True Healing | Anger, Attack Thoughts, Cause and Effect, Control, Dark and Intense Emotions, Family, Fear, Feelings of Lack, Guidance, Guilt, Holy Instant, Marriage, Money, Needs, Parenting, Personality Self, Projection, Roles, Rules for Decision, Self-Concepts, Series Mystical Community Living Retreat, Sex and Sexuality, Spiritual Journey, The Bible, Unwinding from the World, with Friends
I Taught the World to Teach Me – In this session, David Hoffmeister emphasizes the importance of loyalty to the Spirit, the inner teacher, over personal desires and external opinions. This loyalty stems from truth and a deep connection with the Holy Spirit, not the ego’s demands. David shares parables of taking full responsibility for our state of mind by recognizing that we taught the world to teach us. By keeping this empowering thought in mind, it’s possible to remember that we don’t need to wait for externals to choose to be happy.
Spiritual Practice | Anger, Beliefs and Concepts, Body Issues, Bringing Illusions to the Truth, Death, Divine Providence, Empty Your Mind, Expectations, Guidance, Guilt, Hayama Japan, Healing, Jesus, Living in Community, Miracle Worker, Miracles, Needs, Non-Judgment, Personality Self, Playfulness, Prayer, Purpose, Self-Concepts, Series Putting God First Japan Retreat, Sex and Sexuality, Signs and Symbols, Special Relationship, The Bible, True Forgiveness, True Joy, True Peace, Unified Perception
Opening to Deeper Prayer – David Hoffmeister begins this 4-day Japan retreat by exploring the concept of undoing the self-concept—a conditioned expectation that obstructs our understanding of the world. The ego arises from the mind’s pursuit of self-improvement, crafting illusory goals that keep the mind preoccupied and detached from its boundless nature. The ego’s game is endless, as it neither begins nor concludes. The purpose of our practice is to abandon the pursuit of temporal goals and relinquish the false identity—the mask of the ego. In doing so, we experience the mind’s all-encompassing nature, recognizing that the world, society, and everything once perceived as external are within the mind. As the mind reaches a state of rest, the external world reflects this peace, becoming more harmonious.
True Healing | Anger, Choice, Collaboration, Communication, Dark and Intense Emotions, Discernment, Ego, Fear, From Darkness to Light, Guidance, Intuition, Jesus, Judgment, Living in Community, Miracle Worker, Mystical Experiences, Non-Compromise, People Pleasing, Perception, Practical Steps, Prayer, Presence, Roles, Series Do Not See Error Weekend Retreat, Time and Space, Torrox Spain
Moving Beyond Perception – A session of lightness and laughter as many topics are addressed in a deep and thorough way. Relationships, roles, moving beyond perception, and remembering to ask “What is it for?” A few participants share authentically and deeply from the heart, and David responds with helpful parables, healing examples, and many encouraging thoughts of the Holy Spirit.
Spiritual Practice | Accepting Correction, Anger, Atonement, Attack Thoughts, Beliefs and Concepts, Chapala Mexico, Contentment and Happiness, Creation and Extension, Desire, Divine Providence, Jesus, Leap of Faith, Living in Community, Mystical Experiences, Private Thoughts, State of Mind, True Forgiveness, Trust
“Now” Is Your Safety – The present moment is always the focus, and it’s what Jesus came to teach. “Trust would settle every problem now.” T-26.VIII.2:3 Jesus says that we must have the trust to accept the correction. It’s very practical. If you stay trusting at this moment, everything you seem to need will come from the present trust, from the present guidance.
Modern Mysticism | Anger, Ego Laws, Fear, Grievances, Holy Instant, Idols, Illusion vs Reality, Jesus, Mind Training, Movie-Watching, Perception, Practical Steps, Revenge, Roles, Salvation, Sin, True Forgiveness, Unwinding from the World, Victimhood, Worthiness
How Are Movies Healing? – David Hoffmeister reads passages from A Course in Miracles related to themes represented by the movie The Truman Show, using the movie to explain the teachings of Jesus.
