IT LIGHTS OUR WAY – “But most of all we shall want Sunlight, nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step into the sun.” (As Bill Sees It, p. 10)
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What lights the path for your own spiritual awakening nowadays?
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GET READY TO KICK-OFFF “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness and humility;” Wm Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) English poet/playwright on our great reality
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How has your “Great Reality deep down within” helped you with a daunting challenge lately?
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“Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.”
Lao-tzu (604 BC – 531 BC), Chinese Taoist philosopher, on cutting all ties
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What have you done lately that was loving with no strings attached?
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“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”
– Denis Waitley (1933 – ) U.S. spiritual author
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How has your own joy resulted from love, grace, or gratitude lately?
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“Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it’s right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.”
– Oprah Winfrey (1954 – ) U.S. actor / Entertainment Executive
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What have you learned from listening to your breath and body lately?
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“As for prayer and meditation, I learned that prayer … could be simply talking to God [or my HP].” “[And] all meditation was to listen to God – just being quiet and clearing my mind … .” (Paths to Recovery, p. 116)
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What have you learned lately by letting your mind rest and listening to what may come?
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“Far more indispensable than food for the physical body is spiritual nourishment for the soul. One can do without food for a considerable time, but a man of the spirit cannot exist for a single second without spiritual nourishment.” – Mohandas Gandhi (1869 – 1948) India Independence Movement Leader from British rule (on prayer and meditation)
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LIFE’S PARADOX OF THE IDEAL –
“While the circum-
stances of our lives
may not change, the
way we deal with those
circumstances does.” “[W]e
cease to struggle against life
on life’s terms. Striving to
maintain and build on our
surrender, we are better
able to live and enjoy
life in the moment.”
(It Works, How &
Why, p. 23)
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What does “living life on life’s terms” mean in your life today?
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“Rebellion is a character defect that spoils us here. We need not lose faith when we become rebellious.” “Eventually faith, humility and acceptance replace pride and rebellion.” (The Basic Text, p. 35)
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How have you rebelled against your own spiritual practice lately?
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“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.”
– Saint Teresa of Avila (1515 – 1582), Roman Catholic Nun
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