No Time For Karma
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Chapter 1 Earth
Chapter 2 Cosmic
Chapter 3 Prime
Chapter 4 Plan
Chapter 5 Bliss
Chapter 6 Karma
Chapter 7 Heal
Chapter 8 Relationships
Chapter 9 Forecast
Chapter 10
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No Time For Karma Stepping off the Wheel of Pain and Struggle by © Paxton Robey
Author's Preface
I heard Ram Dass speak in Oklahoma City some months back. He
was telling of his discarnate friend Emmanuel, who is channeled
by Pat Rodegast. A member of the audience asked how he knew that
the information he received from Emmanuel was credible. Ram Dass
replied, "because he agrees with me. How else would one
know?"
When we are trying to clarify our own spiritual or
philosophical basis for living, inner guidance is the one and
only yardstick we have for measuring the validity of the
different messages we hear these days. Historical or legal
precedence based on past intellectual analysis and pragmatism, no
matter how valued by our elders, is irrelevant in matters of the
heart.
Inner guidance frees us from dependence on the beliefs of
others. Inner guidance allows us to release our dependence on the
accepted norm. Inner guidance is what empowers us as individuals.
No segment of society is yet ready to become so free and so
empowered as to begin outpicturing the characteristics of the
Christ. There are no peer group precedents for becoming
enlightened. One must discover a new source of precedents, values
and beliefs if one is to be "in the world but not of the
world". Well, that "new source" is now and has
always been available to any spiritual seeker. The guru leads us
to that source when he extols us to enter meditation, to "be
still and know that I am God".
On our planet today, amazingly, there are tens of thousands of
individuals who are ready to voluntarily release the teachings of
the authority figures who raised them. They are ready to embrace
the spiritual methods and truths which will allow them to do
miracles in their lives and on their planet. They are ready to
integrate higher awareness into their everyday lives.
Higher awareness is non verbal, therefore the stories
contained herein are distortions. They have been parsed, limited,
cutback, humanized, and heavily paraphrased when compared to the
insights which birthed them. If this book has any value, it will
be to intrigue you, to seduce you into pondering your presence on
earth. Maybe even to the point of verbalizing your own stories.
Never pedal you own stories as "truth". But if you will
make them up and share them with your fellow humans, the
consensus that we all eventually reach will be one of amazing
freedom, peace and joy - - enlightenment. Don't underestimate the
power of your own words.
There is such a difference between how we hear the spoken word
and how we read the written word. Nearly always I have preferred
to listen to the tape of a speaker rather than read their
transcribed words. I am one of those people who thinks the movie
is better than the book. The inflection and energy of the speaker
is very much a part of the content of the message to me. There
are others, I know, for whom the animation or energy of the
speaker distracts from or overrides the message. For those folks,
the written word allows them to create their own inflection and
emphasis in a way that personalizes the message for them
specifically.
Speaking is my way of clarifying concepts, so I tend to take
many liberties during my story telling which allow me to
understand those ideas that I receive intuitively. I always try
to simplify esoteric concepts, sometimes to the point of
absurdity. I believe that ultimate Truth is the simplest thing in
reality. When we have half truths and try to make sense of them
by analyzing them with our limited intellects, spirituality
becomes very complex. So I make up stories about how this school
system that we call Earth functions.
I paraphrase the Master teachers and the esoteric teachings
freely. In this book, I have also paraphrased the Bible and A
Course in Miracles. I believe that even if I did know the
Truth, I couldn't speak it. There is an old Chinese proverb which
says "he who knows does not speak and he who speaks does not
know". I try to keep that in mind as I speak. So please look
with kindness and generosity on my made up stories and don't take
anything too literally. This is my truth, not yours. You will
just have to make up your own stories to fit your truth.
Acknowledgments
By listening to speakers, attending workshops, reading books,
and listening to tapes, I have been able to piece together a
vocabulary that makes it possible to express spiritual concepts,
at least sufficiently to create a little intrigue in unlimited
ideas. A few of those who have helped to give me the words to
express "my" myths are: Richard Bach, Johanne Blodget,
Jack Boland, Eric Butterworth, Ken Carey, Ram Dass, Wayne Dyer,
Foster McClellan, Harry McKnight, Raymond Moody, Sig Paulson,
Harold Sherman, Patricia Sun, Jose Silva, Gary Simmons, and Bill
Williams.
When a few years ago, I began to feel that a book was to be
written, I rebelled. I don't write books, I said, I talk. I love
to talk. When I need clarity about an idea or concept, I talk
about it and as I speak the clarity comes. Talking has often been
my meditation, my way of tuning in to the unseen realms. And, I
have become a true believer that, as Donald Shimoda said,
"In the path of our happiness shall we find the learning for
which we have chosen this lifetime." My happiness is
talking.
I told the universe that if a book was to be written I would
like to have a helper. So it was not too surprising that shortly
after I had done a workshop in Dallas where Lone (pronounced
Luna) had been in attendance, she wrote to me asking if she could
assist me in writing a book that would help familiarize people
with these ideas. Thank you universe!
Lone has been a magical person to work with. She has followed
her guidance every step of the way, making the job unbelievable
easy and synchronistic. Thank you Lone!
Lone and I would like to thank Larry Dossey and Sandra
Ingerman for their assistance with this project. They showed us
the ins and outs of the publishing game from the author's point
of view. Without them our path would have been much less of a
joy. And thanks to Cynthia Stibolt who not only brings incredible
art through to this dimension, but is able to support and inspire
others in an amazing way.
My brother and sister, Ric and Beth, have fed me when the
cupboard was bare, and supported me in every way possible with
total non-judgement. The spiritual teacher who, by following her
guidance, bailed me out when I was on the brink of total self
annihilation was Carol Parish-Harrah. Ann Smith, the world's
greatest networker, is always there and always tuned in. Our
neighbors, who take us to commune with the Great Spirit in the
sweat lodge, are Jake and Cathy Walker. A special note of
appreciation to Mona Hale who sees all, hears all, knows all, and
speaks very little. Thanks to Pam Cox. There are literally dozens
of others who deserve my thanks for their unconditional support
spiritually or otherwise.
And of course, my greatest supporter is my wife Anne. We find
that these words from A Course in Miracles, "Would
you rather be right or happy?" make our relationship a true
joy.
Paxton Robey
Carson, New Mexico
January 1993 and January 1998
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