Dr. Masters’ Mystical Insights

Audio version read by Rev. Steven Lane Taylor, B.Msc. – Thankfulness in Mystical Reality

Everything that exists physically—even ideas thought by those in physical embodiment—has a deeper, more profound energy existence.  The idea of thanks is part of a deeper, more Mystical Reality, as well.  A person who expresses thanks for any physical life experience is not, in the majority of cases, aware of the profoundness of his or her expression.  A person expressing thanks to God may have little, if any, awareness of the deeper significance of such an expression.  This is because, unless a person has been blessed with real Mystical Awareness, giving thanks is an expression of limited, personal ego identity.

It may be that when giving thanks to God, there is a divide of consciousness or awareness between personal ego identity and Universal Identity, or God. Because of such a divide imagined by the personal ego, the full Mystical Reality of the idea of thanks is lost in the myriad of personal ego subterfuges.  When the personal ego gives thanks to God, the ego is one thing or identity, and God is another identity.

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Audio version read by Rev. Steven Lane Taylor, B.Msc. – Spiritually Reducing Stress

Perhaps the greatest contributor to ill health in society today is stress. Psychosomatic medicine estimates that 70% to 90% of all illnesses are functional, dependent upon one’s state of mind and emotions, rather than organic, based on a virus of some kind.

The tension and anxiety connected with daily life in a modern city can be enormous. How you handle such stress can make the difference between your being a healthy person, or not. Over a prolonged period of time, stress can lead to chronic disorders or affect the immune system’s ability to fight off disease.

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Audio version read by Rev. Steven Lane Taylor, B.Msc. – Intimacy and Spirituality

There is a powerful relationship between sexuality and spirituality in the human psyche. Sexuality is not simply a strong biological urge; it has a spiritual reality. Down through the ages, mystics have known and taught that sexuality is the outer physical manifestation of a spiritual urge to have mystical union with God, or to reestablish an intimate relationship between the human soul and the eternal Spirit.

Certainly, through recently recorded time, sexuality has been degraded by the spiritually unaware. The need for reconnecting to God is so strong an urge in some, without an awareness of the real truth underlying their desire, they are often driven to the lowest forms of sexual expression.

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Audio version read by Rev. Steven Lane Taylor, B.Msc. – Prospering Presence of God Within

Even a thief can prosper, but at what cost? As the Bible states, “What profiteth a man if he gaineth the world and loseth his soul?” A person may focus on almost nothing but money, be an atheist, and nonetheless prosper. The reason for this is that all of the person’s energy and focus are being placed on their income.

Without spirituality in one’s life, and with a focus solely on money, there may be a tendency to open oneself to engage in deceitful business practices. The old “anything for a buck” type of energy rules the person’s consciousness and conscience. It is in such a state of mental self-centeredness that morality and ethics are lacking.

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Audio version read by Rev. Steven Lane Taylor, B.Msc. – Personal Ego vs. Universal Identity

The battle within humans rages on. It’s the battle between the personal ego and one’s true Universal Identity. Whatever state of consciousness is winning, the battle for supremacy and control of the body, mind, and soul is dictating how people’s lives are turning out, both within themselves and in their outer life, which for the most part is a mirror—a reflection of the consciousness within.

Most people today fall into an “in-between” state of consciousness; that is, while the personal ego is catered to, the Universal Identity, or God, is given some measure of control. Even these people who do turn over some degree of power to God may be so steeped in traditional religious dogma that a real sense of Universal Identity is lost in the mental shuffle.

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Audio version read by Rev. Steven Lane Taylor, B.Msc. – Mystical Prayer

Prayer can and does work, particularly if it is mystical prayer. The world is filled with a wide variety of ways to pray. Each has its own effectiveness or lack of it. The reason any particular form of prayer is effective has not to do so much with the technique or manner of prayer, as with the person praying.

This is the secret of effective prayer; the critical factor is not primarily in the prayer itself, but in the person praying. Whatever state of mind or consciousness a person is in spiritually has far more to do with whether a prayer will be successful than the particular prayer or brand of theology from which the prayer originated.

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Audio version read by Rev. Steven Lane Taylor, B.Msc.

Meditators have a far greater chance of living successful lives! There are numerous reasons for this, as we will explore. Deep meditation, such as that practiced by yogis and mystics down through the ages, is the type of meditation to which I am referring.

Deep meditation is when one attempts to let go of the intellectual part of the mind or consciousness in favor of the intuitive. The intuitive is directed by Universal Mind, or God, located at the center or nucleus of the human mind. It is intuitive direction from Universal Mind, or God, that gives one the greatest opportunity to live a successful life.

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