Beloved, Here is the latest clip selected from Monday nights satsang in hot and sweaty Amsterdam. On a practical note Byron Retreat is full except for camping.... Sweden is almost full...and i just heard that the Sinai desert walking retreat is limited to 40 people... sorry for any previous miss information as i did not know that the numbers were limited. Hope that you smiling on your pathless path. ...The Final question is: "Do you trust God"... "Do you trust Existence?" The problem with Existence is that you can't smell it, taste it, feel it, see it, hear, it know it or direct it. So, how do you trust something that you can't perceive with the mind? This is the dilemma. The answer is: You stop for a moment. You make absolutely no effort and you see if life stops. If you stop interfering, does life stop? I understand that there is a huge habit that has been saying, "You have to do it. You are in control, you are the doer". But in the second of stopping you see that life doesn't stop and it is absolutely ten out of ten perfect and peaceful. So now you have a fork in the road. Either you continue to worship "I'm the doer" or you have the courage to not touch that. You don't really have a choice in this, but that is useless to hear so I'm going to say that you do have a choice in this. The experience is that you have to choose to be absolutely vulnerable. It's like you have to choose to be totally open, defenseless to "Thy will be done". If you say, "Existence... let Thy will be done. Do with me as you want...Whatever that means, however that looks". The mind and ego goes "Oh my God, what is existence going to do with me? Put me in a cave to be eaten by ants or have me thrown out on the streets?" You don't know. Highly unlikely, but you still don't know. That is the only willingness you will ever need... then who is left to care... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
