Serenity's Weekly Spiritual Quote: All of life is an effect

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

This week's quote is from spiritual awareness class CC 187, which was published in Volume 7 of The Living Light Dialogue.

 

"As new students to the philosophy, you must remember that all of life is an effect. It’s an effect of our attitude. It’s an effect of our thought. And so when we begin our study along the spiritual path, if we will first accept the living demonstration that we, and we alone, are responsible for all experience in our life, that qualifies us in that moment to make whatever changes are necessary in order that we may grow and expand in this universal consciousness.

If we refuse to accept that demonstrable truth—that life is reacting to our own thought patterns—then we are stunted in our growth, but remember, my friends, not forever. Because evolution is inevitable. And evolution is only made possible through the Law of Change. So we understand that through repetition, the Law of Change is made possible. And therefore, do not be discouraged if the lessons that you are given are repeated in your lives over and over and over again, because that is what is necessary for you in order to grow and, in time, be free. Remember, no one and no thing outside can give you freedom. You cannot be given what you already have. No one and no thing can give you truth, for you cannot be given what you already have. You already have freedom. You already have truth. It is simply a matter of, once again, finding it inside of yourself, because that’s the only place that it exists.

As we go through our daily experiences in life, we are frequently tempted to put the blame of the experience, the credit, upon another’s shoulders. But in so doing, we must ever be aware that by doing that we are giving our freedom and our truth into the control of another human being. Whenever we blame outside, we establish the very law that puts us into bondage and we are controlled by that level of consciousness. That, I personally believe, is man’s greatest struggle: giving away his eternal freedom, giving away his eternal truth by placing responsibility for his life outside of his own universe. We are so frequently tempted to do that because it seems that, to our mind, it’s easier to do that than to face those patterns of our mind that must be changed, that will, in time, be changed."

 

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Sincerely yours,

 

Russell Fitzgerald

Vice President

Serenity Association

P.O. Box 4187

San Rafael, California  94913

 

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