January 2008

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,

"Who Cares?" was the title of one of Ramesh's earlier books. This can be understood on two levels. On the surface level, the slang expression indicates a lack of concern or a carefree attitude. While everyone has moments of not caring, even the most god-crazed sadhu will have moments of caring about something.

Which brings us to the deeper meaning in "Who Cares?" Where there IS caring, who produces it? Do you as an individual body/mind mechanism have the capacity to create caring? Certainly you may choose to start or stop caring about something but can you always make your choice happen? If you find you can't always make your choice happen, then that would suggest that some LIVING FORCE other than the egoic you determines what happens. It is this LIVING FORCE that Advaita is concerned with and it was with the hope of helping you discover this LIVING FORCE that Ramesh asked "Who Cares?"

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

New York City, May 9-11,2008 Contact: Daniel Email: djhnd@nyc.rr.com

Montreal, Canada, May 16-18, 2008 Contact: Louis Email: louislefebvre@bellnet.ca

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

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)

* Show me the ego & I will destroy it , guaranteed -

* The ultimate purpose of life is to find life has no purpose - It is just a Leela , played by Consciousness -

* Life is a movie , scripted by Consciousness, produced by Consciousness, being directed by Consciousness , all the roles being played by Consciousness & being witnessed by Consciousness.

* 'You' can never be enlightened - Enlightenment can happen , but not to any person / entity -Enlightenment is an Impersonal event.

* True witnessing is where there is no Witnessor .

* There is speaking , but no speaker -There is thinking , but no thinker-Thee is no 'you' talking & 'me' listening - It is Consciousness talking & Consciousness listening .

WORDS FROM THE HEART

I was really glad to meet you in Touzac, most of the questions and answers helped me in the understanding of what I was passing through...my heart was touch and even if tears were coming out , it was tears of love and gratitude for the beauty of the process in action... After depression and sadness the weeks before this seminar, this has completely gone, and more peace and tranquility take place in my daily life because the fact that I decide nothing is more and more present and always at the back ground of any actions I do.

Since this two month i met you and ramesh through your books, this acceptation of being not the source of any actions brought into my life more actions and changes than before but with less pressure, less fear, less tiredness...

Thanks for your presence, see you next visit in France...

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