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(The Gospel of Luke) The kingdom of God is not coming in any way that you can observe. The kingdom of God is already here - within you.
CHAPTER ONE: Transcending the Forces of Shame & Guilt - Powerlessness and unmanageability pretty much summed me up…
Video Version of Chapter ONE: Transcending Shame & Guilt
Have you ever wanted to know for yourself, and not because you've chosen to believe it, if God is real, and how it feels to find yourself? How to be in the world but not of it? What the word surrender actually means and how you do it? Why forgiveness is powerful and what to do to actually forgive someone for something? In this episode we dive deeper into the program, the book and the steps found within IF YOU LIVE IT.
Have you ever experienced the forces of shame and guilt in your own life? Who hasn't right? In this episode of our conversation series, we'll be diving into these two lesser attracter patterns (Shame & Guilt) to uncover what it takes to transcend both and find more happiness as the byproduct.
(The Dhammapada) Those with a pure heart, and who seek the Way without ceasing, will find it. It is like cleaning glass until the dust is removed.
CHAPTER TWO: Transcending the Forces of Apathy & Grief - Believing in a Power greater than myself was the key…
Video Version of Chapter TWO: Transcending Apathy & Grief
Let's dive deep into transcending the forces of Apathy & Grief. A conversation with the author of IF YOU LIVE IT (the book) about the realities of God, spirituality, religion, enlightenment, the truth about letting go of our attachments to belief systems, and a description of the pathway for overcoming the forces of apathy and grief, plus so much more. Here you'll learn about how it feels to find yourself moving towards divinity firsthand and how it feels to find yourself, plus we lovingly point always towards a way to reinvent your life #ifyouliveit
Say Yes to God... Have you ever wondered what God's will was for your life? How you find out? Is it really as easy as saying yes? Are you looking for a sermon and teaching which delivers truth into your life? How it feels to find yourself face to face with divinity? All of these questions and more are answered in this episode of Conversations entitled "Say Yes to God," presented by IF YOU LIVE IT. #ifyouliveit
(The Bhagavad Gita)Those who seek to find the One without ceasing, will find the Lord dwelling in their own hearts.
CHAPTER THREE: Transcending the Forces of Fear and Desire - It was time to choose Life…
Video Version of Chapter THREE: Transcending Fear & Desire
We all go through times dominated by the forces of FEAR & DESIRE, but that doesn't mean we have to live there or be trapped in their clutches any longer. In this conversation about Chapter 3 of IF YOU LIVE IT the book, we talk specifically about surrender, forgiveness, and how to experience the love of divinity directly in your everyday life. We also go into the ways that one can transcend the ego/mind and arrive at the doorway of enlightenment.
Surrender to win. If you desire to be in the world but not of it, this truth is for you, this maxim is for you, this mantra is for you. If you desire to remain a slave to the ego and the world around you, watching this video won’t be for you. In the spiritual sense, coming from a context where we move towards a connection with the divine, the only way to win that race is through surrendering over the world and all its trappings of promised happiness.
(The Tao Te Ching) In bygone days men of wisdom honored the Way by declaring that it could be found by all who seek it.
CHAPTER FOUR: Transcending the Forces of Anger & Pride - The gift of an examined life…
Video Version of Chapter FOUR: Transcending Anger & Pride
These two lower levels of the mind are designed to keep you stuck for centuries, for lifetimes, for cycles of birth and rebirth ad infinitum. The stickiness of these forces and attracter patterns lies in the fact that you can find morsels of truth scattered about their motivations. When you come from anger or pride you choose 10% truth and 90% falsehood, but it’s that little bit of truth that is so juicy for the ego.
The religion of Christianity has it's definition, you probably have your definition, but what you find within this video as an answer might surprise you, delight you, create a fire within you, or cause you to label me a blasphemer... either way, it had to be shared.
(The Dhammapada) Seeking within, you will find stillness. Here there is no more fear or attachment - only joy.
CHAPTER FIVE: Experiencing Courage - I was ready for a change...
