Post by emma85j on Oct 6, 2016 8:40:07 GMT -5
I just wanted to let people know I had a meeting with an amazing teacher this week and I highly recommend it-he is the real deal and he doesn't charge (as it should be, I suppose). I had been searching for a teacher that I could actually interact with because I felt at this stage, it was necessary. I found this interview him on their website, which is why I scheduled something with him:
You can read the whole interview here, which goes into a lot more detail: About Spiritual Awakening
I had thought about trying to reach out to other teachers in the past, but many are inaccessible. Don't get me wrong, I've been helped a lot by many books/ videos and I do the internal work when reading/ watching, but taking the time to speak with someone who could call me out right away was extremely helpful. I just felt I needed a teacher who I could interact with at this stage. It definitely helped me see places I was stuck that I couldn't have gotten from books or on my own. I felt gently guided and we laughed a lot, but I have to admit I was so nervous at first-no idea why. But I quickly figured out that I didn't need to be. The whole thing was pretty extraordinary and ordinary all at the same time. He does limit his available times quite a bit, but I'm going to speak with him again for sure. Until then, a group of students has started posting material on their website, so feel free to check it out. www.nobodymind.com/
I will keep people posted if anyone is interested.
This “event” was beyond space and time and therefore not an event. It simultaneously seemed like mere seconds and several lifetimes. I don’t remember what I had been doing in the morning, but I was home alone that day and at some point around lunch time I decided to watch a bit of television and cuddle with my dog. At the time, I allowed myself 30 minutes of news per day. It’s funny looking back that this is how my life was…imposing limits. It wasn’t freedom at all. But at any rate, on that day, I was sitting in my underwear and a t-shirt- which just goes to show it doesn’t happen how we expect it to! I propped my feet up, flipped the television on, and then noticed I wasn’t drawn to the TV. My attention moved inward and then, nothing… for how long I have no idea.
I find this part most difficult to describe, but this is my best effort: eyes opened, body witnessed. It moved. No thought, it just moved. Hand moved! But I couldn’t remember what hand was called. And then it didn’t move. No thought, nothing moved, and then sudden laughter. Tears of gratitude. I couldn’t tell if I was laughing or crying, actually. On the floor, this laughing and the simplicity: I am not this body, it just happens. Just when the laughter stops, it returns. Between fits of laughter, a quiet bliss and joy. The body starts moving toward the bathroom to pee and this movement is witnessed without thought. There was this wonder that was like, “What’s going to happen?”, but it wasn’t thought. On the way to the toilet, something saw itself in the mirror and more tears and great laughter erupted. Love came from the eyes. For days, the mirror was a laughter trigger. These days are a blur, but to my amazement I was doing just fine with daily life. I worked and interacted with people just as before, but between any need for activity, pure silence. The laughter did go on for quite a few days, but lessened and was completely indescribable.
(and my favorite part from later in the interview): This “experience” wasn’t in time, didn’t end and continues to unfold. And it didn’t happen the way I told it at all- sorry! The best I can say is it’s still happening, and nothing ever happened.
I find this part most difficult to describe, but this is my best effort: eyes opened, body witnessed. It moved. No thought, it just moved. Hand moved! But I couldn’t remember what hand was called. And then it didn’t move. No thought, nothing moved, and then sudden laughter. Tears of gratitude. I couldn’t tell if I was laughing or crying, actually. On the floor, this laughing and the simplicity: I am not this body, it just happens. Just when the laughter stops, it returns. Between fits of laughter, a quiet bliss and joy. The body starts moving toward the bathroom to pee and this movement is witnessed without thought. There was this wonder that was like, “What’s going to happen?”, but it wasn’t thought. On the way to the toilet, something saw itself in the mirror and more tears and great laughter erupted. Love came from the eyes. For days, the mirror was a laughter trigger. These days are a blur, but to my amazement I was doing just fine with daily life. I worked and interacted with people just as before, but between any need for activity, pure silence. The laughter did go on for quite a few days, but lessened and was completely indescribable.
(and my favorite part from later in the interview): This “experience” wasn’t in time, didn’t end and continues to unfold. And it didn’t happen the way I told it at all- sorry! The best I can say is it’s still happening, and nothing ever happened.
I had thought about trying to reach out to other teachers in the past, but many are inaccessible. Don't get me wrong, I've been helped a lot by many books/ videos and I do the internal work when reading/ watching, but taking the time to speak with someone who could call me out right away was extremely helpful. I just felt I needed a teacher who I could interact with at this stage. It definitely helped me see places I was stuck that I couldn't have gotten from books or on my own. I felt gently guided and we laughed a lot, but I have to admit I was so nervous at first-no idea why. But I quickly figured out that I didn't need to be. The whole thing was pretty extraordinary and ordinary all at the same time. He does limit his available times quite a bit, but I'm going to speak with him again for sure. Until then, a group of students has started posting material on their website, so feel free to check it out. www.nobodymind.com/
I will keep people posted if anyone is interested.