About Me
- Deep Within
- Michael- is a man whose soul purpose is to raise the awareness of the human consciousness by way of teaching the ways of TRUTH,creating music,and by living in daily inspiration. Michael is a co-founder of the Divine Source Ministries. Herlay, is a one of the co-founders of Divine Source Ministries. She is also the author of many spiritual teachings,books,journals,etc. She is an inspired young woman who's goal is to revolutionize the world by helping her brothers and sisters throughout the world realize their "true selves".
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
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You are the art of nature created to be marveled at. Nature is the tool that created you. Within this tool we call nature we see ourselves. This nature we are choosing to call the image of the universe.
The image of the universe is the image of God. In the universe we see the fields of light. When everything is seen at a molecular level it is seen as light. If this is true, we human beings are also light at a molecular level. This light is called the Christ of God, or the seed of God.
The seed of God or the Christ is who our authentic nature is made of. This Christ is also the light I’m referring to. This light resides within the human soul, some even say that this light is the human soul. When you recognize this light within you, you realize that truth that is within you. You understand that your nature is transparent, it is made up of an image, this image the bible states is the image and likeness of God. The image and likeness of God is the same image that resides within you. This is also the image that we move and have our being within.
You are a work of art. The art that is within this light is love. This love is the same love that came forth within the time of the earth creation. This art was what we saw when we opened our eyes as children. As children we saw everything in amazement and wonder. As children we saw everything as beautiful. This beauty is the same we have forgotten about as adults. This beauty reminds of it self but we still seem to get detracted by the affairs of life. Not the affairs of life are not important; the light, the love, the image of Christ are also within the affairs but we still do not remember that the purpose of these affairs is to draw closer to the light, the love and the Christ that within, so that we might recognize our authentic self and become one with it, once again.
We are here to remind each other of this art. This is our purpose, to bring about art with true authenticity captured in love.
With love,
Herlay Maitre
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
I recently was on a flight where there was major turbulence. As I sat in panic, I began to think my life is over. I felt like my life flashed like a beam of light in front of me. I was quickly reminded of my divine life and my divine abilities, through the Holy Spirit. The power that Holy Spirit gives is one that surpasses all understanding. The Holy Spirit is the essence of God living within man. This essence creates in man a divine understanding as well as power that enables him to move the mountains that arise in our everyday circumstances.
Living in a realm of constant awareness of a higher being running your life is freeing. Being reminded of this essence while sitting on that airplane right away, helped me to understand more and more that I have a purpose and because of this purpose I cannot die until its completed. I think about great men who had dreams of the similar purpose of making the planet a better place for people to live and how they spent their lives contributing to the overall good. These great people shared with us their life, as well as their vision for the life that we should have. We see this in people who have a dream and peruse that dream. For example Abraham Lincoln who was a self taught individual realized freedom needed to come, he therefore began this need for change in the lives of Africa Americans. Dr. King had a dream where he stood for individuals who lived in inequality and disparity of mind and decided to conduct a movement directed toward non violent change. President Barak Obama saw that our government needed a change and that we as of people deserved to experience real change. He saw this and put himself on the line to meet the need. What is it that’s consistently on your mind involving change.
You see, the ability to create change doesn’t start when you simply say it should. It starts when you stand up and create the plan to which you want to apply this change. Change starts with belief. Belief in yourself, belief in your dream and belief in the presence within you that brings the dream into fruition.
Living a purposeful life without wavering weather is unrealistic. Living a purposeful life is embracing all the events that might come, while allowing them to educate you; creating a better more ideal you. Learning to master the storm when it comes is the key, to wisdom; the inner awakening of the divine experience in you. In mastering the storm, you also master the elements of your own life events. Essentially the storm is actually within you. In calming the storm within you are able to live life the way it was intended; with passion and with love.
Mastering the storm and living a purposeful life go hand and hand. Calming the storm starts from the calmness that lives within the inner man. The inner man moves mountains and wakens joy all at the same time. Make a decision today to calm the storm within you.
