HOL (hands on living)

A text from a friend the other day stated that "this Christ thing must be real, otherwise there wouldn't be so much resistance to it." Think about this for moment . . . There is a lot of resistance that is coming from inside of us. Wouldn't it be nice to see this great shadow for what it is before it overwhelms us? If you have encountered this phenomena before, then you can consider yourself moving along the path of spiritual desire. When it comes to daily living we must take the eternal road, the higher ground, by recognizing the only thing that is eternal, and that is, the present moment. We must stop taking orders from these lower places which possess our mind, our logical and mechanical self, and move to higher ground. Now is forever, in other words, Christ's words. Listen to what he is saying when he said, "Heaven and earth will come to pass, but my words are forever." Back in June of 2009, I wrote a piece entitled, "Mathematical Genus." This may help shed some light on the logical approach to eternity, now or the present moment, for you. Our daily path is not chosen by us, it is chosen for us, it is already set up and living. We need only recognize and accept what is unknown to us. You may ask, "You mean I can't wake up and do what I want to do?" Yes, you can and you do, so how do you like it? (This was a point made by the great mystic, Vernon Howard). The Red Print, what I refer to as Christ's words, needs no preconditioned recipe for approach. It is an alternative to the selfish cloud that arises every morning and blocks the sunlight from us. Simply open the book up to the gospels (the four books that encompass most of Christ's teachings while on earth) and begin from wherever you like. You can't do it wrong, just read and watch as the great comforter prepares you to an wakening of a new and right spirit. It is incredible. Watch how your heart begins to open and despair fades away. Watch how understanding moves in and replaces doubt. Do you really think that you can do anything for yourself? If you wish to memorize Christ words, by all means, do so. Take them with you. They will always reside with you. Why? Because they are forever and can only be seen in the NOW and NOW is, if you choose, all the time. r