Monday, February 19, 2007

Advent: Great Awakening

'The Advent Of A Great Awakening'
With Teachers of A Course In Miracles

Alden & Darla Hughes

Miracles Healing Center, Wisconsin

Temenos Retreat Center
West Chester, Pennsylvania

March 16 — 18, 2007


“We invite you to discover your capacity to heal both mind AND body using the Holy Spirit energy. As Healers, we accelerate this experience by ‘quickening’ the healing essence of light in you.
The time of your resurrection is at hand. It’s time to heal all misperceptions that you could ever be subjected to sickness and death.
Come and no longer be bound by form, concepts or fear to the point of joyful communication with Eternal Love. Together in the Great Awakening, here and now we’ll experience the resurrecting Power of God!"

Friday, March 16th
7:00pm to 9:30pm

Saturday, March 17th
9:00am to 12 noon • 1:30pm to 4:30pm
6:30pm to 8:30pm

Sunday, March 18th
9:00am to 12 noon • 1:30pm to 4:30pm
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Temenos Conference and Retreat Center
1564 Telegraph Road. (Route 162)
West Chester, PA
Held at Conference & Retreat Center, NOT Farmhouse

Pictures & Directions:
www.temenosretreat.org

Enjoy staying all weekend at Temenos Retreat Center
$310 per person
Includes sessions, bedroom with double occupancy for 2 nights,
2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner, and snacks.

Enjoy all sessions and meals listed below at Temenos

$220 per person
Includes sessions, Temenos daily guest charge,
2 lunches, 1 dinner, and snacks.

Please pre-register early for rooms & meals. Required Deposit of $50
Call or e-mail for fee to attend 1 or 2 days of event.

To register and receive more information: Call Mary Williams at: 610-268-8108

For information: E-mail Sharon Young at Miracle-Minded@comcast.net

Lovingly hosted by Wilmington, Delaware Tuesday Morning Course In Miracles Group


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Monday, February 12, 2007

Living in Darkness

I was living in darkness and totally lost,
Displeasing you, not thinking of the cost.
Living in a world of sin,
I did not have a true friend.
I was so blind that I could not see
The child that you created me to be.
Forgive me, Father, for all of my sins
I desire to please you and make amends.
Help me, Father, I need you with all my heart.
Please give me another change to make a new start.
I’m begging and pleading, please hear my cry.
I lift my voice to reach the sky.
I want to feel your loving embrace.
Humbly, Lord, I am seeking your face.
I wish to be with you, eternally.
Thank you Lord for loving me.

Regina Lynn Polino

Sunday, December 17, 2006

It's A Miracle Video

It's A Miracle filmed at Endeavor Academy
by Teachers of A Course In Miracles

"World wellness week show from Endeavor Academy. This show features prayer, music and lots of light. Join us for world wellness week San Jose CA 3-5 Nov. 2006."


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1292363382530082237

Saturday, December 16, 2006

A Glimpse of Grace

Dear Everyone,

We are happy to announce that a compilation of Davids Early Writings is available upon request in the form of a delightful booklet of approx 60 pages, published by the Foundation for the Awakening Mind.

This taste of David's deeply insightful Early Writings is a gift from Grace. It is filled with Divine Inspiration, all sharing the same consistent message; Release the illusion of separation for Only the Love of God is Real.

A Glimpse of Grace
By David Hoffmeister

A gem from the booklet: "I offer my Love and Thoughts for this moment. Sometimes the form may seem to utilize print, and other times the form may seem to involve a Voice or a flow of images. It is all telepathic, for All is Thought... All is Mind. The Answer always reaches mind in a way that it can grasp or learn from. I am the goal the world is searching for. The Thought behind the forms is all that really matters. The form matters not. Joyful is the experience that Love is Content and not form of any kind."


