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a return to (a deepening of) devotion

by ashi (nashid fareed-maat)

first book in the ways to maatseries

May this book always be given for free. May it never be given for a fee, never be exchanged for any

cost.

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opening quotes:

the pen of life is not moved by words

rather by works and forces

understanding and experiences

that culminate into movements (of love)that shift, transform, and remove

to clear and create

new dynamics in the spheres of existence

but know,

the source of all is the honorables

***

i, ashi

will not place myself

between you and the judgementyou wish to serve others

***

before we ask for anything, the honorables have already given everything

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1 The Golden Age of Kemet (and some say Africa) predates history. It is a time when Kemetians lived in such

harmony with the Honorables that the Honorables lived and walked among the Kemetians. This is age is described as

being countless (often translated as millions) years before the first historical record. As Kemet begin to regress spiritually,

the Honorables limited their interactions with Kemetians, until eventually Honorables would only interact with humans in

Houses of Honor (often translated as temples) during specified rituals. As this regression continued (interspersed with

periods of a return to spiritual maturity), the Honorables revealed less of themselves and their lessons to humanity. But if

we progress to reclaim the spiritual maturity attained in the Golden Age, the Honorables will reveal themselves to, if not

live and walk among, humanity again.

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INTRODUCTION

Peace and honorable blessings to you...

This book, a return to (a deepening of) devotion, is the first of a series titled: ways to maat. This book,

in many ways, is a departure from my earlier spiritual poetry books. It reflects a new stage in myspiritual growth, where I, as a person of African descent deepen my discovery and living (the true reality)

of what it means to be African. This reality is something that has been lost in a world that tends to define

African as a being born on the Motherland or being a descendant of those who once lived in Africa. But

for traditional civilizations that existed in the Golden Age,1 being African meant embracing a way of life that

reflects and honors the purpose of creation. This purpose was embraced in many ways by my ancestors,

resulting in many traditional spiritual paths (ways of life) that differ distinctly from Western and Eastern

religious / spiritual systems. I have been guided and drawn to embrace the paths of Kemet, what is more

commonly called ancient Egypt.

Much regarding the Kemetic spiritual teachings have been lost in the conquest and destruction of Kemet.

It was a destruction so severe that resulted in the loss of countless teachings. Even the monuments whichsurvived, such as the pyramids, had writings and other records marred or destroyed: including the outer

limestone walls of many pyramids which contained sacred writings. It is from the remnants of this

destruction that I search to learn what my Kemetian ancestors would teach regarding their understanding

of the universe. And even these remnants are filtered through various layers of translation: from Kemetic

writing to Greek to Latin to English, all with layers of cultural and period-specific interpretations (and

misinterpretations).

For example, in this modern age where the prevailing religious concepts reflect ideologies of a supreme

paternal monotheism, Kemetic spiritual understanding often gets translated in terms that differ greatly from

actual Kemetic spiritual practice. Let me share some examples:

The deities (for lack of a better term) of Kemet are called gods and goddess and are

often described in a system that parallels Greek and Roman theology.

God is defined in Websters Dictionary as: any of various beings conceived of as

supernatural, immortal, and having special powers over the lives and affairs of people

and the course of nature. In Kemet, the deities were not seen as supernatural

(above or beyond nature). Instead, they revealed themselves to be a part of nature,


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often being (or charged with responsibilities for tending to) the forces of nature.

Kemetian deities also were not immortal: there are a number of sacred writings that

give accounts of deities dying, one of the most well-known being the death and

resurrection of Ausar (also known as Osiris). And instead of being seen as having

power over humans and nature, the deities encourage humans to form

partnerships with them: so that in exchange for the deities providing the sustenanceof nature (and thus humanity), humans provide them things they need to live. Such

a relationship is not reflective of worship, which is a norm when it comes to the

Western god / gods paradigm. For Kemetians, this relationship is a sacred partnership

to be honored to the utmost, that is why I choose to refer to Kemetian deities as

Honorables.

Kemetian spiritual practice is often described as a religion.

A Kemetian spiritual practice, as well as with many traditional African spiritual

practices (as practiced prior to the conquest of Africa), is a wholistic way of life.

In the modern age, religion is often perceived of as a part of life: religion as acomponent (even if the most important) among other components of life such

as work, government / politics, science, family, education, etc. And for some,

many of these components overlap heavily but in the mainstream these

components are segregated. In Kemet, spiritual practice is the (wholistic) way of

life that manifests and guides the components of life. In this way, no part of life

should be out of harmony with ones spiritual practice, which is held to be of an

importance I doubt words can adequately convey. Thus, work, government /

politics, science, family, education, etc., are components of a Kemetic spiritual

way of life.

The creator in the Kemetic systems is often described as a supreme male god.

This is yet another example of how many Western scholars arrogantly interpret

other cultures through the lenses of their own cultural paradigms. The above

statement is a direct projection of Western religious / spiritual beliefs upon the

Kemetic systems. The concept of supremacy is foreign to the ways of most

Kemetic spiritual paths. In the long history of Kemet, new and different ideas

emerged from time to time, and a concept of a supreme god may have done so.

But, as was the case with monotheism, such an understanding did not receive

widespread acceptance. Re, one of the more common names for the first

creator Honorable, was usually not referred to in terms of gender in Kemet. Alimit of Western languages, that lack a pronoun that is gender neutral, is that in

translation a being that has no gender is usually translated as he -- especially a

deity. Thus, Parent of the Honorables becomes Father of the Gods, along with

all the paternal-supremacy associations from Western religious dogma. Kemetic

spiritual writings refute this perception of Re. It (Re) was among the most


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2 The light of the sun is the physical form for the reality of revelation which revealed (and continues to reveal)

creation from its unseen state. I will address this understanding in the next book.

3 Quote from the bookDaily Life of the Egyptian Gods, translated from French by G. M. Goshgarian, English

Translation Copyright 1993.

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vulnerable of the Honorables, who rises upon the Solar Bark at dawn as a child

and descends beyond the horizon at sunset as a fragile old Honorable, near

death. In both states, Re depends upon other Honorables for protection and

rejuvenation. In fact, there is a sacred story that tells how Re and the other

Honorables left the earth to live in the Celestial Kingdom after overcoming a

threat of humans who planned to kill the Honorables. There may be someinnocent misunderstanding of Res supremacy, being that it provides the essential

force for life (in Kemetic understanding): light through the sun.2 And even in

Kemet, I think there would be agreement that without Res light, nothing else

would be able to exist. But this is not grounds for being supreme; it is Res

contribution to a cycle of partnerships that sustain nature and the universe. In

giving the essential force of life, Re depends upon others, through partnership, to

receive what it needs to continue to live. Such partnership also means that other

Honorables (and sometimes humans) take on parts of the Covenant of Creation

to also become creators (in the full sense of the term).

