« The "I" who speaks in these Messages is the inner SpiritExcerpt from the page: "Getting Back on Track"
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Every being is connected to his inner Self, which is connected to God.
Our deep being
« In you there are two characters, one earthly, stuck to matter, stuck in its heaviness, and the other celestial, letting itself be carried by the light. At the moment when you conceive your two poles, you become eager for unity and begin your quest for purity. But that is also where the troubles begin! In the innocence of unconsciousness, you found a certain tranquility, functioning according to the same patterns for generations, able to taste the pleasures of the flesh.
âHowever, as soon as your consciousness opens to a greater lucidity, your thirst for clarity is confronted with shadows.
âIn the grip of existential despair, your mind then plays monumental tricks on you. You become prey to sorrow, terrible doubts, solitude and your impatience.
âWe are with you more than ever in these wanderings. Because then we recognize in you the flame, the inner fire.
âThen begins an inner dialogue between your soul, which has already recognized us, and we who are your servants, your companions on the road. At your side, ready to support you in the difficult passages, smiling at your babbling as a child of light.
âIn your inner self, the ego of earth and the soul of light manifest themselves to each other and show themselves in turn. There is no point in adjusting them with a master's hand, there is no point in wishing for their fruitful friendship. Their role is not to oust each other. Thus you grow, by making in you the union of your part of incarnate man and your part of burst of light. It is there, in the balanced axis between these two aspects of yourself, that you touch the new dimension which allows you to Survive(among earthly torments). Then your personality of light irrigates your being incarnated in matter for a happy birth: that of the new Man in you, incarnate reflection of the Father Creator.
suite..., your own Soul, the real You.
This wise and loving teaching is so unusual and entirely impersonal that it adapts to anyone ready to receive it.
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It is intended for all those who sincerely seek Truth, free from all external interference. To realize its profound and glorious meaning, it is essential to make one's soul and heart receptive to the harmonious vibrations emanating from this Inner Call by excluding all erroneous personal beliefs and opinions, which are so many obstacles to spiritual enlightenment.
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This is why this Message addresses not only the personal "you," but also evokes that other "YOU," an impersonal divine attribute, quite different from the first in that it represents the perfect and immortal Man created in the image of God.
Although it sometimes uses Christian terminology, this message is neither Christian (nor non-Christian), as it is impersonal and affiliated with no religion. Furthermore, Jesus himself was neither a Christian nor the founder of Christianity. »
THE PUBLISHER.
Preface to the Commemorative Edition
âThe beloved soul of the human instrument through which these inspired Messages were given to the world has now passed into True Impersonal Life. In homage to the Father whose Voice was expressed through these pages, and whose Messages awakened some of those who heard them to their true Self, this thirteenth edition is dedicated to the author.â
His daughter, who now continues the Work he began, discovered two letters among his papers in an old, worn wallet. Because these letters revealed the sincerity and devotion with which the author did his utmost to ensure these Messages were transmitted to the world, they have been added to this commemorative edition. »
THE PUBLISHER, November 1, 1944.
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Contributions by Joseph Sieber Benner on the subject of:
Life: the everyday, suffering, despair, old age
âDifficulties, suffering
âThe path, inner growth
Relationships between beingsr
Death and the afterlife
