Relationships | Attack Thoughts, Beliefs and Concepts, Christ-Identity, Communication, Dark and Intense Emotions, Family, Fear, Hayama Japan, Jesus, Listen and Follow, Living in Community, Movie-Watching, Needs, Perception, Prayer, Projection, Self-Concepts, Series Putting God First Japan Retreat, Special Relationship, with Friends
Coming Together with the Purpose of Healing – David Hoffmeister explores the perceptual problem, which pertains to the belief that the subject and the object are different, that the observer is different from the observed, and that the personality-self is different from the world that surrounds it. When we see an issue in the world, it really is just a split in the mind. This belief can result in significant problems such as conflict, climate change, and hunger, all of which can be traced back to the division within the mind. “Let me recognize the problem so it can be solved,” (W-79) and “Let me recognize my problems have been solved.” W-80 By examining the projected world, we often fail to identify the core problem because it manifests in many forms. You may resolve a few problems today, only to encounter more tomorrow. Therefore, the key lies in our perspective, which stems from our interpretation.
True Healing | Atonement, Beliefs and Concepts, Bringing Illusions to the Truth, Cause and Effect, Christ-Identity, Communication, Contentment and Happiness, Control, Dark and Intense Emotions, Ego, Eternity, Family, Jesus, Living in Community, Malaga Spain, Memory, Miracles, Movie-Watching, Mystical Experiences, Needs, Practical Steps, Presence, Private Thoughts, Self-Honesty, Separation, State of Mind, Temptations, The Bible, Time and Space
A Path of Gentle Letting Go – In this session, David Hoffmeister speaks about Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, focusing on self-actualization as the top goal. This concept is based on the Greek belief that ‘know thyself’ is the ultimate goal of human development. The ego attempts to deny this through hypnotism, mesmerism and imagination, covering the truth with unreal images. Atonement, the correction, is the awareness that the separation never happened.
Modern Mysticism | Atonement, Choice, Christ-Identity, Divine Providence, Ego, Fear, Gentleness, Guidance, Holy Instant, Leap of Faith, Littleness, Living in Community, Perception, Prayer, Reincarnation, Separation, Series Do Not See Error Weekend Retreat, Special Relationship, The Bible, Time and Space, Torrox Spain, True Joy, True Love, Unified Perception
Teaching the Holy Instant – At the beginning of this talk, David Hoffmeister discusses the concept of choice and the duality of life. We seem to live in a world of duality, where one of the primary goals is to find a life partner. We can see even that is dualistic because even a successful life match involves two, while reality involves only one.
True Healing | Beliefs and Concepts, Christ-Identity, Empty Your Mind, Expectations, Feelings of Lack, Guidance, Jesus, Non-Judgment, Prayer, Presence, San Antonio Tlayacapan Mexico, State of Mind, True Joy, True Love, Values, with Friends
Living Without Expectations – David Hoffmeister explores in detail what it means to practice living every day without expectations. This means letting go of all outcomes and ideas of getting anything. In order to keep our heart open, we need to be vigilant for the beautiful gift that Jesus is offering us in every moment. When we let go of all expectations and all ideas of how things should appear and what should happen, this brings the mind into a sense of focus on the present, releasing fear of consequences and our past conditioning. Then we can rest in the trust that everything that happens is for one reason only: our present joy!
Spiritual Practice | Christ-Identity, Communication, Ego, From Darkness to Light, Healing, Health, Holy Instant, Humility, Intuition, Mystics and Saints, Playfulness, Practical Steps, Prayer, Private Thoughts, Quantum, Resistance, Right Mind and Wrong Mind, Sacrifice, Sao Paulo Brazil, Self-Hatred, Series Weekend Retreat Sao Paulo Brazil, Sickness, Time and Space, with Friends
Give Up Nothing for Everything! – In this session, the theme of the holy instant is explored, as it is difficult for humans to accept holiness in a world of linear time. The Holy Spirit helps us see the whole picture, allowing us to forgive ourselves and walk day by day, moment by moment, in trust.
