The three things that people are most afraid of are death, other people, and their own minds.The Buddha said this, "All we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thought. It is made up of our thought. If a man speaks

Presence, Awareness, and Intention

Feb 10th, 2019 33m 25s

Motivational guest speaker Elizabeth Manuel speaks today about presence, awareness, and intention.She considers the question, "What's lurking beneath the threshold of our consciousness?", as she weaves examples of practical spiritual principl

The Enchantment to Oneness

Feb 3rd, 2019 39m 6s

As a modern society, we tend to operate in ways that are not sustainable. This is our enchantment with progress.But we are not stuck, and we teach spiritual principles that we can apply in our lives, individually and collectively, to change t

Reviewing Our Year

Dec 30th, 2018 38m

Dr. Patrick gives us three tools to look over the past year to help us move into the new year. He considers the "disease of more", a look at our values, and new ways of practice.

Empowerment Through Self-Discovery

Dec 16th, 2018 38m 3s

The teens and their advisors, Aleisha Cloutier-Parcels and Daniel Sande, share their personal stories on how they are learning empowerment through self-discovery.

Amy Bishop on Being Awake

Dec 9th, 2018 50m 19s

Musician and spiritual hero Amy Bishop moves us with her powerful songs and stories about being awake.

Going Beyond Our Story

Dec 2nd, 2018 40m 25s

Transnarrative cognition is understanding and going beyond our story.Dr. Patrick looks at "Green", the final meme in the first tier of Spiral Dynamics, which represents community.Remember that your perception of the world is a reflection of

Awakening to Ourselves

Nov 25th, 2018 45m 2s

This week, Dr. Patrick looks at "Blue" and "Orange", the fourth and fifth memes in the Spiral Dynamics.Blue represents the rule of law. The establishment of order. The quest for ultimate peace.Orange represents the achiever-self. Playing the

Warriors for the Human Spirit

Nov 18th, 2018 31m 8s

Dr. Patrick looks at "Red", the third meme in the Spiral Dynamics, which represents the warrior.

The Great Turning

Nov 11th, 2018 45m 36s

Dr. Patrick looks at "Purple", the second meme in the Spiral Dynamics, which represents the tribe.

The Evolution Revolution

Nov 4th, 2018 44m 25s

Dr. Patrick looks at "Beige", the first meme in the Spiral Dynamics, which represents survival.We all rely on others for our survival.

Making Friends with Conflict

Oct 28th, 2018 31m 42s

Conflict happens in every area of life. Using Dr. Gary Simmons' book The I of the Storm, we can learn what is conflict, why embrace it, and how can we stand in the eye of the storm.We need to understand that change and movement are the heartb

The Life of Diamonds

Oct 21st, 2018 38m 1s

The Centre is undergoing a transformation from a minister-centric community to a ministry-centric community. This is guided by the Genogram activity and our community's Shadow Card and Q Card. The Shadow Card is when we are acting outside of o

Our Story, Our Genogram, Our Q Card

Oct 14th, 2018 27m 22s

Dr. Patrick presents the community's Q Card. The reverse side of the card speaks of the shadow qualities of our community, while the front side of the card speaks to our destiny as a vibrant, impactful ministry-centric spiritual community.Dr.

Gratitude and Thanksgiving

Oct 7th, 2018 37m 48s

No one is against us, even our own lives.Our lives become predictable because attention and awareness continually re-frame the present moment to the context of past influences. These are our patterns. Consciousness is poured into the creative

How to Not Be Triggered When We're Judged

Sep 30th, 2018 30m 5s

As we begin to do church around the purpose of transforming lives instead of doing church around the purpose of feeling better about ourselves, we in the community begin to feel a greater sense of empowerment, partnership, and ownership.This

States of Being and Stages of Being

Sep 23rd, 2018 45m 55s

This week, Dr. Patrick previews the upcoming weekend Genogram activity with Dr. Gary Simmons that will happen at the Centre. The Centre and its ministry has a history and thus a pain body. The purpose is to identify the unconscious patterns th

Waking Up to the Infinite Possibilities

Sep 16th, 2018 39m 56s

We have within us a Power that is greater than anything we shall ever contact in the outer. A power that can overcome every obstacle in our lives and set us safe, satisfied, and at peace, healed and prosperous in a new light, in a new life.We

International Day of Service

Sep 9th, 2018 37m 33s

Service is: Giving to others, service to self, being a presence, compassion, being unselfish, doing something for others without expecting reward or gain, helping without expectation, and helping people when they are unable to complete a task

Never Give Up, But Always Give Over

Sep 2nd, 2018 34m 11s

This week, guest speaker Nadene Rogers teaches about never giving up but always giving over.On the theme of surrender, we learn how to let go of our identity to find ourselves, to let go of the roles we play and the masks that we wear.We giv

Three Stories

Aug 26th, 2018 45m 1s

This week, Dr. Patrick teaches from the ideas of Shariff Abdullah and his work for societal transformation.There are three stories that are alive on the planet. The first story is the Keeper Society, who live in harmony with all of life. They

Spiral Dynamics - Beyond Just Processing Our Feelings

Aug 19th, 2018 39m 44s

In the system of Spiral Dynamics, the first tier is all about action. In the second tier, the theme is being.And as we move into the second tier, into yellow, we begin evolving from separation to inter-being.To facilitate this evolution, we

Prayer is Essential to Happiness

Aug 12th, 2018 32m 23s

Guest speaker Elizabeth Manuel speaks about the important link between prayer and happiness.Prayer is not an act of overcoming God's reluctance, but should be an act of acceptance of Its highest willingness. Through prayer, we recognize a Spi

For the Joy of It

Aug 5th, 2018 37m 15s

Guest speaker Rev. Patrick Harbula speaks about living for the joy of it.Life is not just something to be endured. It is to be lived in joy, in a fullness without limit. We have a song to sing, we have a joy to bring to the world, and love an

Spiral Dynamics - Shifting Paradigms

Jul 29th, 2018 35m 47s

Continuing his teaching on the Spiral Dynamics framework of human evolution and change, Dr. Patrick discusses the mechanisms behind the emergence of a new paradigm.Each paradigm shift is a reactive, adaptive response to the inadequacies of th