6-7-20, "Breaking Free from Self-Demeaning Talk", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2020:  Beyond 20/20 Spiritual Vision


June's Theme and Affirmation:

I Clearly See the Path to Waking Up!

This month’s Recommended Reading:

Radical Acceptance
Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha

 by Tara Brach, PH.D.

"Believing that something is wrong with us is a deep and tenacious suffering," says Tara Brach 
at the start of this illuminating book. This suffering emerges in crippling self-judgments and 
conflicts in our relationships, in addictions and perfectionism, in loneliness and overwork—
all the forces that keep our lives constricted and unfulfilled. Radical Acceptance offers a path 
to freedom, including the day-to-day practical guidance developed over Dr. Brach's twenty years 
of work with therapy clients and Buddhist students.

Writing with great warmth and clarity, Tara Brach brings her teachings alive 
through personal stories and case histories, fresh interpretations of Buddhist tales and 
guided meditations. Step by step, she shows how we can stop being at war with ourselves 
and begin to live fully every precious moment of our lives.



Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

11-17-19, "Leading from the Heart", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2019:  Spirituality in Action

November's Theme: Spiritual Guidance


Affirmation for November

I Stand for Spiritually Motivated Moral Leadership.

This month’s Recommended Reading:

Start with Why
by Simon Sinek

 From Martin Luther King, Jr., to Steve Jobs to the Wright brothers, 
Start with Why shows that the leaders who inspire us all think, act and communicate 
in the exact same way—and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does. 
Drawing on a wide range of real-life stories, it provides a framework upon which organizations
 can be built, movements can be led and people can be inspired—and it all starts with WHY.

  
365 Science of Mind — A Year of Daily Wisdom
is the overall theme book for 2019 SPIRITUALITY IN ACTION
Here, in a companion to the classic The Science of Mind, 
is a year of daily meditations from beloved spiritual leader Ernest Holmes.

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

12-16-18, "Spiritual Conviction", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2018:  100 Years of Science of Mind  

December's Theme:  Happiness and Fulfillment


Affirmation for December

Spirit delights in my being exactly who I am.

This month’s Recommended Reading:

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

 by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

Despite more than 50 years of exile and oppression, the Dalai Lama and Bishop Tutu are joy-filled.  Here, they answer the question of how we can find joy in the face of suffering.  

Wise and funny storytellers, they share their daily practices that sustain joy.  

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

6-3-18, "How Does God Know What I'm Doing?", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2018:  100 Years of Science of Mind  

June's Theme:  Spiritual Wisdom and How to Follow It


Affirmation for June

Spiritual wisdom guides me to bless everyone I meet.

This month’s Recommended Reading:

Spiritual Solutions
by Deepak Chopra

Over the course of his career as a physician, teacher and bestselling author, 

Deepak Chopra has received thousands of questions from people facing every kind of challenge. 

They have asked how to lead more fulfilling lives, how to overcome relationship problems 

and personal obstacles. What's the best way to deal with a passive-aggressive friend? 

Can a stagnant career be jump started? In a world full of distractions and stress, 

how does one find time for meditation?

Hidden among all of these questions are answers waiting to be uncovered.

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

10-22-17, "The Perfect Relationship", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2017: Values-Based Spiritual Living


Affirmation for October

We create a community climate conducive to 

honest reflection and deep, direct communication.

This month’s Recommended Reading:

The Mastery of Love
by Don Miguel Ruiz

A book that shows us how to heal our emotional wounds, 

recover the freedom and joy that are our birthright, and

restore the spirit of playfulness that is vital to loving relationships.

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

10-16-16, "One Self Existent Cause", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2016:  The Global Vision:  A World That Works for Everyone

Affirmation for October

We see a world where there is a direct revelation of Truth 

through our intuitive and spiritual nature.

This month’s Recommended Reading:

Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion
by Gregg Levoy

Drawing from centuries of history, art, science, psychology, and philosophy, 

as well as in-depth interviews with people who rediscovered and reignited 

passion in their own lives, Vital Signs offers an expansive menu of possibilities 

for claiming or reclaiming your passion. It will help you maintain a keen awareness 

of where the pulse is and a determination to plug into that place.

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

7-3-16, "The Courage to be Forgiving", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2016:  The Global Vision:  A World That Works for Everyone

Affirmation for July

We believe in the eternal Goodness of life, 

where there is peace, harmony, and justice for all.

This month’s Recommended Reading:

Path of Compassion

by Thich Nhat Hanh

This book is an excellent companion to our focus: loving kindness and forgiveness.
It includes stories from the Buddha’s life that help us realize that everyone faces difficulties 

and challenges—even elevated teachers.  This is particularly useful to know when dealing with 

the courage to forgive, which sometimes seems to require superhuman strength to accomplish.
The reality is, forgiveness is challenging.  It is a worthy challenge, because on the other side of it is freedom and peace.  But it is not a challenge that can be pushed through without compassion 

and self-love.  Imagine living in a worldwide culture in which forgiveness is the norm. 

