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- Fear Casts Out Rationality ~ by Jai Segal
A Contemplation of Thought of Awakening Number Four I have had fear most of my life And what is it I fear? Not getting what I want And getting ...Read more... - Let It Be: An Anthem ~ by Rev. Anne Blanchard
While much attention centers on reversing the deeply ingrained patterns of most humans to cling, to tighten, to insist on getting one’s way, the flow ...Read more... - How Fundamental Suffering Can Lead To Love? An Inspirational Article By Tchiki Davis, M.A., Ph.D.
Meta Tag: What are the roots of our suffering, and what happens when we’re willing to dig them up? For most of our lives, we believe ...Read more... - What Is The Inner Sound? An Inspirational Article By Tchiki Davis
Meta: What is the inner sound and what does it have to do with awakening? The existence of inner sounds is recognized by nearly every spiritual ...Read more... - Clarifying How to Recognize an Ego Attack, by Regina Dawn Akers
On Sunday, I led the Awakening Together Weekly Gathering, “When the Mind Goes Crazy.” In that gathering, I talked about how to recognize an ego ...Read more... - I Am A Dream: Remake ~ An Inspirational Article by Billy Sintiris and Meg Reinhart
In August of 2024, Rev. Billy Sintiris shared during a Weekly Gathering from a writing he and Rev. Meg Reinhart had contemplated. This writing was ...Read more... - The Crystal in the Field: A Journey to Non-Separation ~ An Inspirational Article by David Hemphill
Spiritual guidance tends to arise for me in concise and simple terms. Often, guidance might be one sentence long and last me several months. However, ...Read more... - Diving Off the Branches ~ Inspirational Writing by David Hemphill
It’s everywhere. It’s on the leaves, in the trees, diving off the branches. Swimming through the air, summersaulting across the table. Exploding in the clouds ...Read more... - All Is Alive And Well ~ an Inspirational Poem by David Hemphill
At night in the midst of my sleep and rest, I had a dream where Spirit came to me. In the body, with the voice of my ...Read more... - Vision ~ an Inspirational Poem by Dan WetzelVision Christ counsels: Build where winds of change roil never So rest I now in shelter sure Stillness loves forever While sadness drapes a broken heart In shreds of dour rejection Eyes ...Read more...
- Find the Constant ~ An Inspirational Article by Yvonne Unger
Do you know the desire for a familiar place, for an anchor, for a haven of peace? It is part of being human that we ...Read more... - Clunky Being-ness ~ An Inspirational Article by Rhoda Makled
“Buddha and God appear in many forms. The buddha is not only in the cloud. He is in our hearts and in the hearts of ...Read more... - Vulnerability Is My Superpower; Inspirational MusingsFrom the May 2022 “Understanding Purification” Class Arlene DeFeo, Christina Marie Goldsmith, Michelle Hojnacki, Isadora Karcher, Judy Lekisch, Pieter van Prooijen, Rebecca Sellers, Jane Marie Sobel If ...Read more...
- Our Fleeting Experience By Jennifer Nahulu
This writing is dedicated to my Grandma Verna Mae Kaiulani Ho Nahulu (pictured below) who recently passed away April 19, 2022. Death can bring a flood ...Read more... - Where You Stand ~ an Inspirational Poem by Dan WetzelWHERE YOU STAND God’s Light shines bright Where you stand An arc of golden glow His gaze sees Truth Of countenance Unmasked for Love to show The Peace, the Joy Released at last As ...Read more...
- Seeking Understanding or Avoiding Discomfort? ~ by Liz Cronkhite
It seems to me that in the past decade or so, due to the further proliferation of information on the internet through social media, many ...Read more... - Self Inquiry for Relief ~ by Rev. Jen Nahulu
There are many tools we can use to bring us back to centeredness or help us to feel relief in moments of chaos, confusion, pain ...Read more... - To Honor Experience, Abide in Awareness ~ by Rev. David Hemphill
How do you honor a deep and poignant feeling? When you feel intense love, how do you hold it so it will never go away? You ...Read more... - You Are Peace ~ a message received by Regina Dawn Akers
You Are Peace Peace isn’t always what it seems to be. Sometimes peace feels like a broken heart. Sometimes it feels like anger. Sometimes it feels ...Read more... - Seven Steps Contemplation: Resting in Awareness ~ by Rev. David Hemphill“Those who, learning to forget completely all objective knowledge, turn inward firmly and see clearly the truth, abide serene. Those who try to recall forgotten ...Read more...
