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Join Us For A Follow-up Conversation with Eshwar Segobind on Sunday, August 11 at 8:00 pm ET

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Join us on August 11 at 8:00 pm ET as we join with our guest, Eshwar Segobind. Eshwar was our Satsang guest in May.

Listen to the audio here

Watch Video here

Upon listening to the recording of the Satsang, Eshwar indicated that he would like to clarify some of his comments. His written clarification is below. You may want to review these comments as well as the previous Satsang in order to bring relevant questions. We are excited to have Eshwar back with us and hope you can join us as well.

Eshwar wrote:

There was an error on my part when I refered to “Nothing.” The way it seemed was as though this nothing is what you are, and this “nothing” is a goal to attain. I did not realize this. Just clear seeing that even the sense of existence never existed. Nothing ever happened, nothing is going to happen and nothing ever happened. “Nothing” is not anything. Muted. No-thing, not a thing, not anything, not nothing.

The second part: it may seem as though i was eluding to a TRUE Self that you become. The above clarification dismisses that possibility. What was being pointed at: We must accept that we are here and now and that we do exist, whatever shape and form that takes for each of us. The idea of a separate self or individual or the way we think of ourselves is just that, an idea. Only then can we accurately de-construct whatever it is that we believe exists. This idea that we are something and even more subtle, when the idea is gone, this nothing that’s left is what we are. This nothing that’s everything and nothing.

 

 

This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ July 28, 2019

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Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 7:15 am PT for our Weekly Gathering with Mary Ballard

Title: “Landing on the Moon”

Description: Mary will recount a revelatory event and it’s aftermath that profoundly affected her “life”…and forever changed her Heart and Mind.
Reading: Kathy Smith will be reading selected passages from A Course in Miracles.

*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/7:15 am PT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Rev. Jay McCormick.

 

 

Join us at 6:30 pm ET/ 3:30 pm PT for Mystical Myth-Busting

This brand new program debuts today on July 28th where Mary Ballard will be sharing from her own personal journey. In this weekly sharing she will expose what keeps us bound. Inspiration for this sharing will come from candid and in-depth examinations of one spiritual theme at a time, incorporating helpful pointers from many authentic texts and from personal experience with the undoing process thus far.

 

 

Regina Dawn Akers Outside

Join us at 7:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm PT for The Guiding Light with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers

Regina Dawn Akers reads selections from books by Bernadette Roberts. The purpose of this inspired book study is to learn from one who walked through the final doorway to no self, no world, no God–Only Reality.

 

 

Join us at 8:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm PT for Movie Discussion Group of Inception

Rev. Jay McCormick will be leading this group discussion where we will be discussing the movie called Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page.

The main character, Cobb, enters into people’s dream world having the ability to enter into a shared dream and extract corporate secrets.  At the end of a failed gig, he accepts a challenge from a client to do more than just extract information, but to plant a new idea.  Cobb assembles a new team and embarks on a daring and dangerous adventure to plant a new idea into the heir of an energy giant.  Join us for the ride of a lifetime as Cobb and his team explore the deep subconscious and navigate through their targets mind symbolically, all while Cobb battles his own internal demons.  There are many references to direct spiritual ideas and this movie can increase your motivation to awakening.

 

Here’s a link to the playsheet: Read it here

 

 

 

Join us at 9:00 pm ET/ 6:00 pm PT for Fully Human Fully Divine Satsang with Craig Holliday

Craig Holliday continues his examination of what it means to be both free and human.

Introducing This Month’s Movie: Inception – 7/28/2019

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Come join us on July 28th from 8 pm ET/5 pm PT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary for a discussion of the movie Inception.

The main character, Cobb, enters into people’s dreams, having the ability to enter into a shared dream and extract corporate secrets. At the end of a failed gig, he accepts a challenge from a client to do more than just extract information, but to plant a new idea. Cobb assembles a new team and embarks on a daring and dangerous adventure to plant a new idea into the heir of an energy giant. Join us for the ride of a lifetime as Cobb and his team explore the deep subconscious and navigate through their target’s mind symbolically, all while Cobb battles his own internal demons. There are many references to direct spiritual ideas and this movie can increase your motivation for awakening.

