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Conscious Man

Words are cheap, presence is expensive (transformation of suffering). • Alexander Pope said, “Man is the glory, jest, and riddle of the world!” Conscious man is the glory of the […]

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Use Everything for Self-Remembering

To be present to one sip of coffee and then set the cup down with presence is more than enough. You can and must use everything for self-remembering. Otherwise, the […]

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Timelessness

We have timeless values and help that is outside of time. The faster one goes, the quicker one forgets. Lewis Carroll: The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.” • […]

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Divine Presence

The only way one can arrive at permanent divine presence is to do everything one can to make it happen in this life. The mind of the lower self is […]

Role of the Steward - Teachings of Robert Earl Burton

The Role of the Steward

The earth is a maximum security prison, and only the gods can let one know oneself. The gods have opened the vault for us, which allows us to pass from […]

Be Present - Teachings of Robert Earl Burton

Be Present

No one has done enough until presence is made permanent.  • Among many ‘I’s which ones can you trust? None.  No one is beautiful without presence… with presence one is […]

The Arts - Teachings of Robert Earl Burton

The Arts

The arts are a diving mirror of nature, and they attract us because they both reflect and rise above nature. • Focus and refocus on the present, ever faster, until […]

Awakening - Teachings of Robert Earl Burton

Awakening

Music can create the remarkable sense of urgency that self-remembering requires. Consciousness is unforgiving, and Higher Centers will not allow themselves to be penetrated by anything other than self-remembering. • […]