1, Your Personal Declaration of Spiritual Reality in a printed form suitable for
reading aloud. (You may choose, also, to give copies of your Declaration to
your teacher and to all the class (or Small Group) members.
2. An object from your home or office or anywhere which seems to you to
symbolize your Declaration, or the growth process through which it was
created.
THE STAGES OF TREATMENT
What are the Five Stages of Treatment?
Recognition
Unification
Realization
Thanksgiving
Release
What is the reason for the order in which the stages proceed?
- First two steps are to open ourselves to our clearest awareness of spirit’s presence within and around us. the 3rd step we are directing out thoughts into the realization of our specified desired good now we can realize, claim and accept the good we have placed into the law, the fourth step is thanksgiving, not thanking God (for that would imply a separateness), but thanking for the gift already given - the fifth step is release - which we do with heartfelt emotions that Law can do its proper work without our interference.
What is the Content and the purpose of each stage?
- 1 Recognition - we state or recognize - acknowledge the truth of what god is and that god is all there is.
- 2 Unification - we unify ourselves with this God force - that I am one with this Source, that God is me , expressing as me.
- 3 Realization - we state the truth about ourselves - that I clearly see the good that I desire as already mine, tha I am open and ready to receive the good that I desire
- 4 Thanksgiving - we state our thanks for this being the truth about ourselves and for the fact that the gift is already given
- 5 Release - we release or let go - believing and accepting that my good is now coming into mansifitation
THE PURPOSE OF TREATMENT
How do you arrive at a statement of purpose for a treatment for yourself? for another?
first state the purpose (the desire or problem) then state the the changed condition
How do you change the problem into a spiritual truth for the statement of purpose?
State the problem or condition then state the different experience that they wish to manifest.
Why do we write a statement of purpose before entering into treatment?
to place into law a mold or mental picture of the specific good that I desire, this allows me to be free for full realization of the Truth of my (or others) being and affairs
DIFFERENCES IN WORDS USED IN TREATING FOR SELF AND OTHERS
In what stage do we begin to talk about the person who has asked for treatment and why at that point?
IN the unification step - because my purpose is to see the truth about the person I am treating for.
How do we refer to the one for whom you are treating during your treatment work?
By their name
Why do we NEVER use the word “you” during a treatment?
Because I am treating myself, for me to see the truth about someone. we are not talking to them, even if they are in the room to experience your words.
THE APPLICATION AND PROCESS OF TREATMENT
Why do we refer to treatment as the “directive” mode of spiritual practice?
because we are consciously “DIRECTING” our thoughts to the realization of a specific good
What are we trying to change when we are treating for another person?
We are treating ourselves realizing the truth about someone, so Id say we are changing our perceptions
Exactly what is being done for the person for whom we are treating?
we are acknowledging to ourselves the truth about someone
SPIRITUAL PRACTICE: GENERAL
a. In your Student Workbook, read: ‘Spiritual Disciplines,’ p 9-2. ‘Spiritual Growth Assessment,’ p” 9-4.
b. Write your perceptions of your original position and present status on the Assessment Form for ‘Marking My Progress,’ p. 9-5,
TREATMENT PRACTICE
a. In your Student Workbook, follow the instructions for completing the exercise titled ‘A Fishbowl of Questions on Treatment,’ p. 9-7. Write your answers as directed and bring them to class for the exercise.
MEDITATION PRACTICE
a. ln Journey of Awakening, read: Chapter Vlll, ‘The Journey of Consciousness,’ pp. 208-218, Choose a passage that especially
speaks to you to share with your classmates. 8-13
One Life, One Presence that is and expresses through all things. One Love that knows only love, expresses only Love
I am one with this Perfect Love, this Perfect Universe. I am one with this Spirit that never blames, that only loves and gives. I am one with this Spirit that only loves, and that sees the Truth and Perfection of Who and What we are. And so this too, is the truth about Sue, That she is unique expression of the One Spirit, that she is the delight of God.
Knowing the truth about Sue, that she is surrounded, and enveloped in the God Essence that expresses as Love, is Love, and knows only Love. I now speak this word about Sue she experiences and expresses her true nature, which is Perfect Love. That She now remembers and embraces who she is, and is able to open her heart and experience this love and that I know that as we give, we so receive. I know that Sue allows herself to express this love and so is ready to receive this Love that already surrounds her. That she already allowing more love, the perfect expression of this love, more of that which her own heart embraces, desires and delights in.
And I am grateful that I know that this is the truth about Sue I give thanks for this word which is now unfolding into realization, and I celebrate the Perfect Love of God that is even now waiting for Sue to accept and allow for the realization of this love which is already present in the heart of God.
And now I release my word into the Law, into the infinite creative activity of the law, knowing that I as know the truth and feel, it is now done. And so it is.
