A universal assembly for true discernment
Weekly Gathering with Rev. Beverly Toporowski
Title: The Bliss of the Self.
Description: Rev. Beverly shared how we can come to know our true nature as complete and abide in the Self even while experiencing crisis.
Reading: Rev. Shawna Summers read from Ramana Maharshi.
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Come join us on October 27th at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT in the Awakening Together Sanctuary for a discussion of the movie Click.
Join us for this comedy film starring Adam Sandler, as Michael Newman, who seems to have it all! However his wife, Donna (Kate Beckinsale), is increasingly frustrated by the amount of time he has to spend at work. Michael cannot find time to be at home until he meets an eccentric inventor (Christopher Walken) who gives him a universal remote that controls time. At first, he happily skips the boring times until he realizes the remote is in control of his life, and he learns the valuable lesson of cherishing ALL of the precious moments with his family.
Release date: 2006, Running time: 1 hr. 57 minutes
There will be a new, more general play sheet from this month forward. This will allow each person to really be able to share their own insights! Also, there is a new movie group TEAM consisting of Jay McCormick, Ron Raitz, and George Maddox. Each member of the team will co-facilitate the discussion at different times for each month.
Click HERE to open this month’s play sheet for the movie Click.
Regina Dawn Akers reads the conversation from the December 15, 1980 in Consciousness and the Absolute.
Regina Dawn Akers reads from the Tao Te Ching in order to contemplate enlightened leadership.
Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert shares with honesty and passion about the ups, downs, and all-around of the spiritual journey. Jacquelyn is transparent as she shares about the impersonal awakening process we all experience. She moves us with stories from her own journey, with direct insight from inner wisdom and with guidance from spiritual masters, both contemporary and legendary.
Regina Dawn Akers guides a group of committed students who would like to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy and love.
This Ted talk was called “The Energy of Thought”. Penny Zenker was the speaker.
Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert led us in this group discussion.
Somewhat like a crescendo, this retreat will build in intensity for the first five days. You’ll experience two days of gradually increasing clarity through group meditation, contemplation and discussion, and then you’ll dive deep into Self awareness with three days of self-inquiry dyads.
What are self-inquiry dyads?
A self-inquiry dyad is when two people practice self-inquiry together, and they share everything they experience with one another as they look within. Psychologists have discovered that people go deeper within themselves in dyads than they do when looking at themselves alone, and we agree. Self-inquiry dyads are surprisingly effective! At this retreat, you’ll have the opportunity to practice self-inquiry dyads in several different dyad pairs.
After dyads, we’ll end the Self Awareness retreat with two days of wrap up, relaxation and fun.
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This retreat is planned specifically for you. Between now and the beginning of the retreat, you may submit questions or topics that you’d like addressed at the retreat. Regina Dawn Akers will design an experience-based retreat focused on your submissions, making this retreat participatory instead of lecture-based. In addition, she will plan fun “field trips” to places in and around La Veta, so everyone also has the chance to enjoy one another’s company.
This retreat is called “Satsang and Sangha” because it combines wisdom, clarity and togetherness into one fun and insightful week. Like peanut butter and chocolate, satsang and sangha is the perfect combination for Awakening Together’s annual retreat.
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Regina Dawn Akers reads selections from books by Bernadette Roberts. The purpose of this inspired book study is to learn from one who walked through the final doorway to no self, no world, no God–Only Reality.
Title: “Healing Self-Doubt”
Description: Dawn shared how healing a major belief block can help to heal Self-doubt and how the connection to healing our perception of Universe, in turn heals how we view ourselves. In fact, by looking at a previously held belief deeply enough and through the process of inquiry, the power of release can translate to a felt freedom to be able to trust again, to trust life, to trust the Self.
Reading: Rev. George Maddox read from A Mind at Home with Itself written by Byron Katie (pp. 222-223).
