Writings from the ONE is the experiential guide to accessing THE FIELD of Grace through DEEKSHA These 108 Insights from the Divine reveal powerful messages about the importance of Awakening at this time of the great shift of the ages. Topics include: Empowerment, Oneness, Abundance, Passion, Acceptance, Praise, the Divine Presence, Relationships, the FIELD, Energy Management, and Humility These words of Grace will help activate you in realizing THE FIELD of Grace is infinitely abundant, in all areas of life, just waiting to bestow gifts unto you- Where these are perhaps "intellectual" concepts now, the Deeksha transmitted in these Insights can bring as direct experiential realizations Realize THE FIELD of Grace is accessible, interactive, responsive, and infinitely generous Realize Divine Consciousness IS the missing link to inter-acting with this FIELD of Grace Realize this FIELD is accessible to you, NOW Realize AWAKENING is one of the most important roles on the planet right now Experience DEEKSHA, the Divine Consciousness, just by reading these words of Grace Wherever you are in your Awakening journey, "Writing from the ONE" will greatly accelerate your path of growth and transformation

WRITINGS FROM THE ONE

The Experiential Guide to THE FIELD of Grace through DeekshaBy Julia Desmond

BALBOA PRESS

Copyright © 2012 Julia Desmond
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4525-5536-2

Chapter One

PART 1

The Divine Hand in Life

This is my journal, "my journey" into the God bond and the continuing discovery of god. These "writings" from the ONE were started two days after the "Oneness Bhakti Yoga" Event, which took place in Boulder, Colorado, in February 2011 ~

People often ask me, "What was your spiritual upbringing in childhood?" So here is a brief summary, as it is very relevant to the NOW. I was brought up Catholic by a very conservative midwestern family. I was taken to church every week and put through the Catholic religious programs. I have to admit: they completely scared me! The churches, the priests, the religious ceremonies all seemed so forced and unnatural! I actually shunned this religion the minute I left home for college.

My mother naturally was very spiritual and cosmic. In jest, I refer to her as "mother earth woman": she taught me from a very young age to connect with nature, the animals, the universe, the earth, planets, and stars. She taught me how to live my life from the heart. My natural mystical side took over at a very young age; I grew up on four hundred acres of beautiful woods, rivers, and ponds surrounded by nature and animals.

My father taught me all of the practical sides of being successful in life. He gave me the best education and travels, and continually bestowed confidence to me to "accomplish anything I set my mind to".

In my teens, I learned to start communicating with the Universe, asking for my needs to be met, and listening for the answers. I was in a very good flow with the Universe at this time in my life. In my early twenties, I started experiencing powerful mystical experiences and visions. These visions were all about the NOW, this time of the Great Shift.

I have felt the Presence in my body my whole life ~ The voice of god started giving me instructions very clearly right around 9/11. I was amazed, but also FEARED this voice of god. I rejected it at that point in my life and sank into a deep, dark depression in my early thirties. I could no longer FEEL the Presence ~ I was completely separate and alone, suffering and in such despair that I didn't think I "was going to make it." I finally surrendered to the Universe, gave up, and stopped resisting the depression ~ that is when my life started to turn around ~

I began trying to mediate, briefly at first. It was difficult because I had "monkey mind." It was frustrating, so I then started making demands to the Universe in my meditations for my "Teacher" to show up. I remember yelling up to the sky, "I am ready! Please come." I said this every day for almost two years. Then in April 2006, I had the most fantastic and powerful mystical experience of my life: a vision of the Avatar of Awakening: Sri Bhagavan. He was beckoning to me as the Ascended Master. I had never heard of Sri Bhagavan, or the Oneness University, or of Deeksha at that point in my life. During this vision, Sri Bhagavan was giving me Universal energy through his eyes. He was "activating my hands," showing me the "fire ceremonies of India," and explaining them to me. I woke up repeating, "Deeksha, Deeksha, Deeksha," over and over in my head. Through a series of synchronicities, I attended my first Oneness Event a few weeks later. I received my first hands-on Deekshas, which subsequently silenced my mind and started my path with the Oneness Movement.

I now realize Sri Bhagavan was activating the "writing through the hands" in my mystical vision. Originally, I thought he was activating the Deeksha through my hands, but recent realizations have shown me that it was the "sacred contract of writing" that was being activated and initiated at that moment. He was activating the Universal Laws and Wisdoms to flow through the hand. So here is my journey as to how the "god conversations" and "writings from the ONE" started.

I am not a writer, an editor, an English major, or anything of that sort ~ Nor have I ever desired to be a writer. I come from an investment banking background. I have always had a "head for numbers"; science and quantum physics have always excited me. I read some "spiritual books" back in my twenties; they were about THE FIELD and the Universe.

