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    The Way of Salvation.The Way of Salvation.The Way of Salvation.The Way of Salvation.

    The Way of Death is the outer path, the path of separation.

    If you are following this path you believe that in order to be saved, you need to follow an

    outer Church , an outer Saviour and you believe God is a remote being in the sky, who isfar from you.

    You have handed over the responsibility for your life to others, either to your own human

    ego, an outer Church or other people.

    You allow others to think for you, to make decisions for you.

    Because your human ego believes it is separated from God and also from everyone

    else, it thinks it can act on its own, that it is the doer and can do what it likes without

    regard to the consequences.

    It seeks to control you, everyone and everything else.

    The more you identify with your ego, the more it has you under its control.

    You will never find spiritual freedom and inner peace until you take back control from the

    ego, until you follow the Way of Life---the path of oneness.

    The Way of Life is the inner path, the path of oneness.

    If you are following this path you believe that " I of mine own self, can do nothing; it is

    the Father ( the Higher self) within me, who does the work."You know that you are not

    the doer.

    You have taken full responsibility for your own life and you are " working out your own

    salvation with fear and trembling. "

    You are continually looking for the " beam in your own eye "( your ego and its illusions)

    and then removing them one by one and replacing them with Christ truth.

    You accept that it is a path of surrender, of continuous self-transcendence, where you

    are willing to give up all attachments to the things in the material world.

    You seek wholeness by realizing that you don't need anything or anyone outside

    yourself in order to be saved, to be whole.

    You only need to put on the Christ mind, the Christ consciousness.

    You accept your true Spiritual identity and strive to reconnect to and maintain oneness

    with, your Higher Self, your I AM Presence.

    Steps To Salvation:-

    Step 1 Check to see if you are following the broad way or the narrow way.

    Matthew 7:13-14

    Enter in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate andbroad is the way, that leads to destruction,

    and many there be which go in there-at:

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    Because strait is the gateand narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that

    find it.

    How will you know if you are following the broad way or the narrow way?

    The broad way is where you believe:--

    the path to salvation is an outer path which requires you to fulfill outer requirements.

    Salvation is automatic, for Jesus does all the work for you.

    that you only have to accept and confess Jesus as your lord and Saviour.

    You do not have to think for yourself but just blindly follow what the leaders of your

    Church tell you to do and believe.

    you have to become a member of a Church, who invariably believe that they are

    following the only true religion.

    that being baptized is one of the outer requirements.

    The narrow way :--

    is an inner path, where the emphasis is about changing ones consciousness.

    Where you believe and accept that Jesus is your Saviour, in the sense that he is willing

    to teach you how to save yourself by " putting off the old man and putting on the new

    man." ( Ephesians 4 :22-24)

    But you must " Work out your own salvation, with fear and trembling." ( Philippians 2:12)

    Matthew 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also

    before my Father which is in heaven.

    You accept that there are certain inner conditions to be met, in order to be saved. You

    accept that this is a gradual, inner process that requires that you change your own

    consciousness, that you look for the beam in your own eye.

    Matthew 7:3 And why do you behold the mote that is in thy brothers eye, but do not consider

    the beam that is in your own eye ?

    Jesus clearly showed that he was more concerned about peoples inner consciousness and not

    their outer actions. He knew that once they changed their consciousness, their outer actions

    and circumstances would also change.

    Step 2 . Make a commitment, and strive daily to change your thinking, to change your

    beliefs , to change your sense of identity , to put off the carnal mind and put on the Christ

    mind.

    Going through the ritual of water baptism is an outward sign of your inner commitment

    to change your consciousness.

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    Ephesians 4: 22-24 -That yeput offconcerning the former conversationthe oldman, which

    is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye

    put on the newman, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

    II Corinthians 4:16 . For which cause we faint not; but though ouroutwardmanperish, yet the

    inward manis renewed day by day.

    Putting off the old man and putting on the new man is a gradual process which requires that

    you make many decisions daily. I die daily.

    It will not happen automatically by belonging to a particular church or by confessing Jesus as

    your Lord and Saviour.

    Step 3. Put off your old man .

    ---put off concerning the former conversation theold manwhich is corrupt according to the

    deceitful lusts; (Ephesians 4:22)

    The old man can be seen as :your false identity, which you have based on the things

    of this world. eg. Gender Race Nationality Ethnicity Social status Family background

    Education Religion Accomplishments Intelligence Career Political ideology, etc.

    And / or the role you have taken on. eg. the role of the :--Loser Martyr Victim Aggressor

    Perfectionist Failure Winner Know-it-all Tough guy Co-dependent, etc.

