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So this is a shortened version of a recent group presentation that focuses on leading the attention inward through guided imagery and suggestion. Credit to Anthony Jacquin (www.AnthonyJacquin.com) and his remarkable Ilab series, for the inspiring material some of which is incorporated into this recording. Usual cautionary advice applies when listening to these recordings, please ensure you are safe and not engaged in activities that need your full attention. And make sure you are fully refreshed and alert before carry on with your normal daily activities. Enjoy 

This is a guided hypnosis session. with the intention to guide the listener to examine their current experience in the present moment and to bring awareness, through attention, into focus.  Please exercise caution whilst listening to this recording.

PLEASE!!  Do not listen whilst driving or whilst undertaking any tasks that require your full attention. 

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What secret could you be keeping from yourself? ACIM is a course in mind training, removing the mental blocks to reveal the awareness of your true, timeless identity. This seven-minute episode is a summary from a number of sections both workbook and text, striking at the heart of the idea the personal mind takes to be real and, more importantly, what has been forfeited in favour of the experience of an isolated sense of self.  

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A further reading from the pages of Jan Frazier Teachings. In this episode she points to the freedom at the heart of the realisation of lack of control and the need for things to be different.

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This Terrible Love by Miranda Warren is an utterly mesmerising account of life on the road with a performance (Dance group) but from the perspective of one who has undergone a fundamental shift of awareness into the state that many have come to call 'Awakened' (Though Miranda would likely not so define it). The writing is sublimely poetic, enchanting and frank, dispelling many of the myths of what it is to live without a sense of a person at the helm of things - at the helm of anything at all! I have selected (with Miranda's kind permission) some extracts, and, being a male narrator, neutralised the gender from the original text to avoid it sounding a little strange!  I've also taken a few contextual liberties in order to make the reading have a certain rhythm. I obviously cannot recommend this treasure of a book highly enough.  (I'm So lucky I get to do this!!!) 

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This episode begins to touch on the central theme of the Course- Forgiveness. There will be far more to say, but the essence of the teaching is revealed early on in the preface to the body of the text, which is where this reading is taken from.

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This reading is taken from the preface to the course which sets out the fundamental principles upon which the whole course rests.  Again, there is considerable licence taken in my interpretation and though I believe it reflects what the course is saying, it may not be to everyone's taste.  There will be more to say about these fundaments as the series progresses, but this represent a good starting place. Thank you for listening . If you would like to support me in making more recordings, if you are able, and feel inclined to do so. Then why not buy me a coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/awarenes... support is dearly appreciated. Thank you. 🙏

Welcome to the first recording in a new series entitled SEVEN MINUTE MIRACLES. In this series, I will be sharing readings from various sections of A Course In Miracles. They are a mix of verbatim narration interweaved with my own interpretations and translations. It may not be to everyone's taste and I make no claim as to the accuracy, but I do feel it is true to the spirit of the course as I feel it to be.   It is not a prerequisite to have read or even heard of A Course In Miracles as these recordings stand alone without reference to other sections. I hope it makes the course accessible to those put off by the somewhat complex religious and masculine style of writing. This first recording in the series is from Chapter 29 section 111 entitled 'God's Witness'  I will not be using the term 'God' but will replace it with terms such as Eternal being, Infinite Love and Timeless Being, as feels appropriate. I will also attempt to make the readings as gender-neutral as possible, though I know in this recording a number of masculine pronouns have slipped through the net 

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In this Guided Hypno-Meditation recording, I will guide you to the awareness and quality of your present-moment experience which disentangles the attachment to the mental noise that calls your attention to projected fearful scenarios—freeing you just to be as you are irrespective of how life shows up. This recording is addressing psychologically manufactured fear; worry, and anxiety. It is not addressing in-the-moment existential fear that requires action to avoid harm or injury, which is necessary for the body to function in the world. 

(Please do not listen if your full attention is needed for the tasks at hand) 

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Also available on the Youtube channel @theawareness mentor  https://youtu.be/pN0olRF-HJo

This is a short extract from the remarkable book 'This Terrible Love' by Miranda Warren, a book I cannot recommend highly enough.  I have taken the liberty to gender-neutralise this extract.

Sit back, relax and LET GO. I offer this hypnosis-styled meditative recording gently aimed at guiding you to present moment awareness.

