Sunday Class – Extracting Essence from Everyday Life

Sunday, August 10, 2025

2:30pm Hawaii Time | 5:30pm Pacific Time

     One of the special abilities of illumined beings attending upon this planet, is how they can make the most out of existence, despite the many obstacles and limitations present in daily life.  Ordinary souls, on the other hand, not only suffer the effects of such conditions, but reach the end of their time in the body on earth with little of lasting value to show for it.  As the Holy Mother said, one should at least be able to retain one’s peace of mind.

     The secrets of the enlightened being’s unique capabilities involve the purified mind and its ability to concentrate, resulting in a way to extract essence from every act, every thought, and even every object.  As Swami Vivekananda once remarked, pleasure becomes insipid after a time, but few beings know the bliss of exquisite pleasure.  This is the result of the mind’s power to gather essence, like a bee gathers honey from flowers.

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Meeting ID: 830 5560 5504

Passcode: 064591