is essential in all things 

Deep inside we all quest for Harmony and Love. And Harmony is always here to help you.

In the hope You find Love close at hand, PortiaSLB

“We are not victims of disharmony, because disharmony would have taken good care of us. Devils are always pictured as taking good care of their fellow devils. Like protects like. What brought misery into the World? Not evil, but the Law of Harmony. Harmony is manifested in a world of disharmony. It is the worst enemy of those who are disharmonious.”

Eugene Fersen, Advanced Teachings in Science of Being, Volume I, pages 93- 94.

Shouldn’t we be aggressive?

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We all are searching and desire happiness. At the heart of it is we are searching for Love. We search for that special someone to fall in romantic love with. And when we do, we seem to float on air and see the world through rose colored glasses. 

Eventually we come back down to earth. 

And this is when aggressiveness and courage becomes a great benefit to us. …. kindly use link…We should be aggressive in this

In the hope You find Love close at hand, PortiaSLB

Doing this helps us face challenges head on!

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When we consciously think well of others it helps heal ourselves and the world. Manifesting unconditional Love while we are at work, doing errands, at home or anywhere, we are living a conscious heart. Our Spiritual Heart is where our innate Wise Love is seated.

And manifesting those qualities of our Soul with Love leading us refines our character and lifts us on the mental and physical planes, helping us face any challenge before us. We free ourselves from the ego’s demands and can choose a path that benefits ourselves and everyone around us.

There will be a state of calm and harmony within us, which helps us clear our thinking to consciously choose to Be FourSquare expressing Enthusiasm, Intelligence, Sincerity and most of all Love. And these choices are in harmony with the qualities of Source and our very Soul. The effect, being in harmony with Source, will be of the most benefit.

In the hope You find Love close at hand, PortiaSLB

“Similarly, you must radiate from yourself the Magnetic Power of Love which will draw like response from those with whom you come in contact.”

Eugene Fersen, Science of Being (looseleaf in 27 Lessons), page 633.

Anxiety the night before work? 5 Simple Healing Practices

Sometimes we dread going to work, feeling a bit anxious about what we have to face. Yet, try to remember that you are feeling your Inner Being altering you to something that should be addressed and healed for your happiness.

You are very capable of discovering how to meet and fashion uncomfortable emotions in order to strengthen and harmonize yourself and your life. So, if you are tempted to feel anxious consider these simple practices:

  1. Go outside and look up at the sky, the clouds, the stars at night and universe, drinking it in. You are an eternal Being, One with Source. Be totally in the moment and enjoy it fully, appreciating the Freedom and expansion into the Infinite. Moving, dancing or just pausing and taking some deep breaths releases endorphins in your brain to help change your emotions and attitudes for the better. Give it at least 90 seconds to kick in ….. You will be amazed at how it helps!
  2. Be kind to yourself! Remember that you have experienced uncomfortable emotions like anxiety before and it eventually passes and things work out. Those uncomfortable feelings are reminding you to be conscious, aware and Loving! Give yourself moments of Silence and contact Universal Life Energy. I do the Star Exercise and mentally realize, saying, “I am One with Source manifesting all the same qualities of Energy, Intelligence, Sincerity and Love.”That Divine Energy, Universal Life Energy harmonizes body, mind and emotions, elevating you to higher frequencies.
  3. Give yourself a spiritual intent to do your best work with Joy knowing that it is an opportunity to appreciate Life, serve humanity and help yourself, family and all humanity evolve.
  4. Do not compromise (with anxiety) ….. feel any uncomfortable sensations without labeling them or thinking about them because you can end up circling in those thoughts and going downhill. Instead, just feel the bodily sensations fully, letting them run out. Say something like, “I am not subject to such temptations because I am an Infinite Being unified with All Energy, Intelligence, Truth and Love. I am Spirit with a body and am Loved Unconditionally and I have this wonderful opportunity to Love Unconditionally as the Eternal does. Life is full of opportunities for my happiness and for others.”
  5. Just before sleep set a purpose of rising in the morning with a positive attitude. Visualize yourself working with enthusiasm, having genius insights, sincerity in your heart, cooperation and gratitude …. You are training the subconscious to work for your happiness!

In the hope You find Love close at hand, PortiaSLB

“Your Purpose in life is to realize in fact the perfect Individuality within. Personality is the door through which the real YOU can emerge. Self knowledge, an intelligent understanding both of yourself and of the World outside, is your key to open the door.”

Eugene Fersen, The Fundamental Principles of Science of Being, page 301.

