A universal assembly for true discernment
Title: “Mantra, Surrender, s/Self Inquiry, and Love”
Description: Rev. Rubye continued her practice of The Teachings of Inner Ramana, she shared her experiences with the challenges and the increasing awareness of what’s not true, and Love.
Reading: Joe Schmitz read selective excerpts from The Teachings of Inner Ramana.
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Topic: “Being Present with Grief and Resistance”
Description: Rev. David conducted a journey on experiencing the immediate moment, with an emphasis on grieving repressed emotions and reducing resistance to spiritual practice. A variety of topics were covered including dealing with trauma, sticky topics, and repression. Also, how to complete the grieving process.
Reading: Audrey Whitehead read Angelo Dilullo’s Awake: It’s Your Turn, Chapter 6, and an excerpt from Byron Katie in Stephen Mitchell’s Foreword for A Mind at Home with Itself.
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Topic: “Being Present with What Is”
Description: A. H. Almaas’ says something beautiful and important about emotions. He says, “If you feel an emotion completely, without adding anything to it, it will transform to reveal its true condition, which is our True Nature in one particular flavor or another.” When we take our hands off of our experiences and just allow what is, healing happens revealing True Nature. Through the sharing of a recent contemplation, Rev. Michele demonstrates how the practice of presence can reveal True Nature.
Reading: Sarah Hill read from The Unfolding Now: Realizing Your True Nature Through the Practice of Presence by A. H. Almaas.
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Title: “The Holiest of All the Spots on Earth” – Rev. Michelle Costa
Description: A Course in Miracles says “The holiest of all the spots on earth is where an ancient hatred has become a present love.” How is it possible that hatred becomes love? A year ago I would have said that my ‘ancient hatred’ could never be transformed into love. In my homily, I will be sharing my journey from hatred to love.
Reading: Sharon Slyter will read from The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) and A Course in Miracles (ACIM).
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Title: “Clarity on the Promise”
Description: NTI Luke, Chapter 7 says, “There are expectations in your mind regarding truth… Free yourself from these thoughts, and open your mind to Me unfettered by expectations. Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of Me.” Rev. Regina Dawn Akers looked at conceptual ideas about awakening that could lead to disenchantment and possibly to “falling away” before true awakening is realized.
Reading: Yolanda Mapes read excerpts from NTI Galatians, NTI Revelation, and The Teachings of Inner Ramana.
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Title: “The Divine Mystery Behind the Hidden Story”
Description: Rev. Billy shared duality’s necessary message of understanding to the outer edge language where the unmanifest provides transportation for the manifest to begin this pathless forgetful path to remember. Rev. Billy also expounded on a few of the teachings from Mooji and Michael Singer.
Reader: Joseph Schmitz read two poems by Rumi. The first poem was called “Sometimes I Forget Completely What Companionship Is”; the second one, “Black Sky Hates the Moon”.
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Title: “Gathering Up the Pieces”
Description: The belief “I am broken” is deeply ingrained in the psyche. It’s not that this sentiment is an undeniable truth, but rather, it has been reinforced through constant repetition and belief. The conviction of “brokenness” is not a reflection of reality but a byproduct of persistent affirmation.
So, how does one introduce forgiveness into a space dominated by the overwhelming feeling of brokenness? How can forgiveness be a guest when every reflection from the world seems to echo the sentiment of fracture and disarray?
Rev. Rhoda explored the paths where we seemingly detached from the Truth. We have, in moments of vulnerability and pain, believed in the illusion that we are nothing more than a small, broken piece of the grandeur that is the One.
Reader: Jill Boddick Grace read The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) Romans CH 13 and 16.
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Title: “Non-Acceptance Storm”
Description: Rev. Marisol shared about her experience of total non-acceptance and what awaits on the other side of surrender.
Reading: Tina Brown read from The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) Romans, Ch. 3 & 4 and NTI John Ch. 10.
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Title: “Trapped in the Bubble of Thought”
Description: Rev. Jacquelyn discussed the recognition that the mistaken perception she would place with others is her own belief in the reality of the world. She examined how coming to understand that experience within the world is an illusion is the whole of the spiritual journey.
Reading: Connie Poole read from The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament (NTI) Romans.
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Title: “Are You Looking From Mind Or At It?”
Description: The natural intelligence that we are is always aware, observing, and looking. Sometimes it is abundantly clear we are looking at the movement of mind and seeing clearly that that isn’t “me”. Other times, however, the mind’s movement seems to capture attention and we have the uncomfortable experience of looking from it, from within it, seemingly confined to its very limited view and accompanying reactivity.
Rev. Anne explored in a very practical way how to transcend the illusion of being a “me” by fully honoring that very expression and trusting our unique inner guidance to lead us back home to our one true Self.
Reading & Reader: AT Core Value One, including the definition of “unique inner guidance” & The Teachings of Inner Ramana read by Glenda Carberry.
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