D18 Discovery of Mindfulness Meditation Web

Contemplative Prayer (CP) is the summation of the various forms of meditation blended with prayer to resemble biblical prayer which is the only means of communion with God. CP is the full version of counterfeit meditation and prayer, the main medium of deception in Spiritualism. CP is the full version comprising of Centering Prayer, Breath Prayer, Meditation or Listening prayer, Transcendental Meditation and Mindfulness Meditation.

18 The Invitation

“The Spider and the Fly,” famous children poem by Mart Howitt (1828) tells of a cunning Spider who ensnares a naïve Fly through the use of seduction and flattery. This is the spiritual lesson of D18 Discovery of “Mindfulness Meditation Web.”  It may only be discerned by some in hearing of the frightful  realization by the Fly (in a profound song lyric in response) that “the Spiderman is having me for dinner tonight, and there is nothing I can do. “ (http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-cure-lullaby-lyrics-tricky.html ) So it was in Christ's teaching: the unknown was illustrated by the known; divine truths by earthly things with which the people were most familiar.  {COL 17.1}  As we are humans, we will only see the physical dimension which is deliberately presented seductively by the Spiderman to appeal flatteringly any Fly passing by.  We do not see what is lurking and manipulating behind the scene.

This discovery trip is meant for the good of the unfortunate children, the Fly- Gen Z, who did not receive the protection from their parents, who sadly by not heeding this warning will be a bigger fly for they have not learnt the parables as taught by Jesus.  

The web of deception by Spiderman must be arrested as mystical Eastern meditation, in the form, “Mindfulness”, have now reached into primary school and publicly applauded by educators, social workers and the whole world practically. The earlier discovery Trips (D14- about the cosmic war beteen Satan and Christ; D15- in being subjected to Satanic spirit in practicing the art of self defence; D16- doing Yoga is tantamount to worshipping Hindu Gods and D17- about the social media net that is an opiate to society) build up to D18 concerning the control of the mind through counterfeit meditation.

Many enticed practitioners will ask, “How can meditation be bad if the practice is quiet, it’s silent, it’s emptying the mind? How can nothingness be bad?”  Everybody and especially Christians say it gets us to know God better. In order to answer questions such as these that we need to see the ‘attractiveness’ first before getting into the hidden agenda of the evil force using meditation as its tool to control the mind. There is a great need to read up on materials discussed in earlier articles concerning the evil workings of Satan in history.

CONTENTS

18 The Invitation; D18 Discovery Overview;18.1 Worldly Acknowledgement of Meditation; 18.1.1 The Touted Benefits; 18.1.1.1 The Hidden Side; 18.1.2 Free YouTube Course; 18.1.2.1The Meditation Instructor; 18.1.2.1.1 Simple and Easy Steps to Master; 18.1.2.2 Some other Examples; 18.1.3 Mindfulness Meditation; 18.1.3.1 Introduction to Mindfulness; 18.1.3.1.1 The Founder of Mindfulness; 18.1.3.2 Meditation Effect on the Brain; 18.1.4 Vatican Aggressive Promotion Effort;  18.2 The Broad Way of Spiritualism; 18.2.1 Contemplative Prayer in Spiritualism; 18.2.1.1 The Early Stage of Infiltration; 18.2.1.1.1 Overview of Eastern Mysticism in the West; 18.2.1.2 Mystery of Contemplative Prayer; 18.2.1.2.1 Root Nurtured in Catholicism; 18.2.1.2.2 Contemplative Prayer (CP) Defined; 18.2.1.2.2.1The Ultimate Mystery; 18.2.1.2.2.2 Mysticism; 18.2.1.2.2.2.1 Sufism; 18.2.1.2.2.2.2 Kundalini Yoga; 18.2.1.2.2.2.3 Hypnotism; 18.2.1.2.2.2.3.1 Hypnotism from Beginning to End; 18.2.1.2.2.2.4 Demonic Possession; 18.2.1.2.2.2.5 Working with Spiritual Guide; 18.2.1.3 Filling the Cup of God’s Wrath; 18.2.1.2.3.1 The Successful Hollywood Marketing Display; 18.2.1.2.3.1 Katy Perry- Preacher for Spiritualism;18.3 True Biblical Meditation; 18.3.1 Meditating on God’s Word; 18.3.2 The Present World Predicament;18.3.2.1 Closing Scenes of Earth’s History.

D18 Overview

1. “Mindfulness” Meditation, have now reached into primary school and publicly applauded by educators, social workers and the whole world practically. Mindfulness” is a misleading label to attract that hides its true purpose which is just the opposite, for in meditating on nothing , in focusing on emptying the mind, cannot equate to mindfulness but rather mindlessness.

2. A rough estimation of people who meditate globally is around 200 to 500 million people. Doctors recommend a daily meditation practice to achieve general health and wellness. This endorsement by even medical doctors is truly the icing on the cake that will cause health problems associated with obesity, diabetes and high blood pressures. This is the beginning of Bible prophecy that in the end-time ”all the world wondered after the beast”- Rev13:3*.

3. Satan has a counterfeit for everything God has as truth. In Christian Meditation the mind is actively involved.  This method is based on reflecting, thinking, and reasoning. It is not putting the mind in neutral but filling your mind with the word of God. Satan is constantly preparing inducements to attract minds from the solemn work of preparation for scenes just in the future. We now have the I-phone and the I-pad that are continually connected for all our free and conscious time to keep us amused and current with worldly excitements. As a result the young people are not accustomed to genuine meditation or disciplined to study the Word of God.

4. Eastern Mystics practice the art of Transcendental Meditation (TM) to escape time and space to be at one with the impersonal God. TM’s ideal is reaching nirvana when personality and consciousness have been extinguished and return to nothingness, ceasing to exist as a conscious time and space person.

5. The tentacle of false mediation is openly accessible to the whole world through the internet. Just by walking through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agdCs8nS64o  ( 19:03)- Guided Confidence Meditation for Teens, Kids (& adults too!), and asking rational question with an open mind, you will be able to connect this meditation practice taught to kids is deeply rooted in Hindu religion that worship many gods.

6. Mindfulness Meditation is sadly promoted even by the National Library of Singapore (April –June, 2017 quarterly). It is a diluted version of Eastern  mystical meditation for Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness is a practitioner of Hatha Yoga and Zen meditation. Kabat-Zinn removed Buddhist language from the practice of meditation and made scientific, evidence-based investigations into mindfulness techniques to help people manage chronic pain.

7. Andrew Newberg, neuroscientist research shows meditation screen out incoming data into frontal lobe and parietal lobe goes down. The  parietal lobe, tells where you are in 3D space, meaning all that is lost and you become part of the whole universe, This  neural phenomenon  (coupled with addiction) is so euphoric and new. Buddhism calls this being awakened; Nirvana to Hindus, presence of God to the Christian, a God encounter. They make sense of it based on their beliefs.   

8. The Pope has tapped into the entertainment and media celebrity to capture the whole worth into the meditation web. This is reported on Wed May 2, 2018 that “A Vatican conference has wrapped up featuring controversial pop-star Katy Perry speaking on transcendental meditation.”

9. Religion is inherent in all humanity made especially with the faculty of conscience (and operating in the realm of free will). Our religiosity has been corrupted by the perversion of truth from Satan, the pseudo god of this world. Without the knowledge of God, all in the post-modern world are pseudo –religious because we direct all our energy to fill the void with our worldly desire, that it becomes our pseudo-religion. This is the broad road that “leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in thereat: “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”(Mat 7:13-14).

10. In Contemplative Prayer (CP) is the summation of the various forms of meditation blended with prayer to resemble biblical prayer which is the only means of communion with God. CP is the full version of counterfeit meditation and prayer, the main medium of deception in Spiritualism. CP (also referred to as centering prayer, breath prayer, meditation or listening prayer) is one of the most esteemed spiritual disciplines taught in spiritual formation. The root of CP is nurtured in Catholicism. Carl Reiner,  the brain behind the Vatican II,  wrote the future Christian will be a mystic or he/she will be nothing at all. “ Central to the Christian Tradition for thousands of years has been disciplines of meditation, reflection, silence and breathing.” –Rob Bell. CP is the same as New Age type of meditation. The appeal of CP (based on experimentation with spiritual methods by the Desert Fathers) is to get God’s attention when you get into silence and better able to hear God guiding and directing you. Thomas Merton is considered the main icon of CP, recommended by Pope Francis as one of the four greats of America in Sep 23, 2015 at the White House address to the nation.  He said that Christianity in its mission to save the world could not without CP (CP is an exoteric tradition (brought from monastery by Thomas Merton), not at all the true prayer which is relating personally with God and documented in the Bible. It is praying in your five senses as Christianity is not designed as a mystical religion and is meant for everyone (not only for the super spiritual.  In the ecumenism movement all religions lead to God. Advocates of CP believe and teach that it is a necessary practice if one desires to become more like Christ. In claiming this, however, they often appeal to the practices of ancient Roman Catholic mystic monks rather than the Word of God.  

11. The main features and poisons in CP are :1 Tapping  into unrevealed secret of God  which is within us; 2. Hypnotism from beginning  to end; 3. Demonic  possession; 4. Filling the Cup of God’s Wrath that leads to ultimate destruction.

12. Knowing the true way of meditation is the best way of detecting the dangerous counterfeit meditation in CP. The objective of Biblical meditation is that we continually think about the Word of God so that faith is produced in our heart and mind. Meditation requires that we spend time investigating what the Bible says, diligently seeking to know and understand the will of the Father. This diligent seeking is what the Father desires from us-Heb 11:6.

Discovery of Mindfulness Meditation Web

18.1 Worldly Acknowledgement of Meditation

(Excerpts from http://mindworks.org/meditation-knowledge/how-many-people-meditate/ )

Have you ever wondered how many people meditate in the world?

Considering the immense popularity that meditation has garnered in the past decades, it’s only appropriate to estimate that people who meditate are in the millions by now. This calming practice was developed back in 500 BCE by the Indian Buddhists. As the number of people who practiced meditation grew, more religions and cultures started incorporating different meditation techniques. The practice infiltrated other countries like China, Japan and Korea all the while evolving and taking root. (This eastern mystical practice took root in the Western world in the 1960’s with Transcendental Meditation (TM).  In addition, Eastern forms of meditation are presently practiced by Christians in many churches because the Emergent/Emerging Church movement promoted by mega-churches is the main practitioner of spiritual formation (for some +50 years). Emerging Church leaders say that the doctrine is not important as your personal experience with Christ. They want all religions to blend together akin to the ecumenical movement the Roman Catholic Church has promoted since the 1965.)

