PL 9 Prayer and Meditation— The Lord’s Prayer

Spiritual material resembles threads, fine, ray-like threads—in this case of somber color and texture—which are spun, knotted, and entangled, until there is such a tight ball of confusion that one can disentangle it only with the greatest difficulty. . . . it takes a great deal of effort to find the truth at all. The post PL 1 The Sea of Life appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.

[W]hen you understand that this life is one of many learning periods, one link in a long chain, you will at first sense and later comprehend more and more fully the connections. Then your goal will no longer be immediate happiness through the fulfillment of every single wish in this existence. You will instead direct… The post PL 2 Decisions and Tests appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.

So it is important for you, my dear ones, to recognize that many of the events in your life which seem to repeat themselves were chosen and planned by you when you still had your wider vision, before matter enveloped your spirit. It will be helpful for you to know this. A very ambitious spirit… The post PL 3 Choosing Your Destiny—The Will to Change appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.

T]here are a variety of possible causes for world weariness. Of course the yearning for God and perfection plays a role here too whether consciously or not, as well as the nostalgia for one’s true spiritual home that dwells in every human being. For here on earth you are only visitors, it is not your… The post PL 4 World Weariness appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.

How far along is any individual in this respect? Is anyone willing to give something up for the sake of another? Ask yourself: “Do I want happiness for my own sake, or is this the second consideration?” Can you address God and say, “Of course I cannot fool you, just as I cannot fool myself.… The post PL 5 Happiness for Yourself or Happiness as a Link in the Chain of Life appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.

I have said it before, but I want to repeat it: Every human being, not only a medium, can and should have personal contact with God’s world. Everybody can have it! But the conditions have to be met. When God’s spirits speak to you through a medium, they never want to turn you into some… The post PL 6 The Human Role in the Spiritual and Material Universes appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.

Each emotional reaction, thought, opinion or tendency, even the smallest personality trait, is a luminous ray which is invisible to you, but belongs very personally to each individual being. In the same way, the fixed and yet eternally moving spiritual laws, which pertain to every possibility or modality of outer or inner reaction, also create… The post PL 7 Asking for Help and Helping Others appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.

Those who have made the decision and given themselves into the hands of God immediately sense what is happening within. The first reaction is a great relief and an inward joy that for a while completely takes possession of one. This wonderful feeling, though, does not stay with you forever. Hearing this, you could easily… The post PL 8 Mediumship—How to Contact God’s Spirit World appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.

My dear friends, today I would like to speak about prayer and meditation. What is the difference between the two? Many people are not quite clear about it. It is always a matter of agreeing upon the meaning of terms. I should like to make the following distinction: Prayer is a preliminary step to meditation.… The post PL 9 Prayer and Meditation— The Lord’s Prayer appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.

It is generally difficult to understand the real meaning of the teaching that the Kingdom of God is within, just as Hell is within, too. You imagine that this refers to a mood and therefore to some unreal thing that cannot be grasped. People only take for real what they can see and touch; feeling… The post PL 10 Male and Female Incarnations: Their Rhythms and Causes appeared first on International Pathwork Foundation.