your eternal identity - marie s. watts

8/12/2019 Your Eternal Identity - Marie S. Watts

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YOUR ETERNAL

IDENTITY

by

MARIE S. WATTS


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CONTENTS

PART I WITHOUT BEGINNING

PART II WITHOUT CHANGE

PART III WITHOUT ENDING


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And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and

this life is in his Son. John 5: 11.

The promise of eternal life is as ancient as is the history of religion.

Inherent within each individual is the hope that this promise will befulfilled in his existence, and be the experience of his loved ones.

There are many whose spiritual vision and love is expanded to the

extent that all existence is encompassed in this hope of eternal life

manifested as each individual.

If the promise and the hope of eternal life were sufficient, the

fulfillment of this hope would have been evidenced long ago.

Instead, despite all the laudable efforts by physicians andmetaphysicians, the last enemy continues to seem to be

unavoidable. In addition to this, we are now being told that all life

is threatened with extinction. Therefore, we realize that it is

essential for us to discover that specific truth which is requisite if

we are to perceive and evidence eternal life individualized right

here and now.

Within the pages of this book, you will discover that yourindividual life is without beginning, change or ending. You will

also perceive just how it is, and why it is that your individual life,

mind, soul, being and body are eternal and indestructible. This

discovery and the ensuing illumined Consciousness will be

manifested as your own experience. Thus, you will realize that

your individual life is this beginningless, changeless, endless Life,

revealed and evidenced.

Furthermore, there is no limit to the power of this revelation,

because your individual Consciousness is infinite as well as

individual. Ye are the Light, and your unlimited enlightened

Consciousness illumines the universe, disperses the seeming

darkness, (ignorance), thereby blessing those individuals who still

seem to be searching.


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It is for this purpose that this book is being revealed. As you study

and meditate on the truth as it is presented within these pages, you

will discover the eternal imperishable nature of yourself, and of all

existence. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an

hill cannot be hid. Mathew 5: 14.

The author.


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WITHOUT BEGINNING

THROUGHOUT the entire history of the human race, we find

man asking these searching questions: When did the world begin?

How was it created? When did man appear? How was the firstman created? As we study the great religions of the world, we

discover that almost without exception they begin with an attempt

to produce the answers to these questions.

Many of the religious writings have quite specific dates for the

beginning of the world and man, and these dates range all the way

from comparatively recent times back through countless trillions of

years. In India there are people right today who believe that theirfirst religious leader, (their God), the Lord Adinath appeared one

hundred trillion palyas ago. A palya is supposed to be measured

by the length of time it would take a bird to empty a well with a

depth and breadth of one mile, filled with very fine hairs, if it flew

away once each year with just one hair in its beak. Even though

such measurement of time staggers the imagination, the fact

remains that they are convinced there was a time when God, the

world and that which is called man, began.

Our own beloved Bible makes no attempt to establish any

particular time for the appearance of the world and man.

However, it does follow the ancient pattern of all great religions in

one way. It opens with this age-old attempt to establish a

beginning for the world, and then proceeds to explain and account

for the appearance of man and all of that which it calls creation. In

Genesis 1: 1-2, we read: In the beginning God created the heavenand the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and

darkness was upon the face of the deep ... And the Spirit of God

moved upon the face of the waters.


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All of us are aware that there are two distinct versions of the

creation of the earth, man and all existence. Many and varied are

the claims of the authenticity of the first, versus the second record

of creation as given in the first and second chapters of Genesis.

We are not concerned here with any human opinions pertaining tothe truth or the falsity of either one of these records. What does

interest us is the fact that there are many varying and conflicting

theories about the beginning of the world and man. Furthermore,

these theories have all been presented as the result of the endless

questioning as to the when and the how it all began.

The search for the answers to these age-old questions continues

today, and it will go right on until we stop asking, when did itbegin? how was it created? and begin to ask, WHY IS IT?

Never will there be an authentic answer to the question, When did

the world begin? because there was no beginning. Never will

there be an authentic answer to the question,How was the first man

created?because man was not created.

Any question that is based on a false premise is certain to produce a

false conclusion. One might just as well ask why the mountain isa valley, or the ocean a desert. In short, any question, no matter

how sincere it may be, mustpertain to that which is true in order to

produce an answer that is true and authentic.


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Now, let us ask some questions. If all the answers so far presented

regarding the creation of the world and man are false, why is it that

all the great religious literature of the world begins with these

answers and they are the very basis for their faith? Isnt it possible

that at least one religion may have produced the right answers?No, dear reader, it is not possible. Why? Because that which is

called man has attempted to answer his own questions, and he has

based his answers upon the way the world and man appear to be,

rather than upon the way they really are. Furthermore, these

conclusions have been predicated upon that which appears to be

right and true according to the physical senses. And these

so-called physical senses can give no true revelation of the

universe, because they, of themselves are included in this mistakensense of existence. To whom are these physical senses supposed

to belong? To the direct descendants of that suppositional first

man. Everything that is predicated upon this fictional first man

is without fact, foundation or reality. The only place this fabled

first man ever existed was in the imagination of those who were

seeking the answers to their questions about the beginning of the

world and man. Is it any wonder that man should be called an

image? Not at all.

In order to further elucidate this spurious account of the beginning

of the world and the creation of the first man, let us return for a

moment to those first two verses in our Bible. In the first verse we

find the words beginning and created. These two words are

misleading. If we are to accept even the first verse of our Bible as

fact, we must also accept the following: First, there was God

without any heaven or earth, without any expression of Himself,any proof of Himself or any purpose in being. This is utterly

fantastic and impossible. It is not possible that God could exist

without any expression of Himself, or any purpose in being.

There can be no such thing as a purposeless God. Neither can

there be an un-expressed God. Actually, God is His own proof of

being. He proves that He is by expressing, individualizing and

identifying Himself. How could there be a God and no universe?


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Really, the universe and all it includes is the evidence of the

incontrovertible fact that God is, that He has always been and will

forever continue to be. Each individual in existence is further

evidence that God does express Himself; and the universe itself is

proof that God fulfills His purpose by expressing and evidencingHimself. In Isaiah 43: 12 we read, ... ye are my witnesses, saith

the Lord, that I am God. What is the function of a witness? The

witness presents the evidence. In any court of law, the witness is

sworn to produce the true evidence. Dear reader, you are the

witness. You are the very evidence of the Truth that God is, that

He does express and manifest Himself, and that He is constantly

fulfilling His purpose in being; yes, in beingyou.

Right here, let us diverge for a moment in order to clarify one point.In referring to God, the use of the words He, Him or Himself,

does not denote the masculine gender. The Bible speaks of God as

masculine, and the traditional usage of terminology has been

employed. Actually, God is neither masculine nor feminine.

Being wholly impersonal, God is without gender.

Another point that should be clarified is this: It is not our purpose todiscredit any religion or any religious writing in the world. And

certain it is that we do not argue with any of the glorious Truths as

presented in our own Bible. It is impossible to read any of the

major religious writings without discovering some Truth in them.

