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from Jesus:
The I AM Discourses
are wonderful books that were released from the heart of Saint Germain.
They do contain wonderful teachings on the AM Presence. Yet as all elements
of progressive revelation, they were released at a certain time. And
when they were released, they were specifically designed for the level
of consciousness that humankind had in the 1930’s and 40’s.
Back then it was more difficult for people to accept the concept that
the kingdom of God is within them. Therefore, the concepts I have given
you in the previous
questions could not be released back then, because humankind was
not ready for them. Consequently, the I AM Discourses can give
you the impression that the I AM Presence is so far above you that it
might seem beyond your reach. This is not because there is anything
wrong with the I AM Discourses, it is simply that they were
given at a time when humankind was not ready for the higher teaching
that the I AM Presence is a part of you, that you, meaning the Conscious
You, is an extension of it and that eventually you need to come to the
point, where you do not see the I AM Presence as being above you but
you see it as being the real you, that you are a part of it.
This is the teaching that I came to bring forth 2,000 years ago when
I said that the kingdom of God is within you and that I and my Father
are one. I meant to set the stage for this age when people can step
up and finally let go of the image of an external God that has been
the dominant image in humankind’s religion for thousands of years.
The more advanced spiritual seekers today are ready for the real teaching.
The spiritual seekers today are ready for the true teaching that God
is within you because everything is created from God’s Being.
So yes, I do recommend that people read and study the I AM Discourses,
but you will gain a deeper understanding of them, if you keep in mind
the teachings that have been given through this activity, the teachings
on Being and Being the “more” and of discovering the I AM
Presence within you.
You also need to be aware that the I AM Discourses contain
many descriptions of the inner retreats of the Brotherhood. And although
the descriptions are true, they might seem to be very far away from
your ordinary day-to-day experience. Again, this was necessary in previous
ages to awaken soul memories. But today, as you will see, we give a
much more down-to-earth, direct spiritual teaching because the mature
spiritual seekers do not necessarily need the fantastic stories of other
realms.
The true challenge of this age is not truly to tune in to the spiritual
realm, but to bring the spiritual realm into your everyday life and
consciousness so that you express it in all your activities. You live
it. And in order to do this, you need to let go of all sense that God
is outside of you or that you are down here and the spiritual realm
is so wonderful up there, but beyond your reach.
And this truly is also the theme for this conference [The Shangra-la
Summer Conference, 2005]
because, as was said yesterday, this is the transition from the consciousness
of Pisces to the consciousness of Aquarius. And it is the transition
of moving away from focusing your attention on an outer religion or
the image of an external God and focusing it on the God within you,
the kingdom of God within you.
And again, who can make that transition? Only the Conscious You can
make that transition by becoming aware that it is an individualization
of God. Only temporarily are you trapped on this planet, and you are
trapped only if you choose to identify yourself with the things of this
world. You truly are a beautiful spiritual being and as you identify
yourself with the greater Self that you are, you will bring Heaven to
Earth. And this is the goal. This has always been the goal, but humankind
has not been ready. Yet we are now at the brink of breaking through
where more and more people can accept this eternal reality.
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