“And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.” ~ Exodus 3:4-5.
Recording 512A, titled “Special Instructions for Teaching and Healing – For All Infinite Way Teachers and Practitioners Now and Forever,” from the 1963 Instructions for Teaching The Infinite Way, is the primary source for Chapter 10, “The New Dispensation,” in I Stand on Holy Ground. This recording is no longer posted on this website. If you subscribe to the Joel Goldsmith Streaming Service, you can listen to it there. To purchase the recording or transcript from The Infinite Way Office, click/tap here.
Please Note
At the beginning of this class, Joel states that the class is meant for “those who are now teaching the message of The Infinite Way, and for those who may hereafter teach the message of The Infinite Way.” During the class, he makes several references to “you as a teacher” and “your students.” But even if you are not a teacher, and even if you do not think you will assume that role, the class has great value, for while Joel is telling teachers what they should teach students, he is really telling us as students what we must learn and what we must do to attain the Christ-consciousness.
Also, Joel says, “I am coming to the end of the message that has been revealing itself to me since the middle of August,” and he says that the message has been captured in a series of papers from certain lessons given in 1963. That “series of papers” refers to the 1963 Hotel Talks, which were not recorded, but which were transcribed and are published in the book Consciousness Transformed. Joel specifically calls out the talks dated August 16, 1963 (“One with God: Praying for the World”) through September.
Joel also mentions that the message is revealed in two classes. These are the 1963 Princess Kaiulani Sunday Series, which comprises recordings 513A through 515B, and the 1963 Kailua Private Class, which includes recordings 516A through 524B. We have studied the 1963 Kailua Private Class here in our online group. The recordings for this class are no longer posted, but all the study material is still available.
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The essence of what Joel teaches in this chapter and in the class that we heard is simple. Joel is telling those who are teaching, or who will teach, the message of The Infinite Way to remember that the goal of the Infinite Way is to bring the students to the attainment of Christ-consciousness or to that “mind. . . which was also in Christ Jesus.” In other words, to help them be reborn into their original pure state of Christ consciousness. Then, those who attain become the light to others who come within range of their consciousness. Joel tells the teachers how to bring students to that Christ-consciousness. You will recognize this sweet refrain, because it is exactly how Joel teaches us.
1. Teach the principles of The Infinite Way message, the “letter of truth,” or what Joel calls the “metaphysics” of the message.
He stresses that study and practice of the “metaphysics” will lead the student to the mysticism of the message.
2. Emphasize the importance of practicing the principles to develop spiritual consciousness.
Joel underscores that through practice, students come to realize that there is only ONE power. They see that thought, the mind, karmic law, germs, accidents, and people have NO power, and that there is no power in anything but God. Joel reminds the teachers that unless we continue to practice, we cannot demonstrate the non-power of seeming powers.
When students develop spiritual consciousness, they do not judge, criticize or condemn. They do not fight evil. They recognize the spiritual identity of so-called enemies. They realize that there is only one Selfhood, and that what they do to another, they do to themselves. They live in the now, knowing that there is a sufficiency of Grace to bring them the measure of growth they can receive at the moment, and they share what is given to them. Each day, they live up to as much as they can understand, and each day they die to some measure of human belief.
3. Emphasize the importance of meditation.
God is infinite consciousness, and that consciousness is the consciousness of individual man. So the only place man has to go for anything is to the consciousness of his own being. Joel makes clear that the purpose of meditation is to go within to open out a way for Infinity to flow forth from within, and that we will only know harmony and freedom by drawing it forth from within our own consciousness.
Joel points out that we must have at least a dozen or more periods of from thirty seconds to ten or fifteen minutes in which we open our consciousness to the omnipresence of divine grace. We need not wait for our periods of meditation to give us messages, but we should continue to meditate, regardless of whether we get any messages.
We should meditate without a desire, a wish, a hope, or a need, ignoring human appearances and seeking only an inner communion with the Spirit. Meditation enables us to transcend human wisdom, because if we open a pathway to the Infinite Invisible, we will receive a knowledge and a wisdom far greater than can be found in books.
Opportunity for Self-Assessment
Joel’s instruction to teachers in this class gives us the opportunity to do a self-assessment.
It is important to remind ourselves that any time we do a self-assessment like this, we should NEVER do it with self-criticism or self-condemnation, but simply with the intent to recognize and acknowledge where we are, and if necessary and possible, make adjustments.
The Principles
Joel teaches four major principles in the message of The Infinite Way: the nature of God, the nature of individual being, the nature of error, and the nature of prayer. If you do not feel clear about any of these principles, or if you just want a refresher, there are several offerings that can be helpful.