One Who Wakes | John Mark Stroud

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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 >

Prison for your Mind

Do you ever feel like you have no control over your mind? It can seem like we are a prisoner to the ego’s minds constant chatter, judgements, feelings, emotions and fears. It is an exhausting experience to be identified with the ego mind. The ego’s body/mind is a prison for God’s Holy and Limitless Son. That mind you think you are is not who you are in Truth. You must first realize the prison the ego has created for your mind before you can escape it. This message has been in the world for centuries. John Mark uses the allegory … Read More >

The Nature of Thought?

Does it seem like your mind is full of thoughts that distract, confuse, or confound you? John Mark uses the image of a buffet to illustrate the origin and nature of thought. He demonstrates how our power of choice can bring greater stillness to our mind. Our ability to choose can never be taken away and is always available now. This dialogue was recorded August 24, 2012.

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Remembering to Laugh

The Course in Miracles says the dream began when the Son of God remembered not to laugh at the tiny mad idea that we could be separate from God. It also tells us that the dream ends in laughter. Join John Mark as he shows us how laughter is the simplest and easiest way to undo the egos “life is serious” hold on our minds. He’ll also introduce us to some really funny mighty companions. Let’s “lighten up” the journey to awakening! This Dialogue was recorded August 10, 2012.

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Can Waking Up be Easy?

Can waking up be Easy? Yes! It is only the ego that would ever dare say otherwise. The choice to awaken is Easy and ever present. It is in the simple moment to moment choice for Love that the power to awaken resides. When we master that Easy choice, God is known directly through Revelation. When tempted by the ego’s voice to believe that awakening is hard or takes a long time, press the Easy button and relax…That was Easy! This dialogue was given July 27, 2012.

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Where is God & Who am I?

Where is God & Who am I? Throughout life these are implicit questions for everyone. They represent questions about the very nature of existence itself. When those questions become explicit, the inward search for “Who Am I?”, truly begins. When the question “Who Am I?” is followed innocently and earnestly beyond the mind, beyond thought, beyond the world of form and past all our misidentified assumptions of ‘I”. One – “I”, one comes to the astounding Realization of the Truth of all Being. This dialogue was given July 13, 2012.

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You Can’t Screw it Up!

We’re all familiar with that voice in our head, the inner critic, who consistently reminds us that we’ve done something wrong, we’ll never get it right, or be perfect enough. Imagine the freedom of knowing that you can’t screw it up! John Mark uses the beautiful symbol of a labyrinth to illustrate God’s perfect plan and to remind us that the outcome is certain. There was a power outage during this dialogue, about 10 minutes of video was lost and the audio quality is a bit degraded in the latter half of the Dialogue. This Dialogue was given on June … Read More >

Body/Mind or Spirit?

Coming to the experiential realization that you are not a body you, are Spirit, is the final destination of every spiritual path. John Mark shares the symbol he was given that helped lead him to that moment of liberation and freedom. It is a very simple and practical way to begin to think about the contrast between the world of form and the infinite Spirit. This Dialogue was given June 15, 2012.

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