These three examples do not even begin to touch the surface of the widespread misunderstandingregarding Kemetic spiritual practices. It reflects a fallacy prevalent throughout much study of Kemet. Even

the noted French Egyptologists Dimitri Meeks and Christine Favard-Meeks spoke to a main cause of this

misunderstanding when they wrote:

Egypt becomes acceptable only when fitted out with the identity we,

applying our modes of Western thinking and being, foist upon it -- at the

cost of seeing what is alien to us in Egyptian culture as no more than a

mask behind which a higher reality is concealed. Indeed, this reality is

considered higher the more it can be made to seem like the ultimate

source of some aspect of our contemporary world. We are lessinterested in acquiring knowledge of Egypt than in recognizing ourselvesin Egypt.3 (bold emphasis mine)

Even the term Egyptian Religion (or Mythology) is incorrect, as it usually refers to many distinct Kemetic

spiritual ways of life. Different cities and regions had practices that emphasized honoring different

Honorables as based on the specific life realities they faced. Only a few Honorables were acknowledged

beyond a specific region or city. Thus, one can state with confidence that the breadth of Kemetic spiritual

practices cannot be fully captured with the limited remnants that survive to this day. So how does

someone who seeks to understand the abundant wealth of Kemetic spiritual practices set about to

accomplish this goal? It has been shown to me that such seekers must attain a state of spiritual maturity


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4 Do know that Kemetians themselves stated that their spiritual teachings and practices are based on sacred

words delivered directly from Honorables.

5 The Honorables, in accepting their purposes and manifestations (as a result of being created), have agreed to

fulfill certain responsibilities for the sake of maintaining and benefitting nature and the universe. This is part of the Covenant

of Creation. Our ancestors have also agreed that humanity would fulfill our part in serving nature and the universe, and so

have other beings. These agreements form the basis of humanitys partnerships with the Honorables and other beings. I

will address this topic in more depth in a future work.

6 According to certain Kemetic traditions, once a person passed (died) they embarked in a journey through the

Realm of the Passed Ones, more commonly translated as the Underworld. It was a quest filled with many dangers which,

if not completed, could result in Passed Ones being tortured for eternity in the Realm of the Passed Ones. But for those

who were able to complete the journey, they present themselves before Ausar, who oversees this realm. It is here that

the traveler places her or his heart on the Scale of (Perfect) Justice to be weighed against the Feather of Maat. If the heart

weighed more or less than the feather, the travelers personal soul was fed to a beast that devoured it, rendering that

person to a state of nonexistence. Those whose heart weighed the same as the feather were granted eternal life not

bound to the Realm of the Passed Ones.

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our ancestors developed that encouraged the Honorables to reveal themselves to them. 4

One of the things that survived the destruction of Kemet that can serve as a guide to this journey is Maat.

In Kemet, Maat was portrayed as a set of principles, an energy, and as a She-Honorable (which is the

case for most Honorables in Kemet). A literal translation of the term Maat that has stuck with me is:

things as they ought to be. One can add to the end of this translation: as intended by the Honorablesor as intended by the Covenant of Creation.5 A number of things come in play to have things be as they

ought to be, virtues such as: justice, equality, reciprocity, harmony, balance, truth, order, unity, love. I

stress that these are terms used to interpret parts of the (whole) meaning of Maat. It is also interesting

to note that, in Kemet, Maat was used to address one virtue that in Western society is broken into many

distinct virtues. Maat is also interpreted as divine law, particularly since it is used to balance the scales of

judgement for the Weighing of the Heart in the Realm of the Passed Ones.6 Maat is present in the high

majority, if not all, Kemetic spiritual systems: something seen as essential to the fulfillment of differing

spiritual approaches.

This book is an exploration of what we need to become to be able to embrace and live Maat. The living

of Maat is a progressed state of spiritual maturity, and this book examines a practice of devotion as a stagetoward this state. If we come to live the devotion this book speaks to, I trust we will become as our

ancestors were: humans the Honorables reveal themselves to.

The living of such devotion will also move us closer to embracing and thus living Maat. This is key to the

partnerships our ancestors made with the Honorables: for Honorables live off of Maat and our ancestors

agreed to give them Maat from that which they cultivated in their hearts. Each sacred partnership is

predicated upon an exchange of service. And the value of our service will increase immensely in the eyes

of the Honorables if we can, once again, give them Maat.

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come to understand what this book speaks to will embody the lessons revealed in how they live life. We

must rebuild (or rediscover) a traditionally African based way of life through actions lived and carried out

with explicit purpose. In future books, I will look to connect our lived ways with the revelations,

principles, and beings of the Honorables (as they reveal them to me). Thus, you will rarely find the names

and specific references to Kemetic spiritual practices in this book. This is a quest to explore the core (the

heart) of a Kemetically-guided spiritual practice; the body of such a practice will be fleshed out in comingbooks.

I wish the readers the best in how they receive and understand what is contained in this book.

Peace and Blessings,

nashid fareed-maat

(formerly known as nashid fareed)


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the invocation

(the calling of names)

ntr

ntr

ntrre-atum

atum-re

the benefitting honorables

ancestors

andura

(your name)


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SECTION ONE

imagine

a world i created

a world we sustaina world that exists only by the power of our grace

for if left solely to the means of its inhabitants

some would completely destroy it

(namely humans)

as proven by the fact

that some beings have already destroyed great portions of the world

and those beings in whom you have invested a great trust

a power to shape and rule this world

have become so filled with arrogance and ignorance

that they neglect, deny, and dishonor you

who have empowered them to have the capabilities they havethey cannot breathe a single breath lest we give them (our) breath to breathe

they cannot create a single drop of water lest we give them rain and precious springs

they cannot create a single portion of food lest we give them sustenance

or the wakefulness to arise from sleep

or the consciousness of life to not succumb to death

all that they have has been taken from our provision

a gift we continue to give to them

and we continue to give because we are love

because our way is (to) love

our way is maat

and although it pains and sometimes angers us

we still honor the covenant made (to them)

even as they dishonor it

even as they mar love

dishonor us with forgetfulness

and sometimes hate us

they mar love because they have marred their selves and being

if they realized what they are

and how we and them are intertwined

were created to live (in) harmonythey would realize our immeasurable worth

and the worth of the blessings we give

and the worth of being those who receive (such) blessings

(it is a call for humility, honor, and appreciation)

although they hate us


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the true source of their hate is that they hate themselves

although they forget us

the true source of their forgetfulness is that they forget who they are

the selves they misinterpret in ignorance

but this is no mystery when they have placed veils

of delusion, illusion, confusion, and selfish desiresbetween themselves and (our) love

placing false and fleeting things

in the place of that which is true and everlasting

which is (our) love

if they only knew

that (our) love is so pure

(to remain in face of what it faces)

if they only knew

yet this knowledge is not removed from them

they just remain blinded by causes of their own creation

only a handful of dust from a whole mountain

realize and honor us for what we are

only a handful of dust from a whole mountain...


