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| ==Session== | | ==Session== |
| ===Opening=== | | ===Opening=== |
− | We may speak on The Interior Journey if you like. It’s a worthy topic, a worthy subject of discussion, one | + | We may speak on [[Inner Life|The Interior Journey]] if you like. It’s a worthy topic, a worthy subject of [[discussion]], one |
− | that brings with it much worthy information, needed information. For the interior journey is, in a sense, | + | that brings with it much worthy [[information]], needed information. For the interior journey is, in a sense, |
| the name of the game. | | the name of the game. |
| ===Lesson=== | | ===Lesson=== |
− | You start out in this life looking outward, trying to make sense of the various landscapes before you: | + | You start out in this life looking outward, trying to make sense of the various [[landscapes]] before you: |
| who is this person? What is this person to me? Why are those people over there? And what are these | | who is this person? What is this person to me? Why are those people over there? And what are these |
| people doing over here? Does this have to do with me? And while we’re at it, who am I? These are the | | people doing over here? Does this have to do with me? And while we’re at it, who am I? These are the |
− | questions that come to us early on as we are preparing our way into the world at large: the activities we | + | [[questions]] that come to us early on as we are [[preparing]] our way into the world at large: the activities we |
| gravitate towards, those things we love, those things we dislike, the people that we love, the people | | gravitate towards, those things we love, those things we dislike, the people that we love, the people |
| that we dislike. Why do we dislike them? Is it something in them or is it something in us? | | that we dislike. Why do we dislike them? Is it something in them or is it something in us? |
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− | The interior journey is the beginning of an answer to all of these questions, for it is all about the interior | + | The interior [[journey]] is the beginning of an answer to all of these questions, for it is all about the interior |
| journey, even though the exterior for much of life takes predominance. But that exterior is merely | | journey, even though the exterior for much of life takes predominance. But that exterior is merely |
− | reflecting what is going on inside. We create so much of what befalls us, and then we sift through it and | + | [[reflecting]] what is going on inside. We create so much of what befalls us, and then we sift through it and |
| see what works, what didn’t work, what was appealing, what was upsetting. We begin to find some | | see what works, what didn’t work, what was appealing, what was upsetting. We begin to find some |
− | objectivity within our subjectivity. Our purpose becomes clearer as another’s purpose becomes more | + | [[objectivity]] within our [[subjectivity]]. Our [[purpose]] becomes clearer as another’s purpose becomes more |
| distant, becomes less than personal to us. | | distant, becomes less than personal to us. |
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− | The highest goal we can achieve in this life is finding the measurement of balance, the proportions of | + | The highest goal we can achieve in this life is finding the measurement of [[balance]], the proportions of |
− | Beauty, Truth and Goodness that constitute our own interior make up. We give great rush to our | + | [[Tbg|Beauty, Truth and Goodness]] that constitute our own interior make up. We give great rush to our |
− | enthusiasms – we run here, we run there, finding those things which propel us forward, which inspire
| + | [[enthusiasm]]s – we run here, we run there, finding those things which propel us forward, which [[inspire]] |
| us. But they are mere reflections of the interior journey. They contribute to it because they bring out | | us. But they are mere reflections of the interior journey. They contribute to it because they bring out |
− | more in us, more from within us. So we love this music, that color, these people, those artifacts, this | + | more in us, more from within us. So we [[love]] this music, that color, these people, those artifacts, this |
| activity. But it is merely a picture of what is going on within us. An illustration. And the sooner we come | | activity. But it is merely a picture of what is going on within us. An illustration. And the sooner we come |
− | to realize this, the more powerful our inner journey; the more powerful our life. For we then can turn | + | to [[realize]] this, the more powerful our inner journey; the more powerful our life. For we then can turn |
− | the process around and become the Creativity that manifested in the various selections of life that we | + | the [[process]] around and become the [[Creativity]] that manifested in the various selections of life that we |
| love. We take over; for the interior journey has taught us that it is all the interior journey. | | love. We take over; for the interior journey has taught us that it is all the interior journey. |
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− | The love that we feel for the world that we see is the very Love that created the world that we see. And | + | The [[love]] that we feel for the world that we see is the very Love that created the world that we see. And |
| when we become one with the Love that created the world that we see, we realize that we are the | | when we become one with the Love that created the world that we see, we realize that we are the |
− | creator of the world that we see. And the Love that created it is Creation itself. We are not only [one | + | creator of the world that we see. And the Love that created it is [[Creation]] itself. We are not only [one |
| with] this love but we are one with the Creator who is this Love. And as one with the Creator we, of | | with] this love but we are one with the Creator who is this Love. And as one with the Creator we, of |
− | course, create. Once we understand this, the inner journey becomes a panoramic gift back to the world. | + | course, create. Once we understand this, the inner journey becomes a [[panoramic]] gift back to the world. |
| And the world that we create is the world that we offer back to the Creator of everyone’s world. Of | | And the world that we create is the world that we offer back to the Creator of everyone’s world. Of |
| everyone’s worlds. For it has been accurately pointed out, “No two people see the same world.” It | | everyone’s worlds. For it has been accurately pointed out, “No two people see the same world.” It |
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| ===Closing=== | | ===Closing=== |
| The interior journey is all of this. It is life lived to the fullest and gifted back to all those living it with us. | | The interior journey is all of this. It is life lived to the fullest and gifted back to all those living it with us. |
− | Don’t be fooled by all you see. It is a mirage and can be manipulated by how we choose to perceive it. If | + | Don’t be fooled by all you see. It is a [[mirage]] and can be [[manipulated]] by how we choose to [[perceive]] it. If |
− | we allow our Spirit component to translate all that we see before us, then the world becomes | + | we allow our [[Spirit]] component to [[translate]] all that we see before us, then the world becomes |
− | transcendent; our interior journey has taken a great leap forward, and the love that we have | + | [[transcendent]]; our interior journey has taken a great leap forward, and the love that we have |
− | momentarily become has done its job in helping us along the path of our Interior Journey. | + | momentarily become has done its job in helping us along the [[path]] of our Interior Journey. |
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