Freedom Is...

Simeon Solomon

Freedom is worth a million times more than liberation. 

The free man, 

even in slavery, 

remains a master of himself. 

~G. I. Gurdjieff



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Nothing Has Such Power...

Heather Theurer

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind 

as the ability to investigate systematically 

and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. 

~Marcus Aurelius

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I Loved It...

Sandro Botticelli

I loved it when Mervyn shared his stories of Venus, 

especially Botticelli’s Venus, 

coming to shore with the wind and sea, 

all the powers of nature. 

But it is Love that she cocoons inside 

and truly serves with all her heart, 

that alone is the highest intention; 

long live, Love and Presence.

~C

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Nature Has So Much To Offer...

 Nature has so much to offer. 

Not only because of its beauty 

but also because in its essence. 

It is indifferent, unattached, unidentified, 

which is the state we, through self–remembering, 

aim to Be and live in. 

This is "always" at the center of our Work. 

~J

 

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Mervyn And Some Students...

Mervyn and some students were watching a really dark movie. 

Understandably, many were distraught in a way. 

But Mervyn was unaffected in a way, 

because he was not identified. 

I’m so in awe, 

of the sacrifice of these identifications 

that need to be made 

to have the Soul Be Here in front through The seasons.

~S

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We Are Not Condemned ...

We are not condemned 

to go out empty-handed at death 

to meet the great unknown. 

We can begin to prepare for the experience now. 

Death's greatest advantage over us 

is that we do not know where he awaits us. 

We can take away some of his advantage 

by awaiting him everywhere. 

Practicing dying frees us from the slavery of this life.

You will live to watch your last thought glide away. 

At the moment of death 

the mind and all its delusions die, 

and in that void arrives the boundless nature of the soul 

and its eternal perspective. 

Death does not mean annihilation and loss. 

Death is a mirror 

in which the whole experience of life is reflected.

As the sound of the crash of each wave signals its death

listen to souls being released home as the wave returns to the sea.

The sound of impermanence.

Like death's pulse and heartbeat.

We are terrified of letting go, terrified of living,

since learning to live is learning to let go.

Let go. Let go. Let go or you will hurt.

Do not grasp at the ungraspable.  

Let go, you will not fall.

~ Mervyn Brady 



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It Is Really Wonderful...

 It is really wonderful to observe 

all the multitude of expressions of this energy in nature, 

I noticed having a desire 

to have more of it in my presence;

 such as fresh flowers in the home. 

Nature really does provide the food for the soul 

and many reminders to be more intentional 

in my own energies and 

spread that beauty to others too.

~C


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What Has Been Verified ...

What has been verified 

is that Consciousness 

is alive and seemingly without limits, 

which can be seen through the multitude 

of its expression through the conscious beings, 

and the many other wonderful teachers that pierce us 

as well as the variety of angles shared by students 

in the School and outside. 

This all shows 

that as ones heart is open and accepting 

that what one believes can evolve as ones Being deepens.

~J


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What Do I Believe...

John William Waterhouse

What do I believe? 

Do I live my life according to my beliefs? 

Am I committed to living my life 

in the ways my beliefs are "defined"? 

Are my beliefs alive in consciousness 

or crystallized in form?

~J

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Working With Features ...

Working with features 

is a beautiful way 

to clear away more obstacles from your path 

and truly see who and what you are 

and even invite others around you to help out. 

It is seen from above by the Gods 

when we make efforts to try it to move fluidly, 

then they do rush in 

and help us with the Aim in hand.
~C

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Every Man Gives His Life...

Ivan Onnellinen

“Every man gives his life for what he believes. 

Every woman gives her life for what she believes. 

Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, 

and so they give their lives to little or nothing. 

One life is all we have, 

and we live it as we believe in living it 

and then it’s gone. 

But to surrender who you are 

and to live without belief 

is more terrible than dying – 

even more terrible than dying young.”

~Joan of Arc 

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In Memoriam...

Montse DeNeira

It is with great sadness that I share the news 

of the loss of Montse, 

a beloved student in Puerto Vallarta.

May she be surrounded by Angels 

and carried to that blessed place where 

Mervyn can welcome her with loving arms.

Our hearts go out to her Academy family in PV 

and her daughter, Nataly.

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It Was When...

"It was when I was happiest 

that I longed most...

The sweetest thing in all my life 

has been the longing...

to find the place 

where all the beauty came from."

~C.S. Lewis

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