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Listen to the Voice That Likes You ~ The Mighty Companions Hour ~ 10-20-24

October 21, 2024

Please join Rev. Yolanda as she continues to share her beautiful voice and heart during The Mighty Companions Hour. This is a program she and her late, beloved husband, Rev. Glen Ganaway began in 2020.

Rev. Yolanda Mapes, who is an interfaith minister, shares 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 the website: themightycompanions.com

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*We ask anyone who feels called to please help support our beloved Rev. Yolanda as she walks through this difficult time. Donations are now being accepted. Please clink on this link https://gofund.me/545d958a

Audio & Homework~ Gentle Healing Year 2 with Rev. Michele Hojnacki – Week 88

October 21, 2024

Rev. Michele Hojnacki guides a group of committed students through year 2 of Gentle Healing who want to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Mondays at 5-7 pm ET/3-5 pm MT and all members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings.

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Homework for next week:

Homework Assignment A: Practice daily meditation for 30-60 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method.
Homework Assignment B: Thoughts of Awakening, 239-245.
Homework Assignment C: Read NTI Hebrews 7-13.

10-20-24 Weekly Gathering, “Lessons in Love” with Rev. Ginny Wall

October 20, 2024

Title: “Lessons in Love”

Description: Indian Master Anthony de Mello described our lives as ‘scripture’, with every event, encounter and experience to be seen as sacred writing that can reveal the Divine to us. Ginny will be reflecting on the lessons in love that she learned from her father, John, who died nearly a year ago, and the ways in which the learning from those lessons is reverberating in her life now.

Reading: Melissa Sternhill read selected poems.

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Coming Soon: A New Self-Study Program — ACIM Manual for Teachers Meditations and Contemplations with Karen Worth

October 19, 2024

We are excited to announce a new offering that is coming soon for our Awakening Together community! Rev. Karen Worth has generously created and donated a series of 41 meditations based on the ACIM Manual for Teachers for the benefit of all. Whether you are new to A Course in Miracles or have been studying its books for years, you are invited to join this FREE journey.

Inspired by her study of ACIM and her Non-dual practice, Karen contemplates, meditates, and shares her heartfelt recordings. Each recording, no longer than 30 minutes, invites us to explore a section of the Manual for Teachers. Through prayer, she asks for help in embodying the lesson and then meditates on it, guiding us deeper into the truth of what we are.

A new meditation will be available in your daily update each day beginning November 14. The final meditation will be available on December 24. A forum will accompany these recordings, offering a space to share, question, and deepen together.

You can find the ACIM Manual for Teachers here. Here’s some more details.

📖WHAT: Meditate and Contemplate ACIM Manual for Teachers with Rev. Karen Worth

🕰️TIME COMMITMENT: Each meditation is no longer than 30 minutes and is used in conjunction with your own exploration of the corresponding section of the Manual for Teachers. The time spent in contemplation is variable based on your guidance.

💬WHERE: A new meditation will be posted each day in your Awakening Together Daily Update Newsletter. There will also be a general section in the forum where you can share your daily contemplations. Karen will be active in the forum, making this a rich opportunity for communal exploration and growth. If you are not already subscribed you can subscribe here.

📅WHEN: The first meditation will be available on November 14, 2024 and the last will come out on December 24, 2024.

🫶DONATE: If you feel called to donate to support FREE offerings and the many resources at Awakening Together you may do so here.

Join Rev. Karen as we dive into this transformative journey together!

Join Us for Satsang Reflections for the Dr. Christiane Michelberger Satsang on Monday, October 21 at 11 am ET

October 18, 2024

Satsang Reflections is a monthly dialogue held after the Satsang. This installment will be on Monday, October 21, 2024, from 11 am – 12 pm ET. Joseph Schmitz will facilitate this installment.

The purpose of this program is to share what was most impactful. Hear from others about what they took away, and deepen into the teaching from the Satsang interview with Dr. Christiane Michelberger where she was interviewed by Yvonne Unger.

We hope you will join us live to discuss and dive deeper into the inspiration that was shared during the Satsang with Christiane. Or, just listen in and hear all the biggest highlights and see if this particular Satsang might inspire you in some way.

For more information on Dr. Christiane Michelberger, please visit her website: findingawakening.com

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Join Us for This Month’s Movie: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

October 17, 2024

Join us for our next Movie Watcher’s Group which will be facilitated by Laura Joy Bedford on Sunday, October 27th, 2024, at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT.