And of course, our Bible is our most treasured book. We accept

Truth wherever we find It, and by that same token, we discardfalsity, no matter where it is written or spoken.


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Let us return to our subject with this question: Is it important that

we perceive the fallacy of these myths pertaining to a world that

began and a first man that was created? Indeed it is of the utmost

importance to all of us. It seems strange, but this aspect of our

teaching and study has been the most neglected. Do you wonderjust why this perception is so essential? It is of vital importance

because the very basis of our eternal Identity is the eternally

established fact that God, the Universe and that which we call mannever began. Anything that has a beginning must also have anending. If there ever was a beginning for anything, there must

have been a beginning for everything. This is impossible of

course. But if it were true, it would mean that there would be an

ending for the universe, for you, for me, and for all Existence.

All of us are agreed upon the fact that God is eternal, without

beginning and without ending. We also perceive that without God

there would be no Universe. But are we aware that without the

Universe there would be no God? This may seem startling, but

nonetheless, it is true. Again we question; why is this true?

It is true because God is the Universe. God is the completeEssence, the Life, the Activity and the only governing Principle

that functions in, through and as the Universe. Now it is most

clear why the existence of the Universe is essential to the Existence

which is God. Thus it is that we can no longer speak of God and

the universe, or God and man. We realize the ultimate Truth: Godis the Universe, and God is the entirety of that which we have

mis-named man. It is only through this realization that we can

discover the eternal nature of the Universe, of the World and of theindividual Identity. When we speak of the Universe, we are

speaking of God. To speak of the Individual is to speak of God.

It is no wonder that Jesus could say, ... he that hath seen me hath

seen the Father. John 14: 9.


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We have been taught that God is Spirit, and this is true. We have

also been taught that God is ALL, and we have accepted this Truth.

We know that Spirit could not be the essence of a Universe of

matter. Yet, we must perceive that God, being All, is the very

Essence that comprises the Universe. There is but one answer tothis enigma, and we have arrived at the only possible conclusion.

This Universe is not what it appears to be, and we have been

deluded as to its nature, its essence and its activity. We have beenseeing through a glass darkly, and thus have entertained a

distorted picture of the beginningless, changeless, endless

Perfection that is the Universe. We have simply mis-perceived

the actuality, and this spurious sense of existence has been largely

fostered by those old myths of a Universe, a world and man, thathad beginning.

In Jeremiah 23: 24 we read: Can any hide himself in secret places

that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and

earth? Indeed God does fill heaven and earth. How could it be

otherwise, when the Universe and all it includes is the glorious

Perfection which is God, in full and complete beginningless,

changeless, endless expression and manifestation. And there isnone else. There are many references in our Bible portraying the

fact that the Infinite all that is God, is the infinite boundless

Universe. Down through the ages there have been individuals

who have perceived this Truth. Whenever the individual

Consciousness is enlightened, (illumined), the phantasmal concept

of the world is obliterated, and the Universe is seen as it really is,

and not as it has seemed to be.


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Of course, there would be no point in this realization if it did not

include the individual Identity. So, let us return just briefly to that

fabled first man. In Genesis 2: 7 the record says: And the Lord

God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his

nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. But, inIsaiah 2: 22 we find the inspired prophet saying: Cease ye from

man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be

accounted of? As we can readily see, it is impossible to cease

from believing in this man whose breath is in his nostrils, so long

as we accept a fallacious first man, who became a living soul.

Dear reader, do you see where this is leading us? We are

beginning to perceive that there never was any first man, therenever was a created man, there never was a man who had

beginning, and there never was a man who could come to an end.

Now we have arrived at this question: What is the status of man, if

this whole record of creation is a myth? That which has beencalled by the name of man is part and parcel of this mythological

record of creation. All the fabled difficulties that have beset

mankind have their origin in this old belief that there was a firstman, that he was created, and that the entire race of man is directly

descended from thatfirst man.

A thoughtful study of the story of Adam and Eve will disclose that

this fable is the entire history of that which is called man. The

difficulties that harassed Adam and Eve, as portrayed in this

record, are the same kind of troubles that so-called man of today

seems to be experiencing. In the fifth chapter of Genesis we findthe record of the immediate descendants of Adam and Eve.

According to this record, each one of these descendants begins, (is

born), lives a certain number of years, (matures and ages), and then

comes to an end, or dies. This is a picture that is familiar to all of

us today. Furthermore, this theory of man, seems to be so firmly

established that nothing else is believed to be possible. All of us

are familiar with the expression, life expectancy, which is a

certain number of years, or we all have to die sometime.


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How long will we go on, entertaining this bleak outlook? Just so

long as we continue to remain deluded by the supposition that we

are man, descended from that first man; who was created, then

became a creator of other men, and who matured, aged and died.

But the Bible says that death is to be overcome, and this is no idlepromise. We are arriving at the standpoint of the fulfillment of

this promise. And of course, the next step is to discover the way in

which this is being accomplished.

It is of the utmost importance to the realization that there is no

death, no ending, to know that there is no birth, no beginning.

Throughout the ages the physicians as well as the metaphysicians

have been engaged in a mighty effort to overcome death. This islaudable and right, because we know inherently that death is not

normal, and certainly it is not inevitable. But we must admit that

thus far, the best that has been accomplished is the postponementof that dread last enemy. It is imperative that we know why

these efforts have invariably ended in failure.

There are many aspects of the failure to perceive the eternal Nature

of each individual Identity, and to see it made manifest right hereand now. Let us start with the first and basic mistake. What is

this mistake? The belief that YOU, the individual Identity, ever

had beginning. We have approached this supposition of death

from the wrong standpoint. Here we have gone along trying to

overcome death, an ending, but we have continued to accept that

which would make it inevitable. We have gone right on believing

in birth, a beginning. Instead of attempting to overcome death, we

should have been seeing that there is no birth. Again and againwe have said, Life is eternal, but we have continued to accept a

date in that which is called time, and call it our birth date. A day

upon which we began. And, unintentionally, we have placed the

emphasis on an eternal Life in the future. Once we realize that

eternal Life is without beginning, change or ending, we will no

longer consider it in terms of either a past or a future. Always

remember this dear reader: From everlasting to everlasting,

means full circle, complete, uninterrupted eternal Life, and this is

your only Life.


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The acceptance of birth, includes the acceptance of death.

Birth and death, beginning and ending, are but opposite ends of the

same string. Someone has said, The end is known from the

beginning. And this statement is certainly true if there is a

universe or a creation, including man, that had beginning.

Dear reader, if you have read and felt the Truth of the foregoing,you are probably asking some questions along this line: If there is

no created man, what am I? If man was not created, how can it be

that I exist? What about my individual Identity? In order to

receive the answers to these questions, we turn to the only basis

from which any question can be correctly answered, viz: The

allness, the onliness of God.

We have seen that without God there could be no Universe. We

have also seen that without the Universe there could be no God.

We know that there was no time before God, and God never had

beginning. Thus there could not have been a time when there was

no Universe. We have seen that God is the Universe. This

means that He is the only Substance, Life, Intelligence or

Existence. The revelation that God is ALL, and that God iseternal, must necessarily include the revelation that ALL is eternal.