    Shakespeare said, " All the world's a stage, and men and women merely players in it. "

    So whatever part you are now choosing to play is not the real you and you can stop playing

    anytime you choose and step up to and into who you really are.

    Put off the old man , your self-created human-ego and its many illusions, false beliefs.

    The human ego was not created by God. Your ego was created when you decided to separate

    yourself from God. The human ego is made up of its own false beliefs ,which all sprang from

    the illusion of separation. This causes the ego to act very selfishly. Because it thinks it is all

    alone in this world, it seeks to grab what it can for itself. It only thinks of what it best for itself.

    The ego has built a false sense of identity and security for itself, based on the things in the

    material world. It tries to control and manipulate you, ( the real You ), other people and

    situations in this world in order to create a sense of security for itself. It does not like to be wrong

    and will defend itself and its opinions using logic. Because it cares only about itself, the ego will

    use anything in this world to make itself feel superior and important, even if it means putting

    down other people.

    How can you put off the ego?

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    You do it by: ---learning how to overcome the ego / giving up its illusions , one at a time and

    replacing them with the truth of Christ / by realizing that the ego tries to get you to play its many

    games in order to keep you so tied up you have no energy left to follow the true spiritual path.

    Step 3 . Daily look at the illusions that you have accepted, see that they are not real and

    then surrender them, let them go.

    a) Illusions about God.

    b) Illusions about Yourself.

    c) Illusions about the material world in which you live.

    These illusions cause you to have fears which stop you from taking back control of your own

    life. These fears cause you to put off making decisions, to procrastinate, to do nothing. This is

    what the ego within and the worldly forces without are trying to achieve. They want to stay in

    control of your life and if they can make you fearful, and afraid to change or try anything new,they have power over you. Once you have recognized these illusions, let them go and replace

    them with reality, with the truth of Christ.

    Illusions , false beliefs about God.

    ---God is an angry and judgmental being in the sky.

    --- God is not where I am.

    --- God is far away from me .

    ---God is non-forgiving.

    ---God is trying to force his will upon me.

    ---God is a dictator who wants to limit my creativity and take away my free will.

    ---God is unfair.

    ---God is to blame.

    ---God cannot or will not take care of my needs.

    ---God is blaming me for the choices Ive made.

    --- Gods love is conditional.

    --- God loves some people more than others.

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    --- God will not receive me if I turn back to him.

    --- God will not love me if I have less or achieve less than others.

    ---God will not love me or accept if I make mistakes.

    Christ Truth About God.

    --- God the Father is the Source of my life.

    ---God created all beings as good. All people are inherently good.

    ---God loves me unconditionally.

    ---God is forgiving.

    ---God is in all human beings and we are all of equal worth his eyes.

    ---God is no respecter of persons.

    ---God respects my free will.

    ---God is the source of all form but God is beyond all form.

    ---God does not look for human perfection but for the purity of my heart.

    How do you think the world works?

    Illusions About The Material World.

    --- God is not found in the material universe.

    --- Gods creation is separated from its Creator.

    --- The material universe is separated from God.

    ---The material universe is a prison from which there is no escape.

    ---The world will always be limited and can never manifest perfection.

    ---The imperfect conditions on Earth are unavoidable or beyond change .

    ---The imperfections in this world can never be transformed into Gods perfection.

    ---The Earth can never rise above its current limitations.

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    ---The dark forces have such control over this world that no person can challenge them.

    ---Life is restricted by the imperfections on Earth

    Christ Truth About The Material World.

    ---Behind all divisions is the One God who cannot be split apart.

    ---Nothing created out of the One God can be separated from the whole.

    ---Everything is created out of the One God, and therefore everything is one with God.

    ---Everything is made from the substance of the One God and therefore, everything is a

    manifestation of the One God.

    ---All manifestations are the expressions of the One God.

    ---Limitations on planet Earth are the result of the limited sense of identity held by the people on

    this planet.

    ---Gods immutable law states that all people will reap what they have sown.

    ---The universe acts like a giant mirror that reflects back to me whatever I send out.

    ---The universe reflects all negative feelings back to me and they build a prison around my soul.

    What do you believe about yourself?

    Illusions About Yourself.

    --- I am just a human being, trapped in limitation.

    --- I am a sinner. I was conceived in sin and I am never able to rise above sin.

    --- I can be saved only through an outer organization.

    --- I need an outer Saviour.

    --- I will be saved when I attain complete control over the world.

    --- A small elite has the power to save or condemn me.

    ---There is nothing I can do to work out my own salvation.

    --- I can never rise above my mistakes.

