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Being Aware of Awareness Meditation 03-05-2021

March 7, 2021

In this program Anne Blanchard facilitates one of the core practices of the Awakening Together community. This program provides an opportunity to be in community with others who will to find that place of no-place, that attention to our natural attentiveness, that innate humanness that can often be overlooked. Anne Blanchard facilitates this program on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30 – 8:30 am ET/5:30-6:30 am MT by leading participants through gently guided Being Aware of Awareness meditation.

All are warmly welcome.

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Mighty Companions ~ 3-7-2021

March 7, 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.

New Program, A Walk Through Divine Vibration on Friday, March 12th at 9 pm ET

March 6, 2021

Join Laura Bedford in the debut of her new program, A Walk Through Divine Vibration which will take place Friday, March 12, 2021. It will be a weekly program held on Fridays from 9-10 pm ET/7-8 pm MT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. In this program, Laura will guide those who are interested, to be with the practice of gazing at (be in awareness of) the I AM Presence and explore Divine vibration and commonly held separation-based energies. Listeners will be invited to share and look together for what is currently vibrationally alive for them, whether a story in the mind or energy in the body. These energies/vibrations will be explored and provide direction with which the Intuitive Flow will guide each sharing and help us to remain in and as Presence.

500 Days with NTI ~ Day 64

March 6, 2021

Day 64 Assignment

This evening (or tomorrow morning):

Read NTI Matthew 26 (v1-5) thru (v20-24).

Tomorrow:

Set a timer for 7 minutes and practice the appreciating life meditation.
Pay careful attention to your mind. Notice when you are thinking with judgment. When you see those types of thoughts, ask yourself, “Will I believe this thought and keep it, or will I let this thought go?” And then, relax your body and practice being the superconductor.

Gentle Healing Year 1 Tip For Lesson 55

March 6, 2021

Tips From Regina – Regina’s Review, Lesson 55

Review 21. I am determined to see things differently: I do not know how enlightenment sees. It seems to me that if I decide on a belief about what enlightenment sees, I may restrict myself to my belief. I do not want to be restricted by my imagination of truth. I want the genuine experience of truth. Therefore, my strategy for ‘seeing’ is this:

I will continually increase my focus on God, while simultaneously letting go of everything in me that I recognize as not God. As I take care of myself in this way, I trust seeing will take care of itself.

Review 22. What I see is a form of vengeance: What I see has changed, because my mind—my attention—has changed. My seeing is more joyous and more reverent than before.

I spontaneously notice the majestic power of a bird’s flapping wings as it passes overhead, and it takes my breath away. I hear silence amidst the sounds of this world and feel its peace in my heart. I see ‘problems’ as temporary and life as unending.

Where is there room for improvement?

I see life as busy. I see humans creating their own busyness unnecessarily. I realize I am caught in this cycle. Busyness needs to be questioned, because it keeps us centered in the world instead of in God.

What I see is a form of busyness. ~ha ha~ Okay, this tells me what I need to work on, and so I will.

Review 23. I can escape from this world by giving up attack thoughts: I want to put more focus on God. I can feel this in the core of my being.

I recently had a dream that showed I want to take the solitary trek to God, but I am allowing myself to be pulled back into the world by ‘others.’

Do I want to take the solitary trek that is calling me?

Am I willing to give up what I think others want in order to do this?

Review 24. I do not perceive my own best interests: The ego is willing to hi-jack this calling for aloneness with God. It is eager to plan my escape. I cannot think about how I will take this solitary trek, because ego will be in the thinking. My best guidance is to say ‘yes,’ and then remain present for in-the-moment intuition as it occurs. It knows the way. Thinking does not.

Review 25. I do not know what anything is for. Therefore, I cannot judge. To judge is to invest in ignorance. To be, is to be centered in wisdom.

Homework for this week

Homework Assignment A: Workbook lessons 53-59.
Homework Assignment B: Read Regina’s for Lessons 53-59. The tip should be read after reading the lesson on your own. Here’s a direct link: Click Here
Homework Assignment C: Read NTI Romans, Chapter 8 – 16 (pgs. 270-285)

Gentle Healing 2 ~ Day 362- GH Year 2 Review: Full-time Inquiry for Self

March 6, 2021

Please read Full-Time Inquiry for Self from The Teachings of Inner Ramana and contemplate it with your inner teacher. Follow inner prompting regarding the best way to contemplate the reading with the inner teacher. If you don’t feel a specific prompt, ask the inner teacher to share whatever is most important for you to know, see or realize regarding this message.

If prompted, review the tip from Day 322.

For the remainder of Year 2, use each day’s Thought of Awakening as a prayer that you return to throughout the day in order to remain in a state of devotion.

~362~

Be nothing.
Be not a part of it.

~A thought of awakening

Homework for this week

Practice daily meditation for 30-60 minutes each day.
Practice the “Loving All” Method.
Thoughts of Awakening, 358-364

*If you don’t already have it, order The Seven Steps to Awakening. That will be our text for Year 3.

A Letter from the Sanctuary Director

March 5, 2021

Dear Members and Friends,

Recently inspiration came in for me to go by my spiritual name. You all may know me as Dawn, Rev. Dawn, or Dawn Fernandez.

