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Join Us for This Month’s Movie: “August Rush”

Join us for our next Movie Watcher’s Group which will be facilitated by Laura Joy Bedford on Sunday, May 26th, 2024, at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT.

August Rush is a 2007 American musical drama. 11 year old Evan (played by Freddie Highmore) is a 10-year-old musical prodigy living in an orphanage who runs away to New York City. He begins to unravel the mystery of how he came to be an orphan as he searches for his birth parents. Evan changes his name to August Rush at the encouragement of a character named Wizard (played by Robin Williams) who takes young Evan under his wing to exploit his musical gifts.

The story is brilliantly woven together as a symphony of the awakening journey and the sounds and rhythms Evan hears in daily life. Themes include experiencing a deep, heart calling and opening ourselves up to listening, learning and following Divine guidance, Divine frequency, which is always all around us, within us, singing us home, supporting us to remember what is real; encountering self-doubts (ego’s vicious voice) in the form of other characters, recognizing these “other” characters are merely symbols of our original projection of a world that seems to be unfriendly/the absence of love…and how we begin to say “no” to the ego voice in our mind and believe in our Divine worthiness; noticing the difference between Divine and ego frequencies; and how the Tao, Life, the Holy Spirit in us, and in seeming others, is helping us and working things out.

August Rush can be watched with a subscription on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, Fandango at Home, & Google Play Movies. It can also be seen for free with ads on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYR3rDqsnQM

Trailer for August Rush

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Audio & Homework ~ Gentle Healing Year 1 with Rev. Dianne Scott – Week 20

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 20

  1. Homework Assignment A: Acim Workbook lessons 129-135 including the tips. Practice daily Open-Eyed meditation for 5-10 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method. Read Regina’s tips: Here’s a direct link: https://devwp.awakening-together.org/interact/gentle-healing-group/reginas-tips/
  2. Homework Assignment B: Read NTI Hebrews, Chapters 8-13 (pages 408-417)
  3. Homework Assignment C: With your eyes closed & without thinking, listen to “Michael Langford defines Awareness and thought for the purposes of Awareness Watching Awareness.” This audio can be found at awakening-together.org under Audios, Meditation Audios, and Direct Path Meditation. Here is a direct link: https://devwp.awakening-together.org/michael-langford-defines-awareness-and-thought-for-the-purposes-of-awareness-watching-awareness/

Audio & Homework~ Gentle Healing Year 2 with Rev. Michele Hojnacki – Week 66

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 Assignments for week 67:

  1. Homework Assignment A: Practice daily meditation for 30-60 minutes each day. Practice the “Loving All” Method.
  2. Homework Assignment B: Thoughts of Awakening, 85-91.
  3. Homework Assignment C: Read NTI Luke, Chapters 20-23 by following the daily reading assignments given through the tips.

Minutes for Member Board of Trustees Meeting ~ 05/13/2024

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

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Awakening Together Satsang with Dan Wetzel

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Dan was interviewed by Rev. Anne Blanchard live from the Retreat House on May 19th, 2024.

Here is some information about Dan Wetzel:

I was raised in a family of devout Catholics where I felt a deep connection with Jesus. After High School, I joined a Catholic order of priests with the intention of becoming one myself. However, after completing four years of college, I decided to leave the church as I did not feel that I was getting all the answers that I sought.

In 1977, I Came Upon A Course in Miracles. I felt that I had found my path. The Course made sense to me. I studied, applied and taught the Course for the next 40 years.

Compelled to go deeper in 2017, I left my long time marriage and joined the Living Miracles community in Chapala Mexico, where I stayed for a year and a half. When I felt complete there, I moved to Namaste in Ajijic Mexico, and over a year later moved again to Villa Del Angel as I felt Guided by Spirit.

During my time in Mexico, I learned of Awakening Together and the teachings of Regina Dawn Akers. I was ready and willing to take the next step which was profound. Clarity ensued and self inquiry assisted in the deepening understanding of any beliefs that I held about myself and seeming separation from God.

I continue to learn that my awakening is a gradual revelation that the awareness had always been present, but was mixed with emotions, sensations and thoughts and experienced as the personal self called Dan. Stillness and peace increase daily with meditation and contemplation.

Presently, I reside near Mighty Companions with whom I join frequently for support and prayer and the inward journey back to the One Self. I trust that the universe is conspiring to do me good. Allowing everything without judgment, to accept “what is”, is Holy Spirit’s (Inner Wisdom) purpose for the dream world of duality, replacing the ego’s purpose of separation. Accepting that only Oneness is real is the Atonement, the end of the dream of separation, life and death, and is the experience of the Happiness that We are.

05-19-24 Weekly Gathering, “Path to Freedom – Non Doership” with Rev. Gloria Wells

Topic: “Path to Freedom – Non Doership”

Description: A conversation on the power of “effortless action” as the journey to awakening unfolds.

Reading: Rubye Nassar read from the Sufi Book of Life, Chapter 68, Refuge for Every Need.

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Tao Te Ching Video Series with Regina Dawn Akers ~ Chapter 22

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

REMINDER ~ Sanctuary Closings ~ May 19-25, 2024

The Awakening Together Sanctuary will be closed May 20-25, 2024. The Awakening Together staff along with a few presenters will be on retreat for “Sangha is the New Guru” in LaVeta.

The Sanctuary will be partially open Sunday, May 19th as follows:

  1. 10:00 a.m. ET – 8:00 a.m. MT for the Weekly Gathering & Fellowship Time.
  2. After that, the Sanctuary will close until 7:30 p.m. ET when we will re-open for the Monthly Satsang.
  3. All other programs in between will be canceled on Sunday, May 19.

Most regularly scheduled programs for the week of May 19-25 will be canceled. Please be sure to check the Awakening Together calendar if you have any questions about a particular program you participate in, including Gentle Healing.

Regular Sanctuary programming will resume on Sunday, May 26th. We look forward to being in the sanctuary with you then!

Rev. Anne Blanchard ~Unfiltered, “Sunday Gathering Debrief” 05-17-24

Rev. Anne Blanchard shares her experience of purification and awakening, unfiltered and as it happens. Raw, reflective, brave, and infused with clarity, Anne’s open honesty inspires us all to dive deep into the spiritual journey instead of simply skimming the surface. She continues to share deeply from various non-dual teachings and teachers.

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This Sunday in the Sanctuary ~ May 19, 2024

All Times are Eastern Standard Time – See links below to join us in the Sanctuary

 

Join us at 10:15 am ET/ 8:15 am MT
for Our Weekly Gathering with
Rev. Gloria Wells

Topic: “Path to Freedom – Non Doership”

Reading: Sufi Book of Life, Chapter 68, Refuge for Every Need.

 

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*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.

 

Join us at 7:30 pm ET/ 5:30 pm MT for our Live Satsang with Dan Wetzel

Please join Dan Wetzel who will be joining us for our May Satsang. This special event will take place in our Zoom sanctuary. Dan will be interviewed by Rev. Anne Blanchard live from the Retreat House.

Here is some information about Dan Wetzel:

I was raised in a family of devout Catholics where I felt a deep connection with Jesus. After High School, I joined a Catholic order of priests with the intention of becoming one myself. However, after completing four years of college, I decided to leave the church as I did not feel that I was getting all the answers that I sought.

In 1977, I Came Upon A Course in Miracles. I felt that I had found my path. The Course made sense to me. I studied, applied and taught the Course for the next 40 years.

Compelled to go deeper in 2017, I left my long time marriage and joined the Living Miracles community in Chapala Mexico, where I stayed for a year and a half. When I felt complete there, I moved to Namaste in Ajijic Mexico, and over a year later moved again to Villa Del Angel as I felt Guided by Spirit.

During my time in Mexico, I learned of Awakening Together and the teachings of Regina Dawn Akers. I was ready and willing to take the next step which was profound. Clarity ensued and self inquiry assisted in the deepening understanding of any beliefs that I held about myself and seeming separation from God.

I continue to learn that my awakening is a gradual revelation that the awareness had always been present, but was mixed with emotions, sensations and thoughts and experienced as the personal self called Dan. Stillness and peace increase daily with meditation and contemplation.

Presently, I reside near Mighty Companions with whom I join frequently for support and prayer and the inward journey back to the One Self. I trust that the universe is conspiring to do me good. Allowing everything without judgment, to accept “what is”, is Holy Spirit’s (Inner Wisdom) purpose for the dream world of duality, replacing the ego’s purpose of separation. Accepting that only Oneness is real is the Atonement, the end of the dream of separation, life and death, and is the experience of the Happiness that We are.

We look forward to being with all who are able to join us!

 

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