Joel gave several beautiful classes on world work and topics related to world work. Since Joel’s recordings are still under copy protection, we have obtained permission to post these recordings for your online or telephone listening. Each recording will be available for listening at any time for one month after it is posted. There is a list of previously posted recordings at the bottom of this page.
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This month’s recording is Recording 252B, from the 1959 Halekou Special Work, titled “Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, There is Liberty.” This class was not used as source material for any book.
Preview of the Class
Joel says that the higher we go spiritually, the more aware we become of world problems because only the spiritually illumined person knows real freedom, and knowing it for himself, he longs for it for the world.
But what can one individual do to bring freedom to the world? Do not battle problems; come back to the revelation that “My kingdom is not of this world.” We must “come out” from the mass mind and “be separate” by dropping the problems of the world instead of engaging them. We must become receptive and responsive to the still, small voice instead of raising a loud voice of criticism or harsh judgment. As Joel says, “When the Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, the miracles of Christ take place. … The grace of God is brought into expression only by the silence of human selfhood.”
God does not function in the human scene, but the presence and power of God always come to the world through individual consciousness—“always there is a Moses, Elijah, Isaiah, Jesus, or John.” It can come through our individual consciousness, too, and in this class, Joel teaches how we can overcome the temptation to struggle against world problems and allow that presence and power of God to come through.
Note: In this recording, Joel refers to the 1958 December Letter, which is Chapter 12, “The One Great Miracle,” in The Heart of Mysticism, Volume 5, The 1958 Infinite Way Letters.
December 1-31, 2024
Recording 228B: 1958 London Open Class
“Nature of Spiritual Power”
November 1-30, 2024
Recording 365B: 1960 England Open Class
“Putting Up the Sword Is the Secret”
October 1-31, 2024
Recording 427A: 1961 New York Special Class
“World Affairs Spiritually Handled”
September 1-30, 2024
Recording 191A: 1957 First Halekou Class
“A Meditation: Ye Are the Light”
August 1-31, 2024
Recording 387A: 1961 Waikiki Infinite Way Center
“The Light That Dispels Darkness”
July 1-31, 2024
Recording 35A: 1953 Second Seattle Class
“Fishers of Men”
June 1-30, 2024
Recording 442A: 1961 Hawaiian Village Open Class
“The Secret of the Word Made Flesh”
May 1-31, 2024
Recording 428A: 1961 October Los Angeles Special Class
“Laying the Axe at the Root”
April 1-30, 2024
Recording 243B: 1959 Maui Advanced Work
“The New Life by Grace”
March 1-31, 2024
Recording 495A: 1962 London Special Class
“Nature of Spiritual Power”
February 1-29, 2024
Recording 387B: 1961 Waikiki Infinite Way Center
“Attaining the Light That Dispels Darkness”
January 1-31, 2024
Recording 356A: 1960 England Open Class
“Solving World’s Problems”
This class is one of three used as source material for Chapter 10, “The Government Is on His Shoulders,” in Our Spiritual Resources.
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