To request a booklet please email requests@awakening- mind.org or telephone the Peace House 513-898-1364(suggested donation / love offering is $10 plus $2 postage in U.S $5 overseas)

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

from Brian

"To plan ahead is good advice in your world, where you should and must control and direct where you have accepted responsibility. But the UNIVERSAL PLAN is in more appropriate hands. You will know all you need to know. Make no attempts to plan ahead in this respect." (ACIM: Introduction to Miracles ... unedited version)

A Course in Miracles, given to us by Jesus' holy spirit which is everywhere present, repeatedly states that all problems anyone perceives are really only one problem with one solution, and the only question is are we ready for the solution?

"You made the problem which God has answered. Ask yourselves, therefore, but one simple question; "Do I want the problem or do I want the answer?" Decide for the answer, and you will have it, for you will see it as it is, and it is yours already." (ACIM: Chap. 11, The Problem and the Answer)

But then deciding for the answer ... really, really, REALLY deciding for the answer ... is the same as praying for it, isn't it? And to pray for the answer is to pray for salvation, final once and for all time salvation from pain, fear, guilt, and death. Which means to pray for the savior to be born.

Christians (as well as adherents of other religions) may argue: "But the savior has already been born." And of course you can agree. The instant God gave the answer, the savior was born. But have you experienced the savior's birth in your own consciousness, in your awareness, in feelings powerfully felt deep inside yourself and extending out to the far reaches of the universe?

Because Christmas is about you, isn't it? It's about your salvation. It's about Christ being born again in you, wouldn't you say?

So the prayer for Christmas turns out to be your prayer for the one and only experience you have ever really wanted, your prayer for the one and only bridge to heaven. If put into words, it might be something like this:

“With all my heart and soul...
I want the experience of...
Christ being born...
this moment...
and this here and now...
and this holy instant...

this blessed Christmas presence!"

Lesson 340
Be glad today! Be glad! There is no room for anything but joy and thanks today Our Father has redeemed His Son this day. Not one of us but will be saved today. Not one who will remain in fear, and none the Father will not gather to Himself, awake in Heaven in the Heart of Love.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

A Course in Miracles Passage

I am sustained by the Love of God.
Here is the answer to every problem
that will confront you, today and tomorrow
and throughout time.
In this world, you believe
you are sustained
by everything but God.
Your faith is placed in the most trivial and insane symbols;
pills, money, "protective" clothing, influence, prestige,
being liked, knowing the "right" people, and an endless
list of forms of nothingness that you endow with
magical powers.
All these things are your replacements for the Love of God.
All these things are cherished to ensure a body identification.
They are songs of praise to the ego.
Do not put your faith in the worthless.
It will not sustain you.
Only the Love of God will protect you in all circumstances.
It will lift you out of every trial, and raise you high above
all the perceived dangers of this world into a climate of perfect peace
and safety.
It will transport you into a state of mind that nothing can threaten,
nothing can disturb, and where nothing can intrude upon
the eternal calm of the Son of God.
Put not your faith in illusions. They will fail you.
Put all your faith in the Love of God within you;
eternal, changeless and forever unfailing.
This is the answer to whatever confronts you today.
Through the Love of God within you, you can resolve
all seeming difficulties without effort and in sure confidence.
Tell yourself this often today.
It is a declaration of release from the belief in idols.
It is your acknowledgment of the truth about yourself.


--
A Course in Miracles

Thanks to the Holy One

Beloved One,

Thanks to You
Holy One
to all those who have Answered
God's Call
to be messengers of peace
through their peaceful Presence.
All glory to God!
Truly peace of mind is experienced
through
the willingness to hold no idols
before the Lord, and thus release all self-concepts
that would block the Light from awareness.

To the thought
that calls itself
'author' I say:

God is
the Author

To the thought
that calls itself
creative in form and boasts of its manifestations
I say

God & Christ
create in Spirit

To the thought
that is proud of its activities and doings and achievenments
I say,

Not
one thought the world believes is true.

To the thought
that claims itself
to be a role such as father, mother, sister, brother, etc. I say,

Know Thy Self as the Living Christ.

To the thought
that is content to speak or write about theology as
if it knows something
I say,

Lay down such foolishness
and experience
the Present Moment and all Its Glory.

To the thought
that believes there is such a thing as 'intellectual understanding'
I say,

Peace
and understanding go together and cannot be found apart.