- What is the nature of Life? ~ by Christina Layer
Life is energy. It is the Divine, moving through all beings. It is the Light within all things. Life is all. Life is everything. There is ...Read more... - Seven Steps Contemplation: True Knowledge ~ by Rev. David Hemphill“Why do people call me learned? What is the mark of real learning? Learning that all garnered knowledge of things is empty ignorance and that ...Read more...
- Diary of a True Meditator ~ Part 2 ~ by Susan Telford
This is Part 2 of a 2 Part Article. For Part 1, click here. Day 11 I had a profound realization during this meditation. Because the main ...Read more... - Diary of a True Meditator ~ Part 1 ~ by Susan TelfordI recently did the True Meditation class as part of the Ministerial Preparation Program. As I began the class, I would have described myself as ...Read more...
- The Indefinable Essence ~ by Christina LayerI am. That is all there is. I am the indefinable essence. I am, plain and simple. There is no other. There is only “I.” “I ...Read more...
- I Am Peace ~ by Rev. David HemphillI do not have anymore questions inside of me, but I recognize the answers I wrote below and the questions the writings were tacitly inspired ...Read more...
- Who am I? ~ by Christina LayerI am the sun, the moon and the stars. I am the universe, the earth, the planets, the cosmos. I am the Milky Way. I ...Read more...
- An Exploration of the Concept of “I” in Relation to Awareness.. ~ by Rev. David HemphillThe idea of “I” is absurd. Even “I” fades while Awareness still remains. There can be no ego without attention. Attention is all of ego’s power, ...Read more...
- Facing My Anger: A Journey From Anger to Re-Awakening~ by Rev. Jennifer Nahulu“Never underestimate your power to change yourself. Never overestimate your power to change others.” ~Wayne Dyer Recently I came to my threshold of anger. These times have ...Read more...
- There Is Nowhere I Could Ever Be Taken Where Peace Does Not Go With Me. ~ by Rev. David HemphillThere is nowhere I could ever be taken where Peace does not go with me. I can not be separated. Nothing can oppose Peace, nothing ...Read more...
- From Regina’s Pen: Let Go of Complaining & Experience Peace
Most humans complain on a fairly regular basis, more than they are aware of. They complain about the weather, about the news, about other people, ...Read more... - The Computer Chip ~ An Article by Audrey Whitehead
As I reflect back to a couple of decades ago when I first met my now husband, Mike, I recall that I was aware of ...Read more... - My Meditation ~ A Poem by Rev. David HemphillI appreciate how many friends here understand my spirituality. I love your support and kindness. I love your grace that I know you have because ...Read more...
- “The Corona’s Tao” by Rev. Meg Reinhart
What a brilliant opportunity for us all to think of one another, at our very core, our very nature, at the same time. Hello everyone, ...Read more... - The Great Teacher ~ An Article about the Coronavirus by Jan Frazier
Here it is, the teacher of them all. Every blessed one of us at “school” nowadays, morning-noon-and-night. How might it be possible to orient to the ...Read more... - From Regina’s Pen: Will You Listen to This Song & Let it Prepare You?
Every Awakening Together Trustee Meeting begins with the contemplation of a centering quote. In the last meeting, Jacquelyn shared this quote: “If you can’t do great ...Read more... - What It Means to Lay ‘self’ Aside
Transcription from Sunday Service on December 8th, 2019 by Rev. Beverly Toporowski. If it’s magic, if it’s important, if it’s precious. Then It is important that ...Read more... - The Reality of Relationships
An entry from Regina’s personal journal, written from Inner Wisdom on March 17, 2006. The Reality of Relationships, part I: Special relationships are those relationships that you have ...Read more... - Choosing Between Spiritual Practices & Family TimeThis message is from Regina’s personal journal. It is dated January 3, 2006. RDA: Holy Spirit, sometimes it seems as if our love of A Course ...Read more...
