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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Friday, June 7, 2024

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Look below for helpful links.

7:30 – 8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – with Rev. Anne Blanchard
One of the core practices of the Awakening Together community is Awareness watching Awareness meditation. Those words can inspire as much confusion for some as they do clarity of purpose for others. This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who will to find that place of no-place, that attention to our natural attentiveness, that innate humanness that can often be overlooked. Anne Blanchard facilitates this program on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30 – 8:30 am ET by leading participants through gently guided Being Aware of Awareness meditation.

3:00 – 4:00 pm – Nisargadatta Maharaj: Contemplating “I Am That” – Facilitated Rev. Anne Blanchard
In this program, we contemplate the teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj together. “Between the banks of pain and pleasure the river of life flows. It is only when the mind refuses to flow with life and gets stuck at the banks, that it becomes a problem.” – Nisargadatta Maharaj

While the impetus for this program was born from the power and the clarity of the practice of the Minister Preparation Program curriculum, “The Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj,” in which his pointings were contemplated, the desire is to share in this practice with all at Awakening Together regardless of any prior familiarity with the teachings of this Indian Master. So whether you have taken the MPP class or are brand new to these teachings, you are warmly invited to join in and see how Nisargadatta speaks to you.

Sanctuary Closed AT 4:00 pm ET

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.
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This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ June 9, 2024

All Times are Eastern Standard Time – See links below to join us in the Sanctuary

 

Join us at 9:30 am ET/ 7:30 am MT for a Morning Meditation Video

Morning meditation lays a foundation of calmness and balance for the day ahead. It helps open the door to the love and clarity found within.

We hope you will join us as we come together in meditation to start off the day.

 

Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 8:15 am MT
for Our Weekly Gathering with
Rev. Michele Hojnacki

Topic: “Recognizing the Resistance to Life”

Description: In a recent experience, Michele recognized how she has resisted Life by being “lost in the mind”. She saw that she missed what the present moment had to offer by being consumed in thought.

Drawing on the teachings of NTI Luke, we discover the difference between our thoughts and Spirits thoughts. NTI teaches we only ever choose between two things, willingness and resistance.  But what is resistance? We need to recognize resistance before we can let it go and hear the Voice of Spirit. NTI Luke teaches us how to recognize what resistance is so we can let it go.

Reading: Suzanne Ditsler will read from The Holy Spirits Interpretation of the New Testament, Luke Chapters 10 – 12 & Revelations Chapter 20, v. 1-3 & v. 4-6.

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*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/8:15 am MT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Joy Bedford.

 

Join us at 12:00 pm ET/ 10:00 am MT for Just Being Here Now with Anja Janssen 

Everything is already here now, so all we have to ‘do’ is be. In this program, Anja will look deeply into the now, the present moment, to explore how truth presents itself. She will be using everyday experiences and events to practice being present with what is. She will also share a variety of teachings about the now, the illusion of time, and resting in beingness. Some of the teachers and texts she will draw from are Eckhart Tolle, Lao Tzu, Angelo Dilullo, A Course in Miracles & NTI. Join Anja in using our everyday experiences to embrace the present moment and be.

 

Join us at 1:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am MT for Reflections from Sangha is the New Guru Retreat facilitated by Joe Schmitz

We hope you can join us for Reflections from Sangha is the New Guru Retreat. During this gathering, retreat participants will have the opportunity to share how this retreat helped them learn how the sangha is its own teacher. They will also share on how they learned to genuinely support awakening for themselves and each other.

All are welcome to join!

 

Join us at 5:00 pm ET/ 3:00 pm MT for Sounds of Awakening with Rev. Yolanda Mapes

Join us for the next installment of Awakening Together’s musical program, Sounds of Awakening hosted by Rev. Yolanda Mapes where she will interview The Kennedy Family Band.

The Kennedy Family Band, Cameron and Ellie Kennedy, based out of Madison Wisconsin, are a rare breed of sweetness. Battling cancer and Lyme disease respectively, they are overcoming huge obstacles to demonstrate good, and put kindness into the world through their work with “A Course in Miracles International,” The International Peace Orchestra and The Kindness Academy.