Opportunities in Karma

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Many of us face obstacles that continue to resurface or have stayed with us a lifetime. And sometimes we make the excuse that it is just our karma when we really would like to change it. Instead of using the karma excuse we would be more accurate to look at a karmic obstacle simply as pointing to an opportunity to harmonize ourselves!

Opportunities for change

There are things we would like to change in our life and about ourselves, like being a chronic worrier, nervous, sickly, obese, unlucky in relationships, not good enough …… and the list goes on. And we can blame it all on karma. The ego likes to place blame elsewhere to avoid taking responsibility and doing anything about it!

In order to overcome any difficulty we must first become conscious of the payoffs so we can take steps outgrow it.

So consider this paradigm to outgrow negative egotistic difficulties:

  • Be conscious and aware of thoughts and emotions. There are payoffs for being stuck in negative traits, even those that we don’t want, like avoidance and procrastination, escape or the need to be right! We should be willing to look at those payoffs honestly and feel them completely right in the moment without being attached or take personally, letting them run out.
  • Negate any negative egotistic thought or emotion that does not serve the better good, like “I can never change this. It’s too hard. Takes too long. Is too difficult.” Mentally say something like: “Get behind me. I have outgrown this thought or emotion, condition.” And throw it in a mental trashcan.
  • Contact Source. You are from this place of Divine Harmony called Source, The Great Law, The Great Principle, Universal Life Energy, God, whatever you want to call IT where anything is possible. Therefore, make the Mental Contact with Source to help you.
  • Make Declarations of Truth, like “I am One with Source, always connected and have all the same FourSquare qualities of Power, Intelligence, Sincerity and Unconditional Love.” Let the thought and feeling enter your entire mental and emotional being ….. into your Heart and Mind, and spread into your body and each cell, cleansing, purifying and multiplying.
  • Put your heart and passion into what you want to become with powers of the FourSquare. In other words be enthusiastic, intelligent, sincere and Loving, focusing on these and manifesting them in your life choices as you become what you want.
  • Be compassionate and reach out to help others, especially those with similar opportunities. Serving humanity also serves Source and yourself.

These are simple steps and completely doable! Do them over and over as they become what you are. Remember you attract what you are! If anyone of us can do it so can You!

For more revealing info kindly link to: Outgrowing Negative Karma

In the hope You find Love close at hand, Portia SLB

“It is in this basic respect that Universal Life Energy becomes of invaluable assistance.”

Eugene Fersen, The Fundamental Principles of Science of Being, page 325.

Healing and the Power of Emotions

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We don’t like to admit that feeling ominous, negative passions like fear, resentment and guilt make us ill. But inwardly, we know that these are destructive to ourselves and others.

So whenever you feel envious, hopeless or frustrated there are some simple steps to take to avoid harmful influences and begin to heal:

  1. Recognize negative temptations frankly. This is already pulling you upward consciously because it is courageous and empowering to take responsibility for yourself. The ego wants to place blame somewhere else.
  2. Understand the purpose behind them.
  3. Relax and contact Universal Life Energy, especially in the aspect of Love.
  4. Reach for other positive emotions like optimism, forgiveness, and gratitude. You are choosing the Spiritual Road of Truth and Freedom.

Perceive the Truth. Frustration, anxiety and disgust are energy fields that trigger hormones like adrenaline in our bodies. And this can get in the way of our health and happiness. So recognizing them gives us the opportunity to make different choices!

You can choose to reject any negative thought or idea or that it has any power over you. Choose to make “I am” statements like, “I am no longer subject to influence of that (whatever it may be, like envy, despair or even a physical illness). Get behind me.”

And choose to add Declarations of Truth about what you really are, like, “I am One with Universal Power, Intelligence, Truth and Love. I am A Ray of the Eternal, body, mind and Soul.”

Let negative emotions be learning experiences! Choose to recognize that your Soul’s purpose of emotions is to bring something to your attention …… so harmful emotions, feelings and experiences can be released ….. and positive, uplifting ones can be enbraced!

Emotions are of the Soul, but the ego can pervert them and be ignorant of them. Ignorance holds us in the same choices over and over with similar karma ….. which can manifest as problems and even physical illnesses.

Remember …. when you think and feel something like, “I am worried,” or “I have high blood pressure,” you are owning it, believing you are guilty of it. We have been unconsciously naive about identifying and programming ourselves like this.

Contact Universal Life Energy. When you enlist the help of the Great Law through Universal Life Energy , especially in It’s aspect of Unconditional Love, you are throwing yourself into the full power of the Positive. You are aligning with the Source of your own existence ….. And Freedom, Strength and Happiness are your natural state.

Contact Universal Life Energy even if you are not completely conscious of what you are feeling or experiencing. It will go where it is needed. That’s just one of the beauties of It.

