Thoughts of Awakening # 350
I remove the obstacles
that I have placed
before God’s open doorway.
~A thought of awakening
A universal assembly for true discernment
Please read Clarity on Purpose from The Teachings of Inner Ramana and contemplate it with your inner teacher. Follow inner prompting regarding the best way to contemplate the reading with the inner teacher. If you don’t feel a specific prompt, ask the inner teacher to share whatever is most important for you to know, see or realize regarding this message.
If prompted, review the tip from Day 306.
I remove the obstacles
that I have placed
before God’s open doorway.
~A thought of awakening
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Akilesh Ayyar is a spiritual mentor and writer who has been engaged with the Hindu school of Advaita Vedanta (nonduality) for over 20 years. He specializes in a modern interpretation of Sri Ramana Maharshi’s ideas as a path to ultimate truth and liberation. He has written two books on self-realization, How to Find What Isn’t Lost, and, more recently, Spiritual Dialogues with Akilesh: Q&A on Liberation and Truth. He has graduate degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University, the City University of New York, and Harvard Law School. He has taught and has presented at Science and Nonduality, Nothing Conference, InciteSeminars, HealHaus, Maha Rose, the New York Self-Inquiry group, and elsewhere. You can find out more information on his website siftingtothetruth.com
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Rev. Shawna demonstrates the art of Sacred Inquiry in real-time. She follows the guidance, questioning each layer that the thinking mind throws at her in an attempt to hide the wisdom inherent in us all while 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. The original inspiration for this half-hour came from Adyashanti’s book ‘Sacred Inquiry’.
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Title: “The True Valentine”
Description: In honor of Valentine’s Day, Rev. Kelly Barber took a look at relationships and the movement from seeking love from the one beloved to Giving Love to THE ONE BELOVED.
Reader: Andy Walker read from “The Reality of Relationships” which is an entry from Regina Dawn Aker’s personal journal written with Inner Wisdom in 2006.
Here’s a link to the original article from Regina Dawn Akers: Click Here
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Michael DeForbes led our Sunday morning meditation. Michael is a student of Helen Hamilton. His guided meditations are based on the direct path, which is an integral part of our teachings here at Awakening Together.
Enjoy this powerful, deep meditation into ever-present peace and the now of the Noumenon which had the theme of embracing all aspects of the self.
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In this program, Reverends Jacquelyn Eckert and Glen Ganaway review and discuss A Course In Miracles from a non-dual, interfaith perspective. The two of them discuss the main themes and key principles of the Course and how they are lived in our shared lives.
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This evening (or tomorrow morning):
Read NTI Hebrews 10 (v19-25) to the end of the chapter.
Tomorrow:
Please read quotes 1101-1104 in The Seven Steps to Awakening with your inner teacher. Here is the last quote:
When you rest on the pinnacle of Self-knowledge, it is unwise to fall into the pit of ego-sense again. Let hopes cease and let notions vanish, let the mind reach the state of no-mind while you live unattached. You are bound only when you are ignorant. You will not be bound if you have Self-knowledge. Hence, strive by every means to remain vigilant in Self-knowledge.
Note: The next Daily Contemplation will be available tomorrow morning after 2am ET at this link.
Please read Exposing the Attachment to Mind from The Teachings of Inner Ramana and contemplate it with your inner teacher. Follow inner prompting regarding the best way to contemplate the reading with the inner teacher. If you don’t feel a specific prompt, ask the inner teacher to share whatever is most important for you to know, see or realize regarding this message.
If prompted, review the tip from Day 305.
I am grateful for seeing my errors.
I choose to relinquish them now.
~A thought of awakening
This evening (or tomorrow morning):
Read NTI Hebrews 10 (v1-7) thru (v15-18).
Tomorrow: