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CMTA, Inc.
A Florida non profit corporation, was formed
in 1993 to provide a structured peer based study
of comparative religions and humanistic
philosophies for persons who express a
commitment to self improvement and
enlightenment.
The acronym stands for Christ Manifests The
All. The word Christ, while coming from the
Greek word Christos, meaning anointed, may be
chosen to mean the truth that is found in a
divine manifestation of God or simply the
process of finding truth and clarity. CMTA is a
school without walls that provides a structure
for the search for spirituality, for the truth
of who we are inside and what we may choose to
do to stay connected to each other. Through the
offering by CMTA of regular, progressive, and
continuing peer based group discussions,
learners are able to study a history of
comparative religions and philosophies, and to
find in them their own truth upon which to base
their choices and pattern behavior. It is
designed to allow those who have made a
commitment to recovery to build on the twelve
step program, to become more aware of their
behavior through observations of self and others
negative behaviors, to understand the
destructive power of subconscious negative
emotions and through transformational psychology
to convert those feelings into positive emotions
and in turn acquire a sense of peace and purpose
in their lives.
The curriculum of study includes but is not
limited to:
Mandino, O ( 1975 ) The greatest
miracle in the world. Bantam Books. New York Og
Mandino is the most widely read inspirational
and self help author in the world today with
some 40 million books sold. He tells his
greatest story here in a truly inspirational
story for readers of all ages. In a moving
narrative message of hope and inspiration, the
reader is introduced to Simon Potter, a
mysterious man who befriends Mandino and reveals
ageless wisdom and knowledge to those searching
for a higher meaning in life, including the
inspiring God Memorandum. Many who read this
book find it a life changing experience and seem
universally not only to understand the gift that
God has given to each of us but also the
challenge given by the book to apply those
gifts!
Fox, E. ( 1934) The Sermon on the mount:
The key to success in life. Harper Collins, New
York, N.Y. Emmet Fox (1886-1951) was a scientist
, philosopher and spiritual teacher who lectured
widely on tapping the realm of the infinite
power that surrounds us. His continued
popularity, four decades after his last
appearance at Carnegie Hall, speaks to the
success of his philosophy in helping hundreds of
thousands of people gain control of their lives.
This book is the distilled essence of years of
his Bible and metaphysical study, presenting a
practical manual of spiritual development. Jesus
Christ is easily the most important figure that
has ever appeared in the history of mankind. It
makes no difference how you may regard him,
whether you choose to call him God or man; and
if man, whether you choose to consider him as
the world’s greatest prophet and teacher.
There can hardly, therefore, be a more important
undertaking than to inquire into the question of
what Jesus stood for, what he taught and what he
really wished us to believe.
Three Initiates (1912) Kybalion: A
study of the Hermetic philosophy of ancient
Egypt and Greece. Yogi Publication Society.
Chicago, Illinois There is no portion of the
occult teachings possessed by the world which
have been so closely guarded as the fragments of
the Hermetic Teachings which have come down to
us over the tens of centuries that have elapsed
since the lifetime of its great founder, Hermes
Trismegistus, the "scribe of the
gods," who dwelt in old Egypt in the days
when civilization was in its infancy.
Contemporary with Abraham, and, if the legends
be true, an instructor of that venerable sage,
Hermes was, and is, referred to as the Great
Central Sun of Occultism. Ocultism being simply
those sciences of the Middle Ages which related
to the supposed action or influence of occult
qualities, or supernatural powers. The rays of
his sun have served to illumine the countless
teachings of universal principles which have
been promulgated since his time. All the
fundamental and basic teachings embedded in the
esoteric teachings of every race may be traced
back to Hermes. Even the most ancient teachings
of India undoubtedly have their roots in the
original Hermetic Teachings. The purpose of this
work is not the enunciation of any special
philosophy or doctrine, but rather is to give to
the learner a statement of the truth that will
serve to reconcile the many bits of occult
knowledge that they may have acquired, but which
are apparently opposed to each other and which
often serve to discourage and disgust the
beginner in the study.
Tam Gibbs ( 1981) Lao-tzu: My words
are very easy to understand . North Atlantic
Books. Berkley, California Tam Gibbs translated
from the Chinese the words of Lao-tzu who was
one of the earliest writers in Chinese history.
His work describes the merest traces and
indescribable marvels of the Tao and promotes
non-action, concepts which are central to these
unique teachings of thousands of years ago .
Such concepts as through non action, there is
nothing left undone; and through non desire,
there is nothing left to undesired. Lao Tzu
principles of Taoism. or Daoism include both
philosophy and religion. Taoism can also be
called "the other way," for during its
entire history, it has coexisted alongside the
Confucian tradition, which served as the ethical
and religious basis of the institutions and
arrangements of the Chinese empire. Taoism,
while not radically subversive, offered a range
of alternatives to the Confucian way of life and
point of view. These alternatives, however, were
not mutually exclusive. For the vast majority of
Chinese, there was no question of choosing
between Confucianism and Taoism. Except for a
few straight laced Confucians and a few pious
Taoists, the Chinese man or woman practiced both
-- either at different phases of life or as
different sides of personality and taste. They
saw in Dao and nature the basis of a spiritual
approach to living. This, they believed, was the
answer to the burning issue of the day: what is
the basis of a stable, unified, and enduring
social order? The order and harmony of nature,
they said, was far more stable and enduring than
either the power of the state or the civilized
institutions constructed by human learning.
Healthy human life could flourish only in accord
with Dao -- nature, simplicity, a free-and-easy
approach to life.
Ouspensky, P.D. (1957) The Fourth way. Random
House. New York P. D. Ouspensky (1878-1947) was
a major contributor to Twentieth century ideas.
He anticipated many of the key questions in
philosophy, psychology and religion that have
driven and informed us throughout the century.
Born in Moscow and raised by an artistic and
intellectual family, Ouspensky refused to follow
conventional academic training.. He studied
intensively with G. I. Gurdjieff between 1915
and 1918. Throughout the rest of his life,
Ouspensky continued to promote Gurdjieff’s
system as the practical study of methods for
developing consciousness. George Ivanovitch
Gurdijeff (1872–1949) was a seminal spiritual
figure, who introduced to the West an ancient
yet unknown esoteric teaching of development and
awakening, one that taught how to creatively use
the diverse impressions of ordinary life to come
to real life. Humanity, Gurdjieff realized, had
entered a precarious new period in its
evolution. The world would be destroyed,
Gurdjieff warned, unless the 'wisdom' of the
East and the 'energy' of the West were harnessed
and used harmoniously. To effect this
Harnelmiatznel, Gurdjieff gave the necessary
shock: he introduced to the West a unique and
powerful esoteric teaching of
self-transformation. Gurdjieff called it the
Fourth Way. An original teaching, the Fourth Way
is neither a mixture of spiritual lines nor a
modern eclectic concoction. It is, as Gurdjieff
declared, "completely self-supporting and
independent of other lines. This current book is
an arrangement by subject of verbatim extracts
from the records of Ouspenky’s meeting in
London during the period 1921-1946 The
transcripts of the meetings serve to teach us
how we react subconsciously, and how we may
teach ourselves to become more aware of our self
and in turn function at a higher level of self
an consciousness.
Merton, Thomas (1998) The seven storey
mountain: An autobiography of faith.
Harcourt Brace. Orlando A modern-day Confessions
of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is
one of the most influential religious works of
the twentieth century. This edition contains an
introduction by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux,
and a note to the reader by biographer William
H. Shannon. It tells of the growing restlessness
of a brilliant and passionate young man whose
search for peace and faith leads him, in 1941 at
the age of twenty-six, to give up a promising
literary career and to take vows in one of the
most demanding Catholic orders-the Trappist
monks. At the Abbey of Gethsemani, "the
four walls of my new freedom," Thomas
Merton struggles to withdraw from the world, but
only after he has fully immersed himself in it.
The Seven Storey Mountain has been a favorite of
readers ranging from Graham Greene to Claire
Booth Luce, Eldridge Cleaver, and Frank McCourt.
And, in the half-century since its original
publication, this timeless spiritual tome has
been published in over twenty languages and has
touched millions of lives. The best reason to
read The Seven Storey Mountain, however, may be
the one Merton provided in his introduction to
its Japanese translation: "I seek to speak
to you, in some way, as your own self. Who can
tell what this may mean? I myself do not know,
but if you listen, things will be said that are
perhaps not written in this book. And this will
be due not to me but to the One who lives and
speaks in both.
This program of study strongly recommends
that individuals abstain from all mind altering
substances. This includes alcohol, although it
is not a requirement.
Some find later, that the use of such is no
longer necessary, and enjoy life all the more.
If you have a feeling that mind altering
substances are affecting your ability to
succeed, then visit Mission Unity.
It is a wonderful place where transformation
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