August 23 ~ The Science of Mind in a Year

MEDITATIONS

By Ernest Holmes

I allow Myself to Dip Deeply into My Divine Nature

This meditation is built from the idea that each one of us has within himself a deeper nature, and, of course, this deeper nature being an eternal unity with God, or with the Living Spirit, is more than man; it is where the being of man, or the nature of man, merges into the Being of God.  So, as we dip deeply into our own Divine Natures, let us realize that entering the Secret Presence of this Tabernacle of God, we will, like the Pilgrims of old, have to shed that which does not belong to the Kingdom of Good.  We have to deliberately drop that which would hurt.  We cannot enter this Gate of Good with a sword in our hands.

So we let go of everything and turn to that Divine Depth within our own nature, wherein the Spirit of God - the Spirit of Love and the Spirit of Peace - dwells with calm serenity.   We withdraw into that place within us which has never been hurt, nor has ever been sick, has always and forever lived in divine and eternal peace...the Kingdom of God, which is Good.  And this Inner Kingdom within is all-peace, all-power and all-perfection.  We drop all hate, all fear, all animosity, all resentment.  We cast out of our consciousness every doubt and every sense of uncertainty.  We know that we are entering into that atmosphere of Wholeness, of happiness and completion where there is no fear, no doubt, no uncertainty, no lack, no want.  Here is wholeness, perfection, peace, power beauty, love, supply and life.  We know that the abundance of this life is showered upon us; that we are guided and guarded into right action, into right decision; daily, hourly, minutely, the Principle of Intelligence directs us, the Presence of Love warms us, the Peace of God covers us.  And we are led into the pathway of this peace, into the knowledge of this perfection.

We are conscious of the Indwelling God, and we are conscious that the Indwelling God is filling (instantly renewing) our bodies, absolutely eliminating from us whatever there is that does not belong; co-ordinating every function, every organ, every action and reaction (the circulation, the assimilation, the elimination), making it perfect.  The Life Principle of every part of our being is perfect and harmonious and now functions perfectly in us.  The whole order of discord is changed into the natural order of harmony and wholeness, and we let that Divine Power be exactly what It is in us.  We are no longer afraid, for love casts out fear.  Our faith destroys all fear.  We awake from the dream of fear to the vision of Reality, where there is no shadow of which to be afraid.  We awake from the dream of lack and want and unhappiness to the knowledge of harmony, of abundance and of peace.

I Allow Myself to Dip Deeply into My Divine Nature