VISTA 2021 VIRTUAL CONVENTION

 

Vista Introduction from Centers for Spiritual Living on Vimeo.

CENTERS FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING VISTA 2021 VIRTUAL CONVENTION:

In just a few weeks we will kick off our Virtual Convention VISTA 2021: One Mind. Infinite Connection set to take place February 15-18, 2021.

In 2019 we had over 125 communities and an additional 100 individuals & focus ministries connect globally through the use of technology. In 2021, we have already taken our reach even further with new expanded possibilities and connection.

VISTA 2021 is our 4-Day Virtual Convention creating global connection beyond the limitations of physical time and space. As we all adjust to the expansion of virtual communication, we’ll come together to be lifted up in a deeper connection. Join us for inspiring talks and conversations, live music performances, and interactive workshops designed to set you up for success - ALL live-streamed from around the globe into the comfort of your home or community.

Let's come together as One Mind and Infinite Connection to light up the world!

Participation in VISTA 2021 is easy and offers a variety of options:

• Participate & watch the programming LIVE!

• View recordings of sessions at your leisure

• Interact with attendees through live discussions, Q&A, & polls

• Engage your community and leadership with a group registration pack.

Keep checking back to this website for additional updates on programming, music, speakers, and more!

A Moment of Peace for our Nation and our World

Rev. Edward Viljoen, DD (Hon.) Spiritual Leader, Centers for Spiritual Living

Meditation adapted from Ernest Holmes, The Science of Mind

A moment of peace for our nation and our world.

Peace Is the Power at the Heart of God

My peace is found at the heart of God. The heart of God, for me, is found at the very center of my being. It does not matter how closely the confusion of the outer world presses against me, I am not even disturbed by the confusion in my immediate environment. I know that the only way to counteract confusion is to bring peace into play. "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you." These words of assurance stay with me, and I hear them re-echoing in the depths of my being.

I surrender all of my fears-those nameless fears which have beset me for such a long time, dulling my pleasure and clouding with misery and apprehension all of my days. I am now through with fear. What, indeed, is there for a divine and immortal being to fear. Certainly not people, for as I am a divine and immortal being, so is every man, and every man is my brother. I recognize the one Life Principle, working in and through and inspiring the motives of everyone I contact.

My Peace Is Found at the Heart of God

January 2021 Timeless Wisdom, Evolutionary Vision

Each month, our Spiritual Leader Rev. Dr. Edward Viljoen films a video to introduce Centers for Spiritual Living’s suggested monthly topics and themes.

January’s theme and the theme for 2021 is Timeless Wisdom, Evolutionary Vision.

The suggested topics for January are:

· (1/3) Timeless Wisdom, Evolutionary Vision

• · (1/10) Grounding Beyond the Beginning
• · (1/17) Here and Now
• · (1/24) Looking Ahead
• · (1/31) Looking Above

To see the video on Vimeo in English, click here or scroll to the bottom of this message.

¡Saludos!

Cada mes, nuestro Líder Espiritual, el Rev. Dr. Edward Viljoen, filma un video para presentar los temas mensuales sugeridos por los Centros para la Vida Espiritual.

El tema del mes de enero y del año 2021 es: Sabiduría eterna, Visión evolutiva.

Los temas sugeridos para enero son:

• (1/3) Sabiduría eterna, Visión evolutiva
• (1/10) Enraizado más allá del principio
• (1/17) Aquí y ahora
• (1/24) Mirando hacia el futuro
• (1/31) Mirando hacia arriba Vea el video de enero de 2021 haciendo clic abajo:

(10) Video para el mes de enero del 2021: Sabiduría eterna, Visión evolutiva - YouTube

Global Themes January 2021 English from Centers for Spiritual Living on Vimeo.

Making Magic / Haciendo Magia

Think of each day as a holy opportunity to celebrate. Particularly in a month like December, when there are so many sacred days from various spiritual traditions. The idea of making every day worthy of honoring spiritual inspiration seems apt and even significant, even the days that are not ‘red-inked’ on our calendar.

