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Thursday 05/24/2001
Nothing can shake the person who has realized God. Circumstances are a passing cloud in the sky of pure mind where the light of truth perpetually shines.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 05/25/2001
When we have God what can we gain? What can we lose? Things and circumstances flash like glass baubles--they do not unsettle the mind of one possessing the gold of Self-realization.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 05/26/2001
Reliance on God cures co-dependency.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 05/27/2001
When we work for security we have misplaced our trust. We work to serve God, the source of real security.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 05/28/2001
When work is understood as service, the questions of right livelihood are more easily answered. Service contributes to the welfare of others, to peace, and to the repair and healing of the world. Any vocation that is contrary to these cannot be called right livelihood.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 05/29/2001
We must do everything as if we are demonstrating the teachings to those around us, for indeed we are. Even when we are alone, we are studied by conscience.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 05/30/2001
Actions in the world are an expression of the forces of nature. It is possible to observe these forces without identifying with them. Imagining oneself as the doer of action is like a bicyclist on the downhill slope who continues to pedal.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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