TAO/MITAKUWE OYAS'IN VOL. 7 (April/May 2007 Issue) Denean Official Website

Even as new teachings arise from the spiritual awakening taking place across our planet,

human nature takes over once again and much of what is expressed comes from the personality ego-self in a desire

for power, position, or fame...an attempt to have us believe once again in an external authority!

To teach, to share...to express the Truth so that others may glean from it that which

resonates with their own inner being and furthers their life...this is good.

But it is up to each one of us to be responsible for discerning the Truth and the teachers of Truth from the false prophets.

Remember, the fallen angel was also known as "the brightest angel" and his greatest tool of seduction was/is beauty.

We must look deeper to discern the heart and intent of what lies within the speaker.

Do they have a quiet heart of self-contained joy, desiring nothing from without and resting content with everything?

The responsibility truly lies with each one of us to look closely at what we choose to follow

or align ourselves with...at what we allow to become a part of us by our own consent.

versus the cleverness of intellectual concepts or influence by social/cultural status.

The intellect is a function of the personality self. Certainly we need it, as human beings, to live in this

organic realm. But the emphasis placed on the measure of intellect or of social/cultural status

to determine the true spiritual evolution of an individual can be misleading.

It can be the common individual living a plain, simple life who expresses true spiritual wisdom.

Although there are many great teachings, there are also many false teachings.

The only way for us to discern what is true from what is false is to turn within to our own inner guidance.

The belief that there is God and something else is what separates us from our own spiritual knowing

of our God Self and therefore sets the stage for dependence on "external authority".

It's ok for the Truth to challenge our belief systems, especially if those belief systems are misguided.

We sometimes have to face those challenges to grow. But when it's all said and done, if what you

hear or read does not align with your own being, then throw it out! This includes the words I write here.

I do not want to be your "external authority". My only prayer and intention is to further the good by

pointing to the alignment of the soul with its source through one's own experience.

If you are looking for a way to tap in to that knowing within you, here's a suggestion:

2. Find one simple statement of Truth that you resonate with...that speaks to you and opens you to greater awareness of your God Self.

3. Spend quiet time each day (for a period of time) with this statement of Truth.

4. Keep a journal handy and write down the insights that come to you during this time.

I'll tell you a little story. I did this one time with a simple phrase from the Tao Te Ching. Because I understood its importance to my life, I spent three years with this one statement of truth. It changed me forever and opened me to understanding beyond what I could ever have imagined.

Calm your mind, relax your body, and connect your being to God as you understand it.

That which created the stars and planets in the heavens and holds them in their rightful place

It fills my conscious awareness with the Truth of "me" that has been here all along.

If I have hidden the Truth from myself, I now bring it into the light that I may know

This Issue's Featured Song:

From THE FARMERS DAUGHTER

This song will be available for listening until the next newsletter issue (approx. June 1, 2007)

Click here to view lyrics to "I Am"

This song came into being while I was living in Corrales, New Mexico. I had a wonderful view of the Sandia Mountains from where my piano was positioned. "Sandia" means watermelon and the mountains are called so because there is a brief time in the late afternoon when they turn a beautiful watermelon pink as the sun is setting. It's breathtaking "art" by God and so inspired this song.

Hexagram 52 in the I Ching is made up of the trigram Ken doubled. It's image is the mountain and the message of this hexagram is true quiet...keeping still or knowing what one must do to come to stillness. "I am that I am...be still and know that I am God."

Little did I know at the time of writing this song, that when I would actually record it, I would be in a studio on that very mountain! After discovering this studio (called "Thunderbird"), on the day I was checking it out, the thunder beings began "talking" the moment I stepped out of my vehicle. I knew I had found the right place to record the album. (There were actually two studios involved in making "The Farmers Daughter", but this one is where the tracks were recorded.)

Some of you may be wondering why the current newsletter is only available through the email link sent to you (see "important notice" below) so I would like to explain a bit. Actually the only reason is to limit access to the song file for the current "Featured Song" selection. This is done to be respectful to the publishing and sound recording copyright legal considerations in connection with the song files presented in the current issue. This is also why the song files are removed once the newsletter is added to the archive. Thank you for understanding :-)

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