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Thursday 07/12/2007
Consciousness spans heaven and earth. When we change our consciousness, we wake up to a changed life, not some future fantasy, but now. From an awakened consciousness, choices are made that are consistent with true freedom.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 07/13/2007
Life is ready and willing to give us all that we need in this moment. When we let go of the past, this truth is abundantly revealed.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 07/14/2007
Whenever something is taken away, look for the hand of love.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 07/15/2007
Doing sadhana is like carrying a lamp into the dark night of our unconscious life. It reveals what is already there. It's easier to ignore the clutter of self-will and attachments that collect in our life if we do not bring the light to them. Once we see what is there, we can begin a new way of living.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 07/16/2007
Renunciation does not require renouncing the world or our duties in it. The abode of the true renunciate is the cave of the heart. Everything that is done with nonattachment and love for God in our hearts is renunciation.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 07/17/2007
Love for God is the antidote for the suffering that comes from attachment to things. Detaching from desires can be an austerity practiced with great effort and resolve, or it can happen effortlessly like the wave returning to the ocean.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 07/18/2007
Do not say you will begin to practice meditation tomorrow, or next week when you have finished some important work, or when more time is available. Everything depends on God. Begin now.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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