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Monday 04/08/2002
Developing one-pointed attention is valuable on the meditation cushion and off. When the mind is calm, not flitting from one thought to the next, energy is conserved and vital force is available for the task at hand.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 04/09/2002
Worry, regret, and self-doubt cause the mind to run in circles, like a dog chasing its tail. The only result is fatigue. Faith and self-confidence enhance our energy and help us to achieve our worthy goals.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 04/10/2002
Self-confidence is developed by daily divine remembrance in Superconscious meditation, following through with right action, and nonattachment to the results of our efforts.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 04/11/2002
Once a moth finds the flame, there is nothing else. When we taste the sweetness of divine communion, there is nothing in the world that compares.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 04/12/2002
Keep on striving toward your goal with commitment, steadfast devotion to God, and even-mindedness in times of loss or gain. When all doors seem closed to you, God opens one.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 04/13/2002
Small losses in the daily battle against self-will are cumulative. It is easy to think a little overindulgence here, or a little unconscious remark there, do not matter. Yet, little by little, we allow our self-worth to be eroded by believing we cannot control our urges. Believe in yourself and exercise your divinely inspired will power today.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 04/14/2002
The focus and resolve needed to dive deep in meditation is cultivated in the hundreds of ways throughout our day that we resist and transmute self-will. Every time we do what we know is right for us, we strengthen our ability to go deeper in meditation. And, every time we let desire win, we take energy from our own bank account of self-confidence, the necessary collateral for Self-realization.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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