More lessons from the mountaintop

“Each successive state of experience unfolds new views of divine goodness and love.” (Science and Health page 66)

Doesn’t it seem that life-lessons always come from left-field? I mean, they are totally unexpected and never, ever sought out. But I have to say in all honesty that my most rattling experiences are the ones that compel me to go to the Divine for comfort and guidance. And the result is always, without fail, uplifting and positive. It’s kinda like I go through a space “worm-hole” into a different perspective of life.

The experience I referred to in my last blog has been like that. At one point, when I had already busted through layers of fear and anxiety and felt more secure in the Supreme providing the only justice in the divine and human experience, I started to doubt and second-guess the outcome. I called my spiritual mentor to share this. She said, “When you are convinced of the truth of the situation, what is there to worry about?”

Duh. The truth is, either God is the governing power of the universe — and all that is in it — or She isn’t. Either Her creation (and all ideas in it) is created pure and innocent or it isn’t. Either justice is Divine — and divinity is embracing humanity — or it isn’t. Decide. With conviction!

I’ve had so much evidence in my life that proves the existence of the controlling hand of the Divine in any situation that choosing this time to know God as All-in-all was a no-brainer.

What I realized was happening in my consciousness is that I was making “…Mind the basis of operation…” I was choosing the divine Mind as my reference point, my perspective and foundation from which to think about and view my experience. When this is the starting point, then the result has to be within this context. Meaning, Mind, as the governing Principle and intelligence of being, must cause a related effect of good.

No doubt about it.

Sitting on top of the world

Here in New Mexico it is pretty easy to find spots where you feel like you are perched above the towns and neighborhoods — the daily activity of life — and look out unobstructed to earth’s horizon line. Yesterday was a day like that — I actually saw mountains behind mountains that I didn’t realize were there.

Metaphysically-speaking, today I feel like I have that same grand view and that same exhilarating feeling. Over the past several weeks, I have been in a deep spiritual study dive. The impetus was a disturbing legal situation that appeared to be deteriorating badly. But the really compelling thing was to expand my spiritual understanding about who God is, who I and my fellow man are, and what is our relationship to God. Yep, pretty much what spiritual development is all about — just the stories and experiences change.

I’m sitting on a mountaintop today after what feels like a long climb. I know there are more mountains-behind-the-mountains to climb in the spiritual journey, but the mountain that was in front of me just weeks ago has been summitted and it feels good. The legal issues are resolved but what is really cool is the spiritual freedom I feel. Many mental breakthroughs have occurred and spiritual lessons learned.

“If you launch your bark upon the ever-agitated but helpful waters of truth, you will encounter storms. Your good will be evil spoken of. This is the cross. Take it up and bear it, for through it you win and wear the crown.” (Science and Health, page 254)

Yep, I encountered storms. Yep, my intentions to help were turned upside down. But rather than be heavily burdened by this, I learned that taking and bearing the cross means embracing it. A spiritual mentor I called described this as embracing the activity of the Christ. The blessing in this is the crown, and it is assured.

Hah! There is no weight (or wait!) in bearing this — because, actually, I am lifted up by the love and comfort of God. This is victory. Yeah, like sitting on top of the world.