Twenty years ago during a meditation, I kept hearing the word Saina repeated over and over in my mind. I even found myself repeating it out loud several times. Finally, I asked my spiritual intuition what was it? Why did that word keep occurring? And what I heard in English was “that’s your name”. With all that has been happening of late, I am finally ready to receive this gift that was given so long ago. For me, this change is just a helpful symbol pointing in the direction of truth. The name Dawn has so much baggage associated with it that whenever I hear that name or someone says that name I cringe and or a tightening of sorts happens. With Saina, there’s none of that. It actually feels like a fresh breath of air rolling over me.

From now on when you see the name “Saina” in any correspondence and also in the Sanctuary please know that was the one formerly known as Dawn Fernandez. Also, I will be dropping the title Reverend. It just doesn’t sound right with Saina.

For a long time, I knew how it sounded but didn’t know how it was actually spelled. But last Wednesday for the first time after 20 years the correct spelling was given and I looked up the actual meaning of the name. I was completely shocked when I discovered it means one who reflects Lord Shiva who is everywhere. That newly discovered information was the final push I needed for me to say yes to this helpful pointer. I mean twenty years ago I had never even heard of Shiva. I wasn’t raised with that philosophy. It has only been in the last 5-6 years of my life that I have even come to know what Shiva is and means. That for me alone is enough of a symbol pointing to the fact that life has been conspiring for me for quite some time now.

What I see from this is that there truly is an Intelligence that has been guiding me all along! And using this name that was given is the acknowledgment of that insight.

With that in mind, if you could call me by this spiritual name instead it would be so greatly appreciated.

I have included a clip of audio on how to pronounce it as well: Click Here

With Love,

Saina

500 Days with NTI ~ Day 63

March 5, 2021

Day 63 Assignment

This evening (or tomorrow morning):

Practice Leo’s emotion exercise with an emotion that is strong for you now or with this assigned emotion: arrogance
Click here to read instructions for Leo’s emotion exercise.
Read NTI Matthew 25 (v31-46) to the end of the chapter.

Tomorrow:

Set a timer for 7 minutes and practice the appreciating life meditation.
Pay careful attention to your mind. Notice when you are thinking with thoughts of separation and say to yourself, “I see that thought, but I don’t want to be attached to it. I would rather think with the heart.” And then, relax your body and practice being the superconductor.

Gentle Healing Year 1 Tip For Lesson 54

March 5, 2021

Tips From Regina – Regina’s Review, Lesson 54

Review 16. I have no neutral thoughts. It is time for maturity. Maturity begins by realizing who I am, what is true and what is false. This is wisdom. Maturity lives from wisdom.

What I am is living-intelligent-open-awareness.
What is true is what I am, life-intelligence-love-presence.
What is false is form. Form is the manifestation of story, changing story.

To live with maturity is to stay in touch with what is true. Allow the false to be. Allow it to be as incidental, while abiding lovingly with the true.

Review 17. I see no neutral things. Everything perceived with the senses is the manifestation of thought. There is no difference between the thoughts in one’s brain and the form sensed with the body. Maturity does not see a difference between these things.

To live with maturity is to stay in touch with what is true. Allow the false to be. Allow it to be without undue emphasis. Interact with it appropriately. Interact with it while abiding lovingly with the true.

Review 18. I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing. Abide lovingly with the true, and radiate truth. Forget the truth, and radiate confusion. To radiate is natural and uninterruptable, so it is always occurring. Maturity is aware of this fact, so it lovingly abides with the true in order to communicate consistently the compassionate message of truth.

Review 19. I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my thoughts. To wander from my realization of truth is to spread confusion. At this stage, spreading confusion is still a possibility for me. I can get lazy, go back to sleep and forget what I know, but I don’t have to. I don’t have to, and I don’t want to. I am fully capable of remaining awake and aware now. It is time for maturity, and I am ready to be responsibly and lovingly mature. There’s nothing else that I need. My stage of awakening to wisdom is complete.

Review 20. I am determined to see. Seeing is nothing more than a present choice to abide with truth. I can do this now, and so I will.

Homework for this week

Homework Assignment A: Workbook lessons 53-59.
Homework Assignment B: Read Regina’s for Lessons 53-59. The tip should be read after reading the lesson on your own. Here’s a direct link: Click Here
Homework Assignment C: Read NTI Romans, Chapter 8 – 16 (pgs. 270-285)

Gentle Healing 2 ~ Day 361- GH Year 2 Review: The Grace of the Guru

March 5, 2021

Please read The Grace of the Guru from The Teachings of Inner Ramana and contemplate it with your inner teacher. Follow inner prompting regarding the best way to contemplate the reading with the inner teacher. If you don’t feel a specific prompt, ask the inner teacher to share whatever is most important for you to know, see or realize regarding this message.

If prompted, review the tip from Day 320.

For the remainder of Year 2, use each day’s Thought of Awakening as a prayer that you return to throughout the day in order to remain in a state of devotion.

~361~

Today exists in Presence.
Presence will enjoy today.

~A thought of awakening