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    --- Once Ive made a mistake, I am forever condemned to be less.

    --- Because Ive made mistakes in the past, I am not worthy to enter Gods Kingdom.

    --- I have lost my original purity by making mistakes in this world.

    --- I need to be perfect before I can serve God in this world.

    --- I am unworthy to be the son / daughter of God.

    --- I can commit a sin that cannot be undone.

    ---I am a separate being who is all alone in a material universe in which everything and

    everyone is hostile to me.

    ---I am separated from God by my identification with the ego and its illusions.

    Christ Truth About Yourself.

    --- I can at any moment move closer to God by surrendering the egos illusions.

    ---I am a son / daughter of God.

    ---I am made from Gods light and thus I am a Spirit Spark, an individualization of the fire of

    God.

    ---I am one with God; I never was separated from God; I never can be separated from my God.

    ---I am part of Gods magnificent creation.

    --- God loves me unconditionally.

    --- Salvation is a process / an inner condition, whereby I attain a sense of oneness with God .

    ---Salvation is a gift which I must accept.

    ---I can be saved only by being spiritually reborn.

    ---Guilt, blame, self-hatred will not correct my mistakes or help me be free of the mistakes.

    ---To permanently rise above my mistakes, I need to rise above the state of consciousness that

    causes me to make the mistakes.

    ---By learning from my mistakes and surrendering my attachments, I will overcome my past.

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    ---Any mistake I have ever made is the result of a limited sense of identity---I can undo all

    imperfect choices by replacing them with better choices.

    ---I learn from all of my choices, so I can use both good and not so good choices as stepping

    stones to victory.

    ---I can see my mistakes as experiments and use them to make better choices today and

    tomorrow.

    ---I need to take responsibility for all of my choices.

    ---I have always done the best I know how, according to my state of consciousness at the time.

    ---My soul has a long history of embodying on this planet.

    ---I am responsible for my own life.

    ---I am a co-creator with God.

    ---I am a self-conscious being, created under the lineage of my Creator .

    ---I am not the ego. I am more than the ego. I am my Higher Self in action on Earth.

    ---I am a Spiritual being, currently living in a physical body on planet Earth.

    ---I am created in the image and likeness of God, which means I have his qualities of self-

    awareness and imagination.

    Step 4. Give up following the outer religious path with its rules and regulations and seek

    guidance from your new man, who lives in the kingdom within you.

    This new man is your true identity, which is based on the reality of Christ. It has been

    obscured by the ego and its many illusions and the games it tries to get you to play.

    The Christ consciousness is a state of consciousness, an awareness that is more than the

    human consciousness. It is a universal state of consciousness, an awareness which is always

    one with God and always becoming MORE. It only becomes individualized when a son /

    daughter of God makes a free will decision to unite with the Christ Mind, the mind which Paul

    spoke about in --

    Philippians 2:5. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.

    When you begin to unite with the Christ consciousness, you will come to a full recognition of

    your spiritual identity and origin and you become willing to change .Then as soon you

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    understand that a particular act or idea is wrong, you become willing to leave your old ways

    behind and embrace the new understanding.

    Step 5. Put on the mind of Christ by reconnecting to your inner, spiritual teacher, the

    Comforter, the Spirit of truth within you.

    John 14 :16-17 " And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you anotherComforter, that he

    may abide with you for ever: Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it

    does not see him, neither knows him: but you know him: for he dwells in you, and shall be in

    you."

    John 14:26 " but theComforter,which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my

    name, he shall teach you all things--"

    John 16:13 "When he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not

    speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things

    to come."

    The Comforter will " speak " to you through your intuition.

    Step 6. Put on the mind of Christ by being born again.

    John 3:5-7 " ---Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of

    God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.Marvel

    not that I said to you, you must be born again---."

    To be born again , you must be willing to :--

    ---transcend, go beyond, your old beliefs, and your limited sense of identity , which you have

    based on the things of this material world.

    ---let your human, carnal mind die, by giving up all illusions.

    ---let the mind of Christ be born within you.

    You will know when you are born of the Spirit when :--

    ---when you are always willing to self-transcend, to examine your beliefs and discard those

    which no longer serve you.

    ---when you no longer hang on to a sense of identity that is born of the flesh, ie. based on your

    physical body and your human, carnal mind.

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    Step 7 Put on the mind of Christ by understanding God's Laws.

    God's laws are designed to ensure that there is harmony and balance in the material world..

    God designed our world based on both physical and spiritual laws.

    When we understand these laws and what the consequences will be if we go against these

    laws, we have a firm foundation for creating our lives the way we want them to be.

    An understanding of God's laws provide us with the basis for making free choices.

