Regina Dawn Akers reads from the Tao Te Ching in order to contemplate enlightened leadership.
Thoughts of Awakening #316
The past has no meaning now.
Any meaning it ever had
was only the meaning you gave it.
Now is a fresh moment.
This means that meaning from the past
can be looked at anew
and new meaning can be given.
However to make this change
do not deny one critical point.
Any meaning the past seemed to have
was absolutely given by you.
~From our Holy Spirit
Thoughts of Awakening Quote 316 – Meditation with Karen Worth
Find a place where you will be undisturbed. If it is comfortable, put on headsets or earbuds. Relax, and enjoy this meditation.
Thoughts of Awakening Quote 316
Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 316
The past has no meaning now.
Any meaning it ever had
was only the meaning you gave it.
Now is a fresh moment.
This means that meaning from the past
can be looked at anew
and new meaning can be given.
However to make this change
do not deny one critical point.
Any meaning the past seemed to have
was absolutely given by you.
~ From our Holy Spirit
Tips from Regina ~ Day 316, The Mind that Thinks it is Lord
When you read today’s message, please surrender to it. It is a message about surrender, but in order to fully realize the lesson in the message, you will have to surrender to the message.
When today’s message asks you to do something, surrender to it, and do it right then. If there are thoughts in your mind that say you don’t need to do it, or you don’t have time to do it, or you can do it later, practice self-inquiry to notice how the mind is trying to stop you from surrendering.
Why would the mind try to stop you from surrendering?
Is the mind trying to control you?
Is the mind in control of you, or is your Heart in the lead in your daily life?
In the Bible at John 15:4, Jesus said:
Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.
“Abide in me as I abide in you,” is a call to surrender. The “fruit” that Jesus spoke of is awakening. Just as he told the disciples previously that salvation (awakening) is not possible for man, but only for God, this scripture points out that awakening is not possible if the mind remains in the lead. Surrender is necessary.
When I was the scribe of Inner Ramana, I received guidance to add, “Abide in me as I abide in you,” to my mantra practice. In other words, just as I said, “I am that I am” to myself whenever the reminder came to do so, I also said, “Abide in me as I abide in you,” to myself whenever the reminder came to do so. As I used this mantra, I felt my inner desire to surrender. Through using the mantra, my resistance to surrender weakened, because I noticed that I (the true ‘I’) wanted to surrender. As I became more aware of my desire to surrender, surrender came more easily to me.
If you feel guidance to journal about anything you read as you read today’s message, surrender to that inner prompt, and journal with inner wisdom as guided.
Note: The next tip will be available tomorrow morning after 3:50am ET at this link
Audio & Homework – Week 100 Gentle Healing Group With Regina, 12/18/18
Regina Dawn Akers guides a group of committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy and love.
Homework for the next week:
Homework Assignment A: Practice daily meditation for 30-60 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method.
Homework Assignment B: Thoughts of Awakening 316-322 including the Commentary on False Perception (Day 317) and the Commentary on Attachment (Day 321).
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Homework Assignment C: Read the following messages from The Teaching of Inner Ramana: The Mind that Thinks it is Lord, A Contract for Awakening, Pain and Purification, The Grace of the Guru, Full-Time Inquiry for Self. There is no reading on days 317 and 321.
*If you don’t already have it, order The Seven Steps to Awakening. That will be our text for Year 3.
Growing with NTI – NTI James, Chapter 3 – 5 ~ 12/18/18
Thoughts of Awakening #315
Thoughts of Awakening Quote 315 – Meditation with Karen Worth
Find a place where you will be undisturbed. If it is comfortable, put on headsets or earbuds. Relax, and enjoy this meditation.
Thoughts of Awakening Quote 315
Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 315
Knowledge is within
beyond the mind.
Knowledge is constant
before and beyond the world.
Knowledge is realization
of the truth of what you are.
Knowledge is peace,
because it is the end of all questions
and the permanent rest
of the doubting mind.
~ From our Holy Spirit
Tips from Regina ~ Day 315, Extinguishment of the “I” Thought
Today’s reading addresses three common ideas that people have about ego death:
- It will take a long time.
- It will be difficult.
- When the ego dies, I will cease to exist.
Do not read today’s message too quickly. Pay attention, and notice that none of the statements above are true.
Note: The next tip will be available tomorrow morning after 3:50am ET at this link
Not Too Late to Watch This Month’s Movie: Stranger Than Fiction
Join us for Movie Watcher’s Group on Sunday, December 23 at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT. This month’s movie is “Stranger Than Fiction,” starring Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman. The movie is an endearing comedy about the spiritual transformation of a rigid, shy, and lonely I.R.S. agent whose life is upended when he begins to hear a narrator speaking inside his head.
Here is a link to the playsheet designed to assist with a Spirit centered movie watching experience: Stranger Than Fiction PlaySheet
The movie is available on Crackle (free to view), Amazon, Itunes, Google Play, Itunes and Youtube. Watch the movie with Spirit, then come and share your insights with the group.
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