About Heart Sessions

Hello all. This blog is intended to honor the group meditations initiated by Tom Sawyer, now carried on by friends of his since his passing. Being physically spread out as we are we have agreed to sit down in our own homes at the same clock time, 9pm EST on Sunday nights. We sit for at least 20 minutes, although sitting for longer periods is no problem if you so choose.


There is no specified technique for these meditations. Precisely prescribed actions sometimes become unauthentic and what is meaningful for one person may not be for another. So if you choose to assist you may use a favored technique or listen within, apply self-honesty, and allow growth. There is no political or economic agenda involved. There are no dues or dogma. The essential point is an honest willingness to help.


Each week there is a suggested focus as posted on this blog. We previously had been using an email list but now, through the kind assistance and generous guidance of Barbara Whitfield and Donald Brennan, we have the pleasure of this blog forum. Loving thanks to you both. Comments may be left by clicking the "Leave Comments Here" link below each post.

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Sunday, May 26

For Sunday May 26th, 2019

Hello everyone, we all have opportunities to perform a loving action for someone else. It can be inconvenient for us to take on, or it can be for someone we find distasteful, or it can challenge our personal stereotypes and thinking patterns. But when the impulse comes from above we would do well to follow it as it can lead to a spiritual enhancement or upgrade of both parties. To not follow such impulses is to continue living without the upgrade and the beauty which ripples outward from it.

May we sit this evening for the ability to hear spiritual impulses, the courage to follow them, and the upgrades to the world which follows.

Thank you all,

Richard

Saturday, May 18

For Sunday May 19th, 2019

Hello to all, let us keep in mind that separation is an illusion. As we meet others, some of whom we will disagree with, let us see our greater connection rather than our divisions. If we could see deeply enough into other people, possibly through the 'windows of the soul', we would find much of our own lives reflected there; concerns, problems, joys, and love. 

May we sit this Sunday for that deeper sight. May we spend the time listening. May we look deeply. May we find ourselves in our searching.

Thank you all,

Richard

Sunday, May 12

For Sunday May 12th, 2019

Hello everyone, it has been said that one version of a perfect life is to be born highly spiritual as babies naturally are, losing that spirituality as a result of living life in this material world, then regaining that lost spirituality in your later years. 

This fits under the heading of a perfect life due to the vast learning process involved in moving from materiality to spirituality, and to the ineffable beauty of remembering the experience of ecstatic joy. 

May we sit this evening to further that process along. May we recognize what's available to us, open ourselves to the wonder of what can be, and give our will over to the freedom of Divine Will.

Thank you all,

Richard

Saturday, May 4

For Sunday May 5th, 2019

Hello everyone, laughter is under rated, sidelined to sitcom laugh tracks, kid's shows, and comedy clubs it's usefulness as a cleanser is easily missed. And, a quick look at the evening news will show how far we have to go before achieving conscious Oneness. There is serious work to be done. 

This is not to say that a light-hearted attitude is all that's needed get the job done or that you should view serious work light-heartedly. But, if you yourself are Light-hearted, you will do the much needed serious work far better.

Laughter yoga groups abound, somewhere below the mass public radar. They are cleansers of human fear and anxiety. Laugh each day, even if you don't feel like it – especially if you don't feel like it. And, once each week laugh until you get a belly-ache. The laughter may lead to crying and yawning, both excellent cleansers as well, but will leave you more free.

May we sit this Sunday with a smile. May this 'secret weapon' cleanse our attitudes. May these new attitudes bring us internal peace from which to do our work.

Thank you all,

Richard