CONSCIOUSNESS
New Wine in Old Bottles
The metaphor of 'new wine in old bottles' means that one cannot carry old beliefs, fears, and limitations into a new state of consciousness. To transcend…
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New wine in old bottlesOld manNew consciousnessI AMUnconditioned awarenessFeelingTranscending limitationsShedding old beliefsUnconditioning awarenessAssuming new conception
At Your Command
Again, Moses stated, “I AM that I AM.” Now here is something to always bear in mind. You cannot put new wine in old bottles or new patches upon old garments. That is; you cannot take with you into the new consciousness any part of the old man. All of your present beliefs, fears and limitations are weights that bind you to your present level of consciousness. If you would transcend this level you must leave behind all that is now your present self, or conception of yourself. To do this you take your attention away from all that is now your problem or limitation and dwell upon just being. That is; you say silently but feeling to yourself, “I AM. Do not condition this ‘awareness’ as yet. Just declare yourself to be, and continue to do so, until you are lost in the feeling of just being – faceless and formless. When this expansion of consciousness is attained, then, within this formless deep of yourself give form to the new conception by FEELING yourself to be THAT which you desire to be.
The metaphor of 'new wine in old bottles' means that one cannot carry old beliefs, fears, and limitations into a new state of consciousness. To transcend one's current level, one must first uncondition their awareness by dwelling on pure 'I AM' (faceless and formless), and then impress the new desired conception.