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 | 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!
Modern Mysticism | Beliefs and Concepts, Christ-Identity, Cluelessness, Comparison, Eternity, Expectations, Family, Holy Relationship, Leap of Faith, Listen and Follow, Living in Community, Meaninglessness, Movie-Watching, Mystical Experiences, Perception, Personality Self, Presence, Purpose, San Antonio Tlayacapan Mexico, Spiritual Journey, Stillness, Time and Space, True Joy, Trust
What Is the Holy Spirit’s Curriculum of Joy? – In this session, David Hoffmeister discusses the importance of recognizing that what seems important and valuable in the world is part of a trick or deception to keep us from the present moment. The spiritual journey involves letting them go. In Lesson 133, Jesus teaches us to discern valuable from valueless, that if something will not last forever, it has no value. This helps us understand that gain and loss, winning and losing, success and failure are equally destructive thoughts when put on the timeline.
Modern Mysticism | Addictions, Christ-Identity, Contentment and Happiness, Control, Death, Expectations, Feelings of Lack, Guidance, Guilt, Healing, Intuition, Miracles, Money, Movie-Watching, Parenting, Planning, Presence, Purpose, Responsibility, Roles, Script Is Written, True Forgiveness, True Peace, True Strength, Trust, Unwinding from the World, with Friends
Finding Peace beyond the Chaos – This talk is an invitation for those who want to truly feel at peace and desire a deeper understanding of the teachings. David Hoffmeister shares his beautiful miraculous experiences and parables in such a way that will allow our heart to expand and soar with inspiration. If you want to dive deep into the state of mind of forgiveness in a real practical way, this is the perfect retreat to tune into. We remember the Love of God together as we step back and release every thought and belief that interferes with it.
