Picture This (Part One)

Picture this state of existence in your mind by closing your eyes after you have read the lines below.

You are totally conscious and aware that you exist. You do not have any perceivable physical features; in fact you have no body at all. You do not know if it is day or night or what time it is because you cannot see, you cannot touch, smell, hear or taste.

You are aware of your presence and know that you are all there is, but you do not know what you are, or where you are and you know of no other. In this state you do not have any needs; you do not hunger or thirst, nor are you cold or hot.

Your emotional state does not exist as you are not happy, angry, sad, joyful, fearful, nor do you love, or hate; none of these emotions have meaning for you. You do not have a name, what would be the purpose of that if there are no others?

You are very intelligent and powerful, yet you cannot express intelligence or power because you are all that there is. You cannot communicate with anyone nor compare yourself to another because there is no other and you are not defined physically. You cannot imagine anything because you are all that "is," therefore there is nothing to imagine.

Life for you is neither "here" nor "there" because those places do not exist. Because there is nothing, you are nothing and because you are everything, everything is you, but you cannot relate to yourself in any way.

The one and only desire that you have that is so compelling that you are willing to divide yourself up into infinite pieces is your desire to experience yourself as being. To be able to say "I AM," this or "I AM," that. How would you do that? How would you go about defining yourself and what would be the very next word that you would add after "I AM?"? How would you answer "Who Am I?" How would it be possible to know self by definition if there were no definitions? How would you solve this dilemma and finally how would you begin to know yourself?

Roy E. Klienwachter is a resident of British Columbia, Canada. A student of NLP, ordained minister, New Age Light Worker and Teacher. Roy has written and published five books on New Age wisdom. Roy's books are thought provoking and designed to empower you to take responsibility for your life and what you create. His books and articles are written in the simplicity and eloquence of Zen wisdom.

You may not always agree with what he has to say. You will always come away with a new perspective and your thinking will never be the same.

Roy's style is honest and comes straight from the heart without all the metaphorical mumble jumble and BS.

Visit Roy at: http://www.klienwachter.com

MORE RESOURCES:

Van Morrison takes listeners on his spiritual journey - Los Angeles Times

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-morrison9-2009jan09,0,7244840.story%3Ftrack%3Drsscid=1291214235ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNEhOmIxn0FlwOnu9Fxd9sP9jJJ5ZQimg src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=QEGmml6uThAJimgurl=www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-01/44429821.jpg width=80 height=45 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Los Angeles Times/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-morrison9-2009jan09,0,7244840.story%3Ftrack%3Drsscid=1291214235ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNEhOmIxn0FlwOnu9Fxd9sP9jJJ5ZQVan Morrison takes listeners on his bspiritual/b journey/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fLos Angeles Times,nbsp;CAnbsp;-/font nobr7 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1I decided to end the show on a bspiritual/b note.quot; He said that whether the audience senses that bspirituality/b or not is almost incidental. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Spirituality May Help Adolescents Cope With Chronic Illness - Science Daily (press release)

Google Launches quot;School of Spiritual Growthquot; [Perks] - Examiner.com

Best Life Week Spirituality 101 on Oprah - Examiner.com

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.inentertainment.co.uk/20090109/free-suze-orman-book-download-from-oprahcom/cid=1290671658ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNGNfq88KMm73YUmLl1JBEz5tOQDHgimg src=http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=zqQizZfMu3IJimgurl=www.inentertainment.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/free-suze-orman-book-download-from-oprah-com.jpg width=80 height=71 alt= border=1brfont size=-2In Entertainment/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.examiner.com/x-1869-New-England-Fitness-Examiner~y2009m1d7-Best-Life-Week-Spirituality-101-on-Oprahcid=1290671658ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNF1Y_N_gcOc_3kMQq1gl1HW76GLugBest Life Week bSpirituality/b 101 on Oprah/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fExaminer.comnbsp;-/font nobr21 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1by Jo Levy, New England Fitness Examiner Day 3 of Oprah#39;s Best Life Week was based on bSpirituality/b. You may want to ask me what bspirituality/b has to do with b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-1fd=Rurl=http://www.bestsyndication.com/%3Fq%3D20090107_spirituality_101_coping_with_lifes_problems_best_life_week_oprah_winfrey_show.htmcid=1290671658ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNFo7x2Jq1SmbBBwWbfm7aPI9OwaigbSpirituality/b 101 – Job, Money, Family – Oprah’s Best Life Week on b.../b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrBest Syndication/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-2fd=Rurl=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2009/01/oprahs-best-lif.htmlcid=1290671658ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNGyHR8Ptdn3kq-9OJSq0gZr6K8rYAOprah#39;s Best Life Week continues with bspirituality/b advice, Suze b.../b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe TV Guy/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-3fd=Rurl=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/01/09/lkl.suze.orman/cid=1290671658ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNH54ZQ8EdY6_xvCpv-zmZBgdh3eBQSuze Orman: You need an action plan/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrCNN International/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-4fd=Rurl=http://www.turnto10.com/jar/news/consumer/article/ormans_action_plan_available_for_free_download/8914/cid=1290671658ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNHj-Bp7jJM8igMup_9AOhoNCN2pBAnobrTurn to 10.com/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-5fd=Rurl=http://lifehacker.com/5126615/download-suze-ormans-2009-action-plan-free-this-week-onlycid=1290671658ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNHza0Ojyna4GxeGmqGfX9axzZLjOAnobrLifehacker/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1290671658hl=ennobrall 16 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Spiritual convenience food for the God-shaped hole in your life - Irish Times

