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We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been – a place half-remembered and half-envisioned we can only catch glimpses of from time to time. Community. Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power. Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.
~ Starhawk
WELCOME HOME
The Triangle Center for Spiritual Living is a spiritual community that honors all paths and promotes global transformation through personal transformation. We are a spiritual community that can support you as you strive to experience a personal relationship with God. When God is the focus of our spirituality, then the other areas of our lives fall into place – we are happier, we can do more for others, we become better stewards of the Earth, and we become active participants in a world that works for all. If you are in search of a spiritual community where you are respected and accepted for who you are, our community is your community. If you are looking for inspiration, insight, and revelation, as well as for support to grow into your highest potential, our community is your home. Please accept our invitation to visit us soon!
A MESSAGE FROM REV. DUSTY RIPPELMEYER
I invite you to consider our Center as your spiritual home. A home where you will feel safe to just be. We are more than just a place to intellectually learn spiritual principles, such as Oneness, Wholeness, Creativity, Abundance, Immortality, and Forgiveness. Through services, classes, workshops, and spiritual practices including prayer, meditation, visioning, and service, we create experiential opportunities for you to embody the principles in a very practical way. You are welcome no matter where you are on your path. I would like you to know that this is a place to powerfully step into a life that you love.
WHO WE ARE
We are a Science of Mind Community.
A practical and positive philosophy, faith and way of life.
Triangle CSL is part of a global community of over 450 spiritual centers, communities, and ministries in 30 countries worldwide. We are dedicated to transforming lives by exploring new possibilities for your life and providing powerful spiritual tools to help make the world a better place.
According to Wikipedia, Religious Science, also known as Science of Mind, was established in 1927 by Ernest Holmes (1887–1960) and is a spiritual, philosophical and metaphysical religious movement within the New Thought movement. In general, the term ”Science of Mind” applies to the teachings, while the term ”Religious Science” applies to the organizations.
In his book The Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes stated ”Religious Science is a correlation of laws of science, opinions of philosophy, and revelations of religion applied to human needs and the aspirations of man.” He also stated that Religious Science/Science of Mind (RS/SOM) is not based on any ’authority’s’ established beliefs, but rather on ”what it can accomplish” for the people who practice it. [1] Today the International Centers for Spiritual Living, the United Centers for Spiritual Living (which combined into the Centers for Spiritual Living in 2011) and Global Religious Science Ministries are the main denominations promoting Religious Science.
GLOBAL VISION
GLOBAL VISION
We envision all people, all beings, and all life as expressions of God.
We see a world in which each and every person lives in alignment with his/her highest spiritual principle, emphasizing unity with God and connection with each other; a world in which individually and collectively we are called to a higher state of consciousness and action.
We envision humanity awakening to its spiritual magnificence and discovering the creative power of thought; a world where each and every person discovers his/her own personal power and ability to create an individual life that works within a world that works for everyone.
We envision a world in which we live and grow as One Global Family that respects and honors the interconnectedness of all life; a world where this kinship with all life prospers and connects through the guidance of spiritual wisdom and experience.
We envision a world where personal responsibility joins with social conscience in every area of the political, corporate, academic, and social sectors, providing sustainable structures to further the emerging global consciousness.
We envision a world where each and every person has enough food, a home and a sense of belonging; a world of peace and harmony, enfranchisement and justice.
We envision a world in which resources are valued, cared for, and grown, and where there is generous and continuous sharing of these resources.
We envision a worldwide culture in which forgiveness (whether for errors, injustices, or debts) is the norm.
We envision a world which has renewed its emphasis on beauty, nature, and love through the resurgence of creativity, art, and aesthetics.
We envision a world that works for everyone and for all of creation.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe that God does not judge us, ”keep score” or choose favorites, but is an infinite Source for our growth and evolution. We view the concept of sin as merely a mistake – an opportunity to make a different choice and experience a different outcome.
We believe that there is one ultimate loving energy that is present in all that exists. You may call it whatever you are comfortable with: God, Spirit, Source, the Great I Am, Allah, Yahweh, etc. This is not a personality outside of us, but rather a presence within each of us. We are inherently Spiritual beings having a human experience.
We believe that heaven and hell are not physical places to which we are sent by God, but describe states of mind. God is unconditional Love, and would not create life to destroy or condemn it. When we tap into the energy of Unconditioned Love, Abundance and Peace, we are in heaven. When we perceive separation from God, we experience hell.
We believe that we co-create with God, that our thoughts create our realities. When we align our thoughts with the perfection of God, we can heal sickness, break free from lack and limitation, and choose a way of living that is joy-filled and powerful.
We believe that we live in an abundant, unlimited universe and that within us lies all the Wisdom, Love and Power needed to create full, joyous, prosperous lives.
WHAT IS SCIENCE OF MIND
WHAT IS SCIENCE OF MIND
Science of Mind is a compilation of the great thoughts of the ages, the deep mystical yearnings of minds in search for God, and the modern approach to a faith, which can be demonstrated. In its practice and teachings, Science of Mind endeavors to include the whole life. It is a way of life focused on joy, freedom from fear, and justified by results. Science of Mind offers the world what it has have been waiting for – a faith whereby fear and superstition have been removed and universal spiritual principles are presented in plain, simple, and direct ways so that we may each learn to live now, in the present, with the knowledge and trust that the Universe is for us and not against us.