Reach for other positive emotions. Emotions like Gratitude, Optimism, and Compassion are positive energy fields. And when you express them endorphins are released into your body. Every positive emotion eliminates negative energies in our bodies and false beliefs in the subconscious. We are raising our consciousness level …… aligning with Truth and our Real Self and Soul ….. attracting more positive energies.

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Feeling bad that we are guilty of so many things, even things we are unconscious of, holds us in that negative emotional energy field. Now you have a method to free yourself from beliefs that been programmed from childhood, mass media, and society!

When I was younger I expected lots of drama in my life. It had become a normal ….. and I experienced emotional dependency on it. I had been programmed that way. No longer ….. because I use these steps repeatedly.

I can realign with higher levels of consciousness and emotions because I become grateful for the Truth and opportunities in negative temptations. Some programming takes longer to release than others, but I am optimistic that all fearful traits will be released with the help of the Great Principle. And I say, “Thy Will be done.”

I am now strong, healthy and happy ….. a Being One with All Power, Intelligence, Truth and Love. And I am so grateful for these steps, for the Wisdom of Science of Being, and …..

I am grateful for the opportunity to share it with You. And I am here to encourage you, and help with any questions or comments.

In the hope You find Love close at hand, PortiaSLB

“Perceive the Truth in all things, so that you can discriminate the real from the seeming, and you will save yourself much unnecessary tribulation in your Earthly Career.”

Eugene Fersen, The Fundamental Principles of Science of Being, page 349.

It’s here for You ….

It’s here for You …. the Presence…. right there when we allow it. And it’s easy to make the initial contact when we release the ego even just a bit.

The ego fights, doubts and usually ignorant of its own self-righteous ….. yet even the subconscious ego eventually tries to improve itself and evolve, helping us rise in consciousness. And as we rise in consciousness we gradually release the ego. It’s an enlightening phenomena and oxymoron!

And that’s why you’re here reading this entry according to the Law of Analogy. There are many roads to take, yet they all eventually lead to Source. You’re listening to your Inner Teacher… your Higher, Real Self… the Presence Within. What Is. This particular road is a spiritual one and physical one simultaneously.

Presence is pulling You, us, towards higher and higher levels of consciousness of what we really are. Our Inner Love and Spiritual Heart is attracted to Presence, Source, Universal Life Energy …. what Is and what we are.

There’s an easy physical method ….. to make contact with Presence …..

The Star Exercise opens our bodies to the inflow of Source Energy, Universal Life Energy. Yet, even this method requires a willingness to allow it …. a mental, conscious choice to allow ourselves to feel Presence.

We cup up our hands to feel what we are …. Universal Life Energy. We pause mentally, emotionally and lookup within to something greater than ourselves…. to allow ourselves to feel Presence, to feel Source as Universal Life Energy.

And we can easily feel It ….. as a tingling or awareness of knowing our hand’s presence and the energy there. Mind pauses and becomes quiet. And in that silence we become aware of something more than thinking ….. that we are connected and one with Presence when we allow it.

this serves all of humanity amazingly because …

It rises our consciousness, harmonizes our mental energies, balances our bodily functions and radiates that harmonious energy to all.

Presence, Source is at your fingertips, in your hands …. so readily available. Consider making the Mental Contact merely by allowing yourself to feel Universal Life Energy flow through You Now. It flows and Is Unconditionally Source.

When we notice that we are conscious…. “I think, therefore, I am,” it is an indication of an opportunity …… of an adventure ….. to travel a spiritual road of awakening to the source of consciousness.

We can travel unlimited roads to being conscious of being a thinking, a watcher, a witness, and something greater…. to Source…. Self. And conscious contact with Universal Life Energy is road less traveled, yet evermore becoming more prevalent in the human mind because the level of humanity is on the rise.

Conscious contact with Universal Life Energy helps us dissolve the ego.

As we begin, we differentiate between illusion of the subconscious ego and Eternal Love. Then as we gradually, or more rarely suddenly, dissolve the ego and consciously rise above duality ….. the spiritual road becomes easier and we become stronger, wiser, truer, more loving and open to Unconditional Love.

We become conscious of what we are more and more …. all the while seeing the terrible turmoil the ego stirs in the world and the suffering of humanity …. yet we know that All is perfect and Harmonious in Spiritual Reality.

Presence is here and Now for all of us….

In the hope You find Love close at hand, PortiaSLB

“Man creates his own heaven and his own hell. They are man-made, not created by God. They are states of consciousness, not localities, and they last as long as one remains willing host to them.”

Eugene Fersen, Science of Being, page 160.