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grounded in a mystical, interfaith-Christianity inspired by Emanuel Swedenborg
Confine Yourself to Infinite Life
Sometimes we think that accepting our current situation (or life’s “confines”) is a limiting proposal, but our sages tell us that our inner light already has the freedom and fulfillment that we are looking for. Therefore, finding it in our present situations opens our inner door, which opens our outer. Often, we are so caught up in how we want things to be, or this feeling of lack or that, that we never truly start to turn and enjoy the freedom of the naturalness of our spirit, one with the Spirit. Indeed, the Great Spirit is often misunderstood to be something distant from us, but as Christ tried to teach us (like Krishna, like the Buddha), God is within us, and we should remain in this infinity of God beyond words, instead of always “branching out” into false, stilted living. This means knowing ourselves as Christ knew our true selves and himself to be, as “the Way, the Truth, and the Life,” inherent in all things as the light of being, living, and consciousness.
Let the Divine Child Within Flow
Sometimes we forget that all our gifts and blessings flow from the God known by many names - even occasionally called “the universe.” In a way, we can think of every event as being conspired by the entirety of the universe, as all the preconditions and elements in the universe are dependent on each other directly or indirectly. If the universe did start as a “big bang” we can also think of every aspect of it being “entangled.” Moreover, our sages tell us that Divine Providence is inherent in every little thing, otherwise, it couldn’t direct the larger things. Further, when we come to believe in the reality of God’s nature within us and everything, as Christ said, “rivers of living water will flow from within [us].” To do this we have to open ourselves to the light of our inner child.