Science of Mind was founded by Dr. Ernest Holmes and is part of the “New Thought” spiritual tradition, a positive, practical spirituality. Science of Mind is drawn from the revelations of both western and eastern religion, the opinions of philosophy, the laws of science, and the practices of psychology as applied to human needs and the aspirations of humanity.
WHAT WE TEACH
WHAT WE TEACH
We teach Oneness and Unity, that this thing we have come to call “God” is the Source of all life and creation. This Divine Reality is a Transcendent Mystery beyond our human understanding. It is also the Presence of Love within us and all beings. We do not believe that God is a personality or Deity removed from creation, but that creation is held within the One Infinite Reality.
We teach that all people are equal within this Presence, recognizing that Universal Love is unconditional and nonjudgmental.
We understand that creation comes into being by Universal Love moving through Universal Laws. These laws are similar to natural laws and can be discovered and used by each of us.
We teach that Science and Spirituality meet in the fulcrum of quantum physics and mysticism, neuroscience and spiritual psychology, astrophysics and conscious awareness.
We teach the Universal Law of Cause and Effect – that we experience the consequences of our thoughts, words and actions, not as a reward or punishment, but as a natural result of our intentions and deeds.
We teach that our thoughts and beliefs actively impact and create our experience and that by changing our consciousness (mind/heart/body) we truly do change our lives.
We teach the power of affirmative prayer (spiritual mind treatment), not as a petition or supplication, but as an inner alignment with the Universal Power and Presence. Our Spiritual Mind Treatment (affirmative prayer) uses Universal Law to demonstrate the Truth that we have come to know and believe. We expect our lives to grow toward fuller expression and richer experience. We believe that prayer for ourselves, and others, manifests in physical and other types of healing.
We teach that every individual is an expression of the Universal Life and is already immortal. We believe that we live on after death, ever growing and expanding into greater awareness and understanding.
We seek to experience and express a Global Heart to balance the Global Brain of our technology and science. We envision and actively work toward a world that works for everyone, free of war, violence and separation, where forgiveness and sharing of resources is the norm, and where there is a renewed appreciation of art, nature and beauty.
We understand Jesus of Nazareth as the great example, as opposed to the great exception, knowing that his ministry was to teach that our nature, as humans, is Divine. We realize this Divinity as we accept that all of us are sons and daughters of God, the Living Spirit. We experience this Divinity as we embody that the “Kingdom of Heaven is within.”
We teach that there is no one true religion and that each spiritual path leads to Divine Reality and shares a golden thread of Truth. We believe that every faith adds something unique and important to the spiritual evolution of consciousness.
SCIENCE OF MIND TEACHING SYMBOL
WHAT IS THIS SYMBOL & WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
This is our teaching symbol, designed by our founder, Ernest Holmes (1887-1960). It symbolizes the creative process of both Universal and individual Life based on the profound idea that we are “made in the image and likeness “of the ONE. Its literal definition is “The descent of Spirit, through Law, into form.”
The Circle represents Infinite Spirit or the ONE. This circle contains three sections representing three aspects of the Divine Reality, or a “trinity” of Life.
The top section represents Spirit, the Absolute Nature of the Divine, the impulsion of Love and the Desire to Create. It can also be understood as the Creator, or First Cause. This is the seed of thought, belief or intention.
Within that Infinity is Spiritual Law. Law is accessed by each of us, first by our conscious awareness. Then, we empower some of our thoughts with feeling. Thoughts surrounded by feeling become beliefs—and our beliefs create our experience of conditions, forms, effects. The center section represents this Law of Cause and Effect (Soul), meaning the orderly process through which the Will of God (the impulsion of Love) becomes manifested or created. This is the soil into which the seed is planted.
The lower section is Body, meaning the physical, created universe which is understood to be the actual manifestation (incarnation) of Spirit in Form. This is the growing plant which is the result of the seed being planted.
The “V” symbolizes the creative process itself, reminding us that any impulsion or cause, be it a thought, intention or belief, moves through Law and becomes part of the physical. For every form, experience or effect there is a cause whether consciously planted or not.
By developing a new belief in the goodness and givingness of life, each of us can manifest a new way of being in the world: greater happiness, harmony, prosperity, anything we can imagine. Consciously using the Law of Mind toward these ends, we contribute something positive into the collective belief system of all humankind, setting an intention of a higher good for all.
COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP
COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP
We are an inclusive community, open to all spiritual seekers. Community Membership is not required to attend Triangle CSL gatherings or to receive prayer and support. That said, we sincerely hope you will consider becoming one of our increasing number of Community Members.
Community Membership represents a higher commitment to participating as an important and vital person within the community – beyond the Sunday morning experience. It is a personal choice and a powerful declaration of belonging. Being in alignment with the following Community Membership Agreements merely affirms that our members are in alignment with our philosophy, faith and the principles, engage in spiritual practice and joyfully offer their time, talent and treasure to support theirs and the community’s growth.
COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENTS
1. Be in alignment with our basic philosophy and the teachings of the Science of Mind and Spirit and New Thought/Ancient Wisdom principles.
2. Engage in an active spiritual life through the practice of prayer, meditation, visioning, forgiveness and gratitude.
3. Willingness to serve in some capacity to support the integrity, impeccability and excellence of the community.
4. Support of the regular and special activities of the Center.
5. Identifiable financial support participating in the the viability and growth of the Community
Formal membership and completion of the certificated “Foundations” class is required to serve in all leadership positions, vote on important community decisions, or serve as a member of our Leadership Council (Board of Directors).
For more information and a schedule of upcoming dates for Membership Orientation classes, please CONTACT US.