- How to Increase Your Desire for Awakening ~ Ideas From the Fall Retreat Participants
At the Satang and Sangha retreat, which was the second week of the 2019 Fall Retreat, retreat participants did a group exercise. In this exercise, ...Read more... - Read Regina’s Article on The Excellence ReporterThe Excellence Reporter is dubbed the “#1 most meaningful website on earth.” It contains over 1100 commentaries on the meaning of life by renowned spiritual ...Read more...
- Healing the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief by Francine Wright
Reflections from the Retreat House From the retreat about “Releasing the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief” The very first day of our retreat we went around the room ...Read more... - Reflections About Releasing the ‘I Am Bad’ Belief
Reflections from the Retreat House by Isadora Karcher When I received the notice that there was to be a retreat around the subject of releasing the sense ...Read more... - The Spark of Light, by Rev. Hal Seeley
Everything we learn here at Awakening Together, and elsewhere in the spiritual writings and teachings we come across, there is an emphasis on the Oneness ...Read more... - What is Love? Do the Enlightened Know Love or Leave it Behind?
In a recent Guest Satsang interview, Dr. Jeffrey Martin mentioned that those who experience fundamental wellbeing at location 4 or above do not feel the ...Read more... - Losing My Home in Paradise – A Letter from Shawna Summers
After hearing that Shawna lost her home in the recent wildfire that destroyed most of Paradise, California, Regina wrote to Shawna asking about her experience. ...Read more... - Simple Man, by Michael Langford
I found some excellent lyrics in a song. This song was released in 1973 and has had lots of radio play over the decades and therefore I have ...Read more... - A Letter from Rev. Hank Hamilton
Preface from Rev. Regina Dawn Akers: Last year, Awakening Together minister, Rev. Hank Hamilton, wrote to me saying that he needed to take a sabbatical from ...Read more... - How I Discovered Meditative Self-Inquiry, by Adyashanti
This is an excerpt taken from Adyashanti’s book, True Meditation. I like to tell the story of how I came across meditative self-inquiry. In many ways, ...Read more... - Answer the Call to Prayer by Chris Celine
Perfect Light of all creation…. As we accept this light that is within, and want to live as that light, every beloved is called to ...Read more... - I Must Love Every Moment, by Chris CelineEternal innocence. The word innocence means different things to different beloveds. Innocence is devoid of struggle. Innocence is devoid of right and wrong, good or ...Read more...
- I Rest in God, by Chris Celine
I Have Learned So much from God That I can no longer Call myself A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, A Buddhist or a Jew. The Truth has shared so ...Read more... - No Correction, by Chris CelineInnocent Light of God. These words declare the state of Being that has no resemblance to the ego’s identity. And yet, to accept that you ...Read more...
- The Willingness to Heal by Chris Celine SatsangInnocent creation. Accept that innocence is all that there is. How do you navigate that innocence is all that there is? If you wake up ...Read more...
- The Ego is Not the Devil – Scribed by Regina Dawn AkersThe Ego is Not the Devil Scribed by Regina Dawn Akers, February 13, 2005 The ego is not the devil. It isn’t a force outside of you ...Read more...
- Letting Go of Blame – Satsang by Chris CelineBarbara Deurwaarder has transcribed Chris Celine’s Satsang, Letting Go of Blame. Here is an excerpt from this Satsang: Blame keeps the sad game going. You can keep ...Read more...