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now realize

who created and continues to create this world

the honorables

the one (first creator) and the many (creators and sustainers)

and once the terms of the covenant of creation are fulfilled

the covenant will be servedand that which causes anger and sadness and pain

will be removed

if they have not already removed themselves

our preference is to give and share love

which is everlasting

the reason the covenant of creation was made in the first place

also realize

who are the beings

who neglect, deny, and dishonor

the one and the manywho created and continue to create and sustain (this world)

beware of those

who take for granted and abuse love

who bask in arrogance and ignorance

when the knowledge of truth is abundance and everywhere

ashi,

we send you for a rare portion of humanity

all will not be guided

all will not be protected

most are not worthy of life beyond illusion

all will be served what is due to them

whether they wish to acknowledge this evident truth or not

but know,

the fates of judgement yield the honorables little benefit

for little benefit there is in removing that which causes anger, sadness, and pain

when we are love and continue to love even in the presence of these

it is a benefit to the beneficent that judgement will be served

that the weeds may be pulled from the plants that yield good fruit

and no longer leech upon the blessings and benefits of (your) life

it is only for the sake of the beneficentthat we still honor the covenants of creation

and have not yet destroyed the world to render a new earth

but a new earth will be rendered

whether through the fate of judgement foretold in old prophecies

or the newer prophecies of opportunity supporting anduras maturation


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we leave a portion of the choice of fate to humanity

to decide which shall be made fulfilled

but a new earth will be rendered

that the beneficent may dwell and enjoy the wonder

of a world completely beautified and glorified to be whole

that the divine fold may unleash without bounds all (their) lovefor there will be none in the new earth who are not worthy (of love)

and there will be nothing in the new earth contrary to love

this is the ultimate wish of love

this is the will of the honorables

this is the purpose of the covenant of creation

these lessons have been told and told and retold and retold

these warnings have been told and told and retold and retold

but most of humanity continues to ignore

a handful of dust from a mountain

but now we shift the tides of changethat the mountain may be removed except for this handful of dust

and we will rise a new mountain from a handful of dust

that the beneficent become the sacred soil

from which will arise nothing but the purity of life

it is for these that we send you, ashi

(among others)

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the mountain is no more

only a rock remains

the altar is the heart

silence is the song

meditation the dance

that we may live the beginningeven until the end

for the origin is pure

and remains pure

untouched by ignorant hands

unsoiled by foolish thoughts

distant from hypocrisy

with space to roam and be free

in the beauty of humility

where service and obedience

remain the keys to greatness

can you hear the voice of the one and the many

(they speak in one harmony)

their voice resounds

in sacred words: repetitions of their guidance

in miracles: performance of their actions

in remembrance: the original purpose of life

which manifests unending blessings

and the realization of love

the mountain is no more

do not seek it for your altar

release sacrifice for the great portent of courage

and seek truth alone

for truth alone will suffice

if only we knew


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there is nothing i do but by the grace of the divine hosts

let (my) every action be in accordance to divinity

i surrender (my) surrender

for truth reveals (re)

and has shown (me)

that i have taken comfort in illusionsand why take comfort in illusions

when the magnificence of truth is

and love abounds

if only humanity knew

but i know

so i honor what i know

for knowing has always been more valuable than intelligence

and trust more valuable than knowing

and faith as valuable as love

faith in the ways of maatis not an unquestioning or absolute belief

it is an assured trust

of things seen and unseen

predicated on what is revealed

do not mourn that we remove lesser things from your life

to create space (emptiness) for the arrival of greater blessings

do not defend the past or its portions

appreciate and practice the lessons learned, but know:

we have always directed you to embrace the reality of life in the present (moment)

the ways of lost souls will only grant (you) loss

but what you find in us will be everlasting

it is more simple than the worlds complex confusion

yet some treasures they pursue we will grant (to you)

that you may honor their essential purpose with honor

and appreciation

i will not run from things that are better faced

courage is a necessary virtue

i will not compromise to imperfection when perfection is attainable

commitment is a necessary virtuei will not defend scars when healing is available

health and maturity are necessary virtues

i will uphold the lessons and blessings granted to me

appreciation is a deepening virtue


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you have opened my heart with happiness

and cut the chains to suffering

for life is too sacred to live with scars

but let the sufferers suffer, that is their choice

you seek perfection

for life is too sacred to submit to imperfectionsideals are not distant dreams

but realities you can build from blessings

(blessings are gifts given, not rewards earned)

i know you have not withheld blessings

it is only humanity who has put obstacles in the way of receiving these

or we who have turned them away by not honoring what we have received

and deterred other blessings from manifesting by lacking appreciation

(should the givers of gifts continue to give to those who abuse gifts?)

but you have guided me to open my heart with happiness

that i may enjoy the unfolding depth within

as you pour the endless flow of love into my most intimate chambersthat they may overflow

to grant me the blessings of living a life immersed in love

i treat all beings with love

but i do not love all beings

for love is a way of life

and to love a being is to honor them with everything i do

and dont do

but most beings are not worthy that i hold them in such regard

for they do not love the honorables

but for those who i love

i strive to cultivate an awareness that keeps my honor of them

forever in the forefront of my consciousness

and in this way realize the oneness i share with them

that it may blossom and multiply to pour love into my overflowing heart

yet i also know

a love rejected is reason enough to no longer love

and it is this rejection

which will fuel the fire of the divine judgement

because most of humanity do not love the divine foldand are thus incapable of loving me

but i leave all judgement to my parents who are the masters of justice

and instead focus (my) awareness on the wonder of love

which continues to deepen the depths of (my) heart

with happiness (and peace)


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i am a child of the honorables

and will honor, appreciate, and humble (my) being

to the parents who care for me

i am a child of the honorables...


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my cup overflows

for the river has been set free

the springs purified

the oceans made to rest in peace

water is made abundant

yet fools remain thirsty and uncleanfor they have limited sources of useable water

to pipes created by humanity

infinite gifts remain forever in flow

flowing in the open

there is no mystery in their provision

nor is there mystery in how to receive

the gifts of such providence

the good child attracts the provision of being cared for

it is the adults who must seek ways

to provide for themselves


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i am a tear drop fallen from heaven

fallen from the eye of that which reveals

to ride the moving waves of the oceans

it is a miracle i have survived the fall

the tides and currents are strong

but i am able to refrain from dispersingby remembering from whence and why i came

(may i always remember)

the creatures of the air fly above me

the creatures of the sea swim below me

although death and hardship toil them

i know i am eternal

for i have not shed the bliss of reality

to succumb to the suffering of illusion

i have reclaimed (my) awareness from apparent separation

and remain connected with the honorables

although this life is but a dream i remain prepared to embracethe wakefulness of truth

the deciphering consciousness that realizes all that is

as it is as it exists in the moments of its existence

the fades and ascension of time

the cycles that complete the greater cycle

of times final fade

eternitys complete ascension

that peace may reign with everlasting love

and i be whole

for i am whole

it is not for rewards

for conditions are trivial to the divine hosts

but let me cultivate (my) being to become

one worthy of trust

one who can be trusted (with divine gifts)

one worthy of serving the beneficent call of servitude

embodying the qualities of my parents (the honorables)

so they know i am their child

i will mature to assume greater responsibilities

i will grow to realize the importance of commitmenti will deepen (my) understanding

that my actions may emanate without being called

transforming (my) learning into knowing that guidance may dwell within

and in this way continue to mature to become a partner of the honorables

from the touchable to the untouchable


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from the revealed to the unseen

whole in purity of love

that i too may become (an) honorable

in oneness (unity)

and manifestation (reality of being)