    Then our choice is to either follow these laws or disobey them.

    God did not give these laws because he is a dictator who must be obeyed.

    He gave them to us so that we could experiment with our free will use of his energy and learn

    what "works" and what does not " work".

    So we can learn to be the co-creators that we are.

    There are several spiritual laws which govern our life here on Earth

    A basic law of this material world is the Law of Free Will.

    God has given each of us the gift of free will so that we can experiment with the use of hisenergy. This energy comes from the spiritual realm via a crystal cord and enters your bodythrough the crown chakra at the top of your head. This energy gives life to your body and

    also enables you to function mentally and emotionally .You can use this energy to createwhatever you wish by using your free will, imagination, ability to focus, your thoughts, yourwords, feelings and actions. But whatever you create will be reflected back to you by theuniverse which is designed to act like a giant mirror. Hence the sayingsyou will reap what yousow / what goes around, comes around.

    The Law of Cause and Effect states that you are responsible for how you use Gods energy. Ifyou misuse it , you will create negative consequences for yourself which will cause you pain,suffering and limitations. You misuse this energy through negative thoughts, feelings, words andactions.

    The Law of One states that because all life is One, that all life came from the same Sourceit is

    connected at the deepest level. All life is meant to move forward together as one interconnectedWhole the River of Life.

    The Law of Transcendence states that the purpose of life is growth. When you first start outyou have a limited sense of self-awareness which creates your limited world. You are meant togrow and expand your sense of identity, to accept that you are a Spiritual being, and when youdo you can overcome the sense of limitation in your world.

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    The Law of Love is the basic law of the universe which states that the very purpose of life is togrow towards the All-ness, to grow from being less to being More. And you are either becomingMore or you are becoming less.

    Step 8. Blocks To Your Spiritual Growth.

    Just as there are physical substances that can harm your physical body, so too, there are

    negative feelings and attitudes that can harm and block your spiritual progress.

    eg.

    ignorance and delusion.

    envy and jealousy.

    passions, cravings and greed.

    spiritual, intellectual and human pride.

    anger and hatred.

    non-will and non-being.

    These negative feelings and attitudes affect your entire being and must be cleared from your

    being before you can make any progress on the spiritual path.

    Ignorance and delusion.

    If you are lukewarm or indifferent about religion or spirituality and you feel that they hold

    no relevance for your life, you are affected by ignorance and delusion. They cause you to

    believe that you are separated from God and divided from all other people. Your own human

    ego within and many worldly forces without, want to keep you in ignorance so they can

    maintain control over you and your life.

    What don't they want you to discover?

    That you are really a Spiritual being living temporarily in a physical body here on planet

    earth.

    That you have a spiritual purpose for being here.

    That you can regain control from your ego and learn how to connect to your Higher self

    and attain guidance for your life.

    To overcome these blocks to your progress, you need to:--

    dismiss the illusion of separation as unreal.

    accept the reality that everything sprang from the one God.

    accept that God is All and in All and thus God is you and in you.

    accept that you are not, have never been and will never be, separated from God who

    loves you unconditionally.

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    Envy and Jealousy.

    Living in a physical body , here in the dense material universe, it can seem as if life is just about

    accumulating material possessions. It can cause you to feel envious and jealous of those who

    have more than you. As well as envying people their material belongings ,you may also envy

    them their position in society and their wealth. You may be jealous of those who have a bettereducation or more qualifications than you do. You may even be jealous and envious of those

    in your Church who have more spiritual attainment than you, or who hold a higher position in

    that organization. These feelings and attitudes will seriously affect your spiritual progress.

    To overcome these feelings, you need to:--

    realize that by following the true , inner , spiritual path you too can have the same

    opportunity as others to attain true, spiritual attainment.

    accept that God loves you as the unique individual he created you to be.

    realize that because you are one with God, God in you, can achieve and fulfil all things,

    for with God all things are possible. realize that by being who you really are you can find true , inner peace.

    Anger and Hatred.

    Often, a situation or a comment from someone else can trigger a reaction in you which causes

    you to feel angry. This can make feel helpless for you don't know where the feeling came from

    and you are unable to stop it arising again. All anger is basically angeragainst God or a spiritual

    teacher.

    A lack of understanding of your true self, where you came from, why you are here and how the

    world works ,causes you to look for someone to blame when things don't go your way. And God

    is usually the scapegoat !

    You can overcome your anger by :---

    ---realizing you can avoid becoming involved in negative situations by choosing to turn

    the other cheek.

    ---realizing that God loves you unconditionally.

    ---realizing that you are not and never have been, separated from God.