The general understanding is that Meditation is a practice that helps individuals to focus their attention on the here and now. The most popular forms of meditation include mindfulness meditation, spiritual meditation and mantra meditation.. According to an extensive study conducted by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), the number of adults who meditated in the United States was 18 million in 2012

There’s no conclusive data regarding how many people meditate in the world. However, the practice of meditation is quite common in the West as well as many Asian and European countries. A rough estimation of people who meditate globally should give us a figure of around 200 to 500 million people. Different people meditate in their own various ways. Some use mantras while others count using mala beads, while most people learn mindfulness and watch their breath during sitting meditation. Doctors recommend a daily meditation practice to achieve general health and wellness. (This endorsement by even medical doctors is truly the icing on the cake that will cause health problems associated with obesity, diabetes and high blood pressures. This is the beginning of Bible prophecy that in the end-time  ”all the world wondered after the beast”- Rev13:3*. Fulfilled prophecy demonstrates knowledge that is beyond human capability. It is proof God has spoken. The study of prophecy already fulfilled confirms our faith in Christ. Only by studying the Bible and checking out history can we piece together the historical telltales on the evil workings of Satan, God’s bitterest enemy.)

(Note:  Rev 13:3*- For centuries the Roman church had been the central religion and, in many ways, the political center of the Western world. A telling example of her power is seen in the story of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, who, upon angering Pope Gregory VII, came to the pope’s castle to make peace. There, the Roman emperor was made to wait in an outer court for three days in the winter cold before the pope granted him entrance. Gregory VII, elated with his triumph, boasted that it was his duty to pull down the pride of kings.

Nevertheless, by the late eighteenth century through the influence of the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the French Revolution, Rome’s political and religious hegemony had been shattered. One of the popes, Pius VI, actually had been taken captive by the French army in 1798 and died in exile in 1799.

Revelation 13, however, speaks of a resurgence after the healing of its “deadly wound” (Rev. 13:3). And although Rome today doesn’t have the kind of political power it wielded in the day of Gregory VII, it is an influential force, both religiously and politically, thanks to the popularity of recent popes (for instance, Pope Francis’ speaking to both houses of the U.S. Congress in 2015 was a historical first). (See F13 Watch&Pray Updates, “Signs in Pope’s U.S. Tour 22-27 Sep 2015,” par 1 Intro, par1.1 30 Sep’ 30 Update; par 1.1.1 Thomas Merton & Pope Francis; par 1.1.2 One World Religion at http://www.wakeupow.com/159912052 ).  According to prophecy, this influence only will grow. ( Lesson 10 -2nd Quarter,2018, Sunday, June3 at https://absg.adventist.org/current-quarter )

(The Protestants who jointly celebrated with the Catholics in the 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther Protestant Reformation have failed to add the condition that there must be no disagreement that Scripture presents Christ as the Creator of all things. Divorcing Bible doctrines from Him must lead to a misunderstanding regarding "'the way, the truth, and the life'" (John 14:6). It suits both the nature and the purpose of the antichrist to suggest other centres of truth than Christ. The reformation and its 95 Theses are literally put to rest and made vanity to most Protestants (other than God’s remnant church) after Oct 31, 2017.)

18.1.1 The Touted Benefits

Now consider how this survey article advocated meditation:

According to the same survey conducted by the NCCIH, about 927,000 kids in the United States meditated in 2012. This represents roughly 1.6% of the entire population of children. It’s delightful to learn just how many people practice meditation, but it warms the heart even further when a significant chunk of these meditators are children. We all understand the vast benefits of meditation on growing kids, especially how the practice impacts their developing minds. More schools are incorporating meditation into children’s learning regimens – the improved performance of these learners speaks volumes about just how effective meditation is. (This is frightening as these children since 2012 have been trapped in the darkness of Satanic deception. They are the Generation Z, aptly designated as the last demographic cohort  (see D17).  How many more are now in the spider’s web? Parents, the destiny of your children is in your hands, we need to pray and return to the fear of the Lord now. (See par 18.2.1.2.3.1 The Successful Hollywood Marketing Display; par 18.2.1.2.3.1 Katy Perry-Preacher for Spiritualism)

According to a National Health Interview Survey published in 2017, the number of American workers who meditate has been steadily increasing over the years. This spells great news, since practicing different meditation techniques has been shown to enhance the productivity and general wellbeing of employees. The suggestion is made that “Institutional barriers should be removed to give workers more freedom to meditate. Such barriers include lack of time and insufficient funding.” (The worker will have no excuse not to participle in the scheme that will rob them of their free will.)

It is made so easy as meditating for even 5-10 minutes every day can have profound effects on your health. Research even proves that breathing slowly and deeply can improve your heart rate, control your blood pressure and improve your overall wellbeing. .. Many occurrences in life are normally out of our control. Our states of mind shouldn’t be one of them. You can take charge of how you think or feel by setting aside a few minutes each day to meditate. Now that you know how many people meditate in the world, choose from a variety of mindfulness techniques and put your mind at ease. (All these are marketing and propaganda based on one survey without any collaborative proof from another source.  See par 18.1.3.2 meditation Effect on the Brain that will negate all these illusory data. Remember, Satan is the great illusionist that tempted Eve and the illusions stated here are to deceive and trap without any hint of the ultimate tragic end as “Spiderman’s dinner tonight”.)

18.1.1.1 The Hidden Side

Satan has a counterfeit for everything God has as truth. In Christian Meditation the mind is actively involved.  This method is based on reflecting, thinking, and reasoning. It is not putting the mind in neutral but filling your mind with the word of God.

“The natural mind leans toward pleasure and self-gratification. It is Satan's policy to manufacture an abundance of this. He seeks to fill the minds of men with a desire for worldly amusement, that they may have no time to ask themselves the question, How is it with my soul? The love of pleasure is infectious. Given up to this, the mind hurries from one point to another, ever seeking for some amusement.  {AH 521.1

The desire for excitement and pleasing entertainment is a temptation and a snare to God's people and especially to the young. Satan is constantly preparing inducements to attract minds from the solemn work of preparation for scenes just in the future. We now have the I-phone and the I-pad that are continually connected for all our free and conscious time to keep us amused and current with worldly excitements. As a result the young people are not accustomed to meditation or disciplined to study the Word of God.

The New Ager philosophy in meditation is that God is not the cause of stress that brings back negative memories (events of life tied to time and space).Their idea is to escape from personality and memories based on events. The mind must transcends space and time and Pantheism escape time and space, empties the mind of memories so as to be in neutral mode to experience rest. In the silence, the practitioner hears the voice of God within him without any disruption. Eastern Mystics practice the art of Transcendental Meditation (TM) to escape time and space to be at one with the impersonal God. TM’s ideal is reaching nirvana when personality and consciousness have been extinguished and return to nothingness, ceasing to exist as a conscious time and space person. The goal of New Ager philosophy is to make the brain totally passive, to empty it of contents. This is evident in the 60s when TM was well received in the West and associated with the common use of drugs to enter the altered state. LSD transcends reality. (E.g.  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the guru of  the  Beetles. What God has true, the devil has a Christian cult.) (See Wp2-Reality Enmity- par7.4.1.3.4 Spiritualism; par 7.4.1.3.4.1 Foundation of Spiritualism athttp://www.wakeupow.com/159912053 )

This is where we need to heed the inspired message of Ellen White who wrote in the 1890s saying then what is to apply nearing the end-time of the world:

“It is true that spiritualism is now changing its form and, veiling some of its more objectionable features, is assuming a Christian guise. But its utterances from the platform and the press have been before the public for many years, and in these its real character stands revealed. These teachings cannot be denied or hidden.”  {GC 557.2}  (Spiritual manifestation, now called contemplation prayer, spiritual formation or emerging spirituality, is about the subjective idea that comes from within the person that counts and not based on the objective external word of God.) 

“Even in its present form, so far from being more worthy of toleration than formerly, it is really a more dangerous, because a more subtle, deception. While it formerly denounced Christ and the Bible, it now professes to accept both. But the Bible is interpreted in a manner that is pleasing to the unrenewed heart, while its solemn and vital truths are made of no effect. Love is dwelt upon as the chief attribute of God, but it is degraded to a weak sentimentalism, making little distinction between good and evil. God's justice, His denunciations of sin, the requirements of His holy law, is all kept out of sight. The people are taught to regard the Decalogue as a dead letter. Pleasing, bewitching fables captivate the senses and lead men to reject the Bible as the foundation of their faith. Christ is as verily denied as before; but Satan has so blinded the eyes of the people that the deception is not discerned.  {GC 558.1}  (See Wp2-Reality Enmity- par 7.4.1.4.3- Satan’s Operational Policies) http://www.wakeupow.com/159912053 )

18.1.2 Free YouTube Course -Meditation for Teens, Kids (& adults too!

The tentacle of false mediation is openly accessible to the whole world.  One of this chosen for illustration is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agdCs8nS64o  ( 19:03)- Guided Confidence Meditation for Teens, Kids (& adults too!) Relax & Believe in the power of now Jason Stephenson - Sleep Meditation Music, Published on Aug 29, 2016.

This will lead you to download my FREE meditation: https://www.meditationmasterysecrets. ... and the invitation to: Join my 30 Day Meditation Bootcamp online Udemy Course: http://vid.io/xviU _ by  Jason Stephenson

18.1.2.1The Meditation Instructor

Jason Stephenson was involved in drugs from the age of 16 to 30 and broke free through meditation, positive thinking, diploma in neurological immunity, Buddhism in Australia, and value all religion based on love. Having an interest in Buddhism, Jason attended a 10 day Monastic retreat at Nan Tien Temple in NSW, Australia. (He is worshipping a master having as one of his precept that ‘as we do not know the end, there is no need to know the beginning,’ implying that he does not know that the world is created by the only true God who knows the end from the beginning.)

Jason has completed a Diploma with H & H Colleges in QLD Australia for Neuro-Psychological Immunity – a course where Jason says, "I really began to understand the power and connection between health of the mind and body." (Without connection with Jesus who is “the way, the truth and the life” (Jn 14:6) it is humanly impossible to be made whole, mind, body and soul. Anything else is a counterfeit, the work of the devil. (The Saviour in His miracles revealed the power that is continually at work in man's behalf, to sustain and to heal him. Through the agencies of nature, God is working, day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment, to keep us alive, to build up and restore us. When any part of the body sustains injury, a healing process is at once begun; nature's agencies are set at work to restore soundness. But the power working through these agencies is the power of God. All life-giving power is from Him. When one recovers from disease, it is God who restores him.  {MH 112.1}(Sickness, suffering, and death are work of an antagonistic power. Satan is the destroyer; God is the restorer.  {MH 113.1})

Recently, Jason achieved a Quilly award in Hollywood for co-authorinng the book "Success Mastery" with Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul Series)   Jason is now a regular teacher on the meditation app, "OpenSit" and will be releasing his product "Meditation Mastery Secrets" in the near future. ( He is co-working for the wrong master.)

