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The Great Surrender Is Just Being

Saturday 12 October 2024

Is Turning to God an Activity?

A woman reflects on Brother Lawrence’s surrender, which she thought was complete, but now sees as an ongoing effort. She wonders if her turning to God is an activity. Rupert affirms Brother Lawrence’s surrender as the highest state of a seemingly separate self, but contrasts it with the effortless nature of the guided meditation they did that morning, which was not a practice but simply the nature of being. He reassures that Brother Lawrence’s practice was equally valid, saying that God would be equally happy with both paths.

From event 06 - 13 October, 2024 Seven-Day Retreat at Garrison Institute – 6 to 13 October 2024

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Topics:

Paths

Direct Path Leading to Pathless Path

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Direct Path Leading to Pathless Path

Three Paths and Magnetism

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Three Paths and Magnetism

Are Eastern Traditions Necessary to Find Christian Truth?

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Are Eastern Traditions Necessary to Find Christian Truth?

Finding the Direct Path to True Nature

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Finding the Direct Path to True Nature

Reincarnation and Time

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Reincarnation and Time

Is John 3:16 Compatible with Non-Duality?

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Is John 3:16 Compatible with Non-Duality?

Compassionate Concessions in Teaching

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Compassionate Concessions in Teaching

The Nature of Reality and Impermanence

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The Nature of Reality and Impermanence

Being Alert in Meditation

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Being Alert in Meditation

Reincarnation and Non-Dual Understanding

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Reincarnation and Non-Dual Understanding

Individual vs. Universal Consciousness

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Individual vs. Universal Consciousness