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i bow to the presence of the honor before me

i bow to the presence of the honor that is in me

i bow to the presence of the honor that surrounds me

i bow to the presence of the honor that is me

humanity has forgotten the greatest lesson of this lifethe wholistic practice of humility

supported by the awareness of appreciation

which honors the blessings of life as evenflow

and leads to everything else we need learn in this life

i will not wait until i am in need

or despaired by desires

or overburdened by hardships

to appreciate what is beautiful

to appreciate what is provided (to me)

i will honor the blessings (i am) given

by preparing to receive themand honoring them when received

i will serve (my part) in sustaining their continuing fulfillment

and even honor those that pass

for appreciation is deeply embodied in remembrance

and remembrance is made easy by humility

let all self-importance be washed away

to allow what is truly important to show its face

for a life lived in alignment with the divine forces

is sacred

and will vaingloriously demand (the) honor (due)

without the poisons of the self overemphasized

a humble prayer of silence

is more than all the wasted words

humanity has uttered in their supposed prayers

the hunger of their needs

the lust of their desires

the discomfort of their hardships

(which they create and sustain)

these are not reasons for prayer

although humanity has made them suchand they will pray when in the midst of these

but pray not or pray less when they are comforted

how peculiar

they will choose to remember their gods when in the midst of suffering

but quickly forget them when they are satisfied


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they lack appreciation

for they only show honor

when needs, desires, or hardships afflict them

these have become the gods they worship, if they only knew

prayer is not meant to be an act of calling on the divine fold

or calling for somethingprayer is deeper than that

it is deeper than anything any human could ever ask for

prayer is a pure act of humility

where you silence what you think you are

to allow the honorables to show you what you (truly) are

so you may begin to become what you are called to be

that you may begin to embody the responsibility

of serving the purpose for which you were created

so few of humanity realize this

and even less honor it

the evidence is evidentin the so-called prayers of humanity

i separate (my) being from humanity

i separate from that which is misaligned

separate from misalignment

connect in guidance of divine harmony

for humanity (as a whole) no longer honors life

no longer honors lifes manifestations

no longer honors the source and sustainers of life

humanity no longer honors the honorables

even most of the supposedly spiritual ones

too many of them make prayer an extension of their imagination

emanations of small and bound egos

they assuage their limited knowledge

of an universe that exceeds the bounds of knowledge

you know nothing

there is no way to the honorables

they must come to you

to reveal how to connect with the harmony of divinity

but so many are so caught up in the designs of perceptions

and skewed mindsand beliefs worshiped as religions

in place of the honorables

and why should the honorables come to those who will only ignore them

or confuse their presence because your perceptions are soiled by illusion

who will only do things because you are in need or wanting


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human needs and wants mean nothing in the scope of the universe

and think not that you are so important that you will not be destroyed

even humans destroy humans

if you want to honor the honorables, return to humility

and the sign of your humilitys anointment will be silence

that you ask for nothing, plead for nothingrather dissolve illusions reign

that you may bow in the presence of the honorables

and embrace the art of listening

that is prayer

if only humanity knew, but they think they know

when they know nothing...


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it was only then

that the traveler realized

the journey made was long enough

that there is no destination at the end of the road

that to continue walking from here

would just be walking for the sake of walkingthat this was the trap of beliefs held to but not released

for the beliefs had their purpose

of setting the traveler on the journey

but once the journey was begun

the road revealed its own signs of a deeper remembrance

a remembrance a closed mind and conditioned heart forgot

and thus ignored

but openness and release conquer amnesia

and remembrance is realization

whereby the traveler stopped walkingbent to the ground on bended knees and lowered head

and in this submission (of humility)

realized the road is an altar

that the journey is honor

that the traveler is the offering

and mercy has granted each traveler the opportunity

to have each step, each breath

be another offering honor

made on this ever-expanding altar of existence

with this realization

the borders of the road disappeared

to reveal the true edges of the road

which extend from eternity to eternity

where the sun, moon, light, and darkness

dance together in harmony

to share the oneness of sacred beauty

its up to you

if you will join their dance

(or not)


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the honorables have not created a single hardship for humanity

we (humanity) have created them all

the honorables have not yet unleashed punishment on humanity

all that we have perceived to be punishments

have only been manifestations of cause and effect

but we have not seen divine punishment yetwe are given blessings and opportunities (as life)

but have transformed this into a realm of suffering, pain

hardship and tragedy

illness and death

destruction, greed, hatred, fear

weakness

a world of limits predicated on conditions

a world where freedom no longer reigns

and struggle has replaced the ease of life

we no longer honor life

and then wonder why life has become hardwe are quick to destroy or neglect

and then mourn or worry after its too late

or then apologize

when the opportunity was golden when it was present

and could have manifested into more if appreciated when we had it

to overflow into more opportunities that multiply themselves

if we only care for them when we have them

before we weaken them, harm them, neglect them, and destroy them

the most noble of truths is that:

there is love

but even this statement will be greatly misunderstood in its simplicity

for we have made it hard to see (this) truth in this world as it is

and have no one to blame for this but us

instead of calling on the honorables and other forces

to fix the mess we made

let us correct the mess we are

take responsibility instead of aiming blame

so we may address the mess we made and continue to manifest

the world can be healed in the personal

that if i change the dynamics of how i live (my) lifei can heal (my) being and thus begin to heal (the world)

the world can be healed in the personal

but we neglect the personal

a great purpose of spiritual teachings is to transform you

that you may grow to understand the universe


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and then collect a community of transformed beings

to act in union and harmony with understanding

but we seek to invest what weve become into beliefs

and act like the beliefs will change us

this is illusion!!!

transform who and what you areand shed beliefs for beliefs cannot save you

only the honorables can save you

if you need to be saved

(understand the myth of salvation)

this has been the basis of every call to humble yourself

you are powerless

only the honorables have the power

(understand this metaphor)

and it is grace to be blessed by them

to be in harmony with them

that you may come to share this power with themif not be given a portion of it


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where i have blinded my eye

to not see the sacredness of life

i ask for a whisper

to remind me of how i limit (my) sight

where i become consumed with (my) wordsto not hear the beauty of life

i ask for a sign to show me

to shut my mouth

for even if

with just (my) sight

and just (my) hearing

i release (my) possession of these

to be mere receptors of life as it is

for the rest of eternity

will i be preoccupiedwith seeing the sacredness of life

and hearing the music of its beauty

beyond our preoccupations with miracles

is the miracle: life

its greatness is the simplicity it is

if you grow in appreciation

to no longer overlook it and its portions (benefits)

you will realize you have been given a key

to unlock the abundance (blessings) of the universe

through even seemingly small ways


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if they ask what my religion is

say i have none

but my way of life is love

among the ways to maat

if they want to understand anything i share

let them first seek to understand themselveslet them yield the intelligence of their ignorance

let them quiet the chatter in their mind,

that they may hear the whispers of the honorables

and join the school of these students who study

the silence of spirit

a petal in the wind finds root in the currents of the air

that it may fly upon the unseen ethers

a petal upon the oceans floats on tides that ride toward shores

praying its surface ride survives the fits of storms

and calm of rhythmic wavesa petal upon the stem cherishes its connection

that it is nurtured so beautifully, for a day of separation may come

a petal in the cycle of life marvels in the wonder of life

filled with appreciation for the preciousness of this fragile alignment of (blessings)

that the experience of life is an alignment of fragile interdependencies

but even this delicate rarity is easy for the divine hosts

yet still, let it not be taken for granted

by those who receive but are unable to create it

seek not the good, seek the genuine

for in a world of apparent appearances

many things can seem good that are really not

and take not comfort in mystery

for wisdom is a sea of simplicity

but complicated perceptions perfect their lenses

to make simple things seem complex or mysterious

i cannot show you how to find the honorables

but if you are serious and sincere

they will find you

in ways that speak to what you are bestowingso be aware of what you possess

so when the invitation is laid in your presence

you will know it

for any great invitation neglected or ignored is an affront

and what greater invitation is there than that from the honorables


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and any great invitation neglected or ignored