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This recording is taken from one of Jan Frazier's Teachings. I made a recording several years ago on a youtube posting, and felt an update would sit nicely on this series. I always find these words so simple, yet so powerful.  Enjoy. www.janfrazierteachings.com 

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Indecision can create much unrest in the body and create loops of mental repetition, when we notice this mechanism of looping thought we have a wonderful opportunity to discover how the sensations arising can lead us to the awareness of how our mental narratives can impact us physically. By bringing our attention right into the heart of the sensation - the experience-in-the moment - observing the feelings, a marvellous discovery can await us. Thank you for dropping by.

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This recording is a precis from a section of A Course in Miracles that examines the nature of believing ourselves to be limited to a body, and the resultant effect of such a limiting belief.

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A simple guide to cut through the fog and complexity that can often accompany self enquiry

3rd and concluding episode of the Advaita Vedanta classic, The Ashtavakra Gita.

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This is the second part of The Ashtavakra Gita.  A dialogue of the Advaita Vendanta Tradition, between Ashtavakra and Janaka on the nature of Self, Atman, Reality and bondage.

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I have split this recording into three parts. The Ashtavkra Gita or Song of Ashtavakra is a classical text in the Advaita Vedanta tradition in the form of a dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and Janaka, King of Mithila on the nature of Self, reality and bondage.

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Another Installment of the Dattatreya's Song of The Avadhut

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"Desiderata" (Latin: "things desired") is an early 1920s prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann.

This episode is also now on Youtube -  https://youtu.be/3nU_lfSmK20

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An extract from the lovely volume 2+2= Reality by Wiliam Samuel.  I titled this extract 'The Essential Discovery' as in this opening segment of the book William is directing our attention to the very personal search to discover the nature of the Infinite within, and as us. My deepest thanks to Sandy at Butterfly publishing for kind permission to reproduce Williams words here.

Another offering from the pen of Kelly (Rebekah Maroon). This recording is from her 2nd volume 'This is God'. To find out more about Kelly's works please go to www.wholenessspeaks.com and the Youtube Channel of the same name (wholenessspeaks).

Continuing the reading of Dattatreya's The Song of the Avadhut

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The 2nd instalment of Dayttatreya's Song of the Avadhut.

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The song of the Avadhut is attributed to Dattatreya, and is a sublime, mystical expression of 'the absolute.' Little is known of the author other than they were clearly speaking from a profound clarity. This episode represents only the first reading, I will add more episodes to complete the entire Gita. in due course.

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As a opener, here is a wonderful teaching from the magical pen of Jan Frazier, a truly gifted writer and teacher of the ineffable. This short essay explores the misplaced value we afford the sense of personal identity. A theme we will often return to on this podcast. www.janfrazierteachings.com

An extract from 'This Is Love, by Kelly (Formerly Rebekah) Maroon. Kelly shares her inspirational words on YouTube regularly, her channel goes by the title 'Wholeness Speaks,' where she shares completely informal and spontaneous, open-hearted sharings. Kelly's two volumes, 'This is Love' & 'This is God' are as refreshing as they are direct and enriching. I would urge anyone with an interest to go visit www.wholenessspeaks.com for further information.

I have utilised A Course in Miracles (Chapter 27) for this short reading, but have taken the liberty of updating or interpreting the language to make it (possibly) more accessible to those with a less Theistic leaning. When I've read the Course over the years I've found myself doing this somewhat automatically, and thought it would be interesting to share here. (I have updated audio in an effort to improve the narration, hence the reload) . As always, My Fondest Regards. 

2nd instalment of the Tao Te Ching If you would like to support me in making more recordings, if you are able, and feel inclined to do so. Then why not buy me a coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/awarenessmentor Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

An extract from the late William Samuel's deeply insightful book 'A Guide to Awareness and Tranquility'. First published in 1967. Go to www.williamsamuel.com to discover more about Williams life and works.

Another powerful Teaching from Jan Frazier. www.janfrazierteachings.com

Two beautiful passages from The Course workbook. Some find the Christian language of the Course an obstacle to engagement. I have to say, in my experience, it is an obstacle worth overcoming. I hope these short extracts allude to this.

Another brief extract to set the tone for the day. Harking back to something deeply held within our being. Wonderful words indeed.