Tag Archives: consciousness

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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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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It Starts with a Question

Posted on 1 June 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Do you have a question about spirituality, life, God, the universe, religion, scriptures, purpose, meaning, etc., on life’s major or minor spiritual themes that do not seem to make sense to you or to your scheme of life in this world? … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness & Spirituality, Mysticism | Tagged consciousness, enlightenment, experience, life, mind, question, questions, religion, spirituality, The Mystical Life, Truth, Truth seeker, Truth student | 4 Comments

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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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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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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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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In a Nutshell

Posted on 1 January 2018 by Marc of Contemplative Pathways

Today on this first day of the new year, we received a warm heartening message of appreciation from Kor, a visitor of our website. Here is the message. Subject Matter: Appreciation Feedback/Comment: Beautiful site and so rich with information. Thank … 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 →