These "writings" are the unedited version of my recent experiences of the discovery of the Divine ~ a simple transcription from my "notebooks" onto the computer. My apologies in advance for any editing errors ~

The following section describes the experience of the Presence descending into me, during an ancient Vedic ceremony, called Oneness Bhakti Yoga. These processes originate from the Oneness University in southern India. In the "Addendum" section at the end of this book, there is an explanation about the Oneness University. Yes, some Sanskrit terms and other words are used throughout these "writings" that you will not be familiar with. Just remember that energy is transferred through these words ~

February 2011:

It was then time for the helpers to be the last to take the Deeksha, so I waited until I could go to my Sri Murthi (picture) that I had brought from home, and when I got there, I kneeled in front, stared right into the eyes of Sri Bhagavan, didn't touch it yet, and announced to him, "Sri Bhagavan, I now know without a doubt that you have the power to fully awaken people through this process, and to bring them into awakened states, and into God-Realization. I have seen it with my own two eyes, I know 100% that you can do this." I then commanded Sri Bhagavan: "This is the time to give it to me now. I know I have been blocking Grace my whole life, I SEE that, so help me `accept' the grace right here and now to awaken me. I need your help to 'accept the grace', I cannot do it on my own. I also now know my 'Fear of being Awakened.' I command you to have the grace come in and knock this fear to pieces. I command you to bring the grace in, right now."

I touched the Sri Murthi, and the Deeksha started to come through right away. I kept talking the whole time to the Divine as the Presence was entering my body and moving through my whole being. The Presence was smashing the wall of my mind to pieces with the force of a tsunami. The cement walls around my heart were being shattered. I could not move. I was not sure how long I was up at the Sri Murthi. I was left there until after the event was over and the clean-up started. I then sat up, with the Presence flowing through me like a rushing river, looking around at the helpers ~ meanwhile the "I" was supposed to be organizing the clean-up. There was no "I," just awareness of THE FIELD ~ a thick, smoky haze could be seen and felt all around me. THE FIELD around me was the same as the Presence in me. I moved to the side of the room and back a bit, I definitely gave up on the idea that I was going to be cleaning at all (!), and just "conversed" with THE FIELD nonstop, and saying, "AH, friend, THERE YOU ARE, FINALLY!"

I started to praise MY FRIEND. I was not sure how long this went on. I started to ask THE FIELD for what I wanted to happen; I started to experiment with THIS FIELD. It was so immediately interactive and responsive; the magical FIELD OF GRACE was being revealed to me, as me, right now! Then I did get up to clean up the event; after all, it was the job I signed up for ~ So I finished up with all the details and headed back to a quiet and dark hotel room and was taken through "process" all night long, with the Presence rushing through me.

I "awoke" the next morning with the Presence staring out of my eyes. I didn't have to invoke it; it was just there. After all these years of "invoking" it, it was just present. The Presence was the "me" now. I realized humility completely, there was no "I" ever doing anything; it was always pure Divine grace! In fact, I realized the more successful the person is in life, actually means more humility because it means the more grace is coming in and doing all these things through you! The arrogance was shattered that "I" had anything to do with anything it my life; it was Divine Presence doing it all.

The realizations and revelations started pouring in; the wall of my mind had been punched through, and the cement walls of my heart had been shattered ~ the grace was simply rushing in. There was no underlying worry or psychological suffering that was always present before, there was no "I" or "controller." I realized immediately the Divine grace had been there my whole life, waiting for me to open and to accept it; it was the "I" that was blocking it this whole time. The floodgates of grace had been opened by the Deeksha. I immediately started to PRAISE the Divine, and I realized the true nature of the Divine: it has to be PRAISED, we activate it by praising it. Praise is the same vibration as THE FIELD, it is the same language as THE FIELD.

So this realization started the "conversation", the communion with THE FIELD. It has become a nonstop conversation, and THE FIELD answers me back in experiential realizations. It is literally a "one—on—one" conversation with the ONE! This process is where the questioner and answerer are merged into ONE, as the same consciousness.

Almost immediately, the Presence instructed me to write in a notebook about the nature of the Divine Presence. Now those that know me personally know I am "not a writer". I have a business background, a "head for numbers", in no way have I ever written before or ever wanted to write. So, my pen hits the notebook and the Presence writes. There is no "I" doing it. I experience my hand move effortlessly through the notebook, revelations and Universal Laws are flowing out, pages upon pages have been written ~ It has been a very unique experience; the theme is PRAISE. I praise everything; the Divine signposts are everywhere! The more I praise on paper to the ONE, the more of these exact miracles happen. I see Presence shining out of the eyes of every person I meet: strangers, family members, everyone! Every interaction is PURE PRESENCE MEETING PURE PRESENCE!

The biggest transformation has come in my relationship with my husband, Adam. I have the experience of the "I" being shifted and dissolved, thus changing the whole dynamic of our time together; the revelations about our life together are nonstop. With each revelation, I say, "Thank you, Divine Presence, for this revelation; what else can you reveal about this?" I test THE FIELD nonstop; I have experiments with THE FIELD. I ask questions; this is all happening automatically. No decision is needed to make this happen. Life is the process now, an ongoing process. I fully realize acceptance now, which means "accept"-ing grace in, which means lack of resistance.

