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Working with Conscious Influence

These days one only has to search the internet to see the availability of a plethora of discussions, some very erudite, some more subjective, of expositions of the Fourth Way as it was revealed over a century ago. These discussions constitute the turning in circles of pursuing B Influence as an end in itself. As Ouspensky stated, a correctly formed magnetic centre will only accept C Influence.

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Flight to Freedom

To become free, we ourselves need to search for the sacred knowledge that will change our way of thinking, and lead us towards the change of our being. We must embark on the adventure from today’s sleep to consciousness. 

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Connection, Meaning, and Freedom

When I become present to what exists in this moment, the connection is immediate and profound. I become aware of my own existence as well as the existence of what is in front of me – the visible and the invisible. This awareness of myself and of what surrounds me creates an interaction with reality that seems a perfectly coordinated dance and communion. 

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What Is Freedom?

What is freedom, for someone awakening? Is it an aspect of consciousness? Indeed, what is “freedom”? How do we understand this word? For a person who is awakening, external meanings of this word cease to exist. The focus becomes only its internal, spiritual meaning. For anyone not trying to awaken, the meaning of freedom connects with something material. […]

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Freedom From Us

Freedom from ‘us’ is the freedom to truly be. Psychologically we are like a well-worn deck of cards. And some cards are more worn because we play them all the time. It’s a flat horizontal system. Over time, we study ourselves and learn our habits of mind, heart and body. This is like fanning out […]

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The Flexibility Needed for Consciousness

What can we do in our inner work to achieve an open flexibility towards consciousness? It is true that… *..Developing sequentially our “being”… *..Watching the “I’s” springing from each part of our four lower energy centers…    *..Connecting our will to our “heart of hearts”… *..Eliminating any negativity from our “queens”, “kings” and “jacks”… *..Surpassing our inner “steward” and following our awaken soul’s […]

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Quotations on Freedom

These quotations on freedom come from a variety of sources, including Fourth Way authors, as selected by our editors. The sweet bondage which is freedom’s self. ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last human freedom-to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances. ~ Viktor […]

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