- The Awakening of Bill Thetford, Co-Scribe of A Course in Miracles: An Article Written for Awakening Together by Carol Howe
Many people today are finding it ever more difficult to see the humorous and fun in every day life, besieged as we are by dire ...Read more... - New Messages from Jeshua ben Joseph through Brent Haskell
This page contains messages from Jeshua ben Joseph through Brent Haskell, author of The Other Voice and Journey Beyond Words. These messages are not published and ...Read more... - Technique: Come Into the Room by Liz Cronkite
Back in the day my thing was not dwelling on the past. It was living in the future. Some of this was goals and plans. ...Read more... - Your Cells Are Listening: How Talking To Your Body Can Help You Heal by Therese Wade
“Every part of your body has its own consciousness or its own soul.” These transformative words, spoken by indigenous medicine women, began my journey within to ...Read more... - Surrender the Meaning, by Chris CelineInnocence of God. Perfect, glorious light of creation. This truth within…this truth within that is all that is keeps disappearing from awareness. It comes up ...Read more...
- Habitual Believing & True Compassion – by Rev. Regina Dawn AkersThis morning I read an article about a Pakistani man who killed his sister because she married a Christian. To this Islamic family, her marriage ...Read more...
- The Two Spiritual Goals, by Liz CronkiteNo matter a person’s spiritual path there are only two possible goals: To spiritualize the self’s life in the world or to transcend the self. ...Read more...
- No Outcome, by Chris CelineExquisite perfection that lives within time. Holy Spirit of Love that walks within time. The use of time in the world is a mystery. It’s ...Read more...
- Jeshua: The Script is Written, scribed by Brent HaskellGreetings to you this day. I am Jeshua. And I have come, as always, to discuss with you A Course in Miracles. You have been ...Read more...
- Dropping Distraction by Leo Babauta
Digital distractions plague all of us to varying extents, preventing us—myself included—from doing the things we want to do. This is a guide for anyone ...Read more... - O, YOU THE PROPHET ASLEEP! – by Josh Newton
Scriptures are from the eternal. They belong to eternity. You’ve no issue with this idea. Yet, do you realise that the one who is holding the ...Read more... - How Do I Know What Makes Me Beautiful? by David Hemphill
How do I know what makes me beautiful? The truth is I am beauty. A critical voice in my head once thought That I was beautiful because of ...Read more... - Transcript of New Conversations with Michael Langford
On April 6, 2016, Regina Dawn Akers visited Michael Langford near his home in Nevada. Two 1-hour audios were recorded that day. Those audios are shared ...Read more... - I Love Days Like Today, by Rev. David HemphillI love days like today. I have gotten to see so many of my flaws. Five of my major character flaws have come up today, ...Read more...
- Nothing to Get, by Chris Celine“The losing of identity is a golden gun. It was not easy to hold it against my head and fire, but necessary. I needed great ...Read more...
- My Easter Gift, by Rebecca Gibson
While listening to Awakening Together’s Sunday service I experienced my heart and soul breaking wide open. There was not a particular moment or person that ...Read more... - Helpful Self-Talk, by Rev. Regina Dawn Akers
In my teachings, I have shared many times that I used “helpful self-talk” in order to move through the purification process and allow healing to ...Read more... - My First Homily, by Hal SeeleyOn February 27th I was honored to become an ordained Awakening Together Minister. My certificate says that I completed 72 weeks of classroom study, and ...Read more...
- Root Cause Inquiry by Hal SeeleyMany years ago a friend of mine introduced me to the book “Stepping Free of Limiting Patterns” written by a wonderful lady named Pat McCallum. ...Read more...
- Collected Quotes by Albert Einstein
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — ...Read more... - 'I Exist' – A Poem by Carla Mahle
I have heard you And I have heard you say that I don’t trust you. But the truth is that You don’t trust yourself. You ask where I am But I ...Read more... - I Don’t Know What is Best, by David HemphillI don’t know what is best for my life. So how could I know what’s best for anyone else’s? I’ve had this train of thought for ...Read more...
- The Present and the Process, by Liz CronkiteFirst, this mind believed it was a self in a process toward the goal of peace. Then one day it had an experience while meditating ...Read more...
- Surrender, Gratitude – By Dawn GreenSurrender. Gratitude. These two words have become a sweet experience in my life. They are also my practice. One of the tools that I learned when ...Read more...
- What I Wish For, by Jan FrazierSometimes I ask myself this: If this were to be my last opportunity to say something that might be of use, what might I say? What ...Read more...
- You Are Never Far From Healing by Jeff Foster
You are never far from healing, for healing is not a destination. It is more like a remembering; a constant invitation. It is like the Sun; always there, yet sometimes ...Read more... - Looking at the Fear of Losing a Loved One with Liz CronkiteQuestion: “…I contacted you almost 4 years ago when my husband of 20 years, and the kindest, most supportive and best friend I’ve ever had, ...Read more...
- The Game of Awakening by Ram Dass
We have built up a set of ego habits for gaining satisfaction. For some it involves pleasure; for others, more neurotic, it involves pain. As ...Read more... - Windward Side, a poem by Carla MahleOne day I went atraipsing down to Windward Side. There was a full moon blazing; the ocean at low tide. I’d found a wild hair and convinced ...Read more...
- I Have a Covenant with the World, by David Hemphill
I have a covenant with the world. It is that things will always end. It is a promise that the divine has given to me and that ...Read more... - Unfolding Detachment, by Liz CronkiteOnce upon a time as this mind’s awareness of Truth grew the natural result was that this mind came to experience that it was “in ...Read more...
- Deal at Your Level of Awareness, by Liz CronkiteOften when I answer in my newsletter/blog a question from someone experiencing an upset in their life they explain that they have tried and failed ...Read more...
- Coming to Know a Truth, by Hal SeeleyI have experienced a tumultuous few weeks being on a roller coaster of emotions and found myself becoming very skeptical of this whole idea of ...Read more...
- Auto-Connect, by Gloria Wells
In today’s modern, high tech society we get to enjoy the benefits of cell phone and internet connections that we often give little or no ...Read more... - What is Death? – by Karen Berg-Raftakis
A week ago my father died. It happened suddenly, so most of my family were not only experiencing grief, but shock. I felt these emotions ...Read more... - Total Surrender: Die Before You Die (by Bentinho Massaro)
In this video teaching, Bentinho leads viewers on a guided realization experience of “die before you die.” If you give this teaching your full attention, it may ...Read more... - The Car and the Pilot Light of Fear, by Karen Worth
Before these experiences happened I would have told you that I had very little fear. And what I discovered through this experience was just how ...Read more... - Spiritual Pride by Ram DassMad with joy, life and death dance to the rhythm of this music. The hills and the sea and the earth dance. The world of man dances in laughter ...Read more...
- Can We Practice Seeing the Real World Through Meditation?, by Karen WorthNote: This article was written by a student of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) and assumes some ACIM knowledge. Before you decide not to read this, ...Read more...
- The Story Perumal Swami and Ramana Maharshi
Adapted from The Human Gospel of Ramana Maharshi by John Troy Perumal Swami was a tough guy with a robust body and a rough demeanor. He ...Read more... - Magdi’s conversations with seekers, #2:
Magdi will be a retreat leader at the Awakening Together Satsang Retreat in Santa Barbara from September 12-14, 2014. In preparation for the retreat, I am sharing ...Read more... - Magdi's conversations with seekers, #1Magdi will be a retreat leader at the Awakening Together Satsang Retreat in Santa Barbara from September 12-14, 2014. In preparation for the retreat, I am sharing ...Read more...
- Questions from seekers answered by Timothy Conway, #6
Timothy Conway will be a retreat leader at the Awakening Together Satsang Retreat in Santa Barbara from September 12-14, 2014. He will also lead a Satsang at the ‘Soak ...Read more... - Questions from seekers answered by Timothy Conway, #5
Timothy Conway will be a retreat leader at the Awakening Together Satsang Retreat in Santa Barbara from September 12-14, 2014. He will also lead a Satsang at the ‘Soak ...Read more... - Questions from seekers answered by Timothy Conway, #4Timothy Conway will be a retreat leader at the Awakening Together Satsang Retreat in Santa Barbara from September 12-14, 2014. He will also lead a Satsang at the ‘Soak ...Read more...
