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Practicing the Presence

Practicing the Presence

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  • Author：Joel S. Goldsmith
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Summary

Practicing the Presence is one of the four foundational books among Joel Goldsmith's Infinite Way writings。 Goldsmith recommended that new students begin with this book， together with Living the Infinite Way。 Practicing the Presence is a celebrated guide to the awareness of the divine and transcendental in our daily lives。 Goldsmith writes that it was during one of his periods of contemplation that the words came to him， "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace， whose mind is stayed on thee。" This surprised him， because at that time he was little acquainted with the Bible and only occasionally went to church。 But through the study of Scripture and the practice of its teachings， Goldsmith realized that a Presence was with him， counseling， sustaining， and leading him into greater spiritual awareness。 Following that realization， he traveled throughout the world， teaching others to know this Presence。

Goldsmith says， "Every person who has known dissatisfaction， incompleteness， and frustration will someday learn that there is only one missing link in this entire chain of harmonious living。 That is the practice of the presence of God - consciously， daily and hourly， abiding in some great spiritual truth of scripture， and it makes no difference which scripture: Christian， Hebrew， Hindu， Buddhist， Taoist， or Moslem。" If we begin with practicing the presence of God， it leads to an inner stillness that makes it possible to meditate。 Goldsmith sets forth for the reader how to practice the presence from the moment we awaken to the moment we retire for sleep。

To Goldsmith， harmonious living is all a matter of consciousness。 When we have the right consciousness， we do not want things， but we express the very things which formerly we sought。 So， instead of a change of circumstances， what the seeker needs is a change of consciousness。 Practicing the Presence helps the seeker make that change by opening consciousness to the life by grace。 In clear and direct language， Goldsmith shows that by constantly and consciously practicing the presence of God in every experience of our daily life， the struggles of existence pass and harmony is established in every department of our lives。 "Seek neither health， nor wealth， nor fame， nor fortune，" the author writes。 "Seek first the realization of this inner kingdom and be a beholder as these outer things are added。"

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Reviews

Chelsea Granberry ，

Good The insight into the kingdom of God。 This book is laid out in the perfect way， spiritual understanding。 Joel is a great author。 He lets God use him。

Donna ，

A gem。

Linda ，

3。5 Biblical passages， God as masculine can be off-putting。 Oh but the energy in the spaces between his words！ A volume of inspiration， not about method or practices per se。

Ishmael ，

I enjoyed reading this book， and much of it was quite inspirational and beautifully written， but I have 2 issues。 1 is that I am doubtful of the efficacy of the practice of contemplating pieces of scripture。 I believe there are easier and more effective means to mystical states。 Also， there is not enough talk and clear elaboration on the actual practices in this book。

Blaine Keller ，

The Path to OneshipThere is nothing I can say， as my humble self to give this writing the credit it deserves。 I read Mr。 Goldsmith probably 40 years ago and it was sent back to him recently。 This book is very humble， private， and genuine。 For anyone searching for God and their inner self， I recommend you read this at least twice。 It speaks for itself。

Brian Wilcox ，

A practical application of Christian Scriptures and Christ， and God， 。。。 unlike what I have found in any branch of institutional Christianity。 The teachings are much like an Easternized version of Christian teaching。 For anyone who has a love for Christ， yet has lost faith in organized church and/or any religion， this book offers another look at Truth and free of the need to be religious in a formal sense， for Goldsmith sees Truth， 'God，' to be nonreligious， and Christ to be part of the same enl A practical application of Christian Scriptures and Christ， and God， 。。。 unlike what I have found in any branch of institutional Christianity。 The teachings are much like an Easternized version of Christian teaching。 For anyone who has a love for Christ， yet has lost faith in organized church and/or any religion， this book offers another look at Truth and free of the need to be religious in a formal sense， for Goldsmith sees Truth， 'God，' to be nonreligious， and Christ to be part of the same enlightened awareness of other sages and saints: Goldsmith includes among these， as example， the historical Buddha。 I was schooled in a more rational， traditional approach to Christian faith and， now， more aligned with Buddhism and Advaita， found this a refreshing relook into the faith in which I was raised and later became a cleryperson and religion professor。 。。。more

Dan ，

A good reminder of who we really are。

Pamela A ，

AwsomeIf you never understood the greatness of God， this book will truly open your awareness of God and the God in you。

Jilles ，

Cutting through a lot of mumbo jumbo to explain spiritual principles， using Christian symbols to come to a Universal conclusion， this book is very profound。 And having read it a second time it sinks in even deeper。

