Spiritual Living Podcast Archive

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February 27, 2011 Rev. Connie's Light
Rev. Connie Nissen relates her experiences in chaplaincy training. When she
goes to the hospital to comfort or simply talk to someone, it is important for
her to be empty yet full---empty of preconceptions, and full of Spirit. Each
and every moment, in our experiences and interactions with others, we can be a
_presence_ for someone who needs encouraging. "...Although I am there _for
them,_ it's really about me. It's really about _who I am_ when I show up. It's
about _who I am_ when I'm with you. It's about who I am and who you are when
we're together, knowing that something wonderful is truly going to be co-
created out of that coming together..."
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33min
February 20, 2011 The Power of Symbols
This week, Rev. Patrick speaks about the power of symbols and the wisdom of
parables. We can paint a picture with words, in a parable or story, that we
can't with the naked truth and facts. Parables teach us that we have to let go
of things that were taught to us---beliefs that hold us back---that somehow
seem precious to us. We have to "sell it all" to buy the pearl of great price
---spiritual freedom.
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35min
February 13, 2011 In the Likeness of Everything
We bear one another's burdens whenever we undertake to show the truth of one
another. This calls for great clarity and strength of thought.
We must demonstrate our understanding of who we are and whose we are. We must
bring our clarity. To see the health. To see the healing. It takes the kind of
consciousness that is so identified with universals that it is unconcerned
with particulars.
There is nothing but the Divine expressing in and through and as us. This is
our knowing. This is our clarity. This is our certainty.
The Universe is waiting for us to express who we truly are. And if we
understand that everything that is going on is designed for that to happen,
then we realize that _everything is for us_.
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42min
February 06, 2011 Letting Go of the Rice
No inner progress is ever wasted. It lasts forever.
[Mark Nepo's](http://www.marknepo.com/) _The Book of Awakening_ (March 9
entry) tells of how a monkey can be trapped by putting rice in a small opening
in a coconut---it can get its hand in but when it grips the rice inside, it
can't get its fist out. What are we gripping onto? Could our hold on something
be our demise?
The parable of the wheat and the tares can give us insight about how to deal
with "evil" in our lives. Do we give up at the first sign of trouble, or
overreact? It's okay, it's all God. Sort out the tares later. Put them on the
fire of Consciousness. Work on one consciousness at a time---your own.
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38min
January 30, 2011 The Greatest Power
We are always invited to return to the greatest power, the incredible
connectedness that we all share. The parable of the sower can be used to help
us see what our mindset is. Are we going along with mainstream society? Are we
lacking commitment in some area? Are we preoccupied? Or are we in touch with
inspiration, the innate Kingdom of God?
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36min
January 23, 2011 We Have Arrived
Guest speaker [Rev. Dr. James Golden](http://www.dreamanewdream.net/) talks
about what it means to be a human being.
Through the story of the Monk and the Baby, we learn to greet each moment with
the awareness of "Ah, so this is my challenge."
Who do we really want to be in this life? The thoughts and the words that we
allow to come out of us really determine who we choose to be. We are what we
think and do. And in living this life, if we are not careful, we can lie to
ourselves: The lie that we are unfortunate, the lie that we are not good
enough, the lie that we cannot have integrity with ourselves. But through
thought, we can instead practice the truth of who we really are: We are cared
for in every moment. We are good enough. We are blessed beings.
Surely, a human being is a good thing.
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31min
January 16, 2011 Abracadabra
This week, Rev. Patrick speaks about courage, compassion, and connection. In
his talk, he draws largely from the work of [Dr. Brene
Brown](http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html), a
professor at the University of Houston in Social Work, who has extensively
studied vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame.
In her research, she found that people universally experience heartbreak,
exclusion, and disconnection. And these are caused by an underlying feeling of
shame and fear---a fear of disconnection, of not being good enough, of not
being able to deserve connection. Excruciating vulnerability underpins this
idea of "not good enough". Yet, in order for connection to happen, we have to
allow ourselves to be truly seen.
According to Brene, we can become whole-hearted people---people who show up
understanding that we are deserving of love and belonging. The number one
quality is **courage**: having the courage to tell our story with our whole
heart. Number two is **compassion**: being kind to ourselves in order to be
kind to others. Number three is **connection**: letting go of who we thought
we were so that we can be who we are. Letting our authenticity shine through
to others.
This is whole-hearted living. Vulnerability. When we live this way, things
show up that feel bad to us---grief, shame, fear, and disappointment. But it
is also the birthplace of joy, creativity, belonging, and love. We have to
have the full experience of the former to have the full experience of the
latter.
We're loved and we belong just because _we are_.
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36min
January 09, 2011 Hide and Seek
Rev. Pat Brideaux shares a perspective on life as a game, the game of Hide and
Seek. Taking from Robert Scheinfeld's book [Busting Loose from the Money
Game](http://www.robertscheinfeld.com/books.html), she describes how we seek
things that seem hidden; in our infinite state, we "hid" certain aspects of
ourselves, and now we spend our lives searching for them. The joy is in the
searching and the finding. We are not searching in vain---whatever we are
looking for is there, simply hiding.
The book _[Manifesting Change](http://www.tut.com/events/mc/thebook/)_ by Mike
Dooley reminds us that our feelings are our guidance system. Feeling bad does
not mean anything has gone wrong---it means that our guidance system is
working, telling us to make a U-turn, to find a better path.
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25min
January 02, 2011 Inevitability
Rev. Tammie Banting starts today's talk by telling the story of how Rev.
Patrick moved from California to Edmonton to become a minister at the Centre,
and how he and his family recently became Canadian citizens.
Rev. Patrick introduces _The Book of Awakening_ by [Mark
Nepo](http://www.marknepo.com/). Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len teaches that we
operate from either memory or inspiration. We are born in a perfect state of
grace---but we often live our lives from memories---and we inevitably return
to Source. We can choose to live by inspiration, looking for it in every
moment, tapping into the Infinite Mind. God's currency is ideas, and when
we're living by inspiration, we are filled with ideas and the ability to take
action on them.
Many things are inevitable. Our journey back to God is inevitable. What else
is inevitable in our lives, based on how we spend our time and energy? How can
we create a daily practice to use in 2011 to make sure that wonderful things
are inevitable in our lives?
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45min
December 26, 2010 White Stone Ceremony
Rev. Patrick leads us in a mudra (a chant with hand motions) of the
Ho'oponopono: "I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you." He then
leads a prayer and a ceremony to clear out an old idea by setting it on fire
using flash paper. The white stone ceremony follows, which helps us give
ourselves a clean slate and a new name.
Note: To see the hand motions of the mudra, refer to [this YouTube
video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG1JQ1gJy_I).
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34min

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