1. ESSENCE OF BEING

2. Our c.14 billion year evolving, expanding Universe has 3 guiding principles, giving it identity, values and direction. These principles of Differentiation, Interiority and Interconnectedness are reflected in every mode of being in creation. Each being has its own interior, its self, its mystery, its numinous aspect and particular mode of self-expression. Together each is unique but not separate in the wondrous web of life manifesting the divine energy pulsating through the unfolding Universe. Thomas Berry (adapted)

3. Current exploration into the complex and mysterious nature of our Universe reveals how little is actually visible/known to us. Visible reality - all solid matter -is merely 5% of the whole while 27% is dark matter and 68% dark energy.

4. Each of us is an inexhaustible mystery with inexhaustible richness within: we will never know it totally. A.H. Almaas We, all beings, are a microcosm of this reality….

5. The stillness and vastness that enables the universe to be is also within you. E. Tolle

6. In reality the human activates the most profound dimension of the Universe itself, its capacity to reflect on and celebrate itself in conscious self-awareness. Thomas Berry Your abilities are as limitless as God’s because you’re a distinct portion of the essence of God. Wayne Dyer

7. We are born with pure essence… with divine qualities, like love, generosity, humility, power, beauty, gratitude, deep peace, radiance. Barbara M. Hubbard

8. I am the fiery essence of God: I flame above the beauty of the fields; I shine in the water; I burn in the sun, the moon and the stars And with the airy wind I quicken all things vitally by an un-seen all-sustaining life…. Hildegard of Bingin

9. We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light. Mary Dunbar

10. Your inner purpose is to awaken. It is as simple as that. It is an essential part of the purpose of the whole ….. E. Tolle We are all ONE in the community of life, sharing essence and identity.

11. CLOSE UP OF HUMAN HEART CLOSE UP OF AMAZONCLOSE UP OF A LEAF

12. I open myself to the wisdom within, knowing that there is only one Intelligence in this Universe….I trust this Power and Intelligence… Louise L. Hay

13. The only thing that ultimately matters is this: Can I sense my essential Being-ness, the I Am, in the background of my life at all times? E. Tolle

14. So many people are frightened by the wonder of their own presence…when we experience real presence, we break through to that which is latently in us, that is eternal, but which the normal daily round of life keeps distant from us. John O’Donohue

15. In order to survive the family system and other outside influences, we develop an ego self to protect ourselves. Sadly our true essence goes underground. We become separated from our true origin.

16. The human ego prefers anything, just about anything, to falling, or changing or dying. The ego is that part of you that loves the status quo even when it is not working. It attaches to past and present and fears the future. Richard Rohr Ego is just an illusion…so ask yourself if you wish to continue to be controlled by something that isn’t true, or would you rather look into what’s real and never changes? Wayne Dyer

17. The journey from Ego to Essence is a meandering voyage of a lifetime… By trusting in your inner vision, you’re trusting the same Wisdom that created you. Wayne Dyer

18. Whether we find our TRUE SELF, depends in large part on the moments of time we are each allotted and the moments of freedom that we each receive and choose during that time. Richard Rohr You can’t change what’s going on around you until you start changing what’s going on within you. The outer work can never be great if the inner work is small, and the outer work can never be small if the inner work is great. Meister Eckhart

19. Our essence influences all aspects of our lives creating energy, harmony and oneness. It is like a prism dazzled by the sun reflecting rays of light, warmth, serenity. … Here is the oasis – source of our wellbeing and nourishment

20. It is empowering to BE in our Essence - the wise, loving, compassionate, powerful and radiant part of us…and to live out of it. This will help us to move from fear into love and creativity and prepare to help catalyze the wave of planetary change required for these times.

21. The journey of the cosmos depends on those creatures and elements existing now, you among them. For the unfolding of the Universe, your creativity is as essential as the creativity inherent in the fireball. Brian Swimme The creativity within the Universe dances in every life-form. In the stillness of our Essence we connect with the vibrations of life unfolding moment by moment, breath by breath.

22. Let the drop of water that is you become a hundred mighty seas. Rumi B ut do not think that the drop alone becomes the Ocean. The Ocean too becomes the drop.