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Is God-Consciousness Attainable?
When people gather together for spiritual growth, they make an agreement, silent or spoken, to become co-creators. To accomplish this, activity takes place at different levels: New beliefs are expressed and accepted. The mind accepts certain facts and rejects others. A feeling of shared responsibility arises. A new vocabulary is invented and adopted. Bonding occurs at the emotional level. At the subtle level, spirits align.
This whole complex of activity isn’t confined to spiritual movements. You have the same capacity to be a co-creator. All you need is a core belief: God-consciousness is attainable. When this belief is set in place, a group gathered together to achieve it can begin to build a new reality. The spiritual power needed to reach God-consciousness will be increased many times over.
Exercise
Find others who share your aim to reach God-consciousness and gather together. I know this sounds daunting; it goes far beyond anything one could call an exercise. To commune with others involves commitment and a willingness to expose your deepest aspirations.
It requires stepping out of conformity with society and finding souls you can align with, even if you have no other social ties. To gather together on the path isn’t the same as forming a sect. There is no need for dogma, prayer, ritual, priests, or official scripture. No one is to be elevated above the rest.
If the word spiritual connotes any or all of these negatives, you are conflating religious doctrine with spiritual growth. The two aren’t the same, and we have an undeniable need to gather together for spiritual purposes.
Adapted from The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore, by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 2008).
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Thanks for this thought provoking article. I am certain we can become very conscious of God, and I too am not talking of an anthropomorphic God. To me God is Spirit, and the more we get to know him as Spirit the more we can feel His presence.
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I am not disagreeing with anyone here. I don't dispute the scriptures, but I believe there are other writings just as holy; and other belief systems that are just as true as any other belief system.
all I am saying is that in the solitude of aloneness, with no thoughts, except just being with yourself, that it is possible to have a God consciousness. I'm not saying that I keep it all the time; far from it. But there are times that I am very much aware of the Spirit being within me.
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God promises through the Scriptures to be with the creation wherever it goes. Even the psalmist wrote: "Where can I go from the presence of the Lord" He went on to say, "If I ascend to the most high, thou art there, even if I make my bed in hell,behold, thou art there (KJV). It is resolved that God is everywhere. Belief neither confirms nor negate this fact. For the sake of Dr. Chopra's article "Those who share your aim" are key players here. We also find in the Scriptures that where two or three are gathered together, God promises to be in the midst. Call it "Religious Dogma" or whatever suits your fancy, thank you Dr. Chopra for permitting me to share my understanding.
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In my experience, being in a group is not necessary to attain God consciousness....it does offer support and validation. Isn't meditation a God conscious ritual...
Thank you and have many blessings in 2009.
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Thank you Deepak! Yes God consciousness is attainable and possible. It doesn't mean we are God ... to me it means we have embraced the God within and are aligned with God. It is truly that simple. Maybe easier said than done. It is possible! Thank you for the reminder on this New Years Day!
Many blessings to you Deepak and all, now and always.
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any of us can attain god-consciousness, actually that is my ultimate goal. I hope everybody will!
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Thank you ! This is very fulfilling. I am blessed to have lived with a man who actually attained God Consciousness ! I know. Many think I'm nuts. But there were over a hundred of us ! He left his earthly body in 1975. The story is available at YaHoWha.org.
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We certainly need more of this gathering together in one common goal of spiritual growth well said!
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