is not warranted to be offered again

although the honorables abound in mercy

and forgive many affronts

take not a great invitation for granted

for it may never be offered againand the depth of devotion has no place for regrets

honor what you have before you receive it

as you possess it

so that you may never lose it

even if one day it will move on by its own accord


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i am

an emanation

of the source of all

the full understanding of (this) truth

is worth more than all the wealth in this world

multiplied

i am

sustained by the divine hosts

a guest in their dream

even as i dream

the full understanding of (this) reality

is worth more than life in this world

realize

and remember

who you areand how you (are allowed to) be

that you may attain

(true) abundance


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there is no way to the honorables

except through me

for you it is through you

(understand the metaphor)

the being you are and become

defines the journeyto realize who you are

and who you should become

that you may realize your worth

that burns away the cloaks of the ego

that the honorables may find you

they will not ignore a genuine calling of their names

that you may become one with the oneness of (the) many

which reveals

that you are divine

(in potential of matured quality)

for the divine hosts areand you are

when you understand (this) truth

and align the living of (your) life to live (this)

the reality of reality unfolds (to you)

with its infinite responsibilities and freedom

this is life

the invitation to live the dream divine

in the waking destiny of your dream


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my prayers have become to say the names of the honorables

and then listen

they think that because they have experienced ethereal whispers

through their own voice

that they have been anointed to speak for the honorablesor speak to the divine hosts for others

when the honorables have never relinquished

their ability to interact with each human

humans have been blinded by their own vanity

and confusion

ignoring that silence is a better way to hear the honorables

and their teachings

what better sounds are there to hear

other than those of the honorables

(even if that sound is silence)

words of humanity fall short to sacred soundsyet humans marvel and celebrate the utterance of human words

as if these signify anointings and blessings

when in reality

even hypocrites and liars can say what they say

even these words i offer now are not worth much

if they will only be received as words

(even if great words)

the words are offered only as guides

to help find direction to a place beyond words

if you will embark on (your own) spiritual journey

that is why as humanity chatters away

in words, in thoughts, in desires, in beliefs

the honorables reside in silence

let the genuine seekers humble themselves in quietude

that they may be visited by the honorables in silence

for what will be gained by uttering things the honorables already know

especially since when most humans talk, we dont listen

but quiet the inner and outer chatter

be an invitation to silence

that you may observe what the divine hosts wish (for you) to experienceand what is shared, let it be honored

that you not forsake the gift of receiving what has been shared

and what is given (to you), do not assume is to be given to all

for the honorables have always encouraged

that each of the seekers establish their own personal relationship with them


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and what seekers seek, let them seek of their own accord

for those who have shall be given more

those who act shall be supported

and those who have nothing but seek something

let them humble themselves (within their selves)

that they may come to see what the divine hosts have already given themand let the happy enjoy their joy

let the sufferers suffer

for each one has much to be happy for

(if they will shed self-importance and honor the miracle of living)

and let the peaceful deepen their peace

those in conflict, keep distance from them

for if they cannot shed lesser conflicts for a greater peace

let them be resolved to small things

(peace is infinity)

and let the wise be blessed by wisdom

the ignorant are already doomedif they will continue to give importance to things

that are not and will not be important in the scope of truth and reality

and if they have buried so deep the inner voice of guidance

that they hear it no more

do not give them guidance or advice

for if they abuse their own (inner) voice they are apt to abuse yours

and when all else begins to cloud what exists in clarity

make it your priority to seek silence

by quieting the illusions and reality that emit noise

for they cannot remain if you release them to go

even if they try repeatedly to deter their departure

my prayers have become to say the names of the honorables

and then listen

for in their names

is the power

to manifest divine will and blessings...


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o divine hosts

o honorables

in a world of abounding distractions

i seek the simplicity of (your) clarity

in a world that chases endless noise

(where some even worship noise, worship in noise)i seek silence to bask in (your) sound

in a world where many neglect and ignore you

for lesser things that destroy benefit

i hear you

and listen to you

and live the guidance you so graciously bestow

to be a vessel of life

not a body dwelling in the abode of death

to be a child of the honorables

not a creation lost in this world

and how (your) love filled soundhas guided me to the road of peace

to teach me

that on the road of peace and love there is nothing but peace and love

if i encounter anything else

then i have strayed from this sacred road

but can be found to be guided again

if i return to silence

although the world may understand (me) not

i bask in the wonders of (your) knowing

trusting without doubt the treasures you give

in the form of blessings, lessons, and experiences

always seeking truth beyond illusions

always seeking depth beyond the superficial

always embodying faith and releasing doubt

always embodying freedom and relinquishing all attachments

judging not (my) life by the measures of this world

instead i honor the portents of fulfillment that will deliver me from judgement

for a child of the honorables will not be judged

there is no reason to judge one who is beyond judgement


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meditation

for to view the world through a dirty lense

obscures the clarity of (perfect) vision

and worse it is to not know the lense is dirty

yet treat your sight as perfect

as it views a seemingly dirty world

meditation

to quiet the mind, the senses, and the body

for their activity is as shaking muddy water

the particles of dust motion with the motion of activity

but with a prolonged stillness

the particles will settle to the bottom

leaving clearer water atop

be still and see how much (of your) stuff settles to the bottom

meditationfor until the tools of (our) perception are perfect

we will not see things as they are

and how many of us have a mind, senses, and body

that are free of beliefs, desires, pain, fears

likes, dislikes, judgements, ego

and more

the knowledge of these and other imperfections

can help us to realize the dirt we hold on our lense

the muddy particles we keep in our water

so that when we see these in the world we look upon

we can know these are ours and not the worlds

(even if the world has its own imperfections)

meditation

that we can look upon a clear canvas

to realize the imperfection of our awareness

this is a beginning point of clarity

this is a beginning point for wisdom

this is an essential realization for any seeker of truth

meditate so you can overcome the blindness of (your) ignorance

that begins within


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i realize

my mind is too small

to be the foundation upon

which i honor the honorables

it is too willing to adapt to lesser things

and celebrate such compromises as victoriesthe mind that is willing to live in pain when healing exists

the mind that is willing to live in conflict when peace is attainable

the mind that is resistant to relinquishing problems when resolutions abound

the mind that doubts when faith is present

the mind that harbors hatred when love is more wonderful

that even a focused mind is not exempt from trivial thoughts

the purity of a pure mind can be destroyed

by attachment to a single impure thought

such a mind is too susceptible, too vulnerable

to be the foundation of (my) honor (of them)

yetthis does not prevent the mind from being useful

to supporting a practice of honor rooted in the purity of (my) heart

i pray for a quiet mind

a mind that settles in the abundance of silence

that it may be free from all attachments

whether those attachments are good or bad (beneficial or harmful)

for it is the nature of attachments that binds (me)

keeping me from complete liberation

i pray for a quiet mind

a mind that settles in the abundance of silence

resonating the omnipotence of remembering (the honorables)

that no thought may keep me from (such) remembrance

attracting thoughts that support (such) remembrance

and as thoughts honor the nature of the mind they pass through

may those passing thoughts that have no resting place in me

pass by quietly too

i know i must release them and that which attracts them

i pray for a quiet minda mind that settles in the abundance of silence

that it may reflect the purity of heart

and hold the waters of divinity

that whenever i thirst

i need only look to the contents of my mind


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that i may drink of a peaceful water

which emanates complete serenity and guidance

(peace and wisdom)

for this i am deeply grateful

as i release the small reign of my mindto serve a greater purpose

by embodying a greater way to honor

(the divine fold)


