Why is it now okay to say “see from a higher perspective” but horrible to say “level,” “dimension,” “realm,” “height,” “depth”?
“Egotism!” is the catch phrase du jour for any linguistic usage that unsettles one’s present complacency.
DrRobinStarbuck
E G O . V S . “H I G H E R . L E V E L”
“Once you say ‘higher level’ (regarding one’s level of spirituality), you appeal to the ego, and all the wrong instincts in people.”
-Fr. Richard Rohr
• • • • • • • • HOWEVER • • • • • • • •
Another example of egotism as relates to the pursuit of greater awareness is that of a person who just discovered that it was a lucrative and very popular topic which could bring financial benefit to anyone who claims to be a way-shower (without knowing squat). If he exudes much charisma and amasses a following, wouldn’t it be good to hold him accountable for how much he DOESN’T know and how much he HASN’T experienced (and probably never will)? And if so, wouldn’t we need some kind of language that can also serve as a kind of measure?
D O E S . G O D . E V E R .
S C O L D . Y O U
— I mean in a really affectionate and good way?
After listening and recording my findings most of the night I found myself “preparing” to do a formal meditation when Spirit pointed out that “the most important thing is to listen” and that I’ve been listening close to 20/7 (I don’t require much sleep!) so a further ritualistic step would be superfluous at best! I was let off the hook.
S P I R I T U A L . C O M P L A C E N C Y
Some people seem to coast along spiritually – never having any problems they can’t easily handle. They’re not like the rest of us who combat serious issues at every turn. I’ll return to this dichotomy in a little while, but first I’d like to revisit a rather flamboyant – and powerfully effective healer.
Kathryn Kuhlman was an amazing speaker, teacher and healer who kept her huge audiences spellbound as she floated across the stage in gorgeous evening gowns! She healed thousands (millions in total) of people in very advanced stages of crippling diseases every night of her stay all over the country.
I totally ‘get’ why she dressed so theatrically: it was a persona that she was slipping into and helped her immensely in keeping her focus. People were rightfully ecstatic when they saw their loved ones healed. Who wouldn’t be?
But, alas, the story goes, a large percentage of the healings soon reversed. I was not the least bit surprised with that crushing development: the newly-healed people needed to do their part AFTER THE FACT. They needed a spiritual mentality that was on the same level as they had risen to.
People seeking healing from Kathryn Kuhlman were entirely focused on their desperate physical need with precious little concern for the sudden shift in their entire life situation. They simply couldn’t maintain their healings. Their god was physicality from start to finish.
The complacency issue alluded to above ran unchecked with Kuhlman’s followers as it does with people who never seem to have much of a problem these days. They never want to upset the apple-cart and go on to a higher level of living. As I ponder this mesmeric situation, I’m tempted to feel more grateful than ever before that I have had unspeakably trying problems which – when healed – catapulted me to a level I had never anticipated before but for which I had been very well prepared.
DrRobinStarbuck
S T I L L . V A C I L L A T I N G
Between perfect listening
And all the noise of people,
Politics, society, deadlines.
Dis-ease, fear, pain, death?
THERE’S A BETTER WAY!
Quit your mind altogether!
“Think with your heart.”
Not the blood-pumping organ:
Be in your Soul, Spirit, God.
You’ll no longer have to strive
To eliminate errors of thinking,
Feeling, acting, lulling to sleep,
Dastardly, hypnotic, hate-filled
Mesmeric meanderings from…
“Matter as such does not exist,”
Quantum physics laboriously
Proved repeatedly. But the whole
World scurries around to learn
All it can about “That which isn’t”!
DrRobinStarbuck
T H A T . V O I C E
That you hear in your spirit
When you desire to listen,
The “Voice” of God,
is always talking to you
In just the right tonality
Within your soul.
You can silently hear
T H A T . V O I C E
And know beyond all
Shadow of doubt,
As the Balm of Gilead,
God is speaking to you
In you and as you.
T H A T . V O I C E
Guiding, loving, clarifying
Breathing, speaking, ever
Waiting for your perfect
Readiness, – receiving,
Drawing fully from the
Wellspring of your Soul.
DrRobinStarbuck
I N . A N . E M E R G E N C Y
Q: I suddenly realize I haven’t a clue as to how my being Spirit can help me with an horrific threat.
A: The floor beneath you has just disappeared. What do you know?
Q: It’s eerie, but . . .
A: The doors, the windows, ceiling – all gone. What do you see? Close your eyes – you’ll see better.
Q: I see a vast open space . . .
A: Who are you? What are you?
Q: I am my Soul. I am Spirit.
A: What do you need?
Q: I need nothing.
A: What about your loved ones?
Q: They’re 100% Spirit as well. They don’t need a thing.
A: How about going on a trip?
Q: I don’t need to – I’m already there!
A: What about your enemies?
Q: I love them all with the tenderest affection.
A: Q has become A, or better, Q&A are One.
DrRobinStarbuck
Y O U . H A D . T H E
B E T T E R . P A R T
Don’t let anyone steal it
Away from you:
It’s yours.
Once you’ve seen and felt
The full Truth
Simply remember it.
If you want pure Spirit
It’s yours.
And is ALL that exists.
It’s Love incarnate.
The Christed mind.
Real Soul identity.
Remember! Remember!
Remember!
Spirit is greater
INFINITELY GREATER
Than politics.
Spirit is, after all,
ALL THAT THERE IS.
DrRobinStarbuck
S P I R I T . I S . A L L . T H E R E . I S
I felt a flood of pure Spirit washing through me and all around and through everyone that came to mind. Back and forth, up and down, through and through, again and again.
Then I “thought” of a construct known as politics. Suddenly it seemed like Spirit had left.
I KNEW THAT WASN’T TRUE !!
So I endeavored…. I tried…. I applied…. But Spirit had told me to “WRITE”.
AHHHHHH I’m baaaacck!!!
Back to where there’s nothing but Spirit. The “me” that it had been washing through is/was the universe!
HOLD. FAST. TO. WHAT. YOU. KNOW. TO. BE. TRUE. MAGNIFY. ONLY. THE. GOOD.
DrRobinStarbuck
“… The truth itself is not what is so upsetting, so much as what is being fabricated and being accepted by many as truth. This is a time when the Good has to be very, very strong.” Frank Johnson