Title: “A Deep Dive Into the Mystery”
Description: In this Weekly Gathering, Rev. Anja Janssen invites us into a contemplative exploration of presence, awareness, and the mystery of being. Through personal reflection, self-inquiry, and gentle honesty, she points toward the possibility of resting in what is already here: a peace that is not dependent on the body or mind feeling peaceful. The homily touches on fear, surrender, compassion for inner patterns, and the body as a gateway into presence. This gathering is an invitation to stop trying to know—and simply be.
Reading: Audrey Whitehead will read from True Meditation by Adyashanti, Ch. “A Transcendent Recognition”; excerpts from The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, Ch. 6, “The Inner Body,” section “Finding Your Invisible and Indestructible Reality”; and the poems “Bone” by Mary Oliver and “Only Breath” by Rumi.