Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 8:15 am MT for our Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Shiryl Kaplan

Title: “What am I Slave to?”

Description: Rev. Shiryl will share about The Four Principles of God: From Illusion to Source Retreat, recently taught by Regina Dawn Akers, and how it has inspired her to reflect on ways distractions keep one from having a direct experience of Truth with life. Also, to discover the ways the “ego slave” deception is a preservation tactic and the ways to live beyond the fourth principle of God, even when surrounded by beauty “out there”.

Reading: Rev. Rubye Nasser will read from NTI, Revelation Chapters 1 & 2.

 

*Weekly gathering is held every Sunday morning at 10:15 am ET/8:15 am MT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary. Join us after the Gathering for our Fellowship Time, hosted by Rev. George Maddox.

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Join us at 1:30 pm ET/ 11:30 am MT for Freedom Practice Sangha

This will be a time of sharing our inquiries, insights, and challenges, listening to others, or just knowing that we are in community as we find that undefended place within ourselves that longs to be free. This program will be facilitated by Anne Blanchard.

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Join us at 2:30 pm ET/ 12:30 pm MT for Qigong “The Movement of Now” with Ian McArthur

In this program, we will learn 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.

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Join us at 6:00 pm ET/ 4:00 pm MT for Something Genuine with Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert

Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert facilitates this program, in which Awakening Together members and friends join together to watch and discuss TED talks that reveal the Truth of ourselves and our universe based on the actual experience of ordinary people. Their insights are genuine—not based upon theory or dogma—and give us a “man on the street” perspective on what we are coming to learn through Awakening Together.

 

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Join us at 7:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm MT for The Guiding Light with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers

Regina Dawn Akers reads selections from the book Perfect Brilliant Stillness by David Carse. The purpose of this inspired book study is to learn to stop focusing on words and concepts. Look where the pointers point! Be still and realize Perfect Brilliant Stillness just as it is. Join Regina as she dives deep into this enlightened book study which isn’t a book study at all!

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Join us at 7:30 pm ET/ 5:30 pm MT for Quiet Observation with Manuela Giaroli

Join Manuela as she shares reading from David R. Hawkin’s book Letting Go. 

 

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Join us at 8:00 pm ET/ 6:00 pm MT for Our Quarterly Member Meeting

 

In this member meeting:

• Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert will be discussing the year-end financial report.
• Jacquelyn will also be discussing Awakening Together’s newly updated etiquette guidelines.
• We will also discuss recent Updates in the Satsang, Ministerial, and Movie Discussion Group Subcommittees.

 

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Join us at 9:00 pm ET/ 7:00 pm MT for There is Only One with Sharon Slyter & Michael DeForbes

Sharon will pick a topic to speak on and Michael will lead us in a non-dual meditation. This is a great way to end the week in perfect brilliant stillness.

Direct links to join us:

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Tips From Regina – Regina’s Review, Lesson 53

Homework for this week

 

1. Homework Assignment A: Workbook lessons 53-59.
2. 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
3. Homework Assignment C: Read NTI Romans, Chapter 8 – 16 (pgs. 270-285)

Rev. Dawn Fernandez guides a group of committed students through year 1 of Gentle Healing who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Thursdays at 6-8 pm ET and all members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings.

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Homework for the week:

1. Homework Assignment A: Workbook lessons 53-59.
2. Homework Assignment B: Read Regina’s tips for Lessons 53-59. The tip should be read after reading the lesson on your own. Here’s a direct link: https://devwp.awakening-together.org/interact/gentle-healing-group/reginas-tips/
3. Homework Assignment C: Read NTI Romans, Chapter 8 – 16 (pgs. 270-285)

Join us on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at 7:30-9:00 pm ET for our Live Satsang with Tama Kieves. Anne Blanchard and Rhoda Makled will interview Tama, who is a spiritual firecracker, internationally recognized teacher and guide, based in Denver, Colorado.

Tama, a graduate of Harvard Law School, worked as a corporate attorney when she heard “the Voice” and left to become a writer.  Today, a bestselling author, international speaking catalyst, and visionary success coach, she shares how to use the foremost principles of A Course in Miracles to thrive in your calling, work, and life.

She is the bestselling author of Thriving Through Uncertainty and A Year Without Fear and other books. Featured in USA TODAY, Forbes, ABC News, Oprah Radio, other national media, and a TEDx speaker, Tama is a sought-after speaker and visionary career/success and book coach, who has helped thousands worldwide to discover, launch, and thrive in the life, calling and businesses of their dreams. Tama is known for her electrifying presence, grounded compassion, dynamic sense of humor, and the believable and sweeping possibilities she ignites in others. After discovering the wisdom path of A Course in Miracles, she’s taught it in an interactive and highly experiential way for over 30 years. She loves helping others live a smart, spitfire spirituality.

Interested in learning more about Tama? Visit this link www.tamakieves.com/trust to receive a FREE workshop from Tama on Trust. (You’ll love it!) Learn more about Tama by visiting her website www.tamakieves.com.

When Tama teaches it’s all about YOUR life. She’d love to hear from you and answer your questions. If you would like to submit a question to Tama and can’t watch the interview live, you can suggest one in advance via this link: SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE

Please make your question clear, concise, and relevant. Please note that unless told otherwise, we may mention your first name and location; that questions may be edited to improve clarity; and that not all questions sent to us will be used.

Tips From Regina – Regina’s Review, Lessons 51 & 52

 

When I see the world through my individual point of view, I see an individual world. No one else sees a world exactly like the world I see. It is as if each of us is walking around with a box on our head. Our unique worlds are drawn on the inside of our boxes, and that is all we see. We argue that we are right about our points of view, but we are not right. We are blind. In order to see, we need to take the boxes off of our heads.

Whenever I am upset, it is because I am looking at the inside of my box. There isn’t a single exception to this statement. Some ideas may be drawn inside my box in bold colors, and I mistake them as important because of their boldness, but I am looking at a colored box. The box deceives me.

Some people may have a few ideas written on the inside of their boxes that are similar to some ideas I have written inside mine, and if we get together and compare what we see, we agree that we are right; but that does not change the fact that we are each looking at a limited colored box. Our boxes deceive us.

If we took our boxes off, cut them open and laid them flat on the ground so we could see everything written on them, and then we took all of the boxes on everyone’s heads and did the same, we would be amazed at the ideas and stories that colored the vision of each individual person. Instead of being angry at those who disagreed with us, we would have compassion. “Oh,” we would say, “That is why you felt that way. I see the writing on your box. I understand now.”

The writing inside my box started with a single idea scratched upon its surface. “I.” As I stared at the one idea inside my box, I bumped into someone, and another idea was scrawled inside my box. “Other.” I held something soft and pleasurable in my hands, and then felt the “other” take it from me. “Mine,” “victim” and “defend” appeared on the box. And in this way, the ideas multiplied until a complex web of ideas colored the inside of my box, all birthed out of the original idea, “I”.

This box has become its own little universe. It is filled with so many ideas, that it entertains me all day everyday and all night every night. With so much entertainment coming from the box, I have lost the sense of curiosity about the outside world. I have become so accustomed to the dark that I no longer crave the light.

With the box on my head, I see only what is scrawled upon the box. That is blindness. Because I have accepted the box as my universe, and because I have become comfortable in my own little world, whether I am happy, upset or suffering because of what is written on the box, I feel sheltered by it. I don’t know what is outside of my box, and I don’t really want to peek outside to see. To me, the known is better than the unknown. I have become accustomed to the familiar scribbles inside my box.

Common sense can see that this spell, my fascination with my box, needs to be broken. It isn’t healthy. It isn’t true. … It isn’t true. … That’s the problem. I fooled myself into thinking that the world inside my box is true, but it isn’t true. The box deceives me.

Homework for this week

 

1. Homework Assignment A: Workbook lessons 47-52. Practice lesson 47 for 2 days in a row.
   
2. Homework Assignment B: Read Regina’s Tips for Lessons 47-52. The tip should be read after reading the lesson on your own.
3. Homework Assignment C: Read NTI James, pgs 419-426.