The Talent, Feb 2, 1970

Good Morning All, 

This is one of my favorite lectures. Neville gives so much encouragement and hope here. I can learn. I can submit to my Father. I can be successful. Even someone who didn't believe like Neville believed was successful. I take hope from Mrs. Roosevelt.

This lecture defines what the story of the "talents" means, but it also gives me hope. Because someone he knew could manifest even if they didn't know or understand what he was teaching. This proves the point that the law works even if we don't know what we are doing. It's all a matter of belief.

Thanks for reading - bless you. GlendaA PDF with comments, original lecture

Dare to Assume - June 19, 1970

Good Morning Friends,

Although this title seems to point to "the Law" it is really mostly "the Promise". Yes - "test it". Yes - "dare to assume," but mostly "Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you"; "If you know who you really are, humanity delights to do your will"; and "Jesus Christ is the identity of every child born". Neville emphasizes that we are "one grand brotherhood" and that there is only God in this world. Our purpose on this earth is to remember the glory that we gave up to come into this world.

Some religions believe in a pre-existence  - where we realized that we could not continue to grow until we had the "earthly" experience - and where we were born to earth so that we could get that experience. Neville put's it another way by saying that God put himself here and divided himself into us so that He and We could experience this - but we could never fail. We were not sent here to succeed or fail. We were sent here to gain experience and expand God. We were sent here to learn to create. We were sent to learn to rely on God, get to know Him and return to Him - and expand his "Oneness".

It saddens me that some people think that God would let us fail and never  be able to return to his presence. That some of us are not loved enough to be forgiven. Some people think that we will be separated from Him in the end because of what we have experienced here. Didn't he say: "This is my work and my glory, to bring to past the immortality and eternal life of man." That doesn't sound like a God of failures to me. 

I didn't put any comments in the pdf of this lecture. I just highlighted the passages that made me think - expanded my consciousness (the questions were deleted)- Thanks for reading - love GlendaA (original pdf -- highlighted lecture pdf)

Wondering and Wandering

 I ponder this morning, and I wonder where I am and where I am going. It is difficult for me to believe in my own desires after so many years of wandering and wondering. I realize this as I narrow my desires down to just a single thought. I have an image of a house in my mind - but I try to imagine the "how" even though I am supposed to leave that up to God. I go to sleep in that bed, in that bedroom. Sometimes I walk to the other rooms and look at the bookshelves filled with books, or wander in the garden for a minute - but those visions don't last. I see the bedroom clearest - and the front gate. 

I see a man in conversation with my friend about his trailer - and selling the trailer. I hope that happens for him. I try to picture it every night before sleeping. Neville says -do it once and believe it and it will harden into fact. I still haven't gotten to complete belief - I guess - so I do it every night. 

I know doubt is the sin God cannot forgive - His laws can't get around that. I have to believe for Him to be a part of my life and create for me. Still I pray that He will bless me as much as He can and I strive to overcome the disbelief. 

Today's message is sad, I know, but it is my reality right now. Not everyone who tries to manifest is successful every time. Neville says he struggled some days in the beginning. I keep doing what I have been taught - over and over until I get it right. The thing is ---- I know this works. I have looked back over my life and I can see what I have manifested. It's right there - in my face. The things I have manifested are proof that it works. The fact that they are sometimes negative or less than what I really want means that I don't believe in what I really want and I have received what I believe in. It's all in the level of belief. Until I get that right I will still manifest -just at a lower level. 

I might not leave this entry on the blog - I am feeling a little down today - but up or down I keep trying and doing what I have been taught - over and over until I get it right. Thanks for reading - GlendaA

I Remember When

 I Remember When, Neville Goddard, April 10, 1968. 

This is a very good lecture with the instructions for Neville's "I Remember When" technique. He was good at giving various methods to get to the end result of manifesting desires. I remember when I had a blog with no comments - now I can't keep up with them! I remember when I started this blog - I was unsure then if it would be helpful - now I feel its power even on me. I am grateful. Thanks for reading - GlendaA.

