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from Jesus:
The practice of Qi Gong is
an ancient practice which, if done correctly, can have many beneficial
effects. However, this does not mean that I recommend this practice
to all students. The selection of a spiritual technique is an individual
matter and should be decided by intuitive insight. That is why I have
given a technique for attaining such inner attunement.
I would like to point out that many of the spiritual techniques that
were developed in the East are not necessarily suited for people who
are born in the West. Please do not interpret this statement by taking
it into the extreme. I am not saying that no westerner should practice
meditation or yoga from the East. I am simply recommending that people
from the West take a careful look at the spiritual techniques that have
been released in the western world. We of the Ascended Host have, over
the centuries, released various techniques adapted to the body types
and the psychological characteristics of people in the West.
There are situations in which it can be beneficial for students to focus
all attention on one teaching or one spiritual technique. However, this
is mostly true in situations where students are working directly with
a spiritual teacher or are participating in an intensive course in a
spiritual retreat setting.
In a book aimed at the general public, I would not recommend that people
focus on one particular technique or practice. Once again, the selection
of a spiritual technique is a highly individual matter. Unless a person
has direct interaction with a spiritual teacher, a person should decide
such matters through direct contact with his or her Christ self.
Furthermore, it is extremely important not to become rigid in one’s
application of a technique or the study of a spiritual teaching. Everyone
will go through certain phases on their personal path. What works at
one stage of the path might not work at the next stage. One of the greatest
hindrances on the spiritual path is that students become attached to
a particular practice or teaching. They fall into the trap of accepting
the dream of an automatic salvation. They think that if only they keep
practicing this particular technique or believing this particular doctrine
for the rest of their lives, they will automatically be saved.
I highly recommend that any sincere student makes an all-out effort
to establish communion with his or her Christ self. Never allow any
outside factor to make you ignore or set aside what comes to you from
your higher self. Remain open to any instructions you get from within
and follow those instructions.
It is important to recognize that at a certain stage of the path you
might not get a clear and direct communication from your Christ self.
Instead, you will get the intuitive sense that something you read or
hear is true and applies to you. In other words, your inner communion
takes the form of a confirmation that what comes to you from without
is correct.
Consequently, if you confine your studies to one particular teaching,
you prevent your Christ self from telling you if and when it is time
to move on.
For this reason, I highly recommend that people keep an open mind and
study a variety of spiritual teachings. I am not saying that people
cannot study a particular teaching or practice a particular technique
for a lifetime. I am simply saying that exclusivity has the potential
of limiting the communication from your Christ self, and this will then
limit your spiritual progress.
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