June 2006
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wayne will be Talking in San Francisco, Boulder and Salt Spring Island, Canada
in the coming weeks. See below for details.
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MESSAGE FROM WAYNE
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Hello my loves,
I am just back from spending Guru Purnima in Mumbai with Ramesh and it was completely glorious. I am often asked, "Is a guru necessary?" The question is actually misconceived. It is not that the guru is needed so that the spiritual seeker can get what he is seeking but rather that the guru is among the greatest of the Universe's gifts. Should you be fortunate to receive this amazing gift it is immediately apparent that the relationship with the guru is an end in itself rather than a means to some further objective.
Ramesh at 89 is as strong and as focused in his presentation of the Teaching as he has ever been. As I sit and listen to him it is as if listening to a beloved symphony in which every note is familiar and expected and yet each performance is unique and fresh.
This Guru Purnima was particularly meaningful for me as it marked exactly ten years since that startling day when Ramesh concluded his Guru Purnima talk by saying, "You should all come back tomorrow, tomorrow Wayne will be giving the Talk." In that moment I could never have imagined where the Teaching would carry me....all the towns and cities and countries...all the men and women, old and young, some swelling with new life others preparing to die, all the hearts ready to burst open, all the brows unfurrowed and all the eyes bright with a new Understanding. What a surprise and delight this life is!
I consider myself to be amongst the most fortunate of men, to have found my guru in Ramesh and to have been filled, a most unlikely vessal to carry this magnificent Teaching.
For all of you who have sent donations and gifts and messages on this Guru Purnima, I thank you for your love and support.
With much love,
Wayne
Photos from this year's Guru Purnima Talk in Mumbai are at: http://216.86.195.102/gp2006/index.html
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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
San Francisco Talks....July 28-30 Contact: Ellen 415-902-1713 egarris@ix.netcom.com
Boulder, Colorado Talks... August 11-13 Contact: Richard 303.447.9606 shankar@shankar-gallery.com
Salt Spring Island, (a beautiful spot near Vancouver) Canada ....September 1-3 Contact: Sid 250 538 8274 sidfilkow@yahoo.ca
London....September 22-24 Contact: Ryan Spielman 44 (0) 7951 515 667 trueryan@aol.com
Southern France Residential Retreat... Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 Contact: Philippe phde_h@yahoo.fr
Baltimore, Maryland.....October 27-29 Contact: Connie Martin 301 662 7889 clmfrederick@yahoo.com
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 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 ON DVD
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Working Mind/Thinking Mind -- DVD
by Ramesh S. Balsekar
This is a new DVD of a Talk given by Ramesh at the Kovalam India Retreat. As
the title suggests, one of the main topics of this session was Ramesh's concept
of the Working Mind/Thinking Mind.
This event was formerly available only on VHS tape. Running time: 1 hour 20 minutes $24
To order click here http://advaita.org/store/index.htm and then Latest Releases
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An Early Talk -- DVD
by Wayne Liquorman $24.00
This is a new DVD of a Talk given by Wayne in his home in July, 1997 -- just
a year after Ramesh first asked him to speak. Those of you familiar with Wayne's
current Teaching will be interested to see the origins of some of the concepts
he uses regularly today. As an amusing side note, check out the vase on
the shelf behind him. It looks like an apple ready to be shot off his head!
DVD Running time: 94 minutes
This event was formerly available only on VHS tape. $24
To order click here http://advaita.org/store/index.htm and then Latest Releases
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NEW BOOK BY RAMESH!
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Let Life Flow by Ramesh S. Balsekar
It seems Ramesh just keeps getting better and better. This latest offering is clear and to the point. It is truly a wonderful little book, filled with concise insight and inspiration.
Softcover, 100 pages $12.00
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Click here http://advaita.org/store/index.htm or go to the www.advaita.org website, click on Advaita Press Store and then Latest Releases and you will find this item as well as videos about Ramana Maharshi, books and a video about Nisargadatta Maharaj as well as DVD's of both Wayne and Ramesh.
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Members, via their TAX DEDUCTIBLE monthly donations, help to make the Fellowship financially viable and ensure the continued free presentations of the Teaching via the web site, webcasts, newsletters and free Talks in Wayne's home.
In thanks to the members for their support, they receive unlimited access to the Fellowships online archives. These archives contain hundreds of streaming videos of Ramesh and Wayne as well as transcripts of many of Wayne's Talks. New items are being added constantly.
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A LIVING GEM FROM RAMESH (previously unpublished)
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Thy Will O Lord, Not Mine
Accepting His will in practical daily life does not mean sitting idle. Sitting idle - which in the long run is impossible - means deliberately not doing anything, which is NOT accepting His will. It means resisting His will by choosing not to do anything.
Accepting of His will gets translated in practical daily life as Wei Wu Wei i.e. "doing (that is) not doing" which actually means doing that is accepted as not one's personal doing but doing that happens as God's will in action (including the consequences of such doing).
November 13, 1989
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POEM
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Guru Purnima 2006
Beyond bliss
At the feet of the Guru
Is a silent space
Of total Love
Here dwells
The peace
That is Total Acceptance
In this place
I am Everything
and Nothing
I am God Almighty
And the humblest servant
I lack for nothing
Because nothing more is needed
At your feet dearest Ramesh
I am complete
I am gratitude unbound.
With much love,
Wayne
July 11, 2006
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More poems and letters can be found by visiting SEEKERS CORNER on the advaita.org website
http://advaita.org/afseekerupdate.htm