Function Of The Mind In Illumination

Function  of  the  Mind  in  Illumination

Uranda   April 7, 1946   

As the individual lets go in love response to the Lord and permits himself to be harmonized in the current of the outflowing spirit, he must be willing to let the truth reveal itself AS IT IS, without regard to what he may have thought the truth to be. And if the individual stops to try to think about variations between the revelation of truth as it is appearing in the experience and that which he had thought to be truth he will, by such self-activity, close his mind to the full flow of the current of the spirit. In other words, in the actuality of the focalized outpouring of the Holy Spirit the mind must not undertake to function in the processes of thinking on the basis of comparing one thing to another, even though it be in the realm of truth. In the outpouring of the Holy Spirit the properly focalized mind does not function in the ordinary processes of thinking but rather functions on the vibration of what we may speak of as pure perception; that is, simply perceiving, or having conscious awareness of, that which is manifest at the moment, without attempting to correlate it with the past or the future, with respect to anything whatsoever.

    

During the processes of actualized focalization in the experience of illumination, any tendency of the mind to carry on the thinking processes will tend to close the door. Only as the mind ceases trying to think, or ceases functioning as a self-active thinking organism, and functions simply on the basis of awareness in perception as of each moment, without attempting to hold to anything of the passing moment, without attempting to correlate it with anything of the past, and without attempting to judge as to what is expected of the future moments, can the experience of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit be fully realized. Here you begin to see the ideal toward which you have been moving in relationship to the right function of the mind. You have been repeatedly told that the mind is most essential to the proper function of man in relationship to the expression of the divine on earth, but that the self-active mind prevents the manifestation of the divine. Thus, especially during the experience of illumination, you see that the mind functions simply as a point of awareness—that is, interest in each moment as it appears, without regard to the past and without regard to the future, and without any attempt to function in the process of thinking. Therefore, as your mind in the focalization of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit becomes simply a focalization point of pure awareness, functioning simply on the vibration of perception in the given instant, you will find the greatest possible illumination with respect to that particular point of focalization and outpouring.

    

Any given degree of illumination, or any given experience in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, should not be looked upon as having achieved the ultimate, because when the individual has permitted himself to be drawn into that point of polarity, and coordinated in the One Christ Body where he may experience a vivid consciousness of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, he simply comes to a point where such experiences may come again and again with intensity of force according to the needs that are being filled or the requirements of the service which he is perceiving. If the human mind tries to judge as to what degree of intensity of the outpouring should manifest at any given time, such function will tend to close the door. You are not required to know what degree of intensity in the outpouring is required at that specific moment, nor are you required to know exactly what needs are being filled, nor how nor why. To the degree that you function correctly as a member of the Christ Body, letting your mind be an open window of heaven, with consciousness focalized to a pure point of awareness, letting the spirit do the work, you will rest in the assurance that the Head of the Body, and the LORD of Lords Himself, will take care of such direction and control as may be essential in that particular outpouring of the Holy Spirit. You come into a realm where all of your training with respect to "Judge not, that ye be not judged" is seen to be of the utmost importance, and only to the degree that you actually function according to that requirement will you be able to participate properly in the function of the One Christ Body in bringing into manifestation the greater works that are required for the salvation of all responding ones.

    

As you begin to feel and to know and to realize within yourself the true significance of these words, you will experience a higher degree of illumination with respect to all that you have been taught concerning the art of LETTING that which is of the divine come forth into manifestation through yourself. As you realize what it means to LET the Father have His way, so that you LET the Holy Spirit work through you, you find that human effort not only is not required but actually prevents the true experience of the outflowing activity of the Holy Spirit. In this you have absolute assurance that the Father, through His spirit, is fully able to accomplish that which is essential, working through the agency of responsive human beings. And you abide in that tranquility wherein you are content to LET the Father do the works, and you find it a joy to move in rhythmic unison in and with divine action.

    

True illumination is experienced during the focalized outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and in that illumination the individual comes to know what it means to cease being concerned about his human identity and becomes completely willing to LET himself, in the fulness of his consciousness, be identified with the Father in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. To the degree that this is actually experienced the individual comes to know the truth concerning the adoption, because in such a case the focalization of consciousness in the human being is adopted into the identity of the Father, so that the expression of the spirit through the individual becomes in actuality the expression of that which is of the Father, in thought, in word and deed. As you truly enter into the spirit of these words and LET yourself be drawn into the focalization of consciousness that is here indicated, you will begin to realize how noisy and unessential are the processes of human thinking in relationship to divine activity which springs from the Father into manifestation through the human being. And you see how it is that the noisy thinking of the human mind must be stilled, so that the mind functions as a focalization of pure awareness, without self-activity of any kind in relationship to thinking, that the expression of the spirit through the individual may attain the full and free flow which is necessary to the accomplishment of the greater works.