Release date: 2010, Running time: 2 hr 28 minutes

Ways to Watch

1.       Rent on Amazon prime for $3.99 at:

Inception Movie Link on Amazon

 2.       Rent on YouTube Movies also for $3.99 – search for: Inception.

Link to Play sheet for the movie: Read it here

This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ July 21, 2019

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Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 7:15 am PT for our Weekly Gathering with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers

Topic: “Is Consciousness the Way?”
Description: Rev. Regina Dawn Akers examines the difference between awareness and consciousness and considers the function of consciousness as the pathway beyond itself.
Reading: Ron Raitz will read The Spectrum of Human Awareness by Andrew Newberg, MD and Mark Robert Waldman.

*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/7:15 am PT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Rev. Jay McCormick.

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Regina Dawn Akers Outside

Join us at 7:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm PT for The Guiding Light with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers

Regina Dawn Akers reads selections from books by Bernadette Roberts. The purpose of this inspired book study is to learn from one who walked through the final doorway to no self, no world, no God–Only Reality.

 

 

Join us at 7:30 pm ET/ 4:30 pm PT for Our Satsang with Loch Kelly

Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert will be interviewing Loch Kelly. Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW, is an author, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and founder of the 501c3 non-profit, Open-Hearted Awareness Institute. Loch teaches in a non-sectarian human being lineage using an adult education style based in the earliest non-dual wisdom traditions, modern science and psychotherapy. Loch is grateful to all his teachers and shares from his own experience that has given him great joy, freedom and love. Loch’s work is to help people access awakening as the next natural stage of human development. He offers in-person retreats, workshops, and online video and audio courses. He served on the New York Insight Teachers Council, studied extensively with Mingyur Rinpoche, and was invited to teach direct realization by Adyashanti.

Loch has just released a new book we will discuss in the Satsang. The practices discussed there should prove to be very helpful to those of us who are practicing awareness watching awareness meditation. Please join us and bring questions for Loch. We look forward to seeing you!

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Join us at 9:00 pm ET/ 6:00 pm PT for Fully Human Fully Divine Satsang with Craig Holliday

Craig Holliday continues his examination of what it means to be both free and human.

Silence & Satsang Retreat ~ Aug 26-30 in La Veta, Colorado

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Silence & Satsang Retreat

Aug 26-30, 2019

with Regina Dawn Akers
at the
Awakening Together Retreat House

807 E. Field, La Veta, Colorado
(next to Wahatoya Lake)

The purpose of this retreat is to help you take your next step with God (with Truth), whatever that next step may be for you. This retreat is for everyone on a spiritual path or embarking on a spiritual path, regardless of your current level of skill, insight or awareness.

At this retreat you will have ample time to go within through reading, contemplation, journaling and meditation while also having the opportunity to sit with Regina Dawn Akers in question and answer sessions each day. Private, personal guidance will be available for anyone who feels assistance is needed to reach a deeper quality of Truth/God awareness.

Through rotating periods of silence and purposeful conversation, you will have the opportunity to probe deeper into spiritual intuition, emerging from your exploration with greater clarity and insight.

Silent outings in beautiful Colorado are included as part of this retreat.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am on Monday, August 26 and end at with lunch on Friday, August 30. The exact retreat schedule during the week will vary each day and will be announced on a day-by-day basis. However, we will start no earlier than 8am each day, and we will end by 6pm each day. Lunch will be provided. The retreat is facilitated by Regina Dawn Akers.

If you are lodging at the Retreat House, we recommend arriving in La Veta on or before Sunday, August 25 and departing on or after Saturday, August 31. Consider staying through the Labor Day weekend for a private self-guided retreat. All guests are welcome to stay at the AT Retreat House for up to 28 days. Longer stays are possible with permission.

Retreat Fee: $200.
$50 non-refundable deposit.

Register

 

Join Us For the AT Fall Retreat ~ October 20 – November 2 in La Veta, Colorado

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Two Retreats

Come for One or Both

7-Day Self Awareness Retreat
5-Day Satsang and Sangha Retreat

Self Awareness Retreat
Sunday – Saturday
October 20 – 26, 2019
7 Days for $485
(5-Day Option Available)

Somewhat like a crescendo, this retreat will build in intensity for the first five days. You’ll experience two days of gradually increasing clarity through group meditation, contemplation and discussion, and then you’ll dive deep into Self awareness with three days of self-inquiry dyads.

What are self-inquiry dyads?

A self-inquiry dyad is when two people practice self-inquiry together, and they share everything they experience with one another as they look within. Psychologists have discovered that people go deeper within themselves in dyads than they do when looking at themselves alone, and we agree. Self-inquiry dyads are surprisingly effective! At this retreat, you’ll have the opportunity to practice self-inquiry dyads in several different dyad pairs.

