Eric Butterworth wrote following words in his deep and insightful book In the Flow of Life:

"The great Truth taught by the mystics of all ages is: Life is lived from within-out. This means that the whole universe is concentrated at the point where you are. More than this - you are the universe expressing as you. You are its living enterprise. It forever stands behind you with its full resources. However, the fullness of this universal support comes through you and not just to you. The most profound knowledge that you can attain is that your whole existence flows forth inexorably from a universal process, which is always from within-out".

There are two fundamental statements concerning the nature of life:

- Life is essentially one, and it should be taken as the whole system. All attempts to understand life by taking it apart lead to errors;

- Life is the dynamic flow. Nothing is static, nothing is motionless, nothing remains the same.

These facts explain why uncertainty of our existence which we mentioned last week, cannot threaten us. We are alive, and Life's greatest desire is to be expressed in us and through us in its fullness. We are one with Life, and all of its resources are available for us. At every moment they are ready to sustain us and to provide for our needs. The flow of Life is unceasing, and it carries us forward to our highest good. It is conscious of our needs and deepest longings. "Your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him".

What we need to do is to trust this flow and to move along with it. But first, this flow of Life should be recognized. For so many years we perceived ourselves apart from the universal oneness. We thought that we should fight against all the opposing circumstances in order to gain success. Little did we know that our external conditions are shaped by our states of consciousness, and to change them we need to work from within-out.

Eric Butterworth suggested the following affirmation: "Be still and know... I am in the flow".

The first requirement for those who want to move along "The Yellow Brick Road" or spiritual unfoldment is to become still. We need to still our worried and anxious thoughts which lead to compulsive reactions. Those who cannot become still, will never know.

By becoming still, we open ourselves to divine inspiration. Then, we are free act on ideas which come to our mind, and our work becomes easy and productive. After the cycle of work is completed, there comes another rest - the rest of fulfillment.

Jesus said, "If they ask you, 'What is the evidence of your Father in you?' say to them, 'It is motion and rest'."

Most people never realize how powerful they are. They feel sorry for themselves and their apparent powerlessness. They search for spiritual or psychological methods which promise them more power. What really happens is that they scatter their power by going against the flow of Life. But the way to release their full potential is not to try harder, but to relax.