And there is nothing included in this eternal, Infinite all that could

have beginning or ending. The In finite All would not be eternal if

any individual expression of Itself ever had beginning, or ever

came to an end.


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You are an individual Identity. But your Identity is God,

identifying Itself as your specific Identity. Your individual

Identity is just as eternal as is God, because the completeness that is

God has always included the individual that is specifically YOU.

There is never anything added to or subtracted from God. It iscontrary to the very nature of eternal Life to express Itself as a

temporal life, as a life that begins and ends. Your individual Life

is the Life that is God, individualized as your Life. Therefore, it

cannot begin or end as your individual Life. Just as surely as you

are alive this instant, you are eternal Life individually expressed.

Just as surely as you are conscious this instant, you are eternal

Mind, Consciousness, individually expressed.

How do you know that you exist? How do you know that you are

alive? The answer is simple. You are conscious. Without

Consciousness you could have no awareness of existing. And

without awareness of being, you could have no existence. You

can only know that you are alive, by being consciously alive.

Thus, you perceive that Life and Consciousness are one and

inseparable. God is Life, Mind, Consciousness. And this very

Life, Mind, Consciousness, existing as individual YOU thisinstant, is an eternal Existent in the completeness that is God.

Now you can perceive that you are not Life and Consciousness.

Rather it is that you are Conscious Life.


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There is no such thing as God and man. Neither is thereMind and

idea. When we dropped the expression, God and man, and

adopted the expression, Mind and idea, we took a definite step

forward. But the latter expression is now almost as obsolete as the

former. It is far more perceptive to speak of the individual asConscious Life identified. This expression completely obliterates

any false sense of separation, of two-ness, dualism. It is of vital

importance to all of us, that we see clearly the inseparable Oneness

of Consciousness identified. Why? Because it is within the false

sense of two-ness, of duality, that we seem to experience all our

difficulty. This spurious belief of dualism, leads not only to the

illusion that we, as individuals, have an existence that is not God, it

also includes the mistaken sense that there can be a Situation or acondition existing that is not God. This falsity can be called any

appearance of a destructive force or element, such as a cyclone, an

earthquake or anything else that comes under the misnomer, An

act of God.

The falsity of this expression is immediately apparent. But what

about a war, an accident or a seemingly destructive force operating

in the Life and experience of the individual? Is the claim of anevil destructive existent any more true or genuine when it claims to

attack an individual than when it appears as a so-called act of

God?

Any appearance of a destructive element is always fallacious and

without power. It makes no difference whether it claims to be

something harmful to the world in general, or to the individual. In

either case it is entirely false, because it is based on something thatdoes not exist, viz: A presence and a power that is not the Presence

and the Power of the One All God, Good.


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In Psalms 107: 29 we read:He maketh the storm a calm, so that the

waves thereof are still. There is not one of us following this

spiritual path, who has not seen many manifestations of the truth of

this statement. Again and again we have seen the most violent

upheavals simply disappear in the conscious recognition that Godis All. These manifestations are not the result of wishful thinking.

Neither do they just happen by chance to occur. On the contrary,

they are indisputable evidence of an unshakeable conviction thatthere is nothing existing that is not God.

Does the Bible offer any authority for this conclusion? Indeed it

does. For anything pertaining to a so-called act of God, we have

many Bible references showing forth the omnipotent omnipresenceof God. In addition to the many instances of the Allness recorded

in the Old Testament, the first three books of the New Testament

present a convincing example of this fact. You will remember

that Jesus was asleep in the boat, when the wind became so violent

that the disciples were afraid they would perish. It is recorded in

Mathew 8: 26. Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he

arose, and rebuked the wind and the sea; and there was a great

calm.


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The author has again and again experienced that great calm, not

only in the midst of seemingly violent upheavals of the so-called

elements, but also in the midst of comparable appearances in the

so-called physical and mental realm. Oh! the glorious peace of

this calm. How was it attained? Dear reader, there is but oneway to realize this peace that passeth understanding, right in the

face of any seeming crisis; and this is the way. No matter how

terrible or convincing the seeming evidence may be, turn instantly

to the Truth: God is All. Once having established this firmly in

Consciousness, realize that ALL means eternal as well as Infinite.

Contemplate the beginningless, changeless, endless Nature of God.

Dwell in the fact that Infinite God comprises the ALL, and is the

only Mind, Consciousness, Substance and Activity of the Universe.Continue in the conviction that infinite God comprises the eternal,

beginningless, changeless, endless Life, Substance, Consciousness

of each specific individual. Maintain your faith. Retain your

conviction. And presently you will feel that great calm. Then

you will know that the seeming storm is obliterated, and that the

eternal beginningless, endless, Infinite Omnipotence of

Omnipresence has again manifested Its glorious Truth. I am the

Lord, there is none else.


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WITHOUT CHANGE

IT IS SAID that the earth is changing. The Universe itself,

including the planets, is believed to be in a constant process ofchange. The physicists tell us that the Universe is not only

changing, but that it is also in a constant state of expansion.

According to them, all the evidence of their investigations, as well

as the evidence gained through astronomy, points to the conclusion

that the Universe began, that it is forever altering and expanding.

They frankly admit that all of their inquiries and observations areof necessity limited to the how of the Universe, and that the

why is a complete mystery. Of course, all conclusions basedupon physics are restricted to a so-called material universe. And

the sincere physicist will tell you candidly that it all begins and

ends in the realm of probability, not of certainty, and that it is

impossible to come to any definite and final conclusion, even as to

the how of existence.

Those of us who are on the spiritual path, are primarily concerned

with the why of existence. We also are constantly questioning,and we are having some wonderful answers revealed. Our

inquiries are entirely in the realm of Spirit, the genuine, and our

answers are true, authentic and above all they are provable. In

fact, once an answer is known, it proves itself.

We do not disparage the efforts of the physicists. Those who are

engaged in this research are sincere dedicated men and women.

Almost without exception, they exhibit a great and laudablehumility, knowing, as they do, that all their research has revealed

so little, and it has been so unsatisfactory and incomplete. Here

and there we find one of deep spiritual insight who has almost

pierced the so-called veil of matter, and who is on the verge of

discovering just what we perceive in illumination, or enlightened

Consciousness. Such a one is Sir James Jeans. In his most recent

works, he definitely implies that the Universe cannot be

represented materially, because it is mental.


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Actually, the Universe is Mind, Consciousness, Life, and nothing

else. It is without beginning, change or end. Each individual

Identity included in this Universe is eternal and changeless in and

as its own Identity. This is pure revelation, and canbe perceived

by any individual who is illumined. However, for those who havenot yet had this glorious experience, we will seek to clarify these

statements. For this purpose we shall return briefly to the

concepts of the universe as presented by leading physicists.

There are two widely accepted theories pertaining to the Universe.

One is called the evolving universe theory of Alpher and Gamow.

The other is referred to as thesteady-state theory of Hoyle. The

Alpher and Gamow theory explains the beginning of the universeas a violent explosion. Within about thirty minutes after this

terrific explosion, all the chemical elements that constitute the

universe were supposed to have been formed. The galaxies are

said to have appeared a million or two years after this explosion,

and are supposed to be caused by the forces of gravity.

