"The way the Beloved can fit in my heart, two thousand lives could fit in this body of mine. One kernel could contain a thousand bushels, and a hundred worlds pass through the eye of the needle." - Rumi
Peace be still.
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Richard Powell
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Coming in January, 2020 - THE TRIANGLE OF MANIFESTATION 6 WEEK INTENSIVE.
Painting by Thomas Cole

Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let not this blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
--- Max Ehrmann, 1927
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Richard Powell
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Painting by Thomas Cole

"When you practice those things that awaken you to Spirit, you are actively involved in creating that point of convergence between the invisible and the physical-and your awareness of it. Perhaps, you feel the Spirit touch to your physical being; you might feel tingling or a rush of energy. Perhaps you leave your body during Spiritual exercises or in a dream and you touch the Spirit in that non-physical state. Either way, you are experiencing that point of convergence. Grace resides there. Participating in the convergence is a way to bring grace into your life. "
-John-Roger
May Grace and countless blessings fill your world.
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Richard Powell
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Painting - THE REUNION OF THE SOUL AND THE BODY AT RESSURECTION by William Blake

"At the root of our emotional addictions is our belief structure, which continually undermines us by telling us two things; 1) That we will be alone or abandoned, 2) That we will lose control of reality.
The fear of losing control is the strongest human motivator. Control is the master addiction. It is not lack of courage that keeps us from moving forward, as most people think, it is the fear of losing control. We want to control, and when we feel we can't, we freeze, we stop.... The person who fears loss of control is like a deer caught in the headlights: instead of running off the highway to safety, it stops in its tracks.
What you are really saying in this struggle for control is, "I'm fearful that I won't succeed." In a very subtle way, that fear is a form of atheism because it tells you, "There is no God to help you." You move into doubt and you freeze again.
Spiritual Warriors turn doubt into a tool. They don't attempt to control it, but they refuse to let it control them. They use it the same way as you use a guard rail when you are on a highway running along side a steep cliff: To mark the boundary between the road and the void. As soon as you feel the doubt, move back in until you find yourself once more on firm ground." - John-Roger
May we become more aware that we are never alone and if we surrender our control a higher form may lift us up into Grace.
Peace be still.
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Richard Powell
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Painting by Thomas Cole

​"The human body is a cage. Within it is imprisoned the spirit or soul, which is like a bird in a cage. The bird is in love with the cage and is always singing songs of attachment for the earth. If, however, the covers, or bodies, are cast off from the soul, the bird begins to taste the Truth, and the cage is shattered into fragments. The bird then flies away to its home, which is in Sach Khand [the Realm of Truth]...When the veils are torn, millions of enrapturing joys which constitute the "peace that passeth understanding," are all attained."
-Huzur Sawan Singh (1858-1948)
Time for Sawan Singh.
May your freedom and liberation from the attachments to this world come well before the body dies.
May you step into full awareness of the flow of Spirit and ride on that while you walk upon this earth.
Peace be still.
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Richard Powell
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Coming in January, 2020 - THE TRIANGLE OF MANIFESTATION 6 WEEK INTENSIVE.

“Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place.”
― Jalaluddin Rumi
Sending Love and Light across the globe to the Middle East, to all those feeling grief and sorrow across the world.
May the new joy that is to follow come quickly and with grace and for the highest good.
Baruch Bashan
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Richard Powell
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Coming January, 2020 an intensive 6 week program on the TRIANGLE OF MANIFESTATION
Painting by Thomas Moran

"How you feel is not the result of what is happening in your life-it is your interpretation of what is happening.
Successful people's lives have shown us over and over again that the quality of our lives is determined not by what happens to us, but rather by what we do about what happens."
-Tony Robbins
"How you relate to the issue IS the issue." --Drs. Ron and Mary Hulnick
Look for the blessing that is underneath the situation. It is always there.
May you live the peace and with the awareness of the divine that is holding it all.
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Richard Powell
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Coming in January 2020 a deep dive into the TRIANGLE OF MANIFESTATION
Painting by John William Waterhouse

“There is a secret place. A radiant sanctuary. As real as your own kitchen. More real than that. Constructed of the purest elements. Overflowing with the ten thousand beautiful things. Worlds within worlds. Forests, rivers. Velvet coverlets thrown over featherbeds, fountains bubbling beneath a canopy of stars. Bountiful forests, universal libraries. A wine cellar offering an intoxication so sweet you will never be sober again. A clarity so complete you will never again forget. This magnificent refuge is inside you. Enter. Shatter the darkness that shrouds the doorway… Believe the incredible truth that the Beloved has chosen for his dwelling place the core of your own being because that is the single most beautiful place in all of creation.” ― Mirabai Starr, Interior Castle
The Kingdom of Heaven is within. Inside is the Source, and the Action. It is the place that St Theresa of Avila called the Interior Castle. This is where she touched the Divine and you can manifest the miracles from there. May you manifest the blessings in your world, may the formless manifest into form.
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Richard Powell
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Coming in January 2020 a deep dive into the TRIANGLE OF MANIFESTATION
Artist unknown

“Every fragment of self-talk is a little story in the head that goes around, and then you look at reality through the lens of the little story.” Eckhart Tolle
May you expand into the infinite loving and grace and move through your life from the peace that goes beyond all understanding.
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Richard Powelll
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Painting by John William Waterhouse