I never knew Donato nor did I have any direct interaction with him while he was alive. Had a few dreams that included him but I don’t know that I can say if it was really him or not. Who can? Most who have made their presence known to ex-morninglanders.com/archive hold Donato in very high […]
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Question: Can your Master be on the other side and if so, how can you know if he is on the other side? Donato: If you look hard enough, you’ll find me in your dreams. Okay there are three items that I’d like to address in this teaching. 1) I’ve seen many examples of weird […]
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Sri Patricia: SEEING: As It Is. That is prophecy; that is telepathy. If you see it as it drifts on down through the astral planes, and you’re not clear, you’re going to see it as you want to see it and you will sift out what you don’t like. You call it just as it […]
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DON’T BE UPSET ABOUT NOT SEEING SOMETHING — JUST WATCH THE THOUGHTS BECAUSE THE THOUGHTS WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING. YOU DON’T HAVE TO SEE ANYTHING — IT’S ALL THOUGHTS. This quote comes from the June 1978 edition of As It Is. In this edition, Gopi Morningstaar shares some of Donato’s thoughts on the mind. Or […]
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All good things never come to a bad end – all good things always come to a good end. It is you who create all the obstacles. I agree with Donato that it is we who create the obstacles, but the only real obstacle we create is the craving for good things or the aversion […]
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Never confront a liar, he’ll only lie more until he convinces you he is telling the truth. This statement was followed up in the February 1978 edition of As It Is with a bit about how a liar has to build up a whole series of lies to support the initial lie when examined more […]
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According to Morningstaar in the December, 1977 edition of As It Is, Donato defined time as: When two people get together and make three. Hmmm. Don’t quite know what to say about this one. I would expect time to be defined as something to do with motion, movement, or space. “When two people get together […]
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We take no credit, We take no blame. This is really one of the better teachings. It speaks of humility and detachment. However it also smacks of not taking responsibility for one’s actions. Humility is the recognition that you’re nothing special. Spiritual teachers tend to exemplify this quality. It comes from accepting your own humanity, […]
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“Just take the ball and run with it. Everything is all right, just go with it.” I’m not sure that I agree with the feel-good 70’s approach to everything being alright. Sometimes, things are all wrong, but I do agree that doing what is right in front of you is the only thing that you […]
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