    ---realizing -that you can know how the world works by understanding God's Laws.

    ---realizing that it is when your expectations are not met, that you can feel angry. Solook at your expectations and realize that you cannot control others or situations , you

    only have control over yourself.

    Steps to overcome anger.

    ---first acknowledge that you are angry.

    ---acknowledge that you are not the anger---You are more than the anger.

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    ---separate the condition or person that makes you feel angry from the anger itself.

    See that the real cause in something in your psychology.

    ---transform the energy of anger that has accumulated in your energy field which makes

    you susceptible to anger, by using a spiritual technique, such as a rosary found at

    www.mothermarysgarden.com

    Passions, Cravings, Covetousness and Greed.

    Are you driven by your passions, by your cravings or by greed ? These feelings and

    attitudes may cause you to seek power and control over others to satisfy these drives.

    You may seek a position of leadership or authority so you can collect around you

    followers who will blindly follow you and give you unquestioning obedience and loyalty.

    To overcome these feelings, needs and attitudes, you need to :--

    ---realize what is important to God (Oneness and the raising up of all life) and what is

    important to your human ego (separation and anything that raises up the separate self .) ---understand the difference between the true desires of God that can be satisfied and

    the false desires of the human ego, which can never be satisfied. True desires will

    always seek to raise up the All. False desires will only seek to raise up the separate self

    at the expense of others.

    ---detach yourself from the outer religious path.

    ---anchor yourself on the inner, spiritual path.

    ---take joy in the victory of your daily accomplishments and those of others.

    Pride.

    When you have amassed a lot of information about a particular subject or just general

    knowledge, it can give rise to feelings of intellectual and human pride. You can also

    feel spiritual pride when you have a lot of knowledge about your religion and its

    scriptures or teachings. Pride can also arise when you have acquired qualifications and

    have accomplished much in your field of influence. Pride can cause you to feel superior

    to other people and this will not help you to grow spiritually. Superiority can make you

    feel that because of all your knowledge, you deserve to be in control, to be in a position

    of leadership or authority.

    You can overcome such feelings and attitudes by realizing and accepting:---

    --- that in God's eyes all people are of equal value, because all things are God.

    ---that all people deserve equal respect.

    ---you are a unique individual and all other people are also unique.

    ---there can be no comparisons or judgment in uniqueness.

    ---a true leader may have a higher spiritual attainment than others but will be a servant

    leader, by being willing to serve the Christ in all.

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    ---that pride can spring from a true desire of wanting to do well, to be who you are and

    to express perfection in this world, for this is what will give you true, inner peace.

    ---that you can only be perfect by expressing your spiritual identity, by expressing who

    you already are, and not your human ego.

    Non-Will and Non-Being.

    There are many people in the world today who are assailed by doubts and fears.They find little

    to believe in and find no true meaning for their lives. They can be tormented by feelings of

    unworthiness, feelings of depression and even suicide. They desire to " not be ".They have " no

    will."But the eternal question, put by Shakespeare , is----" To be or not to be, that is the

    question."It is a choice all must all face.You must choose to be your true Spiritual Self----the

    real you, which has been hidden by the ego and its illusions.

    To overcome these feelings, you need to :--

    --- realize that the things of this world are transient---will not last for long, and can neverultimately satisfy your desire to fulfill your spiritual purpose.

    ---look at what is happening in your life and try and see and learn the spiritual lesson

    behind it. There is always something to be gained from every experience you have, even

    if it is the realization that you do not want to have it again !

    --- realize that to any unpleasant experience you can say--- " this too will pass! "

    ---overcome your human ego.

    ---deal with the blocks in your psychology.

    ---connect to your inner teacher, your Christ self, to receive guidance for your life.

    Learn to listen to and respond to your intuition.

    ---reach for the Will of God and surrender all worldly attachments.

    ---cultivate love for God, the perfect love that will cast out all fear.

    ---"put off the old man and put on the new man ".

    What Is Consciousness.

    The dictionary definition of consciousness is:--

    --- the state of being conscious.

    --- the fact of awareness by the mind of itself and the world.

    --- one's awareness or perception of something.

    Some people feel frustrated in their efforts to make things better on this planet. This is because

    they have not taken into account or they just do not know , that everything is consciousness. If

    we want anything to change in our outer, physical world, we need to change our

    consciousness, our perception of ourselves and the world in which we live.

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    Jesus' whole teaching was based on given people an inner path to follow which would enable

    them to realize how to gain control over their inner consciousness. He knew that once people

    did so, their outer circumstances would also change.

