TRUE AWAKENING - an enlightenment intensive

Have…Do... Be

We walk, we talk, we drive, we work, we buy, we pay, we sleep, we dream… in an endless cycle of having and doing where we “have-do-be” a particular person while we’re doing what we do, to get what we want. Often the way we have to be is not the way we are, but the way the world requires us to be. So we act out the parts, play the roles and wear the masks...over and over again.

Over time, “one develops a false sense of self in order to survive... After years of acting, performing and pretending, one’s loses sense of who one really is ... One’s True Self is numbed out!” (John Bradshaw)

We wonder what the having, doing and being are all about.
We ask: “Is there more to life than this? Is this all there is to us?

Who am I ?
What is life?

We search through the books, videos, philosophies, religions and seminars only to find that, just like the roles we took on, the explanations we have believed have come externally from a source other than ourselves.
We question the answers.

Perhaps you are at this stage in your life...searching, questioning, exploring, wanting to know the truth through your own experience...wanting to live more fully...more from the depth of your true self? Perhaps you are ready for one of the biggest leaps in your spiritual growth:

TRUE AWAKENING is a remarkable process that brings you to the “direct consciousness” of your true self and the true nature of life. The retreat is a 4 evening/5 day process that combines the eastern practice of contemplation on an age-old question such as “who am I?” with a communication structure based on modern methods of western insight psychology. Periods of sitting, walking, meals, rest and silent meditation are spaced optimally within a monastic-like rural environment so that you can take full advantage of the opportunity to focus on realizing the Truth without the usual distractions of everyday life. The process is followed by a half day of integration to bring the experience of the weekend into your life.

No religious or philosophic belief system is taught.
The workshop leader only gives instruction on the technique and guides you through any difficulties that occur as you do it. Remarkably, the process produces spiritual realization that is similar in depth to that which is recorded in writings from many diverse spiritual traditions but without years of meditation and spiritual practice.

Self-Realization

When Self-Realization occurs you become aware of the fact of your true self, life or another. The illumination is simple, obvious and indisputable. You are enveloped in a sense of unity and completeness. A profound feeling of peace, contentment and lightness permeates your body. You feel totally embodied as if you have finally “come home” to your Self.

Benefits

Self-Realization is completely satisfying because it is fulfilling in and of itself. It gives you the ability to be more open and authentic in relationships, the persistence to accomplish personal goals, the centeredness to face life’s difficulties and a greater capacity for joy.

What participants have said about TRUE AWAKENING:

“I can’t property express how blessed I feel. All I know is that it (self-realization) is more real than anything…this sense of deep meaning and connection helps me trust that the human spirit has limitless possibility. Brenda McMorrow – Singer/songwriter, London

“All of my worries about the future…and past hurts seemed in that moment of awakening, very small when compared to the vastness of which I was apart. In that moment I knew real joy...” – Oriah Mountain Dreamer - Author from “The Invitation”, Toronto

“Within one year of the workshop I left my business and took a chance on a new career…money is not important, nor is status. What is important is that I am now doing what I was originally meant to do with my life” – Mel Steiner - Artist, Toronto

“It’s like I did 5 years of meditation in one weekend!” Beth Clark – Yoga Teacher, Kingston

“I now have a strength that comes from a different source, an inner strength. It just is. Coming from that source life is easier and when things get difficult, I have the power and deep knowledge to deal with it” - Suzy Wasitis - Homemaker- Mississauga
Retreat Leader

Russell Scott has coordinated healing programs and worked as a counselor in treatment centres in Northern Ontario. As well as having been the director of the Ecology Retreat Centre near Orangeville, Ontario for over 10 years he now owns “True Source Seminars” through which he has lead personal growth workshops across Ontario for the last 20 years. As a seasoned workshop leader, he has been involved in over 50 TRUE AWAKENING retreats.

NEXT RETREAT
February 18 (6pm) to 22 (2pm) 2010

For more information:
519-942-8339 or
info [at] TrueSourceSeminars [dot] com
www.TrueSourceSeminars.com