“If you realize that you’re lost in a story, that you’re disconnected, that you’ve forgotten the moment, celebrate. You have just woken up from a dream.” Jeff Foster
Archives for September 2015
Weekly Gathering 9/13/15
Reverend Jay McCormick speaks to us about “A New You Is Born in Forgiveness”.
When I surrender my hatreds and judgments and ‘shoulds’ to God, a new light emerges in my heart. Whatever has blocked me is lifted and my heart opens. When I let go of the opposition and embrace willingness my mind is protected by a loving presence and am safe from all judgement and harm. All that binds me is loosened. Lets join together this gathering and free our heart in love and truth with all.
Lyn Johnson Reads from ACIM chapter 26 section IX – “For They Have Come”
Barb Deurwaarder serves as Admin.
September 14, 2015: Daily Quote
9-20-16 Member Meeting Audio
In the third quarter member meeting, Regina shared:
- Update regarding our application for church status
- Full Disclosure – Financial Status Review
- Update regarding our upcoming 2015 Fall Retreat
- Introduction to John Mark Stroud, our guest teacher for online Satsang in the Sanctuary at 8pm ET on September 20
September 13, 2015: Daily Quote
Coming to Know a Truth, by Hal Seeley
I have experienced a tumultuous few weeks being on a roller coaster of emotions and found myself becoming very skeptical of this whole idea of this world being a dream and that we are something other than what we appear to be. And as usual it was a good thing. I needed to reboot and start over as I have come to realize my spiritual foundation was faulty. I have been so focused on the end game, the final result, the big awakening, that I have been rushing down the path trying to get to the end and I became delusional. I hungered so much for an imagined result, I blinded myself to the fact the imagined result could not be found.
I was going over a lesson at the Trinfinity Academy site where Bentinho was saying that once we came to know that we are a Presence at all times apart from our seeming selves, then it becomes very obvious to us that we are eternal beings. I thought, how did he make that jump from the physical temporary body to the eternal being, for I certainly don’t see it? What I see is someone that has become aware of behavior patterns that brings anger and pain, has let them go, and is certainly leading a more peaceful life, but I am still a human being that has a finite existence here and do not have any feeling of being an infinite being. I thought, what did I miss here?
It took me a couple of journaling pages to finally arrive at a place where I found peace, and here is where I ended up:
My skepticism lead me to write down all the things I do know, the things I know are true and not future truths I am supposed to come to know. That left me with the question, “am I something other than what I appear to be, and if I am, how can I come to know this?” I thought about this question and I do sense a Presence within me and this is what I have to focus in on. I have to zero in on this Presence and see if it brings me to know if there is in fact a Being behind a veil that I have been told exists. This Presence feels so right it is hard to explain. It feels so right because it is not something I have convinced myself is true for I feel a Presence within and looking back on my life I have known of it all along. I sense that the more I stay with the Presence the less I will identify with this body. But it still leaves me with this body. Will it lead to seeing something I don’t see right now?
This is what I should have been doing all along, coming to know a truth, not accepting what someone else said is true, accepting it and convincing myself that by believing it I will arrive at the door of enlightenment. I realize now that my general feeling of discomfort was the signal telling me I had to take another look at things with my aspirations of awakening to the truth still in hand. I became skeptical and found the reason for my skepticism.
September 12, 2015: Daily Quote
September 11, 2015: Daily Quote
Quarterly Member Meeting, Sunday, September 13, 8pm ET
You are cordially invited to Awakening Together’s Third Quarter Member Meeting, which will be held in the Sanctuary on Sunday, September 13 at 8pm ET.
The agenda for this member meeting includes:
~ Update regarding our application for church status
~ Changes on the Member Board of Trustees
~ Full Disclosure – Financial Status Review
~ And more …
All members are invited to bring questions and feedback to the member meeting.
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
The Member Board of Trustees