Video Version of Chapter FIVE: Experiencing Courage
Diving Deeper into Courage… In the grand scheme of life, one can either be a slave to the lower aspects of being human or transcend them through a pathway pointing towards truth. These pathways can come in all shapes and sizes, from religion to innate, all the way to divinely inspired. This pathway of devotion, service, surrender and forgiveness all work in unison to help deliver truth in abundance to the practitioner
Watch my feet… we all live a life where we do our best to put one foot in front of the other. Some days we walk closer to truth than others, but always we carry on towards an end unknown but also determined. Along this journey of life, we have the gift of choice, which repeats itself in every moment of every day, forever and ever amen. Choice is the greatest gift the human has at its disposal. It also happens to be choice, which is the biggest illusion in life, for every choice, no matter how big or small, points back to the creator of choice.
(The Bhagavad Gita) Those who find the Way are those who have love and forgiveness in their hearts.
CHAPTER SIX: Experiencing Neutrality - I was more than ready…
Video Version of Chapter SIX: Experiencing Neutrality
Diving Deeper into Neutrality… when we come from a place of neutrality we get to experience life from an elevated viewpoint. We get to feel sunlight on our face and our decisions become ones of opportunity as opposed to predicament. We have a lightness of being when neutrality is the common dialogue relating to difficulties and challenges, and when we have moved past courage into this place of conscious awareness.
The Gita and Krishna… are two of the most important and living truths worth moving towards ever created for the world. The Bhagavad Gita is perhaps the greatest piece of literature which points towards the realities of God ever penned to paper, with Krishna being its central figure and pillar of wisdom. How ever you find the Gita, count that journey as a blessing. How ever you learn of Krishna, count that meeting a blessing. Coming face to face with the truth of both, your life will now be complete.
(The Tao Te Ching) The Way is mighty, yet people prefer smaller paths.
CHAPTER SEVEN: Experiencing Willingness - Humility was the key…
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Willingness… is a super power, it’s a gift from God, a level of consciousness, and a way to find more joy and happiness in your life. When you come from a place of willingness you come from a place of motivation, a place where miracles start arising around you, and a place where you are pulled into opportunities which only serve your life’s purposes and goals. In this chapter of If You Live It, the reader dives into the world of finding the strength needed to start seeing through the illusion of fear, the limiting power of belief systems, and comes face to face with actualizing potential.
The Four Noble Truths... are more than passing thoughts, more than something worth only a glance at, and definitely more than something you should bypass knowing - they are at the root of suffering and mankind's opportunity to do something constructive about it. These truths are not just for Buddhists, or Buddhist-curious folks, their value is measured in soul credits, karmic bank notes, and most of all, in liberation from pain.
(The Gospel of John) I am a beacon of light to those who see me. I am a mirror to those who look for me. I am a door to those who knock on me. I am a Way for you, the traveler.
CHAPTER EIGHT: Experiencing Acceptance - I became willing…
Video Version of Chapter EIGHT: Experiencing Acceptance
Acceptance… is a powerful place to come from. Becoming accepting of the world around you as not what you are is a powerful place to come from. Being accepting of others’ attempts to find a way out of ignorance is a powerful position to come from. We all want more happiness in our lives, more joy, more peace, and freedom from the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Knowing more about acceptance as a level of consciousness, and how to apply forgiveness into your life as a measure of acceptance are ways to find those positive life stamps more abundant.
The Noble Eightfold Path is a collection of choices which form the basis of a spiritual pathway. A pathway designed to help the practitioner move towards the realization of the Self, towards Nirvana, and towards a reality where reincarnation is no longer needed for the soul. The Eightfold Path is a Buddhist teaching, and it has a tremendous amount of wisdom for anyone practicing another religion. In fact, this pathway does not infringe on another’s religious beliefs but will only help the person find more peace and joy in their life as a byproduct of just being aware it exists.
(The Katha Upanishad) God allowed man to look outward, but in seeing the outer, the inner is ignored. Those who see the eternal, turn their gaze within.
CHAPTER NINE: Experiencing Reason - Walking the talk…
Video Version of Chapter NINE: Experiencing Reason
Experiencing Reason... Step nine, making direct amends where possible, only doing so without causing injury to myself or others, is the second most feared step in the entire program, but also happens to be like the fourth step, in which both have the innate power to transform your life for the better. The reason both of these steps appear on their face to be scary, is because the ego works to bring about fear surrounding something that has the opportunity to create added freedom.