(Original Lecture, Page with comments, Lecture and Comments PDF)

Imagination's Power

 Imagination's Power, September 15, 1969

Goodness, what a wonderful lecture. It captures so much that I needed to learn and know. I am always amazed that I can pick a "random" lecture and have it be just what I need. Coincidence? I don't think so! Happy reading and learning my friends, love GlendaA.  (Original PDF, PAGE with Comments PDF with comments)

Live in the End - condensed version

 Good Afternoon All,

Welcome! I am Glenda Ainsworth. I have another lecture for you today. "Live in the End, by Neville Goddard, July 19, 1968. Instead of comments, I have condensed this lecture from 14 to 8 pages. I deleted the questions at the end of the lecture because they didn't really have anything to do with the lecture topic. I changed a few of the sentences and left some out, but the basic lecture and the intent are still intact. Happy reading, GlendaA. (Go to PAGE) (PDF version) (Original Lecture) 

Arise

 Today's lecture is a short one. Only 4 pages in the original, and only 6 pages with my comments (PAGE, PDF.) Neville talks about our attitude towards self and give some reasons about why it is important. But it's not just about "faking" an attitude it's about believing it until it comes true. And it's not just about "thinking" it's about imagining that the results have already happened. This lecture doesn't cover how to go about it, but focuses on the importance of having a good attitude because reality won't change unless we can believe it. Basically, we have to remember that things are created spiritually (in the mind) before they are created in our reality. Happy reading, folks. GlendaA

Control Your Inner Conversations

Good Morning All. 

Today's lecture is "Control Your Inner Conversations" Neville Goddard, April 26, 1971. It reiterates the need to think good thoughts. It builds on the premise that what we think is what is manifested in the world around us - our reality. If I think that "those homeless vagrants" are detrimental to me - then they will be. If I am afraid that I will end up alone and lonely - then I will. I have to turn from being that being that everyone else is - that "natural man" - to the person who first turns to the spiritual side of me. I need to make God first. I need to believe that God is within, and speaks to me through my desires and my inspired imagination. Some days I feel like I am getting closer to that person. It's a continuous process.

I notice, in my study that some of my comments may seem to be hateful - they are not meant to be. They do show a conflict inside of me about what I understand now and how I feel about the religion I was raised in. Sometimes what I read and study with Neville brings confirmation that what I was taught as a child makes sense, but other times the teachings conflict. It seems to me that I am willing to learn new things but the past wants to stick with me as well. I don't know how to reconcile these conflicts, because I believe that every religion has truth. The bigger problem, I think, is that my childhood religion teaches that it is "more true" than all the other religions. So, what do I do? I do the best I can - and I let my soul pick and choose the teachings that resonate. I can only hope that I am choosing correctly. 

Thanks for reading my thoughts - GlendaA (page, PDF with comments)

Our Real Beliefs Are What We Live By - with comments

 I just finished reading/studying "Our Real Beliefs Are What We Live By" Neville Goddard, May 21, 1963. It is another of his lectures that cover basic truths that we need to understand before we can manifest what we desire successfully. Not just manifest - but manifest good things with success. I believe we are manifesting all the time - we just don't realize it. This lecture untangles some of the basics that we need to believe about ourselves and God's universe. Thanks for reading my comments, GlendaA (PDF with comments) Original PDF

Eternal States - 1968

 I can never get enough of Neville's lectures. Every one teaches or reinforces. I thought this would be the same as the 1964 lecture, but it is perfection all on it's own. The 1968 original only has 5 pages compared to the 16 from the 1964 lecture. I think Neville adds more "Promise" to the 1964 lecture, and sticks with the "Law" in the 1968 lecture. Happy reading - GlendaA (my commented PDF)

Eternal States - 1964

 I really enjoyed reading and commenting on "Eternal States" written by Neville on Feb 20, 1964. There is another lecture called "Eternal States" written on Sep 9, 1968. I am looking forward to reading that one as well and seeing what the differences are between the two. 

The concept of "states" can be confusing at first. I started saying to myself "states of mind" for a while so I could get that they were not physical locations. It helped. 

The lecture is in the list at the left. Here is the PDF. Happy reading - Glenda

ALSO don't forget to check out FreeNeville.com. The post today is a very enlightening one. Love it!.