Joel Goldsmith: "I Am the Vine" - The Hollow That Only God Can Fill | Infinite Way Seattle 1956

Goldsmith reflects on the early growth of the Infinite Way and emphasizes that his teaching is not about a new religion but about finding inner peace. He explains that by identifying the 'I' within ourselves, we recognize our oneness with God, similar to a branch connected to a vine, allowing divine substance to flow through us.

The speaker explains that humans cannot find true fulfillment through external things like material success or personal relationships. The 'ache' or 'hollow' feeling within is a natural longing for God, and nothing will satisfy it until we establish a conscious union with the Divine.

Goldsmith announces that the Infinite Way work in Seattle will expand under the direction of Reverend Graham and Mrs. Holmes. He stresses that this work relies on demonstration rather than just words, requiring those who lead to be capable of spiritual healing.

The Infinite Way is not an organization with memberships, but a path of spiritual freedom. Goldsmith argues that finding truth requires shedding biases, bigotry, and limited religious dogmas to focus on the kingdom of God, which is found within oneself.

Goldsmith describes a global, non-physical 'spiritual band' of Infinite Way students who are in constant prayer and treatment. This unity ensures that at any given moment, there is always a collective consciousness holding others in divine communion, transcending time and geography.

To truly embrace spiritual truth, one must be willing to empty themselves of past religious superstitions and man-made rules. True spiritual growth is an internal process, and real ministers are those who are spiritually ordained from within, regardless of their formal titles or institutional affiliations.