Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. This verse from the Gospel of Matthew teaches me the truth promises that God will give, find, and open to those who ask, seek, and knock. If one wants to learn from the Supreme Master, God, ask Him to ‘teach me’ so I can get closest to Him and be with Him as the nearest of the near.
Affirmations to Ask, Teach Me and Receive Truth
O Spirit, Teach me to aspire each day to the best in everything.
Teach me to crave the supreme lasting joy of Thy presence in preference to passing sense pleasures.
Teach me to think of Thee during all my activities.
Teach me to perform all my duties to please only Thee.
Teach me to think of Thee until Thou dost become my only thought.
Teach me to pray unto Thee until I know Thou has listened to me.
Teach me to demand entry into my lost palace of peace until I am established forever in that sanctuary within.
Teach me to call Thee until Thou breakest Thy vow of silence.
Teach me to seek Thee until I find Thy hiding place
Teach me to love Thee until I feel Thy love.
Teach me to knock on the portal of silence until the door to Thy Presence opens.
Teach me to beat the drum of my craving until Thou hast come into the temple of my heart.
Teach me to exude fragrant devotion until it lures Thee into my soul garden.
Teach me to break the confining wall of my heart until Thy imprisoned love floods through me to all.
Teach me to behold the spreading radiance of Thy Infinite Presence.
Teach me to dig with the pick ax of my peace deeper and deeper into the soil of silence until the walls of Thy presence gushes forth and I am bathed in Thy Bliss.
Teach me to look for Thee in myself until I realize that only Thou has become me.
Meditations, Affirmations
Jesus said, “The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” That eye is the third eye, between the two physical eyes in the middle of the forehead. That lamp is the third eye between the two physical eyes in the middle of the forehead. Focusing one’s attention and concentration on the third eye becomes the gateway to higher consciousness and enlightenment light.
Seek God; make even a short meditation so intense that it will seem you spent hours with Him. Every thought you have sets off a vibration. When you think of the thought of God, God, God (or Aum, my Creator, or pseudonym) repeatedly, focusing on the single eye sets off a vibration that invokes the presence of God.
The Second Coming of Christ
Affirmations such as I am Thine, Thou are mine. Thou art in me, I am in Thee. I am in God; God is within me. … These affirmations are beneficial.
God-contact techniques of concentration and meditation make it happen. Liberated souls like Jesus are accessible. Any devotee whose concentration is very deep and whose devotions are pure and persistent can speak to him. It happens by peering through the spiritual eye at the Christ Consciousness center in the forehead. Francis of Assisi saw him every night. Saint Terresa and numerous other souls have made contact.
Paramhansa Yogananda’s profound two-volume work, The Second Coming of Christ, offers a detailed commentary on the New Testament. In it, he illuminates verse by verse the universal path to oneness with God as originally taught by Jesus to his disciples—a path that has often been obscured by centuries of misinterpretation.
Awakening the Eternal Christ within ourselves reveals that the true Second Coming is not an external event but an inner transformation. He teaches that by attuning to the cosmic wisdom and divine perception embodied by Jesus, we can each experience the awakening of the Divine Consciousness within our souls. This inner awakening is the true Second Coming, especially vital in our times.
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Note: These heartfelt messages to our Creator God came from SRF lessons (lesson 91, Teach Me To Seek Thee). Whether it is Jesus, Krishna, or Paramahana Yoganana, the Guru is the channel. His Christ Consciousness links us with Divine wisdom, guiding us to do the right thing, come up with the right answer, and respond in the right way. As given above, affirmations in early morning and evening meditation help us focus, concentrate, and connect when speaking to our Creator God.
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