SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Guru Pournima (full moon of the Guru in which the disciples gather to
express their gratitude for their relationship with their guru) will be
celebrated at Ramesh's satsang in Mumbai on Sunday, July 29 at 9AM and
at Wayne's satsang on Saturday, July 28 at 10AM.

Wayne will be talking about The Living Teaching in Sedona, Arizona and
Salt Spring Island, Canada in the coming weeks. See details below.

MESSAGE FROM WAYNE

Hello my loves,

There is so much fear in the world...and no wonder. Every day we are
bombarded with reports of wars, murders, thefts, rapes, environmental
destructions and misconduct at every level of society.

Certain "fears" are warranted and healthy...if nothing is done to
reverse the course, our children or our children's children will likely be
extinguished by the pollutants in our environment. If we put our hand
through the fence against which the pit bull is hurling himself to get at
us we will likely be mauled. These are practical or functional fears.
But there is a whole other level of fear and this has very little to do
with the practical or the functional. This is the fear that is the
product of involvement by the ego. This is the fear of what will become
of "ME." This is the fear that is experienced as suffering.

The human organism is ultimately quite fragile and the number of
tragedies that could potentially befall it is limitless. The ego that
falsely claims to be in control of things is revealed as powerless in the
face of this list of possible ills. The product of this interface between
the ego's claim of power and the evidence of actual powerlessness (as
seen and read daily in the news) is fear. The response to this that we
see most often is to try to get MORE control. The latest incarnation of
this attempt is the hugely popular program called The Secret. Such
schemes feed the egos insatiable need for the thing it most sorely
lacks...power.

The Living Teaching takes an entirely different approach to this
phenomenon of egoic fear. It points to the root cause of the fear itself. It
helps expose the fundamental falseness of the egoic claim. Thus, it is
not likely to be popular nor mainstream. However, it CAN BE incredibly
effective in helping to reduce the strength of the false claim and thus
effective in reducing the resultant fear. As the fear is reduced, the
need to hold-on and to control the uncontrollable is reduced and there
is peace.

With Grace, anything is possible.

With much love,
Wayne

EVENTS 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)

UPCOMING EVENTS EVENTS WITH WAYNE LIQUORMAN

Hermosa Beach, CA July 28, 2007 10AM Guru Pournima Celebration -
927-B Sixth Street, Hermosa Beach

Sedona, Arizona August 10, 2007 Unity Church of Sedona Contact: Mark
Pope
Email: markpope@earthlink.net or church office at 928-282-7181

Sedona, Arizona August 11 & 12, 2007 Contact: Karen Goldman Email:
angelgirl@sedona.net
Phone 928-300-2593

Salt Spring, British Columbia August 24, 25, & 26 Contact: Sid
Filkow Email: sidfilkow@yahoo.ca Phone 250.538.8274

London, England September 7, 8 & 9, 2007 Contact: Ryan Spielman
Email: trueryan@aol.com Phone: (0) 7951 515 667

Amsterdam, Holland September 14 - 16 Contact: Olivier Termijtelen
Email: info@energietherapie.nl Phone: +31(0)20 4197114

Istanbul, Turkey September 21 - 23, 2007 Contact: Zeynep Email:
info@cihangiryoga.com

Source Bleue, France Weekend Residential Retreat - September 28 - 30,
2007 Contact: Philippe Email: phde_h@yahoo.fr

Chicago, Illinois October 26 - 28, 2007 Contact: Maggie Email:
maggiewilkins@one-heart.net

New York City, New York November 9 - 11, 2007 Contact: Daniel Email:
djhnd@nyc.rr.com

Maui, Hawaii Residential Retreat April 5 - 12, 2008 Contact: Advaita
Fellowship office
Email: fellowship@advaita.org Phone: 310-376-9636

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://216.86.195.102/members/register.asp

THE ADVAITA PRESS STORE


New books from Ramesh

A Buddha's Babble - Ramesh S. Balsekar

Aham-Brahma-Asmi---I am Brahman
Tat-Twam-Asi---THAT You Are

These statements - the mahavakyas - have caused considerable confusion
among Indian spiritual seekers because their inner meaning has not been
comprehended.

Every twam is not Tat: every 'you' are not THAT. THAT is every 'you',
THAT will always be there without 'you', but 'you' cannot be there
without THAT.

Unless this is very clearly understood, every seeker will want to be
'one with THAT' and will, therefore, be frustrated. What is to be very
clearly understood is that every human being, in his daily living, must
continuously remain connected to THAT Source and never be disconnected
from it.

The individual entity - the Ego - gets disconnected from the Source
whenever he considers himself or the 'other' as the doer of some action,
and blames and condemns him for some action.

The connection finally ends when the body dies and the Ego no longer
exists as a separate entity.

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

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

TWO NEW DVD's OF RAMESH

Ramesh's 90th Birthday Party

DVD **NEW**

This is a video record of the celebration in Mumbai for Ramesh's 90th
Birthday. Ramesh himself spoke very little on this occasion. Rather, he
encouraged others to speak. The result is a series of heart-felt and
often tearful tributes and reminiscences by Ramesh's disciples, beginning
with Wayne. Running time approx. 2 hours

To order click:
https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/90TH-BIRTHDAY-IN-MUMBAI--RAMESH--MAY-25-2007-DVD_p_0-250.html

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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

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PHOTOS OF RAMESH'S 90th BIRTHDAY GATHERING

Photos taken at Ramesh's 90th birthday party may be viewed on the
advaita.org website. Click http://216.86.195.102/photos/90bday/index.html or
visit http://advaita.org/afeventphotos.htm . Here you will also find
links to photos from Wayne's recent talks in France, Spain, Russia and
Ukraine.

DOWNLOADABLE MP3's ARE HERE!

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. Your donations are tax deductible in many countries.

Donations can be made via the website:
https://advaita.3dcartstores.com/DONATIONS_c_24.html

You can send a check or contact the Fellowship Office for bank transfer details
Phone: 310-376-9636
Email: fellowship@advaita.org .

You can also support the fellowship by becoming a Member of The Advaita
Fellowship.
For more information on becoming a member go to:
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A LIVING GEM FROM RAMESH (never before published)

The real secret of life is to understand that the past must be
abandoned, that the unknown cannot be avoided, and that nothing can be
ultimately fixed. When a man knows this, he really lives for the first time
in his life. By holding his breath, he loses it, by letting it go he
finds it. As Goethe has put it, "As long as you do not know how to die
and come to life again, you are but a sorry traveler on this dark
earth."