{"id":112360,"date":"2025-06-11T14:21:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=112360"},"modified":"2025-06-11T14:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:21:33","slug":"msia-presidency-update-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/112360-msia-presidency-update-june-2025","title":{"rendered":"MSIA Presidency Update \u2013 June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a lot of activity going on at Prana to get ready for MSIA 2025 Conference of the Inner Master<\/a>.\u00a0 We have finally begun upgrading the public interior after a lot of planning and discussion. The remodeling work started this past week.\u00a0 It included painting the solarium<\/p>\n

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The Solarium at Prana<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

and the wall along the spiral staircase off the foyer.<\/p>\n

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the spiral staircase at Prana<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Over the next few weeks, new carpet will be installed in the solarium, on the stairs, the first-floor upper landing, the foyer, and in the large seminar room.\u00a0We also refinished the communal table in the Prana dining room, which was a major undertaking.<\/p>\n

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The communal table at Prana<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

There will be a few more touches added by Conference, with more to come this summer.<\/p>\n

The Prana tea house project we wrote about last month has broken ground.\u00a0\u00a0 The contractors managed to get a small excavator down onto the garden terrace to do their work!<\/p>\n

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Excavation for the Prana tea house<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Some significant updates to the MSIA App have been made to improve loading speed and functionality.\u00a0 Your patience has been appreciated as we have worked out some glitches along the way.\u00a0\u00a0That Which Is<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will be next in line for a major facelift, new features, and a more user-friendly web version interface.\u00a0 It will be especially inviting for people new to MSIA.\u00a0 We continue to add new content all the time and you can look forward to a special Conference playlist on this year\u2019s theme of The Inner Master.<\/p>\n

At the last global MSIA ministers meeting, John Morton presented the MSIA mission statement that John-Roger gave the staff many years ago:<\/span><\/p>\n

The only business of MSIA is Soul Transcendence: to transcend into the heart of God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your work here is to serve and to love your neighbor as yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your mission is to make the teachings of the Traveler available to those who are looking for them.<\/span><\/p>\n

– John-Roger<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

John talked about how all ministers and initiates can share the MSIA teachings.\u00a0\u00a0 Explaining MSIA can be challenging sometimes \u2013 where do you start?\u00a0\u00a0 Debbie Roth and David Whitaker used to facilitate \u201cHow to Share about MSIA<\/a>\u201d webinars.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Here are some key suggestions from one of them on describing the Movement:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. MSIA is a check it out organization. We are all checking it out. The invitation to others is for them to check it out for themselves. It\u2019s not your job to convince anyone of anything.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The Spirit does the work. Our job is to be present in that Spirit and to share it with others in the best way that we know how. And have fun!<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. It\u2019s good to come together. Gather with others who are also on the path of Soul Transcendence. Talk to them, share with them, call in the Light together. Receive the Satsang and joy of connecting with Spirit.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. J-R wrote great keys in Fulfilling Your Spiritual Promise<\/a>! This 3-volume set is an amazing resource on the teachings. In it is a chapter \u201cHow o Share MSIA with Others\u201d (pp. 691-695) A few examples:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n