"The only thing we ever truly know is that we are aware. Everything else is an assumption."   — Rupert Spira   

                                                                                                                                                  

Dear Friends,

I wanted to take a moment to share something from my heart.

Last month, I had the opportunity to attend a one week spiritual retreat with Rupert Spira and 86 other attendees in a beautiful old Capuchin Francscan monastery overlooking the Hudson River in Garrison, New York. It was a profound experience—one that reminded me how simple and immediate the truth of who we are really is. Sometimes, we think spiritual awakening is something we have to strive for, something out in the distance. But in reality, it’s already here, waiting for us to notice.

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This idea is exactly what we explored together on Easter Sunday in our conversation about Resurrecting the Spirit of Wholeness. It is not just about the past, but about how we awaken to our wholeness in every moment.

That theme continues into this coming Sunday’s talk, "From Struggle to Spiritual Mastery: The Consciousness Journey." We all go through challenges that feel like obstacles, but what if they’re actually invitations? What if, instead of struggling to become more, we just see what is already true?

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That’s the heart of The Direct Path, which will be the topic we’ll be exploring in our Wednesday Wisdom and Transformation class tomorrow evening.  It’s a way of approaching spirituality that isn’t about achieving or fixing—but simply recognizing what has always been present: awareness itself. It’s freeing, it’s simple, and once seen, it changes everything.

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Tomorrow’s Wednesday Wisdom class will be held at 6:30-8:00 p.m. in our upstairs classroom.  Please enter from the back entrance from College Street via the Lot C parking lot.  I hope you will join us as we connect these ideas, ask big questions, and explore what it means to rest in awareness. It’s always a joy to share these conversations with you, and I look forward to seeing where they take us.

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With love and gratitude,

Rev. David