Cam Kennedy is a world-traveling Australian Psychotherapist, Public Speaker, Documentarian, Author, and Musician. Ellie is also a world traveler, musical theater actress, concert pianist choir director, and musician who has a huge heart and a beautiful tone. Many have fallen in love with her voice and powerful presence. Currently, Ellie is profoundly disabled by Lyme disease, but still has her voice and indomitable spirit. Their original songs are about struggle and redemption, historical heroes and mavericks, inner dialogues seeking the light, and finding reason in a crazy world.

You can find the Kennedy Family Band music here: www.ckband.wordpress.com

Rev. Yolanda is a trans femme gender queer singer/songwriter/performance artist & interfaith minister, originally from Muscle Shoals, Alabama- The Hit Recording Capital of the World. Rev. Yolanda has been making music/theater/TV/film/performance art for well over 40 years, winning the NYC MAC Award twice and inducted into both the NY Blues Hall of Fame and The GLBT Hall of Fame. Rev. Yolanda is so very happy to be a part of and be of service to the Awakening-Together Community on The Member Board of Trustees, as well as with her weekly program The Mighty Companions-The Voice that Likes You.

You can find Rev. Yolanda’s music here: www.Yolanda.net/audio

 

Join us at 6:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm MT for Enlightened Leadership: Building the Foundation with Revs. Rhoda Makled & David Hemphill

The Tao Te Ching (The Way), written by Lao-Tzu (Old Teacher), is a guide to enlightened leadership. While most people believe effective leadership lies in knowledge and power, the Tao teaches it lies in emptiness, stillness, and presence.

Awakening Together’s President-Minister, Rev. Rhoda Makled, and Rev. David Hemphill share from the Tao as they contemplate its principles in order to fully embody them. In addition to the 2 versions already being read from the Tao, the pair will also read Regina Dawn Aker’s translation of the Tao Te Ching.

 

Join us at 7:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm MT for Deepening Into Clarifying the Teachings Together with Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert

During this program, we will listen to a portion of each previously recorded “Clarifying the Teachings” program. Afterward, we will spend time contemplating and teaching ourselves what is most alive for us at the moment. We may also spend time practicing what Regina is teaching. And…we will start at the very beginning.

Bring your journals, openness, and curiosity as we explore what is most alive in us and ready to be seen. We hope you feel inspired to join.

 

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All Times are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.

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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Thursday, June 6, 2024

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time – – – – See helpful links below

7:30 – 8:30 am – Meditation Exploration with Rev. Rhoda Makled
This program, on Tuesdays and Thursdays,  provides an opportunity to meditate in community with others who feel to explore the Truth of what we are. Rev. Rhoda Makled gently guides participants through a meditation practice. The meditation practices may include any of the following, but are not limited to a specific style:

  • Being Aware of Awareness
  • Do Nothing
  • Self-Inquiry
  • Beingness
  • Radiance Sutras
  • Sound
  • Loving Consciousness
  • Contemplation

8:30 am – 12:00 pm Sanctuary is closed

All times are Eastern Standard Time 
Direct links to join us:
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How to Enter the Sanctuary

What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Wednesday, June 5, 2024

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Look below for helpful links.

7:30 – 8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – Facilitated by Rev. Anne Blanchard
This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who desire to find that place of no place, that attention to our natural attentiveness, that innate humanness that can often be overlooked. Anne Blanchard facilitates this program on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. ET by leading participants through gently guided Being Aware of Awareness meditation.

12:00 pm – I Think, Therefore…  – Rev. Cyndi Krupp
In this program, Rev. Cyndi explores how we can use the Conditioning Loop (What I think, I see, what I see, I experience, what I experience I think) to shine a light on how the little self works to keep us in the dark. She uses personal stories, contemplations, and wisdom teachings. Join Cyndi in using the world that we see and the thoughts that we think to Awaken Together.

12:30 pm – Living The Undefended Surrender Experiment – Rev. Rhoda Makled
 With humor, love, and open-hearted awareness, Rev. Rhoda Makled explores her own take on the Surrender Experiment as coined by Michael Singer. Raw, authentic, and faithfully she is uncovering the path to living in the undefended Heart.

