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appear as “bad luck” or some such other excuse we seek to
use in order to avoid the responsibility of our own
actions, of having to tell ourselves that we knew we
were doing wrong or should have known we were doing
wrong. The sooner we take responsibilities for all our
actions, all our decisions, the easier the lesson will be.
How then is the best way to connect with this
knowing that is there in all of humanity? Firstly by
accepting the hypothesis that in essence we are a Spirit, a
component of THE Spirit. As this component we have
access to all that is necessary for us to know. The way to
become more familiar with that Divine aspect of
ourselves is through Spiritual Meditation. Spiritual
Meditation is simply “parking” the body so that our
Spirit can become our consciousness.
I think that meditation is part of the path but
not the goal. We must clearly define our purpose for
meditating. So often people use it as a means to relax and
can be heard exclaim after their meditation that they