According to the Hoyle theory, the Universe is considered to be in

a state of continuous creation. It is supposed to be in a constantstate of activity, but to be homogeneous in time and space. This

theory implies that the material out of which the Universe is

formed, does not come from anywhere, but that it simply appears.

Neither one of these theories would seem to be a very satisfactory

explanation of the Universe. The Universe, being Spirit, Mind,

Consciousness, cannot be explained from the standpoint of matter.

However, if we were to re-interpret the latter theory, thereby

perceiving that the only Substance or Activity of this Universe isSpirit, Mind, Life, God, we would find that we were in complete

agreement with two aspects of this theory. First, that the Universe

is homogeneous in that which is called time and space. Next, that

it is in a constant state of activity.


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In Websters dictionary, we find the following definitions of theword homogeneous. Of the same kind or nature elements of

like nature. Yes, God is the same throughout that which the

physicist calls time and space. And, God is Infinitely and

eternally Omniactive.

Those of us who have been perceiving the Absolute Ultimate, donot employ the words, time and space in our spiritual

vocabulary. So, let us translate these cold hard limiting terms into

our own spiritual terminology. Instead of the word time let us

think in terms of eternity. Instead of the word space let us dwell

on infinity. Now we can perceive spiritually, that which the Hoyle

theory implies from a material standpoint.

To be homogeneous in time and space, would mean to be of the

same kind or nature Infinitely and Eternally. This we can accept

completely, because we are aware that God is the entirety of the

Universe, and He is equally present throughout Infinity and

Eternity. We know that activity is constant throughout the

Universe and all existence, because we perceive that God is

Omniaction, and forever omniactive.


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Knowing that God is all, and God is Spirit, why do we concern

ourselves with the theories of the scientists who are investigating

the universe from a material basis? Because the ultimate goal is

the discovery of what it is that constitutes the Universe as well as

the individual. And once this goal is realized, it will be knownthat God, Spirit, Life, Mind is all that canbe investigated. God is

the Universe and All that it contains. The physicist is

investigating that which seems to him to be matter. But, the

farther his search goes the closer he comes to the only possible

conclusion. Viz: That which he has been mis-interpreting as

matter, is not matter at all. It is pure Spirit, Mind, Consciousness,

and of course this is God. One of the leading physicists has just

recently made the statement that it is his conviction that Godpermeates the Universe. It is only a step from this realization to

the revelation that God is the Universe. Any inquiry into that

which is called the unknown is always a search for God. In

Hebrews 8: 11 we read, And they shall not teach every man his

neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for

all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

Is this inquiry important to You, the individual I? It is oftremendous importance. Because this is your Universe. You are

included in the eternal changeless Perfection which constitutes this

Universe. You live and move and have your Being in and as this

very Universe right here and now. You will never know the

glorious, perfect and immutable Nature of your own Being, until

you discover the eternal, changeless Perfection which constitutes

the Universe.


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It is not surprising that inspired writers have referred to thisUniverse as the Kingdom of God. Indeed it is. And God

comprises the entirety of His Kingdom. So, when you say, I live

and move and have my Being in the Kingdom of God, you are

really claiming your own Universe, as well as your own Identity.Why? Because you are identifying yourself with and as that

which constitutes this eternal immutable Universe. You are

realizing that your Life, Mind, Consciousness, Substance, Being

and Body are entirely composed of the eternal changeless

Perfection which is the Universe.

You will note that the word Body is included in the foregoing

paragraph. You will also notice that it is capitalized. Whyshould the word Body be capitalized? Because the Body is not

matter, inhabited by Mind, Soul, Life and Spirit. The Body is

Mind, Soul, Life and Spirit in form. We do not deny the Body,

any more than we deny the Universe. No one questions the

existence of the stars and planets. No one denies that they exist as

Substance, Form and Activity. Why then, should anyone deny the

existence of the Body of the individual? We cannot hide our

heads in the sand and pretend that the Universe including thegalaxies is non-existent. Neither can we float around on an

imaginary cloud and ignore the existence of the Body. What then,shall we do? Let us discover what it is that constitutes the

Universe including Its galaxies. Let us perceive what it is that

constitutes the Individual, including his Body. We will never

discover the truth of anything by ignoring it. To ignore, deny or

revile the Body is a mistake. To admit the existence of the Body,

and to discover Its Nature, is essential to Self revelation.


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If we deny the Body, we deny our completeness. Why? Because

the Body is essential to our completeness. How do we know that

we have a body? We are conscious of it. Therefore the Body is

included in our Consciousness. If the Body were not essential to

the completeness of the individual, it would not be included in eachindividual Consciousness. Our Consciousness is our Universe,

and everything that is essential to our completeness, our wholeness

and perfection, is included in our Universe; which is our

Consciousness.

In speaking of the Body, are we referring to a body of matter?

NO! Quite the contrary. Actually there is no such thing as a

body that is composed of matter. And we can see farther than that.There is no matter. If God is All, and All is Mind, Spirit,

Consciousness, where and what is matter? This appearance that

is called a material body is the same kind of body that wassupposed to have been created, and to be the body of that mythical

first man. All of us are aware of what seems to happen to thatkind of body. The history of that mythical body can be written in

just three words. Viz:Beginning, change, ending.

Is this a denial of the Body? NO! It is but the first step in the

recognition of the genuine and only Body. We know that we

include our Body in our Consciousness. But it is not the kind of

body that is created, born, and that changes, ages and dies.

The Body is not a vehicle into which Mind, Life, Soul,

Consciousness enters at birth, and from which Mind, Life, Soul and

Consciousness must depart at death. Rather it is, that Body isLife, Soul, Mind, Consciousness in form. If Life enters the body,

it is inevitable that It depart from the body. But the Body is Life.

How can Life either enter or depart from Itself? It cant. Itdoesnt. Life, Soul, Consciousness, Mind are one and

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There are many students of Truth who are inspired by considering

the Body as Spirit, or a spiritual Body. We certainly cannot

quarrel with that. But, what is Spirit? Spirit is but another name

for Consciousness. Spirit is Consciousness. So, all

Consciousness is spiritual Consciousness. We can now perceivethat there can be no unconscious Spirit, and no Spirit without

Consciousness. We agree thoroughly with the fact that the Body

is Spirit. But we also perceive that it is conscious Spirit, or

spiritual Consciousness embodied. What is Consciousness? To

be conscious is to be aware. Consciousness is awareness. Spirit

and Consciousness are one and the same thing. So it is that all

awareness is spiritual awareness.

This Spiritual awareness is eternal, without beginning, change or

ending. There is nothing in existence that can interfere with it,

and it is never interrupted by an entry into, or a departurefrom a

body of matter. It is its own embodiment. It is its own

Consciousness of its own eternal Perfect Changeless Nature.

Dear reader, in that last statement is revealed the most significant

Truth of the Body.

