Divine Likeness

Upcoming Show 6-9-25! Reflecting the Divine Image.

Divine Likeness is a radio talk show with the title Reflecting the Divine Image.

Divine Likeness:

Hostess Lisa Winton and Swami Jayananda will continue to talk about what it means to be conscious of the Divine Self and receive Spiritual inspiration.  In this episode they will explain the relationship between Principle and Idea and the concept of God and Man to help support the operations of Divine Mind. Listen as they discuss strategies designed to induce the God experience thus fulfilling the promises of Scripture. Welcome to the Voice of Yoga; we are talking consciousness! Join the Kriya Yoga Spiritual Advance to get the Light in your soul and rise above mortal sense.

Notes:

1. What is the Divine Likeness? It is the Divine Creation described in Genesis 1—the Truth of Being, upheld and governed by the Divine Principle of Perfection. The Spiritual universe is the only true Life, though it cannot be perceived by mortal senses. Therefore, we will explore the development of the faculty that apprehends this Truth. To be truly Spiritual, we must be as impartial as sunshine and rain, living and moving under the influence of the Divine Idea—the Perfect Creation that flows continuously, everywhere, at all times.
2. Important point: we do not create anything Spiritual; we simply reflect the eternal truths of Life. Why is it that what comes from the Divine can be shared with others? Spirit is Omnipresent and Omnipotent. In Spiritual Truth, there is only One Being, indivisible; therefore, what benefits one benefits all. Spirit is Perfect, Eternal, and Unchanging. In the light of Divine Truth, nothing else exists—God is all, and all is Absolute Goodness.
3. Building the mental landscape to support the Divine Idea: We have the Truth, which is Principle and Idea—the Divine creation—and its reflection, which is mortal mind and personal sense, this world. Bicknell Young wrote in Addresses 1937, “If you have one humanly, you have one Divinely.” The mortal concept reflects the Divine Image, but various contingencies affect this reflection. Understanding the difference between reflection and refraction is a great place to begin. Key questions to consider: How do we refract the Divine Image, and how do we reflect It? Read Herb Fitch RSJ 5A:
   “And so now you have a different picture of yourself. You have the infinite Consciousness of the Father, perfect in all ways. You have your human consciousness and it forming a concept about your invisible spiritual body, which is in the Consciousness of God, which is your manifest spiritual form. This human consciousness, forming your concept about that manifest invisible spiritual form, out-pictures an image called your physical body.
   Ultimately you see, as the physical body, through its problems, forces you to make a change in your concept, each time your invisible body, your spiritual body, coming through your human consciousness is reproduced inadequately in the image form, you have to make the adjustment. And ultimately, your human consciousness will be Oned, reaching into the infinite Consciousness and as it is Oned, the infinite Consciousness and your individual consciousness become the One Divine Consciousness individualized, which then out-pictures this form, this image-body, in a greater degree of harmony.”
4. How to evaluate the human experience using a proven framework. There must be a clear standard to measure progress. In this model, we use Principle as the foundation, because a life without Principle lacks direction and purpose, preventing a person from growing authentically, more like a tree surviving rather than the Divine image and likeness.
5. To be technically precise and passionate, then graduate to allowing the Divine Mind to take over with perfect enthusiasm.