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Thoughts of Awakening #306

December 9, 2018 By Regina Dawn Akers

Silence is stillness
and stillness is silence.

Silence is a state of mind
on which chatter has no effect.
This is not because silence has learned
not to be affected by chatter.
Silence has never been affected.
It is perfectly still.

Silence is not an achievement.
It simply is,
and it is always.

Go there, to silence,
and be still in peace.

~From our Holy Spirit

Filed Under: Daily Contemplation, GentleHealingTips-Year2, Sidebar

Thoughts of Awakening Quote 306 – Meditation with Karen Worth

December 9, 2018 By 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 306

Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 306

Silence is stillness
and stillness is silence.

Silence is a state of mind
on which chatter has no effect.
This is not because silence has learned
not to be affected by chatter.
Silence has never been affected.
It is perfectly still.

Silence is not an achievement.
It simply is,
and it is always.

Go there, to silence,
and be still in peace.

~ From our Holy Spirit

Filed Under: Sidebar, TOA Meditation

Tips from Regina ~ Day 306, Clarity on Purpose

December 9, 2018 By Regina Dawn Akers

Since Day 300, we have been looking very carefully at mind chatter in order to notice that we believe it is me  thinking. As was pointed out on Day 300, this is a very important step. In order to fully surrender, we need to see the extent of our addiction to mind. We need to see that we cannot awaken ourselves, because we are far, far, far too addicted to mental chatter as me.

Here are some quotes to consider before beginning today’s reading:

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle…” The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” ~ Mark 10:24-27

It is only your inner teacher that will walk you to the goal, for he is the goal. … He is your own Self, your hope and assurance of freedom; find him and cling to him and you will be saved and safe. ~ Nisargadatta Maharaj

…surrender yourself, because you realize your inability and need a Higher Power to help you. ~ Ramana Maharshi

Note: The next tip will be available tomorrow morning after 3:50am ET at this link

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Thoughts of Awakening #305

December 8, 2018 By Regina Dawn Akers

Stillness is the one answer
you can ongoingly return yourself to.

In stillness, there are no attachments.
In stillness, there is no upset or fear.
In stillness, there are no stories.
In stillness, there is only peace.

~From our Holy Spirit

Filed Under: Daily Contemplation, GentleHealingTips-Year2, Sidebar

Thoughts of Awakening Quote 305 – Meditation with Karen Worth

December 8, 2018 By 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 305

Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 305

Stillness is the one answer
you can ongoingly return yourself to.

In stillness, there are no attachments.
In stillness, there is no upset or fear.
In stillness, there are no stories.
In stillness, there is only peace.

~ From our Holy Spirit

Filed Under: Sidebar, TOA Meditation

Tips from Regina ~ Day 305, Exposing the Attachment to Mind

December 8, 2018 By Regina Dawn Akers

Today, we will continue to look at our addiction to mind. We will continue to look at how much we believe mental chatter is me  thinking.

On Day 303, I listed several spiritual practices that are now part of your daily Gentle Healing spiritual practice.

Do you feel your life is centered on those practices?

Do you avoid any of the practices for any reason? Because you don’t enjoy them, because you are too busy, because you have decided they aren’t useful, etcetera?

If you do, where did that idea—I don’t like to do this, or I’m too busy, or this practice doesn’t do anything—come from? Didn’t it come to you as a thought? And didn’t you believe it, and aren’t you avoiding the resisted spiritual practice because you thought that was you  thinking?

If mind said, “I’m too busy to practice awareness-watching-awareness,” didn’t you think that was you  thinking and believe you were too busy? Isn’t that why you skipped meditation? What about when mind said, “I’m tired. I need a break. What’s on TV?” Didn’t you believe that was you  thinking as you reached for the remote control?

Are you free, or are you a slave to the mind because of your addiction to mental chatter?

What’s really going on?

Note: The next tip will be available tomorrow morning after 3:50am ET at this link

Filed Under: GentleHealingTips-Year2, Sidebar

Thoughts of Awakening #304

December 7, 2018 By Regina Dawn Akers

God is but love.
When you are but love,
you are God’s reflection manifest.

