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1997: The Fifteen Major Tests of the Spiritual Path

by Dr. Joshua David Stone

Dr. Joshua David Stone has a Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology and is also a licensed marriage, family and child counsellor in Los Angeles, California. On a spiritual level he anchors what is called “Melchizedek Synthesis Light Ashram”, which is an integrated inner and outer plane ashram representing all paths to God. Serving as a spokesman for the Planetary Ascension movement, Dr. Stone’s spiritual lineage is directly linked to Djwkhal Khul, Kuthumi, Lord Maitreya, Lord Melchizedek and the Mahatma.

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Overcoming the human-environment dichotomy by way of the Buddhist eightfold path

Anima, Vol. 4 No. 2, Spring Equinox 1978, 13-25

Let each jewel reflect all the others, each according to its own faculty

by Andrew Reding

A Failure of Motivation

The year 1970 was a watershed year for the environmental movement in the United States. Preceding years witnessed the emergence of an accelerating series of environmental problems and catastrophes. Smogs, oil spills, fish kills, climbing cancer rates, and algal blooms were projected with increasing frequency into living rooms and onto breakfast tables. In response to public alarm, the American superstructure awakened almost overnight to the significance of environmental concerns.

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1936: Continue to develop your Spiritual imagination

As the cultivation of your spiritual imagination will deepen your consciousness and attune your mind to the illumination and inspiration of your soul, it would be well for you to continue to devote some time daily to this means of soul expression. By this time no doubt you have gained the ability to imagine the flowers, the children and their pets, and your loved ones as self-luminous forms. Each time you sit down for a quiet meditation withdraw your mind from your immediate surroundings, or from the thoughts you want to escape for a while, by beginning to imagine the

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2000: VEDANTA IN AMERICA: Where We’ve Been and Where We Are

Pravrajika Vrajaprana is a nun of Sarada Convent, Santa Barbara at the Vedanta Society of Southern California; she is the author of Vedanta: A Simple Introduction.

This article originally appeared in the February, 2000 issue of Prabuddha Bharata.

“In order to promote the kingdom,” writes Paul Knitter – former Divine Word missionary and current professor of theology at an American Catholic university – ”Christians must witness to Christ.

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2000: The Book of Truth

I feel the downward pull of counter-clockwise energies. Thus I change my consciousness by inner command, and the Spiritual Forces from a Higher Source change my personal energies to now rotate clockwise and so the upward arising vortexian transportation begins. I am looking and moving upward, my right fist clenched raised above me in determination. I soon reach a Tower of Crystal Purity, all its walls composed of Circular, Radiant, Iridescent Stained Glass Windows, each one a living scene of some great Mystical Truth.

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2013: Spiritual Paths: Which Path is for me

There’s so many Spiritual paths in the world and each one has the answer, all the others are wrong! The next few links, and videos and anything else I can find all say they have the answer, So buckle up and get ready to find your Spiritual path.

Is Your Spiritual Path Really Getting You Where You Want to Go …

http://access-consciousness-blog.com2/18/13

Are you committed to your spiritual path? It’s almost mandatory these days.

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1998: The Fifteen Major Tests Of The Spiritual Path

By Dr. Joshua David Stone

One day while talking to my dear friend, Ben, I came up with an incredible idea to attain Self-realization. If you master these fifteen major tests, the core of your battle will be mastered. The tests are:

Power

The first major spiritual test for every Lightworker is the issue of power. The lesson here is either not owning it enough, or when you get it, letting it go to your head. Personal power is the fundamental first key to psychological health and spiritual growth.

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2008: The Da Vinci Code and A Course In Miracles

by Monica Dubay
Mary Magdalene – what was her relationship with Jesus?

The Da Vinci Code is about the search for the Holy Grail. As I read this book, unable to put it down, I was amazed at the tenacity of the story, how it kept me absorbed. I haven’t had this experience with a novel in years.

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The Esoteric Path To A New Life

Vernon Howard
Introduction
Let’s start our Exploration with a story containing a valuable lesson.
A tourist was driving slowly down a narrow road in one of our national parks. While turning a sharp bend, he met a park ranger who smiled as he walked over to the car. The ranger said, “Go back three miles and turn right at the cabin.”
“I’m sorry,” apologised the tourist, “but I don’t understand what you are talking about.”
The ranger nodded and explained, “I’m talking about the way out.” Only then did it dawn on the tourist that he was lost. In