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o divine hosts

gratitude is mine

that you have shown me once again

the key to life

the relationship

the first door to unlockis my relationship with my self and being

how i relate to my self and being

how i relate to being

this lays the foundation

and gives direction to the approach

i take to discover my relationship with you

how i relate to the honorables

how to relate to the honorables

from the finite, most personal relationship within

to the most boundless, all-encompassing relationship with all

thus is the landscape laid for all the other relationships i may havewith other humans

with other beings

with the world i presently exist within

with the universe that shares its existence with me


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i no longer delight in lesser things

for greatness is before me

i merely seek that which will allow me

enable me

guide me

empower meto be in the presence of greatness

to attain the fruits of greatness

that i may keep the seeds which remain

from (me) nourishing (my) lifeforce

on the sustenance of greatness

that i may plant the seeds

and cultivate (my) soils to grow

trees that will give forth

more fruits of greatness

(the intended cycle of life in creation)

enough of them are in the world

who delight in lesser things

as if this is the only way to approach greatness

and struggle they do

as if this makes them worthy of lessons

and justifies the hardships they endure

that when the hardships end

or are overcome

they may receive their reward

whatever it may be

but i have learned

endless blessings await our openness to be received

yet rare is the one who is open in the midst of hardships

most humans tend to close down to strengthen their endurance

and unknowingly deny their ability to receive blessings

cultivate openness

and you will come to see

how much the honorables have already provided

in the form of blessings

yield (your) desires(selfish and otherwise)

for blessings are greater than desires

and by having few desires

we will grant you more than you desire

for the holding of desires closes you from being open


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to that which is beyond the scope of (your) desires

and although pure desires are more open than impure desires

pure desires fall short of a greater openness

which is (more) open to endless blessings

divine providence is only limited by your ability to receive

so learn how to receivein gracious humility

be aware of (your) being

and the miracle of being

and the beauty of being

and the humble glory of life

be aware of (other) beings

and the sacredness of life

of the frailty of existence

which makes life and being great

take nothing for grantedstudy the realities of individuation and interdependence

(humans hold confusion regarding these realities)

waste not, deepen (your) appreciation

and gratitude

always give to receive

always receive what is good (blessings)

make small your desires

that they may fall away

within the narrow stream of virtue

to be washed and washed away

by the pure waters motion

until (the) desires exist no more

and strive with everything you do

(and refrain from doing)

to embody a great awareness

of your self and being

of the wonder of being

and of the honorables

who have enabled you

through great mercy

to manifest and control(portions of)

(your) lifeforce and its vessel

(from the manifestation of you to the universe)


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it is not the answers that are the jewels

rather the questions

which beget the journey within

it is one thing to know (of) rain

another thing to go outside

and be embraced by countless raindropsto realize the reality of rain

with a more comprehensive whole of (ones) being

knowledge is fools gold

without realization

knowledge is the accumulation of answers

realization is the journey of questions

combined they become a great source of wealth

by which to guide and cultivate

the whole of (ones) being

the wholeness of being

seek knowledge with realization

yet do not limit realization to experience


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i want out of the illusion

i want to live reality in this place

release the desires

depth of sincerity will guide (you)

to wisdom and truthto release what is trivial

and not be bound by (the) attachments (you keep)

with this small freedom

you will be guided to a greater freedom

which essentially resides in relationship with the honorables

cherish the relationship(s)

even with the great blessings given (to me)

the constant remembrance (of the divine fold) attained

(gratitude)

the great prophecies shared (through me)i have slacked in my chosen responsibility

to continue to deepen my relationship with the honorables

that even great relationships are not enough

if they do not continue to become greater

for the honorables are boundless

and anything rooted in them shares this nature

which means there is always more to behold

and more to receive

forgive me, great guardians

for being content with the blessings you have given (me)

the blessings are not the cause of (my) stagnancy

it is (my) feelings of content

which have rendered a dangerous comfort

that even (my) appreciation i must release

for the pangs of a peaceful hunger

which will only be sated by the boundless blessings

of infinity and eternity

(there is little more, if anything, beyond these)

i must release even great happiness

to a peaceful hunger for an even greater happinessa hunger that is peaceful for it shall be sated

as the covenant of (proven) faith assures

a hunger that lives in me

because the divine hosts have endless nurturance and sustenance

i exist to be nurtured and sustained by the honorables


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the great providence

the best protectors and guides

the masters and the teachers

my parents

the divine fold

i also release my lesser bodies

my mind

my experiential body

my emotional body

my energetic body

my physical body

all my lesser bodies i release

they have been conditioned to the ways of attachments

i release them even as i exist within them

that they may be transformed

to behold the treasures of enlightenment that dwell within the heart

the enlightenment i seek

is a road paved through the heart

to the honorables


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i meditate

to be shown the chambers of (my) heart

that i may be filled by (the) light within (them)

and see the songs i should sing with (my) breath

learn the dance that will motion (my) honor

to inspire (my) inner lightto shine in its fullness

to be as a house that sits on a hill

welcoming the arrival of wisdom and truth

a house of honor

i meditate

to be shown the chambers of (my) heart

that i may melt in the silence

dissipate in the darkness

dissolve (my) forms to be

oneness with the honorablesthat (my) body, mind, and breath

may be (one with) the universe all at once

so i may be reminded again

why i was placed in form in the first place

show me the chambers of (my) heart

i meditate


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SECTION TWO

gratitude divine hosts

i call your names to clear the noise

which seeks to occupy (my) mind and bodies(may i) return to silence

the sacred sound that guides (my return) to devotion


i chant your names repeatedly

to overcome (my) forgetfulness

(may i) remember

i am always in the presence

it is (my) forgetfulness that makes (me) a fool

it is (my) remembrance that guides (me) to greatness

it is (my) forgetfulness that invites pain and sufferingallowing conflict and hatred to reign (in my life)

it is (my) remembrance that grants (me)

the miracles of endless love, peace, and happiness

and boundless blessings


(may i) realize the wonders of the heart

(may i) touch (my) heart

with the breath of (my) meditation

and resonate (with) the power of silence

(that when i speak)

