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Saturday 10/18/2003
Serenity and freedom from attachment are linked. When you are upset, look to see where the attachment lies. Let it go and experience serenity.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 10/19/2003
If we are not identified with the body, mind, or personality self, if we know ourselves as the soul, we can remain serene even during difficult circumstances. The radiant, eternal life of the soul remains unaffected by any condition. Know yourself to be That.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 10/20/2003
True contentment is revealed as a quiet mind.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 10/21/2003
When work is sincerely offered to God as a form of worship, we are free from the need for recognition.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 10/22/2003
Renounce the props of ego--ownership and seeking personal benefit. Then freedom and happiness are available.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 10/23/2003
Repeated, steady practice is the key to immersing the mind in God. A dry cloth dunked several times in the river finally becomes saturated. Keep returning the mind to the awareness of God.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 10/24/2003
Conquer restlessness and laziness through determination. As a tiny magnifying glass can capture the sun's energy and start a fire, so the intense focus of our will on the goal of God-realization burns through obstacles.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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