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Thursday 10/14/2004
Dwelling on the faults of others is an indication that we are not tending to our own.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 10/15/2004
Cultivating even-mindedness is like planting a garden-it takes time, patience, and dedication. If we allow ourselves to be overcome with anger, it is like pulling out the tender shoots by the root.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 10/16/2004
Study must be combined with meditation, contemplation, and application. To gather information without reflection and putting into practice what we learn is like eating too much without properly digesting the food. The body cannot use it and soon it poisons the system, even if what was taken in was nutritious to begin with.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 10/17/2004
To awaken spiritually and prosper in all ways, grace is the main necessity. God's unlimited grace is always present, available every moment. We can open ourselves to it.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 10/18/2004
Reading too much without contemplation and putting into practice; eating too much without mindful awareness, good digestion, and exercise; talking too much without listening; are all forms of greed. Read less, eat less, and talk less and be lighter!
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 10/19/2004
Release the grasping demands of the ego by resting in the contentment and sweet bliss of the true Self. This is the way of successful renunciation.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 10/20/2004
The teacher's grace helps the seeker to discover God's grace. Ultimately, however, one's own grace is required for liberation. Those who are willing to thrive, to live their lives to their fullest potential, invite into their life the activity of grace in its three aspects-as God, as the teacher, and as one's own true Self.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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