Awakening to True Happiness Archives with David Hoffmeister
Aaron Abke’s Journey and Reinterpretation of Jesus’ Teachings – Letting Go of Sacrifice with David Hoffmeister
03-05-25 Aaron Abke's Journey and Reinterpretation of Jesus' Teachings - Letting Go of Sacrifice with David Hoffmeister David uses the video “The True Teachings of Jesus Will Destroy Christianity as We Know It” as a mind-training exercise to reinterpret Jesus'...
Being in the Flow of Life: Beyond Time and Fear
02-19-25 Being in the Flow of Life: Beyond Time and Fear The ultimate goal of life is to accept the atonement, which is the realization that the past and future are identical. This understanding eliminates guilt, shame, pain, and anxiety. It collapses all stories...
Embracing the Many Paths to Spiritual Awakening and Forgiveness
02-05-25 Embracing the Many Paths to Spiritual Awakening and Forgiveness There are thousands of pathways to God, all centered around forgiveness and releasing illusions to remember the truth. Our perception of the world, based on the five senses, is indirect and...
Embracing the New Year: A Journey Towards Extreme Letting Go and Deeper Collaboration
01-22-25 Embracing the New Year: A Journey Towards Extreme Letting Go and Deeper Collaboration David uses the New Year’s Day movie gathering to underscore the new year's significance as an opportunity for profound transformation and collaboration. While the Living...
Embracing Divine Simplicity: Moving Beyond Judgment to See God’s World
01-08-25 Embracing Divine Simplicity: Moving Beyond Judgment to See God's World David: Jesus taught us that our entire perception is built on judgment and fragmentation but that God Himself will wipe away all tears. He teaches us that our tears stem from our...
I Am Sustained By the Love of God – The Peace Pilgrim with David Hoffmeister
12-25-24 I Am Sustained By the Love of God - The Peace Pilgrim with David Hoffmeister David's talk is about the story and teachings of Peace Pilgrim, who began her pilgrimage in 1953 to promote inner peace by walking. Peace Pilgrim was an American spiritual teacher,...
Martin Merayo & David Hoffmeister, La Casa de Milagros
12-11-24 Martin Merayo & David Hoffmeister, La Casa de Milagros In this podcast, Martin Merayo and David Hoffmeister meet for the first time to engage in an open, heartfelt discussion about the practice of A Course in Miracles (Un Curso de Milagros). The meeting...
Do Not See Error!
11-27-24 Do Not See Error! In David's Saturday morning talk, he discusses the concept of choice and the duality of life. We live in a world of duality where one of the primary goals is to find a life partner and a pairing that will go. If you accomplish that one...
Hypnotic Illusions: Jesus’ Teachings on Perception
11-13-24 Hypnotic Illusions: Jesus' Teachings on Perception The Bible speaks about seeing the world through a darkened glass, like having dark sunglasses on. We perceive a world of darkness, with separate people, places, things, situations, and events. Jesus teaches...
A Journey Beyond Linear Time and Specialness
10-16-24 A Journey Beyond Linear Time and Specialness - A Movie Commentary by David Hoffmeister David's movie commentary dismantles our belief and perception of linear time, private thoughts, and people-pleasing. Private thoughts are defense mechanisms against the...
Prayer, Listening, and Following
10-02-24 Prayer, Listening, and Following David’s talk relates to the movie Mully, starring Charles Mully, who is a powerful example of prayer, listening, and following. It unites us with the Holy Spirit, Jesus, and the Creator, focusing on our heart's desire to...
Unlocking the Truth: The Power of No Private Thoughts
09-04-24 Unlocking the Truth: The Power of No Private Thoughts A Course in Miracles teaches that thoughts are either extended or projected, with God extending creative thoughts of pure spirit. Jesus teaches that we have real thoughts but are unaware of them. These...
From Control of Greed to Grace of Sharing
08-21-24 From Control of Greed to Grace of Sharing The Bible emphasizes that what goes around comes around, and the belief system in the world of idols is rooted in the belief in the ego, which is the belief in lack and scarcity. This belief leads to twisted ego...
“There’s Really only One of Us.” Commentary by David Hoffmeister
08-07-24 "There's Really only One of Us.” Commentary by David Hoffmeister In this movie commentary, David focuses on the unity of life. He reminds us that 'A Course in Miracles' is a radical redefinition of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, focusing on teaching only...
Embracing Divine Trust: A Journey from Dreams to Awakening
07-24-24 “Embracing Divine Trust: A Journey from Dreams to Awakening” At the recent in person Strawberry Fields Festival retreat in Utah USA David and Jason Warwick welcomed participants giving a talk and answered question and David felt the synchronicity with the...
The Power Within: Manifesting and Awakening
07-10-24 “The Power Within: Manifesting and Awakening” David's talk focuses on recognizing the power of the mind, a concept that Jesus teaches us about. Manifesting is a spiritual concept, as seen in the book and movie The Secret, but Jesus takes it to another level...
“Forgiveness and Awakening: Embracing the Holy Instant” – A Tribe of Christ Movie Commentary
06-26-24 “Forgiveness and Awakening: Embracing the Holy Instant” - A Tribe of Christ Movie Commentary In chapter 16 of A Course of Miracles, Jesus teaches us that the symbols of hate and love play out a conflict that does not exist, where symbols stand for something...
Beyond Perception: A Journey to True Awakening
06-12-24 “Beyond Perception: A Journey to True Awakening” David is excited to present a new classic movie ‘Poor Things', which has won many awards. The movie highlights the importance of unlearning the perceptual world and the five senses present with it. The world...
Awakening from the Dream: Embracing Atonement and the Illusion of Time
05-29-24 Awakening from the Dream: Embracing Atonement and the Illusion of Time The workbook lesson of the day, lesson 139, on accepting atonement for ourselves, is synchronized with this movie workshop about the end of choice. Jesus taught about perception 2,000...
Undoing Special Relationships and Clearing Away the Cobwebs of the Past
05-15-24 Undoing Special Relationships and Clearing Away the Cobwebs of the Past Today’s movie talk invites us to dissolve past attachments and judgments, which is a common human experience marked by guilt, fear, and pain. For years, films have guided us toward...