Rev. Rhoda digs into topics she is exploring in her life such as what it means to live the experiment of being surrendered. Feeling every feeling and seeing every thought she can, Rhoda shares the journey of studying, journaling, contemplating, being inspired by, and surrendering to Truth. Inspired by so many teachers including those here at Awakening Together, Rhoda shares her contemplations and invites you to come and discuss your experience with your own surrender experiment. This undefended dialogue with Inner Wisdom is just one more way to observe, as the self is undone–the intention being to leave space only for awareness of Awareness and release everything that covers Truth.

In this program, Rev. Rhoda explores the teachings of Michael Singer, Regina Dawn Akers, Paul Hedderman, Roger Castillo, Helen Hamilton, and many more.

1:00 pm –  Unfiltered – Rev. Anne Blanchard
Rev. Anne Blanchard shares her experience of purification and awakening, unfiltered and as it happens. Raw, reflective, brave, and infused with clarity, Anne’s open honesty inspires us all to dive deep into the spiritual journey instead of simply skimming the surface.

2:00 pm – Get Curious with Tina – Tina Brown
In this weekly program Tina invites all to “Walk with me and ask the unquestionable questions. Inquire about the different principles of God. Go to Source with me and look to the Holy Spirit for Answers. Asking for discernment, clarity, and the willingness to be wrong. I need you to help me awaken! I’m willing, are you?”

2:30 pm – Returning Home – Helena Monteiro
This is Helena’s description: “This program is about returning to where I already Am but have forgotten. In willingness, I step back from this dream and look at the obstacles that I have made up and believed in. I will look at resistance, in its many forms, to the path I have chosen again and again in faith. In gratitude I turn within to the I Am that is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” Helena will be offering her program on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays. 

3:00 pm – In The Company of Truth with Helen Hamilton
Helen demonstrates and teaches the simplicity of Self Realization.

If you consider yourself a disciple of truth and find that your soul longs for total liberation then you are among good company here. ​If you feel a call in your heart to wake up fully to the truth of your Being and to live as that then this program is for you.

Helen’s core message is that the Realization of the True Self is possible for everyone, no matter what background you may have as long as you want it more than anything else. After all, we are only returning to our natural state, to what we already are. We are only coming to live as that Truth consciously. How long does it take to be what you already are? How difficult does it need to be to rid yourself of illusion that was never true?

Having reached a place of total peace, love, and joy, Helen has dedicated her life to helping others wake up too. The Truth is here and now and accessible to all. Helen will offer her teachings in this once a month Satsang to help you Realize and BE the Self you already are.

For more information about Helen and to access her teachings, visit her website: HelenHamilton.org

4:00 – 5:30 pm – Awakening Together Sanctuary Closed

5:30 pm – In The Flow – Rev. Andy Walker
In this program, Andy will be engaging in a simple exploration and discovery about connecting with guidance, insights, wisdom, and motivation that arise naturally out of the flow of life (rather than from the thinking mind).

6:00 pm – A Lot to Say About Nothing – Rev. Billy Sintiris
In this weekly program, Rev. Billy will expand on Awakening Together’s Core Value Number One by utilizing inspirational writings by various authors, including awakened masters, poets, and personal guests. Words alone, being subject to duality, cannot transform in and by themselves. But when paired with seeing and looking within, we can go beyond their limits. “A Lot to Say About Nothing” is about surrendering self (personal identity). Words can only point to the Truth of the Whole Mind. He will look deeper into the many words used to take us home to the One.

6:30 pm – Gentle Healing Year 3 – Facilitated by Rev. Towanda Chase
Rev. Towanda Chase facilitates tonight’s Gentle Healing Year 3 group. She guides committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. Year 3 is based on The Seven Steps to Awakening.

7:30 pm – CANCELLED Until July 10th: Explorations of the Unbound – Revs. Sharon Hepburn and Shawna Summers
 This weekly program Explorations of the Unbound, will be taking a month off while Sharon is on vacation. We will return July 10th.