Now you may be asking: But, what about Life? Isnt the Body

alive? Yes, the Body is eternally and intensely alive. As stated

before, Life and Consciousness are one, and inseparable. Thus the

Body is consciously alive, or Conscious Life. But, what is Life?

Let us explore all the way into the nature of these words we are

using. When we say Life, what do we mean? How do weknow that there is such a thing as Life? We are conscious, thus

we are aware that we exist. But what is it that makes us aware thatwe are alive? Activity. Life is activity. Without Life, there

would be no activity, and without activity there would be no Life.

It follows that without Consciousness there would be no awareness

of activity, so without Consciousness, there would be no conscious

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Again we arrive at that important word One. Consciousness

and Life are one, and inseparable. There is no inactive Life-less

Consciousness, and no unconscious Life. Consciousness is

eternally intensely active, andLife is eternally conscious of being

alive. It is now becoming more apparent why it is well to speak ofthe individual as Conscious Life identified.

Can we leave the Body out of the Identity? Would the Identity be

complete without the Body? NO! As the Identity is conscious

Life identified, the Body is conscious Life identified as Body.

Life is activity, and Life is eternal. Therefore, activity is eternal.

Consciousness and Life are one, so, Conscious Life is eternal and

without interruption. Life is steady, constant. It does notfluctuate. Neither does it come and go. It does not increase,

decrease or come to an end. It is Self maintaining, Self sustaining,

Self perpetuating throughout all of eternity and infinity. In fact, Itis infinitely eternal. And this is the same conscious Life that is

identified as the Body of each individual. The Body of each

individual is the specific Body of that distinct individual. It exists

eternally as the Body that is included in the Identity of that

particular individual. It is true that the individual is not confinedto the Body. But each Identity does include its own individual

Body, and the Identity of the Body remains as eternal as does the

Identity of the individual.

Let us return to that word activity. Always remember that any

Truth that is revealed to you, is true of the Universe, but it is also

the Truth of and as your Body. Thus, the eternal changeless

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There is one aspect of this word activity that it would be well for

us to- examine. Sometimes the individual associates activity withchange. This is a mistaken sense of activity, because activity has

nothing to do with change. Life is Activity, and Life is God. We

know that God does not change. So, there is no changing Life,and no Activity that changes. Now this question arises: What is

the purpose of this Life Activity? What is Its function? The

purpose of Life is to be eternally alive. How does Life fulfill this

purpose? By being alive as the eternal Life of each individual.

What is it that keeps this Life from wearing out, slowing down or

coming to an end? Renewal. Eternal Life is constantly active,

functioning as Self renewal. Life does not change or age. It is

ever new and fresh. But, It is always the same Life. This mayseem a paradox. But, let us explore this seeming contradiction.

As we are aware, the physicists say that the body is in a constant

state of renewal. Yet, It remains the same Body, with the same

kind of Substance and Activity. How do we explain this? Let us

compare the conscious Life that is identified as the Body, with a

natural fountain of fresh pure water. The water is in constant

activity, and this activity is its own self renewal. The water isalways fresh and new, but it is always the same. It does not

change its nature through the process of renewing itself. It does

not deplete itself, and does not wear out or run down. It is

constantly functioning as its own self renewal. The water that is

the essence of the fountain is its own source, and its own

impulsion. Its activity is unlabored and constant. It does not

struggle to maintain or sustain its activity. It simply isby reason

of its being what it is. Its renewal is constant, but it does notchange.


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One of the worst aspects of this fallacy called change is the

appearance of age. We see our friends, and sometimes our loved

ones accepting this imposition. Almost every day we hear such

expressions as the following. Im not as young as I used to be. I

must be getting old. I just cant remember anything anymore. Ifwe accepted the false picture, it would sometimes seem as though

the individual was engaged in a conspiracy against his own eternal

changeless Life. We know better than that. We are alert and

awake. There is none of this, You do it, youre younger than I

am, attitude in our Consciousness. We know that we are

constantly renewed, and above all, we know that we have not

changed, do not change, and will never be conscious of change.

What is the primary aspect of Truth? Its immutability. Truth

does not change. God is Truth, and all of us know that Jesus spoke

of Himself as the Truth. A deep spiritual insight into this

statement of Jesus reveals that He was referring to His eternal

beginningless, changeless, endless Identity.

To many students along the spiritual path, the word Truth is

almost meaningless. A careful study of the definitions of thisword in Websters Dictionary is very revealing and rewarding.

There are two definitions that are especially enlightening. Viz:fact; ... an established principle. A fact is that which is true,

real genuine. An established principle is eternal, beginningless,

changeless, endless. For instance, the mathematical principle that

twice two equals four is an eternally established fact. It is real and

true throughout all of infinity and eternity. In other words, it is an

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When Jesus said, I am the Truth, He was making a profound

statement of fact: The fact of His existence, as well as the existence

of each individual Identity. What is this fact? The I that you

are, the I that I am, is the very Principle of eternal changeless

Life, Mind, Consciousness, Being. Yes, You are Principleidentified, individualized and evident. In fact You, the individual

I, are the eternal evidence of the fact that God is. And the

evidence is just as eternal, just as changeless as is the Principle,

because the evidence is the Principle manifesting Itself. Howthen, can the individual I be a created man, with beginning,

change and ending? How can You be an idea, evolved or

emanatingfrom Mind. This cannot be. If you are merely an idea

evolved from Mind, there was a time before you began. If therewas a time before you began, there must be a time when your

existence will come to an end. Principle is forever complete.

This completeness includes You, the individual. Principle does

not become any more or any less complete by the addition or

subtraction of Its individual expressions of Itself. No individual

expression of Principle, God, ever comes into existence, or goes

out of existence. The eternality of the individual is essential to the

eternal completeness, theAll, that is God.

The individual is just as much an eternally established FACT, as is

the Principle. The individual I does not evolve from Mind, Life,

Principle. There is one I that canbe individualized, and this I

is eternal and eternally complete. This eternal completeness

includes YOU.

Jesus knew that the Truth individualized was His eternal Identity.He knew also that the Truth individualized was the eternal Identity

of each individual in existence. He knew that we are all One,

because there is one Principle, one God, one I. But He was alsoaware that this one eternal I expressed Itself as the eternal

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This is why you can say, I am the Truth, with complete

confidence and authority. You are stating the fact that you are

eternal changeless Principle individualized. Dear reader, it is

wonderful to say, I am the Truth, when we really know what we

are saying. Again and again the realization of this Truth, hasmeant the instantaneous revelation of perfection to those who

seemed to be in need of help or healing.

Can Truth be imperfect? Can Principle include a flaw? Can

perfect Mind include a mistake? NO! Principle is not only

perfect, It is Perfection. Furthermore, It is beginningless,

changeless, endless Perfection. And this changeless Perfection is

just what You are. You are the Truth. You are eternal changelessPerfection individualized, identified and manifested.

There is no separation between the perfect Principle, the Truth,

that you are, and the manifest individual that you are. You, the

Truth, are your own manifestation. Truth and its manifestation, its

evidence, are One. And this one is You: the only You in existence,

right here and now.

