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spiritual guidance from within

Posted: Fri, Nov 5, 2004 04:48:48 AM

i am actually at a loss for words this morning. unlike the past couple of days, this reading does not open many paths for of thought for me. the very concept that i have a source of spiritual guidance within myself is novel but not exactly an earth-shattering revelation.
for some time now i have felt that my HIGHER POWER had a presence in me and was accessible to me when i got of the way. i have often refrained from using this source as i am easily confused and very capable of mistaking my will for that of my HIGHER POWER&rquo;S will. i can easily tell myself that what i am thinking is coming from a source outside of me and act accordingly often with disastrous results. however, now that i am practicing at working the 11th step on a daily basis these moments of self-delusion less frequently but i still need to be vigilant when i believe i am exercising GOD&rquo;S will to ensure that i am not in denial and have not isolated myself from the presence of GOD.
-- DT --

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Tao Te Ching

☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯

The Tao Teh King, or The Tao and Its Characteristics
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge

Book 2

1) What makes a great state is its being (like) a low-lying, down-
flowing (stream);--it becomes the centre to which tend (all the small
states) under heaven.