About that time, somebody knocked at the door suddenly, and she was back in the old consciousness. She had learned the secrets of the prophet, that it was because he had entered into the universal consciousness that he knew no time nor space, and could know what things would take place.

The Cosmic Consciousness

There is nothing that seems to break the limits of the carnal senses so quickly as the denial of matter. For matter is a limited view. That is all. It is nothing per se, only a view. Even the material scientists have come to that conclusion, that there is no matter of itself, it is a mode of thinking. Both matter and motion are modes of thinking And the way to recover from those methods of thinking is to break down the material limitations which one has put upon oneself and upon others. Abiding in this peace and giving yourself to spiritual pursuits and living the life, you find yourself rising to greater consciousness and a more pleasing realization until suddenly there comes to you the Lord--- the Glory of the Lord, called the Cosmic Consciousness.

The Cosmic Consciousness is an actual experience. a realization, a joy. It is a taste of your universal knowing, feeling, being. Any one who has ever tasted of this can never doubt that there is more than the physical sense can testify. Everything in our spiritual experience is preparing us for this baptism, so that when it shall come upon us we shall be able to contain it and be normal. If you are instructed about