{"id":3521,"date":"2012-08-16T17:05:53","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T00:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=3521"},"modified":"2012-08-16T17:05:53","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T00:05:53","slug":"john-morton-shares-another-experience-of-the-one-accord-at-peace-awareness-labyrinth-and-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/3521-john-morton-shares-another-experience-of-the-one-accord-at-peace-awareness-labyrinth-and-gardens","title":{"rendered":"John Morton Shares Another Experience of the One Accord &#8212; At Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of August 10, John Morton gifts us the blessings of the Spiritual heart in action; waking up all those available to receive the gift of loving present and alive.\u00a0 We commune in the majestic space of Prana and online, setting sail into an ocean of Oneness, where we present our deepest questions; and listen to the answers of our hearts.\u00a0 We remember that we are not alone here, but a sparkle in God\u2019s eye, a witness of the divine communion unfolding.<\/p>\n<p>John amazes me in his ability to show up again and again and again &#8211; standing up in the heart of God, in the presence of the beloved \u2013 inviting each of us to partake of the best inside us, encouraging us to dig deeper inside where the glory exists, where we once knew heaven on earth as a spiritual reality.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.livestream.com\/embed\/msia?layout=4&amp;clip=pla_fecc7ca1-9f5b-43f8-9236-89dfc016faea&amp;height=340&amp;width=560&amp;autoplay=false\" style=\"border:0;outline:0\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 11px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:560px\">Watch <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestream.com\/?utm_source=lsplayer&amp;utm_medium=embed&amp;utm_campaign=footerlinks\" title=\"live streaming video\">live streaming video<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestream.com\/msia?utm_source=lsplayer&amp;utm_medium=embed&amp;utm_campaign=footerlinks\" title=\"Watch msia at livestream.com\">msia<\/a> at livestream.com<\/div>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t view the above video, <a href=\"http:\/\/livestre.am\/44L4v\">click here<\/a> to view it on Livestream.<\/p>\n<p>As I sit listening to the seminar, I slip back for a moment to my childhood when my father would read my siblings and I passages from our big, tactile, red bible with beautifully designed pictures; capturing the colorful imagination of a child\u2019s eyes.\u00a0 I remember so vividly a drawing of a lion relaxed in a green pasture alongside lambs, children and other animals, we might label meek.\u00a0 As a child, I wondered when the time existed where we set fear aside to fully acquaint ourselves with the name of God, the presence of God, the knowing we are one with God, our natural state of being.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar begins with a delightful welcome by Carol Jones, our wonderful hostess for the evening.\u00a0 Carol lives at Prana and has for many years and her wealth of knowledge and experience is palpable as she shares about the seminars J-R gave in the very beginnings of Prana. &#8211; Some 37 years ago. Carol shares about Soul Transcendence and how we are practicing being in Oneness with God.<\/p>\n<p>My ears perk up as I listen truly to the essence of what Carol is sharing. I explore inside what it truly means to be one with God and what it means to experience Soul Transcendence in our everyday reality.\u00a0 I imagine how we are called to co-create heaven on earth through our conscious awareness and how this presence is of being eternally vigilant in our consciousness, loving it all.\u00a0 Carol gives Jimmy Ness a warm introduction and we are off to the sound current.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Ness fills the room with a beautiful devotional song called \u201cIn the Name\u201d.\u00a0 His voice vibrates a simple clarity and a gentle sweetness that opens my heart to the love present in the room.\u00a0 Some of the lyrics \u201cTake me home &#8212; in the name\u201d saturate the silence with loving devotion &amp; gracious humility.<\/p>\n<p>Next, Alethea Lamb picks up the torch and plays the clarinet with an Eastern meditative flow that harmonizes the room.\u00a0 As I glance around the room, I see closed eyes, swaying heads, soft smiles, relaxation, contentment, and gratitude.\u00a0 We are so blessed to have this sense of a presence greater than our individual circumstances.\u00a0 I open to appreciate the multi-dimensional awareness of our natural state, just being who we are.<\/p>\n<p>We listen to a Moment of Peace that gathers us up into a moment where John-Roger shares with us that if we truly come into One Accord, what would that be like?\u00a0 He answers Heaven on earth &#8212; Heaven on earth.\u00a0\u00a0 When we truly love ourselves, letting the blocks inside melt with forgiveness, patience, and compassion.\u00a0 We let the source breath us, overflow from us, so that we are present to love another as we love ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we are grateful for the presence of John Morton as he shares what is brought forward.\u00a0 We gather, all over the world, to remember what it is to know the kingdom of heaven inside of us, to trust the part of ourselves that knows that one day the lion and the lamb will once again lay together, relaxed in the presence \u2013 in the name.<\/p>\n<p>John eases us into the seminar with a barrel of laughter.\u00a0 He talks about the Olympics and how there is a man they call \u201cBlade Runner\u201d who runs despite his challenge of having artificial legs.\u00a0 He talked about how the \u201cBlade runner\u201d flipped his situation into one that works for him.\u00a0 John reminds us that everything can be used for our learning, upliftment, and growth. Life is really how we take it in, where we look from and how we choose to participate. \u00a0Be willing to behold what the Spirit brings forward for you to behold.