Dear Friends, This week's quote is from spiritual awareness class CC 70, which was published in Volume 4 of The Living Light Dialogue, and it begins with a question from a student. Also, the annual drawing commemorating Mr. Goodwin will close very soon. So, if you are interested, please enter today. For more information, see below.
"In Discourse 47, it is stated, "You have entered your realm according to divine law and have a purpose to fulfill." My question is, so many of us do not know our purpose and how to fulfill it. Would you give us some understanding of what our purpose in this life is?" "Thank you so very much. There is a part of us, deep within our being, that knows the purpose that we have entered this earth realm in our soul's evolution. The reason that perhaps most of us are not aware of this purpose is because our mind has refused to accept it, because it is not in keeping with what our mental patterns of the past have already accepted. Every soul enters life with its natural talents that it has earned in its evolution. Now, when you earn, through evolution, a so-called talent, you have a responsibility to serve in the talent that you have earned. For example, if you have made the effort to be a pianist or a singer or a doctor or whatever and you have spent the time and energy for that, and you are proficient in that, you have a responsibility to share that service with the world. And so it is that all souls here in this earth realm have come here with their varying soul talents. However, usually what happens—and very early in life— they have a certain feeling and a certain natural liking to a particular profession or field of endeavor. Usually, they open their mouths and they get a negative reaction that that would not be in their best interests: they would not be able to have financial security, etc., etc., etc. There are a multitude of reasons. And so it is, my good friends, that within all of us, that awareness is waiting for us to take a look at it: our own purpose in life. But that takes acceptance. You see, we sit down in a meditation and we're peaceful and we're quiet. If we are sincere and we ask the intelligence within us, "What is my purpose in life? I'm not consciously aware of it. Perhaps I was at some day, but at least today I am not. Let me be humble and let me be receptive to the feelings and the still, small voice deep within me that is trying to guide me," then you will know what your purpose in life is. It might mean quite a change in your present life, but at least you will know. And that is your divine right: to know. I hope that's helped you." I am pleased to announce the annual drawing to commemorate the life on earth of the founder of Serenity, Mr. Richard Goodwin. The prizes for the drawing are 5 copies of any volume of The Living Light Dialogue. That is, there will be 5 winners and each winner will be mailed a copy of the volume of their choice. The drawing is open now and will close on March 1, 2021. All are welcomed to enter---just respond to any of the weekly emails saying that you would like to enter. In order to be fair, only one entry per email address will be allowed. In the first week of March, the winners will be drawn. The winners will be notified by email and asked which volume they prefer. The volumes can be delivered as paperback (which requires a mailing address) or as a PDF. If a winner does not respond in a timely manner, a new name will be drawn. As soon as all copies have been mailed to the winners, their names and countries of residence will be announced in this weekly email. This drawing is being sponsored by a number of friends of Serenity in order to make these beautiful teachings more available to those who are seeking. And I think this is a beautiful way to honor and commemorate Mr. Goodwin. If you have any topics you would like addressed in these weekly emails, please feel free to email your request. To ensure that you consistently receive Serenity's weekly emails, be sure to add Serenity's email address to your contacts and your white list. This will help ensure that the emails are not treated as spam. Additional information on these teachings is available on Serenity's website: http://www.livinglight.org Sincerely yours, Russell Fitzgerald Vice President |
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