For many years, the author avoided the use of the word Principle,

because it seemed cold, lifeless and unloving. But as revelation

expanded, the awareness that Principle is all inclusive and

complete became apparent. This completeness was perceived to

be the All that is God. In other words, God is Principle. This is

not a new or original statement. We have accepted this statement

in theory for years. Now we are beginning to know what it means.

Yes, God is Principle. But God is Love. So, Principle is Love.

When Principle is perceived to be Life, Love, Mind, Soul,

Consciousness; God the All, it no longer seems harsh, cold and

distant. Furthermore, the activity of Principle is perceived to be

the Divine Essence, Life, Love, Consciousness, in action.

Principle, Life, Love, Mind in action, constitutes Omniaction, or,

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Oh! The joy, the freedom, the all inclusive Love that accompanies

this discovery. Words cannot describe this illuminating

experience. But you may be assured of this: Once this Truth is

clearly perceived, there can never be any doubt of Its rightness.

Rather, there is solid unshakable conviction. If the whole worldwere to confront you with a denial of this Truth, you would simply

smile; knowing, and knowing that you know. You would not try to

convince anyone that he was mistaken. You would know that this

Truth must bespirituallyperceived in order to be understood and

accepted.

Even if there seemed to be overwhelming evidence that the Truth

you knew was untrue, you would be unmoved: Becauseyou wouldknow that it was false evidence. Thus, you would stand, knowing

that false evidence is no evidence, therefore it is non-existent.

Why? Because the only true evidence there is, or can be, isevidence of that which exists. Only that which is real, genuine,

true, exists, and this is Truth. Only Truth, Principle, can be

evident, for there is no other Existence. Only the beginningless,

changeless, endless Perfection that is God, can be evident, because

God really is All, and there is none else.

As stated before, it is of vital importance that we realize the

beginningless, endless nature of our individual Being. But this

realization would not be complete if we were to omit the fact that

we are eternally immutable. The words immutable, or

changeless are equally as important in our spiritual vocabulary as

is the word eternal. Most of the inharmony we seem to

experience has to do with change. And this is particularly true ofany so-called physical difficulty.


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No one will deny that the evidence before the so-called physical

senses presents a convincing picture of constant change. But,

what is the basis of this evidence? Is it based on Spirit, Truth,

Principle? Is it supported by the eternal verities? Has anyone in

illumination ever perceived any evidence of change? To whomdoes it appear? What mind knows it? What sense accepts and

believes it? As we ponder these questions our spiritual perception

inevitably reveals the only possible answers. Viz: There is no

authentic basis for the evidence of constant change. This evidence

is not based on Spirit, Truth, Principle, and has no support in the

eternal Fact of existence; which is GOD. God does not change.

An illumined Consciousness is not aware of change. It can only

appear to this mistaken sense of identity: a descendant of thatmythological first man. No mind knows it, because the

immutable God is the only Mind. No sense accepts it or believes

in it, because Spirit is Consciousness, and Consciousness is the

only Sense in existence. Instead of five physical senses, there is

but one Sense: Soul, Spirit, Consciousness. And this Sense is

forever aware of Its eternal changeless Nature.


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WITHOUT ENDING

All of us are familiar with the expression The end of the world.

In fact, the age-old prophecy of the end of the world is almostuniversally accepted. It is considered inevitable; the only doubt

being as to when this catastrophic event will take place. The

history of religion records that various individuals and sects have

predicted the day, and sometimes even the hour when the world

would come to an end. Yet, the world continues to exist and to

function, entirely unaffected by these dire predictions.

Have you ever wondered why it is considered inevitable that theworld should end? Why this almost universal conviction that all

existence must end? The answer is simple. It is because the

world is supposed to have had a beginning. As stated before, a

belief in a beginning always contains within itself, the belief of an

ending. The belief that the world and all existence must end will

never be obliterated until it is spiritually perceived that there never

was a beginning for the world, or for all that exists. And, of

course, this ALL existence includes each individual Identity.

Today, the belief that the end of all existence is unavoidable seems

to be greatly augmented. There are many who are firmly

convinced that so-called man will completely destroy himself as

well as the life of all existence. They are sure that this will be the

ultimate end; and in common with the religious exponents of theend of the world theory, their only question is, When will it take

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Are we helpless in the face of these predictions? Indeed we are

not. On the contrary, the awareness that beginningless,

changeless, endless God constitutes the Universe is the power that

obliterates even the appearance of an evil destructive force. The

realization that God is the only Mind, eliminates the belief thatthere are minds capable of plotting, planning or bringing to fruition

schemes of a destructive nature. The Truth we know is POWER.

But, we must know it. In fact, we should be intensely active in

knowing it. This does not mean that we should do mental work,

make affirmations and denials, or send out thoughts. What it does

mean is this: We consciously know the eternal Nature of the

Universe and all it contains. We are actively aware of the

beginningless, changeless, endless Identity of each specificindividual. We maintain a vigilant awareness that, as God is ALL,there is no evil; no evil man, mind, power or Presence. We know

that God is not self destructive, and that God knows His eternal

indestructible Nature, individualized as each Identity. All of this,

and much more do we know. And we have full faith in our

knowing. We have seen this very Truth prove itself to be true,

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Why is God revealing all existence to be without beginning,

change or ending? Why should this revelation be appearing now?

Because it is most essential now. Always, when there hasseemed

to be the greatest need, God has revealed the Truth that was

essential for that seeming situation. Does this mean that God isseparate and apart from His expression, the individual Identity?

No! Where does this revelation take place? It is within the

Consciousness of the individual. God is the only Consciousness,

so the Consciousness of the individual is God, expressing Himselfas that individual Consciousness. Thus it is that, the essential

revelation pertaining to any seemingly inharmonious situation, is

individual revelation, but it is also the eternal, Infinite Truth that is

forever established in and as the Mind that is God. There can beno individual revelation that is not an eternal Truth revealed in andas the Consciousness of the individual. Neither is it possible for

any individual to be conscious of any Truth that is not knowneternally and Infinitely. Infinite, eternal God is consciously aware

of beingAll existence. In other words, no matter what the specific

character of the individual expression may be, it is comprised

entirely of God, conscious of beingItself as that specific Entity.

Yes, the Universe, the world, the stars and planets do exist, and this

fact is evident to anyone in illumination. However, enlightened

Consciousness reveals that the substance and activity of this

Universe, is not matter as the physicists believe, but it is entirely

composed of Self Conscious Mind. The individual does exist, but

spiritual perception reveals that the individual is not a human

being, with a created body of matter. Rather, it is God, being

aware of His eternal changeless Self as that specific individual.

Can you see what this revelation means to you? Is it clear what

this means to the world? This realization is the revelation that

neither the Universe, the world or the individual can ever be

destroyed or brought to an end. Neither can all existence bethreatened with extinction. There can be no belief in, nor fear of

an end to all Life. Does this seem fantastic? On the contrary,

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For years we have been saying, God is the only Mind. God is

All. This is absolute Truth. Furthermore, it is thefundamental

Truth of all existence. Now, let us ask ourselves some questions.

