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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Monday, September 18, 2023

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Being Aware of Awareness Meditation Canceled during Fall Retreat

11:00 am -12:00 pm – Satsang Reflections – Facilitated by Rev. Saina Fernandez
Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held on the 3rd Monday of every month at 11 a.m. ET. The purpose of this program is to share what was most impactful, hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the previous day’s Satsang interview. For this installment, it was the interview with Angelo Dilullo. We invite you to come and share or just listen to others.  All are welcome!

5:00-7:00 pm – Consistent, Gentle Healing Year 1 – 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. Year 1 is based on A Course in Miracles Workbook for Students and other non-dual teachings.

 

 

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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Saturday, September 16, 2023

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1:00 – 3:00 pm – Self-Inquiry Dyad Practice – Facilitated by Anne Blanchard 

The practice is intensive, direct self-inquiry. The format is partner-assisted contemplation, commonly referred to as dyads, which means two.

The day is Saturday and the time of the practice is 1 to 3 PM ET.  You can join for either the first hour, the second hour, or for both depending on the time available in your schedule.

What do you want?  What do you really want?  What is the aim of your spiritual practice?  What is the purpose?  What is your purpose? We ask because we embark weekly to practice in the sanctuary, and have a direct experience of the truth of what we are.  The very good news is that you cannot, not be the Truth of what you are.  Truth doesn’t go away because we don’t know it, can’t see it, or don’t presently experience it.

If you are interested in exploring your own blocks to the awareness of love’s presence, to the Truth of what you are, you are warmly invited to join us.

No prior experience is necessary.  An introduction and overview will be given at the beginning of each hour.

 

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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Friday, September 15, 2023

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3-4 pm – Nisargadatta Maharaj: Contemplating “I am That” – Facilitated by Yvonne Unger
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.

 

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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Thursday, September 14, 2023

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2:00-4:00 pm – Gentle Healing Year 3 – Rev. Susan Telford
Rev. Susan guides a group of committed students through year 3 of Gentle Healing who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Thursdays at 2-4 pm ET and all members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings. This class is based on The Seven Steps to Awakening.

6:00-7:00 pm – Gentle Healing Year 3 –  Rev. Cyndi Krupp
Rev. Cyndi guides a group of committed students through year 3 of Gentle Healing who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This class is based on The Seven Steps to Awakening.

 

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Audio & Homework~ Gentle Healing Year 1 with Rev. Michele Hojnacki – Week 33

Rev. Michele Hojnacki guides a group of committed students through year 1 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 for week 33:

  1. Homework Assignment A: Workbook lessons 215-221 including the tips. Read Regina’s Tips for Lessons 215-221. The tip should be read after reading the lesson on your own. Here’s a direct link: https://awakening-together.org/interact/gentle-healing-group/reginas-tips/
  2. Practice daily awareness-watching-awareness, Loving Consciousness or Abandon Release Method meditation for 15-20 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method.
  3. Homework Assignment B: Read ‘The Most Direct Means to Eternal Bliss,’ Chapters 4, 5 & 12. You will find it at this link: http://albigen.com/uarelove/most_rapid/contents.htm

What’s Happening in the Sanctuary – Tuesday, September 12, 2023

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

Meditation Exploration with Rev. Rhoda Makled &

Heart Explorations: Embracing the Whole Show Cancelled during Fall Retreat.

5:30 pm – Discussion of Be As You Are – Facilitated by Lina Luckway
Be As You Are is a treasury of Ramana Maharshi’s knowledge. The book collects conversations with the many seekers who came to him for guidance, answering the questions sought on the road to enlightenment. Self-realization is the vital quest we must all pursue before we can attempt to understand the world.

Let’s get together, read and discuss the essence of Ramana Maharshi’s teaching Be As You Are, and see what insights and delights unfold.

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

Regina’s recently completed YouTube playlist featuring the “meat” of her early teachings is 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 – 500 Days Contemplating NTI – Facilitated by Revs. Kelly Barber & Joanne Schneider
This bi-monthly program was formed to facilitate the contemplation of the “500 Days with NTI” curriculum together.

In this program, together we engage in the 500 Days with NTI program designed by our founder and the scribe of The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI), Regina Dawn Akers. Regina developed this free self-study spiritual curriculum for people with very busy lives. If you don’t have a lot of available time, but you are serious about spiritual awakening, this may be the curriculum for you!

500 Days provides daily exercises that you can do as you work, socialize, clean house, do yard work, work out, play, etc. It’s a course that goes with you wherever you go!

8:30 pm – Contemplation of Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament – Joy Bedford
Join us to contemplate The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament. We’ll be noticing what arises and surrendering beyond resistance, if we are willing for this (and there is no judgment if we are not yet willing), as we explore NTI with Holy Spirit’s guidance.

The Sanctuary closes at 9:30 pm ET.

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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Monday, September 11, 2023

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Being Aware of Awareness Meditation Canceled during Fall Retreat

5:00-7:00 pm – Consistent, Gentle Healing Year 1 – 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. Year 1 is based on A Course in Miracles Workbook for Students and other non-dual teachings.

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Rev. Kate ~ Giving Up Kate! ~ “Surrender” 9/10/23

Rev. Kate shares her experience, poetry, and life with us as she goes about the business of giving up her ideas about herself and the world on her journey toward purification and awakening. Rev. Kate shares with wisdom and humor and allows us a glimpse into the beautiful and sometimes messy blossoming of life examined with an eye on Truth.

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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Saturday, September 9, 2023

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

1:00 – 3:00 pm – Self-Inquiry Dyad Practice – Facilitated by Anne Blanchard 

The practice is intensive, direct self-inquiry. The format is partner-assisted contemplation, commonly referred to as dyads, which means two.

The day is Saturday and the time of the practice is 1 to 3 PM ET.  You can join for either the first hour, the second hour, or for both depending on the time available in your schedule.

What do you want?  What do you really want?  What is the aim of your spiritual practice?  What is the purpose?  What is your purpose? We ask because we embark weekly to practice in the sanctuary, and have a direct experience of the truth of what we are.  The very good news is that you cannot, not be the Truth of what you are.  Truth doesn’t go away because we don’t know it, can’t see it, or don’t presently experience it.

If you are interested in exploring your own blocks to the awareness of love’s presence, to the Truth of what you are, you are warmly invited to join us.

No prior experience is necessary.  An introduction and overview will be given at the beginning of each hour.

 

Enter the Sanctuary or see the complete listing of speakers.
All Times are Eastern Standard Time –  See helpful links below.

How to Enter the Sanctuary

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What’s Happening in the Sanctuary ~ Friday, September 8, 2023

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

7:30-8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – Facilitated by Anne Blanchard
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.

3-4 pm – Nisargadatta Maharaj: Contemplating “I am That” – Facilitated Anne Blanchard & Yvonne Unger
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.

 

Enter the Sanctuary or see the complete listing of speakers.

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

How to Enter the Sanctuary

Awakening Together Internet Broadcast: Listen Live on AT Radio

 

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