A universal assembly for true discernment
Anne Blanchard shares her experience of purification and awakening, unfiltered and as it happens. Raw, reflective, brave, and infused with clarity, Anne’s open honesty inspires us all to dive deep into the spiritual journey instead of simply skimming the surface. She continues to share deeply from various non-dual teachings and teachers.
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We invite you to join us this coming Sunday, January 30, 2022, from 8-9 pm ET/6-7 pm MT for the 1st installment of this 3 part miniseries, Sifting to the Truth with Akilesh Ayyar.
Do you wonder about the practice of self-inquiry or surrender? Have you ever wished for an opportunity to dig more deeply into these practices? We are delighted to announce that Akilesh Ayyar has agreed to do a mini-series on these very topics. This will be a chance to bring your questions to Akilesh and work on them together. These satsangs are ones where the attendees will engage in coached sessions of self-inquiry and surrender, the supreme paths to nondual Self-Knowledge. Akilesh suggests (but does not require) that attendees watch the earlier interview he did with Awakening Together, and consider familiarizing themselves, at least a little, with his website, Youtube, and/or books. You can find the link to his interview here. And you can visit his website at http://www.
The 3 part mini-series will be held in the Sanctuary on:
Akilesh Ayyar is a spiritual mentor and writer who has been engaged with the Hindu school of Advaita Vedanta (nonduality) for over 20 years. He specializes in a modern interpretation of Sri Ramana Maharshi’s ideas as a path to ultimate truth and liberation. He has written two books on self-realization, How to Find What Isn’t Lost, and, more recently, Spiritual Dialogues with Akilesh: Q&A on Liberation and Truth. He has graduate degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University, the City University of New York, and Harvard Law School. He has taught and has presented at Science and Nonduality, Nothing Conference, InciteSeminars, HealHaus, Maha Rose, the New York Self-Inquiry group, and elsewhere.
This evening (or tomorrow morning):
Read NTI Titus 1 in full.
Tomorrow:
Please read quotes 1036-1039 in The Seven Steps to Awakening with your inner teacher. Here is the last quote:
Be free from all mental perversions and from the blinding taint of illusion. Rest content in your own Self. Thus, be free from all distress. Remain in an expansive state in the Self, like the full ocean. Rejoice in the Self by the Self.
Note: The next Daily Contemplation will be available tomorrow morning after 2am ET at this link.
Oh Holy Spirit,
You have given me so many gifts,
and now I choose
to return them all to You.
I shall give as you have asked.
I shall be in the thought of You.
Today I choose the path of awakening
as the only path I walk today.
Highlight for me
the errors that persist
within my mind.
I will surrender those errors
and not cling to them.
I shall ask for the thought
You would give,
and I will treasure it
in my mind and heart.
Amen.
~A prayer of awakening
In this program, Paul through the vehicle of Satsang and repetition will be helping us to let go of misidentification and recognize Being Consciousness as our Truth.
Paul suggests repetition through Satsangs is helpful. It is an example of how the dreamING repurposes another programming element, repetition. What was used to (mis)identify, becomes instead a helpful undoing within the dreaming of that identification. The helpfulness of the Message is recognized in what Paul calls “traveling lighter.” In the surrender of an assumed need to escape/improve, the ever-present reality of consciousness already now/here becomes where our interest stays. Being consciousness in contact (in/as/through sensory experiencING), we appreciate being “successful” – already, as that Reality.
You can also learn more about Paul on his website www.zenbitchslap.com or his YouTube channel under the same title (Zen Bitchslap).
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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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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
This evening (or tomorrow morning):
Read NTI 2 Timothy 4 (v9-13) to the end of the chapter.
Tomorrow:
Please read quotes 1032-1035 in The Seven Steps to Awakening with your inner teacher. Here is the last quote:
Ignorance of the Self is the cause of your sorrow; knowledge of the Self leads to delight and tranquility.
Note: The next Daily Contemplation will be available tomorrow morning after 2am ET at this link.