Currently, Jason operates a highly successful and powerful meditation relaxation YouTube Channel with over 600,000 subscribers and one hundred and thirty million views!

18.1.2.1.1 Simple and Easy Steps to Master

Here are some of his teachings to illustrate how simple and practical it is to follow:

Daily meditation core is 7 minutes of breathing exercise. Keep a journal before and after. Everything is your meditation. Use meditation for virtually all actions. Your life is a walking talking meditation.  Live out everything within you. A Way of being in every moment rather than sitting and meditating.. Begin with silent meditation with a breathing connection every day. Master of your life is self in charge to milk life for all it is worth in the various methods from mindfulness to no mind state (very still) and silent. Digital detox is a silent retreat.

Everything becomes a meditation, eating, cleaning, walking,  Jason learned at the 10 day Buddhist silent retreat. Turn everything into a meditation by simply being present. However mind is simply racing about thoughts that are inevitable. But check yourself from anxieties caused (because no thinking could fix it.)  Bring yourself back to the present in whatever you are doing, even walking and enjoy the walk in peace.  When waiting in queue be 100% in queue- live for now. Use your life as a meditation itself. See change deep within yourself (danger here in self-hypnosis). Be part of your daily routine, being mindful of the present moment. Treat it as a necessity like breakfast to get calm and peace.

For example: In Walking be 100% aware of steps and environment. Be mindful of every step. Stop look and listen outside – hear a sound stop  \look  connect with your breathing exercise  and allow the sound to relax you. Enjoy it before moving on (become aware and tune in. (All your conscious waking time is to be devoted to  meditation so that  so that ou do not have any time to think. You literally become a robot, under self-hypnosis.)

Silent meditation is affirmation for living in the present- take deep breath hold for two counts and focus on and then exhale,  speak affirmation,  reflect and meditate on each affirmation.” I am relaxed deeply.”(3 times) “ I am the light of the art.” “I am strong healthy and free.” “An inner calmness sets me free.” “ I am fully present in this moment.” “I allow spirit to flow through me with grace and ease.” “ I am infinite love.” “ I am at ease with what is.” “ I am an open channel for abundant creativity in all forms.”  “An inner calmness sets me free.” Coming back to this present moment take a deep breath and let go. Take one more breath.

Finding your flow- This is In the zone for athletes, mental state in endurance. Lao Tze calls it ‘doing without doing’, and’ Peak experience to the psychologist. It is a mental link that is psychologically locked to eye full of happiness. When you have found your flow you have great fun and great ease. Your best work comes without any effort, anxiety or stress. In the flow you can experience your own power. Effortlessly you become a co-creator. You reach mental state of clarity, in your own grounding place, ideas and thoughts flow freely. Peak productivity without much conscious effort or part (like genius and artist) We can learn to channel it through meditation and the simple act of doing it, being aware of it.

Begin by being aware of the current environment. Sit up back straight, scan your body from top of head to feet to feel the body for any pain or emotion, not trying to change anything.  .. Our job is to remain calm amidst the chaos. Just by being we can reach the state of flow. Coming into your breath, take in 3 deep breaths, let it flow over any more tension that may be stuck in your body. Any thoughts of the day are to blow it out through your breath. Come back to natural breathing. Enjoy next few moment with simple breathing. In this process we can reach this flow state of just being. You don’t have to try. We let go of all trying. Being with the breath when it begins and when the breath ends, and the spaces between your breaths, the little pauses, if any thoughts drifts into your mind, just be aware of them, just shift your focus back into your breathing.  Enjoy this process. Sometimes external things distract us from the flow. Remain calm amidst the chaos - be in the eye of the storm. Just by being we can reach the flow. Come back to your present. Be in tune with your breath which is your anchor. Gently open your eyes. You may continue to do this in silence.   

Guided meditation for sleep: (positive miracles - feelings of inadequacies, not worthy enough ever will be, perpetuated cycle, become blind to wonderful opportunity reinforcing their own beliefs. The prison is the negative thinking.)This is the antidote. To get you to sleep is the miracle with positive and kind intentions. Pretend you are the ruler of a country, holding the fate of millions. Project your power through your upright relaxed sitting posture. As ruler, you have earned right to be who you are. Everything can wait. Relax jaw, rest tongue tip on upper teeth.  Gently close eye and begin.  Pay attention to breathing, in and out. Bring your breath to your stomach so that it bloats and contract as you exhale. Next inhale and exhale to a slow count of three. Deep inhale, “one,one thousand, two, one thousand, three ..” exhale “one…” keep this pattern of slow breathing the remainder (don’t have to count each breath. Maintain focus into your stomach. Visualise stomach is a balloon. Think back to an incident where you put a smile to some ones face done with no thought of getting something back. For example, like giving up your seat and how the recipient expressed genuine gratitude. Try to remember what they said and did. Try to recall as much detail. Keep that memory and enjoy that feeling. Recall kind act received. What they do to help you. Recall the feeling then, how expressed, feel valued and explore the moment. The gratitude is the same as when the world seemed right even for a moment, because people were kind. There is power of goodness and kindness. Hold on to it for it can never be taken away.  This is your innate nature, how you came to the world yourself, being filled with light, and knowing this truth.   Begins with one act, one simple smile, pass it to other. Continue the chain reaction. Change the world for better. We are not powerless. The day depends on you to shape the world into a better place. Rest well and go get to change the lives of others. 

Root Chakra - We are creating our own reality when we judge ourselves and others. Chakra is the root at the bottom of spine that connects your energy with the earth to maintain balance. When it is out of balance we have anxiety and being not aware of the present. The channeling of voice from the master is to guide meditation. Those in the meditation circle respond freely in chants. Start by taking three deep breaths to send breath to root chakra, and let go. Bring yourself to this moment. Feel mother earth energy to come to your feet from deep in the earth - breathing in energy, love, peace, freedom, to root chakra. You might begin to see the chakra ball begin to spin and growing red. As you continue breathing in, it spreads to all parts of the body, freeing tension and anxiety. If any fear comes, simply blow it out in next breath out. To come back into the space where you began balanced, centred, and  grounded, open your eyes when you are ready. (The Root Chakra is the Coiled Serpent Fire, Goddess of Nature. It is no coincidence that the snake was climbing up the tree in the Bible in the Garden of Eden. The Kundalini is also called The Serpent Power. And the Kundalini is sleeping in this Root Chakra. This is what you will awaken in meditation to invoke this spirit. As discussed in D16 Eve was lured by the serpent to doubt God’s word to eat the forbidden fruit so as to “be as gods, knowing good and evil.” -Gen 3:5. Yoga is rooted in Hinduism, a religion that worships many gods - http://www.discoverylifediy.com/439484820  -see par 16.3.1 the roots of Yoga. This is the most important trade secret in meditation and it is only revealed when you are already ensnared! )

Having realized the trade secret in meditation so as not to be deceived  by  the lies in marketing TM in watching “ How Transcendental Meditation (TM) Works” by Bob Roth, published on Jun 22, 2016 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP2gLEDl7jI  -I n this video, TM teacher Bob Roth explains: - Why TM is so effective for stress and anxiety - How TM improves brain function and memory - Why TM is absolutely effortless - Why TM works from the start - Why personalized one-on-one instruction is needed.

18.1.2.2 Some other Examples

For another example practiced by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, see F11-Living by Faith, par4.4.3.6.2.3.2 Peace through Meditation; par 4.4.3.8 Spiritual Dimension in Life; par 4.4.3.8.1 Religion Co-related with Spirituality at http://www.wakeupow.com/159912049  that commented on Mr. Lee Kuan Yew on Meditation Published on Mar 31, 2015 by World Community for Christian Meditation -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35P28I3T7Po)

In the same article see par 4.4.3.7.4.1.2 Dangers of Centering Prayer - Taken From:  Sword Of Light And Truth Ministries- (http://www.courageouspriest.com/discernment-warnings-dangers-centering-prayer)

18.1.3 Mindfulness Meditation (From WP2 par 5.4.2.4.1.1.1) 

As Eastern meditation is growing rapidly in the Christian church without the members awareness that it is spiritualism society at large is not spared  either  as Mindfulness is equally used in mental health as therapy and in schools.

It is not surprising for even the National Library of Singapore in its quarterly “Time of your Life,”  April –June, 2017 has  “Introduction to Mindfulness” as its special feature:

18.1.3.1 Introduction to Mindfulness (by Tan Yun Xian, NLB)

Mindfulness is defined as “being aware of the present moment, without judgment or worry for the past or the future”. It allows you to be more aware of the emotions without judgment.

According to Practical Mindfulness by Mike Annesley, being mindful makes you less affected by past thoughts or negative emotions. Mindfulness focuses on being in conscious control of your reaction to your present situation rather than being in “autopilot” – where you react to your present situation rather than being on fresh emotions or potential in the present.  This includes being stuck in the past – regretting and being imprisoned in guilt and shame – or being anxious about the future. (The best defense is to attack  by turning your weakness ( mindlessness) into your strong point (mindfulness).)

Here’s an exercise from Practical Mindfulness that beginners in mindfulness can do: 1.Sit upright on a comfortable  chair and close your eyes, keeping your body in a natural position with both legs flat on the floor; 2. Allow your body to relax and mind to become calm. 3. Focus on each in-breath and out-breath. Don’t try to breathe deeply but do so naturally. 4. If your mind wanders, bring your focus gently back to your breathing. 5. After 5 minutes of mindful breathing, open your eyes and take in your surrounding again. (Tan, the  writer,  may not know what he is teaching about- meditation technique of the wrong kind.) 

Mindfulness meditation is not just about being relaxed, but rather a set of mental exercise that allows you to purposely focus your attention so as to “observe” stray thoughts and emotions that flutter through. For instance, it could be a casual comment that someone made about you or an anxious thought related to deep-seated issue in your life’ When such a thought enters your mind during meditation , refocus on your breathing so that you can regard that negative thought as it is – a thought , not a fact. “You are you. Not your thoughts about yourself.” (So here it is divulged that  “Mindfulness” is a form of mediation which must have originated form a source. But what is the source is not revealed. Herein lies the great danger.)

The feature article then listed four books available at the National Library.

