A universal assembly for true discernment
Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Michele HojnackiTitle: “Divine Selfishness”
Description: Yeshua said, “If you ever want to come home, you’re going to have to become divinely selfish.” What is divine selfishness and how can that serve our awakening?
Reading: Diane Denomme read from Michael Singers’ The Untethered Soul, The Path of Unconditional Happiness.
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9:30 am – Radiantly Alive Meditations – Rev. Saina Fernandez
In this program, Radiantly Alive Meditations, Rev. Saina Fernandez will lead us step-by-step through the 112 gateways into meditation. These meditations are doorways into the wonder, awe, and bliss that are available to us at all times. If you have ever struggled with meditation, or it has become dry in some way, then these ways of meditating can possibly bring life and aliveness to your practice.
10:15 am – Weekly Gathering – Rev. Michele Hojnacki
Title: “Divine Selfishness”
Description: Jeshua said, “If you ever want to come home, you’re going to have to become divinely selfish.” What is divine selfishness and how can that serve our awakening?
Reading: Diane Denomme will be reading from Michael Singers’ The Untethered Soul, The Path of Unconditional Happiness.
11:30 am –Weekly Fellowship Time – Rev. George Maddox
This is the time when Awakening Together fellowships as a community. We share what is on our hearts and minds from the recent homily or anything else that is truly inspiring us.
12:00 pm – Giving Up Kate! – Rev. Kate Brennan
Rev. Kate reads and shares her journal, contemplation, and experience of applying the teachings of Gentle Healing.
12:30 pm – God Through Audz – Audrey Whitehead
Join Audrey Whitehead for her new program God through Audz where she will read from Helen Hamilton’s, Dissolving the Ego. Audrey will share, if prompted, in dedication to discerning for Truth and invites others in attendance to listen deeply, for all answers are within, and succinct, soulful sharing is encouraged.
This will be a weekly ongoing half-hour program in the Sanctuary on Sundays from 12:30-1 pm ET/10:30 am MT.
1:00 pm – Sacred Inquiry – Rev. Shawna Summers
Rev. Shawna demonstrates the art of Sacred Inquiry in real time. Join her as she follows the guidance, questioning each layer that the thinking mind throws at her in an attempt to hide the wisdom that is inherent in us all. She is learning to go deeper into beginners’ mind with humble and honest curiosity. This is an evolving process, as she learns to feel for the vibrational level of each thought, exposing the source. She invites all listening to join her in their own Inquiry to experience the strength of this powerful spiritual practice. The original inspiration for this half-hour came from Adyashanti’s book ‘Sacred Inquiry’.
1:30 pm – Retreat Reflections – Facilitated by Rhoda Makled
Retreatants who participated in the Dyad Self-Inquiry retreat will share their inquiries, insights, and challenges so that they may teach themselves what is most alive from the retreat. All are invited to join what promises to be an insightful sharing.
2:30 pm – 4:45 pm Awakening Together Radio Broadcast during the break.
This is the time designated as a break so that our Sanctuary Director may have the time to rest.
5:00 pm – The Mighty Companions – Revs. Glen Ganaway and Yolanda Mapes
Revs. Glen Ganaway and Yolanda Mapes, who are interfaith ministers, share a delightful, funny, and inspiring hour of A Course in Miracles. Come join in on the fun, the laughs, and the music while unlearning the ego through the lessons and chapters of ACIM.
6:00 pm – Enlightened Leadership: Building the Foundation – Facilitated by Revs. Jacquelyn Eckert & Rhoda Makled
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, Jacquelyn Eckert, and Vice President-Minister, Rhoda Makled share from the Tao as they contemplate its principles in order to fully embody them.
7:00 pm – Deepening Into Clarifying the Teachings Together – Facilitated by 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.
7:30 pm – Live Satsang with Jim Dreaver – Interviewed by Joy Bedford.
In case you haven’t heard of Jim, Awakening Together shares a regular broadcast with him on Awakening Together Radio. Here’s a little bit of Jim’s backstory.
He served as an army officer with New Zealand artillery forces during the Vietnam War, then worked as a chiropractor in northern California. He was on a spiritual journey for many years before he met European nondual master Jean Klein in 1984. He finally woke up to the fact that he was not his ego “I,” nor any other thought or “story,” in 1995.
Since then, Jim has authored a few books including End Your Story, Begin Your Life (Hampton Roads), The Way of Harmony (Avon Books), and his newest book Untriggerable: Mastering the Love and Freedom that Heals our World. Jim has also taught at Esalen Institute and elsewhere.
If you feel called, a PDF of his new book, Untriggerable: Mastering the Love and Freedom that Heals our World is available on his website for any donation and type UNTRIGGERABLE in the box.