Spirituality Is Key To Kids#39; Happiness - Science Daily (press release)

Study: Spirituality adds happiness to kids - United Press International

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/01/08/Study_Spirituality_adds_happiness_to_kids/UPI-29251231432957/cid=0ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNHMiqP6UGLuxRaqK5dOJ19xNZ6TqQimg src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=9OTPlmLnFIkJimgurl=photos.upi.com/story/w/581d1c0de05f1e7d190c1383bccc77ee/Study_Spirituality_adds_happiness_to_kids.jpg width=80 height=55 alt= border=1brfont size=-2United Press International/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/01/08/Study_Spirituality_adds_happiness_to_kids/UPI-29251231432957/cid=0ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNHMiqP6UGLuxRaqK5dOJ19xNZ6TqQStudy: bSpirituality/b adds happiness to kids/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fUnited Press Internationalnbsp;-/font nobr17 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-18 (UPI) -- Increasing children#39;s bspirituality/b boosts their self-worth and happiness, while religious practices have little effect, a Canadian study b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

The spiritual tragedies in Obama#39;s choice of Pastor Rick Warren - Examiner.com

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.examiner.com/x-806-SF-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m1d7-The-spiritual-tragedies-in-Obamas-choice-of-Pastor-Rick-Warrencid=1291173460ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNF4M1y648adGeuzXGmc7aZ4ddpYMQimg src=http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=CI83Uq0G7sIJimgurl=image.examiner.com/images/blog/author/img455Bonder-Saniel.jpg width=80 height=67 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Examiner.com/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.examiner.com/x-806-SF-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m1d7-The-spiritual-tragedies-in-Obamas-choice-of-Pastor-Rick-Warrencid=1291173460ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNF4M1y648adGeuzXGmc7aZ4ddpYMQThe bspiritual/b tragedies in Obama#39;s choice of Pastor Rick Warren/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fExaminer.comnbsp;-/font nobrJan 7, 2009/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1by Saniel Bonder, SF bSpirituality/b Examiner Most people aren’t thinking a whole lot, right now, about the Pastor Rick Warren/Obama Inauguration controversy. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table

San Carlos honors Geronimo#39;s courage, spirituality and intellect - Arizona Silver Belt

University Professor: ‘I liked the message of awareness and ... - The Epoch Times

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/content/view/9960/cid=1290785823ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNFFjYuatpoZfRl6NvX_IvDHokF2uAUniversity Professor: ‘I liked the message of awareness and b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fThe Epoch Times,nbsp;NYnbsp;-/font nobrJan 8, 2009/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1“I liked the message of awareness and bspirituality/b,” said Mr. Greenaway. “That’s how I live my life, with compassion and kindness. b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-1fd=Rurl=http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/content/view/10040cid=1290785823ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNH80NpOAbDFcMQ3zQc-AU4jJ2PL5gProducer/director: ‘It’s the kind of thing everybody should see’/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe Epoch Times/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-2fd=Rurl=http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/content/view/9852cid=1290785823ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNEe9QwhcscYWn0L9kbgsg-VW7G_pQArtist: It Is #39;very spiritually uplifting#39;/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe Epoch Times/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-3fd=Rurl=http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/content/view/9948cid=1290785823ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNHBK23RlynGH16a8N9TKOqarS_SHAMore Than Meets The Ear – Profound Inner meaning of DPA Deeply b.../b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrThe Epoch Times/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-4fd=Rurl=http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/content/view/9955cid=1290785823ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNF_FCJPRfMf8sDgGJO7TN-NQsHUkgnobrThe Epoch Times/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-5fd=Rurl=http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/content/view/10000/cid=1290785823ei=tiJnSde1G5WO9QSF8IyoDQusg=AFQjCNGw1x13dEmA07-JVusDGb4AJQ4WJwnobrThe Epoch Times/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1290785823hl=ennobrall 74 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Spirituality - Google News

