I Am Able To Observe ...

 

I am able to observe 

that my machine often takes me out of a state 

and then finds it is disappointed on some level. 

I understand the idea of leaving the machine behind, 

yet I’m not sure as to how to do it. 

Maybe this is where being comes in, or trust? 

As A recently said to me,

 ‘Sometimes you just really have to go for it.’

~M

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When I Can Not Transform...

When I can not transform the negativity within, 

I've taken to speaking about it with another student, 

someone that I trust. 

Usually, it's P. 

I "confess" these horrible rumblings that are inside. 

And while speaking, 

to be as honest as I can. 

I KNOW and HEAR the awfulness of these lower emotions 

as I'm talking. 

In the light of emergence, 

the brutality and coarseness are shown. 

It's humbling. 

In the action of this, 

the power of these lower emotions is loosened, 

their grip is lessened.

~M

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Adopt The Pace...

 

"Adopt the pace of nature:

Her secret is patience."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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For Me...

Charles Augustin Wauters

For me 

it is important to seek the mechanical reasons 

as to why negativity is evoked 

and then 

to either avoid the stimulation of the negativity, 

if possible, or to let it go. 

If I let too much negativity build up inside of me, 

it becomes impossible not to express it.

~J

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Never Give Up Prayer...

 

Melani Pyke

Never give up prayer,

and should you find dryness and difficulty,

persevere in it for this very reason.

God often desires to see what love your soul has, 

and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.

~St. John of the Cross

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I Remember...

Natalie Jean

 I remember being very negative 

in an argument with my Boss many years ago. 

I tried self-remembering but was being difficult. 

Then, I saw the Human Resource gentlemen. 

He was listening and at peace. 

His peace gave me permission to return to my peace. 

It was then I verified how negative emotions 

have been taught to us and it is within us.

~T

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Upcoming Event: Gurdjieff Movements Workshop - Spring Valley, New York

On Saturday, Sept. 9th, and on Sunday, Sept. 10th, The Academy of European Arts and Culture are hosting a two day workshop on the Gurdjieff Dances. All levels of experience and ability are welcome to attend. The workshop will be led by world renowned instructor Graciela Gomez Lafarga from Mexico City. Graciela has been teaching the Gurdjieff Sacred Movements for over 20 years and is part of the Gurdjieff Sacred Movements International Group of Instructors. Graciela will be leading this workshop with her assistant Adriana Flores Hinojos. The sacred dances have been described as one of most sophisticated techniques of meditation in movement. Through harmony of the different parts of our body: emotion, intellect and physical body, a possibility to reach a meditative space opens. The practice opens one up to a depth of observation and self knowledge which can be difficult to reach through other methods. Reserve by making a payment before August 11th for the early bird rate of $95. On August 12th the rate will be $120 for the workshop weekend. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gurdjieff-sacred-dances-2-day-workshop-registration-671194880957

Our Goal...

Maxfield Parrish

"Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement...

get up in the morning

and look at the world 

in a way that takes nothing for granted.

Everything is phenomenal;

everything is incredible;

never treat life casually.

To be spiritual

is to be amazed."

~Abraham Joshua Heschel

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I Awaken To The Light...

 

I awaken to the light of my Soul

I burst free and disperse into a multitude of sparks, 

merging with the universe. 

I can no longer be contained. 

I permeate space and know the All.

I dissolve into the essence of God.

 

There is no where to go 

but to the center of creation

Like a magnetic force I am pulled there...

I am torn apart. 

Willingly split into particles of light. 

I float into the vast space, 

a plasma that oozes into eternity, 

Containing within it, 

all that has ever been and all that will ever be.

Can I exist in that space 

while I am walking the earth?

Can I be rooted in the origin of creation, 

while I breathe and live in this body?

~F

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My Heart Is Full...

 

My heart is full with many imprints of god, 

tears don't stop coming down 

and soul surfacing like a white dove..

I thought of you this morning, 

your beauty, your courage 

and the light that resides in you..

Life brings us many shortcuts and detours, 

there is a deep suffering in all of us 

for being separate from the spirit, 

I felt it so strongly this morning….

We have an opportunity to BE with each other, 

to feed our souls, 

to realize the magnitude of the essence 

and the beauty of our soul

As I was writing to you, 

my phone turned on-

finished downloading the new software, 

and the first image that popped is the one below..

I love you!!!!!

~Naz

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A Few Meetings Ago...

A few meetings ago, 

M mentioned she was looking at a site (Facebook) 

that had images of sacred geometry. 

She spoke of photos taken inside instruments.

This is one taken inside a cello:

It's empty! 

Waiting to be played 

so the vibrations can resonate and create music. 

I find this so powerful. 

An empty space is necessary for the magic to happen - 

to find that within and be in attention. 

Bennett refers to this 

as the ‘psychic tone’ of our inner life.'

It came to me that the "meeting" never ends. 

We are all connected 

and so in harmony with each other. 

~M

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One Can Be...

One can be in a lighter energy 

when one is in essence, 

but this is not being present. 

Even dividing one’s attention is not being present. 

You cannot make yourself present. 

It happens and is a gift from above.

~M

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