David
David began his journey to spiritual enlightenment in
1986 when he encountered A Course in Miracles and recognized it as
the tool he had been seeking for a radical transformation of his mind
and perceptions. In the early years David studied the Course with
passionate intensity, often reading it for eight or more hours a day.
After two years of this study, David began to seek the company of
other students of ACIM, attending as many as five groups a week. He
was startled to find that a Voice was speaking through him with great
authority, so that many began referring their questions to him.
Among family members, friends and teachers, David was always known
for questioning everything, rather than accepting conventional
answers. Thus he was delighted to find in the Course support and
encouragement from the Voice of Jesus for his careful examination of
every idea, belief, concept and assumption in his mind. Jesus became
David's internal teacher, answering his every question, guiding
him to hand over the day-to-day management of all relationships,
circumstances and events in his life, and providing inner discernment.
In 1991 David was impelled to make another leap of trust and to
begin
traveling around the United States and Canada, sharing his clarity of
understanding related to A Course in Miracles. He followed Jesus'
instructions to "become as a child", allowing himself to be
totally dependent on the Holy Spirit for money, transportation,
shelter, food and the words to speak in countless ACIM gatherings,
churches, metaphysical and spiritual groups and a host of holy
encounters with persons who knew nothing of the Course. David found
that it was his constant joy and peace that was the best teacher in
all encounters, and that it was this peace that all his brothers and
sisters were seeking. The Voice of Jesus told David – as it
instructed the apostles 2,000 years before, "Freely you have
received; freely give." Thus David has never charged for his
time, teaching or any of the many materials he gives away, but has
been supported entirely by love offerings. In all his years of
traveling and sharing the wisdom of Christ, David has become a living
demonstration of the principles of A Course in Miracles, such lessons
as:
"I am sustained by the Love of God."
"I am the light of the world."
"I will step back and let him lead the way."
"In my defenselessness my safety lies."
"God's will for me is perfect happiness."
David learned through countless miracles that he could perfectly
trust the Holy Spirit to provide for him and guide him through every
situation. Everything he seemed to need to accomplish his purpose as
a teacher of God was given without his making any effort whatever. Several hermitage
experiences helped David to free his mind from ego chatter and enter
into deep Silence, where he ultimately experienced Enlightenment.
In 1996 David was guided to a small house in Cincinnati,
Ohio, and he called it the PeaceHouse. It became a place of quiet and
meditation between travels, but also a place where he could welcome
those desiring to step back from the world and to go deeply within
the mind to discover the Christ within. David's time at the
PeaceHouse opened a new phase of his ministry as Holy Spirit guided
him to acquire computers and use internet technology. The result
was the making of a number of websites. His main website,
http://www.awakening-mind.net , today offers a
huge array of
resources related to A Course in Miracles and the metaphysics of
Christ. Spiritual truth-seekers can subscribe to David's e-group,
Awakeninginchrist, where he
opens to Holy Spirit to answer the
questions sent in from all over the world. Always a lover of music,
and seeing it as a path to God in its own right, David has set up a
number of Music Pavilions on his website highlighting a variety of
artists who share spiritual ideas through music. Also available on
the site are video clips of television interviews he has done, audio
recordings of gatherings and teaching sessions, searchable archives,
and writings such as Mind Overhaul, Purpose Is The Only Choice, and
The Movie Watcher's Guide To Enlightenment. (David sees movies as
another helpful path to God.)
While the computer ministry was unfolding, a friend
was inspired to establish a non-profit organization, the
Foundation For The Awakening Mind, which now serves as a framework
for coordinating all aspects of the ministry and for handling larger
donations. All donations help David continue to share the experience of:
Christ's Divine Love.
You can write to David at: david@awakening-mind.org
You can call him at: 513-898-1364 (Foundation for the Awakening Mind Office/PeaceHouse).