March 2007
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wayne will be Talking in the Chicago area next week. See details below.
There are still a couple of spaces available for the amazing week-long residential retreat with Wayne in Maui, Hawaii to be held April 14-21. If you are interested in participating you must book your space now. Details below and at http://advaita.org/AFretreat.htm
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MESSAGE FROM WAYNE
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Hello my loves,
Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to see this Teaching find a home in someone. It is like watching a flower bloom in the spring. To see the furrows relax between someone's eyebrows, to watch their shoulders drop as their tension fades, to see a smile creep onto their lips and the light begin to radiate from their eyes is for me, a thing of surpassing beauty. I notice it happening in nearly every gathering and I am awed by the incredible power of the Teaching.
Several years ago, Ramesh began to emphasize the impact of the realization of the Teaching in daily life rather than talking about the esoteric and the philosophical. It upset a lot of his devotees who had grown comfortable and complacent in the belief that they KNEW Ramesh's Teaching. But I thought it was great fun! A true Master shakes things up. He keeps the Teaching vibrant and alive by changing the presentation...because after all, life IS change.
This is a Living Teaching! It connects to who you are and what you are RIGHT NOW...in THIS moment. It challenges you and nurtures you. It is at once impossibly difficult and supremely easy. It forces you to work very, very hard but it does all the work itself.
We are truly blessed to have such a Teaching!
With much love,
Wayne
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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WITH RAMESH BALSEKAR
Daily Talks in His Home: 9AM Sindhula, N. Gamadia Rd. #10, Bombay, India (Helpful info for people planning to visit Ramesh can be found in the Ramesh Balsekar section of the advaita.org website)
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EVENTS WITH WAYNE LIQUORMAN
Chicago Talks...March 30 - April 1 Contact Maggie
maggiewilkins@one-heart.net
Maui, Hawaii Residential Retreat...April 14-21 Contact: Donna
fellowship@advaita.org 310-376-9636 http://advaita.org/AFretreat.htm
Toronto Talks...May 11-13 Contact: Paul
Email: panewton@gmail.com Phone:
(416) 587-5812
Barcelona, Spain...June 1-3 Contact: Carlos
Email: rojcar@yahoo.es
Phone:34972370357
Moscow, Russia...June 8-10 and June 15-17 Contact: Konstantin & Natalia
Email: ganga@ganga.ru Phone: 7-495-422-8901
St. Petersburg, Russia...June 12 and 13 Contact: Konstantin & Natalia
Email: ganga@ganga.ru Phone: 7-495-422-8901
Kiev, Russia...June 19 and 20 Contact: Konstantin & Natalia
Email: ganga@ganga.ru
Phone: 7-495-422-8901
Further details are available on the advaita.org website,
http://advaita.org/aftalks.html
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Talks in Wayne's Home
927B Sixth St., Hermosa Beach, CA (Check advaita.org website for times or call
310-376-9636 for a recorded announcement.)
These talks are broadcast LIVE over the Internet. Live broadcasts can be accessed free from the advaita.org website thanks to the continuing support of the members.
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THE ADVAITA PRESS STORE
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NEW BOOK from RAMESH
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The Only Way To Live - Ramesh S. Balsekar
Whatever I decide and do in any situation, depends on two factors: my genes and conditioning, which God has made.
Whatever action I do will, of course, have its consequences -- good, bad or indifferent -- as judged by society, which I have to accept.
The fact remains, however, that I cannot make a mistake. I cannot commit a sin.
Therefore I live like God, not afraid of living and not afraid of dying.
Paperback / Pages: 184 $13
https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/-The-Only-Way-To-Live--Ramesh-S-Balsekar_p_0-154.html
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NEW DVD from RAMESH
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SATSANG IN MUMBAI - RAMESH S. BALSEKAR - JAN 11, 2007
- DVD
Live recording of a satsang with Ramesh at his home in Mumbai.