With Love,
Herlay Maitre
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Lately I’ve been feeling as if life is going by so fast. Its like I can project an event to occur months from now and tomorrow the time comes for the event to happen. The event then flies by. Its amazing how fast life happens. I recently had a birthday and the same thing happened, I felt as if I went to bed a teen and woke up a married woman. The concept of time and life is truly fascinating.
As I was pondering on how fascinating life is, I started to think about the things I’d achieved and realized they were all good, but in my opinion not good enough. I started to think about other people who were my age and the great things they had achieved and realized wow, I have a long way to go. As the self pity started kicking in, it dawned on me that I needed to change my definition for achievement.
I was lead to begin reading inspirational stories and came across a quote that put me right back on purpose. As I read it, it read me. It spoke directly to my soul. It was as if my spirit began speaking to me saying, “why are you worried about achievements and material gains? “When you have all you need right here?” I continued to read the quote that said, “we are all here for a divine purpose, once you have found your purpose in this life time, use it by making a difference in your everyday affairs.” As I read this over and over again I realized wow, as I sat hanging out in my pity party, I’m losing the essence of the reason I have come on earth. It came to me that not fulfilling your passions everyday whether through writing, singing, or simply living excitingly is a life that is not fully lived. This is a life that at the end of their days will sit back and say, “wow, it was fun but I don’t feel as if I have done what I have come here for.” I would hate to be in that person’s shoes.
As I began to think about this further, I realized that we have to continue to silence our ego with the voice of truth. Truth is that which is eternal. The bible calls the word of God irrevocable, Romans 11:29. The bible also says that he has placed the word in your mouth, Romans 10:8. If the word is in our mouth, the word is therefore within us. If the word is with us, we have truth. The true word of God sets us free. We must allow the word of God to set us free by allowing the word to speak to us from within as we ponder on it. The word within us has life transforming ability. The word is energy, the word is life. This word again is within you, not by default or mistake but by grace. What will you choose to allow it to say to you today?
May peace and love walk with you,
Herlay Maitre
Saturday, July 9, 2011
I once read a story about a man who was cleaning out a fish tank and put the fishes in his bath tub. To his surprise the fish did not move about the tub, they simply made the movement of the four dimensions of a tank as if they were still in it. Other fascinating stories were about African American learners in the south trying to make a monumental difference for the African American society today. Story after story of Marcus Garvey, Booker T. Washington, and Rev. Al Sharpton had me in amazement.
What came across so vividly was the inner strength of voices that desired equality and respect. The ability to swim through the entire tub and look past the four by four glass cube, in absence of limitation. I then began to ask myself questions about what was holding me back from swimming the entire length of the tub. I realized that it was mental barriers are deeply seated in mind. I then began to see that this fear has been here since before I was born. This fear has encompassed my mother and father and those who came before them.
Although some these days might call themselves successful because of their material means, they still on some level remain in fear. This is what I’m choosing to call the fear of going within. You know you fear to go within when an idea comes to your mind; an idea that will benefit mankind, you get excited about the idea as you think about it, you dream about it and then abruptly realize you should get out of the fantasyland you’re in. You convince yourself to forget about it because you can’t begin to think about how your idea will come to life. You forget about it and years later a person comes out with your same idea and you think to yourself if I only pursued that idea! Ha!
The amusing thing about it all is that this idea never died. It was muted within your own mind because you allowed it to be. Never the less, you received the idea through divine inspiration and because you have done so it remains in the infinite that it came from. You see, because it was in the infinite mind someone else accessed it and brought it to life. The point to all this, is to tell you to make a conscious decision to inquire within. Doing so will give you access to infinite potentials; there is a space of joy and power there. Your store house is within not without. Do so through prayer, meditation and moments of inquiry. All the answers we see are right within us. This is the meaning of …seek and he will be found by you….Jeremiah 29:13.
