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Monday 07/16/2001
To turn the mind from fascination with material objects cultivate the awareness of joy--unconditional joy, all-pervading joy, steady joy, and peaceful joy. This is the divine quality that permeates all of life.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 07/17/2001
What causes us to react unkindly when someone else is angry? When the mind is agitated, we do not perceive the unity of life. We get caught defending an imaginary separate self.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 07/18/2001
The newcomer on the path fears that beyond pleasure and pain there is nothing. The devotee knows beyond pleasure and pain is joy.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 07/19/2001
Ignorance is the root of doubt.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 07/20/2001
Sense pleasures have a beginning and an end. Those who believe joy is to be found through the senses must search for it continuously.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 07/21/2001
Attempting to arrange outer conditions to sustain happiness takes us far from the source of true happiness within us. While the ego uses life energy on expedition after expedition the soul life languishes.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 07/22/2001
Yoga, or union with Truth, brings complete stability--the ability to remain undisturbed by the currents of change or desire. Unshakable happiness results.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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