A universal assembly for true discernment
Title: “Understanding is a Difficult Let Go”
Description: Rev. Billy will take readings from NTI, Colossians 1, Bentinho Massaro’s new post and readings from his personal contemplation to attempt to blend the highest form of conceptual thought with what can’t be comprehended, “Truth” beyond words.
Reading: Rhoda Makled read from NTI, Colossians 1.
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Title: “Thoughts are Tools, Not Truths”
Description: Rev. Saina will be sharing deeply from her heart on some recent insights and realizations that are helping her to further let go of the ego. She invites you to join her this Sunday and perhaps some of these unveilings will inspire you to further let go of the ego.
Reading: Judy Lekisch read NTI Colossians Ch. 4 & NTI 2 Thessalonians, Ch. 3.
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Title: “The (Not-So) Secret to Deepening Your Highest Clarity”
Description: All the masters have said it. I’ll give you the answer right away: To deepen into your highest clarity, abide in openness, in silence; In inquiry, surrender, contemplation, or meditation. Whatever path you choose, at some point going up the mountain, it all turns to silence. We work on 5 pragmatic steps we can take to abide in our highest clarity, whatever that clarity is in the moment. The result of these steps is an abidance in our innate openness.
Reading: Inka Omholt read passages from Ramana Maharshi – Be As You Are, Nisargadatta Marahji – I Am That, Michael Langford – The Most Direct Means to Eternal Bliss, Angelo Dilullo – Awake: It’s Your Turn, Byron Katie – A Mind at Home with Itself and David Hemphill – Silence of the Mind.
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Title: “An Exploration of Purpose & Desire”
Description: An opportunity to awaken to the original impulse/source that guides our every thought and action, to embrace the perfection that we are, and know that our story is Perfect.
Reading: Stacy Staul read excerpts from The Story of I, by Helen Hamilton.
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Title: “Aging, Loss & Enlightenment”
Description: Reflections from the “messy middle” on how aging and chronic pain serve as spiritual teachers on the path to enlightenment. Their wisdom teaches us how to release the small self with all its attachments and reunite with the Higher Self.
Reading: Audrey Whitehead read from The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh, Chapter 18 The Three Dharma Seals & Tao Te Ching, Verse 16.
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Title: “Fear is a Liar”
Description: I will be looking into how fear shows up, the lies it tells and how to walk through it.
Reading: Stacy Shaul read from NTI 1 Peter, Ch. 4, NTI 2 Timothy, Ch. 2 & 4, NTI Acts, Ch. 27.
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Title: “God Grant Me the Courage to…Stay Put”
Description: Join us as I reflect on powerful lessons and insights received through 500 Days with NTI. One of the gifts has been allowing myself the space to feel it, in order to heal it.
Reading: Glen Ganaway read excerpts from NTI, 2 Timothy, Chapters 1 & 2.
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Title: “The Town Crier: The Seeking is Over”
Description: How do I let go of the belief in the individual and acknowledge that I AM? The “town crier” is here to shout, I AM the NOW, no matter what thoughts say. The “town crier” says to pay attention to what is Real and let dualism fade.
Reading: John Wetzel read excerpts from Awake, It’s Your Turn, NTI, 2 Corinthians, & Bernadette Roberts’ A Path to No Self.
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Title: “From Claiming to Clarity: Recognizing the Rejection Program”
Description: Ego’s fundamental movement is a big fat “no!” to what is. A primary source of suffering for humans is identifying with the “no”, as the “no”, with thoughts which say things like, “I hate when this happens”, “I can’t stand that/them”, “oh no, not that!”. We can only free ourselves from this often unconscious, highly conditioned reactive “no!”- the rejection program – if we actually see it. For the one who wills to live from unity consciousness, gaining familiarity with this programmed reactive mechanism is imperative. Join Anne Blanchard as she shares her journey from conditioned claiming of the “no!” to the clarity that this is indeed a program, and thus can be let go.
Reading: Sami Ross read excerpts from Nisargadatta Maharaj, I Am That, Chapter 3, “The Living Present”.
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Title: “Thy Will, Not Mine”
Description: Moving beyond the comforting, yet limiting view of God as a kind of cosmic Santa Claus — dispensing blessings for prayers and good behavior — Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert will explore the deeper, more transformative understanding of aligning our desires with the universal will. This shift challenges us to look past our personal gains and embrace a path of spiritual growth, interconnectedness, and collective well-being. Recognizing the influence of the ego and learning to surrender our individual wills lead us toward the grace of embracing “Thy Will, Not Mine,” inviting us into alignment with a higher purpose. This alignment transcends our immediate desires and guides us toward true fulfillment and spiritual enlightenment.
Reading: Connie Poole read from Inner Ramana, “The Purpose of Surrender” parts 1 & 2, and “The Importance of Practice” parts 1 & 2.
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