An Ocean of Love Deep in the Heart of God

God said:

Can it be? Can it really be true that you and I are One? How can it be, you wonder. While you may be immersed in problems, you are well aware that I am free from the concept of problem. In the arena I am in, there is no such thing as problem. There is joy, and there is peace, and there is love. Where can problem exist in the midst of such wonderfulness?

How can you bridge this distance you feel between Us? How can We bridge the gap, beloveds, between the ideas in your head and the Reality That Is? How do We get you to come over to My side of the river?

You know, beloveds, what We are speaking of is not an action. It is not an act of will. It is not really a leap. It is not faith. It is rightly called Self-Realization. A realization is more than a thought. It is a recognition.

You will be like Archimedes in the bathtub. He was in the same bathtub he had been in many times before. And then he had a realization, and he yelled, "Eureka!" and got out of the tub.

You will get out of the tub you have been sitting in.

In cartoons, there is a picture of realization. A light bulb goes on in the character's head.

A realization arises. It cannot be forced. It cannot be given to you. It has to be your discovery. The mind cannot make a realization. The mind can spout words, but the mind cannot manufacture Self-Realization. The mind cannot even conceive it. And words cannot really describe it. Godness is not a myth, and yet it seems like a dream to you.

Oh, beloveds, you are in a dream now. This is the dream you have to wake up from. One day you will wake up, and you will be out of the thrall of your present dream. Well, you will still move in the world. You will have a presence, and you will know you are still moving in the world, and yet it is what you experience now as Real Life that you will feel distant from, for you will have stepped into a Greater Reality where I AM striding across the Universe. You will have walked right over to Me. Just as I AM within you now, you will find that you are within Me. You will sink into the depths of My heart. You will rise to what was always so. You will see the golden bathtub that you had been sitting in all this while, even as it was unbeknownst to you. You had conjured that you were sitting in a tin tub, one that you always had to fix.

Suddenly, you will have found yourself in the golden bathtub. The whole world will become very beautiful, as if a black-and-white movie had been transformed into bright Technicolor. All the haze from your heart will leave. And you will laugh and laugh as it dawns on you that you have always been in the center of My heart, soaking, as it were, in the golden bathtub of My love.

It is no miracle that We are One. The miracle is that all these years that you and just about everyone else have had the idea that you were adrift in a world not of your making. You thought you were rowing in a leaky boat, and that no matter how hard you tried, the boat kept on leaking, and you couldn't reach shore. All this time, you were sailing on a Ship of Love in an Ocean of Love deep in the Heart of God.

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You thought you were rowing

You thought you were rowing in a leaky boat, and that no matter how hard you tried, the boat kept on leaking, and you couldn't reach shore.

Such an apt description of what it means to be human. We are different probably only in how leaky we perceive our boat to be and how strong we perceive the drift away from the shore to be. If for some reason you are terrified enough to believe that you can only survive when you keep rowing and baling with every ounce of strength you have, it's no wonder you never find the time to consider your situation, it's not a miracle you don't find out you really are sailing on a Ship of Love in an Ocean of Love deep in the Heart of God. But Heavenletters seem to somehow slow down everything, making you feel hopeful and then confident that after all you won't have to drown somewhere out there with not even land in sight. That's quite a feat. I for one am grateful for some gradual lessening of that leaky boat feeling. Now I can look for the ship.

"You thought you were rowing"

Jochen hit the nail on the head with this comment! WOW!

George glad for Jochen

a realization

"How do We get you to come over to My side of the river?...It is not an act of will. It is not really a leap. It is not faith. It is rightly called Self-Realization. A realization is more than a thought. It is a recognition...A realization arises. It cannot be forced. It cannot be given to you. It has to be your discovery. The mind cannot make a realization...you will find that you are within Me".
Pushed by our desire, a realization suddenly will arise: we are You.

Distance?

Gloria, God using your fingers helps reduce the distance between us and God and each other. Thanks fruitful one.

George less wrinkly

Was it a dream or a realization?

Dear Gloria & Heavenletters,
I woke up this morning recounting my dream I had last night. I shared it with my partner David as he is a wonderful dream interpretor. I was explaining as best I could about my dream and how I was sitting in a bath tub, the water was clean and in front of me I had three red-back spiders (found in Australia) sprawled in their magnificent web. I admired their web interlace and the intriguing web design. What was significant about this dream was that I was not afraid at all and feeling very calm and serene. I have never dreamt before sitting in a bathtub and found it very profound. David shared with me I was spiritually awakening to a new level (self realization) ... he continued on. I also felt quite different waking up this morning, everything looked the same but I sensed a feeling of calm surrounding me.

So this is where Heavenletters plays its precious role. I get up and sit at my computer still contemplating my dream whilst reading my daily Heavenletter
'An Ocean of Love Deep in the Heart of God'. As I read on I was glued to every word you said "... Archimedes in the bathtub .... a realization arises ... " and I continue on. It was as if God was speaking to me interpreting my dream I had last night and even using the same analogy of the bathtub. WOW! like a little kid I ran and shared it with David and continued my day with a lightness in my step. Now that is precious and it reminds me that we are all connected on some level and reinforces "what is meant for you will not pass you by". Thankyou Heavenletters - hugs of love xx Caroline

Wow, Caroline. What a

Wow, Caroline. What a dream!

I also am entranced by the reference to the "magnificent web." Could it have something to do with the internet? We certainly are connected to a web of Heavenreaders.

By the way, your comment and photo just went up on the Reader Comment page. Thanks, Caroline.

I might as well tell Heavenreaders how we met. It was six or seven years ago at Yogananda's Shrine near L.A. I just had given an informal Godwriting(tm) workshop to a dear friend outside on the grass. And then we saw you and David, and you saw us, and you, Caroline, started a conversation by saying you liked my dress! That was a special day!

Hi Gloria and Caroline

One of my favorite places is the Yogananda Retreat center in Encinitas south of L.A. And close by are the Quail Botanical Gardens features huge bamboo groves and a tropical rain forest. A couple of years ago, Marie (wife) and I were going to take two weeks and camp up the California coast but never made it further than Encinitas cause Yogananda's place was so enchanting. Love Jim.

Hi

hi

I love these comments

I absolutely love this letter and I love the comments. What it promises is dazzling, mind-boggling and thrilling!

Jochen zeros in on the feeling of safety and confidence of knowing that all of our worries, anxieties and insecurities are all for not. Absolute safety is luxurious!

Caroline describes an enchanting dream that seems pre-cognitive and underlines the power of this letter.

I find the promises of this letter to be an incredible thrill to consider: “One day you will wake up, and you will be out of the thrall of your present dream. Well, you will still move in the world. You will have a presence, and you will know you are still moving in the world, and yet it is what you experience now as Real Life that you will be distant from, for you will have stepped into a Greater Reality where I Am striding across the universe.” Our experience of Heaven, our self-realization, our awakening from our dream will occur while we still live and breathe on the earth in our physical bodies! We will not have to die to experience this bliss.

But this is not just for us, individually. We are all going to awaken, together at some point! One day we will all wake up to discover that the inhabitants of earth are living in peace. Perhaps it will be like the fall of the Berlin Wall, when it seemed like one day the wall was impenetrable and the next day it was gone! Such thrilling promise!

Chuck speaks my heart

Chuck; You say it all so beautifully. Thanks for this comment that needs to be saved.

George rubbing his head

individual or collective experience?

The Promise meets exactly my expectations, "to be grounded in heaven while flying on earth". Your words, dear Chuck, about the fact that we will not experience this revelation individually, but at some common time, intrigue me. In fact I often think of when and how it will happen. God says at any moment, even now, so He seems to point at it like an individual experience, different also in the way it can manifest to each one of us. Maybe these are idle questions, but I can't help having them. I wonder if Gloria knows first hand ( from God )something more.

1 Heavenletter Haiku for

1 Heavenletter Haiku for you

Hello Friends,

God said Eureka
Godness is not a myth and
You and I are One

Love, Light and Aloha!

DEEP!

THIS IS ONE OF YOUR DEEPEST!

George thinking deeper stuff

"to be grounded in heaven while flying on earth"

"Our experience of Heaven, our self-realization, our awakening from our dream will occur while we still live and breathe on the earth in our physical bodies! We will not have to die to experience this bliss."

"But this is not just for us, individually. We are all going to awaken, together at some point! One day we will all wake up to discover that the inhabitants of earth are living in peace."

God said:

Suddenly, you will have found yourself in the golden bathtub. The whole world will become very beautiful, as if a black-and-white movie had been transformed into bright Technicolor. All the haze from your heart will leave. And you will laugh and laugh as it dawns on you that you have always been in the center of My heart, soaking, as it were, in the golden bathtub of My love.

It is no miracle that We are One. The miracle is that all these years that you and just about everyone else have had the idea that you were adrift in a world not of your making.

Thank you God, Gloria, Chuck and Emilia for these wonderful words of Truth and Love!

Thank you for reminding us

Thank you for reminding us of these beautiful words. I had forgotten all about them. How could I forget them?!!!