Wednesday 10/12/2022
Avoiding what we know is not useful for conscious living is a step toward grace. Grace has no requirements; it is universally and abundantly available. With self-discipline, we open ourselves to its influence.
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 10/13/2022
Prayer for the workplace: “God be my day planner today. Help me remember that You call all the meetings and that all work is for your sake. When I see my co-workers, I will think only of You. I will put them first, offering my service to You. The workplace will be my practice hall today.”
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 10/14/2022
People often think of eternity as a very long time, but it is beyond time. Eternal life is freedom from time.
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 10/15/2022
On the physical plane, life and death appear as opposites. With spiritual vision, birth and death are shown to be opposites. Eternal Life contains both.
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 10/16/2022
When a desire is satisfied, a temporary calm appears in the mind, and we feel happy. We credit the experience of happiness to the satisfaction of the desire rather than to the calmness in the mind which has revealed our innate happiness. Once we realize our happiness is inherent, we don’t have to keep chasing desires to find it again.
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 10/17/2022
On the spiritual path, we begin to question the belief that fulfillment of desires brings happiness. Old assumptions fall away in the light of awareness.
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 10/18/2022
The depth of our spiritual realization is revealed in the everyday quality of our equanimity.
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
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