Joined in Purpose
Beloved One, Perfection is all there is to behold.

Thanks
be to God for the Purpose in which the world is forgiven and
the Light
is for Giving!

Glory
Is the Divine Silence that is far beyond the words and the actions
and the shadows of error.
Thanks and Joy to the One Who Inspires and rejoices in the Lord of Life.

The Joy of God
is not popular in this world, for the world was made
as a defense
against the Truth.
The experience is freely Offered and freely Given.
Though all are Called, few seem to Answer.
Yet is the Ending certain,
for accepting complete forgiveness (Atonement)
is inevitable and Love simply Is.

How
happy is the One that realizes:
I am as God created Me!

Such is the Word of God.

Thanks for
Answering God, the Holy Spirit, and Christ by
Demonstrating
our Divine Love!

In Overflowing Love,

David


Thursday, November 09, 2006

"In Purpose, every witness of error will disappear. This is the goal
of mind training, and I am joined with you in this Purpose. We
cannot fail, for Love is What Is and cannot long be obscured."
--David

Monday, November 06, 2006

Machen (ProBrilliance) Replys

Dear Carl,

We've all heard how important FOCUS is to our Success and Happiness. Remember...what ever we focus on expands. Make it up! Make it fun! Make it happen!
Machen
www.ProBrilliance.com
See Below

FOCUS STATEMENT:

"I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun."
-Thomas Edison

FOCUS EXERCISE:


Q: What are the areas of your career and life that bring you the most joy? Love working with color and sound, and the unseen and unheard. Healing. Undoing. Doing through spirit.
Q: How can you inspire others to live their dream as well? teaching and thinking as a master of truth.

Truth masters us with love.

Q: When will you start removing the tolerations and move towards what you really want? When I accept the reality of who I am

Q: Who will you become as you seek to discover more fun in your life and career? Who am I am: a star in a constellation of them

Q: Where will this new focus improve your life? all aspects wealth, family, love, unity, self, and more


Q: Why? God is
___________________________________________

Each week or so, I'll share with you a focusing statement with a brief 6 step exercise that will help you stay focused on what you want for yourself.

Make it up! Make it fun! Make it happen! TM

Machen
www.ProBrilliance.com

ProBrilliance! Leadership Institute
12114 Polaris Drive
Grass Valley, CA 95949
www.ProBrilliance.com

Thursday, November 02, 2006

from Pro Brilliance

Dear Carl,

I just wanted to tell you about an upcoming episode of Larry King Live
that I really think you will enjoy--TONIGHT, November 2, at 6:00 p.m. (PST).
(Check times in your area- especially overseas friends and family)
And...let others know about it, too, please.

On the show, Larry will be discussing how thinking positive thoughts and
changing your frame of reference can transform your life and business.

Several of my good friends are also going to be featured. Here is the line up for
the two shows:

John Assaraf www.onecoach.com
Bob Proctor www.bobproctor.com
JZ Knight www.ramtha.com
Rev Michael Beckwith www.agapelive.com
Dr. John DeMartini www.drdemartini.com

Guests on Part 2 (Nov. 16) are:

James Ray www.jamesray.com
Jack Canfield www.jackcanfield.com
Dr. Joe Vitale www.mrfire.com
George Pratt www.drgeorgepratt.com
Jayne Payne www.theintensiveprogram.com

Here's where we need your help...Share this news with everyone you know who
needs to hear it!

And, if you like what you saw, then we encourage you to send a message to the
producers of Larry King Live (http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?12)
to tell them you'd like to see more shows like this.

So get out your calendar and mark this down so you don't forget!

Part 1 to air November 2, at 6:00 p.m. (PST) Part 2 to air November 16, at 6:00 p.m. (PST)
Larry King Live airs on CNN at 6:00 p.m. (PST) and re-airs at 9:00 p.m. (PST) and 12 Midnight (PST).
The show airs overseas on CNN International, as well. See www.cnn.com/larryking for more
information, or check your local CNN listings.

Thank you for your support, and I hope you enjoy the show!