-peace be upon you, all around you and within you
Herlay Maitre
Monday, June 27, 2011
The Nasty Coworker
Divine Observation Part 1
Excerpt from Every Muscle of my soul
Have you ever felt negative feelings towards a co-worker, Family member, or ex-spouse. Have you ever felt that there are certain people you just don't like?
One of the biggest factors that contribute to the erosion of peace in our modern society is the dangerous practice of blind judgment. Judgment that is derived from a person's shortcomings, alter ego, and misunderstood actions.
When someone has wronged you it is easy not to like them. Understandably, our perception of that person becomes molded by the negative experience we have had with them. I once had a co-worker who was on my “don't like” list since day one. For the sake of confidentiality I will refer to this person as Ms. Lovely. The first day I met this person they began bossing me around. The interesting thing about it was that I was Ms. Lovely’s manager. Right away all these thoughts began to fill my mind about how Ms. Lovely was going to be insubordinate, easily angered, stubborn, back stabbing and any other nasty things a co-worker can be.
My thoughts quickly became reality as this person started to dig into my nerves deeper than ever experienced my entire existence. Not only did this individual question my leadership Ms. Lovely went so far as to report me for not giving her enough attention. It almost seemed that her sole purpose in life was to hurt me to the point of hating her.
One day while working at another location with another one of my teams I received a disturbing phone call from the office. It turned out that Ms. Lovely had facilitated a meeting in which she scolded the team for their poor performance, so harshly that she not only offended everyone but she left some in tears. Heads were hanging low. Feelings were hurt. And the morale of the group was crushed.
Why was Ms. Lovely so mean? Why did she constantly have to make the work place miserable for everyone? Why did she feel the need to put people down and crush the spirits of those around her?
The answer came when I finally had enough and decided to have a one on one conversation. The conversation started off as it usually does. I would ask Ms. Lovely “What’s wrong?, she would reply “Nothing is wrong...everything is fine...” . Everything changed when I tried something new. As I looked her in the eyes I sat in my seat in absolute silence. The message that was being conveyed however was crystal clear. I welcomed her to share her life. I welcomed her to feel safe. I welcomed her to expose her demons. She began to pour her heart out. Her eyes began to swell up with tears.
It turned out her aggressive behavior was directly proportional to the passion she has for her work. Her desire to succeed was her driving force that unfortunately trumped her need to be considerate to others. The anger that she carried around with her like a handbag was a direct result of a tough situation at home. She explained that who she is at home is completely different from who she is at work. Her situation at home was one where she was not able to speak up for herself, she was bullied, taken advantage of, and felt as though she didn’t have a voice. It became evident that her actions at the work place were a direct result of the problems she faced in her marriage.
My dislike for Ms. Lovely was based off of her mistakes at the work place. From this conversation on I began to choose to see the qualities that she had to offer the world. The truth about Ms. Lovely was that she was a strong leader, caring person, considerate, loyal, and kind. It wasn't until I decided to acknowledge these characteristics in her that our relationship began to change.
The discovery I found was that our ego is made up of the exact opposite of who we really are. The characters and the roles we play couldn't be further from the truth of who we really are. We unconsciously commit self sabotage to our true nature when we allow life situations to cast us into random roles that have nothing to do with us.
Emotions that come from the false you give birth to more damaging emotions. The false you is always compounded into multiple layers of identities.
The recognition of patterns can break the cycle and bring you back to your “you” reality. When we deal with difficult people we must look beyond the layers to see the “good” in them. Bringing out the best in others makes this world a better place. We
can start by changing our workplace.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of volunteering at a local community service event for feeding the homeless in Los Angeles California Los Angeles
Once we entered we were greeted by the organizers and began working right away. I was immediately inspired by my surroundings. I looked around and saw people all around me who sacrificed there Saturday morning to come make a difference. We were about to spend the better part of our Saturday serving trays, mopping floors, cleaning tables, pouring coffee, stacking chairs, lifting, pushing, and pulling boxes In the end we would all walk away feeling tired yet fulfilled knowing that we took the time out to give back….Right?
