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“The Great Work of Your Life” – Sunday Talk Series

A common fear that resides deep in the core of the soul of many individuals is that they will come to the end of their lives not believing that they have fully lived… That they allowed what was most alive in them never to be expressed and shared with the world.

All too frequently, people are busy “surviving”, therefore, the task of keeping a roof over their heads, putting food on the table, keeping the lights on, and/or providing health coverage for themselves and family members consumes every waking moment leaving no time or energy to focus on living a life of meaning and purpose. Can you relate?

Thomas Merton, Trappist monk and mystic, professed, “What you fear is an indication of what you seek.” Here, Merton invites you to explore your greatest fears in order to glean from it the gem it holds for you; that which needs to be released and that which is seeking expression in your life. So, if one dives into the fear of the conflict presented between the choice of survival and living one’s dreams, one can uncover what is energy draining and needs to be relinquished and what needs to be animated in thought, belief, emotion, and action.

Stephen Cope, author of The Great Work of Your Life, reveals in the introduction, “I am afraid that I will die without having fully lived…That I may be missing some magnificent possibility. That perhaps I have not risked enough to find it. That maybe I’ve lived too safe a life.”

Cope, heeds Merton’s advice and dedicates The Great Work of Your Life to taking a deep dive into his fear. Cope’s book is a masterpiece of his seeking and living into what it means to come home to oneself and live a life of meaning and purpose. He does this by studying the great works and lives of “ordinary” people and those of great mystics and luminaries who wrote about and demonstrated fulfilment of purpose. He also does a deep dive into sacred texts, such as, the Gospel of Thomas and the Bhagavad Gita. The Bhagavad Gita is a 2,000-year-old Hindu Scripture that contains the world’s greatest teaching on dharma, one’s sacred purpose.

Over the next eight weeks, I invite you to explore the four pillars of dharma that revolve around the discernment of dharma and the difficulties of uncovering one’s dharma and living one’s dharma during a Sunday 10:30 a.m. talk series at Unity by the Shore.

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My Sacred Duty – Sunday Talk - Video #1
As we begin to embark on this series let us take a closer look at the meaning of dharma. Dharma
Doubting the Gift - Video #2
This is the second talk in the series based on the book - "The Great Work of your Life" by
Follow the Call - Video #3
The third talk in the series - Finding the Work of your life. AFFIRMATIVE PRAYER: I become still and allow the
Offer the Gift - Video #4
The fourth in the series of Finding the Great Work of your LifeAFFIRMATIVE PRAYER: I am a vital part of
Unity of Purpose - Video #5
The fifth in the series of Finding the Great Work of your Life, this video is about Unity of Purpose.
The Art of Devotional Practice – Video #6
The sixth in the series of Finding the Great Work of your Life, this video is about The Art of
Let Go of Results - Video #7
The seventh in the series of Finding the Great Work of your Life, this video is about Letting Go of
Leaning into What Scares Me - Sunday Talk – Video #8
The eighth in the series of Finding the Great Work of your Life, this video is about Leaning into what

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 30, 2023 – Sound Healing Sunday

Sound Healing Sunday At Unity by the Shore With Aryelle Morgan Sunday, July 30, 2023 10:30 AM “Sound healing is one of my favorite healing modalities because it instantly changes our frequency and our mood. The crystal sound bowls are attuned to align the seven major Chakra points in our body, starting from the base […]

June 25, 2023 – Sound Healing Sunday

Sound Healing Sunday At Unity by the Shore With Aryelle Morgan Sunday, June 25, 2023 10:30 AM “Sound healing is one of my favorite healing modalities because it instantly changes our frequency and our mood. The crystal sound bowls are attuned to align the seven major Chakra points in our body, starting from the base […]

June 11, 2023 – Chaplain Meditative Prayer Service

Chaplain MeditativePrayer Service Sunday, June 11, 2023 10:30 AM

June 10, 2023 Crystal Light Healing Bed

Unity by the Shore Presents… Quantum Resonance Crystal Bed Saturday, June 10, 2023 9 AM to 5 PM 3508 Asbury Ave., Neptune, NJ 07753 TICKETS: $80 for 45 minute session ONLY 1 SLOT REMAINING! ** When scheduling your appointment time, please click:“SKIP LOGIN PROCESS” under where it asks you to create an account. Description of […]

June 4, 2023 Honoring Those Who Serve

Answering the Call… Celebrating the Call Honoring Those Who Serve Sunday, June 4, 202310:30 AM

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Sunday Service – May 21, 2023 AFFIRMATION: When I am ready to let go of the weight of my painful past, and I genuinely choose to forgive someone who I believe has hurt me, Grace fills me and I am liberated from victim consciousness. Centered in a Spiritual Consciousness of possibility, I am transferred as […]

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