All the best,

Machen

Make it up--> make it fun --> make it happen

ProBrilliance!

12114 Polaris Drive
Grass Valley, CA
95949

US

Thursday, October 26, 2006

From David

"Knowledge has no purpose but that you become spiritual through it."
Swedenborg

Wed, 25 Oct 2006
Message from Messengers of Peace
Expressing Love In Everyday Details

Here are the metaphysics
I have shared for the last 15 years and a recent series of holy
encounters that I enjoyed over the past week that symbolize the
forgiven world or the happy dream.

This world is an illusion
There is no world
There are no bodies
God did not make this world
God does not know about this world
(Love, Truth, Reality) is of God, and this is why the above is so.
The only Purpose for the illusion is to forgive it.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Danish Ahmed:Message about "Conversations with God"

I had the privilege of watching the soon to-be-released movie, "Conversations with God" based on the life story of Neale Donald Walsch and his best-selling book.

While I was watching the movie I was overwhelmed with emotion and was crying tears of gratitude for this amazing life I have created. I looked at my life and felt proud but then I started to feel sorrow for something that I felt was missing. I wanted a spiritual experience with a woman that I was crazy about, who connected with me on every level, and who wanted to be with me as much as I wanted to be with her.

My intention is to be in a committed monogamous relationship, which would encompass the chemistry I mentioned; and I felt I would be in this type of relationship soon. While watching the movie, I was in a conversation with God myself. Towards the end of the movie, I requested "Please, just give me a sign, a taste, a knowing that I will be in this beautiful sacred connection."

The movie finished and I fell asleep.

The next day, I got a mysterious call. "Hi. This is Christina."

"Christina who?" I asked. (I know many Christina's.) She excitedly said her last name, which I didn't catch. After about a minute, I finally said, "I still don't know who you are." She triggered my memory by recounting the fun way in which we first met and I was thrilled to talk to an amazing friend I hadn't heard from in three years.

Christina and I had met about five years ago. I had a crush on her, though I knew she was unavailable. We connected on so many levels, had amazing conversations about everything, and really understood each other. She would come over to my house and read "Conversations with God" to me. The book had a huge impact on her life, and on my life, and this created yet another bond we shared. All kinds of events occurred to enable us to be spontaneous -- both our agendas for that evening were cancelled. Of course we agreed to get together and watch the movie.

After the movie we went out for dinner. Then she dropped an interesting question: "Would you be interested in going up to my cottage?" I accepted the invitation.

Christina knew that this would be such a special experience for me. And since I like sharing my special life experiences, Christina suggested that I write about all of this in an upcoming newsletter. (So I do have her permission, and it has been edited by her.)

As we continued the two-and-a-half hour drive, Christina would be conscious of pointing-out visual things in nature for my benefit. I mentioned how I cannot see details in nature, and it is strange how most people can sit in nature for hours on end and be totally mesmerized by it, appreciating the beauty of life. I just get bored after ten minutes and want to do something else. I couldn't understand how people could be mesmerized by nature for such a long period of time. It was another fascinating onversation.

Christina knows that I can only see things very close, so when we got to the cottage, she gave me permission to look at her closely. I looked into her eyes, touched her face, and just sat there in the space of love with her for about ten minutes. After fifteen minutes, I started noticing very small details on her face that I hadn't noticed before. I asked her questions about the curves and wrinkles on her face, and complimented her on her beauty.

After twenty minutes, I started crying. I started to become present to how people could sit in nature for hours on end and be totally mesmerized, how they could notice all sorts of details that they couldn't notice before, how they could start seeing all the small intricacies of nature and start becoming present to source energy. I've had the experience of euphoria before, though usually through meditation. For the first time in my life, I started to have this experience of bliss become present simply through physical beauty.

I was really nervous. I've been with women before, but somehow this was totally different. I've been nervous before, but usually that goes away relatively quickly. I shared this with Christina as we cuddled and held each other. I explained that I was nervous more than at other times because of how deeply I felt the connection between us on so many levels. I said, "I love you. I love you because intellectually you challenge me. I love you because emotionally you connect with me. I love you because spiritually you already know me better than I know myself. I love you because sexually you are so sensual, soulful, and beautiful!"

