E-Mail:laura@lauragrace.net

PO Box 1753, Morro Bay, CA 93443

Laura V. Grace

 

Spiritual Leader, Counselor, Author, & Teacher

Spring 2008

Greetings!

 

 I invite you to peruse our site and to check out the programs, books, and CD’s we offer to deepen your spiritual awareness and inner peace.

     Also, please take a minute to add your name to our expanding e-newsletter, Matters of the Heart, which we will happily send you each month (you may unsubscribe at any time). 

     May your experience here be joyful and empowering.  I wish you much inner peace and happiness.                          

Love,

Laura   

Text Box: This month’s article… Immersed in Divine Contentment Baba Muktananda once said, “Contentment destroys the Ego.” It’s difficult to imagine how such a gentle virtue, how something so soft, can obliterate something so resistant as the ego. But think of the smile from a newborn and how it has the power to melt your heart. Or how only one sip of water can revive a person who has fainted. The Sanskrit word for contentment is “samtosa.” The practice of samtosa is to learn to be content and satisfied in this moment, no matter what appears to be happening around you or in your life. Contentment is not passive. It’s not pretending to be at peace or content when it feels like everything is falling apart. Genuine contentment comes from knowing that you are with God and God is with you--at all times. Divine contentment has nothing to do with what is happening “out there,” from what might be occurring in your external circumstances. It comes from connecting with the deepest part of your Self. This entails taking time each day to meditate. It involves learning to place your full awareness on the present moment. A powerful mantra we use in a meditation class I teach is:.....to continue this article, please go to page 7 — Laura’s e-newsletter of this site. Text Box: ABOUT LAURA… Laura V. Grace is the Spiritual Leader of the Circle of Spiritual Enlightenment in San Luis Obispo, CA: www.spiritualcircle.org, and a national author and speaker. Laura is the author of the books Gifts of the Soul and The Intimate Soul and a syndicated columnist for more than twenty publications. With a background in world religions, psychology, and human awareness, Laura has been trained in the areas of psycho-spirituality, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, dream analysis, Gestalt therapy and transpersonal psychology. Laura became involved in Unity principles in 1985, attended the New Seminary in 1995-1996, and became ordained as an Interfaith minister in 1996. She began lecturing on A Course in Miracles in 1994 at various Unity churches. Having authored more than 150 articles on spiritual growth and awakening since 1995, Laura also offers numerous workshops and retreats for awakening the heart and spirit. As a speaker, Laura has presented on numerous times at spiritual centers and churches throughout the U.S. and Canada, and has completed a variety of services including weddings, commitment ceremonies, and memorials. Laura is on the staff of Women’s Press and her and her husband, Thomas, live along the ocean with their two beloved four-leggeds named "Guru" and "Buddha." You may learn more about Laura at: www.lauragrace.net

For your deepest spiritual nourishment in 2008, please join us in person or through our CD’s for services at the

Circle of Spiritual Enlightenment  ~~    (see below)

Circle of  Spiritual

Enlightenment

Spiritual Leader: Laura V. Grace

 

Sunday Gatherings: 10:00am

Sunday School Provided,

1500 Lizzie St., Room J-2, Adult School, San Luis Obispo

 

Website: www:spiritualcircle.org,

E-Mail: spiritualcircle@spiritualcircle.org

 

 

 

 

 
Text Box: CSE is an interfaith spiritual gathering place and subscribes to the ancient wisdom of the world’s sages in ways that supports contemporary living. CSE's teachings demonstrate the way for individuals to awaken through the power of prayer, meditation, and self-less service. Please join us for a meaningful spiritual celebration of the mind, body and spirit.