David Lawrence Preston

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  • What do we mean by ‘Spiritual Beings’?

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    It is often said that we are not human beings having a spiritual experience but spiritual beings having a human experience. What does this mean, and does it have any relevance for people not of a religious persuasion? Or does this religious language obscure the truth behind this statement? There is a part of us…

  • Can we influence Creative Intelligence?

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    Can we influence Creative Intelligence? Sure! The only limits placed on our ability to draw energy from our Source are our lack of knowledge and our unwillingness to apply what we know. Quantum physicists tell us we live in an intelligent universe, and that intelligence flows through us all. Our minds are part of this…

  • What are we?

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    One morning I knocked on my son’s bedroom door. ‘Are you up?’ I asked. I heard a groan and then a voice answered. ‘My body’s up, but I’m not!’ Later that day, I turned on the TV.  A reporter was interviewing a woman with piercings all over her body. ‘Why did you do it?’ asked…

  • The Essence of Spirituality

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    It’s often said that we are not human beings having spiritual experiences, but spiritual beings having human experiences. This is a life-changing idea; once we grasp it, nothing ever seems the same again. Spirituality has little to organised religion, although followers of organised religion usually think it does. It is not about adopting a structured…

  • Your Inner Teacher

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    Just suppose you had an ‘inner teacher’ who knew exactly what you needed to learn in any moment. Well you have. It’s one of the functions of your intuition, housed in your unconscious mind. If certain situations or thinking patterns bring about ‘negative’ emotions in you, your inner teacher makes sure you have more of…

  • Hatred

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    Hatred is a strong sensation of dislike which usually comes from a feeling of deep hurt or loss. This can be real or imagined. Like anger, hatred is most harmful to the one doing the hating. It doesn’t necessarily hurt the person being hated, but it surely hurts the hater – think of all those…