Do we believe this to be wholly true? When we gaze into the

heavens, observing the stars and planets, do we perceive that Godis all that exists of those stars and planets? Are we aware that they

are entirely composed of Self Conscious Mind? Or, do we

consider them as forms of matter? How do we interpret this world

and all it includes? Do we perceive that all the Substance, form

and activity that constitutes this world is Consciousness, Mind,

Life evidencing Itself? Or, do we entertain the misconception that

it is composed of forms of matter, governed by material laws?

And, what about the individual standing before us? Do we seehim as God, Life, Mind, Spirit individualized? Do we see him as

the evidence of the fact that God is? Or, do we mis-perceive him

to be a mortal, in a temporal body of matter, and with a mind that is

capable of fear, sickness, sin and destructive tendencies?

Finally, what about the individual I that is your Identity? What

about the Body that is essential to the completeness of your

conscious Identity? Do you really know that your Consciousnessis God, being conscious as your awareness? Do you really know

that your Body is this same God Consciousness evidencing the fact

of His eternal, beginningless, changeless, endless perfection? Or,

do you believe that you have a mind of your own, capable of doing

something or being something apart from God? Do you believe

your Body to be a temporary vehicle into which Mind, Life, Soul

enters, from which Mind, Life, Soul must depart? Do you fully

realize that your Body is eternal, immutable, imperishable andindestructible? Do you know why your Body is entirely immune

to any fallacious claims of materiality? Do you know why It can

never perish or be destroyed? Do you know that, because God IS

ALL, you can have no Body, unless it be God, Mind, Life,

Consciousness identifying and manifesting Itself? Do you know

the Truth about the Body? Or, are you aware that the Body is the

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These are indeed searching questions. But, they are questions that

must be asked and answered in order to perceive the Omnipotent

Omnipresence of that fundamental Truth: God is All. And, it is

this Truth that is our immunity from all the so-called destructive

forces that are supposed to be inescapable. Knowing that God isAll, and that God is Self Conscious Mind, we realize that we can

have no conscious Self, that is not God conscious of being our

individual Self. GOD CAN HAVE NO CONSCIOUSNESS OF

A DESTRUCTIVE FORCE OR ACTIVITY BECAUSE, BEING

ALL, HE CAN ONLY BE CONSCIOUS OF HIMSELF. BEING

ETERNAL, IMMUTABLE AND INFINITE, THE VERY FACT

THAT GODIS, PRECLUDES THE POSSIBILITY OF THE END

OF THE WORLD, THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL EXISTENCE,OR THE EXTINCTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL.

It is of vital importance for us to realize that God is Self Conscious.

God is aware of Himself; of His eternal changeless, Omnipotent

Omnipresent glorious perfect Being. We are Self conscious. We

are aware of existing. Enlightened Consciousness reveals that we

can only be Self conscious, or aware of our Self, because God is

conscious of being just what He Is, as our Self. It is essential forus to realize that God is Self Conscious Mind.

With this spiritual perception, we realize that it is utterly

impossible for us to be aware of anything that is not known to God,

Self Conscious Mind. If God is the only Mind, what individual

exists that is not God being Self conscious as that individual

Consciousness? What individual exists that does not know Its

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If we were to accept the spurious evidence that is constantly being

presented to us, we would have to conclude that the destruction of

the world and all existence is inevitable. Furthermore, it appears

that there is hardly an individual who is not afraid of this

catastrophe. It would seem that every possible avenue is beingused as a means to increase and exploit this claim of fear. The

news publications, the radio and television are constantly

reminding us of the dangers of nuclear warfare. Many sincere

ministers of the Gospel, and many revivalists are exhorting theircongregations to repent, in order that their Souls may be saved.

With all due respect to those who arc sincerely preaching the

gospel of fear, those of us with spiritual perception realize thatfaith

and fear do not dwell together. Furthermore, we know that God,the only Mind, cannot be conscious of fear. There is nothing

known excepting the Truth that is known to God. Therefore, it is

impossible for any individual to actually know fear. This whole

claim of a mind that fears is false, and it only appears in the

illusory misunderstanding of the so-called descendants of thatmythical first man. And there is no such individual. The only

individual in existence is God individualized. And the only

individual who knows anything is God individualized, knowingonly the eternal beginningless, changeless endless perfect Nature

of His own Being.

We do not close our eyes to the fears that seem to be prevalent.

We are fully aware that destructive forces and material so-called

laws do appear to be present and have power. We are also

cognizant that the world does seem to be in the grip of men with

evil minds, who are power hungry, and who are plotting andplanning destruction to all who oppose them. We are not deluded

for one moment by this phantasmic picture. We knowbetter.


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We avoid, as much as possible, listening to, or coming in contact

with these fears and dire predictions. But this does not mean that

we are not alert and activelyseeing through this miasma. We are

just too busy seeing the Universe and all existence as it is to permit

ourselves to be deluded by what it is not. We are not deceived.Neither are we frightened. We know what we know. And if the

whole world were to attempt to convince us that God knows evil or

destruction, and permits it, we would simply go right on knowing

what we know.

Now this question arises: What do we know? We know that God

isAll. We know that God is eternal, without beginning, change or

end. We know that God, beingAll, comprises the entire Universe,and there is nothing existing in, or as the Universe that is not God.

Therefore, there is nothing existing that canbe destroyed, because

God does not destroy Itself. We are aware that God is Self

conscious Mind, and thus, knows His perfect eternal indestructible

Nature. God is conscious of no threat to His existence, entertains

no fear, and knows no evil plotting minds. We know that our

Bodies are not composed of a kind of substance that can be

destroyed. We know that our conscious Life is eternal, and thatour conscious Life is all there is of our Bodies.

Earlier in this work, we mentioned the fact that our friends, the

physicists are convinced that the universe is constantly expanding.

No doubt this appears irrefutable from their standpoint, as they are

almost unanimous on this particular conclusion. Is there any basis

in Truth, in Spirit, upon which these deductions can be founded?

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However, as we contemplate the theory of expansion, we can

readily see how it could appear to be true, if the Universe and all

existence were viewed from the material standpoint. Let us

elucidate: The invention of the telescope by Galileo was an event

of momentous importance in the field of astronomy. Yet, theastronomer of today would consider that telescope to be virtually

useless. With the development of the reflectors, (invented by SirWilliam Herschel), the astronomers instruments and lenses have

constantly expanded in size and power. Thus we can perceive that

the view of the heavens attained by the telescopic lens of Galileo,

would be infinitesimal compared to the awe inspiring view from

the Observatory at Mount Wilson California.

Of course, this expansion of so-called human knowledge is not

confined to the field of astronomy. All of us are aware that thefirst flying machine was indeed limited in its scope of activity in

comparison with our modern space ships. This represents just two

out of the many and varied fields in which expansion is taking

place.

Does this mean that the Universe is expanding? Not at all. Itseems strange that with all our knowledge, we should still believe

that the Universe can expand, or become more infinite than

Infinitude Itself. What is taking place? Our Consciousness of

that which Eternally and Infinitely exists is constantly expanding.