Christina explained that this night was a fantasy she had since we had first met five years ago. I felt like I was continuing a conversation with God. Everything about the evening was so serendipitous and cosmic. Everything was just falling perfectly into place like a fairytale.

She invited me to join her in the shower or wait for her in bed. I gathered my thoughts and cleaned up the area as Christina went to shower. I didn't know whether I should join her or not. Several moments passed as I continued to consider what I should do. Since she still wasn't finished, I thought this was a sign from the universe that I should go in.

As I walked into the shower, I saw Christina's full naked body for the first time. Her wet hair was long and flowing down her back and she looked like a Goddess. The inviting smile she gave me as she looked my way had my heart just melt. Christina and I continued to have three hours of profound intimacy that neither of us had yet experienced. I was truly living the night of my dreams...

Christina lives in another country and is not able to be in a committed relationship right now because she is totally free and committed to herself. While that may seem strange to some, I choose to see it as a sign I asked God for, and therefore my own creation.

My conversation with God hasn't ended. I'm having a Conversation with God all the time. My thoughts are manifesting into my reality, and my reality is therefore a communication back from God to me.

My thoughts are what I say to God.
My reality is what God says to me.


As Neale Donald Walsch says, "We are all having a Conversation with God."

And to God (and to Christina) I say, "Thank you for the night of my life. Thank you for the life of my dreams."

"Conversations with God" is a monumental movie, setting the standard for inspirational entertainment. I've seen the movie three times already, and each time it has a deeper impact on me. I encourage you to go and watch the movie, and discover Your Conversation with God.

"On October 22, Conversations with God is going to open in theatres everywhere across the United States (November 10th in Canada)... Join us in the theatres next weekend. By doing that, we can send a message -- to the media and to Hollywood -- that we want to see films about love and compassion and we are no longer going to embrace the Hollywood formula of fear and violence."
-- Steven Simon, Producer & Director of "Conversations with God"


Love,

Danish Ahmed

Decide

Monday, October 16, 2006

Working With Spirit

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7PM
Saybrook Graduate School, San Francisco
Working With Spirit co-sponsored with Social Venture Network.

Some Questions We'll Consider...

How does one stay in touch with one's spirituality while engaged in day-to-day work activities? Every working day presents challenges to our composure, ethics and compassion. What practices, methods or insights help keep us grounded in our higher selves, oriented to our center, and bringing forth expressions of the divine in all our dealings?

We invite you to sit in the circle bringing your curiosity to honestly inquire, your courage to be open to new ideas and your passion to engage this inquiry with "humble chutzpah". Whether you speak, or remain silent, this dialogue promises something for everyone who works in the world and wishes to grow spiritually.



Conversation Starters

Chip Conley, founder, Joie de Vivre Hospitality,largest boutique hotel operator in California, includes 28 hotels, 8 restaurants and bars, and 3 day spas; author, Marketing That Matters (forthcoming)



Margot Fraser, founder and former owner of Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc., the original importer of Birkenstock footwear in the United States



Yosi Amram, founder and CEO of two companies, now an executive coach, currently working on his PhD in clinical psychology focusing on spiritual intelligence


ScheduleRegistration 7:00 PM; Meeting Begins 7:15-9:30 PM
LocationSaybrook Graduate School and Research Center
747 Front St. (@ Broadway) 3rd Floor, San Francisco
(see map)

Admission

$20 in advance by registering online; $25 in advance (by email, phone or check); $30 at the door. To register online, go to Registration.


Check our website at www.ThePresidioDialogues.org for more information, directions and to pre-register online for only $20.

And feel free to forward this invitation to anyone you know who may be interested.

