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Thoughts of Awakening Quote 154 – Meditation with Karen Worth

June 26, 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 154

Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 154

The spirit of God is one.
This is an irrefutable fact.

And yet,
the mind refutes this fact daily,
moment-by-moment
with every thought.

This is why you must surrender.
Not to surrender
is to listen to the mind,
which tells constant stories of untruth.

To surrender
is to be led by not listening to mind,
which frees the spirit
to remember.

~ From our Holy Spirit

Tips from Regina ~ Day 154, Commentary on Calm

June 26, 2018 By Regina Dawn Akers

Please read and contemplate the following commentary in the same way that you read and contemplate the Thought of Awakening. The commentaries are designed to enrich your understanding of the Thoughts of Awakening.

~Commentary on Calm~

Fear is a voice that has had your attention because you have believed it has something to give. You listened to fear, and thoughts of fear, because you believed they spoke of your own best interests.

Watch your mind when it is busy with fear and turmoil. Notice it believes your best interests are at heart.

Now turn your attention away from the thought (or fear) of your own best interests, and place your attention with your desire to know the all as one…to know the all as in harmony and in love.

Focus your mind and your heart and all of your attention on the desire to know the all as one harmonic whole. Seek nothing but this, and you are immersed within a confident peace that is calm.

~From our Holy Spirit

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Thoughts of Awakening # 153

June 25, 2018 By Dawn Fernandez

To be calm
remember that you want to hear
the Voice and intention
of all love.

Consciously tune your ears
away from the noise
to the silence that is within.
Make the decision to breathe
within the silence.

Rest in silence,
asking nothing
and notice the feeling of calm.

Let calm overtake you.
Let it become loud.
Be willing to listen
only to the sound of calm.

~From our Holy Spirit

Thoughts of Awakening Quote 153 – Meditation with Karen Worth

June 25, 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 153

Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 153

To be calm
remember that you want to hear
the Voice and intention
of all love.

Consciously tune your ears
away from the noise
to the silence that is within.
Make the decision to breathe
within the silence.

Rest in silence,
asking nothing
and notice the feeling of calm.

Let calm overtake you.
Let it become loud.
Be willing to listen
only to the sound of calm.

~ From our Holy Spirit

Tips from Regina ~ Day 153, Commentary on Self-Love

June 25, 2018 By Regina Dawn Akers

~Commentary on Self-love~

To be calm, one must remember to love one’s Self above all else. One must be willing to love one’s Self above one’s fears or concerns. For if you look, you will notice that when the mind is consumed with fear or turmoil, you are focusing the mind outward on the worry or concern. Since your attention is there, your love is there also. So when you notice that you are not at peace, you must choose to love your Self.

To love your Self, turn your attention from the worry or concern, and notice what you need most now. If you place the attention inward, away from the problem, with the desire to love your Self, you will notice that what you need most now is to be calm. When love gives its attention to its Self with love as its only purpose, it sees what gift to give, and it is perfectly guided in how to give it.

Trust the intention that is your love. Follow it to the practice of truly loving your Self.

~From our Holy Spirit

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6-24-18 ~ Craig Holliday ~ “Radical Openness”

June 24, 2018 By Dawn Fernandez

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More Information about Craig:

Craig’s website
Craig’s Book: Fully Human Fully Divine

6/24/18 ~ Movie Watchers Discussion Group ‘Mr. Nobody’

June 24, 2018 By Dawn Fernandez

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Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert leads this group discussion.

Mr. Nobody is a film that explores deep concepts of time, the universe, mortality, memory, and humanity. Mr. Nobody is a tale about choice. Nemo, a nine year old boy, has been thrust into a position where he must make an impossible decision – to choose between his mother and father. In the seconds preceding the rest of his life he wonders where each choice will take him. The dilemma that causes the film’s main problem (not knowing the future) once solved makes it all the more difficult – “I don’t know the future, therefore I cannot make a decision. Now that I know the future I still cannot make one”. The movie takes a four-dimensionalists view of the nature and existence of life in the universe. Each decision thus branching off creating an entirely separate alternative universe. The film also makes good use of chaos theory, string theory and the butterfly effect to accentuate the lack of control we as individuals possess. The film portrays a life where we are all subject to chance, to the dimensions by which we construct our reality (height, length, width and time), and to the imagination of our former selves. Please note, one critic describes this movie as one “that constantly engages the mind and rewards repeated viewings.”

Next Month’s Movie

Next month’s movie is “The Invention of Lying.” Our next movie discussion group is the 4th Sunday in July, which is July 24

Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi, #42 ~ The Obstacle(s) to Total Absorption in Self

June 24, 2018 By Regina Dawn Akers

Work and Renunciation, Part 5

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06-24-18 Weekly Gathering: “Loving All, or Learning Allowance”

June 24, 2018 By Dawn Fernandez

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Topic: “Loving All, or Learning Allowance”

Rev. Jacquelyn shared her contemplation regarding the loving acceptance of all things.

Reading: Rev. Jay McCormick read an essay by Jeff Foster.”

Register Now to Begin the Minister Preparation Program

June 24, 2018 By Jacquelyn Eckert

Register for Introduction to MPP

Introduction to the Minister Preparation Program is a free 2-hour class and the first class in Awakening Together’s Minister Preparation Program (MPP).

Introduction to MPP must be completed before you can be accepted into MPP. The purpose of this class is to teach those who feel they may be interested in becoming an Awakening Together minister about Awakening Together, the Minister Preparation Program and the responsibilities of an Awakening Together minister. If, after completing this two-hour course, you feel you want to become an Awakening Together minister, you may apply to join the Minister Preparation Program. In order to be accepted into MPP, you must become a member of Awakening Together. If you are not a member but you are interested in being an Awakening Together minister, you can become a member now. If you would like to take MPP classes, but are not interested in becoming an Awakening Together minister, you do not have to take the introductory class or be accepted into the MPP program.

Register for Introduction to MPP

Mark Your Calendar:

The first MPP class, True Discernment, will be offered on:

Thursdays, 1:00pm-3:00pm ET, August 9 – October 18, 2018

Note: If you complete Intro to MPP and you are not interested in being an Awakening Together minister, but you are interested in taking True Discernment, you will be able to take True Discernment if it is not filled by MPP participants.

For more information, see MPP Frequently Asked Questions.