18.1.3.1.1 The Founder of Mindfulness

Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness is a practitioner of Hatha Yoga and Zen meditation. In 1979, Jon Kabat-Zinn, a Zen student, founded the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He developed what is known today as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Kabat-Zinn removed Buddhist language from the practice of meditation and made scientific, evidence-based investigations into mindfulness techniques to help people manage chronic pain.- http://businessresearcher.sagepub.com/sbr-1946-105603-2878495/20180129/the-meditation-industry  . It is impossible to strip eastern meditation off its foundational Buddhist or Hindu beliefs as they are not just language based but NEURALLY BASED. The neural phenomena that occurs in eastern or so-called Christian meditation that takes the brain's frontal lobe "offline" and deactivates the parietal lobe causes mystical neural phenomena that are then expressed in language describing the neural experience such as nirvana, liberation, satori, ..... and in Mindfulness as "being in the moment".

18.1.3.2 Meditation Effect on the Brain

The parietal lobe gives you your sense of position and time in 3D space. When the parietal is deactivated in meditation, you merge into everything and experience the loss of space and time. "Being in the moment" is a light version of Nirvana.

Other brain phenomena occur in the meditation package:

    1) Calming of the Amygdala causes bliss

    2) 68% more endogenous dopamine causes visual acuity and addiction

    3) More Alpha and Theta sleep waves cause mental drift which science describes as the "optimisation of inattention"

    4) Neuroscience confirms meditation as hypnosis when the mind is open to suggestions.

When the mind is completely emptied the brain wave slow down from beta to alpha- dozing before Theta (sleep wave)- tranquil and imaging things ( mind not alert). The amygdala is calmed and almost sedated. Brain secretes dopamine, addictive and causes visualization, and they can see God, angels. Andrew Newberg, neuroscientist research shows meditation screen out incoming data into frontal lobe  and parietal lobe goes down. The  parietal lobe, tells where you are in 3D space, meaning all that is lost and you become part of the whole universe, This  neural phenomenon is so euphoric and new. Buddhism calls this being awakened; Nirvana to Hindus, presence of God to the Christian, a God encounter. They make sense of it based on their beliefs.  

These neural phenomena coupled with addiction ushers a person to the ultimate destination i.e. Nirvana, liberation, Satori. Now in false Christian meditation the same phenomena is termed " union with God" or "in the Presence of God"

In Mindfulness which is Meditation-like, when practiced for a few minutes causes "being in the moment" but when practiced for days causes the experience of nirvanic oneness with God. This is a counterfeit of Bible meditation. When we look at what happens in Bible meditation, e.g. in Psalms 19, above neural phenomena do not occur. (See Foc 11, par 4.4.3.8.1.1 The Meditation Method, then read par 4.4.3.8.1 Religion Co-related with Spirituality at http://www.wakeupow.com/159912049 )

For more see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YveT0AyIx-8  (1:06:02) #1 Neuroscience Reveals Dangers Of Eastern & False Christian Meditation by koktho, published on May 4, 2017 This series of 3 videos are to be viewed in sequence. The first one on NEUROSCIENCE is to be followed by the next on the LOUDNESS OF MEDITATIVE SILENCE. The third connects the pieces of the jigsaw to show where HUMANITY'S SPIRITUAL HISTORY AND TRAJECTORY IS TAKING US.

18.1.4 Vatican Aggressive Promotion Effort 

The Pope has tapped into the entertainment and media celebrity to capture the whole worth into the meditation web. The most recent is reported in the following:

Vatican invites Katy Perry to talk about Transcendental Meditation by Diane Montagna , Wed May 2, 2018 https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/vatican-invites-katy-perry-to-speak-on-meditation

VATICAN, May 2, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — A Vatican conference has wrapped up featuring controversial pop-star Katy Perry speaking on transcendental meditation, disgraced Lettergate monsignor Dario Viganò delivering a talk on “Fake News,” and a “meditating eye” charm bangle given as a gift to select participants.

The high-level, no-expense-spared conference was held at the Vatican on April 26-28, and was co-sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture and the CURA Foundation, a tax-exempt global health movement. Conference collaborators also included the Vatican Secretariat of State, the Vatican Secretariat for Communications, and the Pontifical Academy for Life.

The gathering, called “Unite to Cure — How Science, Technology and the 21st Century Will Impact Culture and Society,” has been described by some as the “Davos of biotech,” due to its similarities with the high-level World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort.

The Fourth International Vatican Conference had several positive aims and featured talks from a wide-ranging panel of experts from the fields of medicine, business, media, and technology.

An odd mingling of wealthy investment bankers, celebrities, biotech leaders and Vatican officials, its stated goal was to “unite people without prejudice to stimulate an open dialogue and catalyze an interdisciplinary approach to tackle major health care challenges around the globe.”

Speakers included New Age guru and alternative medicine mogul Deepak Chopra, as well as world famous American professional golfer and philanthropist for children’s health, Jack Nicklaus; British singer songwriter and humanitarian, Peter Gabriel, whose wife recovered from cancer after receiving a pioneering treatment; and American motivational and self-help life coach, Tony Robbins. Former U.S. vice-president and Co-Chair of the Biden Cancer Initiative, Joe Biden, also delivered a message.

Emmy-award winning Dr. Mehmet Oz — who rose to fame on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” — was featured among the broadcast moderators at the event, along with CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CBS medical correspondent Max Gomez, and Emmy-award-winning journalist and talk show host, Meredith Vieira whose husband has battled Multiple Sclerosis.

18.2 The Broad Way of Spiritualism

Religion is inherent in all humanity made especially with the faculty of conscience (and operating in the realm of free will). The simple definition of religion, devoid of any ritual acts of human tradition as signs of worship, is reverence or worship to God, the Divine Being who is the source of our life, the primary desire of our heart and soul. Our religiosity has been corrupted by the perversion of truth from Satan, the pseudo god of this world. Without the knowledge of God, all in the post-modern world are pseudo –religious because we direct all our energy to fill the void with our worldly desire, that it becomes our pseudo-religion. This is the broad road that “leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”(Mat 7:13-14)

Religion and spirituality are intertwined, as Mr. Lee Kwan Yew, Singapore’s founding PM (who wisely instituted the law in safeguarding religious freedom in our multiracial society), had intuitively understood their connectedness and extension. It is those who feel their spiritual need that enter the “kingdom of heaven” (Mat 5:3) “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” (1Co 2:14) Spirituality that is not founded on the word of God, and to stand alone without the faith in Christ make us all pseudo –religious. The void, in not knowing of things in the spiritual realm, is replaced with a religion on the real things of this world, to set our hearts on as our idols.

The God of love, in His plan of salvation for lost souls, has provided the way to break free by learning of the truth through His Son, Jesus Christ, the way that will restore anyone to true worship again.

Spiritualism founded on the immortality of the soul is one of the two great errors Satan will bring the people under his deceptions. The other is Sunday sacredness.  Spiritualism is the method and the medium to subdue the whole world to worship on Sundays as manifestation of allegiance to Satan as their god.

18.2.1 Contemplative Prayer in Spiritualism

In Contemplative prayer is the summation of the various forms of meditation blended with prayer to resemble biblical prayer which is the only means of communion with God. God talks with us using the Bible to communicate His messages and the prophets as His messengers. Jesus came to earth to reveal the Father to us. Jesus taught His disciple how to reach God, the Father by asking the Father in prayer. (Luk 11:1-13; Mat 7:7-12; Jn 14:13-14) God will give what is eternally good in accordance to His will that will bring the believer into a closer relationship with Him. Contemplative prayer is the refined final version of the first lie in Eden that with its manifestation in Christian Churches will signal the final assault of Satan to deceive even the elect, meaning Christians who have a long standing in the Christian Church. They are the last bastion that he must attack and subdue in order for all the world to worship him (Rev 13:3) instead of the only true God who created the heaven and the earth.  (Center for Contemplative mind in Society has a tree denoting the many ways in getting in touch with familiar spirit.)

Ellen Whites words were: “Satan has long been preparing for his final effort to deceive the world. The foundation of his work was laid by the assurance given to Eve in Eden: "Ye shall not surely die." "In the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." Genesis 3:4,5. Little by little he has prepared the way for his masterpiece of deception in the development of spiritualism. He has not yet reached the full accomplishment of his designs; but it will be reached in the last remnant of time. Says the prophet: "I saw three unclean spirits like frogs; . . . they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." Revelation 16:13, 14. Except those who are kept by the power of God, through faith in His word, the whole world will be swept into the ranks of this delusion. The people are fast being lulled to a fatal security, to be awakened only by the outpouring of the wrath of God.” {DD 23.3}

The coverage on contemplative prayer will expose Satan and his deception. The sketchy information (to keep it short) compiled from the referenced video clips only serves to prime you to personally check them out more thoroughly.

18.2.1.1 The Early Stage of Infiltration 

Eastern Meditation made an inroad into Protestantism, through the Emergent church.  It was based on the Declaration on the relation of the church to non- Christian religions by his holiness Pope Paul at Vatican II- Oct 28. 1965:  The Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions- in Hinduism, men contemplate the divine mystery; in profound meditation or a flight to God with love and trust.; in Buddhism .. attain liberation, by own efforts or through high help supreme illumination. 

The history of the development of the one world religion actually begins with ecumenism, a movement to unify the Christian community mooted at the Vatican Council in 1962. The Roman Catholic Church issued a call to all her Protestant daughters to come home using John 12:21, 13:35. But the fatal flaw from the outset was the union was based on compromise to the Catholic doctrine rather than on the truth. The result was the death of Protestantism ironically on Oct 31, 2017, 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation of Martin Luther.

Eastern forms of meditation are presently practiced by Christians in many churches. The Emergent/Emerging Church movement promoted by mega-churches is the main practitioner of spiritual formation (for some +40 years). Emerging Church leaders say that the doctrine is not important as your personal experience with Christ. They want all religions to blend together akin to the ecumenical movement the Roman Catholic Church has promoted since the 1960s.

Excerpts (including statements) from key promoters of contemplative Prayer into Christianity:

1. Thomas Keating in “Origins of Centering Prayer”- This was during the time of the first wave of the renewal of religious life after the Second Vatican Council, .. we invite several spiritual teachers from Eastern religions as well as some ecumenical skilled Catholic theologians to visit and speak with us. Fr, Thomas Merton was still alive at this time and writing extensively about his researches and exchanges in interreligious dialogue. He was one of the most articulate pioneers from the Christian side in the dialogue among the world religions.  We entertained a Zen master.. for nine years after that, he held sessions once or twice a year. We also were exposed to the Hindu tradition through TM.

