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.
Spiritual Practice | Attack Thoughts, Awakening, Ego, Fear, From Darkness to Light, Guilt, Illusion vs Reality, Movie-Watching, Non-Compromise, Perception, Private Thoughts, Projection, Right Mind and Wrong Mind, Sacrifice, Series Do Not See Error Weekend Retreat, Torrox Spain, True and False Empathy, True Innocence, Trust
From Dark Dreams to the Light – In this talk, David Hoffmeister uses parables from Star Trek to delve into the deep metaphysics of the Course, illustrating what it means to be dreaming and to Awaken, on this journey from darkness to the light.
Spiritual Practice | Accepting Correction, Christ-Identity, Contentment and Happiness, Creation and Extension, Desire, Ego, God-Dependent, Guidance, Guilt, Identity Confusion, Illusion vs Reality, Judgment, Listen and Follow, Living in Community, Miracles, Prayer, Presence, San Antonio Tlayacapan Mexico, State of Mind, True Innocence, True Joy
Giving as God Gives – God only gives. We remember the love in giving. The world was made by the ego for getting something. The Holy Spirit uses the world of images for forgiveness and release, to remember the joy and blessings! When we truly give, we forget the ego and remember the light!
True Healing | Cancer, Collaboration, Communication, Comparison, Creation and Extension, Desire, Duchesne Utah, Feelings of Lack, Guidance, Guilt, Intuition, Judgment, Leap of Faith, Miracles, Money, Personality Self, Responsibility, Series Strawberry Fields Festival 2024, Special Relationship, Time and Space, True Forgiveness, True Love, Work
Bringing It All to the Holy Spirit – David Hoffmeister starts off by sharing about the power of music to keep the mind in alignment and feeling high. Music is a higher form of communication that goes directly to our hearts, bypassing concept analysis and intellectual maneuverings. David emphasizes the importance of understanding that our union is in our mind and that we share the same Mind with God.
