A universal assembly for true discernment
In this program, Reverends Jacquelyn Eckert and Glen Ganaway review and discuss A Course In Miracles from a non-dual, interfaith perspective. The two of them discuss the main themes and key principles of the Course and how they are lived in our shared lives.
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During our time together, we will explore what it takes to live from an open, undefended heart. Naturally, any true exploration of living from the heart necessarily entails taking a deep and sustained look at what prevents us from keeping our hearts open. Grounded in the knowledge that the essence of us, our true nature, is the very lovingness within us all, we will explore how to recognize and release egoic energies by cultivating open-hearted awareness practices which support us in directly experiencing our true Self. By leaning into willingness, steeped in self-honesty, and with a consistent dash of courage, we endeavor to open to whatever life brings, as it brings it, that is, on life’s terms. In so doing, we trust that everything – absolutely everything – is here for us to use for healing, for purification, and for learning to live from the heart. We look forward to supporting each other in our individual explorations of how we truly embrace the entirety of this show we call life.
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Plan to join us for a discussion of this month’s movie, “McFarland USA,” on Sunday, March 27 at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT. Laura Bedford will be facilitating this month’s movie discussion.
Inspired by the 1987 true story, McFarland, USA follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Kevin Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. Coach White and the McFarland students have a lot to learn about each other but when White starts to realize the boys’ exceptional running ability, things begin to change. Soon something beyond their physical gifts becomes apparent—the power of family relationships, their unwavering commitment to one another, and their incredible work ethic. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well. Along the way, Coach White realizes that his family finally found a place to call home and both he and his team achieve their own kind of American dream.
The movie is available on Amazon, Vudu, YouTube, and Itunes.
This evening (or tomorrow morning):
Read NTI 1 Peter 4 (v1-6) thru (v7-11).
Tomorrow:
Please read quotes 1193-1196 in The Seven Steps to Awakening with your inner teacher. Here is the last quote:
In that pure consciousness there is no sorrow nor death.
Note: The next Daily Contemplation will be available tomorrow morning after 2am ET at this link.
Before beginning today’s reading, it will be helpful to spend at least 5 minutes watching awareness. As you watch awareness, do you find any human concerns in awareness, or are the human concerns in mind? Do you find guilt, anger, worry, or any other human emotions agitating awareness? If you do, look again. Is the emotion agitating awareness or is awareness aware of the agitation?
If you look at a human emotion (or the memory of an emotion, if there isn’t one present now) and compare it to awareness, which one is more intimately you? Are you the emotion or are you awareness?
Once you feel clarity about the previous questions, you are ready to continue with today’s reading. If you read from the state of clarity, it will be easy to see what NTI means when it refers to guilt, fear and denial as foreign purposes. After all, guilt, fear and denial have nothing to do with awareness. Guilt, fear and denial are mental activities only.
In his book, The Transparency of Things, Rupert Spira wrote, “Ego is not an entity. It is an activity.” Another way to say this is that the false self is not an entity. It is an activity, a mental activity. This is why many masters call the false self, “mind”.
Most people believe they are the body-personality-mind they appear to be. When they feel guilty, they believe they are guilty; when worry thoughts mull around in the mind, they believe they are worried, etcetera. However, mental and emotional activity are not the beingness. They are activity within the beingness. The human is the beingness itself.
Please read today’s reading in this way:
1 – Practice the brief awareness-watching-awareness exercise in this tip.
2 – Read Matthew 27:1-37 in the Bible.
3 – Read today’s reading from NTI.
Be quiet today.
Rest in Me.
All is well.
You are safe.
Be at peace
in all things.
Amen.
~From our Holy Spirit
Listen to the Recording:
In this member meeting our President-Minister, Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert, and Rev. Joanne Schneider facilitated the Awakening Together ordination ceremony. We had six newly ordained Ministers in the evening program and two new ministers were ordained earlier in the day during fellowship time.
Also, Jane Marie Sobel and Pieter Van Prooijen, our new Retreat House Caretakers introduced themselves.
Revs. Glen Ganaway and Yolanda Mapes, who are interfaith ministers, share a delightful, funny, and inspiring hour of A Course in Miracles. Come join in on the fun, the laughs, and the music while unlearning the ego through the lessons and chapters of ACIM. You can find out more about the Mighty Companions on their website: themightycompanions.com
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Do you find yourself having questions about some of the teachings from Regina Dawn Akers? Have you ever wondered what Regina’s Inner Wisdom meant to Regina?
For many years, Regina has been a spiritual teacher for so many. As such, she has taught on many topics through her own contemplations and spiritual journey. 2022 is Regina’s final year as full time employee with Awakening Together. In this final year, Regina has been inspired to clarify her teachings, as they come to her, on her path.
Each week, Regina picks a topic and points us directly to the intention of the teaching around that topic. In addition, when time permits, Regina takes questions on the topic of the teaching in a Satsang type of format.
These teachings are available on this website as well as on our podcast channel, Clarifying the Teachings with Regina Dawn Akers.