Resistance = Blocking life = Blocking Divine grace ~

"ALLOW"-ing the flow of the Divine Presence in = at ONE with the Divine Presence = ONENESS ~

When resistance drops automatically, Divine grace has access to fill up each and every cell of your being. The revelations are ongoing now, and I have these "god conversations" every day, sometimes all day long ~ Even when I am with other people, for example having dinner, I am communing with THE FIELD, revelations pouring in. The karmic wheels of my closest relationships keep being revealed to me. When I am with a particular person, I experience THE FIELD speaking to this person for their greatest needs at this time. It is phenomenal!

The JOURNEY (journal) starts:

February 22, 2011

I just woke up, the Presence is ripping through my body like a freight train. When my eyes pop open, it is pure Presence looking out. The Presence leaps my body out of bed, the rush of energy is so powerful and intense ~ this freight train of cosmic energy. The Divine signposts are absolutely everywhere!

I have an urge to write, to write about the Divine Presence. Writing and communing with the ONE is a whole new experience, my hand is moving, words are pouring forth, but there is no "I" doing it. The revelations pour in:

The Divine Presence is a force FIELD, a very living FIELD, which directly "inter"-acts with us ~

I realize the "nature" of the Divine Presence ~

The Presence IS a living, breathing force FIELD that has to be nurtured, praised, and witnessed; all for it to interact with me and with us as a human species! I now understand if we don't praise it, it will not interact. I now understand why sadhana (spiritual practice) is so important. Invoke and praise ~ now there is no need to invoke, just to praise. All I want to do is praise THIS FIELD, it is now a constant flow of praise happening automatically. I completely understand the sadhana of invoking the Presence, it is our responsibility to do it, until it is naturally there ~ I REALIZE SADHANA!

The Divine Presence has descended into me and taken over. This force FIELD is a rushing river of grace flowing through. It descended into me as a tsunami of grace, ripping through my crown chakra, shattering "the walls" of my mind, breaking open the cement walls of my heart, as a current of pure Universal Energy rushes in and out of every cell of my being ~

There is no longer a sense of a "controller," there is not a sense of "I." There is just the realization of a complete VOID, and that "it all IS happening automatically" ~

All I want to do is praise the Divine, it is no longer a concept of praising, or a sadhana. I feel as if I was turned into a complete Bhakta (devotee of the Divine Presence) over the weekend. And it is all very natural and blissful, absolutely no effort is needed to praise, it just simply occurs, throughout the day, every day.

The Divine signposts are everywhere! In every instance, the Divine is winking at me. In the smile and eyes of every person, pure Presence is looking back at me. Literally the Divine hand is everywhere, I praise it! How can I not? I am humbled by the Divine in everyone and everything ~ the Divine Presence loves me so very much, every second of every minute of every day!

Before this was just a "psychological concept," again creating a "craving" for it. Now this craving is completely gone. All that is left is the experiential reality of it ~

When I was recently driving cross-country by myself, I was at a very remote truck stop and heard an immigrant construction worker whistle at me. I looked around, and no one else was inside but me. So I turned around and looked at the person standing behind me. Normally this type of "attention" would have sent a tremendous charge of anger and fear rushing through my body. However, this time when I turned around and looked in this man's face, it was only pure Presence staring back at me. His eyes and face, glowing with light, a huge smile radiating at me. This was Presence winking at me, that's it! I laughed out loud and said, "Hello," that was it, a true experience of the Divine ... It did not mean he wanted to kidnap me right then and there or anything like that, ha! That old fear and conditioning was completely dissolved, and I had a good laugh at how the "old me" would have reacted ~

February 23, 2011

I don't need to "invoke" the Divine Presence anymore; it is just there, staring out of my eyes. Exquisite experience indeed, because for all these years I would have to go through the practice of "invoking" the Presence.

The rushing river of Divine Presence is pouring through the top of my head, streaming through the whole body, out of my hands, and out of every cell of my being. The Presence is pouring through my heart. The walls of my mind and heart have been shattered, and the rushing river of grace is pouring through like a tsunami. The top third of my head is fully electric and "on fire" with Presence. It reminds me of the "7th chakra picture," the thousand petaled lotus activated as the top third of my head.

I now realize the Divine Presence has always been there, waiting to descend into me, waiting to break open the "floodgates" of grace.... It was the "I" that was blocking it the whole time! The "sense of I" blocked all the grace out! Traumatic experiences at a very young age had put a steel wall around my heart, encasing my heart in cement and blocking all grace from coming in. This blockage had gone on for over thirty years, until the tsunami of grace broke this cement and steel wall forever!

The Divine is pouring through me as I write these words: The nature of the Divine has to be praised; we activate it by praising it! So I start praising the Divine for these revelations, and the voice of god keeps pouring through as experiential realizations ~

Pure and utter arrogance ruled my life before. My life was ruled by these statements:

• "I am a great manifester."

• "I can make all these things happen."

(Continues...)

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