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500 Days with NTI ~ Day 179

NTI-The Holy Spirit's Interpretation of the New TestamentDay 179 Assignment

This evening (or tomorrow morning):

Read NTI Luke 22 (v63-71) to the end of the chapter.

Tomorrow:

    1. Set a timer for 15-30 minutes and practice observing your cognition:
      1. Select someone or something that upset you recently.
      2. Start the timer and hold to the image of that person or thing in your mind, or if you can, look at that person or thing or look at a picture of that person or thing. Continue to look at it in your mind or in actuality for the entire practice period.
      3. Attempt to simply be with that person or thing instead of projecting your false sense of self onto it/him/her. When you notice that you are projecting onto it (or him/her), (1) notice the projection, (2) become the superconductor with the projection, and then (3) return to simply being with it (or him/her).
      4. Continue to do this for the entire practice period.
      5. If you want to, follow this practice with an optional ‘Do Nothing’ meditation.
    2. Pay attention to your mind in this way:
      (a) What thoughts do you see that you are willing to let go of? Shift attention away from those thoughts by moving attention to what’s happening now or to your sense of being.
      (b) What thoughts do you see that you are not willing to let go of? Notice those thoughts and say: This thought has no meaning in reality. By holding onto it, I limit myself to deficiency cognition, which is illusion.

Gentle Healing Year 3 ~ Daily Contemplation #113

Please read and contemplate quotes #357-360 in The Seven Steps to Awakening with your inner teacher. This is the last quote today:

Thought alone creates all these divisions and illusions. When it ceases, creation ceases.

Note: The next Daily Contemplation will be available tomorrow morning after 2am ET at this link.

Tips for Gentle Healing Year 2 – Day 135 – NTI Acts 27

Note: If desired, watch all of Acts 27 from the Visual Bible movie, Acts.

Yesterday, we learned the world is like a play. Each actor (or player) receives a script that guides how the actor plays his/her part in the world. This play has two directors, and the scripts are different depending on which director you listen to.

One script comes from the ego. It is received as thinking. This script presupposes that the world is real. It leads its actors to be highly engaged with the world and the current situation.

The other script comes from awakened consciousness. It is received as intuition. This script knows the world is not real. It knows all things are consciousness and all appearances are created by consciousness through the creative principle. It guides the actors who listen to it to let go of false beliefs and awaken to truth.

Today’s reading teaches us how to follow the script that comes from awakened consciousness. I recommend taking notes as you read from NTI today. Taking notes will help you absorb the guidance in today’s reading. You’ll also be able to keep your notes for easy future reference.

Note: The next tip will be available tomorrow morning after 3:50am ET at this link.

Thoughts of Awakening # 135

Follow in order to lead.

Following and leading are the same.
Ultimately there is no difference,
since there is no one separate from you
to follow or to lead.

Follow the Voice of your Heart,
and you lead yourself
into awakening.

~From our Holy Spirit

Paul Hedderman ~ Traveling Lighter 6-29-21

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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Qigong : “The Movement of Now” with Ian McArthur~ 6-27-21

In this program, Ian teaches about the traditional Mind, Body, and Spirit practice of Qigong (Chi Kung). Qi meaning life energy, referring to the energy circulating through the body, and Gong meaning cultivation or work. The two words are combined to describe a practice to cultivate and balance life energy. By following movements (forms) and a simple breathing technique, we encourage more Qi to flow which in turn allows us to feel more peaceful and at One with ourselves.

Live in the Sanctuary Sundays at 2:30-3:30 pm ET/12:30-1:30 pm MT on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the Month.

 

 

 

Mighty Companions ~ 6-27-2021

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: www.themightycompanions.com

 

Live in the Sanctuary Sundays at 5pm ET/3 pm MT.

 

Heart Explorations: Embracing the Whole Show~6/29/21

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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Inner Ramana Now Available in Kindle Format!

The Teachings of Inner Ramana is now available as a Kindle ebook on Amazon!

About The Teachings of Inner Ramana:

When Sri Ramana Maharshi’s body began to fail him, his devotees became concerned that their beloved teacher was leaving them. He responded by saying, “I am not going anywhere. Where would I go?” Ramana seemed to die in 1950, but in 2009 Regina began to hear him as her inner teacher. Although she had not studied this great sage, Ramana reached out to her. The clarity of his teachings is startling. He led Regina to the Heart, the Self, “I am that I am” with direct simplicity.

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500 Days with NTI ~ Day 178

NTI-The Holy Spirit's Interpretation of the New TestamentDay 178 Assignment

This evening (or tomorrow morning):

Read NTI Luke 22 (v39-46) thru (v54-62).

Tomorrow:

  1. Set a timer for 15-30 minutes and practice observing your cognition:
    1. Select someone or something that is a problem in your life.
    2. Start the timer and hold to the image of that person or thing in your mind, or if you can, look at that person or thing or look at a picture of that person or thing. Continue to look at it in your mind or in actuality for the entire practice period.
    3. Attempt to simply be with that person or thing instead of projecting your false sense of self onto it/him/her. When you notice that you are projecting onto it (or him/her), (1) notice the projection, (2) become the superconductor with the projection, and then (3) return to simply being with it (or him/her).
    4. Continue to do this for the entire practice period.
    5. If you want to, follow this practice with an optional ‘Do Nothing’ meditation.
  2. When you notice you are daydreaming or absorbed in mind-wandering, pause and look at the story in the mind:
    ~ Notice the story is imagination, even if it is related to a real event.
    ~ Say to yourself: I am willing to let go of imagining so I may realize truth.
    ~ Shift your attention to what’s happening in the present moment, or if you are doing nothing, focus on your sense of being.

Gentle Healing Year 3 ~ Daily Contemplation #112

Please read and contemplate quotes #353-356 in The Seven Steps to Awakening with your inner teacher. This is the last quote today:

Such indeed is the nature of this utter ignorance, this delusion, and this world-process: without real existence there is this illusory notion of egotism. This egotism does not exist in the infinite Self. In the infinite Self there is no creator, no creation, no worlds, no heaven, no humans, no demons, no bodies, no elements, no time.

Note: The next Daily Contemplation will be available tomorrow morning after 2am ET at this link.

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