"It is through this journey into silence that we meet our inner purpose. From here, our outer purpose flows quite naturally." ~ Cathy Ginter

Eckhart Tolle Study Group ~

"You can't think about presence, and the mind can't understand it. Understanding presence is being present." ~ Eckhart Tolle

Friday evening, September 17th at 7:30 PM

The Power of Now

Chapter 5 ~ The State of Presence

We will begin with a 10-minute meditation. Then, we will listen to an audio reading from the book. An enlightened conversation will follow.

Please let me know in advance if you plan to attend. Suggested donation: $5 ~ thank you.

The Safe Harbor ~ Eckhart Tolle Study Group meets the 3rd Friday evening of each month. Our intention is to make practicing presence a way of living and being in the world. Following Eckhart's guidelines, we will maintain silence during the reading or audio/video program (except for laughter, which is always welcome). After the program, we will share an enlightened conversation for anyone who wishes to participate. Everyone is welcome!

The Safe Harbor ~ Eckhart Tolle Study Group is officially registered with Eckhart Teachings

I began the Safe Harbor - Eckhart Tolle Study Group in early 2004. After reading the Power of Now when it was first published in the autumn of 1999, I realized that this was a truly special expression of the teaching. And what is the teaching? Simply put, Eckhart is inviting us to:

Move beyond the emotions and the counter-productive antics of the ego aka the unobserved mind;

Connect with a deep inner stillness that exists within each of us as our true state of Being;

Rediscover a lasting peace, love and compassion that naturally flows outward into the world around us;

Be enJOY... so that the touch of Grace might dance through us!

An Invitation to A New Earth ~

You might also be interested in:

Awakening ~ An Evening of Self Discovery

Satsang ~ Healing Circle

SoulScapes ~ An Account of My Very Personal Spiritual Journey

For more information, please contact:

Cathy Ginter

Safe Harbor Center for Spiritual Healing

448 Fisher Road

Cabot, PA 16023-2110 USA

(30 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

(724) 352-4692

I will accept phone calls between 9:00 AM  and 8:00 PM  ET only. You can always send an email message to: cathy@cathyginter.com

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Donations benefit Safe Harbor Center and are received with love and gratitude.

"I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves though. Listen to this music. I am the concert from the mouth of every creature singing with the myriad chords." ~ Hafiz (14th c. Persian poet and Sufi master)

Often when you first begin to awaken, you become aware of past, unconscious behavior that you perceive has caused harm to another or to self. This realization can trigger feelings of guilt or shame. Keep in mind that this mind-set is once again the ego, pulling you back into a never-ending cycle of more unconscious behavior. However if you can bring forgiveness into the present moment, a space will arise in which the mistakes of the past can be healed once and for all.

To practice forgiveness in the present moment, visualize a stream of pure white light radiating from your heart center. Now, see that white light extend outward until it surrounds each person involved.

Also remember that true forgiveness is a gift of Love, given freely and without expectation. When forgiveness is offered unconditionally, there is no separation between the giver and the receiver... and the offering itself becomes unlimited in its potential... Like a stone tossed into the stream of Life, it ripples on forever...  into the Infinite Eternal. I see forgiveness, as well as Love, as the breath of Consciousness.

Last but not least if you can be in complete acceptance and without judgment, you have also moved beyond the need for forgiveness... at that point, healing has already taken place.

Close your eyes. Exhale. Then inhale deeply.

Visualize the life energy of your breath, filling every cell of your body.

When a thought stream begins, watch it arise and fall like a wave in the sea.

See that there is no need to resist the thought or to create a belief or a conflict out of it.

Gently remind yourself: "I can have peace instead of this thought, belief or conflict."

Simply see the thought float away into the vastness of the ocean to become as though it never was.

Now ask yourself: "Who am I without this thought?"

Abide as That... I AM...

Drop your shoulders, relax your brow and breathe deeply while you are reading.

Read the entire chapter. Then, go back and read it again before moving forward.

Remember to check on the breath from time to time.

Trust that there exists an intelligence within you that already understands exactly what Eckhart is pointing to...

Practicing Forgiveness ~

"'Love your enemies,' said Jesus, which, of course, means have no enemies."

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment; Silence Speaks; Practicing Presence: A Guide for the Spiritual Teacher and Health Practitioner; The Realization of Being; Living the Liberated Life and Dealing with the Pain-Body; Even the Sun Will Die: An Interview with Eckhart Tolle; A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose; Living a Life of Inner Peace; In the Presence of a Great Mystery; Eckhart Tolle's Findhorn Retreat: Stillness Amidst the World; Practicing the Power of Now; Touching the Eternal - India Retreat; Finding Your Life's Purpose; The Secret of Happiness; The Art of Presence Retreat

Meditation ~

4 Simple Pointers into Presence ~

Programs from the Past ~

"With nothing to attain, only wisdom remains." ~ Cathy Ginter

Who would you be without this thought?