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.
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.
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 | Awakening, Barcelona Spain, Christ-Identity, Cluelessness, Communication, Conflict, Ego, From Darkness to Light, Guidance, Holy Instant, Identity Confusion, Leap of Faith, Mind Training, Mystical Experiences, Non-Judgment, Playfulness, Prayer, Resistance, Self-Concepts, Series From Theory to Practice 5-day Barcelona Retreat, Signs and Symbols, State of Mind, Theory vs Experience, True Joy, Trust
Follow The Joy! – In this talk, David Hoffmeister discusses the intuitive guidance that helps us let go of the personality-self. This guidance can be experienced through interactions with people, signs, symbols, and dreams. The world is an impossible situation, and something inside us jumps for joy when we are clueless about it. This state of joy can lead to laughter and synchronization, which are signs of awakening. By focusing on what truly matters and letting go of past interpretations, we can experience great happiness and joy!
Spiritual Practice | Beliefs and Concepts, Christ-Identity, Discernment, Feelings of Lack, Guidance, Perception, Personality Self, Presence, Purpose, Self-Concepts, Spontaneity, Trust, Unwinding from the World, with Friends
Trusting in the Present – David Hoffmiester explores the adventure of the present moment. Depend on the Holy Spirit and let Jesus lead the way! It is a process of letting go of the past, the personality-self, and the world of time and space, and living in the simple playful spontaneous experience of this moment!