The Presidio Dialogues, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center

747 Front Street, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111-1920
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Saturday, September 23, 2006

World Wellness Weekend -- November 3-5

THE MASTER TEACHER OF
A C
OURSE IN MIRACLES

You Are The Light of The World - World Wellness Weekend - San Jose It's A Miracle - Master Teacher at World Wellness Weekend - San Jose Master Teacher of A Course In Miracles

An Invitation to A Great Experiment at the World Wellness Weekend with Master Teacher and Deepak Chopra

World Wellness Weekend San Jose, California
November 3 4 5 2006


Come and experience with The Master Teacher,
in this extremely rare appearance,
an inevitable decision of discovering our
journey without distance in the
space of an instant of Reality�
Our transitional passage from time to eternity�


The Light Has Come.

For more information:
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

The Dream of Separation

The Dream of Separation

All there is is No-thing Being Everything and what appears as part
of that everything is the belief and experience of being a separate
self — an apparent individual with its own free will, choice and
ability to act. This happening is uniquely human and is called self-
consciousness. To most people it is the reality.

That apparent feeling of being separate is at the root of the
suffering, inadequacy and sense of loss that drives people to search
for escape or resolution. It is Being dreaming that it is apart from
itself, looking all over the place for that which is already
Everything. It is the hypnotic dream of separation which, for the
dreamer, is very real.

The dilemma for the dream seeker is that the feeling of separation
drives the seeking for resolution, which further fuels the sense of
separation.

The development of an intelligent understanding 'mind' apparently
brings with it the ability to make choices and take actions in an
attempt to negotiate with 'the world' lived in. These negotiations
are not always successful and the individual seems to experience its
own pain and pleasure. It also develops a great respect for the
guidance and control apparently emanating from the
understanding 'mind'. However, as long as there is a sense of
separation, there is a sense of disquiet or loss and there is a
seeking to dispel that sense. It seems logical that the much
respected understanding 'mind' must be capable of investigating the
cause of this disquiet and discovering ways of dispelling it.
The separate entity can only try to imagine or project an idea of
what it must be like not to be separate. What is sought is the
possibility of a future goal or state that can be realised and
therefore, logically, must be approachable. Consequently, the
function of seeking and the teaching of becoming locks the seeker
into a state of continuously approaching something that it cannot
comprehend. All of this is the _expression of Being, arising as the
good, old, dependable and reliable understanding `mind' functioning
as it can only function . . . in continual movement and
anticipation. It is this activity of becoming which very effectively
keeps the seeker in the hypnotic dream of reaching out for something
it cannot grasp. Of course, Liberation can apparently happen despite
all of this effort.

The only other hope for the dream seeker is to believe that another
benevolent energy (say God, Consciousness or a so-called enlightened
teacher) would be motivated to guide and influence the seeker along
a path which would eventually lead them to fulfilment. All of these
ideas of becoming, purpose and destiny arise in the dream.
But the paradox is that although Being appears as the dream seeker,
Being is not a state that can be imagined, conceived of, attained or
even realised by the seeking of it. Being requires absolutely
nothing … it is the Nothing and Everything that is already
immaculate fulfilment and wholeness. Nothing needs to be changed or
attained, lost or found, for Being to simply Be. The appearance of
separation is simply the _expression of Being. The very idea of
something needing to approach that which it already is, is
wonderfully futile. Being is a comedian with an audience which never
laughs.

The dream seeker feels a sense of loss and unworthiness, and so is
very attracted to dream teachings which involve purification, hard
committed effort, surrender, devotion and the development of
renunciation and detachment. There is a kind of logical
inevitability and worthiness about these ideas which resonates with
the sense of lack. The almost endless path of striving happily
ensures the continuation of the individual experience. These ideas
seem to arise out of a very substantial and reliable history of
traditional wisdom which surely must be respected, even though it is
only available as words on bits of paper.

Two traditional ways which seek resolution, or escape, from the
sense of separation are meditation and self-enquiry.
In meditation it seems possible, through apparent choice and
guidance, to reach certain states of stillness or bliss which seem
better than feeling separate. The belief is that continuous effort
with meditation will solidify the state and eventually make it
permanent. But these states are only refined personal experiences
happening within the dream-story. So like all other time-based
activities they come and go away.

