By Robert Elias Najemy
We all have the power to bless. Each of us is a spiritual force connecting the spiritual realm with the physical levels of existence. Our minds can direct that spiritual energy as blessings towards beings and situations through our intent, our prayer or visualization and, of course also, through our actions.
Like all of nature, we are all expressions of one universal divine consciousness. Simultaneously we are instruments for the expression of that consciousness on the earth level. When we align ourselves with our Divine Source, we become focal points for an extremely powerful energy flow from the spiritual realm to the physical. The power within us is actually divine energy.
When our intentions are for the good of the whole and in harmony with the universal laws, we have unlimited potential to affect and heal the world around us.
We are all capable of miracles, because we are instruments of the Divine Consciousness on the material level. A miracle is an occurrence which is beyond our understanding. A miracle transcends the "laws" of physics, as we now know them.
When we are eventually familiar with all the laws of nature, we will realize that all is created and destroyed, formed and transformed by the one Universal Consciousness. Then it will be very easy for us to understand how the mind, which is an instrument of that consciousness, is able to make changes in the material world around it. For now, we call those changes, which we cannot understand, miracles.
However, they are not really miracles, but rather the natural result of the law that states that "consciousness and mind create, forms and transform energy and matter’.
Consciousness is the power behind the universe which it is sustaining. Our minds are like film, through which that universal consciousness is flowing, just as the film gives form to the otherwise formless white light of the movie projector. When these films are cleared of their misconceptions, attachments, fears and other limiting beliefs, they are able to direct enough of this all-powerful energy so as to create such changes which we call miracles.
Dr. Larry Dossey has done numerous experiments by praying for cells in laboratory beakers where he has placed toxic substances. He has prayed and/or visualized light on one beaker and not for the others. The cells in the beakers that were prayed for had a survival rate of from 20 % to 40% higher than the cells in the control beakers.
This clearly shows that our minds have the power to affect our physical reality as long as there is intent and concentration – prayer or visualization.
Many God-men and saints have manifested this power and have used this energy to help people and show the power of God, so that people would believe. Christ used his miraculous abilities to help people believe in God and change their ways. His disciples, and various saints, who followed, did the same.
Sathya Sai Baba and other holy men in India today, performs miracles before thousands of people. Our faith is thus increased so that we too can, one day, raise ourselves to the level of being pure channels of divine energy on earth and thus improve the general quality of life for all beings.
A Matter of Consistency
In order for one to get in touch with our Divine Nature, we must clean out and align our connection to the Divine within. The process is one of simultaneously raising our energy level through exercise, breathing, pure food, prayer and meditation, and on the other hand, cleaning up the our emotional blockages through self-analysis, energy psychology and life-style changes.
It is basically a matter of consistency between our higher intellect (our conscience) and our thoughts, words and actions. When all our thoughts and actions are in harmony with our conscience, then we will have aligned our being with the flow of this divine energy.
When there is conflict between what we believe and our way of thinking and acting, then it is difficult for this energy to flow freely. At some conscious or subconscious level it will get blocked.
The basic principle, which must be followed in all cases, in order to be in harmony with the law, is, "Do unto others only what you would like others to do to you." We have heard this so many times that we are not aware of the great power which exists in this one simple principle.
Because we are the other, whatever we are doing to him or her, we are actually doing to ourselves. How can we be in harmony with ourselves when we are harming our true selves through the forms of others?
We are all Holy
Some may feel not "Holy" enough to bless. What do we mean by the word holiness? What is holy? We usually use this word to describe something which serves as a connecting link, or a channel, for communication between the physical and spiritual. We infer something, which is somehow beyond the physical plane, but is still in contact with it and serves as a channel for the flow of divine energies into our physical reality.
We talk about holy places such as churches, temples and places in nature where there is evidence of greater spiritual energy flowing. This evidence may be perceived as healings, visions, moving icons, or other miraculous phenomena which take place there. This spiritual essence may be felt as a greater clarity in prayer and meditation. In these places we generally feel a stronger contact with God and the higher energies within us.
We also speak about holy words, or phrases, such as mantras or specific prayers which, when repeated, put us in contact with specific spiritual powers. Depending on our religion we might consider the names Jesus, Christ or Mother Mary or Allah, Krishna or Rama to be holy names which, when used, call forth the power of those beings into the situation at hand.
We speak too of holy people, such as priests, ministers, saints, gurus or spiritual teachers, or, in some cases, simple pure people, in the presence of whom we feel greater peace, clarity and contact with the good and spiritual within ourselves. Their presence and lives are examples for us, which give us the encouragement, needed to discover our own holiness.
Thus, that which is holy is that which is connected to both its spiritual source and the gross material world. That is exactly what we all are. We are all immortal souls, ever connected to our divine source, God, and simultaneously connected to these bodies, which are our temporary instruments for expression here on earth.
Each of us then is a channel or connecting link between the spiritual and material world; each of us is divine and holy. If our thoughts, words and actions are not in line with our principles, that simply means that the pipeline is clogged up, not that it does not exist.
Our divinity is always there, even if it is hidden under layers of fears and habits. A white light bulb remains white even if covered with layer after layer of colored cellophane. We may change the color of the light coming through to red, green, yellow or blue with filters. If we put enough layers we may block out the light altogether, but the light is there, as powerful and as pure white as ever.
The same is true of the light of our inner consciousness. It is always shining and waiting for expression. When we remove the various layers which have obscured it, through applying the techniques mentioned, it will shine forth brightly as pure divinity. This is the goal of our lives. To come in contact with the Divine within ourselves and to let it flow into the world in the form of love, peace, wisdom and service.
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Robert E. Najemy, author of 25 books and life coach with 30 years of experience, has trained over 300 life coaches and now does so over the Internet. Become a life coach.Over 600 free article and lectures at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/