    Over time and with the interference of forces who do not want the general population to have

    freedom, the true inner teachings of Jesus have been watered down, misinterpreted or evenremoved from the Bible.

    If you want to have spiritual freedom, you need to be willing to look at how your consciousness

    is being and has been, manipulated through the media, through various forces in this world who

    want to keep you under their control. You need to be willing to look at and examine your own

    consciousness, your own thoughts and belief systems and take back responsibility for your

    own life.

    Start to think for yourself and start " putting off the old man and putting on the new man."

    Learn about the human consciousness and how you can change your consciousness.

    Human Consciousness.

    What are you aware of ? What do you perceive about yourself and the world in which you live?

    All that you are aware of in this material realm makes up your human consciousness. You

    perceive the material world through your 5 physical senses and to these senses this world

    appears to be solid, separated from God and the spiritual realm.

    If you are ruled by your human consciousness, which includes your human ego, you see

    yourself and the world in a certain way. Your perception of the world will be different from other

    people who have not been brought up in the same country or religion or family circumstances.

    Each person'sconsciousness when joined to the consciousness of all the other people on this

    planet, make up the mass consciousness, or the collective consciousness.

    The majority of the people on this planet are trapped in their human consciousness and they

    are influenced by the mass consciousness, often without being aware of it. If you want things to

    change in this world, you have to accept responsibility for your own consciousness, and

    separate yourself from the mass consciousness the best way you can.

    Start by "putting off the old man and putting on the new man ". ( Ephesians 4;22-24)

    You then need to realize that there is another consciousness which you can acquire which will

    raise you up above the human consciousness.

    That is the Christ consciousness.

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    And as you put on the Christ consciousness, you help to raise up the consciousness of the

    whole planet. But it will be a gradual process, that will require commitment. It requires an

    acceptance of your responsibility for your own life, for your own consciousness and a

    willingness to work hard, to examine your thoughts, feelings and beliefs about yourself, God and

    the world in which you live.

    The first stumbling block for many people is that they are not willing to take responsibility for

    their own life. They prefer to leave it to other people to make their decisions for them and they

    look for someone to blame when things don't go their own way. They never look within

    themselves to see if they are in anyway responsible. But the reality is that it is your own

    consciousness, you own awareness ,that creates your outer circumstances. And to change the

    outer, you must change the inner.

    You must uncover , one by one the illusions that your ego has trapped you into believing and

    release them and let them go. Then you must replace them with the truth of Christ, by putting on

    the mind of Christ.

    Many illusions and corresponding truths to replace them with can be found in Mother Mary's

    Rosaries :--

    www.mothermarysgarden.com

    The Christ Consciousness is a universal state of awareness which was created by God,

    which is always one with God and always becoming MORE.

    Christ consciousness can become individualized when a person realizes that he/she has the

    potential to express that Christ nature here on Earth.

    You can make a free will choice to unite with the Christ mind by inviting the Christ mind into your

    being.

    --"let that mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus."( Philippians 2:5)

    You will be able to evaluate whether you are living your life according to your human

    consciousness/your ego, or according to your Christ nature, or consciousness.

    Your human ego is selfish and thinks only of its self.

    The Christ self thinks only of others, of the All.

    The Christ consciousness is an awareness that :--

    ---that you are One with God and with all life.

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    ---that you are also one with all other people on Earth and together you form the Body of God on

    Earth.

    ---that because all beings are part of the One Body of God on Earth, you can only raise yourself

    up if you are also raising up everyone else.

    ---that the material world is founded on physical and spiritual laws which can never be

    compromised.

    ---that there are laws of Nature that guide the unfoldment of this material world.

    ---that if you go against Gods laws you will have to bear the consequences, you will have to

    reap what you have sown.

    ---that everything you see in the material world is a manifestation of Gods deeper reality, that

    Matter is Spirit in disguise.

    ---that to understand reality, you need to look beyond all outer appearances and perceive Gods

    pure Being. You must rise above duality and rise above any tendency to judge after

    appearances.

    ---that when your life-stream was first created in Gods Mind, you were created perfect and God

    still holds that perfect image of you.

    ---that you are a self-conscious being, created in Gods image and likeness, which means that

    your inner being is Spiritual, therefore you will always feel a sense of longing to be reconnected

    to your inner self.

    ---that any sense of longing can never be filled with the things of this world, but only by

    reconnecting to your Higher self, your I AM Presence.

    ---that you must be non-attached to the things of this world, for any attachment can be used by

    your ego and the forces of this world to pull you back under the influence of the human

    consciousness and the mass consciousness.

    ---that you can know when you are acting from the Christ consciousness when you are

    completely at peace with what you are doing.