The Universe is not limited in time and space. Never has it been

less, and never can it be more than it is right now. Again, God is

the Universe, and there is never any more or any less of God. For

in-stance, has there been any increase in the stars and planets sincethey were first viewed through the telescope of Galileo? Are the

heavens any greater because more of them appear in the lenses of

the modern astronomer? NO! As Consciousness expands the

spurious beliefs of limitation are eliminated; and presently it will

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You will note that the word Universe is capitalized in this work.

Because, again and again the authors Consciousness is illumined

with a tremendous awareness of God being the Universe. If this

book were not God, revealing His own Truth, it would not be

written. And it can only be presented as it is revealed.

Yes, the Universe is Consciousness, or Self Conscious Mind. It

may seem that it is expanding, changing or coming to an end. But

none of this is true of God, so it cannot be true of the Universe. If

the world could have a beginning and ending, it would have to be

limited by that which is called time. If the Universe were

expanding, it would be limited in so-called space. But God, the

only Essence of the Universe, is eternal and Infinite, and cannot belimited by imaginary time or space barriers.

We have said that our Consciousness is constantly expanding.

Does this mean that we are changing? No! What it does mean is

this: The spiritually enlightened Consciousness is increasingly

aware of his genuine and only Identity. As this revelation

continues, his perception of his limitless freedom expands

continuously. He realizes that he is without limitations, becausehe is composed of the very Essence that comprises the Universe.

Thus it is that the revelation of the Nature of the Universe, is Self

revelation. And, conversely, the revelation of the Nature of the

Self, includes the revelation of that which constitutes the Universe.

The individual Consciousness does not change. It simply

becomes increasingly Self conscious. Of course, this means that

the individual becomes more God conscious, because God is the

only Self.

THE REVELATION OF THE NATURE OF THE INDIVIDUAL

SELF CANNOT BE COMPLETE UNLESS IT INCLUDES THE

REALIZATION OF THE BEGINNINGLESS, CHANGELESS,

ENDLESS NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE. Furthermore, the

individual who discerns the Universe to be Self conscious Mind,

Life and Spirit, perceives that HE is entirely composed of the very

same Essence that comprises this eternal changeless Universe.


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For years we have approached this Truth from the standpoint of the

individual to the Universe. We have had wonderful revelations.

But, we cannot say that these revelations have been complete. We

still seem to experience birth, change, age, sickness and death.

Just so long as we continue to look out at the Universe from thestandpoint of the little i our viewpoint will seem to be limited and

incomplete. It is much the same as looking through the wrong end

of a telescope. If we turn our binoculars around, and look at a

scene through the wrong end, we find that everything appears

greatly diminished in size. In consequence, instead of seeing

more, we see less.

In the same way, when we are viewing the Universe from the littlei standpoint, we seem to have a limited viewpoint of everything.

Instead of the larger grander view of the Infinite eternal All, we

mis-perceive this All; thus It seems limited in terms of time and

space. The whole belief in a Universe or an individual with

beginning, change and ending, is the direct consequence of

viewing the limitlessAll, from the standpoint of the little i.

This does not mean that the individual is not important. Indeed,the individual is of the utmost importance. In fact, the individual

is absolutely essential to the completeness which is God, the All.

Furthermore, it is imperative that each individual know the eternal

changeless nature of his own Being. But, if we are to receive full

revelation, we must approach the individual from the standpoint of

the Universe, instead of approaching the Universe from the

standpoint of the individual. Actually, the Universe, God, and the

individual are One.


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Anything that is not a Universal Truth, is not true of the individual.

This is clearly seen, when the individual perceives that the only

Substance, Life and Consciousness in existence as that individual

Self, is the Substance, Life and Consciousness that constitutes the

Universe. This is exactly why it is essential to full revelation, forthe individual to realize the eternal Infinite changeless Perfection

that is the Universe. It is in the realization of this Truth, that the

individual recognizes the eternal changeless Perfection that is His

own Being.

Dear reader, are you now cognizant that the individual can have no

beginning, because there was no time before the Universe existed?

Can you now see that the individual you are, cannot come to anend, because there cannot be a time when there is no Universe? Is

it clear to you that you cannot be a suffering, sick, ageing

individual, because You are composed of the very Essence that

constitutes this eternal, changeless perfect Universe?

Now you may be asking: If I keep my Consciousness entirely on

and in the Infinite, how am I going to be helped? or, My problem

is individual to me; so, isnt it necessary for me to concentrate onmy individual self? It is within the answers to such questions as

these, that we close the seeming gap between what we are seeing,

and what we seem to be manifesting.

The author would like to assure you of one thing. Many so-called

healings have been witnessed just through the realization of the

perfect eternal changeless Nature of the Universe. Often the

individual involved had not requested spiritual help. However,when an individual does ask for help, it certainly is necessary to

include that specific individual in Consciousness. But, we never

never include the individual in Consciousness, until the eternal

perfection of the InfiniteAll is realized.


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Yes, it is essential to be specific in seeing the individual perfection.

But when the practitioner is fully aware of the Infinite, eternal

changeless Nature of the Universe, it is simple and natural to

include the distinct individual in this conscious perfection. And if

the individual is seeking to help himself, it is also imperative thathe first perceive the eternal perfection of the Infinite All. Why?

Because, as stated in my book, The Ultimate, Seeing is Being.

When, as enlightened Consciousness, we reallysee the Universe in

all its glorious changeless perfection, we are aware that we are the

very perfection we are seeing. We realize that the beginningless,

changeless, endless Nature of the Universe, is the eternal

changeless Nature of our own individual Identity. We perceivethat the indestructible, imperishable Essence that constitutes the

Universe, is the indestructible, imperishable Substance that

constitutes our eternal Body. We know that the Omnipotent

perfect Principle which is in constant un-interrupted operation

throughout the Universe, is in full and complete operation

throughout the Substance that constitutes our Body. In fact, we

know that this Principle in operation, is inherent in and as our

Body. And, perhaps most important of all, we perceive that theInfinite eternal conscious Mind which comprises the Universe, is

our conscious Mind; and there is no other mind.

Indeed, seeing is being for it takes the Consciousness that is the

eternal changeless perfect Universe, to SEE IT AS IT IS, ANDNOT AS IT HAS APPEARED TO BE. YOU ARE THIS

CONSCIOUSNESS. IF YOU WERENT YOU WOULD NOT

BE CONSCIOUS.

Dear reader, this is your eternal Identity. This is the I that is

forever without beginning, change or ending. This is the I that

is never born, and can never die. This is the I that is never

threatened with destruction. This is the I that can have no fear

of the end of existence; either the end of the world, or the end of the

individual I.


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Beloved, now you are in the Kingdom of God, and now the

Kingdom of God is in You. Your kingdom is your Consciousness,

and your Consciousness is the eternal changeless perfect glorious

Universe. Accept and claim this glorious eternal Identity, for It is

your own. Indeed, It is You. You are clothed in Light, and inyour right Mind. You are conscious that You are the very Light in

which you are clothed. Know your eternal Identity, and rejoice in

that which you know. For, You are the Truth You know.

your eternal identity - marie s. watts

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