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08-25-24 Weekly Gathering, “Flowing With the Tao: Embracing Effortless Action” with Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert

Title: “Flowing With the Tao: Embracing Effortless Action”

Description: In her homily, Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert will explore the Taoist principle of Wu Wei, or Effortless Action. As she works on updating the Ministerial Preparation Program’s Tao Te Ching course with the new translation by Rev. Regina Dawn Akers, she has found that some tasks flow effortlessly while others require more effort. Through these experiences, she has begun to grasp the deeper meaning of this central teaching of the Tao. In her homily, Rev. Jacquelyn will share her emerging insights and how embracing Wu Wei can transform our approach to work and life.

Reading: Connie Poole read from Chapters 43, 63, & 64 of Tao Te Ching: An Interpretive Translation to Live By.

 

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Minutes for Member Board of Trustees Meeting ~ 08/05/2024

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(To learn more about the Member Board of Trustees, click here.)

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Tao Te Ching Video Series with Regina Dawn Akers ~ Chapter 26

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 30

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

 

Group Led Contemplation ~ Sangha – Quotes from “The Seven Steps” #559 & #567 & “Out of the Stillness” #559a, #559b & #567 – 08-21-24

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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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Wednesdays at 3 pm ET/1 pm MT,
except for the first Wednesday of the month

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Rev. Cyndi Krupp ~ I Think, Therefore…, “The Only Time I Have a Problem is When I am Thinking” 08-21-2024

In this program, Rev. Cyndi will explore how we can use the Conditioning Loop (What I think, I see, what I see, I experience, what I experience I think) to shine a light on how the little self works to keep us in the dark. She will be using personal stories, contemplations, and wisdom teachings. Join Cyndi in using the world that we see and the thoughts that we think to Awaken Together.

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Wednesdays 12:00-12:30 p.m. ET

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Special Program – “Exploring the Power Of the Mind: Do We Know What We Are Creating?” with Joy Bedford, Aug. 21 & 28 at 1pm ET

While “Unfiltered” takes a pause during Anne’s vacation, our beloved Laura “Joy” Bedford will step in to share a wonderful program. “Exploring the Power of the Mind: Do We Know What We Are Creating?” will be held on Wednesday, August 21st & 28th, from 1pm-2pm ET / 11am-12pm MT.

Here is a description of the program:
During these two weeks we will gently & experientially explore giving ourselves what we really deserve by exploring the power of the mind. We’ll look at what ACIM-Jesus and Nisargadhatta Maharaj have to say about Divine power, including how we may be using it and how we can use it.

Use this link for information on how to enter our Zoom sanctuary.

CLOSING SOON: Registration for Mentoring Sanghas

REGISTRATION CLOSES IN ONE WEEK

Awakening Together is delighted to introduce a renewed Spiritual Mentoring Program, designed to support you on your spiritual journey through two possible opportunities. This program is tailored to accommodate both communal and individual needs as well as fostering a nurturing environment where participants can explore, understand, and deepen their spiritual practice.

Mentoring Sangha: 6-Week OR 12-Week Spiritual Practice Sessions

Mentoring Sangha offers participants the unique opportunity to join a small, intimate sangha that meets weekly under the guidance of a certified spiritual mentor. Sanghas are best for those who are seeking an opportunity to grow their own spiritual confidence, competence and commitment. Each sangha, limited to a maximum of three participants plus the mentor, creating a supportive and confidential space to share and explore spiritual practices. Over the course of 6 or 12 weeks, these sessions are dedicated to the following:

  • Collective Sharing: Engage in meaningful discussions about personal challenges and spiritual questions, fostering a sense of community and shared purpose.
  • Agreed Practices: Through consensus, the group will select specific spiritual practices to contemplate and implement in their daily lives, creating a practical framework for becoming Self reliant on Inner Wisdom.
  • Reflective Reporting: Participants will have the chance to reflect on their experiences, sharing insights and breakthroughs, fostering spiritual commitment, competency and confidence through an ever-deepening connection to Inner Wisdom.

The 2- hour sangha meetings are structured to ensure a nurturing and productive environment. The cost for this transformative:

  • 6-week journey is $180
  • 12-week journey is $360

An investment in your spiritual confidence, competence and commitment.

For those who would like to participate but are in need of a scholarship, which covers 50% of the cost, please contact us here. Our pricing policies as well as our scholarship opportunities endeavors to ensure that no one is turned away due to financial constraints. Again, please contact us if you are prompted to discuss this further.

To participate in a Sangha as a mentee, the mentee agrees to uphold the covenants of membership.

Meet the Sangha Mentors

  • Six Week Sanghas
    • Begins Sept. 3, 2024; Tuesdays from 12-2 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Abigail Edwards
    • FULL/CLOSED Begins Sept. 4, 2024; Wednesdays from 11 am – 1 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Karen Worth (no meeting Sept. 18)
    • Begins Sept. 4, 2024; Wednesdays for from 7-9 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Billy Sintiris
    • FULL/CLOSED Begins Sept. 9, 2024; Mondays 7-9 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Melody Brauninger
  • Twelve Week Sanghas
    • FULL/CLOSED Begins Sept. 4, 2024; Wednesdays 4-6 pm ET; Mentor is Rev. Meg Reinhart
    • FULL/CLOSED Begins Sept. 13, 2024; Fridays 9-11 a.m. ET; Mentor is Rev. Anne Blanchard (no meeting Sept. 20 or Dec. 6)

Register for a Mentoring Sangha

Registration for the Mentoring Sangha closes as each group fills up but no later than:

August 28, 2024 @ 5 p.m. ET

Audio & Homework ~ Gentle Healing Year 1 with Rev. Dianne Scott – Week 32

Rev. Dianne Scott guides a group of committed students through year 1 of Gentle Healing who want to make consistent, gentle progress toward genuine peace, joy, and love. This group meets weekly on Tuesdays at 3-5 pm ET/1-3 pm MT. All members are committed to specific assignments and practices between group meetings.

 

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Homework for week 32 (meeting on September 3, 2024):

  1. Homework Assignment A: Workbook lessons 208-214 including the tips. Read Regina’s Tips for Lessons 208-214. 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/ Practice daily awareness-watching-awareness or Loving Consciousness meditation for 15-20 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method.
  2. Homework Assignment B: Read ‘The Most Direct Means to Eternal Bliss,’ Chapter 9. You will find it at this link: http://albigen.com/uarelove/most_rapid/contents.htm
  3. Homework Assignment C: Watch any Byron Katie video from the ‘Always in the Now’ playlist. There are dozens upon dozens of videos to choose from. Scan the list and listen to one that attracts you personally. Here is a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/user/alwaysinthenow

Rev. Jacquelyn & Connie – Early Insights, “Watching the News” & “The Importance of Spiritual Purpose, Part 1”

Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert and Connie Poole play Regina Dawn Akers’ Early Teaching videos and invite those in attendance to contemplate those teachings along with them.

Because these teachings are so helpful, Jacquelyn and Connie plan to slowly review them by playing one or two of them each week and contemplating them in a group format.

Live in the Sanctuary Weekly on Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm ET
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Here’s a link to RDA Early Teaching that will be played next week: “The Importance of Spiritual Purpose, Part 2“.

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