Circle of Christhood

Who Am I?

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"Form"

 Awakening Your Child to Truth-Bowden

Every parent has, at some time, looked at his child or some other person very close and dear to him, and said to himself, "I do not know you at all."  That moment, when it comes, is a moment of truth.  We never know one another, because the one we know is the vacillating, changing human with so many different sides to his nature, and we only see the sides presented to us.  This can be disturbing if we do not pursue this revealing flash, but if taken as an opportunity to learn the truth about that individual, it is a step forward in spiritual growth.  Accept it as the wonderful invitation it is to know him as he should be known, in spirit and in truth.

Take the individual into meditation, and in silence and receptivity wait for an answer.  Just as Mr. Goldsmith has given us the drill to use when we are finding our own true identity - "Am I in my head, in my arms? and so on, down through the whole of our body, coming to the final question, "Who am I?" - We can practice this for finding the true identity of our children or any loved one in the family, or any friend.  If our meditation has gone deep enough for us to lose the sense of separate selves, then we might hear, "Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God," or an inner sense would give us this feeling of his Divine Source.  This is the only way any of us can ever truly know the other , and when we know them in this manner, our relationship is a bond unconditioned by time, space, age, or sex. It is a knowing that needs no defining of any name or nature, and whenever we behold another in that relationship, they also recognize it and are uplifted.

No one can do this as an act of will, or every parent in the land would do it.  It can only be done by the receptive consciousness that has developed a degree of spiritual awareness through meditation. All who have been studying and are earnestly trying to live out the truth in their households, would be alight to that home to the degree that they could meditate in this way for each member.  This then makes it clear to us as parents and grandparents, that we have accepted a trust by the very fact that we have become aware of our own Source, the divine impulse active within us, and to which we are now responding in meditation.

Comment by C.C.

This is a very tall order for most students, let alone young parents. Parenting issues have changed greatly since the time Eileen Bowden wrote for the families of Joel's students.

This is an advanced lesson even for experienced Infinite Way students. For this reason, if ever there are issues with "not recognizing" members of your family, especially as in the following, it might be advised to ask for the help of a practitioner until you are able to handle the appearances alone.

Disobedient children

Learning Disabilities

Rebellious Teens

Gender Identity and Homosexuality

Divorce

Substance Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Mental Abuse

Alcoholism

Post Traumatic Stress

Altzheimer's

These human cases are more and more common, but very demanding when we are living the experiences and so very close to the ones involved.  In time, we learn to step back and impersonalize, but error hitting our family is one of the most difficult tests. Do not hesitate to ask for help.