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 | Beliefs and Concepts, Cause and Effect, Contentment and Happiness, Death, Expectations, Guidance, Health, Identity Confusion, Intuition, Perception, Prayer, Purpose, Right Mind and Wrong Mind, Sickness, State of Mind, Time and Space, Tokyo Japan, True Forgiveness, True Helpfulness, True Joy, Trust
Going Beyond Sickness – David speaks about the need to release all false self-concepts and answers a set of questions in-depth about sickness and living an inspired life instead of one based on fear of consequences.
True Healing | Attack Thoughts, Bringing Illusions to the Truth, Christ-Identity, Control, Death, Defenselessness, Empty Your Mind, Guidance, Holy Instant, Identity Confusion, Illusion vs Reality, Judgment, Mind Training, Murder, Mystics and Saints, Perception, Prayer, Sacrifice, Sao Paulo Brazil, Series Weekend Retreat Sao Paulo Brazil, Signs and Symbols, True Joy, True Love
Retranslate Your Perception – David Hoffmeister starts this session by emphasizing the importance of perfect equality in our perception of the world. No one is ahead or behind. We can practice forgiveness by letting judgments come up and letting them go. Differences are judgments, and when we fall asleep, we forget God and Heaven, leading to intense fear and chaos. The holy instant allows us to see our brothers and sisters in a new way.
Spiritual Practice | Accepting Correction, Addictions, Attack Thoughts, Chapala Mexico, Christ-Identity, Contentment and Happiness, Control, Dark and Intense Emotions, Death, Divine Providence, Empty Your Mind, Guidance, Guilt, Holy Instant, Jesus, Miracle Worker, Miracles, Non-Judgment, Personality Self, Practical Steps, Prayer, Resurrection of the Mind, Right Mind and Wrong Mind, Self-Honesty, Series Easter Retreat 2024, Signs and Symbols, Stress, The Bible, Time and Space, True Joy, True Peace, Trust
Crossing Dimensions of Joy – David Hoffmiester reflects on Easter and the significance of the cross in Christian culture. Jesus emphasized the vertical and horizontal crossings, stating that the vertical represents alignment with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, and the horizontal represents the Earth plane or linear time plane. The present moment is inspired by the vertical, while the past and future are defined by the horizontal. Jesus underscores the transformative power of joy not as a distant reward but as a catalyst for immediate liberation!
Modern Mysticism | Accepting Correction, Atonement, Commitment, Dark and Intense Emotions, Death, Ego Laws, Feelings of Lack, Guidance, Holy Relationship, Jesus, Listen and Follow, Miracles, Personality Self, Projection, Sacrifice, Sickness, Signs and Symbols, State of Mind, The Matrix, True Forgiveness, with Friends
Walking Home to God Together – In this session, David Hoffmeister shares many powerful stories about the importance of following guidance. Many times on the spiritual journey, we are asked to take a leap of faith, and all the struggle that we experience comes solely from when we avoid these opportunities. The Holy Spirit is always offering us a loving invitation to join Him in the purpose of awakening, and yet the ego always perceives this as a threat. We must stay open and honest so that we are willing to follow the Spirit instead of the ego. This is how to live a life of joy!
