tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478737527571308282012-02-01T08:21:46.184-08:00Study of SinMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-73841435735097579942011-08-21T13:07:00.000-07:002011-08-21T13:11:29.091-07:00The Rosicrucian Fellowship PrayerNot more of Light we ask, O God,
but eyes to see what is
Not sweeter songs, but ears to hear
the present melodies
Not greater strength but how to use
the power that we possess;
Not more of love, but skill to turn
a frown to a caress
Not more of joy, but how to feel
Its kindling presence near;
To give to others all we have
of courage and of cheer.
No other gift, dear God, we ask,
butMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-4781719195644053182009-10-27T07:51:00.000-07:002009-10-27T07:52:36.031-07:00Who Am I?Who Am I? I asked myself that question and waited in silence until I heard and this is what I dictated.I am the searcher of information. A beachcomber in the sea of reflection. Often the fool of perception. Chorus of the angels – the voice of the unmanifested. Listener of the repetitive word who am I? I am the silence between the words.I am the father the gift of life. The traitor in the dark – Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-40333996419151151052008-03-21T21:27:00.000-07:002008-03-22T18:54:02.871-07:00White is the symbol for purityIn ceremonies, it is given as the color of spirituality. Since the ancients taught that we are already pure, they laughed at the teachers who advocated penitence and self-mortification as spiritual methods. They said: “We are already holy. Why struggle to become something we already are?”The masters of penitence argued that we need to refine ourselves; to cleanse away disgusting desires to arriveMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-30973206523336020092008-03-14T23:26:00.001-07:002008-03-22T19:02:50.028-07:00The KingThere is a king who is coming to see two mens house - one cleaned up his house nicely, the other decided to work on his character and leave his house a mess. When he arrived at the first guys house he left upon hearing the first thing out of the guys mouth, upon the second guys house he didn't stay either but invited him along.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-25214675957463003712008-03-14T23:19:00.000-07:002008-03-22T19:03:01.501-07:00One shell before the pearlThere are a thousand shells in front of man. Man begins to open one by one. If he doesn't find the pearl, he stops short – one shell before the pearl.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-19720167880470594122008-03-14T23:14:00.000-07:002008-03-14T23:16:57.281-07:00Speak of Internal WorkSpeaks of internal work and my mind turns to contemplation uponcontests wrought and maidens bought, some aped to captivity or labrynthene ways defended only by virtues' sudden determination...and something is rescued or remained to better venture. But who scouts the apparent desperate plight Perseus once owned and the Virgin thence delivered?Who will rill the tides or Boreus endorse upon the reusMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-14949412377376975512008-03-14T23:10:00.000-07:002008-03-22T19:00:48.563-07:00The PathThe path is treacherous, the ascent steep; the caves resonate with mystical secrets, the corridors with forgotten whispers of weary travelers; the stairway to the peak is sublime, but it at the top of the tower that the traveler sheds the last vestiges of mortality: Fear, doubt and disbelief. The eye discovers its lost innocence, as the mystery of the universe unfolds a final moment of epiphany…Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-44904492399348883692008-02-02T16:17:00.000-08:002008-03-22T19:03:09.921-07:0033The number in numerology symbolized the highest conscious attainable by the human being. The number is the culmination of the great work. The number is the length of life of Jesus and of Alexander the Great. The number is the heaven Buddha ascends to “Trayastrimsa”. The number is also related with the 33 divinities, which were divided into three classes, invoked in the songs of the Rig-Veda and Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-81741515737812520512007-10-18T00:21:00.000-07:002007-11-12T11:22:41.203-08:00Applied Truth DirectlyQuit ignoring sin. Mathew 16:23 “But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.” What has Jesus revealed in your life lately? Are you only honest when you get caught? Romans 17:20 “For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-87914171080162613682007-09-18T21:40:00.000-07:002008-03-22T19:03:21.109-07:00IntuitionIntuition is a psychic faculty that captures information without using your traditional 5 senses. Have you ever had that feeling that something was wrong before the event happened, "negative or positive (receive an award, got into an accident)?", well that is intuition. Before an event materializes here in the physical it often happens first in the higher dimensions. We have a spiritual part thatMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-72838669067941772802007-09-18T19:26:00.000-07:002008-03-22T19:03:34.077-07:00FearFear is neglected energy. Neglected fear turns into resentment. Cause of fear is not knowing, the more understanding the less one fears. Fear happens when your projected reality differs from your current reality.