RELATED ARTICLES

Kundalini Awakening - Definition and the Path
Kundalini Awakening - the sure shot method for awakening of the kundalini.Before we discuss about kundalini awakening.

God Lives and Heals Today
I have a confession.I used to have doubts about God's existence.

God's Presence When Troubles Come
Life, no matter how we choose to look at it, is a constant battle. It is the beginning of a struggle that continues until we breathe our last breath.

Acknowledging Emotions and Feelings
We'll begin with a question:What is a moral?I'd say it's something you have an intense feeling or emotion about, generally so intense you would never cross its boundary.Agree?Have you ever crossed a moral boundary? It doesn't feel good does it.

Masculine Energy versus Feminine Energy
I have been reading a lot lately about the concepts of masculine and feminine energy. It all sort of goes along with the yin and yang definitions of masculine and feminine.

Let Your Will, Not Mine, Be Done
Can I be honest with you? There are days when I just don't feel like getting up in the morning. I'm noticing this a lot lately because the weather is changing and it's pretty cold early in the morning when I awake to start my day.

What Part of Thou Shalt Not Dont You Understand?
Back in the days of the old law of Moses, God gave him a set of 10 Commandments all of which began with "Thou Shalt Not"..

3 Little Prayers That Strengthen Relationships
My mentor, a brilliant Ph.D, with a powerful marriage counseling ministry recently shared 2shocking statistics with me:1.

Mind, Body, Spirit Healing vs Traditional Psychotherapy/Psychoanalysis
The word "psychology" is the combination of two terms - study (ology) and soul (psyche), or mind. The derivation of the word from Latin gives it this clear and obvious meaning:The study of the soul or mind.

10 Commandments
I thought I would draw this article up as a reference page in the event any of you would ever need, at a quick glance, exactly what the 10 commandments are. Most Christians do not have all of them memorized.

Intuition
Did you ever get a feeling or gain notion of a specific situation without any logical explanation? Well, that is your intuition. When you least expect it intuition reaches out and hits you with information that you have no idea were it came from.

Tibetan Singing Bowls - Learn More Before You Buy
I recently had the pleasure to interview Richard Rudis, a Buddhist who has traveled to Tibet many times, who also teaches people how to work with Gongs, Tingshas, and Tibetan Singing Bowls.One question I asked him was about the fact that lately it seems that everyone and their brother is offering Tibetan Singing Bowls for sale.

Four Voices
The Bible tells us that we must be led by the Holy Spirit. Since there are always four voices we hear speaking to us at any given time, we must learn to distinguish each one so that we are able to do the right things.

Practical Stress Management -- 7 Spiritual Solutions
Stress is amazingly persistent, even seductive. We get usedto feeling tight and tense.

Life Gets Teejus, Don't It?
Those five words are from a song that I remember hearing a long time ago. It may even be the song's title.

New Century; Same Old Story
In His graciousness, God has blessed us to enter a new century. When you look back on the years and experiences you had in the last century, you probably wonder why you did not lose your mind.

Awakening from the Dream, Divine Source through Barbara Rose
Greetings my Dear Beloved SoulsWe have heard your cries, your questions, your endless searching for answers to awaken from the dream of darkness, separation, despair and seeming hopelessness during many "times."It is imperative for you all to know that as long as you believe you are somehow "separate" from Divine Source, the pain will continue - as this is what the "illusion" is, and has been since the dawn of humanity.

Integrating Soul And Science
"Spirit is beyond the void of space. This realm, beyond the void, is not an empty nothingness; it is the womb of creation.

Writing Letters to God
Many of you come to this site because you are a Seeker. You are looking for something -- answers to a problem, a relationship, a better career, more money, and/or the return of a lover.

Just Do It!
"It's a big challenge. It's a journey into the unknown.