A universal assembly for true discernment
Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Cyndi Krupp
Title: “Turning Around”
Description: One description for the ego is “consciousness turning away from God”. Rev. Cyndi Krupp explored what happens when we set the intention to turn back.
Reading: Yvonne Unger read an excerpt from Adyashanti’s The Way of Liberation.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Rhoda Makled
Title: “Back to Basics”
Description: What is it that we are actually seeking? What does uninterrupted peace mean? How do we block our own awareness of our very nature? Rev. Rhoda Makled looked deeply at the nature of what we are and how it is that we overlook, resist, and forget this true nature.
Reading: John Wetzel read “Uninterrupted Peace” from Chapter 3 of the book Awake: It’s Your Turn by Angelo Dilullo.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Billy Sintiris
Title: “How Did the Rose?”
Description: Rev. Billy used the title of his homily “How Did the Rose”, a poem by Hafiz, and melded it in with verses from The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) Revelations Ch. 4 and Be as You are, The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi in his sharing to illustrate how the path of awakening is occurring in his life.
Reading: Joseph Schmitz read The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) Revelations Ch. 4, Be as You Are from Ramana Maharshi, and a poem by Hafiz entitled “How Did The Rose”.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Cyndi Krupp
Title: “All You Need to Know”
Description: The imposter self (ego, conditioned mind, self-referencing “i” program) complicates. It creates confusion. The Truth is simple. Rev. Cyndi Krupp described some simple guidelines we can all use to most effectively stop feeding confusion and embody Truth (with a capital T).
Reading: Rev. Shawna Summers read a transcript of David R. Hawkins’ talk.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers
Title: “Dropping the Mirror”
Description: Rev. Regina Dawn Akers shared from her most recent contemplations of the fourth, second, and first principles of God, in which she has come to see the mind (consciousness, perception) as a mirror that, at best, reflects reality. Even then, it stands apart from reality, just as the reflection in a mirror stands apart from what it reflects. The difference between the first principle of God and the other principles of God is there is no mirror with the first principle of God. There is simply reality.
Reading: Glen Ganaway read excerpts from Awake: It’s Your Turn by Angelo Dilullo.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Meghan Reinhart
Title: “The Parable of the Barren Womb”
Description: Rev. Meg contemplated a metaphor for the illusion of self and the nature of consciousness. The concept of ‘I Am’ is understandable as long as it exists as a concept. However, once it merges into its original state, there is no longer a subject who desires to know. The illusory entity disappears, and the root of consciousness becomes the focus of inquiry. All actions are carried out by the child of a barren woman, and all problems are those of consciousness. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate the nature of our existence to uncover the source of consciousness.
Reading: Audrey Whitehead read The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) Revelations, Chapter 1, and an excerpt from Nisargadatta Maharaj’s “A Barren Woman”.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Marisol Landin
Title: “Giving Up the Fight”
Description: Rev. Marisol shared about the struggle within, the fight to hold on to what no longer serves, and the fight to be right. She took a look at how it plays out for her and the deep desire within to let it all go and surrender to What Is.
Reading: Yolanda Mapes read The Seven Steps to Awakening, quote 22, and NTI Luke, Ch. 22 v.1-45.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Gloria Wells
Title: “Paper Crowns”
Description: Being is becoming. Left unbothered the flower blooms. Rev. Gloria explored the profound nature of everything and nothing as life continually unfolds.
Reading: Rubye Nassar read from Rupert Spira’s The Transparency of Things, “Consciousness and Being Are One”.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Rhoda Makled
Title: “The I-Me-Mine of Attack”
Description: Rev. Rhoda explored recent attack thoughts that have been coming up for her and the underlying belief in separation that reinforces attack thoughts. It all feels helpful in theory to ponder whether or not attack is possible but when the belief is alive and feels real (meaning “I feel attacked”) what does fear teach me about the belief in separation and attack? Rhoda shared how to apply trust when fear is alive, energized, and running through the system.
Reading: Audrey Whitehead read excerpts from the transcript from “Is Attack Possible?” from Regina Dawn Akers’ Clarifying the Teachings program.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Michelle Costa
Title: “Love Is”
Description: February is here and that means Valentine’s day, the one day of the year for expressing your love and affection to your partners, family, friends, and pets too. We purchase gifts, flowers, cards, candy, and expensive dinners to show our love. However, love can’t be found in a box of chocolates…where can love be found? Rev. Michelle led us through a powerful contemplation of what real love is.
Reading: Sharon Slyter read from The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) John 1, Chapter 3.
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