Every day, it turns out, can be made to be significant.

December 2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth
December 27, 2020 – Making Magic

Tema del mes: Celebrando la Verdad Divina
Semana 4: Haciendo Magia

Cultivating the Light / Cultivando la luz

It is interesting to me that Light plays such an important role in touching our hearts…

• Whether a candle on a cake,
• A fire in the darkness
• Or the glow on the face of a saint…

Light has marked occasions of human significance since time began.

• Bonfires celebrated winter solstice rites..
• In Praise of ancient Gods, fires were lighted:
• At Hanukkah, Jews lighted, and still do, candles in a menorah in memory of the miracle of many centuries ago...
• Christians, as a sign of the presence of holiness.

If you like, you might even use a candle to help the process. Light a candle every morning. For five minutes be still and look at it. And in your mind state FIRMLY Spirit is the light of intelligence in my life.

December 2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth
December 20, 2020 – Cultivating Light

Tema del mes: Celebrando la Verdad Divina
Semana 3: Cultivando la luz

Preparing the Way / Preparando el camino

Whether you are in a northern or a southern climate, you know that during the winter months, the nights get longer and colder and it is not unusual for people to look forward to the return of the light and its warmth. The winter months, associated in some climates with hibernation and renewal, can be an opportunity for spiritual practitioners to go within, rekindle their inner light, and prepare the way for another spring.

December 2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth 

• December 13, 2020 – Preparing the Way

Tema del mes: Celebrando la Verdad Divina

• Semana 2: Preparando el Camino

Videos - December 2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth / Celebrando la Verdad Divina

December 2020 Monthly Theme: Celebrating Divine Truth
December 6, 2020 – Welcoming the Shadow


Tema del mes: Celebrando la Verdad Divina
Semana 1: Dando la Bienvenida a la Sombra

Jacob Liberman wrote that “A shadow is produced when an object blocks light. Whenever we block the light guiding our life, we create a shadow. Only when we are transparent and in alignment with the source of light, as when the sun is directly overhead, does the shadow magically disappear.”

In our spiritual culture, one of the ways we explore both the shadows and the light is through one-on-one spiritual coaching with licensed practitioners who have been trained to work with clients to identify blocks and provide spiritual mind treatment to address them. If you are not in an area where a licensed practitioner is available, you may consider visiting our world ministry of prayer where you can submit a request for spiritual mind treatment.

November 29, 2020 - The Grateful and Cheerful Receiver - El receptor agradecido y alegre

Giving and receiving connected; you might even say they are the same thing. We can’t have one without the other. So good cheer is as essential in receiving as it is in giving.

Here’s the thing, some of us are better at giving, and others are better at receiving. Some of us practice being good givers to hide the discomfort we feel around receiving. And others of us receive in a way that – well, to be frank – is more like demanding or taking. The point is, if you are like me and everyone else, there is probably an area in your giving and receiving where you can do better, and good cheer is a clue.

To bring good cheer into your receiving, consider the practices suggested in this week's video.  Follow the links below to view them in English or Spanish:

• November 29, 2020 –  The Grateful and Cheerful Receiver
  
  
• Semana 5: El receptor agradecido y alegre

November 22 - Are You Motivated to be a Compassionate Conduit?

A conduit is a channel that carries something like water or electricity.

The conduit is not the source of the water or electricity; it is the channel through which the water or electricity flows.

Thinking of electricity as an illustration of the Divine is very helpful to me in my studies of Science of Mind. Electricity is inherently neutral. It has no regional, religious, racial, gender bias. It respects no person more than another, no being more than another. It just is. 

I think of electricity as being everywhere, and it always was everywhere, but not visible, not useful, until it was channeled and directed for a specific purpose. And of course, using electricity requires an understanding and respect for the laws that govern it.

To see this week's videos in English or Spanish, follow the links below:

• November 22, 2020 – God is Not Motivated if You Aren’t 

• Semana 4: Dios no está motivado si tu no estás