The group sat outside overlooking the ocean on a breezy but sunny day. There were nine of us and we began with a period of silence after which we read a passage from The Book of Life that was titled ‘Time is a Poison’. The title suggests that if we were to see that time […]
We did not have the pavilion room available to us due to a scheduling mishap, and the group decided to sit outside on a nearby picnic table. This afforded the group a greater intimacy due to the close quarters of the picnic table, as well as the opportunity to relate to the beautiful trees surrounding […]
Again working from our on-going Sunday quote for the month of August: “To go very far, you must begin very near. But that is very difficult for most of us because we want to escape from “what is” ; from the fact of what we are.“ The group focused on what is meant by “To […]
The group considered the quote: To Be Alone. “Meditation is the act of being alone. The act is entirely different from the activities of isolation. The very nature of the “me” is to isolate itself, through concentration, through various methods of meditation, and through the daily activities of separation. But to be alone is […]
Again working from our on-going Sunday quote for the month of August: “To go very far, you must begin very near. But that is very difficult for most of us because we want to escape from “what is” ; from the fact of what we are.“ The group began with reflections on what it […]
Following prior decision to focus on “Truth” in this week’s dialogue, the group began by reading the quote from The Book of Life (Truth comes in a flash, October 6): “Truth or understanding comes in a flash, and that flash has no continuity; it is not within the field of time. Do see this for […]
Again working from our on-going Sunday quote for the month of August: “To go very far, you must begin very near. But that is very difficult for most of us because we want to escape from “what is” ; from the fact of what we are.“ The group focused on a non linear implication […]
As previously decided, he group continued with the quote from The Book of Life (Love is dangerous, November 25): “Love is the most dangerous and uncertain element in life; and because we do not want to be uncertain, because we do not want to be in danger, we live in the mind. A man […]
Again working from our on-going Sunday quote for the month of August: “To go very far, you must begin very near. But that is very difficult for most of us because we want to escape from “what is” ; from the fact of what we are.“ The group posed an initial question: “ Aren’t […]
The Wednesday group is also working on a single quote for August from The Book of Life (Love is dangerous, November 25): “Love is the most dangerous and uncertain element in life; and because we do not want to be uncertain, because we do not want to be in danger, we live in the mind. […]