Self-enquiry is a similar process in that the goal is for the
individual to choose to take action or make the effort to reach a
place called awareness which, its teachers promise, will bring
personal peace of mind, happiness and the end of all suffering (?).
There is a great emphasis on the need for properly carried out
investigation of thought processes etc, and the necessity for
vigilance from "being distracted by self-centred thoughts".
All of this activity is based on the principle of the
enquirer "getting oneness" and maintaining personal possession of it.
The effect of the state of awareness is apparent movement into a
place of detachment which at first feels very freeing, powerful and
safe . . . rather like being in a glass box from which life can be
watched without the watcher being affected. It is still a subtly
dual personal experience within the dream-story of separation and so
it is transitory.

Awareness of life happening is not 'Being life'.
Predictably the state of awareness (Buddhist mindfulness) is easily
forgotten or mislaid, or it can be overwhelmed by dream thinking or
any powerful emotional situation, for instance. The glass box
shatters and the place you seemed to be in seems lost again. The
dream seeker either starts self-enquiring again, for another boost,
or it is realised that awareness is just another refuge from within
the dream of separation. All of this is simply the _expression of
Being.

Another way for the dream seeker to avoid simply Being is to try to
understand or develop clarity about its own nature. It is very easy
to get stuck in `Advaita' or `non-dual' concepts. The singular and
unrelenting reiteration of such ideas as "all there is is
Being", "everything is the _expression of Being" or "there is no one"
are an arid and simplistic form of communication. It doesn't address
or illuminate the dream seeker's apparent dilemma and it obviously
ignores the primary energetic essence of the implicit aliveness of
simply Being.

To continuously say that being awake or being asleep is not relevant
because "Being is all there is" is like telling a blind person that
it's OK to be blind because "seeing is all there is". This is pure
idealism. Of course, there is no such thing as being asleep or being
awake, but this is not seen until there is no one looking.

The Open Secret communication is not dependent on clear concepts,
however much they may expose confused concepts. Speaking happens and
words can only point to another possibility which is beyond verbal
_expression. It is the eternally new message which is hidden within
the scriptures and either overlooked or rejected in the `mind'.
The idea of prescriptive teaching, guidance or the offer of any kind
of help simply does not arise. This is a message without hope or
comfort of any kind for the individual, but invariably the dream
seeker will still believe that something is on offer … this is the
function of seeking. It is also possible that all that will be left
is nothing, and then another possibility could arise. However, there
is no agenda or motive because nothing is for sale.

It is possible that clarity could arise, but absolute understanding
is not liberation. Nevertheless, all of this conceptual
communication is secondary to the primary element that is most
illuminating. That primary element is energetic, impersonal
aliveness … the implicit, vibrant wonder of simply Being. It is an
energetic shift, apparently out of contraction into boundlessness.
This boundlessness cannot be owned and so cannot be given. Its
simplicity utterly confounds the `mind', but what arises is an
impersonal recognition that there is no-one and nothing to be
liberated. All ideas of separation, individual suffering, free will,
choice, meaning and purpose, destiny, hierarchy and tradition, are
simply seen by no-one as the dream-play of Being.

It seems that the seeking `mind' is fascinated by struggle and
complexity. The whole fabric of seeking is full of stories of great
edifices, seemingly arising out of simple beginnings. Buddhism,
Christianity and so many other dogmas, arise and grow and fight each
other over having better gods. Catechisms of sin and worthiness,
degrees of awareness and levels of enlightenment are investigated,
dissected and struggled over.

The mind loves the idea of enlightenment being some kind of distant,
virtually unobtainable, perfect place of permanent bliss, free from
suffering and full of omniscience, omnipresence and lots of other
important `omni's' stomping around, shouting the odds and saving the
world. And of course, because all this glory and specialness has to
be attained, it seems there has to be a long haul through the dark
night of the soul, endless past karmas, original sin, right-
thinking, right action and preparation for the bardos. "It is a tale
told by a fool, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Yet Natural Being is such an ordinary and gentle constant. When it
is seen it is. When it is avoided it is. It requires no effort and
demands no standards. Being timeless there is no path to tread, no
debt to pay. It is already totally known. When this is heard and
confusion collapses, when the contraction of struggling to get
something falls away and the vibrant energy of being aliveness
becomes apparent, something else is seen, very naturally of course,
because it is already all that is.

Tony Parsons
1st July 2006

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Saturday, September 02, 2006

Gnostic Lectures by Stephan Hoeller

BC Recordings, The Gnostic Society's Web Lectures and The Gnosis Archive are pleased to provide here a selection of free "Web Lectures" by Stephan A. Hoeller.
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Our current Introductory Lectures by Stephan A. Hoeller . . .

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Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing

Dr. Hoeller introduces the subject of his latest book of the same title. An excellent brief introduction to the Gnostic Tradition. (This lecture introduces not only our 10-lecture album 1001 "The Wisdom of the Gnostics", but all of our recordings on Gnosticism by Stephan A. Hoeller)
Catalog #100100, Running Time 47:25. Listen or Download

The Greatest Treasures of Nag Hammadi

"Thomas and Philip: Gospels of the Gnostic Christ" is a free presentation introducing the new ten part set of lectures on the most popular and valued writings from the Nag Hammadi Library, found in Egypt in 1945.
Catalog #100700. Running Time 79:52. Listen or Download

An Introduction to The Gospel of Judas

Dr. Hoeller regards "The Gospel of Judas" as an important and very Gnostic document, and gives his preliminary evaluation in this brief talk. A full series on the "Gospel of Judas" will be delivered Summer 2006, and will be available when complete.
Running Time 39:11. Listen or Download

Reflections on "The Da Vinci Code"

Owing to the attention "The Da Vinci Code" brings to all subjects Gnostic, Dr. Hoeller's talk provides insights of a Gnostic nature on this subject.
Running Time 36:59. Listen or Download


Friday, September 01, 2006

Our Holy Inheritance

"Simply do this: Be still and lay aside all thoughts of what you are
and what God is; all concepts you have learned about the world; all
images you hold about yourself. Empty your mind of everything it
thinks is either true or false or good or bad; of every thought it
judges worthy and all the ideas of which it is ashamed. Hold onto
nothing. Do not bring with you one thought the past has taught, nor
one belief you ever learned before from anything. Forget this world,
forget with wholly empty hands unto your God."
A Course in Miracles

from blog:
ourholyinheritance.blogspot.com

Monday, August 21, 2006

The Voice for God

Dear David ,

It's nice to be writing you. I hope this email finds you well.

This past year, Candace and I conducted 76 workshops around the country teaching people how to hear God's Voice within them.

Because our curriculum was so effective at teaching people how to connect with the Holy Spirit within them, we have created an inspiring flash movie called The Voice for God that includes a FREE 30 day audio series designed to walk people through the same teachings we shared with you in person.

We are writing you because we want to make these teachings as widely available as possible and want to share this inspiring movie with you and your community. We think it's one of the most exciting, free offerings available anywhere for hearing God's Voice within, and there are absolutely no strings attached. People can download all of the audio lessons, or read and print out the transcripts. The curriculum is nearly identical to the one we presented in person this past year. Below is the announcement email we recently sent to our personal mailings list two days ago.

To watch the inspiring 3 minute flash movie now, please click here. We'd love to hear what you think about it. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Many blessings to you.

With love,

DavidPaul Doyle

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Thanks DavidPaul & Candace,

I just returned from my travels to Arhus, Denmark & Goteborg, Sweden, and my freind Alex showed me the movie this morning. Thanks for offering this movie and the free lessons to all the world.

Today Alex and Anna and I meet with Swedish filmaker Kay Pollak, who has been an ACIM student for many years and recently made: "As It IS In Heaven." He shares his book and a course on living happiness with many interested people here in Sweden.

Love & Blessings,

David

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Saturday, August 05, 2006

Immortal and Real

Gary Renard's The Disappearance of the Universe was a lovely and intriguing look at A Course in Miracles from the simple perspective of himself guided by two ascended masters Arten and Pursah. Call them what you like, they are continuing to aid him with his new book, Your Immortal Reality: How to Break the Cycle of Birth and Death.
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