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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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Thursday 06/09/2005
The spiritual teacher is one who leads us across the river of delusion to discover the shore of eternity -- taking us from identification with the body-mind as separate self to the reality of our spiritual nature and our oneness with God.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 06/10/2005
The valid knowledge of direct perception that exists in the mind of the enlightened teacher is imparted to the receptive listener. Because it is valid knowledge, it will resonate with the student's own intuitive wisdom. The discerning spiritual seeker can perceive, when listening to spiritual teachings, that which is spoken with the authority of revealed knowledge.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 06/11/2005
Beyond sensory input and the modifications of the mental field is what the mystics describe as "the still small voice." This is the "voice" of revealed knowledge, truth perceived directly through the faculty of intuition. Still the thought waves in the mind through meditation and allow the light of the soul to shine forth as inspiration.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 06/12/2005
Jesus described the nature of revealed Truth when he said: You may look here or there, but the kingdom [the direct experience of Truth, or Supreme Consciousness] will not come through observation. The kingdom is within you. Supreme Consciousness, the highest realization, is the truth of who you are; it is within [inherent to] your own nature.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 06/13/2005
In the experience of true meditation, the mind yields from the fluctuation of intellectual activity to rest in its spiritual base -- the pure, still, light of the Self. This resting in pure awareness harmonizes the physical, mental and emotional aspects of our being with the true Self. We are then naturally led to clear understanding and right action.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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