One Who Wakes | John Mark Stroud

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Lost in a mind field

Levels of Mind low res vimeo.003We can’t experience this world without moments of feeling completely lost in our mind. That’s because we had to create deep, deep confusion before we could believe the tiny mad idea of our separation from God. John Mark shares a map, revealed to him by Jesus, that illustrates the steps we took to make the illusion appear real. We can follow the map back, reversing our steps and thereby piercing the defenses we created to hide Heaven. This process of forgiveness offers us everything we want. This Dialogue was recorded March 1, 2013. Follow this link to download the mind … Read More >

Clean Slate – The Practice of a Little Willingness

Clean Slate small.003The Course in Miracles asks us to come to God with wholly empty hands, free of any concepts we have of who we are or what God is.  No thoughts of right or wrong, good or bad, what is worthy and what is not.  We are even to drop any concept of the spiritual path, being told that God needs no help in finding us.  But we may not know how to empty ourself.  John Mark shares a technique given him by Jesus to create a clean slate.  It’s simple and only requires our willingness.  The Course identifies intellect as … Read More >

Be Like Water – True Contemplation

Waterslide.003We don’t know what a single thing is or is for! Every artist starts with an empty canvas.  Then follows an interpretation.  John Mark shares how Jesus guided him into being the empty canvas by questioning the meaning of every image, emotion, thought, and form.  Then Jesus re-interpreted their meaning in the light of True Being.  He gave John Mark the symbol of water to illustrate the unchanging nature of Self.  Now John Mark shares his contemplation of the qualities of water to demonstrate who we really are. Are you ready to be more listener than thinker?

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Life is neutral?! What the ……

Lif is neutral.003Life is neutral…really? Really! John Mark explores some of the beginning lessons of ACIM to challenge our deeply held beliefs about this world. When we understand that all objects, events, thoughts, and emotions are inherently neutral, we can take total responsibility for the meaning we place on them and for how we experience this life. When we return our power of choice to conscious awareness and no longer leave in the hands of the ego (the sleeping sub-conscious mind) we truly begin to awaken.  This dialogue was recorded January 18, 2013.

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The End of the World….of fear!

2012 vim now.004Welcome to the end of the world….of fear! This world of separation, born in a tiny mad idea, is quickly evolving into the new earth, the world where Love is all there is.  John Mark invites us into the movement from fear to Love by viewing the world from the Holy Spirit’s perspective. See form move to Spirit, fear to Love. Present day symbols are re-interpreted as a reflection of our rising consciousness.  World-wide changes in form represent our one Mind’s desire for connectedness and remembrance of our true nature. This dialogue was recorded December 21, 2012.

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Ego Wars & the Special Relationship

Awakening is a process of becoming increasingly Aware of how the Ego mind plays its games of separation. Some of these games are overt, while most are very subtle. John Mark shares six primary ways in which the Ego works its desire for separation and specialness. It is only when we become Aware, that we are able to choose to let go of those fear-based ways of thinking and being. This Awareness leads to True Forgiveness. You can use the simple standard of “Do I want to be right or do I want to be happy?” Look deeply within at … Read More >

Question & Answer

 No set topic or agenda for this Dialogue. John Mark simply takes    questions from those in attendance and some who sent in questions over the internet. As always some great music was shared too. Have a question yourself? Feel free to email John Mark at OneWhoWakes@gmail.com. This dialogue was recorded Nov. 2, 2012. Click here to view the video in Vimeo.

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Where’s the Joy?

We all want more Joy in our lives. All spiritual paths promise Joy. So where is it? John Mark asks what does The Joy of Cooking, The Joy of Sex and The Course in Miracles have in common? All promise Joy, but the promise cannot be found in the text themselves. It is only when we move into direct experience that we can truly experience Joy. A true Joy that defies description. This Dialogue was Joy filled with much laughter from those attending. John Mark also guides us to an experience that moves us beyond concepts. This Dialogue was recorded … Read More >

Silence & Stillness, the Holy Ground of Peace

Everyone is looking for the deep peace that is beyond description.  John Mark shares two very practical techniques to help us remember that we already know how to experience the stillness and silence that is the Peace of God.  Come join the participants in the practice of these techniques. Consciousness moves through John Mark to gently quiet the mind and allow the memory of God to return. This Dialogue was recorded October 5, 2012.

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What is Love? Do I really know?

What is Love? Do I really know? The world has taught us all about love. It taught us love is special. It taught us love is about approval, possession and that love has very specific rules that must be obeyed. John Mark uses the symbol of a light bulb to represent the ego’s love and the Sun to represent God’s Love. God’s love has no object and no opposite, it simply is and is all that is. When we open ourselves, by being willing to question all our ideas, beliefs and concepts about love, the Holy Spirit or the voice … Read More >