A universal assembly for true discernment
Please read and contemplate quotes #541-544 in The Seven Steps to Awakening with your inner teacher. This is the last quote today:
The true light of Awareness pure, subtle, egoless, non-objective, silent, which tires the mind and baffles it till it admits “I know not”, this is Being-Awareness, this the Self.
Note: The next Daily Contemplation will be available tomorrow morning after 2am ET at this link.
When we learn that we are the unaffected Self, but we still feel affected by things that happen in the world, we often think we are guilty for feeling affected. Today’s reading says that is not true. We are not guilty.
The idea that we are guilty for not being fully awake to Self is simply another false ego idea. Since it is a false idea, it is an idea we can let go of.
Instead of believing you are guilty when you feel affected by something in the world, simply watch your emotional reaction. Practice rest-accept-trust. When you watch an emotional reaction or practice rest-accept-trust, you are abiding as the true Self. When you feel guilty, you are falling for another ego shenanigan.
Note: The next tip will be available tomorrow morning after 3:50am ET at this link.
Aliveness has a Voice.
It is the Voice for all,
because Life
is the one unifying field.
When appearances are seen
as having no meaning,
the Voice for Life is clear.
When appearances are seen as meaningful
and requiring a response for salvation,
the Voice for Life may seem weak,
or it may not be heard at all.
Let go of appearances.
Trust what your eyes cannot see.
~From our Holy Spirit
In this program, we watched and discussed a selected TED talk. TED talks follow a unique format. Speakers at TED events have a maximum of 18 minutes to share their messages, which are delivered in highly polished, succinct speeches. TED talks are delivered by people from all walks of life on a multitude of subjects. A great many of these talks are about the insights gained by ordinary people–insights gained through extraordinary experiences or based on their contemplation of the ordinary events of their lives. Either way, their insights are genuine—not based upon theory or dogma, but through experience.
The title for this Ted Talk is: “How I Made Friends With Reality” The Speaker is Emily Levine.
With her signature wit and wisdom, Emily Levine meets her ultimate challenge as a comedian/philosopher: she makes dying funny. In this personal talk, she takes us on her journey to make friends with reality and peace with death. Life is an enormous gift, Levine says: “You enrich it as best you can, and then you give it back.”
This group was facilitated by Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert.
All there is, is What Is. Just as it is.
Realize there is no separation.
Then there is peace that is beyond understanding.
Perfect Brilliant Stillness.
Beyond the individual self.
Stop focusing on words and concepts.
Look where the pointers point!
Be still.
Realize Perfect Brilliant Stillness.
Just as it is.
This enlightening book study, which isn’t a book study at all, is led by Regina Dawn Akers.
Michael DeForbes led our Sunday morning meditation. Michael is a student of Helen Hamilton. His guided meditations are based on the direct path, which is an integral part of our teachings here at Awakening Together.
Enjoy this powerful, deep meditation into ever-present peace and the now of the Noumenon which had the theme of embracing all aspects of the self.
Title: “Revisiting the Code: The Potential Driver of Experience”
Description: Rev. George shared on the Code and helped to remind us of the powerful message that came through Regina Dawn Akers. The code is a perfect way to explain how the script is written, the part we all play in writing this script, and how this affects our current experience as we are awakening.
Reading: Rev. Deloris Mabins-Adenekan read “The Code” and NTI Ephesians Chapters 1 and 2.
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This installment of Roundtable Sangha will be to share what was most impactful, hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang with Miranda MacPherson where she was interviewed by Ron Raitz.
Roundtable Sangha will be facilitated by Rhoda Makled. You are invited to come and share or just listen to others. All are welcome!
We hope you can join us live, but if not, fear not. The Roundtable Sangha will be recorded for broadcast and replay on all of Awakening Together’s platforms including the website, radio, and podcast.
Day 225 AssignmentThis evening (or tomorrow morning):
Read NTI Acts 7 (v1-8) thru (v9-16).
Tomorrow:
Please read and contemplate quotes #537-540 in The Seven Steps to Awakening with your inner teacher. This is the last quote today:
Those who have made the hardest sacrifice, that of the ego, have nothing more to renounce.
Note: The next Daily Contemplation will be available tomorrow morning after 2am ET at this link.