2. In their book Finding Grace at the Center, Roman Catholic monks Thomas Keating and Basil Pennington write:

We should not hesitate to take the fruit of the age-old wisdom of the East and “capture” it for Christ. Indeed, those of us who are in ministry should make the necessary effort to acquaint ourselves with as many of these Eastern techniques as possible…. Many Christians who take their prayer life seriously have been greatly helped by Yoga, Zen, TM and similar practices, especially where they have been initiated by reliable teachers and have a solidly developed Christian faith to find inner form and meaning to the resulting experiences.29

Persisting in such practices as transcendental meditation invariably will lead to universalism, as pastor-teacher Ken Silva demonstrates in his article Meditating on Contemplative/Centering Prayer.

3. In science and Non duality conference ; “OM” Sanskrit symbol of Hinduism (unity of man and God) circa 1750 BC , 500 years after the flood, 200years after the tower of Babel.  Help people to acceptable to God by remaining within their Buddhist, Hindu, or Jewish contexts.

4. George Fox University is a hub of contemplative emerging activity with a list of adjunct professors that includes Dan Kimball and Leonard Sweet. In 2005, George Fox hired Todd Hunter, Leonard Sweet and Brian McLaren to teach certain classes; and chapel speakers included Richard Foster and Nrennan Manning. Recommended and required reading for classes includes a wide assortment of staunch contemplatives/mystics like Thomas Keating, Henry Nouwen, and Thomas Merton.”

5. Richard Rohr Feb 2010 meditation- “perfection is not the elimination of imperfection, as we think. Divine perfection, is in fact, the ability to recognize, forgive and include imperfection. Just as God does with all of us. Only in this way can we find wholeness of God under the passing human show.”

6. In Mc Manus book  “Wide Awake “-My goal is to destroy Christianity as a world religion and be a re-catalyst for the movement of Jesus Christ, the  psychological approach to dig deep and discover the incredible potential lying dormant within us.

7. “Progress in intimacy with God means progress toward silence.. It is this recreating silence to which we are called in Contemplative Prayer” – Richard Foster ( quaker)  Silence is God’s first language. (Everything else is a poor translation- Thomas Keating.)

18.2.1.1.1 Overview of Eastern Mysticism in the West

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGRdhmR8vnk  - Contemplative Prayer Exposed  by Proverbs1:7Truth; Published on Nov 11, 2013 (CP1))

Watch (at the least) the beginning part of the clip ( 0- 6:52- Ps Joe Schimmel) )  to get a good summary  of: 1. The founder of TM, Maharishi Yogi, whose teaching was promoted by the Beatles and the Beach Boys and led mass of young people ( Gen X) into Transcendental Meditation; 2. Mantras are names of Hindu Gods and practitioners are invoking spirits under the banner of something scientific; 3. People practicing it began to have horrifying experiences; Tandric Yoga  is yoga sexually perverted; Reiki literatures  talk about spiritual forces; 4. Rick Warren has opened his church to all kinds of cult forces and is supporting mystical meditation; 5. There is mass deception in the emergent Christian Churches. The emergent view of mysticism and experiencing God  are represented in Dan Kimball saying that” if you have the right experience  you will have the right teaching”; Rob Bell leading youths into mystical practices.  He says that “ Central to the Christian Tradition for thousands of years has been disciplines of meditation, reflection, silence and breathing.” “Take a moment, as moment, as you breathe deeply, to invite the God who made the universe into your breath.. “ “when we feel  as though God is far, God is thinking ‘I gave you breathing, I can’t get closer.’- The theology of breathing Sermon, May 29, 2005.

The whole foundation of society is being restructured along mystical line.  This is a prelude to something much more significant, earth shattering in nature, Contemplative prayer (CP) is the same as New Age type of meditation. The appeal of CP (based on experimentation with spiritual methods by the Desert Fathers) is to get God’s attention when you get into silence and better able to hear God guiding and directing you. You are going to get more of God and your Christian life is going to be greatly invigorated.  Thomas Merton is considered the main icon of CP, recommended by Pope Francis as one of the four greats of America in Sep 23, 2015 at the White House address to the nation.  He said that Christianity could not in its mission to save the world without CP.  He believed that in every human being there is this essence which is the pure glory of God. He was deeply impregnated with Sufism and regarded Sheikh Ahmad al- Alawi of Sufism as a great saint and a man of the Holy Spirit  making  CP in alignment with  Sufism. Henry Nouwen, Catholic priest, through his book “The Way of the Heart” connecting with God through prayer, wisdom and silence, have become very influential in the evangelical world.  The others are Sue Monk Kidd, a Southern Baptist, a new ager; Alan Jones who says that in CP all the people can meet whether you are an atheist, for all religions can be unites at the mystical level, truly a one world religion. To him, to know God is to move beyond thinking into a place of utter stillness with the Lord. “..the believer must first achieve a state of silence and contemplation, and then God works in the believer’s heart.”  “The Bible tells us to ’pray all the time.’ One way is to use ‘breath prayers’ throughout the day… You choose a brief sentence or a simple phrase that can be repeated to Jesus in one breath.. Pray it as often as possible. (This is misinterpretation of the Bible text). “Best friend with God” From “Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren stating his affiliation with the CP group. He uses Brother Lawrence as an the example of practicing the presence of God (i.e., breath prayers)- p99, PDL. Gary Thomas in his book “Sacred Pathways” : “in general however  centering prayer works like this: Choose a word (Jesus or Father, for example) as a focus for CP/ centering prayer. Repeat the word silently in your mind foe a set amount of time (say, twenty minutes) until your heart seems to be repeating the word by itself, just as naturally and involuntarily as breathing.” This is what emerging church (such as Rick Warren’s church) is using  mystical practice as a way to get in touch with God.  Carl Reiner,  the brain behind the Vatican II,  wrote the future Christian will be a mystic or he/she will be nothing at all. CP is an exoteric tradition (brought from monastery by Thomas Merton) not at all the true prayer which is relating personally with God and documented in the Bible. It is praying in your five senses as Christianity is not designed as a mystical religion and is meant for everyone (not only for the super spiritual.)

Apostle Paul said  ‘whatever God wanted us to know is given in the Bible” (Act 20:27 There was no mention of CP, or repetitive words in prayer and confirmed by Jesus (Mat 6:7) Paul forewarned: “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;”- 1Tim 4:1 This fits the description manifested now in these leaders of emerging churches  actually getting in touch with deceiving spirits.

(See Ray Yungen in “The New Face of Mystical Spirituality”- CP1 from 7:00-25:17)

18.2.1.2 Mystery of Contemplative Prayer (CP1 from footage 25:17- 1:57:07)

Ps Michael Hoggard of www.watchman broadcast.com   (2013) in this video talk is on the Mystery of Contemplative Prayer”( 25:17- 1:57:07) calling it one of the most dangerous  deadly thing  that is moving into the Church.  He tells s us about the details of what is going on inside the fundamental Bible believing churches all across the world but especially in the USA. He reveals how evil spirits are leading wicked men to create events which will establish the Antichrist on the world scene in such a way as to create the Kingdom of Antichrist or New World Order. This is an in depth study of Christian mysticism in Contemplative prayer (CP) causing altered states of consciousness and the root and goal of these practices. He is able to relate conspiracies that he discerns in the Bible. The Bible is able to explain all the little conspiracies (intuitive ideas, insights) and notions that are going on behind the scenes that nobody should know anything about.  But the Bible is going to reveal them, like the key text of 1 Tim 4:1. God has warned Israel about  need of separation  from  strange people that sacrificed to devils , not to God. (Deu 32:16-17, 20-21) God knew that the Israelites were going to follow the Sodomites and ‘Gomorrahans’  and saving the Gentiles nations (us) to provoke the Israelites into jealousy so that they might return to Him ( VV. 32-33) ” Their wine( spiritual wine) is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps (the  old serpent, the devil- Lucifer himself).

The fastest growing source of Satan's influence into fundamental and evangelical churches in America is a new age, yoga-like meditation called Contemplative Prayer (CP). Those who practice it say they hear the voice of God inside them. But is it God's voice, or the voice of a familiar spirit? In this video presentation, Pastor Mike Hoggard examines the roots of this practice and follows the trail to the Vatican and beyond. Since the trail ultimately traces back to the Roman Catholic Church, then you must understand the deeply Satanic power behind this Mystical practice. Literally, those who practice Contemplative Prayer are being led by the spirit of Antichrist, and are being used to facilitate the rise of the Beast in the last days.

Actively promoting CP among the Protestant denominations was the Nazarene Movement teaching Spiritual formation which is linked with CP because it is a program to get CP into the church, youth group, the ministries, Bible college, The spiritual formation retreat is no different from the New ager retreat. Most of the ideas of CP came from one source, the Catholics - the Fathers, Abbots, and Nuns who were taught that Christian truth doesn’t come from  the Bible  but what the Pope said, and  from church tradition. 

18.2.1.2.1 Root Nurtured in Catholicism

In the 1970’s three mystic RC monks, Fr William Meninger, Fr, Basil Pennington, and Abbot Thomas Keating (head monk) labelled Centering Prayer as a “method of prayer, which prepares us to receive the gift of God’s presence, traditionally called Centering Prayer.” It is the opening of minds and heart- our whole being – to God… whom we know by faith is within us.. Centering Prayer is a prayer of silence, an experience of God’s presence..” (Contemplativeoutreach.org )

“This method of prayer is a movement beyond conversation with Christ to communion with Him.” “The source of Centering Prayer, as in all methods leading to Contemplative Prayer, is the Indwelling Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” “ It is also the inspired writings of major contributors to the Christian contemplative heritage including John Cassian, the anonymous author of “The Cloud of Unknowing”, Francis de Sales, Therese of Lisieux, and Thomas Merton.” Most of these are Roman Catholics and come from one source. (The biblical concept is asking God for things which defines prayer. But this form of prayer is not saying anything to God and getting our mind to hear from God.

Another borrowed  practice is Breath Prayer. Breath prayer is an ancient Christian prayer practice dating back to at least the sixth century. Historically, it is associated with the Eastern Church, particularly Greek and Russian Orthodox churches.

Known as the “Jesus Prayer” or “Prayer of the Heart,” early practitioners would repeat to the rhythm of their breath the phrase, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.” In time, the prayer was shortened to, “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy” or simply, “Jesus, mercy.”

Breath prayer is a good example of “praying without ceasing” as St. Paul admonished us to do, and has the potential to become as natural as breathing. It is intended to be a very short prayer of praise or petition, just six to eight syllables. The words of the prayer can be easily adjusted to your heart’s desire, to support their practice. ( This is again a blatant attempt to legitimize  Breath prayer.)

