A Sign from God — Wayne Dyer on Your Connection to Source

so begin to know yourself as something far greater than the ever-changing ever dying aspects that have dominated your picture of who you are who am i is then answered with i am an infinite being who originated not from my parents but from a source that is itself birthless deathless and changeless your connection to source we have all been created from the same source and it is my conclusion that we must be like what we came from it matters not what we call this source the tao that can be named is not the eternal dao is the message in the opening lines of the dao da ching call it thou call it god call it jehovah call it divine mind it matters not you are merely interested in recognizing that you originated from the source of all life in a form you know as your constantly changing physical body which obviously contains the creative energy that you came from listen to these words recorded during a 1967 lecture given by an initiatic science master omraam mikhel ivanov of bulgaria quote the creator has planted within every creature a fragment of himself a spark a spirit of the same nature as himself and thanks to this spirit every creature can become a creator and this means that instead of always waiting for their needs to be satisfied by some external source human beings can work inwardly by means of their thought their will and their spirit to obtain the nourishing healing elements they need this is why the teaching i bring you is of the spirit of the creator and not of matter unquote i love this quote because it speaks to a part of you that has been largely ignored throughout all of your educational pursuits and accomplishments the key words here are a fragment of himself a spark that lies within you but has largely been left unexamined this is a great image for you to begin to understand the greatness of your higher self there is a spark of god within you that is the invisibleness i've been alluding to it is that which you cannot grasp with the senses it beats your heart it grows your hair and it keeps your lungs breathing in and out you've become accustomed to taking it for granted while putting the major focus of your life on the physical that is the unreal part of you my objective in this chapter and the next is to inspire you to recognize that a spark a tiny fragment of the creative source of the universe is located within you and to help you increase the power of that spark so it becomes the primary force in your everyday life review the first chapter and affirm your willingness to change your concept of yourself to help you recognize and increase that spark then dedicate yourself to exploring this higher self that i'm talking about your higher self is that spark but a spark is an infinite decimal portion of your physical being if you weigh say 150 pounds that spark weighs maybe one one hundredth of an ounce or one one millionth of an ounce this is only a symbolic image because the spark is unchanging but i'm encouraging you to conceptualize that spark of god inside of you imagine it growing to double its size then a tenfold spark then maybe a shred then a segment then a chunk then a lump and then a piece then a section and just perceive that spark of god as the real you becoming visible through your loving and inviting attentiveness until you feel the sacred presence of your higher self as the guiding light of your life ultimately as i'll talk about later it will overtake the you that's been dominated by an ego and your sensory apparatus that former speck of a spark will become the foundation of your life you might conceptualize this former spark as a sacred light inside of your head that is the same size as your brain now you've had a big piece of god to assist you in attaining a status wherein the fulfillment of your wishes becomes a no-brainer or perhaps you'd call it a new brainer this new brain is comprised exclusively of infinite god energy your higher self at work every day i want you to seriously contemplate another observation made by the initiatic spiritual master omram mikhail ivanov in a lecture given in january of 1971 this is a lecture that i've listened to many times quote our higher self is perfect omniscient and almighty a fragment of god himself a pure transparent luminous quintessence this will very likely be a challenge for you as you consider a new concept of yourself by accepting some truths that you have been raised to believe are falsehoods yet i ask you to study this ancient spiritual teaching which is designed to familiarize you with a radical idea about the powers you possess just by the fact that you are a living breathing human being if you are committed to accessing your higher consciousness then you must be willing to do what is required in order to integrate what this great initiatic teacher is offering in order to accomplish becoming an almighty being your higher self that is god must be enlarged from a spark to a more meaningful portion of your essence since you are a peace of god and therefore have that within you you needn't doubt your own divinity as jesus reminds you in the new testament is it not written in your law i have said you are gods that's from the book of john 10 34 as a growing spark of god you must be willing to say that portion of myself that has not edged god out that is ego must be perfect it is all-knowing and it is almighty there is nothing that this higher self that i am cannot accomplish once again let's look back at something jesus told us quote with god all things are possible that's in the book of matthew 19 26 all things are possible leaves nothing out as my teachers in the initiatic sciences frequently reminded me this higher self that portion of god that is us only begins to notice us and give us the attention we crave when we enlarge it from a tiny spark and invite that energy into our life your awareness that god isn't something external to you but rather a portion of yourself is truly a giant step in your spiritual evolution you can tell yourself with genuine knowing i am perfect all forms of i am have tremendous significance as you will learn when you listen to the next chapter on your highest self in this chapter you are discovering your higher self god no longer resides outside of you and no longer place favorites in short you've revised humankind's image of a god created in its own egoistic idea of itself a god who knows how to heal yet withholds healing from some and offers it to others who are presumed to have paid some kind of dues a god who is angry a god who gives humans the pleasure of sexuality but promises to burn in hell those who don't follow rules devised by other humans a god who gives us eyes and remains invisible but threatens damnation for those who don't believe in him a god who demands to be paid for services with fancy temples and gold line costumes for his highest representative this is a god of the ego your higher self is a piece of an all-loving all-embracing creative source all you need do is accept that this is not something external to yourself it resides within you the kingdom of heaven is within in fact it is you and all you need do is begin to align yourself with this divine essence begin to act like it acts and think like it thinks and you will begin the process of manifesting just as it does this is the true essence of living a life in which your wishes are fulfilled giving your divine nature a chance the second part of this program provides a step-by-step plan for allowing your higher self to take over the process of fulfilling your desires in these opening chapters i hope to jar you into an awareness of how powerful a being you really are when you get past so much of the nonsensical conditioning that has dominated your enculturation toss out any self-limiting ideas about your divine nature and what it is capable of achieving befriend