I know that I exist, therefore I AM.
I know that the God-source exists. Therefore IT IS.
Since I am part of that force, then I AM that I AM.
To me, understanding spiritual principles is identical to understanding scientific principles. The two approaches to truth are searching for the same answer: What is God?
I believe that one day scientists and theologians will be sitting together on top of the same mountain of knowledge.
As far as my own life is concerned, my higher self is with me every moment. When I get in trouble, I consult with it. When I have a question, I direct my inquiry to it. It is my teacher. It is the master of my soul. It is me.
When I feel out of touch with it, I take the time to be peaceful and meditate until I am aligned with it again.
The flowing, nourishing, knowing awareness of my own being is as essential to me as air. I cannot prove its existence to anyone else. One has to experience it to know it.
When that happens, it is possible to understand the reason for life, why we do what we do. But more important than anything, in my experience the purpose for continuing is simply to understand SELF. The dance within and the dance without are intertwined. The Dance and the Dancer are One.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shirley MacLaine was born and raised in Virginia. She began her career as a Broadway dancer and singer, then progressed to feature performer and award-winning actress of television and films. She traveled extensively on her own all over the world. Her experiences in Africa, India, the Far East, and Hollywood formed the basis for her first book, “Don’t Fall Off the Mountain,” which became a national bestseller, as did her subsequent books. You Can Get There From Here and Out on a Limb.
DANCING IN THE LIGHT
A Bantam Book / October 1985
Bantam hardcover edition / October 1985
A selection of the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club.
An excerpt of this book appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, January 1986.
11 printings thru December 1985
Bantam paperback edition / November 1986
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Copyright © 1985 by Shirley MacLaine.
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MacLaine, Shirley, 1934–
Dancing in the light.
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