He is also available for private sessions, with the first one being by donation.
*Sanctuary closes at 9 pm ET/7 pm MT.
All Times are Eastern Standard Time – See helpful links below.
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All Times are Eastern Standard Time – See helpful links below.
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1:00 – 3:00 pm – Self-Inquiry Dyad Practice – Facilitated by Yvonne Unger
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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7:30-8:30 am – Being Aware of Awareness Meditation – Facilitated by Rhoda Makled
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 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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We are very excited to be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Awakening Together this year. As a part of this celebration we are seeking volunteers who are interested in sharing their experiences with Awakening Together via an “Interview Toast.”
If you’re feeling called, here’s what we are asking:
We will be creating a reel that will be shared in the sanctuary, on YouTube and on various other channels on which Awakening Together shares. The reel will be shared beginning August 6, 2023.
What better way to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of this community than to “toast” the community. Please volunteer if this opportunity calls to you.
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7:30-8:30 am – Loving Consciousness Meditation – Rev. Rhoda Makled
This program provides an opportunity to be in a community with others who will to love consciousness more than the objects that appear in consciousness. The Loving Consciousness Meditation is a practice that came from Michael Langford and is intended to be practiced in an undisturbed setting. These meditation practices are a core teaching here in the Awakening Together Community. Come join us as we discover what Loving Consciousness means for each of us.
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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7:30 am – Loving Consciousness Meditation with Rev. Rhoda Makled
This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who will to love consciousness more than the objects that appear in consciousness. The Loving Consciousness Meditation is a practice that came from Michael Langford and is intended to be practiced in an undisturbed setting. Rhoda Makled facilitates this program on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 – 8:30 am ET by gently leading participants through the Loving Consciousness Meditation. These meditation practices are a core teaching here in the Awakening Together Community. Come join us as we discover what Loving Consciousness means for each of us.
5:30 pm – Discussion of Be As You Are by Ramana Maharshi – Lina Luckway
This new weekly program will be facilitated by Lina Luckway. She will be reading and sharing from Be As You Are by Ramana Maharshi.
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.
Ramana’s method of self-inquiry is to dissolve the belief of separation from the Self, his insistence that there is a direct path to awakening and that enlightenment can be attained by anyone is in strong focus. Ramana puts everything in clear and simple words, and Hindu terms and Sanskrit words are also explained. There is no need to be familiar with Hindu scripture before reading this book.
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 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 – Silence of the Heart – Lin Castaldo
Lin Castaldo will be sharing a new half-hour program on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays of the month from 7:30 – 8 pm ET. She will be exploring the book Silence of the Heart ~Dialogues with Robert Adams. “Robert Adams (January 21, 1928 – March 2, 1997) is an American Self-realized master and a direct disciple of Ramana Maharshi. This book is dedicated to the teachings of Robert Adams during his Satsangs from 1991-1993. If you are a sincere seeker, and if you find the all-important heart connection with Robert, your life will never again be the same. Doors will unlock, and magic will happen.”
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Join Helen Hamilton for a very special 5 days of retreat this July. How do we live in peace, joy, freedom and openness? In this retreat we will dive deep into the Truth of our Being and move beyond illusion. We will find that at our very core, peace is what we are. This retreat will be facilitated by Helen Hamilton.
Awakening Together is an assembly of peers, all of whom are dedicated to realizing truth, all of whom see with clarity, all of whom are inspired teachers, whether they see themselves that way or not. At this retreat, each one will have the opportunity to speak, to teach, to listen, to meditate, to contemplate, and to commune in sangha with one another.
Shawna Summers will facilitate the Self-Inquiry Retreat. This retreat is based on the teaching of Indian sage, Ramana Maharshi. At this retreat, you will learn the subtleties of self-inquiry. You will participate in guided self-inquiry, meditative self-inquiry, self-inquiry with a partner, journaling based on self-inquiry, and you will contemplate and discuss quotes by Ramana Maharshi. The purpose of the retreat is to help you make advances in the process of self-inquiry in a very short time, so when you go home from the retreat, you will be able to use self-inquiry more effectively to abide in the true Self and detach from the false self.
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5:00-7:00 pm – Consistent, Gentle Healing Year 1 – Facilitated by Beverly Neal
Rev. Shawna 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.
7:00-8:00 pm – Consistent, Gentle Healing Year 3 – Facilitated by Rev. Shawna Summers
Rev. Shawna guides committed students to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love using the Gentle Healing Curriculum. Year 3 is based on The Seven Steps to Awakening. Here’s the Gentle Healing Year 3 Guide: Click Here
You can also use this link to the Year 3 Daily Contemplation tips: Click Here
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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