    ---that in every situation you face, you must maintain a balanced approach by avoiding going

    into one of two extremes created by your ego.

    ---that Gods Kingdom can only be brought to Earth through unconditional love.

    ---that the ends do not justify the means.

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    ---that you are already the Christ .You have never been separated from your Father in Heaven.

    ---that you are a co-creator with God, that there is something greater out of which you are a

    part. You have creative abilities. You create your own world through the gifts God has given

    you, eg. your free will, self-awareness, imagination, the ability to think, feel ,choose, visualize,

    speak and act.

    ---that you can only create something that is balanced and sustainable when you have the

    Christ consciousness, when you create with the love of your heart and you are in harmony with

    Gods laws.

    ---that you are not the true creator, you are not the doer. It is the higher part of your being, your I

    AM Presence, that creates. But your Presence can only create because it is using Gods energy

    and laws to bring forth a manifestation.

    ---that your ability to create, to be creative must only be used to raise up All life and not just

    your separate self.

    ---that you are son/daughter of God, an extension of God.

    ---that you must have the perfect balance between your personal desires and what is good for

    other people. You must know how to fulfil your own desires in a way that is in harmony with

    Gods laws.

    The human ego was not created by God but was created when your soul decided to turn away

    from God. Why did you turn away from God? Because you decided to experiment with the

    consciousness of duality, thinking that there are always two aspects to everything, two

    opposites, and you have to choose one of them. So you believed that there were two

    opposites--- Oneness and Separation. And because you had made many mistakes, you felt

    unworthy to be one with God, so you choose separation. This made you think that God is a

    remote being in the sky and that Gods kingdom is outside yourself.

    Because the ego believes it is separated from God, it tries to build for itself a sense of identity

    and security based on the things of this world ,by trying to control and manipulate you ( the real

    You ), other people and situations in this world. It does not like to be wrong and will defend

    itself and its opinions using logic. It tries to accumulate material possessions, or achieve some

    standing in the community, or acquire knowledge and qualifications to make it feel superior to

    others. The ego only thinks of itself and so grabs what it can for itself. It thinks it can do what it

    likes without regard to the consequences, and so when things do not turn out the way it wants, it

    blames someone or something else. It will never accept responsibility for its own life. Because

    the ego believes in the major illusion of separation, all of its other beliefs spring from this

    illusion.

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    So to take away power from your ego you need to look at the many illusions which abound on

    this planet, see that they are not real, and dismiss them. You can then replace them with the

    corresponding truths of reality, of the Christ mind. This is a gradual process, so that you are not

    left without any sense of identity, but so you can gradually change your sense of identity until

    you accept who you really are, where you have come from and why you are here.

    To overcome your ego :--

    Accept your responsibility to take dominion over all aspects of your self---eg.your

    thoughts, feelings, words and actions.

    Seek and make contact with the source of your Being.

    Make meaningful contact with other people.

    Listen to others and strive to understand and empathize.

    Strive to control the ego drive to talk about self.

    Be willing to hear the truth about yourself without wanting to retaliate or find excuses.

    Transcend all ego impulses and exchange them for unconditional love.

    Be aware that the ego will try to interfere with your relationship with God. Be aware that the ego uses words to block your growth. It uses your religion to build a

    mental prison for your mind and seeks to hinder your search for the Living Truth.

    Whereas, your Higher Self seeks to help you see beyond the words to a higher meaning.

    Be aware that the ego will always seek to make you reject information that could set you

    free from its control. So refuse to listen to the ego's voice and only listen to the voice of

    your Christ self.

    Be aware that the ego desires to be in control of every situation. It is constantly seeking

    to set itself up as an authority figure that cannot be questioned or gainsaid.

    Be aware that the ego lives in a constant state of fear that if it is proven wrong, it will lose

    its control over you and thus it will die.

    Be aware that the ego has no self-sufficient sense of identity. The ego is its beliefs and

    viewpoints. It bases its sense of identity and worth on its beliefs.

    Be aware that the ego distorts the way you "see" everything. It forms a filter that

    "colours" the way your mind perceives everything.

    Be aware that the ego is born of your souls' separation from oneness and thus it is born

    from the consciousness of anti-Christ. Thus it sees everything through the filter of the

    consciousness of separation. It will ALWAYS see itself as separated from God.

    Be aware that the ego has no reality in and of itself. It only has the reality that you give it

    because you believe in its illusions.

    Be aware that you cannot see the ego when your attention is focused on the illusions.

    Be aware that as long as you believe in the illusions, you cannot discover the truth thatthe ego has no reality in God.

    Be aware that the ego is not real and thus has no power over you.