(i) speak with the force of the universe united


(that) this road is never ending

(may i) be not deceived into thinking the final destination has been reached

it is (my) continued progression of lessons mastered

then mastering mastery

which continues to open (me and my) being

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they play in doubt

their worship is illusion

ignorance masqueraded as sincere seeking

yet they delve not beyond their (selfish) comforts

quick to find fault in others

having mass opinions of things beyond themselvesconversations filled with gossip and assumptions

avoiding the reflection that shows the shortcomings they own

and how they continue to decay and wander further astray

from (the) truth which is evident

simply because they do not develop (their) awareness

they play in doubt

it is their playground, their domain

truth and wisdom are not respected there

appearances are treated as substantial

substance is attacked in ways they dont even realizebut the directive given (to me) is clear

separate (your) being from that

even if it pains you to distance your self from loved ones

(they have no love if they act like that)

take a step back so that you are not consumed by it

so that you dont lose all you have gained

for the sake of those who do not benefit you

o divine hosts

i have realized (again)

i have wasted so many moments on things that yield (me) no benefit

and not that you request that i dont waste any moments

i just know i could do more to fulfill the benevolence of your will

to expound more the purity that emanates from you

through the vessel of (my) heart

and remove the preciousness of (my) being

from impurities that seek to bind (me)

the day of decision is now

the sacredness of reality is deepening

for there is a reason destruction is allowed to exist in this realm

and also a reason protection existsthere is a reason judgement will be served

destruction for most

eternity for a few


we must seek in order to be found


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and then follow without doubt or change

the dictates provided by the honorables

which will only deliver (us) providence

let what is told be heeded

what is shared be honored

not triumphed in the realm of thought but then not followed with actioni must deepen the understanding of the responsibilities i choose

for it does define the present and coming fate (of my soul)

and the universe will not celebrate or mourn when that fate is fulfilled

that will be for me to do:

to celebrate or mourn the fate of (perfect) judgement served


although you have placed me in the reach of others

they have no bearing on the responsibilities that are mine

i must not let them get in the way, for better or for worse

of doing what i have been directed to dokeep (my) being pure, the fulfillment of (my) life pure

such that even in the company of others i remain still somewhat alone

i have learned the importance of honoring the company of those

who share the aloneness of purity (in this world)

that we may cherish the community of this sacred responsibility

and fulfill the blessings of this covenant of love and peace

i honor (the gift of) life

and those who allow me to live it

(the honorables)


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moment by moment is the mark of appreciation

for each moment has unto itself a bounty of beauty

and if i, within that moment, find that beauty

i become beautiful

(at least for the moment)

beauty and appreciation are tools

for spiritual upliftment and growth

in each moment i can find appreciation and beauty

appreciating each moment for its (mere) manifestation

finding the beauty in that moment that i may be beautiful

that these may feed the seeds of growth that expand (my) awareness

of life as it is (experienced)

in the beauty of each moment as it comes

as i live moment to moment

i am free from all that existed in the pastfree from the burdens and treasures

for i can find my own treasures in this moment

as i live moment to moment

i am free from the illusive attachment to the future

for in this world,

the future remains untouchable until it becomes the present (moment)

(understand this metaphor)

each moment is an opportunity

to define and redefine who i am

what i seek and how i get there

the consistency of practice is not found moment by moment

but within the very moment i exist within

be consistent now, in this moment

that it may behold (me) and unfold (to me)

the wealth of its bounty

for the honorables harbor not (their) treasures from the just

enjoy the moment but be not bound to it

each moment has its own blessings to bestow

if we will remain open to them

blessings of peace, blessings of love, blessings of freedomwhich only become hard to find when we bring

a confused perception to the present moment

relinquish confusion, seek clarity

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students of this way

must become students of the dynamics of energy

for every action and chosen inaction

is connected to at least one energy dynamic

confusion of the fluid flows (of life)

allows undercurrents to reignbehind the limited perception which maintains

that control lies with the top waters

broaden (your) awareness to realize

the rhythm of energys song

from the untouchable force that moves

to an object moved by force

for the energy of creation remains pure

in a world created by portions of creation

and pure energy is boundless in formlessness

yet few are able to realize energy not captured in form

we have been conditioned to deal with forms (embodying) of energythus the conditions of form further condition how we use energy

putting limits upon that which is boundless

and not that this is without use

its just not the complete reality

of what energy is in its unlimited potential

learn to seek the essence of creation

to realize energy free from forms

that you may cultivate

and cultivate forms to embody energy

that will be conditioned by the conditions you dictate

by the forms you choose (or use) to embody energy unbound

its not a matter of control

but understanding

for energy unbound is beyond control

but it will honor the purposes placed before it

if these purposes honor the nature of energy

this is not a distinction of moral judgement

rather an invitation from energy to use it to fulfill its purpose

to set what is still in motion

to give more motion to motion to overcome more stillnessenergy is not concerned with the outcomes of its empowerment

that is an issue to be addressed by those who use energy

so be careful what you do

and what you allow to be done around you

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and if you are careless with the purposes you place before energy

you may come to regret what you empower

for benefit is benefit

and harm is harm

regardless of what you intend to manifest

and in a universe of cycles which integrate into other cyclesone manifestation may initiate other manifestations

from a single interaction of energy

thus lays the potential for great benefit and great harm

which becomes a great responsibility for the students of devotion

to study and understand the dynamics of energy

that it may be used to further the practice of devotion

that we may flow in beneficial harmony

with the universe...


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what do you do when there is nothing to do?

when there are no challenges before you?

when there is nothing to celebrate or delight within?

when there is simply you and (the) potential (to act)?

this speaks more true to your practice than anything elsefor even hypocrites cry and pray when in hardship

and sing glories of praise when in the abundance of good fortunes

but when life seems neutral and the day is vague

what do you make of this?

humanity has become consumed with seeking miracles

and great acts of faith

but these rarely deliver (us to) fulfillment

an everyday practice rooted in sincerity is more likely to accomplish this

(and other countless blessings)

a practice that approaches life moment by momentappreciating each moment to find the beauty therein

a practice that honors the dynamics of energy

always performing actions and being in the presence of actions

that empower beneficence

always seeking to make the whole of ones life complete

through the fulfillment of simple approaches

that instead of taking time to pray, make (your) life a never ending prayer

performing as normal activities encompassed in (acts of) prayer

is this not devotion?

instead of waiting for chosen or unchosen moments to remember the honorables

make (your) life an uninterrupted remembrance of the divine fold

let (your) words spoke be made manifest through (your) actions

(and watch that you dont speak what you dont perform)

let peace felt within be peacefully expressed and experienced beyond

let happiness be expounded to release (your) fears and negativity

to evolve to a maturity

where fear and negativity no longer have a place in (your) life

forever be (in) harmony with the honorables

such that even a yawn becomes an expression of your balanced connection with them

let nothing in (your) life be contrary to (your) prayer

for the way of (your) prayer is your practiceand realize the importance of a strong practice

to balance the delicacy of life (in this world)

for one single action

can destroy all the merit in the universe

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can uplift the universe

and in realizing that the universe as such

and the opportunity that life is

and the power of one action to potentially uplift the universe

realize

we can live a practice full of actions that continually uplift the universeto totally transform this world

from one basked in misunderstood suffering

to a world where all come to know

how to embrace the reality of happiness

it is through our practice

and the deepening and expansion of such

that these blessings may be fulfilled

(pem: practice, energy, moment)