The breath prayer is usually said silently within. But some people sing it; others chant it. It’s your prayer; use it your way.

You may also use the breath prayer for a focused time during a daily spiritual practice. Simply repeat the prayer over and over keeping your attention on the prayer. If your attention wanders, gently return to the prayer.

18.2.1.2.2 Contemplative Prayer (CP) Defined  (http://christianresearchnetwork.org/topic/contemplative-prayer/)

Contemplative prayer (also referred to as centering prayer, breath prayer, meditation or listening prayer) is one of the most esteemed spiritual disciplines taught in spiritual formation. In both practice and purpose, contemplative prayer stands in contrast with what Scripture teaches about prayer. Practitioners believe that one must clear the mind of outside concerns so that God’s voice may more easily be heard and that one may be united with the “divine spark” within.

Advocates of contemplative prayer believe and teach that it is a necessary practice if one desires to become more like Christ. In claiming this, however, they often appeal to the practices of ancient Roman Catholic mystic monks rather than the Word of God.

Contemplative Prayer is the opening of mind and heart – our whole being – to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond thoughts, words and emotions , whom we know by faith is within us,  , closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than choosing – closer than consciousness itself. The root of all prayer is interior silence. Though we think of prayer as thoughts or feelings expressed in words, this is only one expression. Contemplative Prayer is a prayer of silence, an experience of God’s presence as the ground in which our being is rooted, the Source from whom our life emerges at every moment….( This is outside of scriptural message. The Roman Catholics were taught in their mindset that Christian truth doesn’t come from the Bible. It comes from whatever the Pope says, whatever the Church tradition says, contrary to true bible Christian beliefs and practice whose only source is the Bible.). 

The teachers say it is particularly difficult to describe this type of prayer in writing (so it is not given in the word of God), as it is best taught in person. In general however, centering prayer works like this: Choose a word (Jesus or Father, for example) as a focus for contemplative prayer. Repeat the word silently in your mind for a set amount of time (say, twenty minutes) until your heart  seems to be repeating the word by itself, just as naturally and involuntarily as breathing- Gary Thomas ( Jesus emphasized  not to use vain repetitions  as the heathen do. It is in direct violation of the word of God. )

The purpose of CP is to enter into an altered state of consciousness in order to find one’s true self, thus finding God. This true self relates to the belief that man is basically good. Proponents of CP teach that all human beings have a divine center and that all, not just born again believers, should practice CP. (It is universal and can be practiced by all faiths. There are many roads to God. Because the true secret behind the mystery of CP reveals that all roads do lead to the same God. It is not just the God of heaven, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob whose son is Jesus Christ. It is the God of this world.

Centering Prayer familiarizes us with God’s first language which is silence.” Centering Prayer is silence and God actually speak in silence. In fact the word of God revealed to Amos warned that choosing silence and hearing in silence rather than the God who speaks through his word will bring about a “famine  in the hearing the words of the Lord”(Amos 8:11).

The method of Centering Prayer is by Thomas Keating in rendering a twisted meaning to Ps 46:10.  The very  first promise by the devil to mankind was the concept that man could become Gods.  This is the ultimate end of CP, the union.  Contrast this with the clear message that we are made one with God, by way of the cross for by grace we are saved by faith not of works. CP is at its best works salvation. It teaches if we perform ceremonies, and rites to get our mind in the right place, then we will be at one with God. Bible whole message is we cannot do anything to be at one with God Only Jesus can make us can unite us with the heavenly Father, only by the cross of Jesus.

“Contemplative consciousness,: says Thomas Merton, is “ a transcultural , trans-religious, transformed consciousness. It can shine through this or that system, religious of irreligious. - Thoughts on the East, p 34. (It is a set up and the biggest danger moving in to the Protestant Church through CP.)

18.2.1.2.2.1The Ultimate Mystery

CP is the ultimate mystery according to its promoters. The word ‘mystery’ is  used 22 times in the Bible. In the Bible this mystery is revealed, the mystery of godliness is revealed sufficiently for our salvation. The Christian mystics however hold that it is the secret mystery. Everybody that promoted spiritual practices in CP equate it with Christian mysticism - the concept that God is still a mystery. (This is what the Bible called the mystery of iniquity.)

God has revealed to us the mystery of the kingdom of heaven. This Mystery is revealed to anyone who believes the Bible, has trust God in his word and not believes that God is silent and somewhere. (Mk4:11) God has charged a group to reveal about God   to everyone and preach the gospel revealing the true nature of God. (Rom 16:25-26)   But there is a counter group (lots of them) that is trying to conceal something by saying that God is a mystery. 1 Tim 3:16 clarifies the mystery that is revealed to us.  God came down in the flesh the person of Jesus Christ, the revelation of the mystery of God itself. God became a man, became our High Priest (HP). He died a sacrificial atonement for us on the cross. He ascended into heaven as our HP who now is the meditator between God and men, the ultimate bridge. This is the mystery of Godliness revealed to all Bible Christian. If Jesus is the mystery of Godliness then the anti-Christ is the mystery of iniquity- 2 The 2:7-8; Rev 15:5;17:7. The counterfeit is Christian mystery not revealed and be led into Christian mysticism. Mysticism exists in every other religion in the world, a branch that deals with secret idea, knowledge elevated status, and illumination.

18.2.1.2.2.2 Mysticism (Mystica Encyclopedia)

This is a belief in or the pursuit in the unification with the One or some other principle; the immediate consciousness of God, or the direct experience of religious truth. Mysticism is nearly universal and unites most religions in the quest for divinity. This is in line with the ecumenism movement of Catholicism. (This is prophesied, there will come a point when all the earths religion is going to combine. CP is going to unite all of these religions together.)

“Catholicism, going back to its medieval mystical tradition has a rich heritage of spirituality which it needs to recapture. But I am interested in deep ecumenism. I think that the deeper you go into your own tradition in terms of spirituality, the closer you come to the living waters of wisdom in this image, God is a great underground river. There are many wells into this river: there’s Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, Sufism, the Goddess, Native traditions and Christianity.“

18.2.1.2.2.2.1 Sufism (Islamic mysticism.)

Prayer, in the form of constant repetition of the various names for the Divine, is the chief Sufi tool for such growth. This skill is first developed with the help of a rosary but after time it can become an integral part of one’s mental activities. So, regardless of one’s activities, silent prayer can take place. Further technique include fasting (a 40 day retreat at some point is not uncommon and  Ramadan is part of it) and the use of music and movement to induce blissful trance-like, God intoxicated states ( wine being the poison of dragons).

From Caroline T Marshall on biography of Teresa of Avila- Introduction to CP by way of the mysticism of Islam, Sufism, the god-like intoxication.

A common element in all occult sciences, is a belief in Arcadia – an underground stream (Clearly identifying that it is not from  God up in heaven.) To connect with the great river (of mysticism), we all need a path, but when you get down there, there’s only one river. To illustrate: “The East has a Hindu from India teaching Shakta yoga in my program. We teach Tai Chi and Aikido. We have Sufis, Buddhists, Jews, Catholics and Protestants and witches. So the future of religion is inter-denomination.”  ( All of these wells are tapping into an uprising from underground stream is this new god , god of the new age, the anti-Christ. )

Many Hall says: “Many ancient mystical traditions speak of a god who was cast  into the river, and is waiting the day when he will rise from the river. “These gods were all worshipped with the wine of ecstasy.”

“The Egyptians also believed that Osiris (Sun God, the beast, the anti-Christ -Eze 29:3)) was the river Nile.”  ( All the underground streams mysticism talk about is none other than the beast himself who is underground that will rise up one day..  Rev 13:3. The connection CP sets up to get church people to accept is the mystery of iniquity Paul refers to that will be dealt with by God eventually- 2 The 2: 1-12.

Deep breathing exercise is a practice often promoted in New Age meditation techniques, yoga, and hypnosis. 

“Many Christians use Breath Prayers throughout their day. You choose a brief sentence, or a simple phrase that can be repeated to Jesus in one breath. ‘You are with me.’ ‘I receive your grace.’ ’I’m depending on you’ ‘I want to know you.’ ‘I belong to you.’ – Rick Warren, “Purpose Driven Church”.

18.2.1.2.2.2.2 Kundalini Yoga

Yoga is one of the fastest movement among contemporary churches within their house of worship. You can become one with the divine spirit through the practice of kundalini yoga. Kundalini is the eastern mysticism concept that at the base of the spine is a coiled up spirit. This is the serpent that rises up through the 33 bones to the penial gland in the forehead representing divine enlightenment of Kundalini (All Hindu bears this mark on their forehead).  Kundalini Yoga and CP is all about raising this spirit from the fiery pit, the bottomless pit to bring him up to become the god of this world.  From Scripture we understand the truth , the mystery behind CP - Rev 11:7;13:1; 17:8;20:2-3. (See D16 Lure in Yoga, par 16.3.3.3 Personal Result of Yoga – Awakening Kundalini at http://www.discoverylifediy.com/439484820)

Sufism, practice all these that brings them into a god intoxicated state. The Bible warns us specifically against being drunk, physically or spiritually- Lev 10:9-10; (such as not knowing about clean and unclean animals, and the strong de-evolution of mankind). And through CP people are no longer able to tell right from wrong and  sodomy everywhere being the norm now.  Wine a deceiving spirit -Pro 20:1.  Wine and strong drink (Pro 23:31-33)is associated with the harlot woman causing the change doctrine of the church. The only recourse is “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;’- Eph 5:18. The wine of Babylon bring altered state of consciousness, wine of God cause you to stand and be sober and rational in your thinking-Rom 12:3;The 5:7-9;Jer 51:57. Psychiatrist found that lower brain wave through no critical thinking in mind brings about sleep. CP brings you into that sleepy state when your mind is empty which Scripture equates with drunkenness. Paul counsels  everybody in the church to be sober -1 Tim 3:2,11;Tit 2:2, 11-12; to be able to think  rationally,  to be taught things and learn things,  see things and have great understanding. This is by girding up the loins of the mind-1 Pet 1:13. Sobriety is the way we should watch and pray-1 Pet 4:7. Paul is giving us the reason why we should be sober so that you can tell there is a lion waiting to devour you.  Those slipping into an altered state of consciousness will never know the lion is the devil masquerading as the angel of light, Jesus (2 Cor 11:14). This is the danger the church is heading.

