code of honor
Be completely honest at all times unless it would hurt another.Love unconditionally. Real love needs nothing in return. The spiritual returns are enormous.
Be responsible for your own well-being and growth; physical, mental and spiritual.
Accept the present as a gift. Live every moment fully. It's the only time you can exist in.
Worry about the past and future is destructive of peace of mind. Meditate.Don't pressure people to change, but give advice tactfully when asked.
Live as an example of what you believe.Be grateful that we are cared for perfectly by a higher power.
Our pasts, presents and futures shape us ideally in achieving the growth of our souls.
No one knows enough to justify being a pessimist.Find and fulfill your heroic purpose in life and help others fulfill theirs.
A relationship should be honored, it is a spiritual union.
Sex is loving bliss; a flow of ecstatic, outgoing joy that should never be misused for ego purposes.
No obsession or promiscuity, whether hetero or otherwise.Be kind. It's not important (and not possible) to be 'right'.
To sit in judgment is to view humanity as separate from yourself.
This feeds our desire to find scapegoats for our guilts.Be a servant of the will of the universe and you will find peace and prosperity.
Negative feelings are destructive. Discard them without delay or denial of their existence.
Choose kindness when opposing abusers. The guilty rush to cast the first stone.
Vengeful penalties debase both us and our communities.True energy comes from the universe. Don't let fear make you seek it from others.
Act generously and give and receive with gratitude.
Rediscover God within you by seeking your highest self.
michael's blessing
From early childhood I was aware that my mother regularly wrote down messages received "from the other side" by an old medium she knew. I wasn't present at these sessions, and wasn't then convinced of their importance, but they served to open my mind to future paranormal events in my life with less prejudice than I might have. For this, and many other things, I'm grateful to my mother, who was quite spiritually evolved in her own right. Not till age 40 did I become convinced that these phenomena can be of real value, proven by the usefulness of messages I began receiving through the I Ching during a difficult period in my life.
Many years later I began meditating using a prayer for personal transformation. I asked to be purified so as to be of greater service to the world as an artist and a person. After several months I began to have strange experiences such as lightheadedness while driving, strong feelings of brotherhood, even love, toward strangers, and a new connection with animals. When a fly became stuck in some dressing on my discarded lunch plate in the sun, I released it with a drop of water on its wings and felt pleasure as it flew up to freedom. Returning by car from summer vacation I had such a strong sense that there would be an accident that I pulled off the parkway and sat on the grass until the feeling passed.
When we reached home our friend Michael, who was rooming with us, began a long, rapid-fire monologue that continued to pick up speed and intensity as it went on and on. Finally I moved over, knelt beside his chair and just put my hand on his shoulder to reassure him. After a minute he stopped and turned toward me with a huge smile. At that moment an incredible sense of beatitude enveloped me and I fell back onto the floor, transported in a blissful aura of heavenly perfection. My wife Lois and Michael bent over me in concern, but I told them I was fine, better than fine, and got them to lie on both sides in my embrace (that I felt must have healing powers).
But in the next few days my high slid into an abyss of paranoia. At one point I even imagined people wanted to kill me. But later, while having my back massaged by an acupuncturist, an excruciating pain hit me between my shoulder-blades; one that I sensed I had to endure. Then, groaning loudly, I exorcised a black beast of fear from my back into the air, where it quickly faded. I had a brief picture of it as an ugly gargoyle the size of a crouching monkey. I had lived with these fears most of my life without even being aware of them.
After my transformation and dark night of the soul there followed a long period of gradual growth and re-forming of my being along the lines that I had asked for and continue to work toward. I believe that my painting now expresses spiritual content beyond what my conscious intentions are capable of. By letting go of my ego's need to be in charge, I allow the universe of pure potentiality to manifest itself in my work. This brings me happiness and fulfillment. I have found new peace and am grateful to God for being so blessed.ted knerr, © 2000
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