Sanctuary Closes at 7:30 pm ET

All Times listed are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.
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How to Enter the Sanctuary

What’s Happening in the Sanctuary – Tuesday, June 4, 2024

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time – – – – See helpful links below

7:30 to 8:30 am – Meditation Exploration with Rev. Rhoda Makled
This program provides an opportunity to meditate in community with others who feel to explore the Truth of what we are. Rev. Rhoda Makled gently guides participants through a meditation practice, as guided. Meditation practices may include any of the following, but will not be limited to a specific style:

  • Being Aware of Awareness
  • Do Nothing
  • Self-Inquiry
  • Beingness
  • Radiance Sutras
  • Sound
  • Loving Consciousness
  • Contemplation

9:00 to 11:00 am – Heart Explorations: Embracing the Whole Show – with Rev. Anne Blanchard.
During our time together, we will explore what it takes to live from an open, undefended heart.  Naturally, any true exploration of living from the heart necessarily entails taking a deep and sustained look at what prevents us from keeping our hearts open.  Grounded in the knowledge that the essence of us, our true nature, is the very lovingness within us all, we will explore how to recognize and release egoic energies by cultivating open-hearted awareness practices which support us in directly experiencing our true Self.  By leaning into willingness, steeped in self-honesty, and with a consistent dash of courage, we endeavor to open to whatever life brings, as it brings it, that is, on life’s terms.  In so doing, we trust that everything – absolutely everything – is here for us to use for healing, for purification, and for learning to live from the heart.  We look forward to supporting each other in our individual explorations of how we truly embrace the entirety of this show we call life.

3:00 to 5:00 pm – Gentle Healing Year 1 – Facilitated by Rev. Diane Scott
Rev. Dianne Scott guides a group of committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly and all members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings. Everyone willing to commit to healing/awakening is invited to join this group.

5:00 pm – 5:30 Sanctuary Closed.

5:30 pm – Contemplations with David – Facilitated by Rev. David Hemphill
Join us in contemplating lessons on non-duality, inquiry, no-self, fetters, Buddhism, Taoism, etc. This is an open contemplation where any who feels called to join can do so! If you’d like to read along with the material, we are currently reading from Byron Katie’s “A Mind at Home With Itself.” See you there!

6:30 pm – Early Insights – Facilitated by Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert & Connie Poole
The sisters will play Regina Dawn Akers’ Early Teaching videos and invite those in attendance to contemplate those teachings along with them.

Regina completed a YouTube playlist featuring 275 videos focusing on the “essence” of her early teachings. They are a treasure trove of insight into the practices and understanding that illuminated her path to awakening. Regina compiled the teachings by trimming down her early teaching audios to highlight the core components of the guidance she received early in her journey. Because these teachings are so helpful, Jacquelyn and Connie plan to slowly review them by playing one or two of them each week and contemplating them in a group format.

7:30 pm – Cancelled: Silence of the Heart – Facilitated by Lin Castaldo
 Lin Castaldo will not be with us tonight. The Sanctuary will close early at 7:30pm. Lin will be back with us next week

The Sanctuary will close at 7:30 pm ET/5:30 pm MT tonight.

All Times are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.
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Audio & Homework~ Gentle Healing Year 2 with Rev. Michele Hojnacki – Week 68

Rev. Michele Hojnacki guides a group of committed students through year 2 of Gentle Healing who want to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Mondays at 5-7 pm ET/3-5 pm MT and all members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings.

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Homework Assignments for week 69:

  1. Homework Assignment A: Practice daily meditation for 30-60 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method.
  2. Homework Assignment B: Thoughts of Awakening, 99-105.
  3. Homework Assignment C: Read NTI John 8-18 by following the daily reading assignments given through the tips.

What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Monday, June 3, 2024

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time – – – See helpful links below

7:30 – 8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – with Rev. Anne Blanchard
One of the core practices of the Awakening Together community is Awareness Watching Awareness meditation. Those words can inspire as much confusion for some as they do clarity of purpose for others. This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who will to find that place of no-place, that attention to our natural attentiveness, that innate humanness that can often be overlooked. Rhoda will be filling in for Anne Blanchard by facilitating this program on a few Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30 – 8:30 am ET by leading participants through gently guided Being Aware of Awareness meditation.