Brittany ，

This is exactly what I needed。 If I hadn't read other books and information previously， though， I probably would've turned away and stopped reading due to the usage of the word "Christ" throughout。 But what it's really referring to is the Christ Consciousness， which has nothing to do with Jesus as a human being。 He "put on the Christ" that is already within us so to speak。。。as did all the other ascended masters （Buddha， Krishna， etc）。 We are called to do the same。 This book makes that clear and This is exactly what I needed。 If I hadn't read other books and information previously， though， I probably would've turned away and stopped reading due to the usage of the word "Christ" throughout。 But what it's really referring to is the Christ Consciousness， which has nothing to do with Jesus as a human being。 He "put on the Christ" that is already within us so to speak。。。as did all the other ascended masters （Buddha， Krishna， etc）。 We are called to do the same。 This book makes that clear and is all about remembering that we are One with God （Source， The Universe） or whatever you wanna call the Divine。 Happy to have read this and now own a highlighted copy for my bookshelf。 Highly recommend it。 。。。more

Loretta ，

This book guides you to seeing the world in a new light。 I keep going back to it。

Micah Christian ，

Loved this book。 I am sure that I will want to read it again。

Xenia ，

I did not give it 5 stars because of the biblical dogma written in old world English that Mr。 Goldsmith included in this book。 I could do without that， but I do get the point of it。

Joe ，

This was an AMAZING book， but not for the faint of heart！ It was challenging and it took me quite a while to read， reflect， and absorb the mere 140 pages， but it was worth ALL of it。 If you are on a Spiritual Journey as I am， this classic needs to be a part of your journey！

David Teachout ，

"I and the father are one，" is the sufficiency of the teaching though it's nuance and practice are of a depth requiring stillness and a meditative revelation。 It is important to keep in mind that many of the terms used here， while the same as those of conservative fundamentalism， are intimately not the same in usage。 Goldsmith hammers out with the lightest of blows a series of truths that are at once enlightening and soul-searing as the ego with which we as people are so enamored is replaced b "I and the father are one，" is the sufficiency of the teaching though it's nuance and practice are of a depth requiring stillness and a meditative revelation。 It is important to keep in mind that many of the terms used here， while the same as those of conservative fundamentalism， are intimately not the same in usage。 Goldsmith hammers out with the lightest of blows a series of truths that are at once enlightening and soul-searing as the ego with which we as people are so enamored is replaced by the Oneness which is god and love。 It is not a book to skim or read once but to soak in and revel in a personal awakening。 。。。more

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Elizabeth Olson ，

A Joel Goldsmith book that I didn't have to force myself to get through？ Amazing！ This is the clearest and most pragmatic laying out of Goldsmith's unique insights into Spirit I've ever read。 A Joel Goldsmith book that I didn't have to force myself to get through？ Amazing！ This is the clearest and most pragmatic laying out of Goldsmith's unique insights into Spirit I've ever read。 。。。more

Sandi Kay ，

Another class book， but a gem of one。 If you can read past the dogma that he was forced to use， given the time he wrote the book， it's brilliant！ Another class book， but a gem of one。 If you can read past the dogma that he was forced to use， given the time he wrote the book， it's brilliant！ 。。。more

Sandy ，

More extremely good stuff for finding a more peaceful mind and quieting the restlessness within。。。。 I've got these books some place。。。。。 time to find them again and force myself to 。。。pause。。。。 and breathe。。。。。。 and reflect。。。。 More extremely good stuff for finding a more peaceful mind and quieting the restlessness within。。。。 I've got these books some place。。。。。 time to find them again and force myself to 。。。pause。。。。 and breathe。。。。。。 and reflect。。。。 。。。more

Heather Clark ，

I love this book。 It reminds me of what I know to be true。

Adelee ，

The first few pages have me hooked。。。time just doesn't allow me the time I want for reading。。。 The first few pages have me hooked。。。time just doesn't allow me the time I want for reading。。。 。。。more

Fashion Junkie ，

I can honestly say that this book changed my life！ I remember being Super sad during this period of my life， and i dont know who i would be if i hadn't picked up this book。 I would wake up and for 5 minutes I would read a section of this book （and cry:））， and that was enough to meditate on throughout my day while i went to school。 This book is Amazing because it helps you become more aware of your conscious and how you can correctly use it to be more in harmony with your spiritual Being。 I can honestly say that this book changed my life！ I remember being Super sad during this period of my life， and i dont know who i would be if i hadn't picked up this book。 I would wake up and for 5 minutes I would read a section of this book （and cry:））， and that was enough to meditate on throughout my day while i went to school。 This book is Amazing because it helps you become more aware of your conscious and how you can correctly use it to be more in harmony with your spiritual Being。 。。。more

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