That is the vision of Centers for Spiritual Living.

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

4-24-16, "Kinship With All Life", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2016:  The Global Vision:  A World That Works for Everyone


Affirmation for April

We see a world in which kinship with all life prospers, 

where we respect and honor the interconnectedness of all life.

 
This month’s Recommended Reading:

An Unknown World 

by Jacob Needleman

What is the purpose of life on Earth? 

In An Unknown World, Jacob Needleman frames man's role on the planet
in a completely new and fresh way, moving beyond the usual environmental concerns
to reveal how the care and maintenance of a world is something vital and basic
to our existence as authentic human beings.

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

11-22-15, "Bless Everyone", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2015:  One Truth, Many Paths


Affirmation for November

The richness of life flows through me in ways that are peaceful and kind.

I am infused with the essence of peace and it expresses in my life as peace and kindness.

 This month’s Recommended Reading

The Zen Commandments
by Dean Sluyter

Drawing on sources from Zen stories and Bible to jazz and rock 'n' roll, from American movies 

to Tibetan meditative techniques, Dean Sluyter steers clear of dogma 

and emphasizes what works—a sort of spiritual street smarts. 

He shows that the state of boundless freedom and happiness isn't something distant or exotic, 

but is right here, while you're stuck in traffic or taking out the trash. 

And revisiting the Ten Commandments, he shows how on a deeper level 

they offer some surprising enlightenment wisdom of their own.
 

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

8-9-15, "Taoism: Go With the Flow", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2015:  One Truth, Many Paths


Affirmation for August

Life's nature is to be Divine. 
Life flows with ease and peace through my being.  
I take time to remember that my life is one with Divine Life.


This month’s Recommended Reading

Wisdom Walk:  Nine Practices 
for Creating Peace and Balance from the World's Spiritual Traditions
by Sage Bennet

 "This is an easy-to-follow guide for bringing spiritual traditions into our own life 
by borrowing ancient practices from several world traditions 
and adapting them for our own use."

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

12-17-14-part 2, "Exploring A Course in Miracles", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Wednesday Evening Service

December 17, 2014 – Part 2

Exploring A Course in Miracles

 This lesson concludes an ongoing series introducing
the listener to A Course in Miracles

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 Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

12-17-14-part 1, "Exploring A Course in Miracles", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Wednesday Evening Service

December 17, 2014 – Part 1

Exploring A Course in Miracles

 This lesson concludes an ongoing series introducing
the listener to A Course in Miracles

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Stepping Stones Books and Gifts

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 Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

11-19-14, part 2 "Exploring A Course In Miracles", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Wednesday Evening Service

November 19, 2014 – Part 2

Exploring A Course in Miracles

 This ongoing series introduces the listener to A Course in Miracles

You can purchase a copy of the book from
 

Stepping Stones Books and Gifts

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 Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

11-19-14, part 1 "Exploring A Course In Miracles", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Wednesday Evening Service

November 19, 2014 – Part 1

Exploring A Course in Miracles

 This ongoing series introduces the listener to A Course in Miracles

You can purchase a copy of the book from
 

Stepping Stones Books and Gifts

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 Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

10-22-14, part two, "Exploring A Course in Miracles", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Wednesday Evening Service

October 22, 2014

Part 2
Continuation to end of talk

Exploring A Course in Miracles

 This ongoing series introduces the listener to A Course in Miracles

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 Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

10-22-14, part one, "Exploring A Course in Miracles", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Wednesday Evening Service

October 22, 2014

Part 1
Opening Prayer and beginning of talk

Exploring A Course in Miracles

 This ongoing series introduces the listener to A Course in Miracles

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 Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

8-27-14, part 2, "Exploring A Course in Miracles", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Wednesday Evening Service

August 27, 2014

Part 2

Exploring A Course in Miracles

 This talk introduces the listener to A Course in Miracles

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 Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

8-27-14, part 1, "Exploring A Course in Miracles", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Wednesday Evening Service

August 27, 2014

Part 1

Exploring A Course in Miracles

 This talk introduces the listener to A Course in Miracles

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 Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

8-17-14, "The Hero's Journey", Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Theme for 2014:  The Power of Spiritual Living

August's theme is The Power of Myth
  

Affirmation for August: 

I perceive the good
which is in my own consciousness.

I rejoice at this perception.

I dwell upon it in my mind,
for I know that is the way to
increase my awareness of good.


This month’s Recommended Reading:

The Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell

The Power of Myth takes us even deeper than the morality tales of Aesop,
to the inward journey of understanding our essential nature
and learning to read and benefit from the signs along the way

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Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

7-23-14, "Exploring A Course in Miracles" part 1, Rev. Kim Kaiser

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Wednesday Evening Service

July 23, 2014

Part 1

Exploring A Course in Miracles

 This talk introduces the listener to A Course in Miracles

You can purchase a copy of the book from
 

Stepping Stones Books and Gifts

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 Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa