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Thursday 09/11/2003
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. To seek guidance at this level, it is necessary to still the thought waves in the mind and allow the light of the soul to shine forth as inspiration.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 09/12/2003
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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Saturday 09/13/2003
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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Sunday 09/14/2003
As we open ourselves to truth, as we cultivate the willingness to sit in the silence and wait upon the direct perception of the Self, we are lifted from identification with mind and body. We soar in the freedom of the Spirit and possibility opens up before us.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 09/15/2003
When we live in harmony with truth, peace prevails in mind and body. We are at ease in our own life, free from the struggle with doubt or anxiety. The spirit of Truth guides us.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 09/16/2003
Becoming a disciple is not something that we do in a moment. We may, in a grace-filled moment, say "yes" to dedicating our life to spiritual awakening but it is living the discipline, practicing one's sadhana everyday, that makes one a disciple.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 09/17/2003
Reason and will must be guided by the soul's light. Otherwise, they work together to justify that whatever the sense stimulated mind desires will bring happiness.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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