- Questions from seekers answered by Timothy Conway, #3Timothy Conway will be a retreat leader at the Awakening Together Satsang Retreat in Santa Barbara from September 12-14, 2014. He will also lead a ...Read more...
- Questions from seekers answered by Timothy Conway, #2Timothy Conway will be a retreat leader at the Awakening Together Retreats held in Santa Barbara, California this September. In preparation for the retreats, this ...Read more...
- Questions from seekers answered by Timothy Conway, #1Timothy Conway will be a retreat leader at both the Awakening Together Satsang Retreat and the ‘Soak in the Beauty’ Retreat this September. Over the ...Read more...
- Looking at ego rebounds – by Liz CronkiteQuestion for Liz from a reader: “I read somewhere in your story, or a blog post, that at some point in your journey with the Course, you experienced ...Read more...
- Two poems by KabirKabir, 1440 – 1518, Mystic poet and saint from India #1 Are you looking for me? I am in the next seat. My shoulder is against yours. You will not find ...Read more...
- The Story of a Devoted MuslimAdapted from “The Human Gospel of Ramana Maharshi” by John Troy Told by V. Ganesan, grand-nephew of Ramana Maharshi Masthan Swami was a staunch Muslim. His parents ...Read more...
- Karen Ann Berg-Raftakis – Awakening and the MoviesLast week a friend and I rented a movie which received some really good reviews, but I was disappointed. I thought the story and dialogue ...Read more...
- The Art of Contemplation
An article by Regina Dawn Akers Contemplation is the art of going beyond the mind’s understanding to another understanding, understanding that clearly transcends the mind. Some ...Read more... - An excerpt nicknamed ‘The River’ from "Thomas Merton’s Path to the Palace of Nowhere"An excerpt from a Sounds True recording entitled “Thomas Merton’s Path to the Palace of Nowhere”, by James Finley. It seems to me, that what immediately occurs upon ...Read more...
- Timothy Conway – Healing Abusive Models of GodFinding the Living God of Love, Light, Truth, Beauty, Goodness, Kindness, Fullness and Bliss! In sharing spiritual awareness with so many wonderful people over the last ...Read more...
- Karen Ann Berg-Raftakis – Delegating to the Holy SpiritLately, I’ve been experiencing a lot of stress both at work and at home. It seems as if I’ve collected more and more responsibilities over ...Read more...
- Timothy Conway – Awaken O God-Self!Awaken, O God-Self! (A message from Awareness to Itself) Once upon a Timeless Now, in the Infinity of No-Space, You emanated, for no reason other than pure Delight, a ...Read more...
- Danielle K. Wright – Willingness to be Gentle with Myself
As long as we have a single goal: Truth, the way it is uncovered is not our concern. When I first moved in with my friend, ...Read more... - What if I get comfort from ACIM but do not always believe it?Question asked of Liz Cronkhite: I get a lot of comfort from reading A Course in Miracles (ACIM) but I have to admit I have not ...Read more...
- Timothy Conway – Our Real NatureThere is only AWARENESS. Sages have called this by many names—God, Pure Spirit, I AM THAT AM, Absolute Reality, the Nondual Self, Brahman/Atman, Being-Awareness-Bliss, Tao, Unborn ...Read more...
- Karen Ann Berg-Raftakis – Worshipping False GodsWorshipping False Gods, by Karen Ann Berg-Raftakis “But to you who are strong enough to bear it, I say you need no mediator between you and Me, ...Read more...
- How may I fix my mind on God? How ought we to live in the world?Questioner: How, sir, may I fix my mind on God? Sri Ramakrishna: Repeat God’s name and sing His glories, and now and then visit God’s devotees ...Read more...
- Accepting Change, by Karen Ann Berg-RaftakisThere’s a music video by Madonna called “Ray of Light” which I’ve always liked. It features very rapidly changing, flashing pictures of people all over ...Read more...
- ACIM, LOO, DU, and Thiaoouba by Larry Seyer
(Article by Larry Seyer, www.larryseyer.com) I was asked to explain how I could justify the seemingly apparent paradoxes in “A Course in Miracles”, “The Law of ...Read more...