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I am rich so I can give. Step 158 (MP3)
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| I am rich so I can give. Step 158 |
ONLY
THE RICH CAN GIVE, FOR THEY ARE NOT DESTITUTE. Only the rich can give, for they
are not comfortable with a possession unless it is given. Only the rich can
give, for they cannot understand their possession until it is given. Only the
rich can give, for they wish to experience gratitude as their only reward.
YOU
ARE RICH AND YOU CAN GIVE. You possess a wealth of Knowledge already, and this
is the greatest possible gift. Any other action, any other favor, any other
object that is a gift is only meaningful insofar as it is imbued with
Knowledge. This is the unseen essence of all true gifts and all true giving.
You have a great storehouse of this essence, which you must learn to receive.
You are rich beyond your own awareness. Even if you are financially poor, even
if you think you are alone, you are rich. Your giving will demonstrate this
today. Your giving will demonstrate the source, the depth and the meaning of
your wealth and will imbue all of your giving with the essence of giving
itself. You will find in time that you will give without trying and that your
life itself will be a gift. Then, your life will demonstrate the wealth that
each person possesses but which they have not yet learned to receive.
REPEAT
THIS IDEA UPON THE HOUR, and in your two longer meditation practices,
experience your own wealth. Experience the presence and the depth of Knowledge.
Be the recipient of Knowledge and give yourself to Knowledge, for in giving
yourself to your practice, you affirm your own wealth already, which only needs
to be affirmed to be fully realized.
PRACTICE
158: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.
Note: “You are rich beyond your own
awareness. Even if you are financially poor, even if you think you are alone,
you are rich.” This is something you may
have already experienced in your life. If not, it is a place Steps can take you
if you do the Steps.
Picture: Today’s picture is not someone’s home or private business, but
an art museum – that of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In most countries, there is
public infrastructure of libraries, museums, parks, etc. to which we have
access and are therefore part of our wealth which can be used to help in the
world. That these exist at all is a reflection of historic community motive
actors who wished to improve life for others.
Plan B - If the MP3 doesn’t work, here’s the link
to the folder: New Message - Student Spoken Steps Recordings -
Steps to Knowledge - Working file
If this is your first time seeing one of the “Steps to Knowledge”,
then welcome. There are 365 Steps, daily spiritual practices if one seeks to
complete them in a year, but that is not necessary. They can be used by people
of any religious tradition or no religious tradition. They will help one to
become mindful in the world.
The Step today is from the book: Steps to Knowledge: The Book of Inner Knowing. The practices were
brought to the world through Marshall Vian Summers, The Messenger for The New
Message From God. Important background for the Steps is in: “Greater Community Spirituality” and the “Wisdom Books - I and II”.
Hard copies are available from the New Knowledge Library Store. The
Society for the New Message from God also has a Free Book Project. If you need
the books now, PDF files can be found here: http://goo.gl/RJuuGP
Keeping a journal is recommended. If you have a Steps book,
write your reactions and comments, highlight or underline points that strike
you, and date the note. In this way, your Steps book can be a partial journal.
Using the PDF, you can print out pages as you need them, or use
the software to maintain a digital copy where you can enter notes and highlight
text that stands out.
Other modern methods of keeping a journal include having a
document on your PC or phone to keep notes. You could send yourself an email or
use the voice recorder function. It is important to capture insights and
reactions because it is by this means that you can understand change. Sometimes
it may just be a word or short phrase, an image or a scene.
To end this post I again offer the blessing: "May the presence
of the Teachers be with you." In the invocative language of Knowledge this
blessing is: "Nasi Novare Coram" (pronounced NAH-see no-VAHR-ay
co-RAHM)
The short form of Nasi Novare Coram used by students is NNC.
The short form of Nasi Novare Coram used by students is NNC.
NNC
P.S. Often it takes 18 months to get through the Steps once. For
this blog, the pace is one-a-day, but it really makes no difference how fast
you do it, only that you begin, persist and repeat. Posts linked below provide
a trail that may let you have a virtual companion when and if you want one. One
may have to study alone, as I did in the beginning. There are other Steps
students blogging their experience and you might find a person more like you as
a companion, or use a number of such Steps journeys.
Doing Steps with only the texts, messages and your life
experience, including what you may have studied and practiced is your journey.
I’m showing Step comments after the Step, so as not to influence anyone in
advance. It is a wilderness trek to be left to your own wits, but then you can
also listen more closely for guides, angels and teachers, always first saying:
“I surround and protect myself with the Love and the Grace of God.” Thankfully,
I was taught this practice in 1989.