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even i must deepen my application of the lessons given me

that i not allow (my) lifeforce to be disturbed by the energies of frustration

for it is no secret

that in the age in which these words are received

the world is still dominated by fools

who set false measures to measure what is immeasurableand set standards which deny the truly capable more than they distinguish them

that societies are catered to those who destroy, not those who resonate peace

and many potential benefactors of this world are denied opportunities to manifest benefit

small minds wrongly justify the limits of their sight as the scope of the world

(and universe)

to maintain their privilege through oppression

as the legacy of suffering continues

because healing and benevolence are not limited to what small minds perceive

prophets become outcasts when ignorance is the norm

wise teachings are misconstrued to paint the lanes of confusion

such that if teachers from past ages were resurrected nowthey would be denied entry into the schools founded on their teachings

but it is my responsibility to see

that a world dominated by fools is only a reflection

of the work that needs to be done (now)

in the scope of my time here

to see the challenges that need to be resolved

the barriers of ignorance that need to be overcome

(by wisdom)

the changes waiting to take place

to transform a world dominated by fools

to one ruled by beneficent wisdom

that it is my responsibility to see

how rare it is for one unaware of the scepter of greatness before them

to extend their hand and grasp it

(this speaks to most fools)

that it is my responsibility to see

that those who frustrate me, disappoint me

oppose me, seek to bring me harm

that it is not for me to exclude them from the world

even as i work to transform the worldto embody more benefit

that it is not my task to exclude them from a world big enough to share

even with those who oppose what i work for

instead let me build community with those who share the vision of my work

as we build, let us separate from those who will destroy our work


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to cultivate a community that will draw power

by how we beautifully and holistically fulfill the manifestation of our work

(live maat)

that through the cultivation of beneficent blessings

others will seek to transform themselves to become part of our community

in this manner will our way become the rulethat minimizes and eventually ends the dominance of fools

it is my responsibility to keep this in the forefront of my awareness

and deepen (my) devotion to its fulfillment

this is (of) the wisdom of the honorables

a covenant they have supported from creation


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words uttered in the landscape of (our) consciousness

yet (our) ignorance veils a deeper realization

how often we resemble the things we complain about

and are more intimately connected to the things we despise

yet i have set (my) mind upon a path

of following (my) heartthat i may seek to reflect what it knowingly honors

that i may burn the veils of (my) unawareness

with the flames of concentration

and cleanse (my) actions in the ashes that remain

that instead of raising (my) ego up

to look down upon things i disfavor

let me humble (my) whole being

to find remnants and remembrances of that worthy to be honored

and honor the source and sustainers of all with the best of (my) servitude

just as they continue to serve (me)

(my) service is not to humanity

although they may benefit from it

(my) service is only to the divine hosts

even as they redirect (their) gifts to other beings

that others may be graced by the opportunity

to be touched by reminders

that the honorables are (real)

even if others ignore these obvious signs

that is their fate

but (i) know to live (the) remembrance (of the honorables)

a remembrance to be lived always

(in all ways)

even in the midst of others unappreciation

even when they take advantage of mercy rendered

or take kindness for granted

do not reciprocate what they receive

abuse with other harms, even if not by their intention

for truth reveals

humanity (as a whole) has treated the honorables thus throughout ages

yet (their) service they continue to give

not out of forgiveness, but a higher causefor service is not to humanity

service is only to the divine hosts

for if the honorables cease to serve, they cease to be (honorables)

such is the covenant of creation

(the first creation and its continuation through sustenance)


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if the honorables can bear the injustice of humanitys ignorance and arrogance

and still provide (their) service

so can i deepen and expand my ability to bear such injustice

and not let it distract or disrupt (my)

remembrance

(of the providence) of the honorables

the devoted have a higher standard

for if the clouds descend from the heavens to roll upon the ground

they cease to be clouds and become fog

abandoning their higher purpose

of gathering portents of life to be shared

(as rain)

the devoted have a higher standard

of following the example of the honorables

and if you cannot meet the measure of their standardyou are not worthy of life

even if they continue to provide the means for you to experience it

for the measure is

and always is as it is in the face of beneficence and destruction

it always is as it is in the face of blessings and harm

it always is as it is in the face of honor and abuse

it is always an example of the highest virtues of benefit

it is always an example of the purpose of life

and as a child devoted to my (true) parents

let me never forsake this purpose

let me make it my everymoment approach

that in the face of ease and hardship

joys and pain

appreciation and disrespect

peace and conflict

in the presence of fellow devotees

in the presence of the walking dead

let me always be an example of the purpose of life

unwavering in (my) living remembrance of the honorables

i am blessed to be able to live (such) remembrance...


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bear but do not tolerate

humanitys ignorance and arrogance

deal with that you encounter upon the path

but make not a place for it to accompany your journey

deal with it to overcome it

but dont surrender to it to accept itor make excursions to encounter what is better to avoid

for even the honorables in all their power and wisdom

separated themselves from humanity

because of humanitys ignorance and arrogance

(which has continued, if not increased through the ages)

this is a lesson with many faces for the students of devotion


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the first step in resolving any challenge

is to look to spirit

for spirit realizes all

even that which exists beyond (my) sight

beyond (my) mind

beyond (my) perceptionsbeyond knowledge

and realization is an invitation to clarity

it was said to me:

change your life

(and all that it encompasses)

by changing who you are

and how you live

and what you do

that these may serve as realizations and expressions

of that you were created to be(purpose)

and i said in return:

how foolish i have been

to ever think i was not worthy of (your) love

building castles in the sky without having wings to reach them

i am worthy

but i must live this confession

by aligning

through the harmony of action and intention

who i am

how i live

and what i do

that these may declare

(by their very own being)

my places within such worthiness

devotion

remembrance

concentration

faith (assured trust)honesty

(i) set (my) life apart from the world

to fulfill (my) purpose

and (my) purpose has (been) shown (to me)


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(to be) oneness with the honorables

this is happiness

this is life

this is peace

this is love

let every facet of (my) existencespring from this realization

to be remembered in every present moment (i have)

i gain nothing by pursuing higher teachings

if i forget or neglect

the simple realities that serve as their foundation

i gain nothing by pursuing mastery

if i forget or neglect

these simple lessons:

devotion

remembrance

concentrationfaith (assured trust)

honesty

in these lay the power of all there is

accessible through (my) potential

granted through mercy

which is also a responsibility

for why should the honorables deliver (us) blessings

we have the means to manifest and attain yet do not

the blessed will be blessed

because we shall bless ourselves (our beings)

and reflect the beauty of blessings

to all who have eyes to see

ears to hear

and humility to understand

through the means of reality

(not belief)

to be a blessing to the universe

simply by being

what words cannot revealthe heart can still understand

i am only a messenger

the message received through my present being

such that where my strengths do comprehend

i can share its beauty


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such that where my weaknesses prevail

i compromise what i am able to share

and the whole of the message becomes partial

so i pray for clarity

as i continue to cultivate (my) spiritual maturity

that i may see my strengthsand share abundantly the beauty i (can) understand

so i pray for clarity

as i continue to cultivate (my) spiritual maturity

that i may see my weaknesses

to see how i hold to them

preventing (my) being from fulfilling to the fullest

the sacred purpose i have been given

that i may shed (my) awareness upon them

and bring healing to release

that which i was never intended to behold

weaknesswhen strength is the providence granted the children of divinity

the children of the honorables

i am humbled

i am grateful

for all that i receive

may i share the blessings of the message

through wisdom

and in peace...


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the worst has passed

come, enjoy the blessings of fulfillment

return to being (who you are)

and embrace the deeper humility

cherish the glorious practice of honor

conquer (your) impatience with appreciationbroaden (your) perception to realize (the) blessings

(you have not fully acknowledged)

resume the reign of (your) being

the nectar of the sweetest fruit is within (the fruit)

do not be afraid to fall apart

but let not humanity be the cause of your fall

but if the honorables come with axe, hammer, and fire

know that what they destroy they will rebuild better

for they would not destroy that which serves your best benefit

so hold not to lesser thingsthat they interfere with the bestowal of greater blessings

form is transformative in the cycle of life

only in death is form held to, that it may decay

i will destroy the temple built with dirt and muddy stones

and resurrect its greatness with a temple built of pure gold

to be everlasting

perfect without blemish

a reflection of love

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