“Spirituality is not about getting out of the world, it is about getting into the world, according to the purpose that brought you here.”
“There is who you really are, and there is what the world has made of you. Your spiritual practice is an opportunity to recognize this.”
– Marshall Vian Summers
“To me, humility can be defined as a deeper hidden strength, not a behavior, not an attitude, not an appearance, not a performance, not a
It’s so important that we can begin to consider that we have a true purpose in being in the world, not a purpose that we
The key thing here, the most important thing beyond any other thing we do for the world, is to know what you must do and
How God regards you is so very different from how you regard yourself and others. And throughout the Revelation is this regard for you, that
To me, humility can be defined as a deeper hidden strength, not a behavior, not an attitude, not an appearance, not a performance, not a
There are three elements to what really matters, essentially, when you boil everything down: what you do, what you serve and why you serve. What
What’s really holding you back are people, work, place and things. You have relationships with all these things that are very predominating in your life.
So the process of unburdening is about letting go of things that are unnecessary, harmful or meaningless. Many activities that we do physically and many
I just want to emphasize that problems is a part of life and living in the physical reality. Whether you avoid problems, welcome problems, or
You’re losing energy every day. Why do you feel so tired? Why the lack of motivation? Why the lack of inspiration, the lack of your
I found that the second time I did Steps to Knowledge, it was a very challenging thing on one Step, and I apparently missed it
To be stable in a changing world, you have all four of these Pillars: Relationships; Health; Work; Spiritual development, which is really your connection to
People look at new phenomena, new ideas, new situations, and unless they’re very aware of what they’re doing, they’re going to try to categorize everything
For the part of you that lives in the Mystery needs the part of you that lives in Separation, so that it can give its great gifts to the world through you. And the part of you that’s living in Separation needs the part of you that is living in the Mystery, so you can give your true gifts to the world
You almost have to know and want the truth beyond comfort and consolation. You have to have a need for it. “I need this. I
The isolation that many people are having to experience is perfect for getting your own life in order, getting your own thoughts in order, getting
Preparation here is the critical thing. To try to simply understand this or define it or create a solution for it in our own imagination,
We will feel our own suffering and we will feel the suffering of the world. I mean, if you’re going to become self-aware, you’re going
A pandemic is a real world event. It’s not just a philosophical event or a psychological event or a spiritual event, even. You have to
So if we look and listen and try to tune out all of the artifact, the worthless information around us, to try to tune in
There’s legitimate fear and there’s illegitimate fear, in my view. Legitimate fear is your mind, or even Knowledge, alerting you to the presence of danger.
So you know, don’t be afraid to know things about reality because reality is your friend, if you can embrace it, if you can see
People come here with what I think of as binky beliefs. Binky beliefs. A binky is a pacifier. It’s what you give a baby to
Ambivalence is the thing that deflates you. It’s where the lights go out in you. It’s where you stop. Not sure. How do I know?
We all start out being dependent as infants, children, young adults. Some people never grow out of that; then their relationships are based on dependence.
So that’s my message for tonight—purpose and destiny. And this is what saves you in the end because as long as you can bridge that gap within your lifetime, in a meaningful way
There’s some spiritual teaching out there in the world that really emphasizes just living for the moment as a kind of way to escape anxiety and fearfulness and regret.
The journey to a greater service means that you’re called to give something, not necessarily what you want to give, but what the situation calls for from you.
Religion is important, particularly in giving people a beginning structure within which to work, which includes a spiritual practice, a spiritual understanding, hopefully a very beneficial way of looking at the world a new understanding of yourself and the fact that you’re here evolving spiritually, that you’re not merely a sinner that is trying to please God so you’ll be saved.
There is a greater power living within you. This greater power needs to be utilized for decisive action, action that will move your life in the direction it is destined to go.
The majority of our authentic learning is happening within the realm of relationships. By ourselves, we can only do so much, for we cannot see ourselves totally or clearly.
Part of us is living in separation in the sensory world—the world we can see and hear and touch—and part of us is still living connected to Heaven, a timeless Creation.
The crisis can be experienced if you ask yourself: “Am I living the life I know I was meant to live? Am I living the life I know I was meant to live? Or am I being consumed by the world?” People who are really suffering are living this crisis.
