A universal assembly for true discernment
Regina Dawn Akers guides a group of committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy and love.
The reading tonight was from The Transparency of Things by Rupert Spira, p. 120-127
Homework for the upcoming week:
Homework Assignment A: Practice daily meditation for 30-60 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method.
Homework Assignment B: Thoughts of Awakening, 99-105.
Homework Assignment C: Read NTI John Chapters 8-18.
Rebecca Gibson guides a group of committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy and love. This group meets weekly and all members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings.
Everyone who is willing to make a commitment to healing/awakening is invited to join this group.
“It’s best to call Sufism a way of experiencing reality as love itself.” ~ Neil Douglas-Klotz
“Islam and Sufism are one. Teaching that to understand Islam one must be a lover, how can one understand Islam when the heart is empty of love?” ~ Zarina Bibi
“Sufism is about connecting with the intuitive parts of ourselves so that we can attune to the highest vibration in the universe, which is pure love. It’s about joining together in the mystical heart.” ~ Charlotte Karl
“Sufism is experience, and hence not to be defined …” ~ Idries Shah
What is this mystical Islamic religion, which has produced great seers such as Rumi and Hafiz? What do Sufis believe about God? What does it mean to totally empty yourself? Join us for “Introduction to Sufi Thought” and discover the heart of the Sufi by experiencing it directly, within yourself.
The primary objectives of this class are:
1. The participant will become familiar with the mystical path of Islam known as Sufism.
2. The participant will practice inner devotion and observe its effects.
Specific Information:
This class is 5 weeks long.
This class is offered on:
Thursday, June 7 – July 5, 2018
From 7:30-9:30pm Eastern Time, 4:30-6:30pm Pacific.
Homework begins June 1.
Facilitator: Rev. Carrie Christiansen
Cost is $100.
Textbook needed is The Sufi Book of Life: 99 Pathways of the Heart for the Modern Dervish, by Neil Douglas-Klotz.
Class is offered in PalTalk. Familiarity with PalTalk is helpful.
Registration closes on May 29, 2018.
For more information on this class, click here.
Practice letting go today.
Notice every time
you want to hold on
to the ideas you think are important.
Look.
Notice.
Acknowledge.
And then, remember Me.
And practice letting go today.
~From our Holy Spirit
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 98
Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 98
Practice letting go today.
Notice every time
you want to hold on
to the ideas you think are important.
Look.
Notice.
Acknowledge.
And then, remember Me.
And practice letting go today.
~ From our Holy Spirit
Yesterday’s reading was about faith. Today’s reading is about trust.
Again, faith is:
Trust is:
Assured reliance on the benevolence of the universe and the current moment’s guidance.
In other words, faith is a general attitude through which we view our life circumstances and the world. Trust is living from faith by being totally dependent on intuition and universal spontaneity.
One who trusts is not reliant on thinking. To rely on thinking is not to trust. Not to trust is to fear. Therefore, one who relies on thinking comes from a state of fear.
Most people live from fear unconsciously. They have not contemplated the difference between trust and living from thinking.
Today, let’s contemplate the difference between trust and living from thinking. Which do you want to rely on?
Note: This is a tip you may want to print for easy reference today and for future reference.
Slow down between the thoughts.
Let go of definitions.
Let go of conclusions.
Let go of reliance on words.
Do not feel that silence is empty.
Silence is not empty.
Silence is the birthplace of all ideas.
Let go of the old.
Make room for the new.
Let go of your way of seeing and expecting.
Make room for Mine.
~From our Holy Spirit
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 97
Hour Meditation Thoughts of Awakening Quote 97
Slow down between the thoughts.
Let go of definitions.
Let go of conclusions.
Let go of reliance on words.
Do not feel that silence is empty.
Silence is not empty.
Silence is the birthplace of all ideas.
Let go of the old.
Make room for the new.
Let go of your way of seeing and expecting.
Make room for Mine.
~ From our Holy Spirit
Today’s reading says:
To have faith in anything at all is to have faith in everything you see. For without faith in all things, you are faithless, because all things are God and you are all things.
Let’s review the definition of faith. Faith is:
Today’s reading points out that faith is total or it isn’t faith at all.
Do you have faith in some circumstances, but not in others?
Do you have faith regarding some people’s lives, but not regarding others?
Do you have faith regarding others, but not regarding yourself?
Do you have faith regarding your personal life, but not regarding the universal scene?
Today, contemplate the definition of faith and the fact that true faith is total. Where are the gaps in your faith?
