Friday, May 27, 2016

The world is emerging into the Greater Community. I can know this. Continuation Training Step 64



The world is emerging into the Greater Community. I can know this. CT Step 64 (MP3)

The world is emerging into the Greater Community. I can know this. CT Step 64
Sometimes you can be surprised at what you can know about matters that seem beyond your normal concerns. That is because Knowledge is not limited by your awareness. Only your access to Knowledge is limited by your awareness.

Consider the Greater Community today on several occasions and ask yourself, "Can I know about the Greater Community?" Just ask the question. There is no right answer. There is asking the question. There is listening. That is what this is all about. Getting answers is worthless if they are not the right answers, if they are not the answers that come from Knowledge. Those are the right answers. Any other answer, no matter how edifying it might appear, is without merit and can be deceiving. Therefore, do not be eager for answers, but be committed to asking the question and being open to know. This requires humility and patience, two very valuable virtues.

Practice stillness during your meditation time and become aware of where you are upon the hour and how you are feeling. On several occasions, ask about the Greater Community to see if there is something you can know.

Practice 64:   One 30-minute stillness practice.
                         Contemplation practice.
                         Hourly practice.

Picture:  Somewhere in the air over the Midwestern United States. This what I saw and photographed from an airliner; a greater community entity would see human settlements the same way?



NNC

Note: If you’ve some interest, but this is the first time you’ve seen Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. Begin at the beginning.

If you do know about Steps, but have not done Steps twice completely, read the related materials, and have a sense of the direction of this study, you won’t get the experience. The Introduction begins:

“This is the Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training. It is designed to build upon the Steps that were learned in Steps to Knowledge to enable you to experience the grace, the power and the direction of Knowledge in your life and to become an expression of Knowledge in everything that you do. If you have completed the book, Steps to Knowledge, twice through and have followed the instructions as they were given without altering the curriculum in any way, then you are now ready to begin this more advanced study”.

If you are an independent student, that is certainly an option. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

…you are following a new way. You are creating the pathway…REVIEW Continuation Training Step 63





…you are following a new way. You are creating the pathway… REVIEW CT Step 63 (MP3)


Reread carefully the previous six steps and consider what they are asking of you, what they are giving you and how you may further use them in the future. Then turn to your Four Pillars Review, once again checking, checking and checking again to see if there is anything that you need to know, if there is anything that is amiss that requires your attention. Look and see if there is anything that is producing consistent discomfort--any relationship or any activity that constantly reminds you that there is a problem or a conflict. Pay special attention should you find this during your Review.

One of the difficulties that all students of Knowledge face is that there are not many people who have undertaken such a preparation and so there are not many glaring examples of success. Here you must be like pioneers that are breaking new ground and blazing a new trail. You are not the only ones to follow the path of initiation most certainly, but the numbers of those who have advanced are not really that great. And you are following a new way. You are creating the pathway, so you must become strong and have self-confidence. Be willing to make mistakes. They are important. Be willing to experiment. Be willing to extend yourself beyond your normal limits. It is appropriate here.

Practice 63:   Four Pillars Review.
                         Hourly practice.



NNC

Note: If you’ve some interest, but this is the first time you’ve seen Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. Begin at the beginning.

If you do know about Steps, but have not done Steps twice completely, read the related materials, and have a sense of the direction of this study, you won’t get the experience. The Introduction begins:

“This is the Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training. It is designed to build upon the Steps that were learned in Steps to Knowledge to enable you to experience the grace, the power and the direction of Knowledge in your life and to become an expression of Knowledge in everything that you do. If you have completed the book, Steps to Knowledge, twice through and have followed the instructions as they were given without altering the curriculum in any way, then you are now ready to begin this more advanced study”.

If you are an independent student, that is certainly an option. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

The Greater Community is in the world. I must be attentive. Continuation Training Step 62


The Greater Community is in the world. I must be attentive. CT Step 62 (MP3)

The Greater Community is in the world. I must be attentive. CT Step 62
Beyond the normal range of your personal concerns and interests is the presence of the Greater Community in the world. Whether you have had a direct encounter or not, you can discern this presence over time. It is a very distinct change in the Mental Environment and can affect the physical environment as well.

Be attentive today. Listen beyond the range of your sight and your hearing. Ask yourself, "How can I discern the presence of Greater Community forces in the world?" Ask this question at many different intervals today and listen. You might hear a word. You might see a sign. Something may be shown to you. The answer can come in many different ways. The important thing is you are asking the question and listening. If you receive something, ask yourself, "Is this true?" Be patient in finding the true answer. Most people are not patient enough to do this, and that is why their answers are so wrong.

Practice stillness in your meditation and practice awareness and discernment upon the hour. Utilize your mind and your body as receptive instruments today, as instruments of discernment, for this is part of their function.

Practice 62:   One 30-minute stillness practice.
                         Contemplation practice.
                         Hourly practice.

Picture:  Citizens Hearing on Disclosure at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. May 3, 2013. Many are trying to understand the alien presence. Video of this event is here: http://goo.gl/8sIs0X



NNC


Note: If you’ve some interest, but this is the first time you’ve seen Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. Begin at the beginning.

If you do know about Steps, but have not done Steps twice completely, read the related materials, and have a sense of the direction of this study, you won’t get the experience. The Introduction begins:

“This is the Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training. It is designed to build upon the Steps that were learned in Steps to Knowledge to enable you to experience the grace, the power and the direction of Knowledge in your life and to become an expression of Knowledge in everything that you do. If you have completed the book, Steps to Knowledge, twice through and have followed the instructions as they were given without altering the curriculum in any way, then you are now ready to begin this more advanced study”.

If you are an independent student, that is certainly an option. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Today I will be discrete. Continuation Training Step 61


Today I will be discrete. CT Step 61 (MP3)

Today I will be discrete. CT Step 61
Today be discrete. Carry on whatever conversation is necessary in your work, but do not reveal what is happening within you. Be aware of it, but keep it to yourself for today. If you feel prompted by another to talk about your experience, politely decline. Say, "I can't talk about that right now. I'm not ready to speak about that." Hold it within yourself as a conscious act.

Just as Knowledge is discrete with you, you must learn to be discrete with others. Think how discrete the Creator is! My goodness! There is a lot to be communicated. But it must be saved for the right person, the right moment and the right time. Who has such patience? The timing is crucial. Learn this and your words will have great power and you will not waste your life force. You will not lose your insights. Your vitality will not be taken from you through inappropriate conversations.

Discretion is necessary for depth of understanding as well as for the development of discernment. Practice stillness in your meditation and practice awareness and discretion upon the hour. How much time would be saved and how much suffering would be prevented if people would practice this.

Practice 61:    One 30-minute stillness practice.
                         Contemplation practice.
                         Hourly practice.

Picture:  University of Sheffield campus, Sheffield, England.



NNC

Note: If you’ve some interest, but this is the first time you’ve seen Steps, you should go to the beginning blog post. From here you will learn about Steps to Knowledge and can begin it on the day that makes sense; then progress as needed. Begin at the beginning.

If you do know about Steps, but have not done Steps twice completely, read the related materials, and have a sense of the direction of this study, you won’t get the experience. The Introduction begins:

“This is the Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training. It is designed to build upon the Steps that were learned in Steps to Knowledge to enable you to experience the grace, the power and the direction of Knowledge in your life and to become an expression of Knowledge in everything that you do. If you have completed the book, Steps to Knowledge, twice through and have followed the instructions as they were given without altering the curriculum in any way, then you are now ready to begin this more advanced study”.

If you are an independent student, that is certainly an option. Posts here provide a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys. There are options as well through the Free School of the New Message.