Toward a Deeper Meditation. John Van Auken

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      The physical organism is constructed in such a way and manner that if the balance is kept in the diet, in the normal activity, and the mental forces replenished, then the body should readjust itself, refacilitate itself; making for not only resuscitation and revivifying of the necessary influences but carrying on and reproducing itself.

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      The body should in its elements be able, as it does continually, to reproduce itself; making for not only revivifying or resuscitating forces but keeping nominally alive.

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      Notice his use of the word nominal. In Cayce’s vision, life is much more than living healthfully. He often said, “It is not all of life to live, nor all of death to die.” Life must be lived for something, not just lived. Even when life is healthy, it is simply “nominal” until it has a purpose.

      In most cases, the Cayce discourses were generated by a question and answer format, as we see in this next dialogue:

      Q: Is it possible for our bodies to be rejuvenated in this incarnation?

      A: Possible. The body is an atomic structure, the units of energy around which there are the movements of atomic forces that are ever the pattern of a universe. Then, when these atoms are made to conform or rely upon or to be one with the spiritual import, the spiritual activity, then they revivify, then they make for constructive forces.

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      Being “one with the spiritual import” is key to Cayce’s method toward revivifying and making for constructive forces. This is a difficult concept for most of us to understand. As we continue, I believe we’ll understand further.

      If there will be gained that consciousness, there need not be ever the necessity of a physical organism aging … seeing this, feeling this, knowing this, ye will find that not only does the body become revivified, but by creating in every atom of its being the knowledge of the activity of this Creative Force … spirit, mind, body [are] renewed.

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      Notice his phrasing, “that consciousness” which will ultimately lead to no aging. What is that consciousness that he is referring to? Look at this next statement (my bold type):

      In the present there may be gained within self the raising within self that consciousness of the at-onement with the spiritual forces that may revivify, regenerate, arouse that of health and happiness even under adverse conditions in materiality.

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      There is a state of consciousness that can heal. This consciousness is at-one with the spiritual forces. Cayce includes spiritual powers with mental and physical powers.

      Notice this next comment, which seems to be referring to an unknown sequence that leads to full, healthy life through some mystical path of transcendence.

      How is the way shown by the Master? What is the promise in Him? The last to be overcome is death. Death of what? The soul cannot die, for it is of God. The body may be revivified, rejuvenated—and it is to that end it may, the body, transcend the earth and its influences.

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      Cayce once noted that you cannot cure a quinine mind of malaria with anything but quinine! Nevertheless, it is not the quinine that is the healer but the mind within the person that believes the quinine will heal. The source of healing is within us. If we realize this and begin to take hold of our inner thoughts, beliefs, and consciousness, then we can make significant changes in our outer condition.

      We’ve already seen the first of the next two excerpts, but let’s look at it again, this time with the emphasis on “within.”

      In the present there may be gained within self the raising within self that consciousness of the at-onement with the spiritual forces that may revivify, regenerate, arouse that of health and happiness even under adverse conditions in materiality.

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      The revivifying forces are the natural sources of energies through quietness within any given activity that makes for strengthening for resistances of every nature in a physical body.

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      In this next discourse, you’ll notice a reference to “thine inner self.” When I first came across it, I was curious about this other self that I was not familiar with, especially since Cayce frequently indicated that it was quite distinct from my outer self. Then, one day while waking from a dream, I had an experience that helped me sense the difference between my outer and inner self. I was dreaming. I knew I was dreaming, and I was enjoying the dream and thinking about how I would record it in my dream journal when I finally awoke. When I did fully wake up, I remembered the dream and my desire to record it, but I decided to first go to the bathroom and empty my bladder. When I returned, I had absolutely no recall of the dream. Nothing! I couldn’t believe it. There was no dream content in my mind. Therefore, I lay back down on the bed and began to go back into sleep when suddenly there was the dream content. In my desire to understand this, I practiced moving from the dream state out into the conscious state to see if I could better bridge these two realities. It became clear to me that when I was in the dream, I really felt like “I” was conscious and dreaming. However, when I was out in the conscious state, I also felt that “I” was conscious, but without any dream content. The more I played with this movement between the two realities, the more I realized that there truly were two, clearly discernible parts to my being. One was aligned with my subconscious mind, and experienced and possessed the dream content. And the other was aligned with my conscious mind and physical world and contained no dream, unless I gradually awoke and purposefully conveyed the content over to it. Even then, it could barely hold on to it for any length of time! Despite these distinct parts, I felt that I was really me when I was in either. “I” was dreaming, and “I” was emptying my bladder. My inner and outer self were familiar to me, but not to each other. The veil between them was so opaque that I could not see back into the subconscious once I was fully in the outer consciousness. But the movement between the two was so subtle that I didn’t even notice I had moved out of one and into the other.

      In this next discourse, we have Cayce referring to the work, or role, our inner self plays in the healing process, and the help it needs.

      The revivifying influences will give thine inner self that which will create, that which will build in the body, as thou holdest to that thou knowest within thine self—that He, the Giver of all good and perfect gifts, is renewing thy strength and thy life within thee; and that thou wilt use same in His service so long as the days are given unto thee for thy activities in this material world. And we will find strength being built in thine body as the stamina of steel! And, as the vital forces renew thy vitality in thine body, use thy mental self.

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      If we also remember that the subconscious mind (the mind of the inner self) is amenable to suggestion, then many of Cayce’s guidelines about positive belief and active mindfulness make real sense.

      Coordinating body-mind-spirit and taking hold of the forces within us will lead us to health and rejuvenation. However, for Cayce, the answer to why we want to be healthy and rejuvenated is as important as how we achieve it.

      Two people can do exactly the same things toward rejuvenation and wellness but get different results. So often, the influencing force in these cases is their attitude. One is hopeful СКАЧАТЬ