A.R.E. Meeting for 10/24/22

Leader: Eric

 

Five practitioners of the faith worked on Knowledge and read one section from the chapter: “Interpretation of Self.” Our two experiments for this week are:

 

Experiment 1: Pick several routine actions in your life. For a period of several days experience your freedom from that patterned way of living your life by finding alternatives to those actions.

 

Experiment 2: Make a list of two or three qualities which you know are in you but others may not know about because you rarely, if ever, expose them. Select ones which you would like to reveal more often (e.g., a sense of humor, a serious side, warmth, a good organizer, a good listener). When you start up a new relationship, try to show two or three of these qualities early in your experiences together.

Leader: Eric

 

With Cindi joining us up to the meditation, we had five high-tempo knowledgeable entities gathered for more lessons. In the Knowledge chapter, we read the sections “Knowledge is of God” and “Knowledge is Power.” Our two experiments for this week are:

 

Experiment 1: Each day try to find a tempo of acting, thinking and feeling which puts you in touch with the tempo your soul wants to get done what it needs. Use that resultant extra energy which becomes available in a creative way.

 

Experiment 2: Try to let go of any embarrassment or uncomfortableness you may experience with the spiritual things you believe even though people who are “worldly wise” may think you foolish, impractical or naïve. Be willing earnestly and sincerely to share aspects of the spiritual path you are on. With sensitivity and an eye toward proper timing take the initiative in such sharing.

A.R.E. Meeting for 10/10/22

 Leader: Eric (replacing Cindi for the month)

 

After a brief visit from Cindi, four remained to study the new chapter on Knowledge. We read the Introduction in the SFG book and then read two experiments:

 

Experiment 1: Try spending the first five minutes of your daily meditation period in prayer for others. Use it to orient your mind so that your following period of silence will be more in keeping with an ideal of love and service.

 

Experiment 2: Make it a discipline to take some time each day to really listen to what is concerning one or two people. You do not have the answer to their questionings. Just express your love through your attention as they open up and share.

 

A.R.E. Meeting for 10/3/22

Leader: Greg (for Cindi or whomever)

 

A triune of students met to finish the chapter on Glory. We had already completed the reading of the SFG book, so we read the last three experiments.

 

Experiment 1: What is something seemingly “evil” or “bad” in the personality or behavior of one person with whom you interact? What is the essence of good—good misapplied or misconstrued—that is in that apparent flaw? Try reinforcing or reflecting the essential good which is there.

 

Experiment 2: What is some seemingly unrewarded effort you have been making for good—something you have recently been considering giving up? Try for one week just “carrying on” even though it may go against common “practicality” to do so, and see what happens.

 

Experiment 3: Give of yourself and your resources to others without expectation of something back. Find ways to be of loving service to others without their knowing who has been the source of the aid.