Category Archives: Oneness

Barry O’Brien

Posted on 8 June 2019 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

GRATITUDE and APPRECIATION for a Gift and most especially its Giver! We thank BARRY O’BRIEN, a participating member of the San Jose BMCM Satsang Group, who is now residing in Spokane, Washington, for his generous and wonderful gift to us … Continue reading →

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The 1914 Men of Goodwill

Posted on 19 December 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

War is an unnatural state of existence for humanity, were it not for the governments that wage them in the name of nations and their people. It simply runs against the grain of man’s spiritual nature. Here are videos of … Continue reading →

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The Fabric of Consciousness

Posted on 16 December 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Sometime around the turn of the new millennium, I came to a profound spiritual realization. It was the fruit of many years of meditation. The realization made me understand how consciousness integrates everything into a continuous seamless fabric of consciousness, … Continue reading →

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Why Bother with Self-Realization?

Posted on 12 June 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Responding to a recently posted blog, Stephen messaged us the following three wonderful questions. QUESTION NO. 1 Since God has always been and will always be the Perfect Absolute Infinite Consciousness and this has never been and will never be … Continue reading →

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From the Head to the Heart

Posted on 8 June 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

In response to a recent blog we posted, the following question was raised by Bob as a comment which he posted on 05 June 2018. QUESTION “Hello, Marc! I have a question: How do I move from understanding and thinking … Continue reading →

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Easy Does It

Posted on 5 June 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Many aspirants to higher spirituality are deceived by the erroneous teaching that you have to sweat out your enlightenment with every drop of your being and to labor intensively, exhaustively and unendingly through the spiritual journey. Spiritual teachers who promote … Continue reading →

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True Withinness

Posted on 8 April 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

This class lecture by Joel S. Goldsmith is a profound talk about our relationship of oneness with God, on why we study and contemplate scripture passages and mystical writings by teachers and mystics, how to contemplate the mystical (Truth) principles … Continue reading →

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The Gospel of John (the Movie)

Posted on 23 February 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

The movie The Gospel of John is a beautiful film depicting the ministry and teachings of Yeshua or Jesus of Nazareth based on the Gospel According to St. John. Released in 2003, it is probably the best movie ever produced … Continue reading →

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The Evil That Men Do

Posted on 21 January 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones. — William Shakespeare — (from “Julius Caesar”) How much evil can a man do? How much evil can a man be? After all has … Continue reading →

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The Moth and The Flame

Posted on 12 January 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

(The following is a reblogged article about the beautiful Sufi parable of the Moth and the Flame. The piece is taken from the website “Inner Traditions” and was posted by Satya Chaitanya. The parable tells the story of how one … Continue reading →