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-84722404503097239762007-09-18T19:15:00.000-07:002008-03-22T19:03:46.742-07:00The Secret Teachings - CandleA while back when staring at a candle my thoughts wandered too -The secret teachings is like a candle wick. The exoteric the wax, which is the garment. If enough people light wick the wax melts and the garment comes off.// The candle excercise, it is always good to revisit the basics //Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-73824872833621098102007-09-10T12:16:00.000-07:002007-09-10T12:17:23.418-07:00Personal MissionTo leave a positive memory for my family and friends. To do more for others than was done for me. Love without limits or requirements. To leave everything I touch better then it was before. To be a signpost and point to the way. To guide others out of their suffering. This is to have lived…Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-36438578568714173172007-08-14T13:01:00.000-07:002007-09-18T20:33:45.628-07:00sanitySome say I've lost my sanity, really I just threw it away.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-73989880677615207742007-07-31T18:30:00.000-07:002007-07-31T18:31:58.108-07:00from The Pistis Sophia Unveiled"Virtue comes from the syllable vir, virility. The precious gems of virtues are obtained only with virility. Sexual virility, sexual potency is necessary to obtain virtues in the Flaming Forge of Vulcan. Each time that a psychic aggregate is dissolved a precious virtue emerges in ourselves."Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-69189101559281743392007-07-03T10:26:00.001-07:002007-07-03T10:26:27.818-07:00First Press release for my CompanyEvergreen Team Concepts Announces Rollout of its Web-Based Corporate Training and Consulting Project, Team Development GroupMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-29067553580914655502007-04-26T14:32:00.000-07:002007-04-26T14:52:03.644-07:00Emerald TabletMany of you have seen the movie The Secret. Books and movies have been written and lives transformed with the information written on a small tablet. In the comments I will give the other translations of the tablet. The common translation is:"The Emerald TabletTruly, without deceit, certain, and most veritable.That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above,and that which is Above Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-79390753508926465202007-04-24T12:20:00.000-07:002007-04-24T12:28:48.805-07:00Virtue and its entire SplendorMany cultures and individuals hold different virtues the ones I’ll be presenting are Christianity, Plato, and Benjamin Franklin for further study.Christianity has five well-proposed virtues over the centuries:A) Cardinal Virtues: 1) Prudence 2) Temperance 3) Courage 4) JusticeB) The Theological Virtues: 1) Love 2) Hope 3) FaithC) The Seven Contrary Virtues: 1) Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-50043854585238564872007-04-24T11:37:00.000-07:002007-04-24T11:38:18.604-07:00Observatory of SinThe Pancasila the five Buddhist Precepts:1) I undertake the precept to refrain from taking the life (killing) of living beings.2) I undertake the precept to refrain from stealing. (lit. "taking what is not offered")3) I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual misconduct (adultery, rape, exploitation, etc).4) I undertake the precept to refrain from false speech (lying)Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-86197210235255667132007-04-23T20:33:00.000-07:002008-03-22T19:04:16.298-07:00The ObserverSeen you fight with him on his dreams of success,Heard you neutralize his desires.Heard you say your not good enough,Then reaffirm with pride you can have her.Watching waiting to see who wins this war.You have infilitrated your legion upon him,eventually my master will have me take action -for only his wills sake, observering continues!© Mike RidpathMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-83721700453379410822007-04-23T20:26:00.000-07:002008-03-22T19:04:30.842-07:00TruthTruth The great contradiction,Yet never contradictsCan be seen in all things,Can you name one thing,That encompasses it all?It is something that can be found,The greatest treasure of the wiseThrough the process of elimination you can come to itBy elimination you will only touch the surfaceIt is not a thought, object or a desire,Truth can be found in all of theseYet it is not either one of these,Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647873752757130828.post-66429311434301258442007-04-23T20:15:00.000-07:002008-03-22T19:04:54.461-07:00International LanguageEnergy of any thought or formautomatic since we were bornunited by all, no race can hidepositives and negatives deep insideall great things come of mepersuasion of me is why we disagreewars and marriage and divorceroars and disparage of forceevery decision we can envisionpoetic incision graffiti derisionlistened to and soldall smiles we holdreasons for change, heart feels strangecommitment we Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667948368922907755noreply@blogger.com1