So many people have a distorted vision of the universe

"So many people have a distorted vision of the universe, because
they look at it through the lens of a single religion! But what,
then, is the point of their belonging to a religion, if it is
going to obscure both the splendour of what God has created and
the possibility of returning to him?
The Church has warped people's minds to such an extent that,
now, they can no longer be made to appreciate the wonders of
creation. What they themselves have created - holy images,
relics, cathedrals, pilgrimages - yes, these they can appreciate,
but when it comes to what God created they are not interested. Of
course, that is not how they put it, but in practice it is how
they behave. Instead of saying, 'Respect life, my children, for
everything is sacred; there are talismans all around you, placed
there by God: give him thanks for the light of the sun and the
stars, for air, for water, for everything nature gives us,' all
that matters to the Church are its shops, with their ceremonial
objects, rosaries and medallions; the rest of the universe does
not count. And that is how the rituals instituted by the Churches
have come to obscure true religion."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Meditation and prayer are not commonplace activities

"Meditation and prayer are not commonplace activities; they ought
to make you experience sensations of a particular kind. If
meditation and prayer do not make you feel some warmth, light,
strength, joy or wonder, you should find out why.
Occasionally, when you strike a match, it fails to light,
because either it or the box is damp. And if a cigarette lighter
will not light, it is because there is no oil in it or the flint
is worn. In spiritual practice, as on the material plane, there
is always a reason for failure, and you should find out what it
is. The mind must never be damp, and the heart must never be dry.
The heart should be damp and warm, and the mind should be dry and
cold. A dried out heart becomes selfish, and if it is cold it
lacks love. If you warm the mind, it goes to sleep, and if you
make it too moist it rots. These simple, clear images should help
you solve the difficulties in your inner life."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Many people are approaching life from the flawed premise ...

Many people are approaching life from the flawed premise that if they work hard and struggle long and pay a big enough price, they will then be rewarded with financial well-being. And since they do not realize that in their struggle they are denying themselves alignment with the abundance they seek, when the abundance does not come, they attribute it to luck or favoritism that is being directed away from them and toward another.

But there is no luck or favoritism. There is only allowing or resisting, letting in or keeping out the abundance that you deserve.

--- Abraham

Beyond Time

To return takes but a moment.

One moment a being is at an ultimate distance from her God and from her true self, the next she is in complete union. The power to return is beyond time.

T.Freeman