    Be aware that as you surrender the ego and let it die, you enter the Kingdom of God, the

    consciousness of oneness.

    Be aware that you are never beyond the ego or the need to surrender.

    Be aware that you need to let your ego die and then put on the wedding garment of the

    Christ consciousness.

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    Be aware that your Conscious Self can begin the process of separating itself from the

    ego by re-establishing some connection to your I AM Presence, so that you know that

    you will not die when the ego dies and by expanding your understanding of the fact that

    the ego exists and how to see through its illusions

    Be aware that the ego would prefer to keep you either denying or being indifferent to

    spiritual growth. If it cannot achieve that, it will create a false path to salvation and makeyou convinced that by following this path, you will be saved.

    Be aware that you are MORE than the ego.

    Be aware that you need to surrender the ego's control and accept God control.

    Be aware that you need to remain alert and look for something that is hiding and seeking

    to deceive you, ie. your ego, until the very end.

    Be alert and constantly reach for the Spirit of Truth.

    Avoid the subtle traps of pride by increasing your alertness and ability to see through the

    games played by the ego. All pride is based on a comparison that leads to a value

    judgment.

    The ego has only one game in numerous disguises but based on a sense of separation.

    At the core of every ego game is an incorrect belief--a belief based on the dualisticillusions of the mind of anti-Christ.

    Surrender the ego through service and sacrifice to all parts of life.

    Ego-Games.

    The ego has only one game in numerous disguises but which is based on a sense of

    separation. And at the core of every ego game is an incorrect belief--a belief based on the

    dualistic illusions of the mind of anti-Christ.

    Game of the never-ending quest for ultimate security.

    Win the game by basing your sense of security on your true, Spiritual identity.

    Game of just being normal.

    Win the game by being willing to express your divine individuality.

    Game of survival where you are always fighting against an external enemy.

    Win the game by turning the other cheek to show you are no longer willing to fight an

    external enemy.

    Game of proving that some thought system is the only right one and that all

    others are false.

    Win the game by accepting that all have free will and must follow their own path

    according to their state of consciousness.

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    Game of playing your part indefinitely, ie. role of the hero, martyr, victim,

    aggressor.

    Win the game by realizing that all the world is a stage in which all the roles are defined

    by the ego and the game ends when you refuse to play.

    Game of justifying anything it wants.

    Win the game by not getting into dualistic arguments.

    Game of just being a "good" person according to human standard.

    Win the game by realizing that there is no way to set up this standard in this world

    because people differ in what they perceive as good.

    Game of using a spiritual teaching to build the ego's sense of security, its sense

    of always being right.

    Win the game by always being willing to be teachable, to be open- minded and realising

    there will always be more to know and understand.

    Game of security, the game of creating the impression that your entry into the

    kingdom of God ---a realm that is BEYOND the material universe--can be secured

    by you living up to certain conditions IN the material universe.

    Win the game by realizing that your salvation, your entry into God's kingdom ,does not

    rely on any condition you can find in this material world.

    Game of seeking to attain some form of ultimate control over the environment,

    other people, society, even the physical planet.

    Win the game by realizing that the basic spiritual law on this planet is the Law of Free

    Will .

    Game of raising up the ego by putting others down.

    Win the game by understanding and accepting the oneness of all life.

    What you do to others you have already done to yourself.

    Game of seeking to create two extremes and polarize you toward either one.

    Win the game by realizing that All is One and in Oneness there are no opposites.

    Game of being the judge.

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    Win the game by realizing that everyone will reap what they have sown.

    Game of superiority .

    Win the game by realizing that we are all of equal value in the eyes of God.

    Game of creating drama through the struggle between two opposites, ie. good and

    evil.

    Win the game by rising above both extremes and reaching for the Middle way of

    balance.

    Game where the ego comes up with a reason why you should not follow the true

    spiritual path.

    Win the game by realizing that the ego can never be saved because its reality is only

    based on the things in the material world.

    Game of thinking that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

    Win the game by realizing that the situation you are in right now is the right place for you

    to be in order to learn your spiritual lessons.

    Game where the ego prevents the Conscious You from realizing that there must

    be more to your identity.

    Win the game by realizing that the ego will do anything to prevent you from realising that

    you are more than the ego, that you are a Spiritual being, for it fears its own death.

    Game of being better than others.

    Win the game by realizing that we are all of equal value in the eyes of God.

    We are all unique spiritual beings and there are no comparisons in uniqueness.

    These teachings are taken from the teachings found on the following websites:

    www.askrealjesus.com.

    www.mothermarysgarden.com

    www.saintgermainfreedom.com