5:00 – 7:00 pm – Consistent, Gentle Healing Year 2 – Facilitated by Rev. Michele Hojnacki
Rev. Michele guides committed students to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love using the Gentle Healing Curriculum. Everyone who is willing to make a commitment to awakening is invited to join. Having completed GHY1 is encouraged but not required. Year 2 is based on:

7:00 – 8:00 pm –  Self-Guided Awakening: An Epilogue of Gentle Healing – Facilitated by Revs. Shawna Summers & Sharon Hepburn
 This group meets weekly to share our experiences and insights on how these contemplations are lived. The intention is to stay True to Guidance and be honest in sharing.

The Sanctuary will close tonight at 8pm ET/6 pm MT .
All times are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.
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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Saturday, June 1, 2024

1:00 – 3:00 pm Self Inquiry Dyads – Facilitated by Rev. Anne Blanchard

If you are interested in exploring your blocks to the awareness of love’s presence, to the Truth of what you are, you are warmly invited to join us. The practice is intensive, direct self-inquiry. The format is partner-assisted contemplation, commonly referred to as dyads, which means two. You can join for either the first hour, the second hour, or for both depending on the time available in your schedule. No prior experience is necessary.  An introduction and overview will be given at the beginning of each hour.

3:00 pm The Sanctuary is Closed

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.
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This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ June 2, 2024

All Times are Eastern Standard Time – See links below to join us in the Sanctuary

 

Join us at 9:30 am ET/ 7:30 am MT for Shiny Things with Claire Bhavani

What is Truth? And how do we find it in a life that is pushed and pulled around by the cravings, aversions, and ignorance of the human mind and senses?

There can be no confusion about where to start, for it is all laid out within the eight limbs of Raja yoga, as described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

Shiny Things provides practical guidance to apply the path of Raja Yoga in daily life, relieving suffering and accessing an inner sparkle, within a supportive group environment. It includes consideration of how we conduct ourselves in the world, how we relate to our spiritual practices, appropriate care of the body and vitality, a gradual quieting of the mind and senses, throwing out what is false, and glimpsing what is True.

We will initially use the book by Bhava Ram: The Eight Limbs of Yoga, Pathway to Liberation, as an introductory guide. If you don’t have the book, you can still join us. Later in the year, we will commence a deeper immersion into a full commentary of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

 

Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 8:15 am MT
for Our Weekly Gathering with
Rev. Marisol Landin

Topic: “Stepping Out of the Loop”

Description: Join Rev. Marisol as she shares a conversation with Spirit on stepping out of the loop of thought and experience and what it means to let go. She will explore the desire to be free of illusion and what can get in the way of it.

Reading: Jill Grace will read from New International Bible, Matt. 26:69-75, NTI, Matthew Ch 26, v.69-75 & NTI, Revelation, Ch 22, v.10-21.

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*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/8:15 am MT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Rev. Tawonda Chase.

 

Join us at 12:00 pm ET/ 10:00 am MT for Just Being Here Now with Anja Janssen 

Everything is already here now, so all we have to ‘do’ is be. In this program, Anja will look deeply into the now, the present moment, to explore how truth presents itself. She will be using everyday experiences and events to practice being present with what is. She will also share a variety of teachings about the now, the illusion of time, and resting in beingness. Some of the teachers and texts she will draw from are Eckhart Tolle, Lao Tzu, Angelo Dilullo, A Course in Miracles & NTI. Join Anja in using our everyday experiences to embrace the present moment and be.

 

Join us at 1:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am MT for Visiting Ministers Program Informational Gathering

Rev. Cyndi Krupp will facilitate this 30 minute informational gathering about our Visiting Ministers Program. The Awakening Heart Sangha in Ajijic, Mexico is collaborating with Awakening Together in hosting our ministers. This program will include a video tour of the gorgeous grounds at this beautiful retreat center. This half-hour session is designed for both current and future ministers who are interested in serving the Awakening Heart Sangha Community in Ajijic, Mexico.