SPIRITUAL PRACTICE: GENERAL
a. ln Can We Talk to God?, read: Ch. 8, ‘On Becoming Receptive to the Divine,’ pp, 49-53; and Ch. 12, ‘What I Believe,’pp, 75-79.
b. In your Student Workbook for Week 8, read ‘The lmportant and the Unimportant’, p.8-2 ‘This Week, ‘ p. 8-3. ‘When Meditation and Treatment ‘Don’t Work.” p, 8-5. ‘Getting Free,’ p. 8-11
TREATMENT PRACTICE
a. In your Student Workbook for Week g, read: ‘Thinking Habits That Get Us Stuck;..and Unstuck…in Treatment,’ p. 8-9,
HAND IN
b. Write the indicated treatment for the prayer-partner selected in your Focus Group, and use it in your
personal treatment work during the week.
c. Write in your Treatment Journal,
MEDITATION PRACTICE
a, In Journey of Awakening, read: Chapter Vl, ‘Getting Stuck,’ pp, 166- 1gT, Chapter Vll, ‘Getting Free,’ pp. 1gg-ZOT,
b. In your Student Workbook, read: ‘Meditation Notes,’ p. 8-12, and ponder the questions
noted.
c. In your daily personal Meditation Practice, use any or all of Ram Dass’s suggestions for ‘getting free’
of any snags that seem to be showing up,
d. Write in your Meditation Journal,
One Mind, One Spirit, One God. All there is, is God. The substance of the stars and planets, Creator of all, Source of All, that delights in giving, for God is only love. A Presence that knows only love, never blames, All loving and accepting.
I am one with this Perfect Love, this Perfect Universe. I am one with this Spirit that never blames, that only loves and gives. I am one with this Spirit that only loves, and that sees the Truth and Perfection of Who and What we are. And so this too, is the truth about Linda, That she is unique expression of the One Spirit, that she is perfect and blameless in the eye of God.
Knowing the truth about Linda, that she is surrounded, and enveloped in the God essence that expresses as love that is the One Mind, I now speak this word about Linda, she experiences delights and remembers her true nature, which is God. That She now remembers and embraces who she is and dances and delights in these truths, and that I know that as we give, we so receive. I know that Linda is able to give of her heart and soul to all around her, and in doing so, she opens herself up to the abundance that is God, allowing more good, more abundance, more of that which her own heart embraces and delights in.
And I am grateful that I know that this is the truth about Linda, I give thanks for this word which is now unfolding into realization, and I celebrate the Abundance of God that is even now waiting for Linda to accept.
And now I release my word into the Law, into the infinite creative activity of the law, knowing that I as know the truth and feel, it is now done. And so it is.
One Song - One living thing
Albert Einstein asks ” Is the universe Friendly?”
Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels
SPIRITUAL PRACTICE: GENERAL
a. In Can We Talk to God?, read: Ch. 7, ‘The Secret of Spiritual Power,’ pp. 41-47
b. In your Student Workbook for Week 6, read ‘Taught of God,’ p. 7-2 ‘This Week ‘ p 7-3
‘Mystics and Psychics,’p 7-5. ‘Total Trust in Life’s Process,”p.7-6 ‘The Unity of All Life,’pp. 7-9.2.
TREATMENT PRACTICE
a. In your Student Workbook for Week 7 read: ‘Release: Willingness to Let Go and Let God,’
pp. 7 -7 , and ‘One Challenge, Two Treatments ‘ p 7-8
HAND IN
b. Write the prescribed treatment for the prayer partner selected tn your Focus Group.
c. Write in your Treatment Journal
MEDITATION PRACTICE
a In Journey of Awakening, read: Chapter V, ‘Losing Your Way,’ pp 143-165
Also, the material on Mindfulness, pp. 87-91.
b. In your Student Workbook, read: ‘Meditation Notes,’ p 7-l2. Write down a list of common meditation ‘traps.’ You may share your list in class.
c. In your daily Meditation Practice, follow the instructions in JAA, pp. 87-91 , with special attention to Joseph
Goldstein’s meditation’s on the Mind’s p 88. Choose one of the suggested processes or make up one for yourself .
d. Write in your Meditation Journal.
One Mind, One Spirit, One God. All there is, is God. The substance of the stars and planets, honeysuckle, coffee, whales and turtles, and all the creations of this Universe, great and small.
I am one with this Perfect Love, this Perfect Universe. I am one with the Planets and the stars, one with the essence that expresses as honeysuckle and coffee, one with the whales and turtles, and the fishes of the sea, birds of the air. And so is my sister Linda, made of the same god substance of the planets and the stars, and all the creatures of God great and small.
Knowing the truth about Linda, that she is surrounded, and enveloped in the God essence that expresses as Nature that is the One Mind, I now speak this word about Linda, she experiences delights and remembers her true nature, which is God. That She now remembers and embraces who she is and dances and delights in these truths
And I am grateful that I know that this is the truth about Linda, I give thanks for this word which is now unfolding into realization, and I celebrate the Divine Beauty of God that is now unfolding in Linda’s dreams and every waking moment.
And now I release my word into the Law, into the infinite creative activity of the law, knowing that I as know the truth and feel, it is now done. And so it is.