\u00a0 What if God is your spouse, your boss, your mother, father, etc?<\/p>\n<p>Questions from the audience, in the room and online, stream in and we gain wisdom from what is revealed and shared. We come to realize that we are not separate, but One, that we are not alone, but in fellowship night and day with the Lord sitting just directly in front of us, beside us, behind us, within us. \u00a0We build our Kingdom within with patience and diligence so that the house we co-create is strong and dynamic.\u00a0 We expand to meet the lord with a cup of tea, with Light coming from our eyes; our hearts open to the highest good.<\/p>\n<p>John shares about finding a job in that we have the ability to move forward into what we are to do in this world.\u00a0 How we create our own work in many ways. He talks about following the energy of your heart; exploring what juices you.\u00a0 He reiterates, \u201cConnect your heart in what you are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I smile as John speaks about Kahlil Gibran in his sharing about work.\u00a0 Kahlil Gibran is an amazing writer of prose and poetry and his writing is that of the Soul speaking.\u00a0 Kahlil writes, \u201cWork is love made visible\u201d.\u00a0 I pondered on this very phrase for several years and used it as my focus to create a love in my life called work.\u00a0 The work I do becomes love made manifest because there is no separateness in what I choose as an experience of loving.<\/p>\n<p>For me there is a deep satisfaction in doing what I love and sharing from the overflow with the world.\u00a0 I found that following my heart is an everyday practice and I am grateful for the exercise.\u00a0 I am learning that the willingness to do gives the ability to do.\u00a0 I do my 10% and Spirit meets me every time and there is a spiritual perfection in my partnering with Spirit.\u00a0 I figure my main job is to track the Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>John then sends us into roaring laughter as he catches the Spirit of another question about skydiving.\u00a0 The person has some concern about skydiving and wants the Light sent with them on their first skydive.\u00a0 John says for us to be prepared for what is revealed to us, and then he adds, \u201cmake sure you don\u2019t end up landing in a cactus\u201d and \u201ceven if it is falling to your death, \u00a0enjoy it\u201d.\u00a0 As the room howls with laughter, we come into the One Accord of connecting to gravity and the opportunity available in each moment to celebrate our divinity, regardless of the circumstance.<\/p>\n<p>We move from laughter into the exploration of raising our awareness of the existence in love. We explore how we may better co-create the divine love affair that we read about, that we yearn to experience out there, the age old question, \u201cHow can I find love?\u00a0 How can I find a partner?\u00a0 How can I find more love in my life?\u00a0 How do I love myself so that I am available to love?\u201d\u00a0 John talks about the need to go to the source to find love, the source of who we are inside, as love, as heirs to the Kingdom of Heaven.\u00a0 Where is that Kingdom of Heaven?\u00a0 I hear J-R and John reminding us consistently, <em>&#8220;Inside&#8221;. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>A beautiful question concludes our evening:\u00a0 \u201cHow might I come more quietly into the Presence?\u201d John says, \u201cWe hold our consciousness in the name \u2013 pure intention of the heart.\u201d\u00a0 John continues to feed us with wisdom about going into the level of Spirit where we vibrate with the Traveler consciousness; where the Spirit within us, is us.\u00a0 We are encouraged to stay strong.\u00a0 \u201cKnow that the Father and I are one.\u201d\u00a0 Call upon God\u2019s name morning, noon and night.<\/p>\n<p>We end with the challenge of expanding in the midst of contraction and seeing how much air we can get into our lungs if\/when we are afraid.\u00a0 John gives us practical tools to take with us:\u00a0 Make eye contact.\u00a0 Embrace what is.\u00a0 Develop your patience.\u00a0 Look for ways to relate in joy. Find a way to laugh.\u00a0 Do your Spiritual Exercises to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven within.<br \/>\n<div style=\"max-width: 640px; height: 400px\" class=\"fshow-wrapper\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/fshow_orbit_568f69558d682?photosetid=72157631104048072&user_id=71628367%40N07&username=churchofmsia&gallery_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fchurchofmsia%2Fsets%2F72157631104048072%2F\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 400px\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" border=\"0\">\n<\/iframe>\n<noscript>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsjBssZJQ\" target=\"_blank\">Click to View<\/a><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, August 18, John Morton will conduct the seminar in person and online, <em>Not One Soul will be Lost<\/em>, in Santa Monica and at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/live\">www.msia.org\/live<\/a>, 1-2:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Come spend more time at Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday August 25, John Morton will facilitate a Spiritual Spa Day with Questions and Answers 10am-2pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Both events will be bilingual.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To find out more details, log onto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/broadcasts\">www.msia.org\/broadcasts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more events at Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacelabyrinth.org\">www.peacelabyrinth.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of August 10, John Morton gifts us the blessings of the Spiritual heart in action; 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