But love
is not many things.
Seek out those things that are not
but love,
and be done with them,
because they are not the reflection
you choose to be.

~From our Holy Spirit

Filed Under: Daily Contemplation, GentleHealingTips-Year2, Sidebar

Thoughts of Awakening Quote 304 – Meditation with Karen Worth

December 7, 2018 By 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 304

Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 304

God is but love.
When you are but love,
you are God’s reflection manifest.

But love
is not many things.
Seek out those things that are not
but love,
and be done with them,
because they are not the reflection
you choose to be.

~ From our Holy Spirit

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Tips from Regina ~ Day 304, Exposing the “I” Thought

December 7, 2018 By Regina Dawn Akers

Today, we will continue to look at our addiction to mind. We will continue to look at the belief that mental chatter is me  thinking. As mentioned on Day 300:

Admitting that there is a very serious problem—an addiction—that you cannot control is a critical first step if you are going to heal.

This first step isn’t an intellectual first step. It’s a deep, deep realization.

And so we continue to look, and we will not look away until a realization about the extent of our problem has brought us to our knees in full surrender.

Today, you will begin to notice who/what the mind says you are. You can find surface answers to this question very easily. There are mental identifications like, “I am man/woman” or “I am spiritual student” that you are easily aware of. However, the sly mind has many more messages of identity that it whispers into your mind everyday, which you believe but do not notice. These identities keep you tethered to thought as self.

In order to be free of ego, you need to see that you are not everything the mind says you are. In order to see that, first you have to see what mind says you are.

If you really watch, you will find that mind is not consistent in its identity messages; it is only consistent in assigning identity.

For example, in one moment thought may whisper, “I’m so responsible,” and then in another moment on another day, thought may whisper, “They’re going to see how irresponsible I am.”

As another example, in one moment thought may whisper, “My life is so much better than his/hers,” and then in another moment on another day, thought may whisper, “My life sucks!”

Mind is not giving you a consistent identity like ‘always responsible’ or ‘always the one with the good life.’ Mind’s identity messages shift and change constantly. However, mind is always telling you who/what you are. It is very consistent in giving an identity message.

When you catch yourself caught up in mental chatter, say the mantra, and then look back to notice the “I” or “me” content in the previous chatter. What identity message was being sent through the chatter that was just occurring in the mind?

Note: The next tip will be available tomorrow morning after 3:50am ET at this link

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Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita ~ Class Starts in January

December 6, 2018 By Jacquelyn Eckert

krishna-instructs-arjunaThis class is 3 weeks long.

The Bhagavad Gita is an eternal message of spiritual wisdom from ancient India. The word Gita means song and Bhagavad means God, so the Bhagavad Gita is literally the Song of God. Most experts feel the Bhagavad Gita was written 2200 – 2500 years ago, although some experts say that it was written as much as 5000 years ago. The Bhagavad Gita is a conversation, set on a battlefield,  between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna. It is comprised of 700 sanskrit verses contained within 18 chapters. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna discusses topics such as ultimate truth, reincarnation, states of mind and liberation (awakening).

In this class you will:

1. The participant will become familiar with the classic Hindu work, The Bhagavad Gita.

2. The participant will contemplate verses from the Bhagavad Gita and realize his/her own guidance.

Class Schedule:

We are offering two class times:

~ On Tuesday afternoons, January 8 – January 22, 2018 from 2:00pm-4:00pm ET (6:30pm-8:30pm Pacific). Homework begins January 1. Facilitator: Rev. Connie Frazier.

~ On Thursday afternoons, January 10 – January 24, 2018 from 1:00pm-3:00pm ET (10:00am-12:00pm Pacific). Homework begins January 3. Facilitator: Rev. Meg Reinhart.

Specific Information:
Cost is $60.
Textbook needed is Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran.
Class is offered in Zoom. Familiarity with Zoom is helpful.
Registration closes on December 27 for Tuesday classes.
Registration closes on December 29 for Thursday classes.
For more information on this class, click here.

Click to register

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