In this you begin to know more fully, according to the illumined vision, the significance of the words: "Peace, be still. Peace, peace, be still, O human mind, and know that I AM God." In this degree of awareness in illumination you have a new vision of the essential value of alignment, wherein the human mind, and consequently the function of the human body, does not lag behind nor try to move ahead of the expression of the divine, but rather functions in such full accord with the divine that alignment is always maintained. And you see that as your whole feeling nature is focalized in love response to God, in this field of pure awareness, you know the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and you realize increasingly the presence of the Lord and the power of His Being.

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Listen

Listen

   Martin Exeter   April 18, 1982

The spirit is in motion; it always has been and always will be. That motion we have described in various terms. It is indeed the Word. Obviously, to know what the Word is in the moment it is necessary to hear it. There has been such a cacophony of noise humanly produced that the Word has not been heard at all by most human beings on the face of the earth. We hear what we listen for. To hear the Word we must listen for the Word. This ability to listen is important.

So we learn to listen. The listening is of a different kind; it is not merely hearing sounds in the ordinary way, but listening to the spirit. Listen to that first, not being so concerned with the form. Very often those of rather simple understanding, but with open hearts, hear the soundless sound of the spirit with greater clarity than those with complicated intellects, because what is present in the intellect tends to be imposed upon what may be faintly sensed of the spirit.

The vast majority of people can sense the spirit if they are open to listen for it. They can be moved by it, be delighted because of it, without necessarily understanding or giving form to what it is that the spirit may be conveying in the moment. In fact that is unnecessary for most people. If they are willing to move with the spirit of God because they listen for it, then there is the experience of life; life is found to be a song and a dance. One can hum the music of a song without knowing the words of it. One can dance without specifically being instructed as to where one should put one's feet. As there is indeed a listening to spirit there is the movement in life—something natural, something wonderful, something easy, something delightful, something which is experienced and doesn't have to be explained.

Life is very powerful, and once there is a conscious focus of life on earth then it increasingly has opportunity to move in an unconscious way for people everywhere. Finally, as there are those appearing on earth who are so aligned with the movement of life that the mists clear for them, and they see what is happening, then direction is given for the movement of life as it is experienced for all who have at least somewhat open hearts. The closed heart will continue to make trouble for itself and for those who have closed hearts.

But now life begins to move under intelligent control within the range of human experience, that all may share in the wonder of it, not because they know exactly what is happening but because they discover, when they are aligned with life, how delightful it is. They discover the steps of the dance. They begin to hear the music of the dance. What a joyous and fulfilling experience! Most people don't really want to know the ins and outs of it—just have the experience. It is necessary that some should begin to know something of the ins and outs of it, so that the music may be sustained and the basic steps of the dance brought into form.

We can't hear if we don't listen, and we need to listen at a level which is beyond our schemes. If we have axes to grind, all we will hear is grinding axes, and that will utterly blot out what is there to be heard of the true spirit.                    

             Listen!  for the sound of many waters.

             Listen!  for the sound of the rushing wind.

             Listen!  for the sound of the silent earth.

             Listen!  for the sound of the radiant sun.

             Listen!

Let your ears be tuned to this sound because your heart is; for what is present in your heart will determine what you hear. Listen for the sounds of the spirit. These sounds have always been with us but we have had no ears to hear them, because we didn't listen. All that has been offered over the years through these services, for instance, is the opportunity to learn to listen to the sound of the spirit. Then there is no need for interpretation, which is invariably misinterpretation. But the Word is heard when you learn to listen. It is here present with us in this moment; it is in motion in this moment.

As our hearts and ears are attuned to that movement, then the rich substance of spirit may fill every part of our physical bodies. It may flow forth through every part, perhaps particularly through our arms, our hands, our fingers, but it floods through the flesh of our bodies. Do you think, if that is so, the physical form can remain the same? Would this not bring the reality of healing? The spirit, the reality of life, pours forth when allowed to do so because we listen, and consequently hear, and so find natural attunement with the movement of spirit. Then the substance of spirit may fill our physical forms, our minds and our hearts and, pouring forth, fill the environment, so that the fire of God may fall from heaven.

This is a transforming fire, but how can it work, how can it be known, unless it can be received? And how can it be received if we do not hear the spirit by which it comes? And how can we hear the spirit without listening? What is it we listen for? If you are accustomed to listening to troubles you are not accustomed to listening to the spirit. There is something happening now, in this moment, which would sweep all the troubles from the face of the earth in a moment if there were those present who would let it happen. They will not let it happen if they are listening to the troubles; all that happens then is an increase of troubles. But listen to the spirit, listen to the Word, listen to the power of life, and move with that because you hear it. When you do, then you comprehend, you see; but you never see until you listen and consequently hear.

Now there begin to be those on the face of the earth who stop fooling themselves because they begin to know the truth, but only to the extent that they have learned to listen, to hear what is actually happening, what is really on the move. What is then heard with the hearing of the ears immediately begins to be seen, understood, comprehended, because we share in the happening; we ourselves are the happening. The experience itself is that of oneness, no separation between God and man, the reality in one's own experience.

Lord God of Creation, holy art Thou.

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