Breaking Down Fear… fear is nothing more than something worth surrendering over to a power greater than yourself. Holding onto your fears will only bring about pain and suffering. Holding onto your fears longer than they have merit will only keep you stuck believing you are those fears. Fear is not like love, obviously, but from a deeper perspective love is what sets a person free from fear. The smallest amount of love finding its way through the cracks of your ego is all it takes to start dismantling all of the fear present.
(The Tao Te Ching) When the wise man hears of the Way, he tries hard to follow it. When the average person hears of the Way, he tries to keep it, but eventually loses it. When those who are ignorant hear of the Way, they just laugh. If people didn’t laugh at it, it wouldn’t be the Way.
CHAPTER TEN: Experiencing Love - It’s time to transcend understanding…
Video Version of Chapter TEN: Experiencing Love
Experiencing Love... Once someone becomes love, the rest is only a matter of time – meaning, the work of this book is done, and the rest is up to your intent and your karma for this lifetime. By reaching a level of love as your subjective reality of life, you have arrived at a point where what comes next is between you and God, and the degree to which you have the fortitude to run the final legs of the surrender race and arrive at victorious peace. At the level of love, beauty takes on a new form as well, and don’t be surprised if sunsets bring tears to your eyes, or if the sight of two people in love stops you in your tracks, or if you find yourself unable to speak when certain music plays, for when you’re love you recognize such everywhere in the world, and the recognition of love when you look out into the world is nothing short of miraculous every time it’s witnessed.
Surrender... is a gift that keeps on giving every time you practice it. Surrender is one of the most powerful spiritual practices we have at our disposal while in the human form. Surrender is choice in action, as well as power behind the choice and the action. In this video, you will learn how to surrender, what the steps are, and how to bring this gift into your everyday life.
(The Gospel of Thomas) If you think the Kingdom of God is above you, then the birds will find it first. If you think it is in the ocean, then fish will discover it before you do. Look… the Kingdom of God is within you and all around you.
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Witnessing Joy - Staying connected with truth…
Video Version of Chapter ELEVEN: Witnessing Joy
Surrender... is a gift that keeps on giving every time you practice it. Surrender is one of the most powerful spiritual practices we have at our disposal while in the human form. Surrender is choice in action, as well as power behind the choice and the action. In this video, you will learn how to surrender, what the steps are, and how to bring this gift into your everyday life.
Forgiveness… is the cornerstone of finding your way to God, finding more love in your life, and finding freedom from the ego and fear in all forms. There is nothing more powerful than forgiveness for the human soul, and when you combine the power of forgiveness with surrender, you’re on your way towards being truth for the world.
(The Buddha) The Way is not in the sky; the Way is in the heart.
CHAPTER TWELVE: Witnessing Peace - Being the message…
Video Version of Chapter TWELVE: Witnessing Peace
Victorious Peace... is the final doorway between you and your creator. It is the last illusion of the mind that needs to be transcended. It is the footsteps leading into enlightenment. It is the conclusion of working the steps found in this book to their conclusion and carrying that message out into the world for the rest of your days. You will arrive at Victorious Peace if you set your intent on it, surrender and forgive, and serve God by serving the world around you.
(The Tao Te Ching) Achieve the state of a new-born child. Clear and purify inner vision.
Gratitude is a powerful spiritual principle, as well as a gift from God so we can in turn be gifts for God. Without gratitude, we stay stuck in self-misery, despair, impatience, and feel little worth emanating from our lives. With even the smallest amount of gratitude, your entire day can be turned around. Gratitude is an action as well as a subjective reality. It's a choice. It's a way of life.
(The Gospel of John) Unless one is born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.
Service... is a pathway to Truth, a pathway to happiness and fulfillment. Service is a road you can travel all the way to experiencing the realities of God for yourself. There are few things in this life that service to others can't overcome, including bouts of depression, moments of sadness, longing for a different life, and days filled with fear and anxieties. The quickest way out of your small self is serving mankind without requesting anything in return.