18.2.1.2.2.2.3 Hypnotism

CP is like a form of hypnosis found in the website for children- Hypnosis for kids, school for wizards. The brainwaves are explained in educating the children. Beta wave is detected in the left brain at 14-40 cycles per sec. when the left brain is working and in control of your thinking. Alpha wave represents relax, daydreaming, right brain thinking activity of sub conscious mind.  Theta wave is deeply relaxed dreaming super sub conscious key state for reality creation through vivid imagery (new age concept) . Delta reflects very, very, slow, no thinking, unconscious, access to non-physical state of existence for healing, regeneration and rejuvenation, a deep, deep sleep.

CP often uses a maze or labyrinth that “her ways are moveable that thou canst not know them”- Pro 5:6 whereas, God’s way is the straight and narrow way (Mat7:14) the logical part of the brain (left brain-male thinking). God’s word represents the logical part versus the spirit of Babylon, the harlot that rules over lives, countries, churches.  They are led by feelings, emotions, imagination and intuition. The altered state involves the right brain, leaving the logical thinking brain out. Alpha wave state is tending lower, lulling into sub or unconscious state which the Bible calls drunkenness.

“Mystical state of consciousness happens in the alpha state … The alpha state also occurs voluntarily during light hypnosis, meditation, biofeedback, day dreaming, hypnogogic and hypnapoompic states.” -Dr Lee Warren, B,A., D.D.

“It is my believe that all information comes to us in alpha because all information in the universe consists of light energy. Light enters the pineal gland, or third eye, located in the center of the head between the eyebrows, where many psychics say they experience physical sensations when they receive extrasensory information. “ “Alpha wave is the springboard for all the psychic and magical workings. It is the heart of witchcraft” Power of the Witch, by Laurie Cabot. 

“The science of witchcraft is based upon our ability to enter altered state of consciousness we call “alpha”.. this state Is associated with relaxation, meditation and dreaming.. in alpha the mind opens up to non-ordinary forms of  communication… Here we also experience out-of-body sensations and psychokinesis and receive mystical, visionary information” Laurie Cabot, Power of the Witch, Delta Books, 1989.

“If you feel we live in a purely physical universe, you will view meditation as a good way to obtain a consistent alpha brain wave pattern.” Richard Foster in “Celebration of Discipline”

“It should be noted that these studies represent the very best results that can be expected from the classical meditative disciplines, as these individuals were totally immersed in the contemplative styles… These individuals consistently produced high-frequency alpha waves.”- synchroncity org.

18.2.1.2.2.2.3.1 Hypnotism from Beginning to End

Hypnosis is a state of consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness characterized by an enhanced capacity for response to suggection.

The word serpent comes from “nachash”,  to hiss (5172), a whisper , a magic , a spell, enchanter, enchantment- Latin incantare’ to chant (a magical spell) upon. Cantare  is to sing.  But the serpent continued in a musical voice, with subtle praise of Eve’s surpassing loveliness (PP 53.5) (music like rock music , monotone and with repetition.

The experience of the past will be repeated. In the future, Satan's superstitions will assume new forms. Errors will be presented in a pleasing and flattering manner. False theories, clothed with garments of light, will be presented to God's people. Thus Satan will try to deceive, if possible, the very elect. Most seducing influences will be exerted; minds will be hypnotized. {CCh 323.6} Hypnotism will come back.

Satanic agencies are clothing false theories in an attractive garb, even as Satan in the Garden of Eden concealed his identity from our first parents by speaking through the serpent. These agencies are instilling into human minds that which in reality is deadly error. The hypnotic influence of Satan will rest upon those who turn from the plain word of God to pleasing fables. {CCh 324.1} (You might get hypnotized if you don’t like to hear the word of God. Spiritual Formation of Ignatius Loyola is promoting CP. –Mrs. White reports that a mesmerizing physician attempted to hypnotise her, he was helpless in her presence- EW 298.6)

18.2.1.2.2.2.4 Demonic Possession

This is the case based on the question  about doubts in the mystical path in http://chrmysticaloutreach.com/mentor/promoting Mystical contemplative methods such as mantra-like prayers :

“Ever since this start in 1991, I have felt as if I am now sharing my physical body with someone else. I can actually feel it. Sometimes it feels like hands inside me, sometimes like a snake, sometimes like an animal or insect. It only stops when I am asleep. It scares me so much that at times I think it must be a demon or evil spirit. Other times I think it is part of the dark night of the soul. Can you enlighten me on this matter?

The answer:

Every single thing you have mentioned, over the years, I have felt. Feel blessed not cursed or possessed. It is the Holy Spirit flowing through your nervous system. It sometimes takes a longer time to become accustomed to the flowing of it. Have you ever forgotten a spider web caught in your face and your whole face feels creepy and tingly? It’s like that. Your nerves have a reaction to the sensation of the web against your face. It is the same thing with the flowing of the spirit. As the Spirit opens up new pathways within you, you are going to feel movement of energy throughout your nervous system exactly as you describe. It is a good sign that the Spirit is continuing to work with you.. Be grateful wherever th Spirt works with you. It is a blessing. You are in the Spirit, even when it feels creepy.- Imr

18.2.1.2.2.2.5 Working with Spiritual Guide

The Universal Gnostic Fellowship teaches three excellent techniques for those who want to work with their spirit guides in Essene Healing Breath Meditation, Lriya Power Meditation and Contemplative Meditation. “If you do not already know your spirit guides, we recommend you start speaking to them, The basic way of doing this is through meditation and listening to your intuitive insights.” ..  (This personalized one-on-one instruction is needed also in TM)

Work with them through channeling, visualization, divination and prayer.  Channeling is a process of recording or repeating out loud for others what your spirit guides tell you or show you. This is the new age occult practice and this is what’s going on in the church.  (So a lot of the sermons preached, lessons taught are being made of things written down is being channeled by familiar spirit. Praying with your spiritual guides is an excellent way to develop a closer relationship with them. Intentional prayer and CP is recommended for that purpose.  Saul died  for “asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit” and “inquired  not of the Lord”- 1 Chr 10:13-14.The death of the church is quite near when it  dabbles in CP ( Lev 20:6) God is separating the wheat from the tare by way of CP – 1 Tim 4:1; Tit 2:11-12 We can expect a time when massive amount of churches (at one time bible believing  will depart from the faith  and give heed to seducing spirit.

18.2.1.3. Filling the Cup of God’s Wrath

How does the transformation take place? 

It starts with the church getting hooked into the system through publishing companies, radio and TV ministries, Navpress, Group publishing, Zondervan, all of them are in one way or other promoting Spiritual Formation and CP.  The churches are buying their literature written by CP promoters who were influenced by Thomas Keating and Thomas Merton.  All the monks, Sister and Priests are led by founder of the Jesuits  order, Ignatius Loyola, a faithful servant of the Vatican. The seat of authority is mystery Babylon herself, the abomination of the earth. She is the spirit that brought it into the Vatican. It is  that influence by which the writers  sow their literature causing abandoning the word of God.

She has a cup in her hand (Rev 17:1-2, 4-5) by which “the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication” This cup that is making all deceived people drunk in CP, in a state of altered consciousness  is the symbol for the anti-Christ. The drunkenness that is being brought into the churches now i s no more than the spirit that is working in our churches right now.  This practice will undoubtedly lead to the rise of the emerging beast and the beast system in the last days.

God warns us about this cup. There is a cup in Christianity, the cup of the blood of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. It is salvation by faith through grace by the cross of Jesus. We memorialize His death, suffering with our tradition of communion that is biblically based.  But there is another cup, the cup that brings people not into fellowship with Jesus but with another spirit, the anti-Christ coming in the last days. -1 Cor 10:21)

Prayer is asking God. God is heard by hearing (not hearing inside of us) through the pages of the Holy Bible( Deut 31:11) Rom 10:17. Amos 8:11; Pro 28:9 turn away his ear from hearing the law ( Contemplative  Prayer)” even his prayer is an abomination “ ! The 5:4-6 – Don’t let anybody to tell you to empty your mind nor prayer done in a meditative form, ( in repetitive word)  to emptying your minds of all things . We are to watch and pray and be sober. We need to be alert to spot the crouching lion . The other job of the watchman is to blow the trumpet and warm the people before it is too late.

18.2.1.2.3.1 The Successful Hollywood Marketing Display

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_wOwhVm1rs&t=16s  (1:59: 26) Transcendental Meditation boosted Globally by Katy, Beyonce, Oprah, Dr.Oz, Pope to Destroy Gospel, Souls by ProphesyAgainTV  Published on May 6, 2018)

The untold aspects- emptying the mind to allow the spirit to enter, in marketing TM is similar to yoga, and martial arts. They are all rooted in Spiritualism.   We have Dr. Oz hosting world-renowned expert Bobby Roth, his teacher and all of Oprah’s team to meditate, to teach and bust the myth about meditation on TV program.  (footage 1:21:38- 1:36:42) It claims to be non-religious as it is mainly for health and thus appeals to atheists and agnostics (trying to hide that Spiritism is not a religion). It is a way of self-hypnotism through emptying the mind with  chanting to get you under the unclean spirit control. Oprah and other influential people are being so by submitting to the spirit through meditation. They (Hollywood stars, singers and producers) have admitted it in their testimonies to having communication with the spirit world and actually have sold their soul to attain the level of worldly success in acting, singing, and even in sports. The technique is the same as spiritual formation techniques that are used in Christian meditation which sadly has infiltrated into the SDA church. Christians practicing it says they are getting closer to God. MRI imaging shows the Frontal Lobe being turned off in the meditation. But Bob Roth said TM has “focused attention which is a concentration of meditation to have a calm and clear line of thoughts (like focusing on stopping thoughts that generate gamma brain waves ( 20-50 cps).” (To focus and empty the mind at the same time is not logical). “The second type is called open monitoring, an observational tool like Mindfulness practice. It dispassionately observe your thoughts, feelings and moods which generate theta wave (5-8 cps), that’s pre onset dream”.  “The Third type is called self-transcending and TM is part of it. That meditation  hypothesizes that deeper than every human being  is a level of the mind right now that is already calm and settled,  peaceful and wide awake creating the alpha wave and coherence spread across the whole brain.” This last part of the speech give everything away  that TM find peace within yourself, meaning getting Christ out of the way and you becoming God- spiritualism. All self-help motivational books emphasize that the help is in you not in Christ. Satan uses spiritualism in different way to different demographic classes. Spiritualism asserts that man is constantly progressing towards the Godhead. You are God and you have to find the Godhead in yourself. Even in psychology, you are taught to empty your mind when under stress.   This was the same temptation that Eve took that brought sin into the world. She desired to reach a higher plane, the goal of meditation. To access the so called God within you that can bring peace or success in whatever you desire.