Running time: Approximately 2 hours $24
https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/SATSANG-IN-MUMBAI--RAMESH--JAN-11-2007--DVD_p_0-161.html
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NEW BOOK about NISARGADATTA
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The Last Days Of Nisargadatta Maharaj - S. K. Mullarpattan
In Commemoration Of The 25th Anniversary Of Nisargadatta Maharaj's
'Mahasamadhi'
With 6 Rare Picture Cards of Maharaj.
Thirteen days after the great Advaita sage Nisargadatta Maharaj took 'Mahasamadhi' in 1981, S. K. Mullarpattan, his beloved disciple and longest-serving English interpreter, gave a momentous speech at the condolence meet. In moving words, he recounted incidents from the last days of Maharaj, and the indelible impact the great sage left upon anyone who came into contact with him.
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Maharaj's 'Mahasamadhi', we bring you the evocative speech made by Mullarpattan. One that recreates the magnetism of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj; the dramatic turn events took during this time; the loving and attentive care which his family and followers always provided; and, above all, Maharaj's own detached attitude towards his final days, till he breathed his last.
Accompanying this Commemorative Booklet are 6 rare Picture Cards. They capture Nisargadatta Maharaj in various moods for his loving disciples and followers, the world over.
Paperback Size: 7¼" x 5" Pages: 40
https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/-The-Last-Days-Of-Nisargadatta-Maharaj--S-K-Mullarpattan_p_0-153.html
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TALKS and BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE IN FRENCH and SPANISH
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Books and CD's and downloadable MP3's in both French and Spanish are now available
in the Advaita Press Store.
https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/index.html
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The Advaita Press Store has a completely new look! It is now MUCH more user friendly. To explore the store go to http://advaita.org and click on ADVAITA ONLINE STORE or https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/index.html
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DOWNLOADABLE MP3's ARE HERE!
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Nearly all the currently available CD's of Ramesh and Wayne's Talks have be
converted to downloadable MP3's. These can be purchased in the Store and then
immediately downloaded for use in your iPod or other mp3 player. MP3 downloads
are less expensive than the CD versions and there are no shipping charges.
These can be found at the advaita.org website's Advaita Online Store under DOWNLOAD MEDIA
https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/DOWNLOAD-MEDIA_c_32.html
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RAMESH'S 90th BIRTHDAY PROJECT
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On May 25, 2007 Ramesh will celebrate his 90th birthday. In honor of this event we are hoping to present him with a collection of Birthday Greetings from those of us who have been touched by his presence and his Teaching.
If you are interested in participating, please email a brief birthday message to: recollections@advaita.org
We will see that he gets it!
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YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION HELPS SUPPORT THE TEACHING
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The Advaita Fellowship is an IRS recognized 501 c3 non-profit organization. Your contributions help to make these beautiful Teachings available to everyone --- plus they are tax deductible in many countries.
Donations can be made via the website https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/DONATIONS_c_24.html
, by sending a
check or contacting the Fellowship Office for bank transfer details Tel: 310-376-9636
or fellowship@advaita.org .
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A LIVING GEM FROM RAMESH (never before published)
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One of the immediate results of th Guru-disciple relation, when it begins to fructify, is that there is a sudden change in the viewpoint of the disciple. The disciple was, until then, in the habit of wanting something and expecting something from others. Now, when he sees the effects of the Teaching of the Guru in his own daily living, when he finds life becoming less stressful because of his being more open to, more vulnerable to, less suspicious towards others, he suddenly appreciates what the Guru has done for him and in turn wants to do something big for the Guru.
In other words, there is a great change: instead of wanting something for himself, the disciple finds himself in the position of wanting something for someone else.
January 27, 1990
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POEM
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thank you
for letting me
dance my dance
around you
swirling with turns
of seeing
swaying as illusions fall away
what a partner you are
gliding ..pointing
nodding in Silence
as the dance steps
I never knew
appear..
love,
Carolyn
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More poems and letters can be found by visiting SEEKERS CORNER on the advaita.org
website
http://advaita.org/AFSCmain.htm