After dyads, we’ll end the Self Awareness retreat with two days of wrap up, relaxation and fun including spiritual music by AT member, Jackie Greggs.

Learn more about this retreat…
 
 

Satsang & Sangha Retreat
Monday – Friday
October 28 – November 1, 2019
5 Days for $300

This retreat is planned specifically for you. Between now and the beginning of the retreat, you may submit questions or topics that you’d like addressed at the retreat. Regina Dawn Akers will design an experience-based retreat focused on your submissions, making this retreat participatory instead of lecture-based. In addition, she will plan fun “field trips” to places in and around La Veta, so everyone also has the chance to enjoy one another’s company.

This retreat is called “Satsang and Sangha” because it combines wisdom, clarity and togetherness into one fun and insightful week. Like peanut butter and chocolate, satsang and sangha is the perfect combination for Awakening Together’s annual retreat.

Learn more about this retreat…

 

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This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ July 14, 2019

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Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 7:15 am PT for our Weekly Gathering with Rev. Helen Avery

Topic: “All is Well. Can anything not be perfect?”

Description: Are our thoughts the only thing creating problems? Many sages and wisdom teachings suggest contentment is one key to the door of Awakening – can we get there authentically?

*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/7:15 am PT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Rev. Jay McCormick.

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Join us at 7:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm PT for The Guiding Light with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers

Regina Dawn Akers reads selections from books by Bernadette Roberts. The purpose of this inspired book study is to learn from one who walked through the final doorway to no self, no world, no God–Only Reality.

 

 

Join us at 8:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm PT for Holy Spirit Guides Audios

We will listen to recordings of Regina Dawn Akers teaching from well over 10 years ago.

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Join us at 9:00 pm ET/ 6:00 pm PT for Fully Human Fully Divine Satsang with Craig Holliday

Craig Holliday continues his examination of what it means to be both free and human.

Congratulations to Our New Trustees!

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Jay McCormick
George Maddox

Congratulations to our two newly elected Trustees, Jay McCormick and George Maddox.

It was a close election. All four of the nominees would have made great Trustees, and that showed up in the close election results.
 

We want to thank each of the nominees for being willing to serve as a Trustee.

I look forward to working with the new Trustees as they serve their term over the next 3 years.

Sincerely,
Rev. Regina Dawn Akers
President-Minister

Releasing the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief ~ A Retreat at the Retreat House, Aug 12-16

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Releasing the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief

August 12-16, 2019
with Regina Dawn Akers
at the
Awakening Together Retreat House
in La Veta, Colorado

What is the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief?

A Course in Miracles calls it “guilt.” The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) calls it “unworthiness.” Regina Dawn Akers simply calls it the “I am bad” belief.

No matter what you call it, it is an untrue belief, most likely adopted in early childhood, which drives actions and reactions in nearly all humans. People make life decisions that they wouldn’t otherwise make because of this belief’s influence. This belief is the primary cause of stress, annoyance, anger, jealousy and other types of mental and emotional suffering. If you release this one belief, your life will be happier, and you will feel much freer than you do with the belief.

The ‘I am Bad’ belief is unconscious for some and somewhat conscious for others, but until it is brought fully into consciousness, the belief cannot be eradicated.

This retreat will focus solely on how to release the ‘I am bad’ belief. If you come, you will learn what you need to learn to be set free! The retreat is led by Regina Dawn Akers.

Let one who has released the

‘I Am Bad’ belief

show you the way

in this concentrated, focused retreat.

 

Retreat Schedule

The retreat will begin at 10am on Monday, August 12 and end at 3pm on Friday, August 16. We recommend arriving in La Veta on or before Sunday, August 11 and departing on or after Saturday, August 17.

All guests are welcome to stay at the AT Retreat House for up to 28 days. Longer stays are possible with permission.

Retreat Fee: $200.
$50 non-refundable deposit.
Register
Retreat House lodging cost is separate
from the retreat fee.
Retreat House Rooms & Rates

 

The Trustee Election is Very Close ~ Please Vote Today!

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The results of the Trustee Election are currently neck-in-neck. Two to three votes could change the results of the election. It is that close!

If you are an Awakening Together member and you have not yet voted, please vote by 5pm ET/2pm PT today, which is when the election closes. After that time, Regina will notify the nominees, Trustees and Board of Directors of the results, and then she will notify the members through a post, which will come out on Thursday’s Daily Update.

If you are a member and you’ve lost the email with a link to your ballot, contact us immediately, and we will send you another link.

Read the Nominees Bios

Meet the Nominees via Special Member Meeting Audio

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