Coming to God with Empty and Open Arms Through Self-Observation | October 26, 2018

0:35 Announcements
5:22 Our guest speaker today, Chris Casasnovas, is a teacher of Truth
10:42 I'm going to talk about how to cultivate a Holy, empty mind and the practice of self-observation
15:23 The more that we become aware of the present moment and what our body experiences, the more we're able to liberate ourselves from the ego-mind
20:10 We have mistaken the Truth of who we are for what we feel and think
22:29 Questions and comments
22:50 We can use the practice of loving-kindness as a way to soften our inner resistance towards what we're feeling and experiencing
25:35 Our uncomfortable feelings and emotions don't have to take us away from the present moment
28:45 Setting the intention to be truly helpful is the best way we can show up in any situation
38:30 Responding with love can be incredibly transformative
46:00 A helpful way to understand and practice Steps 10, 11, & 12 of The Twelve Steps
50:06 Guided meditation
59:14 Invitation to welcome all experiences
1:03:24 Further questions and comments
1:08:12 Closing prayer

Coming to God with Empty and Open Arms Through Self-Observation

Self-observation and self-awareness can be a tremendous tool in coming to know ourself as God. The ego expresses itself within the body. When our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs aren't in alignment with our highest Truth, it can be felt in the body. We may notice that we walk hunched over, protecting our heart or that stress shows up as pain and tension. Because of this, we can use awareness of the body and the sensation that arises within it as a tool to free us from the ego.

We have been conditioned to identify with what we feel and think. We have mistaken who we are as expansive, eternal, and loving light for our emotional state. We are not our thoughts and feelings, but the Spirit that is aware of our thoughts and feelings. Here is an opportunity to become seated within our Truth, while we gently and lovingly observe and accept all that comes and goes within our mind and body. This practice helps us to both become aware of and remove the blocks and obstacles within. We now come to God with empty and open arms.

Today Chris Casasnovas beautifully shares how the practices of self-observation and self-awareness have transformed his life, the importance of loving-kindness, and how simply accepting what is has the power to free us from our ego. Welcome to the Friday Group!

[sanpallasder]

Wow. This has been extremely helpful. Chris has his own unique way to explain things thats very easy to understand and is very easy to relate and connect to. Thank you chris.

[sidetracked]

This example of Ho' oponopono is great. Amending our conflicts instead of walling it off. So grateful!