The Visiting Ministers program offers a unique opportunity for Awakening Together Ordained Ministers to extend their service to our community members residing in the Villa del Angel community. Awakening Together exclusively facilitates this initiative to support our members and foster an effective and successful sangha in the spirit of service.

For more information about the Awakening Heart Sangha Community, please visit their website at awakeningheart.love

 

Join us at 2:30 pm ET/ 12:30 pm MT for Qigong with Ian McArthur

In this program, we practice Qigong (Chi Kung). Qi means life energy, referring to the energy circulating through the body, and Gong means cultivation or work. The two words are combined to describe the practice to cultivate and balance life energy. By following movements (forms) and a simple breathing technique, we encourage more Qi to flow which in turn allows us to feel more peaceful and at One with ourselves.

This practice has been followed for thousands of years in order to promote balance and well-being as well as a means to encourage Spiritual Awakening. Ian’s Meditative approach to Qigong allows us to experience the many benefits of Qigong. One of the beauties of Qigong is its simplicity which makes it easier for the forms to be learned. You can start your practice at any age and begin a journey of discovery in Qigong.

 

Join us at 6:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm MT for Enlightened Leadership: Building the Foundation with Revs. Rhoda Makled & David Hemphill

The Tao Te Ching (The Way), written by Lao-Tzu (Old Teacher), is a guide to enlightened leadership. While most people believe effective leadership lies in knowledge and power, the Tao teaches it lies in emptiness, stillness, and presence.

Awakening Together’s Vice President-Minister, Rev. Rhoda Makled, and Rev. David Hemphill share from the Tao as they contemplate its principles in order to fully embody them. In addition to the 2 versions already being read from the Tao, the pair will also read Regina Dawn Aker’s translation of the Tao Te Ching.

 

Join us at 7:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm MT for Deepening Into Clarifying the Teachings Together with Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert

During this program, we will listen to a portion of each previously recorded “Clarifying the Teachings” program. Afterward, we will spend time contemplating and teaching ourselves what is most alive for us at the moment. We may also spend time practicing what Regina is teaching. And…we will start at the very beginning.

Bring your journals, openness, and curiosity as we explore what is most alive in us and ready to be seen. We hope you feel inspired to join.

 

Join Us at 8:00 pm ET/ 6:00 pm MT For The Quarterly Member Meeting

In this Quarterly Member Meeting, President Minister, Rhoda Makled will share about:

            • Financials for Awakening Together.
            • Details about Awakening Together’s 2024 Pilgrimage to New Mexico.
            • The available Retreat House Caretaker position.
            • “Sangha is the New Guru” Retreat

Awakening Together extends a warm invitation to all members to join our Quarterly Member Meeting. Your presence is not only valued but considered an integral part of the shared vision and purpose that has made this community thrive.

 

Enter the Sanctuary or see the complete listing of speakers.

All Times are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.

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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Friday, May 31, 2024

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time. Look below for helpful links.

7:30 – 8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – with Rev. Anne Blanchard
One of the core practices of the Awakening Together community is Awareness watching Awareness meditation. Those words can inspire as much confusion for some as they do clarity of purpose for others. This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who will to find that place of no-place, that attention to our natural attentiveness, that innate humanness that can often be overlooked. Anne Blanchard facilitates this program on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30 – 8:30 am ET by leading participants through gently guided Being Aware of Awareness meditation.

3:00 – 4:00 pm – Nisargadatta Maharaj: Contemplating “I Am That” – Facilitated Rev. Anne Blanchard
In this program, we contemplate the teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj together. “Between the banks of pain and pleasure the river of life flows. It is only when the mind refuses to flow with life and gets stuck at the banks, that it becomes a problem.” – Nisargadatta Maharaj

While the impetus for this program was born from the power and the clarity of the practice of the Minister Preparation Program curriculum, “The Teachings of Nisargadatta Maharaj,” in which his pointings were contemplated, the desire is to share in this practice with all at Awakening Together regardless of any prior familiarity with the teachings of this Indian Master. So whether you have taken the MPP class or are brand new to these teachings, you are warmly invited to join in and see how Nisargadatta speaks to you.

SANCTUARY CLOSED AT 4:00 pm ET

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