Path to God Consciousness

Wendy's topic this week was Opening the Path to God Consciousness, based on Deepak Chopra's book, The Third Jesus. The first quote is from one of my favorite authors, Paul Ferrini. He often writes about the principles in A Course in Miracles, and from the perspective of Jesus.

"Right now, in this moment, you are either listening to the voice of God or you are needlessly enmeshed in your own psychodrama. Right now, you are either happy or you are finding fault with the circumstances of your life. Let yourself be present to your thoughts and ask, "am I aware of God's unconditional love for me right now." If the answer is yes, you will feel the warmth of the Divine Presence in your heart. And if the answer is no, your awareness will cause you to remember that Presence and draw it to you. This simple practice cannot fail." ~ Paul Ferrini, Love Without Conditions

Most of the time, I'd say I'm enmeshed in my own psychodrama, definitely! It helps to have that pointed out, since as he says, simply being aware of that is an invitation to a new realization.

"The second coming of Christ is not some historical event in the future. The second coming is an awareness - a person's recognition of the Christ presence within him or her. In other words, when the awareness of the Christ within "dawns" on a soul, the second coming has taken place. We say that the Christ is born in that individual. Rather than an incident to take place at some future time, the second coming is a possibility in each present moment - a possibility in each one of us. "

~ Richard and Mary Alice Jafolla, The Quest

This is one of the key points in Chopra's book. Jesus isn't somebody "out there" - some magical event in the future "out there" - he's a consciousness, always available within. No magic pills, no incantations, no secret codes needed. Cool.