https://youtu.be/XeA5rfxG-HM In this teaching from the 2019 Steps to Knowledge vigil, Marshall discusses how spirituality is more about movement in life than having high spiritual
So fundamentally, relationships are what you can do together—not the glory of recognition, not the intoxication of romance. It’s what you can do together. That’s what’s
Instead of having a relationship determine where you need to go and what you need to do, you need to find out where you need
To consider a relationship with somebody, you would really want to know how they respond to failure, challenge and disappointment, wouldn’t you? Because that’s what
Purpose is not what you want to do. It isn’t what you want to do. “Oh, I’ve always wanted to do this,” to follow your
The romantic ideal is so inflated and so potent in people’s minds is that they’re going to try to fill the void of living in
If you want to talk about spirituality, let’s not talk about peace and ascension. Let’s talk about service in the world. We’ve all been sent
The importance of learning The Way of Knowledge is that who you are is not your social mind, the mind that has been created and
So I’m here today to speak about this deeper Intelligence, this mysterious force that lives within us beyond the realm of our intellect, beyond the
The New Message says that we have a relationship with everything: every possession we own, our house, our car, our phone, our clothes, our pets. Any object
I think the journey is something we’re already in. The New Message talks about the journey tremendously, in great detail, stages of the journey, problems
Who you are is not your social mind, the mind that has been created and influenced since the day you were born. And the deeper
We don’t really know where we are in this journey. You can’t really say, “I’m at a higher level,” or “I’m at the ultimate level,”
We have to approach this as beginners, no matter how much spiritual teaching you’ve responded to or been involved in, how much reading you may
You know, a lot of New Age thinking is very much from the [alien] Intervention. The idea that everything happens for a purpose—you never read
It is necessary to understand that our spiritual development is tied directly to the evolution of the world. What is happening within you is directly connected to what is happening in the world.
Do not cast away any aspect of yourself or of your life but bring it into meaningful engagement. In this way, nothing is destroyed and
Said very simply, and this is an oversimplification, but there are three stages of knowing. One is recognizing the sign or the impulse. The sign may be on the outside; the impulse may be on the inside. You recognize something that really stands out; it’s not ordinary. It’s not your usual thing to recognize.
It is time now to speak of the Sacred—what is truly sacred, what must be revered, what must be recognized—and to see how it is
The next is regarding the things that are really important, time is of the essence. It is really important. In fact, the New Message says that time is nothing to God, but everything to you—the time that you have
We live life in the world as a worldly person trying to survive here, trying to function here, trying to navigate changing circumstances around us,
Follow those things you already know to do. Listen to your self-talk. Listen to what you say to yourself. “Oh, I know I need to
https://youtu.be/Uozdisz8vNI Marshall Vian Summers speaks about the development of skills that utilize the mind to respond to the world and face conflict, being in the
Set aside the question about “Who am I?” Set aside the question of “Why am I in the world?” Those are questions that must be
Religion has become a palliative. It has become a distraction more than an illumination. It has become something that people use to run away from
Your Higher Self is not a greater individual. It is part of the fabric and matrix of life operating in time and space. It
You can’t give your authority to God. There is no spiritual welfare here. You can’t wait for God to tell you what to do.
Knowledge is the most powerful force in the universe because it’s eternal and it’s connected to God. If it’s eternal, you’re eternal—not like you
Power, wisdom and authority. You can’t give your authority to God. This is no spiritual welfare here. You can’t wait for God to tell
Many people talk about great change in their lives, but really when great change happens, it is imperceptible. And you know that a great change
You must seek now a different kind of relationship with people who are undergoing a very similar process of awakening within themselves, people who are
As we stand at the end of the year now, I encourage everyone to do a year-end review for yourself, tracking the important events in
Any true religious and spiritual pathway begins with suffering and is clarified by suffering. To begin this pathway, one must honestly face their own suffering without blaming others.
Marshall spoke live to the Worldwide Community of the New Message on December 8, 2018: “The New Message is meant to speak to people a hundred years from now and 500 years from now. It’s not just for our time and at this moment…”
People often ask, “Will I find a true partner for myself?” This is a very common and understandable question.
“Will I have true companionship?” It is possible, but first you must seek something more important, for true companionship arises out of your purpose in life.
Steps to Knowledge, is a spiritual practice that represents both a path to God and a path of contribution in the world. It engages you in solving the two most fundamental questions in life: Who am I? and Why am I here?
Christmas represents the emergence of Knowledge—the natural spiritual intelligence in the individual. This is exemplified in the life of Jesus, who beyond his own understanding even, a Greater Power emerged within him, overtook his life.
You came into this world with a plan intact for who you are to be here, what you are to accomplish, and the most important
Do not trust any spiritual teaching that does not emphasize your authority or that does not emphasize the reclamation of the deeper spiritual intelligence within
You are not your mind. You are not your intellect. Who you are is not your thoughts. You are not your beliefs. You are not
Enter the Mystery. Enter the wilderness. Leave the paved roads of life, which represent the popular ideas and conventional thinking that people rely upon and
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why am I really here?” Perhaps in a moment of sadness, a moment of introspection or a moment of great
Your Higher Self is not a greater individual. It is part of the fabric and matrix of life operating in time and space. It is
The change that must be forged in the next century and indeed in the centuries to come—for it will take several hundred years to bring
What matters in living in the world is stability and service and inspiration, problem solving, destiny—things of this nature, all of a higher order, not
Your purpose here is not self-created. It was given to you before you came. It was given to you by your Spiritual Family beyond this
Developing stillness is one of the essential qualities in healing, in spiritual evolvement and in practical problem solving. To achieve any degree of stillness
Spiritual Preparation for the Great Changes Ahead The great change that is coming to the world has everything to do with our spirituality. Our spiritual
