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Circle of Conversations MSIA - Brazil *For Soul Discourses readers.

August, 18-20, 2017 Portal da Paz - Brahma Kumaris Serra do Cipรณ, MG - Brazil

HOW TO CONVERSE CONVERSATIONS WE DON’T CONVERSE?

the call In a time where reality and virtuality merge, pauses are as important as the journey ...

Aborigines from the Australian mainland gathered every night around the fire to tell their stories and convey the wisdom of the elders. They believed that the flow of the universe was present in every conversation, in a temporal knot, which was undone at dawn. The art of conversing requires practice and intentionality. To be in a circle is to make room for the divine and the human to enter into communion. This is the calling.

The time is now. The space is open ...

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What Will Happen We w i l l m e e t f o r a unique experience in an open space for meaningful and important conversations for each of us

Learn…

Connect…

to co-create this space in a clear and fluid way, exploring possibilities of manifesting the unmanifest and giving shape to the best that inhabits each of us.

the divine essence of the inner path of the soul with the physical reality that challenges us every day.

Transform… lead into gold, finding a way to do new things.

In a space blessed by the Traveler, we want to recognize our values ​and qualities to share with the world.

Incubate… ideas and concerns to generate projects for our local communities, to expand the Light, more and more.

Promote… whatever is for the greater good and then sow the simple things we have learned.

How We Converse To g e t h e r w e w i l l learn methodologies and explore possibilities of practicing them in daily life, facilitating dialogue and understanding in the relationships we maintain.

Check-In Circle

Harvesting

We will learn the etiquette of the circle and empathic listening. We will use the talking stick and personal objects to introduce ourselves.

If we reep what we sow, these conversations need to be captured and processed to generate knowledge and learning. We will practice the art of harvesting

Open Space Life is an open space in which we can be like bees pollinating or butterflies resting. We will always be adding something, somehow. If this does not happen, we use both feet and go where we can contribute.

World CafĂŠ The best moment of a conference is the coffee break. So we'll extend this space with more time, to learn the etiquette of this way of conversing.

Powerful Questions A conversation is based on good questions. Learning to ask questions is challenging in that we have been trained to give answers. This will be an opportunity for expansion.

ProAction CafĂŠ Conversing requires practice and practice requires more practice. As we get involved with projects, we also want to identify the next steps. This methodology will guide us to see where and how we can go about service projects.

What keeps us on this path?

What motivates you to expand your spiritual reality?

How to strengthen yourself to overcome the challenges that life presents?

Day 0 PREPARATION

How It Will Work Our meeting will be held in a 3 day f o r m a t . We w i l l arrive from all parts and gether f o r t h i s j o u r n e y.

Depending on where you are coming from, you may have to travel the day before. We will arrange room and board if this is the case.

Day 1 OPENING On this day we will start activities early in the morning. We'll all be at the meeting place, having arrived the day before or on the same day.

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Day 2 TRAVERSING We will have a full day, with room for contemplation and much celebration. If you do not know, to converse is to celebrate.

Day 3 CLOSING On this day we will list the next steps, in addition to closing. After lunch, in a check-out circle, we will promote a large harvest before we head home. The mission will have been fulfilled and the blessing will have been given.

Know the Team Some people have been meeting to align the work and shape this proposal.

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For some time the restlessness of some has been provoking inquiries and forging room for this conversation. From counseling with John Morton, exchanging ideas, to dinner last year, when we spoke about the importance of conversing more. Taking initiative, instigated by John himself, a group had met several times to clarify the purpose and identify the call. Now that it is clear, we are inviting you to be with us. Do you feel called? Come on then.

The space is open ...

ANA YAMAGUISHI

REGINA PAPP

CLÁUDIA FERRAZ

LANA BARREIRA

ROBERTA VASCONCELLOS

JOHN- ROGER

JOHN MORTON

SHEILA BECKER

MARCELLO LACROIX

TATIANA ÁLVARES

LEIGH TAYLOR-YOUNG

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On an Ordinary Day During one of our Skype calls‌

On this day, we were checking which questions were the most voted to be used in this invitation. Out of a total of 20, numbers 5, 9, 18 and 19 were chosen.

Speaking this out loud, someone's cell phone recognized the voice and automatically searched for Google numbers 18, 19, arriving at Genesis 18:19, which we transcribe below: 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.�

We kept looking at each other and thinking what it was all about, since the cell phone had recognized a voice that was not that of its owner. There were still numbers 5 and 9, which typed in the same cell phone, showed a SAT 8143 with the following title: The Trials of the Neophyte. Here is a tip :)

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VENUE: map Portal da Paz – Brahma Kumaris – Serra do Cipó São Benedito, MG ENROLLMENT: https://goo.gl/oBC8sR CONTACT & INFORMATION: Tatiana Álvares – MG +55 (31) 99191-8021 Sheila Becker – RS +55 (51) 98118-2695 Lana Barreira – RJ +55 (21) 98840-9547 Regina Papp – SP +55 (19) 98144-2888 Cláudia Ferraz – SP +55 (11) 99339-2142 Ana Yamaguishi – DF +55 (61) 98409-0820