Walter Mitty, (played by Ben Stiller) develops photos for a magazine in a dimly lit basement. To escape his mundane life, he imagines himself as a hero in exciting stories. When an unexpected opportunity arises during a moment of uncertainty and confusion, Walter decides to take a leap of faith, discovering his own worth and embracing a fearless life. The film also stars Kristen Wiig and Shirley MacLaine.

This delightful film was chosen for its rich array of awakening topics. These include saying “yes” to life and “no” to ego, finding connection with others, and drawing closer together. The film also explores feeling life in all its energetic qualities, seeing beyond the walls of the mind, following light and guidance, and facing fear and the unknown. Additionally, it emphasizes experiencing a sense of flowing ease—seemingly miraculous synchronicities—rather than trying to force outcomes and missing what is already present: Divine Love and a Self that knows us better than we know ourselves!

Please note, this is the 2013 version of the film with Ben Stiller, not the 1947 version.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty can be watched on YouTube, Amazon, Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Pluto TV, Fandango at Home & Roku.

Trailer for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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Tao Te Ching Video Series with Regina Dawn Akers ~ Chapter 28

October 17, 2024

In 2023, Awakening Together’s founder, Regina Dawn Akers, translated the Tao Te Ching from ancient Chinese into modern English. In this video series, Regina shares:

~ What she found in the Chinese characters used by Lao Tzu
~ Why she translated each chapter the way she did
~ The important messages found in the Tao Te Ching

Gentle Healing Year 3 with Rev. Sharon Hepburn ~ Week 38

October 17, 2024

This Gentle Healing Group Year 3 is being led by Rev. Sharon Hepburn. The Gentle Healing Curriculum guides committed students to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group began year 3 on January 24, 2024.

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Here’s a direct link to the helpful facilitator guide for Gentle Healing Year 3 that helps you to know what week you are on: Click Here

Reminder for Our October Satsang with Dr. Christiane Michelberger

October 16, 2024

Please join Dr. Christiane Michelberger who will be joining us for our October Satsang. Christiane will be interviewed by Yvonne Unger. This special pre-recorded event will take place:

📅 Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2024
🕢 Time: Pre-Recording @ 7:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. MT.
📍 Where: Awakening Together’s Zoom Sanctuary

Dr. Christiane Michelberger is a retired physician and psychoanalyst. In 1975 she embarked on the spiritual path after having been confronted with death. She studied Zen with the Zen Masters Prof. Nagaya Roshi and Willigis Jäger (Kyo un Ken). She was then issued a teaching permit from Willigis Jäger in 2002. Later, she turned to the teachings of the historical Buddha which are laid out in the Pali Kanon.

Having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, her search became urgent. She found Kevin Schanilec, who had made the path to awakening accessible again. On the final leg of her journey, she used the path through the ‘Ten Fetters’, a concept that is laid out in the Pali Kanon. Two years later, what she hadn’t thought possible had happened. The self was fully gone, the truth was seen, and all suffering had ended.

For those who are eager to join the live Satsang, Yvonne Unger will be interviewing Dr. Christiane Michelberger :

📅 Date: Sunday, October 20th, 2024
🕢 Time: Live @ 1:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. MT.
📍 Where: Awakening Together’s Zoom Sanctuary

To learn more about Dr. Christiane Michelberger, please visit: findingawakening.com

Sangha Led Contemplation ~ Quotes 584 & 585 ~ 10-15-24

October 16, 2024

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Please join us as we continue to contemplate Out of the Stillness & The Seven Steps to Awakening. This program is on Wednesdays, 3pm ET / 1pm MT (except for the first Wednesday of the month).

“Awakening Together was designed by inner guidance to be a sangha rather than a guru-centered collective.”

As we step into the vision of “The Sangha is the New Guru” we are learning how the sangha is its own teacher, and honing the skills that are important for each member of a highly effective sangha. We are teaching ourselves how to genuinely support awakening, for each of us and for the community.

The primary qualities of a sangha are:

Members genuinely live the spiritual teachings they study.
They speak and teach from their own authentic experience.
They support one another on the spiritual path.

During this program we are currently contemplating Out of the Stillness and The Seven Steps to Awakening as Regina had been contemplating during this time.

A new facilitator will also be assigned each week. The facilitator will be the one to facilitate the program during the following week. The facilitator will lead by reading the quotes, calling on participants who wish to share their contemplations and may also be the one to share contemplations. To be a facilitator you will need both books.

Any questions posed will be posed to the group and inner wisdom will be brought forth from the sangha in response. We invite anyone who feels called to join us as we step into the vision of a highly effective sangha.

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