What Part of Me Is Immortal?

There is a part of each of us that is mortal, and a part that is immortal. The body is mortal. It will die sooner or later, and its elements will be returned to nature. It is harder to identify that in us which is immortal. Should I include the influences I have had on others as part of the "me" that will survive my physical death? On the understanding that ripple effects never completely vanish, perhaps. My DNA also will continue to exist as DNA for as long as I have descendants. But the really interesting question is whether there is something called a "soul" or a spiritual aspect of me that will not die with the body, but will exist forever as "me" in some form. 

Constant Mindfulness

The constant practice of mindfulness is necessary in order to maintain focus on the spiritual life. For most people mindfulness does not come naturally. 

To be mindful does not necessarily mean to be focused, nor does it mean to be distracted.  Life is replete with potential distractions, and the mindful life even more so. I would define a distraction as something that draws your consciousness away from whatever it is centered on at a given moment. Since mindfulness involves being aware of what is happening around you as well as within your own mind, it is easy to see how the mindful person must be especially on guard against distracting influences. There is a practice of noting the distracting event without focusing on it – merely allowing it to pass through one’s awareness without being evaluated or judged – that can help us maintain centered equanimity, either to focus on a subject of our own choosing, or to remain in the passive, unfocused state that invites the guidance of Spirit to enter in.

A Healing Blessing

This is from my Web page, The God In You, The God In Me

A Healing Blessing

You are a perfect child of God, and all your needs are provided before you ask.

God's love enfolds you now, warming your soul and permeating your body, softening and driving out any appearance of negative thoughts, energies, and emotions.

God's light glows from your center, and its rays emanating from you shine forth in purity and power. No shadow of illness or infirmity can exist in the presence of this brilliant illumination.

God's peace is in you always, soothing and calming whenever you turn to it for comfort.

We are God's perfection manifest in physical form. We are one in God and God is one in us. This is the one Universal Truth in this moment and at all times, in this place and everywhere.

By the power of God in you, you are whole.

And so it is.