December 2007

Wayne will be talking about The Living Teaching in Paris, London, Pune and Madrid in the coming weeks. See details below.

The 2008 Hawaii Residential Retreat with Wayne will be held April 5-12, 2008 in a new location. It will be held on the Big Island of Hawaii, just steps from a beautiful, serene, white sand beach with superb snorkeling and sunshine 350 days a year. If you are interested in attending, please contact Rebecca in the Advaita Fellowship office soon as there are only a few spaces left. More details are viewable at: http://advaita.org/AFretreat.htm

MESSAGE FROM WAYNE

Hello my loves,

For those of us who remain so spiritually backward that time and space still exist for us, another year is drawing to a close. It is an opportunity to stop for a moment and reflect on the miracle that is this Livingness. Within the Livingness are the polaric opposites... birth and death, joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, inhalation and exhalation... and it is the continuous movement between the polarities that is the EXPERIENCE of being alive. Some people believe that death is the end of the Living, when in fact death is simply the end of a particular experience within the Livingness. The Livingness continues even after a particular point of experience is extinguished.

When birth and death are known for what they are -- linked opposites within the Livingness -- much of the fear and drama drain out of the process.

Sometimes this Living Teaching facilitates an extraordinary insight:

What you TRULY are is not limited to a particular point of experience. What you TRULY are is the Livingness itself.

Happy New Year to ALL!

With much love,
Wayne

UPCOMING EVENTS WITH RAMESH BALSEKAR

Daily Talks in His Home: 9AM Sindhula, N. Gamadia Rd. #10, Mumbai, India (Helpful info for people planning to visit Ramesh can be found in the Ramesh Balsekar section of the advaita.org website)

EVENTS WITH WAYNE LIQUORMAN

Paris, France January 18 & 19, 2008 Contact: Philippe Email: phde_h@yahoo.fr

Pune, India January 29, 2008 Contact: Nitin rnithin0@yahoo.com (+91)- 94225-26959

London, England February 1,2 & 3, 2008 Contact: Ryan Spielman
Email: trueryan@aol.com Phone: (0) 7951 515 667

Madrid, Spain February 8, 9, & 10, 2008 Contact Conchita Email: ccuriel@curiel-lifecoaching.com

Hawaii Residential Retreat, April 5-12, 2008 Contact Rebecca Email: fellowship@advaita.org Phone 310-376-9636 More details can also be seen at http://advaita.org/AFretreat.htm

Further details are available on the advaita.org website, http://advaita.org/aftalks.html

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. To become a member go to: http://71.254.156.46/members/register.asp

FLORIDA ORGANIZER LOOKING FOR HELP

If you are interested in participating or helping to organize a weekend of Talks with Wayne in Florida next year, please contact Jade Bos

bosjade@gmail.com

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NEW BOOKS from RAMESH

Enlightened Living---Ramesh Balsekar

It stands to reason that if you want something desperately you would take great pains to find out what it did for those who have 'got' it. So if you desire Enlightenment, it would make abundant sense to at least check out what the 'Enlightened' ones have to say about the state of self-realization. That is what "Enlightened Living" does for you.

In this book, Ramesh Balsekar, arguably the most renowned exponent of the ancient philosophy of Advaita today and the author of 30 well-known books, presents you a clear perspective on the self-realized state, in his hallmark lucid style.

If you have believed the sage to be a glorified vegetable, passionless and neutered to all pleasure and all pain, if you have believed that he is in a never-ending state of cocooned bliss or if you have believed that there is some-'one' out there to enjoy that 'blissful' state, this book shows you just how mistaken you are.

To make its point, "Enlightened Living" presents an impressive array of Masters---from Adi Shankara to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, from Ashtavakra to Ramana Maharshi, from Jnaneshwara to Nisargadatta Maharaj and Sengtsan---to share with you, in the simplest terms possible, the reality of the state of self-realization. Pointers are used, insights are bestowed and cobwebs vigorously dusted away till what you are left with is a deeply satisfying clarity---which may or may not be intellectual.

