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Thursday 06/02/2005
The real home, the true place where God dwells and where we find life, is the heart -- the center of our being. For our physical home to be a place where we experience God's presence, it must also be so in our own hearts
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 06/03/2005
It is not the physical structure that makes a home a dwelling where the divine light shines forth but the way that people occupy it. Dedicate your home as a place of blessing. This purifies the heart and brings forth an awareness of the divine presence right where we are.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 06/04/2005
Intend to bless everyone you meet today. Resolve to override the ego's quick draw to irritability, selfishness, or pride by acting in accordance with your divine nature -- be generous, patient, and kind.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 06/05/2005
Let the energy of prayer infuse your home environment like a sweet fragrance. The same discipline of the monastery that supports the monks in practicing the presence of God through regular times of prayer can be easily incorporated into the life of householders.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 06/06/2005
Look for the times when a moment of prayer, or mindfulness, could bring more spiritual awareness to your day -- on entering and leaving your home, on beginning work, on answering the telephone, or at meal times. Commit to pause for a moment of prayer or contemplation at those times. It only takes a moment.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 06/07/2005
Put God first by living simply. When spiritual realization is the primary motive for our actions this becomes easy. The joy we experience in our spiritual life and the deepening of love and peace in our relationships help us to prioritize.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 06/08/2005
Awakening to discipleship on the spiritual path coincides with the initial awakening to the Guru, the realization of God within us. The role of the external teacher or guru is to introduce us to this reality -- to lead us home to the True Guru, our divine nature.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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