18.2.1.2.3.1 Katy Perry-Preacher for Spiritualism

There is a program for Children (1:41:30) who are consumed by stress in a  plan to provide 600,000 to inner city school kids in 35 countries for free. Another program is also available to veterans who suffered from PSTD, including women and children who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. It is now so wide spread. We have to preach the gospel to undo all of that. Just as Christ met people who were demon possessed we have to meet them. Katy Perry was thanked by him because she was responsible for this program.  She is the preacher for spiritualism.  They are busy working for Satan. And they have the influence. She has influence now on the children (7-12) in accordance to Satan’s main strategy.  Satan knows if he can control this generation (Gen Z) whose grandparents (Baby Boomers) are church goers, their children our parents who are lukewarm Christians, Gen X (1960-1982) and their children following, the Millennials (1982-2005) grew outside the church.  Millennials (or Gen Y) (25- 32) do not take Church seriously based on observations Their children Gen Z will grow and not know the Lord. If God tarries until these 7-12 years old grow up and Satan knows that if he can get Gen Z, he wins the great controversy.( See D17, par 17.1.1.5 The Millennials).  That is the reason we have to have children’s ministry in the right way. 

Satan adapts his temptation to meet various classes. There is a certain class that will see meditation for what it really is and avoid mind emptying meditation. But they will be deceived on another point which is music. So it is not by accident that Satan is using musicians ( Katy Perry, and Beyonce, etc.)  to ensure that  he will still get you as well as through music  when they can’t get you to take yoga poses or to take time to meditate. They are going to hypnotize you through the music, be it the lyrics, the beats and even in church with contemporary type of music to control emotions, thoughts and action. So be careful of Christian gospel music used in the church. Since the enemy has captured the word meditation and abused it, God wants us to preach a message about the sure biblical way of meditation.

Sister White saw the people on board the train called spiritualism as being the whole world It is because people who have influence worldwide brought them on board, Its Katy Perry, and Oprah  Winfrey that is one of them as identified.   

18.3 True Biblical Meditation 

The discussion on genuine  Biblical meditation will be directing you to the source so that you will experience the true way of meditation as the best way of detecting the dangerous counterfeit meditation.

Some of these sources are:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aGSdiXyKdQ  (51:23 ) AYC 2014: "Biblical Meditation" (Complete) by Peter Gregory PBMC BibleTruth101 Published on May 17, 2014. (This talk gives a very logical basis that the youth could identify with.)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpdtnLHDViQ  (10: 32)- The difference between Biblical Meditation and Eastern Meditation. By Yip Kok Tho,Tell Them Ministry Published on Aug 26, 2015. (Kok Toh uses the example of David’s meditation in Psalm 19: He observed the stars in the sky and said that was the handiwork of God, the evidence of God( not he being a part of the universe) . Then he meditated on the law of God and His judgment. In his visualization he saw the sun was like a bridegroom, a strong man) coming for him, the bride who is in love with God. He felt inadequate and asked God to show him his secret faults and even his presumptuous sins, because he wanted to be pure.  As king of Israel he has the power  to presume to do so much good but he did not trust himself. This is the love relationship he wanted with God. The Eastern meditation keeps you tranquil, giving you euphoria (all self-generated feelings) and you don’t confront anything, because your mind is altered or turned off.  But in Biblical meditation  of being in love in relationship when  your mind is active in Beta  you confront your weaknesses, your sins, in the love of God as  you behold His glory  in nature and His revelation in His law that you see who you are and you grow from glory to glory.  This is growing as Christians, followers of Christ.  
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDkf9EM-x-4 (5:25) What is Biblical Meditation? How do we meditate on the Word of God? | UNLEARN the lies, Published on Dec 5, 2016 (This is a short Bible study and to get you started  the initial  part is transcripted below :

18.3.1 Meditating on God’s Word

Biblical meditation involves pondering, thinking deeply, and trying to gain deeper understanding. This type of meditation actively engages the prefrontal cortex, causing us to gain wisdom, understanding and self-control, while strengthening our mind against the attack of the enemy. When we meditate on the Scriptures (Josh 1:8- “book of the Law”), we are preparing our mind for “success”.  Meditating on God’s word brings about a “renewing of our mind”, which causes a change in our behavior enabling us to “do according to all that is written in it” to “prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”  (Rom 12:2).When we meditate on God’s Word, we think about it over and over again, filling our mind with His Word. Biblical meditation is about thinking, pondering, imagining, and speaking the Word of God – “I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings”- Psa 77:12. ”I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.”- Psa 143:5.   

The objective of Biblical meditation is that we continually think about the Word of God so that faith is produced in our heart and mind. “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”- Rom 10:17.  Meditation requires that we spend time investigating what the Bible says, diligently seeking to know and understand the will of the Father. This diligent seeking  is what the Father desires from us. “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”- Heb 11:6.

There is an earlier article  at http://www.wakeupow.com/159912049- F11 Living By Faith;  par 4.4.3.8.2.3 Genuine Christian Meditation;  4.4.3.8.2.3.1 The Lure of Pleasure; 4.4.3.8.2.3.2 The Method;4.4.3.8.2.3.3 Biblical Truth .( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndo9Y87rYJc -#07 Omega Emerging Symposium - Stephen Bohr "The Fine Art of Christian Meditation" Streamed live on Mar 28, 2015)

18.3.2 The Present World Predicament

Are we the proverbial fly (ignorant) in the Spider’s  Meditation web?( Parents you have the destiny of your children, not forgetting about yourself in returning to believe and trust in the word of God before it is too late.)

The desire for excitement and pleasing entertainment is a temptation and a snare to God's people and especially to the young. Satan is constantly preparing inducements to attract minds from the solemn work of preparation for scenes just in the future. We now have the I-phone and the I-pad that are continually connected for all our free and conscious time to keep us amused and current with worldly excitements. As a result the young people are not accustomed to meditation or disciplined to study the Word of God.

The practice of genuine meditation is not by emptying your mind. It is by taking your time to fill your mind as Ellen White wrote many times of filling memories hall with the beauty of Christ character, with the beauty of Scripture. As we do that we will be changed. It is a law of life. We will be changed into the likeness of a glorious character of Jesus Christ. Let us not get deceived by Satan’s counterfeit which is emptying the mind to hear the voice of God independently of Scripture. Let us focus on the objective reality of Scriptures and see Jesus as He is. Without the Holy Word we will be individually holding our own subjective experience and imagination so that we will have as many rules of faith as there are individuals. We thank God for giving us an objective external source of truth that we can count on for sure which applies to everyone everywhere at all times. That is why we live by faith in the righteousness of Christ.

Among the most successful agencies of the great deceiver are the delusive teachings and lying wonders of spiritualism. Disguised as an angel of light, he spreads his nets where least suspected. If men would but study the Book of God with earnest prayer that they might understand it, they would not be left in darkness to receive false doctrines. But as they reject the truth they fall a prey to deception.  {GC 524.1}

Fearful sights of a supernatural character will soon be revealed in the heavens, in token of the power of miracle-working demons. The spirits of devils will go forth to the kings of the earth and to the whole world, to fasten them in deception, and urge them on to unite with Satan in his last struggle against the government of heaven. By these agencies, rulers and subjects will be alike deceived. Persons will arise pretending to be Christ Himself, and claiming the title and worship which belong to the world's Redeemer. They will perform wonderful miracles of healing and will profess to have revelations from heaven contradicting the testimony of the Scriptures.  {GC 624.1}  (See Wp2 Reality of Enmity, par  7.4.1.3.4.2.1- http://www.wakeupow.com/159912053)

18.3.2.1 Closing Scenes of Earth’s History

We are living in the closing scenes of this earth’s history. Prophecy is rapidly fulfilling. The hours of probation are fast passing. We have no time, not a moment to lose. Let us not be found sleeping on guard. Let no one say in his heart or by his works, “My lord delayeth his coming.” Let the message of Christ’s soon return sound forth in earnest words of warning. Let us persuade men and women everywhere to repent, and flee from the wrath to come. Let us arouse them to immediate preparation; for we little know what is before us. Let ministers and lay members go forth into the ripening fields....{Mar 106.4}

In the clash between Christ and Satan, Satan claimed victory after the fall of Adam and Eve. But the mission of Jesus proved the falsity of Satan's claims; He defeated Satan at every turn, and with His death and resurrection Christ has assured the entire cosmos that the kingdom of God has arrived.

Entry into the kingdom of God is not dependent on one's status or position, or one's riches or the lack thereof. Luke, along with other Gospel writers, points out that one must come to Jesus with an attitude of uncompromised surrender, absolute dependency, and childlike trust; these are traits of those who have entered the kingdom of God.

Our world, and the state of our world-the turmoil, sorrow and trouble in it-certainly reflect the words that Jesus expressed in Luke 17:23-24; 21:5-36.Though some argue that the pain and suffering in this world mean God doesn't exist, we could reply that, given what Jesus warned us about almost 2,000 years ago, the state of our world helps prove not only God's existence but the truth of the Bible itself. (If the world were paradise now, Jesus' words would be false.) Only at the end will the kingdom of God, in all its fullness, be established. Until then, we have to endure.

The second coming of Christ is the final culmination of the good news that Jesus came to proclaim when He came the first time. The same Jesus who defeated sin and Satan on Calvary is soon to return to begin the process that will eradicate evil and purify this earth from the tragedy that Satan inflicted on God's creation.

The interim between now and the Second Coming is to be used by the disciples in a life of preparedness (Matt. 25:1–13)  and proclamation (Matt. 28:19, 20), in order that the eschatological kingdom does not take them unaware.

We have the assurance that in this age of the world the Holy Spirit will work with mighty power, unless by our unbelief we limit our blessing, and thus lose the advantages we might obtain. . . .  {RH, February 7, 1957 par. 1}  Manuscript 148, 1899

The indwelling Saviour is always revealed by the words. The Holy Spirit does not abide in the heart of the man who is peevish if others do not grasp his ideas and plans, which appear to him to be the sum and substance of everything desirable. From the lips of such a man there come scathing remarks, which grieve the Holy Spirit away, and produce attributes which are satanic rather than divine. The Lord would have those connected with His work speak at all times with the meekness of Christ. If you are provoked, do not become impatient. Manifest the gentleness of which Christ has given an example in His precious life. Christ took our nature that He might set us an example, showing those who receive Him the fruit they must bear.  {RH, February 7, 1957 par. 20} 

Posted 6/20/18/ tsc/ singtsc@yahoo.com

(See a related article posted after this in Wp5Tb1 Finishing Act-Final Generation – June 2018 Update: “End-Time Deceptions” at  http://www.wakeupow.com/440101186 )

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