When doing these kinds of things you tend to realize quickly that these people will leave the kitchen full only to be hungry again later. In one instance I was pouring a cup of coffee for one gentleman while I can hear him behind me saying " Hey! I need more coffee over here!" In another instance I politely offered someone a glass of water and to my surprise they yelled back "I told you I’m all set already!" I started to think "Why am I here?" …."That’s right I am here because YOU messed up"…..so why are you yelling at ME? Before my anger got the best of me I took a pause to realize these people have been through a great deal of suffering. Not just suffering in a material sense but a deep psychological and spiritual suffering as well. It wouldn't make sense for me to get angry as I am sure that the gentlemen who was yelling at me knew no other way to express his feelings. He had no other way to express the hurt that was bottled up inside of him for so long. It is like a casket holding a dead body. When that casket is opened how can the corpse not stink? Not everyone shared this gentlemen's stinky mood. Some of the people seemed so happy, so content, so grateful, and so high off of life they almost seemed to be floating their way in between tables.
The volunteers that worked with us were very diverse. The variety included teenage Christian teens, Independent business owners, Senior citizens, and even some elementary school kids. It was with the sight of the children a light bulb went off in my head. Raising a child in an environment where they know what it means to serve is invaluable. Even more invaluable are kids understanding that not everyone is as fortunate to have the same kind of luxuries they get to experience everyday. The experience as a whole taught me that the voice that was telling me that my Saturday morning didn't make a difference was not a voice of sound judgment. Call it fear, cowardly, lazy but do not call it truth. The truth is every act of service no matter how small makes a difference. In many cases it makes more of an impact on the server than the individual being served. We later discovered that some of the volunteers helping at one point were on the other side of the table receiving meals. Coming to serve after getting their life back on track was there way of paying it forward. Your love in the form of touch is enough to inspire and transform lives. There is something to be said about serving hand to hand. Mother Teresa once said "let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they (the homeless) need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go." It doesn't matter how little of a difference you think your service will make you service can heal a generation including yourself.
Your Humble Servant,
Michael
Friday, May 13, 2011
Where is peace and why don’t I have it?
Why does it seem as though peace is only around me at certain times? And then when I need it the most it’s not there? Why is it that I might say I have mastered the subject of peace but find that when the concept is ready to be applied-my mind goes blank? What happened then, did I really find peace? Did I understand it completely? What is the real issue? Within the last few weeks I’ve been asking myself exactly that.
I’ve talked with as well as observed people in order to better assimilate my study of peace. In summation what I gathered is that we don’t have sound peace because we have chosen not to welcome the present moment. We tell peace to go away with thoughts that say, “this particular situation is just not going to be peaceful,” or “ I have to handle it myself”. Allowing the mind to speak like this is to basically say that you don’t need peace to come in. Peace will therefore allow the situation to unfold until you welcome her again.
After talking and observing people I began to wonder if what they said about not having peace at all times was true. I also began to see how in certain situations we shut peace out by saying that we “got it”. As I began to seek me more clarity, in regards to peace, I was reminded about the insight that says peace dwells in an entire situation if you choose to see her.
Peace is like oxygen air it is present everywhere. Without oxygen we cannot survive. Lack of oxygen for more than a few seconds already begins to slow brain function and even lead to a coma. Peace is within all that the earth consists of. We hear peace in the stillness of the universe through the sound OM- .
Do this exercise with me, to experience what I’m talking about. Close your eyes take slow deep breathes. Take in the moment by hearing the sounds around you. Know that peace surrounds you. Then begin to chant the sound of the universe: “OM ”, “OOOM”, “OOOOOOOOOOOM”. In between breathes continue to recite the sound OM. Do this again. Allow yourself several breaths. Allow yourself to feel and to be calm. Feel your organs and the rest of your body respond to the chant.
Continual practice of this will result in an inner sense of peace, where in front of adversity your entire being will begin to recite the sound of the universe OM- You will notice that the intensity of the situation or problem no longer overwhelms you. Your peace faculty has taken over! You have begun to welcome your freedom.
With peace,
Herlay Maitre
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