that spark consult it frequently nurture it pay close attention to it believe in it and practice describing yourself first as a spiritual being one who lives as frequently as possible from this all-loving all-giving all-joyful place called your higher self your higher self is just what it says higher than your false self higher than your material physical self is the part of you that is aligned with your very source of being in the next chapter you have the opportunity to consider an even more unlikely assertion in light of all that you've been exposed to since childhood not only do you have a lower ego based false self as well as the spiritually based higher self that is a peace of god but you have a highest self a self that you have been trained to believe is not something that you should ever claim your highest self awaits you in chapter three the next chapter here are three suggestions for implementing the ideas of this chapter one set aside multiple times during your day to stop and ask yourself this key question right now in what i am about to say or do do my desires stem from my lower or my higher self the ego is all about self-serving ownership winning judging and so on the higher self is about serving loving and being in a non-judgmental state of peace ask yourself this question and create the opportunity to align yourself more fully with god you then have access to the same powers of manifestation as your source of being this question when honestly explored helps you align with the power to fulfill your wishes and desires you don't need to abolish your ego animal nature you do need to keep it tamed but it isn't allowed to overshadow or destroy your spirit give your divine nature a chance by asking yourself this question right now in what i am about to say or do do my desires stem from my lower or my higher self a very important question second suggestion spend some of your quiet meditation time visualizing a tiny spark of awareness glowing within your being practice seeing this god portion of yourself expanding its glow within your mind see it growing into a personally satisfying size continue this expansion exercise sensing the spark and glow as your god essence you will begin acting from this inner god realized image and the third suggestion use these affirmations frequently i am all-knowing i am i am unlimited this helps you banish doubt and refer to this portion of yourself that lives in a spiritual world of no restrictions simply affirm to yourself without explaining to others or demonstrating pride in what you're doing you are ridding yourself of ego dominated mental messages that continue to want to convince you that you are primarily your body and its five senses [Music] chapter three your highest self and here is a display quote from the book of philippians philippians 2 verses 5 and 6. quote let this mind be in you which was also in christ jesus who being in the form of god did not consider it robbery to be equal with god in the previous chapter you explored the idea that there's a spark of god within you which you can choose to expand into a consciously larger component of your daily life this spark is your spiritual essence your higher self as your awareness increases that you are a god-realized being you will welcome it as the central focus of your life the concept of your higher self will gradually evolve into your highest self which is truly omniscient almighty and capable of producing miracles here you will see a new reality a majestic idea of yourself that previously seemed inconceivable your highest self is described in the pronouncement in the display quote that i just read written by saint paul in his letters to the philippians in the new testament you move from being a spark or a fragment of god to being able to assert that i am god and not feel as if you're committing a blasphemy or a cardinal sin by such a declaration here the idea that you are equal with god was promoted by jesus christ and you are encouraged by him to let this mind be in you this isn't the god created by humans the ego driven deity who plays favorites and requires ostentatious places of worship has temper tantrums demands reparations and is filled with rage punishing those who do not do his bidding not even close i am speaking here of the creative source of all being a god who is responsible for creating the miraculous movement from non-being to being a god who is formless who does nothing yet leaves nothing undone a god who is everywhere this is a divine invisible presence that's within you this idea is at the basis of all great spiritual teaching throughout all time much of organized religious teaching proclaims that god is an all-powerful being outside of you that idea has been thrown at you since you were old enough to process this absurd notion god you were told watches you and punishes you if you misbehave but listens to your prayers and helps you resolve your conflicts if you do the right thing and please him perhaps it is a radical idea for you to declare i am god and god is love or to believe that he who abides in love abides in god and god in him from the book of one john 4 16 is who you actually are when you are this god your essence of pure love it is all you have to give away and when you realign yourself in this vein once again quoting jesus the christ quote with men this is impossible but with god all things are possible now all things are possible leaves out nothing including your ability to fulfill any and all wishes that are aligned with god you may find it difficult at first to be able to assert to yourself that i am god but when you put it into the context of god as love and pure love allows you to be almighty all knowing and god realized you will i assure you begin to regain the omnipotence that is your essence from the moment of your transition from non-being or spirit to being that is human i emphasize these teachings of jesus to show that the declaration of i am god is not only not in opposition to the teachings of christianity or other spiritual practices but is fully aligned with these earlier teachings the reason it may seem blasphemous to say that i am god is because we've adopted the god of the ego created by humans from ego based ideas of a god that imitates our most unholy human attributes i've been studying two great spiritual teachers in depth for several years as i prepared to write this book one of them is us anderson and the book of his that i read studied meditated upon and am now living and teaching is titled three magic words the book is 323 pages long and it was not until the last chapter after many specific meditations and exercises after many enlightening words on consciousness intuition faith love success immortality and more and after investing time and energy in what is being taught by the author that i discovered what the three magic words actually are here's the beginning of the final chapter titled the key quote this is the ineffable secret the ultimate illumination the key to peace and power you are god if you will accept this towering truth dare to stand atop this magnificent pinnacle universal consciousness will be revealed to you from within god is there it is he who peers from behind your eyes who is your own consciousness who is your very self you are not just a part of god you are all together god and god is altogether you unquote this is your highest self it's indeed a towering assumption but one if used in context in alignment with the creative source of all that is the key to mastering the ability to live a life of your own wishes being fulfilled after all with god as you and you as god all things are possible this is not an assertion limited to western teachings or the christian faith in the vedanta the ancient pre-christian teachings we are reminded that we are not a part of but identical with that absolute spirit of the world [Music]