November 2004
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wayne will be giving Talks in Ross, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) December 3-5 (Details below)
Bookings are now open for the eighth annual Maui, Hawaii retreat with Wayne April 9-16. This is an extraordinary opportunity to become fully immersed in the Teaching while enjoying one of the most spectacular environments on the planet. (Details below)
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MESSAGE FROM WAYNE
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Hello my loves,
When I started my spiritual quest - nineteen years ago or so - I got various books on meditation and began doing Tai Chi and such. I even cobbled together my own meditation. Basically, what I did was get up about 6:30 in the morning and sit quietly on the floor, cross-legged with my back up against a straight surface, . I would watch my breath exit the tip of my nose, and I had a mantra that I went through - it was about 10 or 12 words. Each time I went through it I dropped a word, then when I got down to one word I went back up by adding a word on each repetition. I did this most mornings.
One morning I was sitting in meditation and all of a sudden an incredible rush of energy ran right up my spine and out the top of my head. My entire being flooded out the top of my head and started jetting out into the universe. I was sitting there thinking, "Oh, this is good! This is really good!" (I'd done enough drugs in the past to know what to do with an experience like this, so I went with it. ) My whole being was expanding out the top of my head and merging with the universe. There was a continuous rush. It was absolutely extraordinary. It was so amazing! I never had a drug experience this good. Compared to any of the psychedelics I had ever done, this was the ultimate! Wow!
After fifteen or twenty minutes, it all settled back down and I was sitting
there thinking, "This meditation stuff is great!"
So, the next morning I get up at about 6:10, (I figured it wouldn’t
hurt to start twenty minutes early) I sit back down, settle into the same position
and start the mantra. "Okay, here we go!" I said, urging the energy
to begin its movement up my spine. No luck.
Every day, for weeks, I was back in that exact same position and the energy-up-the-spine
experience never came back.
I had a similar experience playing golf. I played a hundred and twenty rounds
of golf that were crap. Then one day I played six holes in which the ball went
precisely where I was aiming, it rolled to the exact spot it was supposed to;
everything was perfect.
Of course then I started thinking, "What did I just do to make that happen?"
and my game went back to crap again.
I no longer feel compelled to sit in formal meditation or to swing a golf club. I am truly blessed.
With 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)
Seminar in Kovalam, South India Dec. 5 - 16, 2004 is FULL and the waiting
list is closed.
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EVENTS WITH WAYNE LIQUORMAN
Ross, CA (Marin) Talks.......Dec. 3-5 Contact Joanne jfm1@comcast.net Phone:
415-457-6686
Paris Talks.......February .....4-6, 2005 Contact Philippe de Henning Email: phdeh@tele2.fr
Sedona Talks....... February 18-20, 2005 Contact: Karen
Phone: 928-284-0777 Email: angelgirl@sedona.net
New York City Talks..... March 4-6, 2005 Contact: Daniel djhnd@earthlink.net or Jim# 718-543-4189
Maui, Hawaii Residential Retreat....April 9 - 16, 2005 Contact Donna fellowship@advaita.org Phone: 310-376-9636 See: http://advaita.org/aftalks.html
Paris Talks.......May .....13-15, 2005
Toulouse, France....... May 18th
Dijon, France........ May 20th-22nd Contact Philippe de Henning Email:
phdeh@tele2.fr
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A LIVING GEM FROM RAMESH (previously unpublished)
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The only understanding is that there is no entity to be enlightened by any doctrine, and the only enlightenment is the understanding that there is no entity to be enlightened. Without this understanding, any kind of teaching or practice would only reinforce the illusion of such an entity.
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POEM
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the world moves between the lines like a firefly dances in the dark, each thought
a patterned rhyme
philosophy and honor take a back seat to lunch
what is the mind of the corpse
how long does a dream last to the dreamer
sit back and relax or stand up and react
either way there is no truth that bequeaths anything
for long
thank god
becoming acquainted with yourself is like donning an ape suit and chasing a
ferret round the block
there is no satisfactory answer that cannot be undone nor will any apology cure
the lack
thank god
who remains at the end of the day with eyes rolled back to that inner lie
hope is gone before twilight rises
I think it's all a vestigial tail
who's to say when enough has been said and who can for long endure the rest,
restless legs and eyes pry open secrets unearthed by time
words are like carry on luggage
imagine that
some hear a phrase and turn around hoping for love or enlightenment
the air is thin up there in that bright sky of mind
and powerful engines seem to cut in half the time spent between here and there
sometimes the air gets so thin
that it breaks the sound barrier and the words
tumble around in your stomach and wretch themselves solid cool like an ice cube
in vermouth
and you think
i've arrived: !
and doing what you will is revealed to be nothing
you place the hat on your head and coolly smile
with the reserved intent of a plum pie you grant others the freedom no one has
and who can lie?
my trousers speak for themselves
I suggest you change them often for the best rent
SLO