Paperback / Pages: 183 $15
https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/ENLIGHTENED-LIVING---by-Ramesh-S-Balsekar_p_11-240.html

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A Buddha's Babble - Ramesh S. Balsekar

To remain continuously connected to the Source in one's daily living means doing whatever is necessary to be done in any situation as if one is the doer---and, therefore, to witness whatever is happening as something that is precisely supposed to happen according to the Cosmic Law, without regrets about the past, without any complaints in the present, without any expectation in the future, and, importantly, without condemning anyone for anything---neither himself nor the other.

Paperback / Pages: 197 $16
https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/A-BUDDHAS-BABBLE--by--Ramesh-S-Balsekar-_p_11-235.html

NEW DVD OF WAYNE

Living Acceptance - DVD **NEW**

This DVD is a very good example of the new approach in Wayne's Teaching that he calls the Living Teaching. It was recorded in Toronto, Canada in May of 2007 and is alternately intense, lively and insightful.

Running time approx. 90 minutes

To order click: https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/Wayne-Liquorman_c_19-1.html

NEW DVD OF RAMESH

What I Teach, The Way I Live -- DVD **NEW**

This is a new video interview of Ramesh produced in India by Zen Publications. In this conversation Ramesh dispels the most common misconceptions about a Sage and reveals his path to finding Peace of Mind.

Running time: Approximately 2 hours

To order click: https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/WHAT-I-TEACH-THE-WAY-I-LIVE-INTERVIEW-WITH-RAMESH--DVD_p_0-251.html

NEW DOWNLOADABLE MP3's ADDED!

Several new MP3's of Wayne's Talks have been added to the DOWNLOAD section of the Advaita Press Store. The newest is from Wayne's recent Talks in Chicago and is entitled, Being Alive.

Also, nearly all the currently available CD's of Ramesh and Wayne's Talks have been 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

YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION HELPS SUPPORT THE TEACHING

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 .

In the USA, one of the best ways to donate is by donating stock. You get the full appreciated value of the stock as a tax deduction without paying the capital gains on the increased value.

You may also support the Fellowship by becoming a Member of The Advaita Fellowship. For more information on becoming a member go to: http://obiwayne.hostcentric.com/amember/signup.php

We are most grateful for all who remember The Fellowship as part of their estate planning. Such bequests have helped us through some difficult financial times.

A LIVING GEM FROM RAMESH (never before published)

To suppose that realization can be attained by accepting and repeating formulas is like expecting to climb the Hamalyan peaks by repeatedly studying the relevant maps. While a map is indispensable as indicating the direction which the traveller must set out, one can never forget that maps are essentially symbols, and not the most accurate or adequate ones at that.

September 12, 1989

WORDS FROM THE HEART

During the many years that I have sat at Guruji's (Ramesh's) feet, I have seen a wide variety of colors & shades to the teaching that He has showered on us. At most times he has been gentle, nudging along the obstinate person, patiently moving with the guy in such a smooth manner that by the end of the conversation, the guy is far away from his dearly held notions & more open to Guruji's concepts. But I have also seen Him present it in such scintillating & sparkling ways, that we would be just awestruck & overwhelmed by the sheer beauty & crisp clarity in the whole talk, leaving no scope for multiple interpretation. At times, He seemed to literally open window into the Beyond, inviting us not only to take a peak but to take a leap, being fully assured He is with us all the way. It's really impossible to describe the entire range of the colors that He has used, as if to go on painting the Eternal/ Perennial Teaching, from where Jesus, Buddha & Maharaj left off.

It's really with awe & amazement we see it unfold with such unique style by Wayne. He is truly a darling, sometimes playing around with our concepts, sometimes admonishing like a stern schoolmaster, & sometimes like a thunderbolt, accompanied by blinding flashes that scorch the rubble & trash, so meticulously lovingly collected by us over a lifetime.

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