Tag Archives: awareness

Develop Your Awareness of God-Presence

Posted on 17 June 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Whether for the purpose of a contemplation sitting or at any other time, remember to acknowledge, invoke and invite the Spirit of God within you to come forth from within to fill your awareness and life with the experience of … 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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Remembering Truth

Posted on 19 February 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

The life you and I live is God-Life. God-Life is the only life there is because God is the only being and existence there is. So, the life we are living is God-Life. This life of God is our life … Continue reading →

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Bring Him Home

Posted on 11 January 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

God literally brings you home to Itself in consciousness, in your inner realization of oneness with God, in God — the realization of the Christ-Truth of your Being and Self. May the New Year be a fulfillment of this realization. … Continue reading →

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Yogiraj

Posted on 24 December 2017 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath or simply “Yogiraj” (pictured above) is a Hindu mystic. He is a Master of Kundalini Kriya Yoga. For over 40 years, Yogiraj has healed and transformed people all over the world with his transmissions of “kundalini shakti” … Continue reading →

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Accept Yourself

Posted on 23 December 2017 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Let us end the year with acceptance starting with ourselves. “Take and accept yourself just as you are, where you are…. Let God work with your faults and limitations. Just recognize them and be with them, without trying to correct … Continue reading →

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The Path in Autumn

Posted on 1 October 2017 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Once again, it is that magical golden time of the year when the spiritual journey takes us through the autumnal season of transformation and letting go. This is The Mystical Path in autumn. The path is now strewn with the … Continue reading →

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The Four Consents

Posted on 17 September 2017 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

In his Spiritual Journey series of retreat conference lectures, Fr. Keating speaks of four (4) “consents” that an individual is expected to make at certain stages of life, in order to develop fully into a spiritually mature human person. [The … Continue reading →

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A Contemplative Conversation

Posted on 17 September 2017 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

The following is a compilation of dialogues I had with someone over the recent weeks. The compilation was made by that person, who decided to put together the substantive portions of the spiritual conversations we had. In his own words: … Continue reading →

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The “F” Word Mantra

Posted on 6 September 2017 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Strangely enough, almost any human activity when done mindfully and with full awareness can be the subject of a centering practice. The range of it is unimaginable — from the repetitive act of scrubbing and wiping soiled dishes in the … Continue reading →