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This teaching has been a touchstone for me through the years. It has required
me to ask: what is the real need that people have and how can this ministry meet
that need?
The greatest need we have in our world today is for people everywhere to awaken
to their true nature as spiritual beings who share a common life in God. With
spiritual awakening we recognize the divinity of one another and the sacredness
of the earth, willingly cooperate with the divine plan and purpose, access our
spiritual resources to live a fulfilled life and contribute to the well-being of all.
Without the realization of our spiritual unity in the One Life of All, we cannot
solve the pressing problems of our times nor can we find lasting happiness,
security, and the meaningful life we seek. Each one of us is imbued with the inner
power and divine means needed to bring about harmonious, prosperous living.
Our ministry is focused on helping people realize this truth.
I remember well my experience of life before finding the spiritual teachings we
share in this ministry. It was as if I was a stranger in a land not my own. I was
looking for true happiness, for meaning and purpose in life. It was there, but I
could not see it or be a conscious participant in it. I was living in the desert of the
small self even though the blossoming fields of soul fulfillment were all around
me. When I was blessed with finding the path of Self-realization, the healing
fountains of divine love began to flow in my life and my soul was freed to become
a flowering garden of peace and delight. I came home to live in God, aware of
my true nature as an expression of the One. Over these thirty-five years, I have
heard that same story of the soul’s liberation told in countless variations as people
whose lives have been transformed by the teachings share their gratitude for this
ministry. It is the story of lives saved from the aridity of mundane existence in
the material realm and the joy of discovering a spiritual life moored in the holy
depths of the true Self.
Let us continue to work together in the years ahead to meet real needs.
Yours ever in love and awe,
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian